query: what is the language used in indonesia?

title: Academic grading in Indonesia

text: Academic grading in Indonesia In Indonesia, a grade point scale is used. Before the adoption of Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi (Competency-Based Curriculum) in 2004, the grading scale used was: After Minister of Education approved the use of Competency Based Curriculum in Indonesia, the grade point range was changed to a 0-100 scale. However, the passing score differs between one subject and another. A student is to repeat a year if he or she earns a failing grade in any core subject (Mathematics, Indonesian Language, Religious Education and some other subjects assigned by the student's stream) or if the student fails in

title: The Chinese in Indonesia

text: The Chinese in Indonesia The Chinese in Indonesia, Indonesian: Hoakiau di Indonesia, is a book by Pramoedya Ananta Toer published in 1960 by Bintang Press. In the book, Toer (who was Javanese) criticized discriminatory policies imposed on Chinese Indonesians. The book is based on a series of articles published on the front page of Jakarta’s biggest selling daily newspaper at the time: "Bintang Timur", published by Hasyim Rahman. Toer, a humanist, engaged in political defiance and wrote essays addressing the importance of ethnic Chinese publishers in the promotion of the Malay language (at the time it was spoken of a

title: Languages of Indonesia

text: English translation: Languages of Indonesia More than 700 living languages are spoken in Indonesia. A major part of them belong to the Austronesian language family, while over 270 Papuan (non-Austronesian) languages are spoken in eastern Indonesia.. The official language is Indonesian (locally known as "bahasa Indonesia"), a standardized form of Malay, which serves as the lingua franca of the archipelago. The vocabulary of Indonesian borrows heavily from regional languages of Indonesia, such as Javanese, Sundanese and Minangkabau, as well as from Dutch, Sanskrit and Arabic. The Indonesian language is primarily used in commerce, administration, education and the media. Most Indonesians

title: Languages of Indonesia

text: Languages of Indonesia More than 700 living languages are spoken in Indonesia. A major part of them belong to the Austronesian language family, while over 270 Papuan (non-Austronesian) languages are spoken in eastern Indonesia.. The official language is Indonesian (locally known as "bahasa Indonesia"), a standardized form of Malay, which serves as the lingua franca of the archipelago. The vocabulary of Indonesian borrows heavily from regional languages of Indonesia, such as Javanese, Sundanese and Minangkabau, as well as from Dutch, Sanskrit and Arabic. The Indonesian language is primarily used in commerce, administration, education and the media. Most Indonesians speak other

title: Languages of Indonesia

text: Indonesia were ruled by the Dutch East India Company and subsequently the whole of what is now Indonesia was in the Dutch East Indies, the Dutch language has no official status there and the small minority that can speak the language fluently are either educated members of the oldest generation, or employed in the legal profession, as certain law codes are still only available in Dutch. Several prominent languages spoken in Indonesia sorted by language family are: There are many additional small families and isolates among the Papuan languages. Indonesian languages are generally not rendered in native-invented systems, but in

title: Candi of Indonesia

text: Candi of Indonesia A candi () is a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the "Zaman Hindu-Buddha" or "Indianized period", between the 4th and 15th centuries. The "Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center" defines a "candi" as an ancient stone building used for worship, or for storing the ashes of cremated Hindu or Buddhist kings and priests. Indonesian archaeologists describe "candis" as sacred structures of Hindu and Buddhist heritage, used for religious rituals and ceremonies in Indonesia. However, ancient secular structures such as gates, urban ruins, pools and bathing places are often called

title: Bible translations into the languages of Indonesia and Malaysia

text: Biblia malaïce by J. Willmet in 1824 Since Indonesia gained its independence, there have been at least ten Bible translations made, due to the rapid changes in the Indonesian language; every few years each translation's language becomes outdated. The most widespread translation used by Indonesian speakers right now is the "Terjemahan Baru," or "New Translation" (1974), published by LAI ("Lembaga Alkitab Indonesia," or Indonesian Bible Society). List of modern (1945 onward) translations: Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese language, the largest local language of Indonesia, in 1820 J.F. Becker and A. Hardeland translated the Bible into Dayak Ngaju

title: History of the Malay language

text: as the prominent centres for researches and production of new intellectual writings in Malay. After East Timor independence, Indonesian language become one of the working languages. The Indonesian language as the unifying language for Indonesia is relatively open to accommodate influences from other Indonesian ethnics' languages, most notably Javanese as the majority ethnic group in Indonesia, Dutch as the previous coloniser, and English as the international language. As a result, Indonesian has wider sources of loanwords, as compared to Malay used in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. It was suggested that the Indonesian language is an artificial language made official in

title: What Is History?

