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COPING WITH A GO-ALONG TO GET-ALONG SOCIETY           Joe Kirk doesn’t use the word s   “ foreigner ”  or “ bule ” ’ the slang term in Java ...

STOP TELLING, START LISTENING:  Owen's Guide for Do-Gooders The 1998 Jakarta riots, the fall of President Soeharto and his 32-year-old a...

CONTROL THE PAST -THEN THE FUTURE. THUS SPOKE ORWELL             It’s been argued  that Indonesia’s next President may be good for Austral...

  WHAT YE SOW YE REAP There’s nothing profound about the Biblical quote; variations are embedded in many religions and cultures.   So it...

   ETHICS FOR NEWSLETTER EDITORS    RESPOND: If  you invite submissions; acknowledge receipt and say when you’ll reply. DISCIPLINE: Stick to...

  THE PAST IN INDONESIA IS NOT ANOTHER COUNTRY As  it is with all legends, the more distant the memory, the greater the reverence and the sk...

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