Good News From Indonesia

Ketika tiga minggu lalu saya pulang ke Yogyakarta, saya dikejutkan oleh berita bahwa mBah Duladi, penjual pecel keliling yang sudah berjualan puluhan tahun hingga beliau tua renta, meninggal dunia. Terus terang saja, saya tidak begitu dekat dengan beliau, hanya saja yang saya tahu, suaminya juga sudah tua, anak-anaknya tidak ada satupun yang mengikuti jejak beliau [...]

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These days the news seems to be saturated with stories of greed and corruption, of individuals who ignore common law and decency to further their own interests. It is enough to make anyone lose faith in their fellow citizens. But there are still noble people in our communities willing to dedicate their lives to serving [...]

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Five men enter the stage, each carrying a broom in their hands. They are dressed in costumes made of trash, their faces adorned with expressive makeup. Silently, they move in sequence, led by the music. They sweep the stage, covered in the debris of a world overrun with pollution and garbage. That is the opening [...]

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History has repeatedly shown that young people can be a driving force for change. With this in mind, the Indonesian Youth Conference celebrated its second annual event in Jakarta last weekend, providing a platform for young minds to express their thoughts for the improvement of the country. This year’s event attracted more than double the [...]

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In a quest for Asian food in Washington DC, I found a considerably sizable Malay food stall close to Maryland border. It’s called the “Penang Restaurant”. Glad to find that because  I had been eating Vietnamese , Thai, and Indian food (in addition to my fave Indonesian fried rice sold at a Chinese restaurant across [...]

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Do you want to know what love is capable of? Ask Papua radio journalist Kathe Vince Dimara, who has unconditional love for her homeland. It was love for her motherland that made the winner of the prestigious S.K. Trimurti Award choose to become a journalist in a remote village in Papua. It was also love [...]

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It is time to remember others, and GNFI are helping our friends KELAPA movement to convey this message to our readers. Please lend them your helping hands, dear good readers. Dear all, Dimohon kesediannya untuk mendukung gerakan Kelapa(KeciL tAPi bermAkna)dengan cara menyumbang baju/sepatu layak pakai/alat sholat utk bantu kaum papa di Cikarang berlebaran.Tolong juga kesediaannya [...]

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The government on Sunday launched a “Love Indonesian Fruits” campaign to increase local fruit consumption. State Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar, Agriculture Minister Suswono and Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) rector Herry Suhardiyanto cut through miniature durian at Senayan Timur parking lot here to mark the launch of the campaign. Suswono said the campaign was expected [...]

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Rosetta Stone Inc. is a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, today announced the release of five new, online language solutions: Dari, Pashto, Urdu, Swahili and Bahasa Indonesia. The introduction of these new languages, whose demand reflects the globalization of their origin countries, showcases Rosetta Stone’s commitment to meeting consumer, cultural and market needs. These [...]

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There’s First Sergeant Eka Frestya, whose exotic, model-like features often stop male motorists dead in their tracks when she hands them tickets for driving recklessly. Not just a pretty face, the 23-year-old went undercover to help bust a drug dealer last year. There’s Second Lieutenant Eny Kuswidyanti, who has enthralled viewers on a TV cooking [...]

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