text: and were instead products of their own places and times, which in turn decided what "facts of the past" they determined into "facts of history". British historian Richard J. Evans said "What Is History?" caused a revolution in British historiography in the 1960s. Australian historian Keith Windschuttle, a critic of Carr, said "What Is History?" is one of the most influential books written about historiography, and that very few historians working in the English language since the 1960s had not read it. What Is History? What Is History? is a study that was written by the English historian E. H.

title: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy)

text: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy) What Is To Be Done? (sometimes translated as What Then Must We Do?) is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy, in which Tolstoy describes the social conditions of Russia in his day. Tolstoy completed the book in 1886, and the first English language publication came in 1887 as What To Do?. A revised translation with the current title was published in 1899. The English title was also used for two better-known works by Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Vladimir Lenin; Tolstoy's Russian title is similar but not identical to Chernyshevsky's (and Lenin's), both of them sharing

title: Candi of Indonesia

text: west of Magelang, in Central Java. East of Yogyakarta, Central Java. Near Surakarta, Central Java. Malang, East Java. Candi of Indonesia A candi () is a Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia, mostly built during the "Zaman Hindu-Buddha" or "Indianized period", between the 4th and 15th centuries. The "Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language of the Language Center" defines a "candi" as an ancient stone building used for worship, or for storing the ashes of cremated Hindu or Buddhist kings and priests. Indonesian archaeologists describe "candis" as sacred structures of Hindu and Buddhist heritage, used for religious rituals and ceremonies

title: What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy)

text: the same Biblical reference (Luke 3:10–14). What Is to Be Done? (Tolstoy) What Is To Be Done? (sometimes translated as What Then Must We Do?) is a non-fiction work by Leo Tolstoy, in which Tolstoy describes the social conditions of Russia in his day. Tolstoy completed the book in 1886, and the first English language publication came in 1887 as What To Do?. A revised translation with the current title was published in 1899. The English title was also used for two better-known works by Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Vladimir Lenin; Tolstoy's Russian title is similar but not identical to Chernyshevsky's

title: Indonesian language

text: Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official language of Indonesia. It is a standardised register of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population, the majority speak Indonesian, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are fluent in at least one of the more than 700 indigenous local languages; examples include Javanese, Sundanese and Balinese, which are commonly used at home

title: Malay language in the Philippines

text: free Indonesian language courses at the beginner and intermediate level. In an interview, Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro said that the country's government should promote Indonesian or Malaysian, which are related to Filipino and other regional languages. Thus, the possibility of offering it as an optional subject in public schools is being studied. Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia is also spoken as a third or fourth language by native Filipinos of the Maguindanao and Tausug tribes, especially those who have studied in Malaysia, Indonesia as religious students, migrant laborers or long time residents in Sabah, Malaysia. It should also

title: Indonesia Handbook

text: Japenpa Foreign Languages Publishing Institute. In 1996 the title "Indonesia Handbook" was used for a new guide book by Footprint Books, publisher of the "South American Handbook". Indonesia Handbook Bill Dalton's Indonesia Handbook, published by Moon Publications in California, was the main English language tourist guide book for the whole of Indonesia between the 1970s and the 1990s. The book originated in 1973 as a typewritten publication, "A Traveler's Notes: Indonesia", printed by Dalton when he was travelling in Australia. This led Dalton to form his company, Moon Publications, when he returned to California, and expand and publish his Travel

title: History of the Malay language

text: of linguistic co-operation was in 1959 between Malaya and Indonesia, and this was further strengthened in 1972 when MBIM (a short form for "Majlis Bahasa Indonesia-Malaysia" - Language Council of Indonesia-Malaysia) was formed. MBIM later grew into MABBIM ("Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia" - Language Council of Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia) in 1985 with the inclusion of Brunei as a member and Singapore as a permanent observer. Other important institution is Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka established in 1956. It is a government body responsible for co-ordinating the use of the Malay language in Malaysia and Brunei. The dominant orthographic form of Modern Malay language that

