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The
Need for a New Orientation |
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02/28/07.
Little
doubt that our political and administrative landscapes are
mired in bad governance. The new reform era notwithstanding,
Indonesia is essentially still living in the old corrupt and
hugely inefficient country. One scandal comes after another
with very few are being successfully prosecuted.
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Our Education in the Internet Era |
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02/14/07. Undeniably,
the Internet has made the dissemination of
information and knowledge to a previously
unprecedented degree. It enables people to not only
transmit information at instant but also store and
access massive information and data. Today, with a
relatively low subscription fee, almost all academic
journals published in the world can be accessed via
the Internet, not to mention enormous sites which
provide free access of information, knowledge and
data.
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Promoting Religious Tolerance |
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05/07/06. The
publication of a number of caricature cartoons of
prophet Muhammad in a Danish newspaper has set on a
raging controversy and violent protests from Muslims
around the world including Indonesia. The cartoon
crisis has left embassies ablaze and sparked riots
from Beirut to Bangkok and Jakarta.
Danish government, for instance, already warned its
people to leave Indonesia. Should all of these
have to happen? Do people have the rights to insult
religions? Or, do people have the rights to
criticize religions? Or should violence be condoned
in the name of religions?
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