History of Indonesia

states have to contend with extensively large geographical distances, impassable roads as well as completely isolated islands from the mainstream country and important cities (2). This essay will discuss on Indonesia, an archipelago with over 17,000 islands (3) in the South East Asia. Indonesia has been selected because of the huge number of geographically isolated islands and the competing goal for the country to achieve universal health coverage (4). According to the 2012 Demographic and…

was a heavily populated region known as Aceh. There, waves reached 80 feet high over large stretches of the coast and up to 100 feet in some places. Entire communities were simply swept away by the water in a matter of minutes. The death toll in Indonesia is estimated at between 130,000 and 160,000 people, with an additional 500,000…

Sumatran orangutans are primarily frugivores, favoring when it is available fruit that is soft and has pulp, and feeding on figs when it is not. Insects, plants, vegetables and bark also contribute to Sumatran orangutan diet, however these contributions are much less significant than that of the fruit. The figs they consume do not fruit on a seasonal basis, meaning they are generally available at any given time of the year (WICH). Unlike figs, the fruiting of soft pulpy fruits does occur on a…

Floating School Iwan Baan’s series of photographs called, “52 Cities, 52 Weeks: Floating School illustrates the resilience of a fishing village of a pulpous slum area of Lagos, Nigeria called, Makoko (Guardian). The Nigerian government claimed that the homes on stilts had become unsafe, then ordered the homes to be demolished because of the “…heavy rains and rising sea levels…” that have reeked havoc on the community for decades (Guardian). Between the innovation of the architect of the…

events in the Indonesian genocide. The government dumped the bodies in caves and shallow graves and had to identify them because they were government officials.The genocide had lasted for six months from October 1965 - March 1966. The Partai Komunis Indonesia genocide had changed the Indonesian population by one two thirds, and all with US other external weapons. “In spite of occasional flashes of truth in the press, the real U.S. involvement in the 1965 coup is one of the best-kept secrets in…

In the episode, “Out of Eden,” Diamond mentioned some educational facts about the civilization that inhabits New Guinea. There was one question he asked that I thought was interesting. Why did New Guineans not prosper as well as other civilizations? He mentioned it had a lot to do with farming. I believe this was a downfall for them. Harvesting wheat was easier and faster. Unfortunately, New Guineans were harvesting wild sago, which was harder to harvest because it involved chopping down trees.…

With both a growing population and a booming industrial economy the country of Indonesia is experiencing rapidly growing pollution issues, including: mass deforestation, smog, water pollution, and various other forms of environmental destruction. As a poverty ridden nation lead by a government with too little resources at its disposal the issues of extreme pollution are often put on hold to other societal issues. In Indonesia, many forms of environmental pollution / destruction are not only…

sadness are two main things that can not be avoided. However, we can choose our path whether we want to be happy or to be sad. My own journey started in a city called Jakarta in 18th December 1996. Jakarta is a capital city and the biggest city in Indonesia. I remembered I used to go to this mal called Summarecon Mal Serpong with my family every weekend because it has a live band music in Saturday evening. The band was really nice, they always played all great songs, and they allowed request…

TOPIC 2 : BUKIT TINGGI PAHANG i. Introduction : Bukit Tinggi is a highalnd that located at the Bentong district of Pahang in Malaysia. In recent years, Bukit Tinggi Highland is considered as the newest highlands in Malaysia apart from some well-known highlands such as Genting Highland, Kundasang, Cameron Highland and Fraser’s Hill. The founder of Berjaya Groups, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun bought 16000 acres of tropical forest at the Bukit Tinggi Pahang and he tends to make Bukit…

With the great opportunities to affect the long last socioeconomic, political and cultural reform has make the Philippines stands on the acme of the new era of prosperity. Philippines require a dynamic local consumer market and attract foreign investment by investors outside of the country in key growth industries. Strategic location of Philippines which flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea makes it a critical point to some 500 million people in the ASEAN market. Therefore,…