title: Indonesian language

text: as a vehicle of communication among the Indonesian provinces and different regional cultures in Indonesia. The language is used as the national official language, the language of education, communication, transaction and trade documentation, the development of national culture, science, technology, and mass media in Indonesia. According to Indonesian law, the Indonesian language was proclaimed as the unifying language during Sumpah Pemuda on 28 October 1928, developed further to accommodate the dynamics of Indonesian civilization. As mentioned previously, the language was based on Riau Malay, though linguists note that this is not the local dialect of Riau, but the Malaccan dialect

title: Malay language

text: Malay language Malay (; ) is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. A language of the Malays, it is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, and has been established as a native language of part of western coastal Sarawak and West Kalimantan in Borneo. It is also used as a trading language in the southern Philippines, including the southern parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Sulu Archipelago, and the southern predominantly

title: History of the Malay language

text: areas such as Pattani in Thailand and Kelantan in Malaysia. The script is used for religious and Malay cultural administration in Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis and Johor. The influence of the script is still present in Sulu and Marawi in the Philippines while in Indonesia, Jawi script is still widely used in Riau and Riau Island province, where road signs and government buildings signs are written in this script. History of the Malay language Malay is a major language of the Austronesian language family. Over a period of two millennia, from a form that probably consisted of only 157 original

title: Indonesian language

text: and Malay, along with the original declaration in English. Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official language of Indonesia. It is a standardised register of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population, the majority speak Indonesian, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are fluent in at least one of the more than 700 indigenous local languages; examples include Javanese,

title: Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia

text: Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia MABBIM (shortform for "Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia" - "Language Council of Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia") is a regional language organisation which is formed to plan and monitor the development of the Malay language in the region. It consists of three countries - Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Majlis Bahasa Indonesia-Malaysia (MBIM, Language Council of Indonesia-Malaysia) which was formed on 29 December 1972, after a Pernyataan Bersama was being signed by the late Tun Hussein Onn who was the Education Minister of Malaysia and Bapak Mashuri Saleh S.H. who was the Education and Cultural Minister of Indonesia on 23 May 1972 in Jakarta.

title: Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia

text: MBIM became MABBIM when Brunei joined this council on 4 November 1985. Singapore is as an observer. Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia MABBIM (shortform for "Majlis Bahasa Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia" - "Language Council of Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia") is a regional language organisation which is formed to plan and monitor the development of the Malay language in the region. It consists of three countries - Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Majlis Bahasa Indonesia-Malaysia (MBIM, Language Council of Indonesia-Malaysia) which was formed on 29 December 1972, after a Pernyataan Bersama was being signed by the late Tun Hussein Onn who was the Education Minister of Malaysia and Bapak Mashuri

title: Malaysian language

text: Malaysian language The Malaysian language (; Jawi: بهاس مليسيا) or Malaysian Malay () is the name regularly applied to the Malay language used in Malaysia (as opposed to the Malay language used Indonesia, which is referred to as the Indonesian language). Constitutionally, however, the official language of Malaysia is Malay, but the government from time to time refers to it as Malaysian. Standard Malaysian is a normative register of the Johore-Riau dialect of Malay. It is spoken by much of the Malaysian population, although most learn a vernacular form of Malay or other native language first. Malay is a compulsory

title: History of the Malay language

text: main thrust in championing and shaping the fight for nationalism. Writing, whether in the form of novels, short stories, or poems, all played distinct roles in galvanising the spirit of Indonesian National Awakening and Malay nationalism. During the first "Kongres Pemuda" of Indonesia held in 1926, in the "Sumpah Pemuda", Malay language was proclaimed as the unifying language for the nation of Indonesia. In 1945, the language which later renamed "Bahasa Indonesia" in 1928 became the national language as enshried in the constitution of an independent Indonesia. Later in 1957, Malay language was elevated to the status of national language

title: Malaysian language

text: use of the prescribed normative language. Malaysian language The Malaysian language (; Jawi: بهاس مليسيا) or Malaysian Malay () is the name regularly applied to the Malay language used in Malaysia (as opposed to the Malay language used Indonesia, which is referred to as the Indonesian language). Constitutionally, however, the official language of Malaysia is Malay, but the government from time to time refers to it as Malaysian. Standard Malaysian is a normative register of the Johore-Riau dialect of Malay. It is spoken by much of the Malaysian population, although most learn a vernacular form of Malay or other native

