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Latest Opinion
 | 15 maret 2010 13:55 By Yusuf Efendi It was Februari 14 that our Chinese brothers and sisters in Indonesia and all over the world celebrated the 2561 Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Fa Cai which, more or less, means “congratulations and be prosperous” was displayed and echoed everywhere. Happy faces are on every Chinese. Chinese traditional music accompanied by... detail... » |
 | 23 februari 2010 10:33 By An. Ismanto Palembang and Jambi are zones in between, either politically or culturally. Both regions were once a dispute area over political power between Malacca and its continuer (Johor-Riau) and Majapahit and its continuer (Mataram). Due to this dispute, Palembang and Jambi gained strong influence of Majapahit-Java. It can be ... detail... » |
 | 18 februari 2010 13:24 If you are not a Malay, and you ask “What is your religion?” to a Malay, then the possible answer you will get would be Islam. Even if you do not ask, when you get to meet a Malay, most of you will think that this Malay person must be a Moslem. Malay is identical with Islam. In a workshop held by MelayuOnline.Com last January 18-19, it... detail... » |
 | 09 februari 2010 10:28 By: Tunggul Tauladan It all began when I wanted to write about a kingdom in Bangka-Belitung (Babel) Islands. Frankly speaking, I don`t have any clue if there was ever any kingdom in Babel. I just believe that there was. First of all, I`m going to tell you a short profile of Babel. These areas had never been merged until 2001, when t... detail... » |
 | 15 januari 2010 08:41 By Yusuf Efendi On Wednesday, 30 December 2009, Indonesia gave away another one of its best sons. The whole country, and the world, was drown in grief and mourning over the death of Kyai Abdurrahman (Ad Dakhil) Wahid, usually called Gus Dur, the fourth president of the Republic of Indonesia who was born in Jombang, East Java on 7 Septemb... detail... » |
 | 14 desember 2009 12:56 By Yusuf Efendi Come and see America’s most famous Nanny. Nanny Stella from “Nanny 911”, helping families achieve their full potential. (Kompas, 30 November 2009). Prolog The lead of this article is clearly posted in a national newspaper ad. It exposes a picture of a dashing, fat woman, wearing a hat ala Charlie Chaplin and a sm... detail... » |
 | 05 desember 2009 14:21 By An. Ismanto Stereotypes and material subordination alone are not enough to preserve hegemony. The dominant group must utilize other much more subtle tools, i.e. academic ideas that are interwoven in such a way that forms a solid system and benefit the dominant group. Edward Said (2001:2) calls this system Orientalism. Scientific tru... detail... » |
 | 29 sepember 2009 11:11 By Terry Lacey It has been front page news in Indonesia and across much of the world`s press that the Aceh provincial parliament has just introduced a shariah by-law on stoning for adultery. Is Indonesia entering a new stone age? No it is not. With a modern leader, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is backed by modern Islamic coa... detail... » |
 | 22 sepember 2009 11:35 By Achmad Munjid Since back in the colonial period, rural areas have been central to the life of Muslims in Indonesia. Most pesantren, the center of Islamic learning and religious authority, are located in rural areas. Most santri, live in rural area. Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Muslim organization in the country, is also based main... detail... » |
 | 18 sepember 2009 10:58 By A‘an Suryana As in years past, millions of people are set to return home this year to celebrate Idul Fitri. The government estimates the number of homebound travelers will hit 27.25 million, with 16.25 million people going by public transportation and the rest by private car or motorcycle. The sheer number of travelers, who will m... detail... » |
 | 14 sepember 2009 11:28 By Dzulkifli Abdul Razak The recent spat over the cultural claims by Indonesia offers another dimension on the understanding of the 1Malaysia concept. First and above all, it boils down to our weakness, if not failure, to articulate what precisely is Malaysian culture, which now assumes a rather amorphous dimension given the multicultu... detail... » |
 | 11 sepember 2009 10:23 By Cecile Guidote-Alvarez We congratulate the 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees: Krisana Kraisintu, Thailand; Deep Joshi, India; Yu Xiaogang, China; Antonio Oposa Jr., Philippines; Ma Jun, China; and Ka Hsaw Wa, Burma. The recognition of their exceptional work in honor of our former President Ramon Magsaysay has been dubbed the equivalent ... detail... » |
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