important symbol of unity during the expansion of the Indonesian nationalist movement. As Indonesia is famous for its great diversity of more than 200 major ethnic groups (Vickers 2005: 1) and 600 languages (Paauw 2009: 1)‚ it was hard for the people of Indonesia to find an element that they all shared as ‘Indonesian’. The Indonesian language‚ or Bahasa Indonesia‚ the official national language of Indonesia‚ is a standardized version of Malay‚ and the choice of Malay as the national language to present
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Bre-X Minerals in Indonesia Bre-X Minerals Ltd. faced numerous challenges in 1996‚ largest among them being the potential loss of the majority stake in property that could yield upwards of 100 million ounces of gold. The Indonesian government was threatening to redistribute ownership of Busang‚ the mining region in which Bre-X had property rights‚ due to its fear that Bre-X was a short-term player not serious about extracting the gold or a long term commitment in Indonesia. These fears were
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called Kantrum has become popular; originating among the Khmer Surin in Thailand‚ kantrum is famous for Thai and Cambodian stars like Darkie. THE PINPEAT Indonesia Music The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity‚ the local musical creativity‚ as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character.[1]This results in hundreds of different forms of
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religion provided a unifying force among the ruling and trading classes. ( Đoạn này e k biết có nên để thế này không‚ vì nó là 2 giả thuyết nên nghe nó cứ k tin cậy). Islam in Indonesia. As we know‚ Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia‚ but not many people know that the amount of Muslims in Indonesia is larger than anywhere else in the world‚ with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88.2% of the total population) as of 2009. To foreign observers as well as to
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The Earth itself is the controversy of this generation. The media sends out snapshots of waterfowl drowning in oil spills‚ charts outlining the deforestation of Brazil’s rainforests‚ and articles concerning the fate of polar bears in a world already locked into global warming. As governments and independent groups alike attempt to tackle these issues‚ one of the world’s most at-risk habitats is being overlooked. Human activity has destroyed over twenty percent of the world’s coral reefs and if conservation
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Deforestation and its Consequences On page 270 in our book it talks about deforestation. This topic really hit home with me as I have helped on a tree farm for 15 years. Our book talks about how we have lost 1% of our forests in North America between 1990 and 2010‚ even though this seems like a small amount (5 million hectares‚ or about 12.3 million acres) it is a big impact on the diversity in North America. In an article I found online about deforestation in North America‚ Deforestation refers
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The North Cascade Mountains are a vital part of Washington’s environmental function and beauty. They are being threatened by deforestation and mining. The clear-cutting of the forest would result in loss of wildlife and biodiversity due to loss of habitat and environmental “disruption”. Mining is potentially dangerous to water supplies which in turn affect the animals that live in and drink from them. Washingtonians are attempting to preserve two hundred thousand acres of land surrounding the North
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size of the community‚ the homogeneity of its culture and their influence on the nation’s capital‚ Javanese culture influences the way of life of most Indonesians‚ and the Javanese dominate cultural‚ business‚ social and political activities in Indonesia (Mann 1996; Magnis-Suseno 1997). The Javanese have a complex code of etiquette and respect‚ reflected in the Javanese language. However‚ the maintenance of inner peace and harmony is a priority in social relationships among the Javanese. Indeed‚
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Now‚ as the process of tropical deforestation progresses‚ the population of these amazing Macaw Parrots is decreasing because they are greatly dependent upon these very forests to provide them with food and nesting sites. For the last 100 years‚ over half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed. And it is estimated that worldwide‚ 26 hectares of forest are lost every minute - that’s an area equivalent to 37 football pitches. Macaw Parrots nest high up in dead trees into which they gnaw
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in coastal villages. Mangroves have particularly suffered from coastal development‚ notably at the hands of the aquaculture industry. In the Philippines‚ aquaculture has reduced mangrove stands to only 36% of 1900 levels. Deforestation After decades of deforestation‚ which has left about 3% of the original cover‚ forests continue to be under threat from agriculture and urbanization‚ illegal logging and forest fires. Sustained forest loss in the Philippines is causing severe soil erosion
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