title: Toba Batak language

text: Toba Batak language Toba Batak is an Austronesian language spoken in North Sumatra province in Indonesia. It is part of a group of languages called "Batak". There are approximately 2,000,000 Toba Batak speakers, living to the east, west and south of Lake Toba. Historically it was written using Batak script, but the Latin script is now used for most writing. Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk was involved in translating the Christian Bible into Batak Toba. The name of this language arises from a rich and complex history of ethnic identity in colonial and post-colonial Indonesia. It is a generic name

title: Indonesia–Malaysia relations

text: Indonesia–Malaysia relations Indonesia–Malaysia relations (Indonesian and ; Jawi: هوبوڠن إندونيسيا–مليسيا) are foreign bilateral relations between Indonesia and Malaysia, and it is one of the most important bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia are two neighbouring nations that share similarities in many aspects. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have many common characteristic traits, these include common frames of reference in history, culture and religion. Although both countries are separate and independent states, there are also deeply embedded similarities. Their national languages; Indonesian language and Malaysian language are closely related and mutually intelligible, both being standardised registers of Malay. The majority

title: National symbols of Indonesia

text: official language, coat of arms, and national anthem of Indonesia. The Indonesian law No. 24 year 2009 mentioned about the Indonesian flag, Indonesian language, national emblem of Indonesia, and national anthem of Indonesia.<ref name="UU No 24/2009"></ref> Garuda Pancasila is the national emblem of Indonesia. It is an eagle bird and the name of symbol derived from Garuda, the mythical bird vehicle of Vishnu. The current symbol are designed and officially recognised in 1950s. The head of Garuda faces its right side, it means that Indonesia embraces democracy. If it faces its left side, it means Indonesia is leaning on socialism.

title: Indonesia Now

text: of Indonesia and Indonesians. It is written from a Western perspective by an Australian journalist. Website =http://www.indonesianow.blogspot.com Indonesia Now Indonesia Now is a weekly programme broadcast by Metro TV, read in English language, and broadcast by all television stations around the world. "Indonesia Now" is the first international programme from Indonesia, first aired on September 1, 2006 to explain Indonesian news or Asian news. It also broadcast since August 11, 2007, at 7:00 a.m. WIB (every Saturday) and 1:00 p.m. WIB (every Sunday), with its host, Kania Sutisnawinata and Dalton Tanonaka. "Indonesia Now with Duncan Graham" is a regularly updated

title: Koreans in Indonesia

text: 137% since 2011), 814 (up 285%) have permanent residence status, and 405 (up 58%) have become Indonesian citizens. The sex ratio of the community is unbalanced, with 1.3 men for every woman, similar to the pattern seen in most South Korean expatriate communities in Southeast Asian countries besides Malaysia and Singapore; however, the imbalance has decreased from earlier years. Unlike Japanese expatriates of earlier years, most South Korean expatriates come accompanied by their families. They have shown particular enthusiasm for learning the Indonesian language, and comprise most of the student body in Indonesian-language courses at the University of Indonesia. Most

title: National symbols of Indonesia

text: and hoisted in public at the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony, on 17 August 1945. The design of the flag has remained the same ever since. Indonesia Raya is the national anthem of the Republic of Indonesia. The song was introduced by its composer, Wage Rudolf Supratman, on 28 October 1928 during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress in Batavia. The song marked the birth of the all-archipelago nationalist movement in Indonesia that supported the idea of one single "Indonesia" as successor to the Dutch East Indies, rather than split into several colonies. Indonesian language () is the official language of Indonesia.

title: Indonesia Expat

text: new title of "Indonesia Expat". The publication is printed on glossy 70gr art paper and features a mix of news and humour, cultural pieces, business columns, opinions, profiles of expats living in the country, events, classifieds, advertisements and more. Indonesia Expat Indonesia Expat is a free bi-weekly English language publication in Indonesia. The magazine is owned by PT. Koleksi Klasik Indonesia and its head office is in the country's capital, Jakarta. It has the tagline "Indonesia's biggest expatriate readership". The magazine was first published on 29 July 2009 under the title "Jakarta Expat". In April 2011, the magazine was acquired

