Press Clippings Edition
12 Mar 2019
‘Hobbit’ human story gets a twist, thanks to thousands of rat bones
Archaeologists excavate in Liang Bua, a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Flores where the mysterious Homo floresiensis fossils were found. COURTESY LIANG BUA TEAM An abundance of rodent remains adds new clues to the fate of the tiny human relative Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores. The limestone cave of Liang.. Read More.
11 Mar 2019
Mengajar Sekaligus Jadi Mahasiswa di Harvard
OLEH RAHMAWATI BUSTAMAM, penerima Beasiswa Fulbright program FLTA (Foreign Language Teaching Assistant) tahun 2018-2019 di Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA, melaporkan dari Amerika Serikat Baru-baru ini saya mendapatkan e-mail dari website beasiswa langganan saya tentang program beasiswa yang sedang saya ikuti sekarang sudah dibuka lagi. Beasiswa tersebut adalah beasiswa Fulbright program Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). Ini merupakan program nondegree.. Read More.
10 Mar 2019
Cerita Pemuda Makassar Jadi Asisten Dosen di Johns Hopkins University AS
TRIBUN-TIMUR.COM, MAKASSAR – Andi Muhammad Fitrah (30), patut berbangga, pemuda Makassar ini menjadi satu dari 10 orang Indonesia yang mendapat beasiswa dari Pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Fitrah saat ini sedang berada di Washington DC, Amerika Serikat, mengikuti program beasiswa bernama Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. Ia menjadi Asisten Dosen di Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, salah satu universitas terkemuka di dunia. Selain itu saya juga.. Read More.
09 Mar 2019
Peneliti LIPI: Jepang Society 5.0 Akan Gagal Seperti Cool Japan
Society 5.0 Drone. Kredit: Pemerintah Jepang TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Peneliti Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) Fadjar Ibnu Thufail memprediksi proyek Society 5.0 yang digadang-gadang Perdana Menteri Jepang Shinjo Abe akan gagal seperti Cool Japan. “Kini Cool Japan jadi tragedi dan masuk kuburan,” kata Fadjar, peneliti Pusat Penelitian Sumber Daya Regional LIPI pada diskusi bertema Japan Society 5.0.. Read More.
08 Mar 2019
The Dangdut Cowboys to perform with Rhoma Irama on Indonesian tour
American dangdut band The Dangdut Cowboys, will “shake” Surabaya, Medan and Jakarta on March 8 -18. The band, which consists of Pitt and CMU faculty, alumni and graduate students, will visit Indonesia as a part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by the United States Embassy in Jakarta. Founder / vocalist, Andrew N. Weintraub, who is also.. Read More.
05 Mar 2019
7 Female Authors Taking Indonesian Literature Worldwide
London is bracing itself for a cultural takeover, with Indonesian literature set to be centre stage at the 2019 London Book Fair. Culture Trip highlights the seven female authors who – alongside a series of literary, gastronomic and cultural events – will be showcasing all that Indonesian culture has to offer. Seven out of the.. Read More.
21 Feb 2019
Book raids, Red-baiting and culture wars in the Indonesian presidential election
On 26 December 2018, an Indonesian National Army (TNI) unit raided a book vendor in Kediri, East Java. They seized a handful of titles – all history books – about the nation’s turbulent politics in the 1960s. The army claimed the books were illegal as they promoted Marxism. Similar events in Padang, West Sumatra, and Tarakan, North Kalimantan (Borneo) followed. Read More.
04 Feb 2019
CSIS credits adaptability for dominating think tank list
The Jakarta Post 4 Feb 2019 Agnes Anya The Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was named top think tank in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by the 2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index. The list is compiled annually by United States-based Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder.. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Merunut lemahnya hukum cyberbullying di Indonesia
Januari 29, 2019 3.54pm WIB Akhir 2018, aktris Ussy Sulistiawati melaporkan beberapa pengguna media sosial Instagram atas tindakan mereka yang menghina fisik anak-anaknya. Yang menarik dari kasus tersebut adalah Ussy melaporkan para pelaku dengan delik pencemaran nama baik yang diatur dalam Pasal 27 Ayat 3 Undang-Undang (UU) Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 tentang Informasi Elektronik (ITE).. Read More.
29 Jan 2019
Wawancara RRI Pro 2 dengan alumna Fulbright FLTA, Kusumawati
“….harus berani…” tutur Kusumawati, dalam wawancaranya dengan RRI Pro 2 Palangka Raya pada tanggal 29 Januari, 2019 tentang pengalaman ia sebagai penerima beasiswa Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program tahun keberangkatan 2017. Dengarkan cerita Kusumawati tentang proses interview kebutuhan Visa, sewaktu tiba di AS dan lainnya disini: http://bit.ly/2Wt7nmc Semoga dapat menjadi inspirasi bagi calon aplikan.. Read More.
