Politics of Indonesia

Abstract. The main barrier in implementing Participatory Ergonomics in Indonesian tin mining companies are concluded as a difficulty in communication among roles (owner, manager, and worker), workers’ negative attitudes towards and lack of knowledge in the use of personal protective equipment. The study reveals some identified problems and possible solutions to those specific problems in communication, culture, and knowledge. The study suggested that regular working safety dissemination through…

Zanene is a small, sunny island located between China and Japan. The people of the island would identify more with the asian race because of this. On my way into the main village of Verser I get a nice glimpse of the rice fields that dot this small island. You see, here on the Island of Zanene, rice is their livelihood. To them, rice is their life. They have a whole religion set up with Pedia (Goddess of Rice) and Lisia (Goddess of Rain). Everyone at some point in their life has worked on the…

1. Background Indonesia is an archipelagic state, located strategically between two oceans and two continents made it plays an important role in connectivity of sea transport, particularly in Malacca Straits with other neighbouring counties. Moreover, it is one of the largest maritime country in the world with more than 17 thousand islands and more than 95 thousand km of coastline. With the shape of the island nation, sea transport plays an important role in the implementation of the country 's…

cultural analysis was used. In a glimpse, Thai culture looks similar to Indonesian, but not identical. Thailand shows a high power distance, but less power distance than Indonesia, and that explains the rigid hierarchy in that country. This also could be explained as the effect of a monarchical regime in Thailand. Thailand, just like Indonesia, is a highly collectivist country where relationship is the core issues and strictly binded to family.…

1.1 Case Study The relationship between Indonesia and Australia is heated up since many negative issues that happened recently. It slowly started from the phone tapping of Indonesian President and its ministers by Australia and continues to tighten with the issue of asylum seekers and refugees. The issue has risen in terms of marine border between both countries caused by the blurry policies of asylum seekers in Australia, which caused Indonesia has to act accidentally to be responsible of the…

Indonesia is a country that has experienced more than enough colonization, exploitation, and the like over its extensive history. Part of what the Dutch called the “East Indies”, which Columbus mistook as being where he first landed in the New World, is now modern Indonesia. Not only has Indonesian culture and economic standing been influenced by this history, but much of its industry was also spurred by the Dutch during their over 200-year reign, leading to the development of tropical exotic…

Nationalism and Terrorism In Indonesia, nationalism is based on Kebangkitan Nasional Indonesia, or “National Awakening of Indonesia” during the first half of the twentieth century. This movement led to the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch, culminating in the country’s independence in 1949. Today, modern Indonesia reflects on the figures, language, and literature of this movement as the basis of their nation, particularly in the post-Suharto era. Indonesia attempts to portray…

Nicknamed the “gathering place”, the island of Oahu in the central pacific stands majestically as the third largest amidst the other islands which make up the Hawaii archipelago. It is also the cultural, financial and top tourist hub of the Hawaiian Islands. Being the island that is home to the state capital of Honolulu, it is easy to see why it houses the largest number of people of the entire islands in this part of the world. There is so much to see and do in Oahu ranging from visiting…

Annie Brown Dr. Jordan Geology Oct. 4th Krakatoa Mother nature is a forced not to be taken lightly. Although many think that geological events (nature) will never effect their life, in a major way at least, it is never known when the next tragic, devastating, and monumental event will occur. Human caused catastrophes, like 9/11, touch the lives of thousands of people. However, after reading the book "Krakatoa" by Simon Winchester, I learned that one geological catastrophic event can change…

is perseverance, which is influenced by his father’s perseverance in work. He was told and trained since young to not give up on anything especially his education. The third identity that he associates himself with is honesty. He explained that Indonesia is developing country, and corruption is still common. One can bribe a government official and get away with the wrongs they committed. As a catholic that grows up in a corrupted community, his eyes were wide opened and deeply troubled by people…