title: Indonesia Expat

text: Indonesia Expat Indonesia Expat is a free bi-weekly English language publication in Indonesia. The magazine is owned by PT. Koleksi Klasik Indonesia and its head office is in the country's capital, Jakarta. It has the tagline "Indonesia's biggest expatriate readership". The magazine was first published on 29 July 2009 under the title "Jakarta Expat". In April 2011, the magazine was acquired by PT Koleksi Klasik Indonesia. A sister publication, "Bali Expat", was launched in May 2012 with the same concept and was distributed in Bali, the Gilis, Lombok and Jakarta. In 2014, "Jakarta Expat" and "Bali Expat" merged under the

title: Indonesia Now

text: Indonesia Now Indonesia Now is a weekly programme broadcast by Metro TV, read in English language, and broadcast by all television stations around the world. "Indonesia Now" is the first international programme from Indonesia, first aired on September 1, 2006 to explain Indonesian news or Asian news. It also broadcast since August 11, 2007, at 7:00 a.m. WIB (every Saturday) and 1:00 p.m. WIB (every Sunday), with its host, Kania Sutisnawinata and Dalton Tanonaka. "Indonesia Now with Duncan Graham" is a regularly updated independent (no connection with Metro TV) current affairs blog started in 2005 that seeks to improve understanding

title: Tontemboan language

text: Tontemboan language Tontemboan is an Austronesian language, of northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is a Minahasan language, a sub-group of the Philippine languages. Other names and dialect names are: "Makela'i-Maotow, Makelai, Matana'i-Maore', Matanai, Pakewa, Sonder, Tompakewa, Tompaso, Tountemboan." As of 2013, an estimated 100,000 people speak the language, but it is not being passed on to children. It is used in an area around Langoan, Sonder, Suluun and Amurang. Documentation of the language assembled by missionaries a century ago is relatively inaccessible to Tontemboan speakers, as it is written in the Dutch language. As of 2013, the Endangered Language Alliance is

title: In What Language?

text: In What Language? In What Language? is a studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer recorded with hip-hop artist Mike Ladd. The album was released on via Pi Recordings label. Joe Tangari of "Piitchfork" mentioned "What might make "In What Language?" truly important, though, is that it's focused intently on probing social issues in meaningful ways. We've all spent time lately lamenting the fact that modern music is so apolitical, and this is a good start for an antidote. If it takes a poet and a jazz pianist to expose some truth in an age where the American dream

title: In What Language?

text: eyes, our bodies, our hearts, our minds." In What Language? In What Language? is a studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer recorded with hip-hop artist Mike Ladd. The album was released on via Pi Recordings label. Joe Tangari of "Piitchfork" mentioned "What might make "In What Language?" truly important, though, is that it's focused intently on probing social issues in meaningful ways. We've all spent time lately lamenting the fact that modern music is so apolitical, and this is a good start for an antidote. If it takes a poet and a jazz pianist to expose some truth

title: Kui language (Indonesia)

text: usually comes in the middle. Consonant phonemes are shown in the chart below. Marginal phonemes are enclosed in parenthesis. Kui language (Indonesia) Kui is a Timor–Alor–Pantar language spoken by 4,240 people () in several enclaves on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The language is called in 'Masin lak' in Kui itself. This language is mainly spoken in the towns of Moru, Bouraga and Lerabarang. Kirramung and Kui have some sort of dialect relationship, being considered by some as being the same language and some others as being two different languages. This is typical of Timor-Alor-Pantar (TAP) languages. It has

title: Kui language (Indonesia)

text: Kui language (Indonesia) Kui is a Timor–Alor–Pantar language spoken by 4,240 people () in several enclaves on Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The language is called in 'Masin lak' in Kui itself. This language is mainly spoken in the towns of Moru, Bouraga and Lerabarang. Kirramung and Kui have some sort of dialect relationship, being considered by some as being the same language and some others as being two different languages. This is typical of Timor-Alor-Pantar (TAP) languages. It has verb-final word order which means that the verb comes last in a sentence, unlike in English where the verb

title: In What Language?

