Bahasa Indonesia
Modern Indonesian is an Austronesian language, belonging to the same family as Hawaiian, Maori, Tagalog, Cham, and Malagasy. It is based on Malay, the main language of the Malay Penin...
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Cukong
Derived from the Chinese word hokkien (master), cukong is a pejorative term in the Indonesian language for a clever Chinese businessman who plays a role as a middleman with connections and coop...
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Javanese novelist and short-story writer (b. Feb. 20, 1925, Blora, Java, Dutch East Indies [now in
Indonesia
]—d. April 30, 2006,
Jakarta, Indon.
), was the preeminent prose writer of posti...
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Madura, Indonesia (dpa) - The Indonesian island of Madura is
famous for two things: bull racing and love potions.
The concoctions made and sold on the island off the...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Lively celebrations marking Indonesia's 62nd
Independence Day on Friday are a welcome respite for a country
feeling the pains of democratic transition and se...
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Jakarta (dpa) - As Chinese New Year is celebrated this weekend,
ethnic Chinese-Indonesians are busily preparing to usher in The Year
of the Pig.
But the glori...
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