This was the beginning of Abubakar’s story; a Jakarta-born Acehnese with a Minang wife, who initiated the Museum Pustaka Peranakan Tionghoa (the Chinese-Indonesian Literature Museum) in 2012.
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The announcement from the Indonesian Government a few months ago regarding the budget cut for LPDP scholarships in the social science field, although shocking to some, was not a surprise. The budget cut shows an inherent problem that has plagued social science since quite some time, mainly regarding the role of social sciences in the “real world”, or in other words, its relevancy. Throughout this article, I intend to show contributing factors to the problem of relevancy, and what could be done regarding it.
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In a world where information, communication, and technology (ICT) progress rapidly and somewhat in an uncontrollable manner, potential threats of unprecedented issues may as well brew along with it. Right in the middle of this disruption are the Millennials; the generation dubbed as the ‘digital generation,’ who will likely give us the nod that they are used to harnessing the digital media. However does this also mean that they are ready for the future challenges that invariably come with it?
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Despite the many geological, cultural, and demographic differences between the Republic of Indonesia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the countries share many similar values that have strengthened bilateral relations for many decades. As stated by His Excellency Mr. Walid Al Hadid, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Indonesia, those similarities are the driving forces of a better relationship.
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In only a few words, Dauphinee has managed to make us empathize with a man named Stojan Sokolovic whom we know nothing about. This kind of opening statement can be found in novels and other works of fiction . It is called ‘hook’, which is a statement made to stimulate the reader’s curiosity as to what will happen next. However, Dauphinee is not a novelist and her work is not fiction but an actual report from her research.
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