text: is being able to watch TV and play video games at the same time, so be it. We can only hope it inspires real discourse and real thought." Lyn Horton of All About Jazz noted "A concrete lesson seems to emanate from "In What Language?" and it is this: that no matter what language distinguishes the nature of the present global geo-political culture, the language spoken has a clear and consistent meaning borne in its content. The language transcends any dialect. And if we are determined enough, within our commonly shared humanity, we can speak the same language. In our

title: Road signs in Indonesia

text: the rules are not being implemented properly. Indonesian road signs use Indonesian, the official and the national language of Indonesia. However, English is also used for important public places such as tourist attractions and airports. Bilingual signs can be found in tourist areas such as Bali. Indonesia signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals but have yet to ratify the Convention. Warning signs warn of possible dangers or unusual conditions ahead and alert motorists on the hazards to expect. Warning signs in Indonesia used to closely follow The American MUTCD and Japanese diamond-shaped with yellow background and black-and-yellow

title: Seputar Indonesia

text: logo used only the phrase 'SEPUTAR JAKARTA' which was formerly the logo used on 2 October 1989 until 14 November 1990. On 15 November 1990, the Seputar Indonesia logo used only the phrase 'SEPUTAR INDONESIA' which was renamed and used from what was formerly named Seputar Jakarta by the logo was used on 15 November 1990 until 7 July 1997. On 8 July 1997, the Seputar Indonesia logo is closed by a circular red ring with word "seputar INDONESIA" (the word "seputar" at the top with the word "INDONESIA" at the bottom) by the logo was used on 1997 until

title: What Is the What

text: That Happens Will Happen Today". Tom Tykwer plans to adapt the novel into a film. In 2009, the novel received the Prix Médicis étranger in France. What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when

title: What Is the What

text: What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight

title: Christianity in Indonesia

text: of Matthew (1629). Between then and now at least 22 other translations exist, excluding the translations to local languages of Indonesia (out of more than 700 local languages of Indonesia, more than 100 languages have portions or whole Bible translated, while some, like Javanese and Batak, have more than one version). In 1820, Gottlob Brückner (1783–1857) translated the Bible into Javanese, the most widely spoken language of Indonesia. Before Indonesian independence, the only seminary was the theological seminary in Bogor. This seminary was founded in 1934 as the "Hoogere Theologische School" (Higher School of Theology) and is now known as

title: Here Is What Is

text: some of the tracks ("Beauty" and "Chest of Drawers") are conversations with Brian Eno. All songs written by Daniel Lanois unless otherwise noted. "Where Will I Be" is a new version of a song which had been previously released on Emmylou Harris' album "Wrecking Ball" in 1995. "Lovechild" and "Sacred And Secular" tracks incorporates, respectively, the pedal steel guitar melody used in "Carla", on Belladonna album, and the pedal steel guitar melody used in "Transmitter", on Shine album. Here Is What Is Here Is What Is is the fifth studio album by Canadian songwriter and record producer Daniel Lanois. It

title: Internet in Indonesia

text: were 45 million Internet users in Indonesia, which 64 percent or 28 million users between the ages of 15 to 19. July 2011: Based on Nielsen's survey, 48 percent of Internet users in Indonesia used a mobile phone to access the Internet, whereas another 13 percent used other handheld multimedia devices. This represents the highest dependence on mobile internet access in Southeast Asia, although Indonesia has the lowest level of overall internet penetration in Southeast Asia with only 21 percent of Indonesians aged between 15 and 49 using the Internet. May 2011: Based on TNS research, Indonesia is the world's

title: What Is Literature?

text: The art of writing is deeply linked to freedom and thus ventures into the fields of politics and democracy. The poet frees himself by disassociation, and the prose writer fulfills a duty to utilize language for the end of a conceived free society. What Is Literature? What Is Literature? (), also published as "Literature and Existentialism",) is an essay by French philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre, published by Gallimard in 1948. Initially published in freestanding essays across French literary journals "Les Temps modernes", "Situations I" and "Situations II", essays "What is Writing?" and "Why Write?" were translated into English and

title: Internet in Indonesia

text: of the users knew about e-commerce, but only 10.4 million users used the internet for transactions. Almost 70 percent of the users used their mobile phones for internet usage. According to eMarketer, in 2014 Indonesia had 83.7 million users (in sixth place behind Japan), but Indonesia is predicted to surpass Japan in 2017, because Indonesian internet growth is in the double digits, while Japanese internet growth is slower. According to Akamai Technologies, Indonesia, with 9 connections to undersea cables, had in Q1 2014 an average Internet connection speed of 2.4 Mbit/s, which was an increase of 55 percent from the

