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[DageDage]

...mom says addiction started with him picking butts off the floor.

Indonesia may have its next infamous child smoker after the disturbing story of a 2-year-old boy from Sukabumi, West Java, recently went viral due to his extremely dangerous addiction.

The boy, identified by his initials RAP, has reportedly been addicted to smoking cigarettes for about a month and a half, burning through up to two packs a day. According to his mother, identified as Maryati, he picked up his horrible habit after he started becoming intrigued by cigarettes and picking their discarded butts off the floor.

“It started with picking up cigarette butts and now he’s smoking,” Maryati told local news website SukabumiUpdate yesterday.

Maryati added that she and her husband, Misbahudin, found it difficult to say no to RAP’s nicotine cravings as the boy would throw a tantrum until he’s given a cigarette. She said that he also needs to have a puff before he can go to sleep.

Misbahudin, who himself is an occasional smoker, said he was surprised that his son could puff like a seasoned smoker, and that the boy would even bum cigarettes from other adults if his parents wouldn’t feed his habit.

“I don’t even smoke that often. I only smoke at work. When he (RAP) smokes it has to be with a cup of mochaccino,” he told SukabumiUpdate.

RAP’s parents say they are going to seek an unspecified rehabilitation treatment for their son, and the boy is apparently open to the idea.

There has been no reports of possible government intervention in RAP’s rehabilitation nor his parents possible prosecution for criminal negligence or child endangerment.

Indonesia is unfortunately known for having some of the highest smoking rates in the world, with government statistics showing that nearly one-third of the population are active tobacco users, which includes an alarmingly high number of child smokers.

Aldi Rizal, the infamous smoking baby of Indonesia who was known to smoke as many as 40 cigarettes a day at the age of 2, became the poster child for the problem of child smokers in Indonesia back in 2010 (he has since supposedly kicked the habit). Amid the international outcry and embarrassment over his case, the government promised to pass more measures to stop children from getting addicted to tobacco.

But it is clear that lawmakers still aren’t doing nearly enough to prevent young people from picking up the deadly habit, as their own statistics show that the number of smokers under 18 in Indonesia rose in recent years, from 7.2% in 2014 to 8.8% in 2015.

While the government does indeed have numerous anti-tobacco programs, it is at cross-purposes with other parts of the government that are actively supporting the tobacco industry by, for example, keeping tariffs on tobacco low so that they remain affordable to the vast majority of poor Indonesians.

The government has also continuously refused to ratify the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), and it’s the only country in Asia yet to sign and ratify the convention, which would, among other things, minimize the exposure of tobacco advertising that’s so prevalent in the country.

The WHO estimates about 200,000 Indonesians dies due to tobacco-related diseases each year. Think about that the next time a government official goes on about the country needing to execute drug dealers to stop a supposed drug emergency. Nicotine is the true drug scourge of Indonesia, and the government is sitting back and counting its tobacco tax revenues while it lets another generation get hooked.

[DageDage]

A little boy who appears to be no older than a year old is the subject of a viral video that is currently causing outrage on social media in Indonesia due to apparent parental neglect.

The brief video, shared by viral content aggregator on Instagram @dagelan two days ago, which has been viewed close to 1 million times at the time of writing, shows the boy fearlessly playing with a huge king cobra. Apparently oblivious to the danger the scaly beast can pose, the toddler seems to take great joy in slapping the snake…

Throughout the video, at least a couple of adults — one of whom was holding the camera — can be heard off frame, laughing along with the boy and even encouraging him to kiss the snake at one point.

It’s not clear exactly where or when the video was taken, but netizens have pointed out that the motorcycle in the background sports an Indonesian license plate and the adults were speaking Indonesian. While the video has gone viral due to @dagelan in the last couple of days, versions of the video can be found dating as far back as two weeks ago on social media.

Inevitably, netizens flooded the comments section with criticism directed at the boy’s parents, accusing them of neglect. One comment read, “what were the parents and the person who filmed the video thinking?” while another read, “If the baby gets bitten, then the parents will regret this. Use your brains.”

There have been no reports yet of Indonesian authorities investigating the video, but in the past officials have gotten involved in some cases of viral videos showing neglectful or abusive behavior by parents.

[iicycold]

Nice song to share share....lol



hope nobody no like it....lol

[Nulgath]

An Indonesian man’s lawyer claimed his client was not trying to cause any grief for his ex-wife when he paid the IDR 178 million (USD 12,160) he had been ordered to give her by the court as part of their divorce settlement — using predominantly small change.

Dwi Susilarto arrived at the religious court of Karanganyar in Central Java yesterday hauling a dozen sacks filled with IDR 153 million (USD 10,500) in small change, a hefty payment that weighed in at about 890 kilograms according to his lawyer, Sutarto.

A fight nearly broke out between the Dwi and his ex-wife’s lawyer, who refused to count the money transported in a wheelbarrow pushed by the 54-year-old and two friends.

Despite the unwieldiness of his client’s form of payment, Sutarto insisted that there was no ill intent on Dwi’s part towards his ex-wife, Hermi Setyowati.

“There was absolutely no intention to harass. The money was obtained from donations from friends, piggy bank savings, etc. That is indeed the case here,” Sutarto said as quoted by Detik yesterday.

Hermi wasn’t buying her former husband’s excuse. According to media reports, she said the payment was insulting and insinuated that she was poor. However, she eventually accepted the funds and the court ordered its staff to count the money.

