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05 May 2014
Leading Pollsters in Indonesia are Fulbrighters
During the election year of 2014 in Indonesia, April 9 for the Legislative Election and July 9 for the Presidential Election, there are a number of pollsters taking public-opinion surveys on the electability of candidates for the parliament and president/ vice president. The renowned pollsters evidentlly are Fulbright program alumni. They are: Last Updated: Oct.. Read More.
28 Apr 2014
“The Land of Five Towers” at UC Berkeley
“The Land of Five Towers” of Ahmad Fuadi has been selected to be one of required reference novels for several courses at the University of California, Berkeley. Jeff Hadler, professor and Chair of the Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies, Last Updated: Oct 12, 2016 @ 5:32 am
22 Apr 2014
Hasjim Djalal – An accomplished diplomat
by Donny Syofyan, the Jakarta Post, April 21 2014 While Hasjim Djalal may not have the popular recognition achieved by Indonesia’s other top diplomats, the West Sumatran-born man played a critical role in establishing the nation’s territorial rights at sea. Along with Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, who served as foreign minister and law minister under Soeharto, Hasjim.. Read More.
17 Apr 2014
Pattern and Root of Corruption
Analysis of corruption often inadequate because of too much emphasis on the corrupt individual. In truth, corruption does not emerge incidentally or randomly; as the corrupts are part of network in a pattern consisting PACM (Principal-Agent-Client-Middlemen). Therefore any corrupt individual is working systematically with his/her network, and it can be reconstructed who are involved. This.. Read More.