title: Indonesian language

text: political, and practical concerns that ultimately led to the successful adoption of Indonesian as a national language. In 1945, Javanese was easily the most prominent language in Indonesia. It was the native language of nearly half the population, the primary language of politics and economics, and the language of courtly, religious, and literary tradition. What it lacked, however, was the ability to unite the diverse Indonesian population as a whole. With thousands of islands and hundreds of different languages, the newly independent country of Indonesia had to find a national language that could realistically be spoken by the majority of

title: Batak Karo language

text: Batak Karo language Karo, referred to in Indonesia as Bahasa Karo (Karo language), is an Austronesian language that is spoken by the Karo people of Indonesia. It is used by around 600,000 people in North Sumatra. It is mainly spoken in Karo Regency, southern parts of Deli Serdang Regency and northern parts of Dairi Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It was historically written using the Batak alphabet which is descended from the Brahmi script of ancient India by way of the Pallava and Old Kawi scripts, but nowadays only a tiny number of Karo can write or understand the script, and

title: Road signs in Indonesia

text: Road signs in Indonesia Road signs in Indonesia are standardised road signs similar to those used in other nations but with certain distinctions. As a former Dutch colony, until the 1970s road signs in Indonesia closely followed The Netherlands rules on road signs. Nowadays Indonesian road sign design are a mix of both European, The American MUTCD, New Zealand, and Japanese road sign features. According to the 2014 Minister of Transportation's Regulation No. 13 concerning Traffic Signs, the official typeface for road signs in Indonesia is Clearview. Indonesia formerly used FHWA Series fonts (Highway Gothic) as the designated typeface though

title: Freemasonry in Indonesia

text: freemasonry was outlawed by Sukarno in 1961. Specific lodges in the Dutch East Indies included: Freemasonry in Indonesia Freemasonry was introduced by the Dutch to what is today Indonesia during the VOC era in the 18th century, and spread throughout the Dutch East Indies during a wave of westernisation in the 19th century. Freemasons originally only included Europeans and Indo-Europeans, but later also indigenous people with a Western education. Active freemasonry existed throughout the Dutch East Indies (now: Indonesia) from 1762 to 1962. The first lodge in Asia "La Choisie" was founded in Batavia by Jacobus Cornelis Mattheus Radermacher (1741–1783).

title: Freemasonry in Indonesia

text: Freemasonry in Indonesia Freemasonry was introduced by the Dutch to what is today Indonesia during the VOC era in the 18th century, and spread throughout the Dutch East Indies during a wave of westernisation in the 19th century. Freemasons originally only included Europeans and Indo-Europeans, but later also indigenous people with a Western education. Active freemasonry existed throughout the Dutch East Indies (now: Indonesia) from 1762 to 1962. The first lodge in Asia "La Choisie" was founded in Batavia by Jacobus Cornelis Mattheus Radermacher (1741–1783). In July 1772 Abraham van der Weijden established the Lodge" La Fidele Sinceritie " in

title: Crime in Indonesia

text: a few methods to punish one for crime; this includes imprisonment and fine. The death penalty executed by a firing squad is available and very frequently used, as a deterrent against crime. They say that this gives the firing squad some practice. This has raised concerns from bodies like Amnesty International. Crime in Indonesia Crime is present in various forms in Indonesia. Petty crime, which includes snatch theft and pick-pocketing, is present in Indonesia, usually taking place in locations with many people. Taxi scams are common in Indonesia, in which fake taxis are passed off as real ones. Foreign travellers

title: Ethnic groups in Indonesia

text: Ethnic groups in Indonesia There are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia including Javanese, Sundanese, and Batak. Based on ethnic group, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese who make up about 40% of the total population. The Javanese are concentrated on the island of Java but millions have migrated to other islands throughout the archipelago because of the transmigration program. The Sundanese, Malay, and Madurese are the next largest groups in the country. Many ethnic groups, particularly in Kalimantan and Papua, have only hundreds of members. Most of the local languages belong to Austronesian language family, although

title: Etiquette in Indonesia

text: groups, and speaking more than 700 living languages. Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. Indonesia also has considerably significant numbers of Christian Protestant and Catholics population, also Hindu that mostly inhabit the island of Bali, and Buddhist that are mostly Chinese Indonesians. In some remote areas, tribal animism still survives. Each of these Indonesian ethnic groups has its own culture and tradition and may speak their own mother language. Each of them may adhere to different religions that have their own rules and customs. These combinations made Indonesia a complex mixture of traditions that may differ from

title: German language in the United States

text: difference in language. Pennsylvania "Dutch" is sometimes used in worship services, though this is more common among the Amish than the Mennonites. More mainstream (city) Mennonites may have a working knowledge of the language, but it is not frequently used in conversation or in worship services. Old Order Amish, Old Order Mennonites and other Pennsylvania Germans speak a dialect of German known as Pennsylvania German (widely called "Pennsylvania Dutch", where "Dutch" is used in its archaic sense, thus not limited to Dutch but including all variants of German). It is a remnant of what was once a much larger German-speaking

title: What Is Art?

