Post-independence Indonesia (By: Heriyanto Yang) Pre-independence historical background The Chinese are believed to have landed on Indonesian soil‚ the then Nusantara archipelago‚ as early as the third century BC. As is the case with almost all groups of immigrants in the world‚ they brought along with them‚ in the course of the centuries‚ their culture‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and a sense of affinity with the motherland. The idea that Confucianism started taking root in Indonesia long ago may have
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Case 1 Analysis: Indonesia – Asia’s Stumbling Giant Case 1 Analysis: Indonesia – Asia’s Stumbling Giant Indonesia as a Country Indonesia is a country within Asia populated with nearly 220 million people. It has a strategic location astride major sea lanes and is an archipelago of 17‚508 islands (globalEDGE‚ 2013). It is also deemed the world’s most Muslim nation where nearly 85% of the population consider themselves Muslim; while still remaining one of the most ethnically diverse countries
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ralIndonesia is the largest economy in South East Asia and its growth is improving by the day‚ it appears to be in the top grouping of emerging markets. Many countries found Indonesia to be the country to invest in and/or being an ideal business partner and good market for their businesses / goods. However‚ countries from different cultures have vast differences from the Indonesian culture‚ where it is important to recognize that people from different cultures have are different in a variety of
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case study of Indonesia Regionalism can be defined as‚ “the principle or system of dividing a city [or] state… into separate administrative regions” (Dictionary.com‚ 2011‚ pg.1). Suharto favoured the practice of a central system of administration over regionalism‚ as he would have total control over the social‚ economic‚ and political factors within Indonesia. To achieve this‚ he used his military power to take over East Timor in 1975‚ and declared it as the 27th state of Indonesia (Kiernan‚ 2003)
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that the use of slang languages has become a necessity for the teenagers in Indonesia. So‚ what is slang language itself? Slang language is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker ’s language or dialect but are considered acceptable in certain social settings. Slang language appears around 1980s‚ when its name is prokem. Prokem means the language of gangster or in Indonesia‚ usually‚ we call them as “preman”. They use it as the way to save their secret
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As we know‚ there are many ethnic group in Indonesia. They are our valuable heritage. One of them is Toraja ethnic in South Sulawesi. The word toraja comes from the Bugis language’s to riaja‚ meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Torajans are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites‚ burial sites carved into rocky cliffs‚ massive peaked roof traditional houses known as tongkonan‚ and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important
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STUDIO HABITAT CASE How to help low income houses clients while followed the architecture business ethics in Indonesia Everyone deserves a comfort‚ save‚ and beautifully well-designed house to live in. Unfortunately‚ there hardly ever an architect who is willing to get involved in a low budget house design project whereas in fact‚ an architect support is extremely needed in one. People need a particular architecture solution for their lack of budget‚ space‚ material‚ and opportunity in building
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The Role of Student Protest in Indonesia in 1998 In 1998 was an unforgettable year in the history of Indonesia. The beginning of reform and social-political change. In 1998 Indonesia experienced economic and political crisis affecting the people of Indonesia marked by rising the poverty rate. With Indonesia ’s situation has worsened‚ Students as young intellectuals take steps on be half of the destiny of Indonesia. The role of students in protest againstt he ruling government at that time very
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With domestic consumption known as the major driving forces behind any country’s economics growth‚ being a developing country‚ Indonesia must be able to sustain its economics growth. Ironically‚ even though Indonesia’s wealth lies on its abundance of natural resources and this has become its pillar for economic growth‚ poverty still has become a big problem in Indonesia. Why is this so? The answer is natural disasters. Being the top three of most occurrences of natural disasters‚ Indonesia’s economic
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Separatism and Ethnic Conflicts in Indonesia: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) A Commentary The report on Separatism and Ethnic Conflicts in Indonesia presented by Ms. Paguibitan in the class is well commendable. She has exhibited a good grasp of her topic during her report presentation and the report itself is very informative. But before I discuss and comment on the details of her report‚ let me first talk about the general topic‚ separatism and ethnic conflicts. At a first glance‚ it is tempting
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