https://www.scmp.com/rss/502743/feed Yogi Setya Permana is a researcher with the Centre for Political Studies at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hoaxes and misinformation have been widely blamed for Indonesia’s violent unrest this year in the wake of its presidential elections. Indonesian politicians made reference to a “fire hose of falsehoods” in explaining the riots that broke out in September. Three scare stories in particular among six presented to Indonesians in nine provinces as part of a recent study were found to be consistently widespread. The perceived resurgence of the Communist Party of Indonesia, otherwise known simply as... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3036726/chinese-are-coming-indonesia-education-doesnt-stop-people?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3036726/chinese-are-coming-indonesia-education-doesnt-stop-people?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:11 +0000