Oleh Titus Sasmoko dan Ester Yulianawati Suatu sore saat hendak ke gereja, lampu merah di perempatan itu menyala. Saya mengambil lajur kanan, sebab tujuan saya kali itu mengharuskan belok kanan. Jelasnya posisi sepeda motor saya mepet dengan median jalan. Dan di situlah satu pertemuan terjadi. Anak perempuan itu tiba-tiba saja berhenti di depan...
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Written by Raisa Tanawi Today is 17 August 2011, the day when we commemorate Bung Karno’s proclamation of our legalized freedom from all the Dutch, Japanese, and other European countries that have colonized us for hundreds of years. We, as the citizens of Indonesia, have experienced in celebrating it formally, with the flag ceremony, and the...
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Written by Edwin Eduardo Kalisaran Professor Donald K. Emmerson (photo courtesy of http://stanford.edu) As an Indonesian student studying abroad, it is quite instinctive for me to update myself about the latest news and developments of hot issues in Indonesia, something I believe quite a number of us do too. Being in Singapore, especially, I think we...
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Komisi VIII during the Q&A session with PPI Australia. Written by Karina Maharani Tehusijarana I’m sure many of you have heard about the incident involving DPR-RI’s Komisi VIII and the Indonesian Student Association in Australia (PPIA) on April 30, 2011. If you haven’t, I urge you to look it up on PPIA’s YouTube channel, which has the whole...
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Ditulis oleh Titus Sasmoko Indonesian legislator Rieke Dyah Pitaloka speaking during a protest by Migrant Care Indonesia over the torture of domestic worker Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Jakarta on Friday. (AFP Photo/The Jakarta Globe) Pernah mendengar cerita TKI wanita Indonesia? Cerita yang selalu dirundung nestapa...
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Written by Titus Sasmoko (Picture courtesy of My Readable Feast) First and foremost, happy Halloween in advance everyone! (We’re just a couple hours away!) And on an unrelated note, happy birthday to our Scorpio readers! May the feast of Halloween bring happiness for your future years. (A little weird for a wish, but anyway.) Halloween is identical...
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Written by Titus Sasmoko I was half asleep that night, alone in my high school dorm room. As a matter-of-fact, I was alone in the whole building. The other human beings have all left the building, going back to their respective hometowns after three years of blood, sweat, tears, and excessive laughter. However, when the clock ticked at 11pm or so, I...
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Written by Adinda Savitri President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. (Image courtesy of The Jakarta Globe, EPA Photo/Bagus Indahono) It would have been the first Netherlands visit by an Indonesian president in 40 years, but it was not to be. Despite high anticipation from the Dutch government as well as Indonesian expatriates in the Netherlands, President...
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Ditulis oleh Titus Sasmoko Menurut Mbak Nida An Khafiyya, tema Diaspora untuk bulan Juli disentralkan dengan kata ‘JuliJo’, pendek dari Juli Ijo. Nyolong curhat, karena tak terlalu suka dengan warna hijau, saya agak termangu ketika mendengar ini. Namun karena cah kangkung kesukaan saya (sejauh ini yang terenak ada di Pulau Ubin) warnanya pun hijau,...
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Written by Putra Muskita Sad news, everyone. Our beloved finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, one of the few decent people left in the decrepit dungeon that is the Indonesian government, has decided to pack her bags and leave Indonesia to take up the position of Managing Director at the World Bank. Who wouldn’t want to take up that job offer?...
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This Saturday you will be given a chance to speak to members of Parliament. Yes, that’s right. Representatives from Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat will be coming down to the Indonesian Embassy to Singapore (KBRI) to talk to you. This is an opportunity that you will rarely receive in Indonesia but comes plentiful in Singapore. It is one of the advantages...
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image courtesy of ~itsyouforme Ditulis oleh Liana Wibowo Mulai dari Friendster hingga Twitter, dalam kurun waktu lebih dari lima tahun, dunia sosial remaja Indonesia sudah dibanjiri dengan hadirnya berbagai situs sosial media. Hingga sekarang, menurut The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia adalah negara di Asia dengan penyumbang tweet (sebutan ‘pesan’...
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written by Farid Arrisyad Tahun 1977, di Taman Ismail Marzuki, Mochtar Lubis menyampaikan pidatonya tentang “Manusia Indonesia”—enam sifat bangsa Indonesia. Generalisasi memang, tapi bukan berarti sepenuhnya salah atau benar. Munafik, tidak bertanggung jawab, berperilaku feodal, percaya pada takhayul, berwatak lemah, tapi berjiwa seni; inilah...
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Aris Ananta Evi Nurvidya Arifin Perhaps, the death of Muntik Bani, an Indonesian worker in Malaysia, was the most abusive case in 2009. She was severely beaten by her employer causing broken backbone and right wrist, bruises on her face as well. She was found and locked in the bathroom for two-days without food and water when the police raided her...
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by Kristia Davina Sianipar If Indonesia were to elect a Christian woman of Chinese descent as Head of State, it would cause an uproar that would rival Barack’s Obama ascent to power as the President of the United States. I am an auditor. What do I know about politics and economics, or public policy and infrastructure? But if I were a president, I...
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