Aceh

only happiness for her. Birds are not bad because they never meddle others’ business. It is unlike human who always meddle with others’ life and hurt others. The third stanza explained Inong’s hope for her land. The word sky symbolizes her homeland, Aceh, Indonesia. Deep in her heart, she really hopes there won’t be any kind of violence, grief, and even bloodshed in her home because they are all human. They live on the same land and breathe under the same sky, so she hopes everyone can live…

It is impolite for women to walk with tight clothes in public, especially in cities like Aceh where women is forbidden to wear skimpy clothes. Women wearing shorts, miniskirts and crop tops will often be mistaken for prostitutes and will be harassed, especially at night. In general, the best outfit for men is a loose cotton top and long pants…

Indonesia is one of the countries with abundance of natural resources with large populations. According to World Bank (2013) Indonesia is lower middle income country with GDP around 868.3 billion US dollar and the population is 249.9 million, while poverty headcount ration at national poverty line is 11.3% on 2014. The contention appear that this wealth resources country get the benefit or even get worse with the plenty of their natural resources. The economic growth in Indonesia in period…

In Aceh, for example, a province in North Sumatra where the sharia has recently been fully applicable, a growing, more organized anti-Western sentiment has galvanized Islam fundamentalism, denouncing the Westernization of the country especially in the wake…

Officials realized how truly susceptible their country is to tsunamis being such a flat coastal country. On April 11, 2012 they were put to the test when a magnitude 8.7 earthquake hit Banda Aceh, Sumatra, and within a few minutes the new tsunami warning system sounded off. However that was the only precaution that worked. The people of Sumatra didn 't try to move inland and to higher ground right away. Instead they went home to gather belongings…

In 2004 the Indian Ocean coastline at Sumatra, Indonesia was struck by a devastatingly high magnitude earthquake. The earthquake, which was said to have released the energy of roughly 23,000 Hiroshima style bombs, triggered a tsunami that followed shortly after (Nation Geographic 1). The Tsunami that followed caused mass destruction and is actually considered one of the deadliest natural disasters to ever be recorded (Taylor 1). This Tsunami, known as the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami, struck on…

generation SAF which was the upgrading and modernizing of the three services in SAF (Army, Navy and Air Force). In 2004, SAF being proven that, it had been transformed into third generation force capable full-spectrum of operations. As SAF involved in in Aceh, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf of Aden support. Singapore’s peace and security will be greatly depending on the SAF mission through deterrence and diplomacy to secure a swift and decisive victory. 3rd Generation full spectrum of…

Pancasila and Tolerance Indonesian nation owns Pancasila as the principle in living a life. Pancasila should be the reference of the nation to behave in everyday life. Pancasila values the freedom of faith and tolerance within each people. In fact, freedom of faith is considered as a fundamental thing for Indonesia, that is the reason why “Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa” principle is placed as the number one among all other 4 principles in Pancasila. “Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa” as the first principle is…

and place Indonesia as the fourth or fifth largest receiver of Japanese grant aid. Those fact makes Japan replaced United States position as the main donator for Indonesia in early 1970s (Malmström, 1996). Moreover, in 2004 a massive tsunami surged Aceh, Indonesia, leveled almost the entire city. In response to the disaster, Japanese authorities provide US$500 to help Indonesia to tackle the issue. Furthermore, two years after (2006 to be exact) Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi set…

In all Indonesia, perhaps no legal issue is more confused, more likely to excite intricate and lively debate among legal professionals and political activists both, than inheritance. This statement, however, was not enough to describe the complicated and complex issue of inheritance in Indonesia. The inheritance affair in Indonesia not only implicated legal professionals, activist, and academics, it also positioning itself as the fundamental of religion consciousness for the larger mass of…