According to the court proceedings, Dwi was the one who sought the divorce claiming that he and Hermi had not lived together for nine years. Their marriage was reportedly mut’ah, a type of contractual union that is meant to be private and temporary based upon an agreement between the two parties (it is sometimes used as a religious justification for prostitution as in the case of Arab sex tourists in Puncak).

The divorce lawsuit was granted by the Karanganyar religious court with Hermi being awarded a IDR 43 million alimony payment for her living expenses. But Hermi appealed and the Central Java High Religion Court found that Dwi would have to pay her IDR 178 million instead.

We were not surprised to learn that this sort of thing is not unprecedented. For example, in 2013 an American woman paid her USD 50.12 divorce settlement to her ex-husband in coins — mixed with rice and beans.

[Nulgath]

A district in Indonesia’s deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married or related, according to an official who said it would help women be "more well behaved".

Aceh is the only region in the world’s most populous Muslim majority country that imposes Islamic law and has been criticised in the past for putting moral restrictions on women.

It also attracted global condemnation for publicly whipping people found guilty of a range of offences including homosexuality, gambling and drinking alcohol.

Under the latest regulation, women in Bireuën district on Sumatra island will not be able to share a table with men at restaurants and coffee shops unless they are accompanied by their husband or a close male relative.

Co-workers on their lunch break will also be forbidden from sharing a meal.

"The objective is to protect women’s dignity so they will feel more comfortable, more at ease, more well behaved and will not do anything that violates sharia (Islamic law)," the head of the local sharia office, Jufliwan – who like many Indonesians has only one name – told AFP on Wednesday.

Another part of the directive, signed by the district head on 5 August, said women who were alone or without a family member should not be served at restaurants and cafés after 9pm.

Authorities say it will be up to restaurateurs to enforce the regulation, although offenders will not be punished.

Three years ago the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, banned unaccompanied women from entertainment venues including cafes and sports halls after 11pm.

In 2013, Lhokseumawe city in Sumatra’s north ordered women to sit "side-saddle" on motorbikes. The mayor at the time said straddling male drivers on motorbikes was "improper".

[Naka_Timo]

Wali Band - Doaku Untukmu Sayang (Official Music Video NAGASWARA) #music

[iicycold]

thai vid but indo song can?

kar cheng shaking vid...i like!

[DageDage]

A couple in Indonesia celebrated promising to spend the rest of their lives together, presumably while being constantly reminded of the “til death do us part” part of the vow, while holding their wedding reception in a graveyard.

A video posted on Facebook by user Eris Riswandi showing a wedding reception taking place in a cemetery went hugely viral over the weekend. The video has been watched 2.3 million times at the time of writing.

Morbid venue notwithstanding, at least the guests still had enough respect for the dead (or maybe fear of vengeance from beyond the grave) not to dance on the graves to the super catchy dangdut music being played on stage. Heck, the singer too was seemingly aware enough of her surroundings to be wearing black.

That said, we kind of felt sorry for the MC who tried so hard to liven up the non-existent atmosphere that he even asked for song requests. He should know his failure does not reflect badly on his ceremonial mastery as we’re sure he didn’t choose the venue.

It’s not yet known exactly where this viral video was taken.

Not all wedding receptions in Indonesia take place at lavish, expensive venues. In fact, many people, due to financial constraints, hold receptions in public areas like on the street (often with the permission of village/district heads) or on empty plots of land. This, however, technically isn’t an empty plot of land.

One of the most recent weird wedding venue videos to go viral was a reception on a train track in Yogyakarta. Luckily, the particular railway on which the reception was held had been decommissioned.

[iicycold]

nice song sang by a online ger....lol...she sang quite well hor....

[Naka_Timo]

UNGU - Dengan Nafasmu | UNGUofficial

[nono1973]

Dedicated for those who knew....and in remembrance....

Fu qin - 父親 (Ayah) versi indonesia

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[Naka_Timo]

Supernova - Sayang (Official Video)

[Nulgath]

What’s more infuriating than your average double-booking mishap by budget airlines? One passenger flying Indonesian low cost carrier Lion Air took to social media recently to complain about being assigned a seat that didn’t even exist on her plane.

Yesterday, a Facebook user by the name of Satwika Ika posted about her experience flying Lion Air from the city of Palembang to Jakarta on Sept. 16. She wrote that as soon as she boarded the flight, she wasn’t able to find her assigned seat, 35F, because the seats in the plane only went up to row 34.

Not only that, Satwika said the flight attendants were generally unhelpful and quite rude. She was told to sit in row 34, only for the assigned passenger to come and remove her from the seat. Satwika said she got in an argument with one of the flight attendants after she refused to be moved to another empty seat in case she would have to move again.

Eventually, a ground crew member came on board and had Satwika take an unassigned seat. Satwika noted that several other passengers, including a family with a small child, shared the same fate.

She claims she received no apology from any of the Lion Air crew members that day.

After the post went viral, having been shared over 4,000 times at the time of writing, Lion Air issued an explanation (but still no apology, it seems) for the seating confusion. According to the airline, they had to switch Satwika’s flight to a smaller plane due to a scheduling conflict caused by delays that day.

“JT-1341 should have been operated by a Boeing 737-900ER plane with a maximum capacity of 215 and 39 rows of seats,” Lion Air Corporate Communications officer Danang Mandala Prihantoro wrote in an official statement, as picked up by Detik today.

[Naka_Timo]

Ruri Repvblik - Pura Pura Cinta (Official Video Clip)

[iicycold]

a lil moment of silence jus 4 u....

my condolences