text: to justify their own tastes. Jahn notes the "often confusing use of categorisation" and the lack of definition of the key concept of emotion. Bayley writes that "the effectiveness of "What is Art?" lies not so much in its positive assertions as in its rejection of much that was taken for granted in the aesthetic theories of the time". Noyes criticises Tolstoy's dismissal of beauty, but states that, "despite its shortcomings", "What is Art?" "may be pronounced the most stimulating critical work of our time". Simmons mentions the "occasional brilliant passages" along with the "repetition, awkward language, and loose terminology".

title: Bantik language

text: subject–verb–object and verb–object–subject. The former is used when introducing a new object, the latter when introducing a new subject. Bantik language Bantik is an endangered Austronesian language, perhaps a Philippine language, of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the traditional language of the Bantik people, who are now switching to Manado Malay (the local variety of Malay) as their language for everyday communication, though Bantik is still used as a marker of ethnic identity. Bantik is regarded as a men's language, used by men in private, and it is considered improper to speak to women in Bantik. Very few women under

title: Ahmadiyya in Indonesia

text: than that of Ahmadiyya. In contrast to the main Ahmadiyya movement, the small Lahore Ahmadiyya group focused translations of Ahmadiyya literature into Dutch, the language of the Indonesian intelligentsia of that period. With reference to the Ahmadiyya missionary activity, President Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia following independence, is purported to have said: According to B.J. Boland, the apologetic and polemic characteristic of Ahmadiyya literature has become a guide and inspiration for Muslim organizations across Indonesia that deal with missionary activities. Although Indonesian Sunni clerics hold this fact from public for fear of arousing resistance, some do recognize that their

title: Madurese language

text: Madurese language Madurese is a language of the Madurese people of Madura Island and eastern Java, Indonesia; it is also spoken on the neighbouring small Kangean Islands and Sapudi Islands, as well as by migrants to other parts of Indonesia, namely the eastern salient of Java (comprising Pasuruan, Surabaya, Malang to Banyuwangi), the Masalembu Islands, and even some on Kalimantan. The Kangean dialect may be a separate language. It was traditionally written in the Javanese script, but the Latin script and the Pegon script (based on Arabic script) is now more commonly used. The number of speakers, though shrinking, is

title: Sport in Indonesia

text: Malang. The national body is the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). The Indonesian football league started around 1930 in the Dutch colonial era. In 1993, PSSI combined the existing 2 amateur competitions to be a single professional competition for football clubs, known as the Indonesian Football League (Liga Indonesia). Starting from 2008-09 season onwards, the competition format changed into a more common system that also being used in most European football leagues. The name also changed into Indonesia Super League. On the international stage, Indonesia experienced limited success despite being the first Asian team to qualify for the FIFA World

title: Things Ain't What They Used to Be

text: Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons. In 1941 there was a strike against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, of which Duke Ellington was a member. Because of the strike he could not air his songs on the radio. Instead, he used songs written by his son Mercer and pianist Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn's compositions of this time include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge" and "Day Dream". Mercer wrote "Things Ain't What They Used to

title: Time in Indonesia

text: 1, 1950. From March 23, 1942 to September 22, 1945, All region in Indonesia, except West Irian used Japan Standard Time (JST) () for the sake of the effectiveness of Japanese military operations in Indonesia This makes the western parts of Indonesia on double daylight saving time and central parts of Indonesia on daylight saving time. The IANA time zone database contains four zones for Indonesia in the file zone.tab. Time in Indonesia The Indonesian archipelago geographically stretches across three time zones from in Aceh to in Western Papua. However, the Indonesian government only recognizes three time zones in its

title: What Is the What

text: writes: "Over the course of many years, Dave and I have collaborated to tell my story... I told [him] what I knew and what I could remember, and from that material he created this work of art." The book is typical of Eggers' style: blending non-fictional and fictional elements into a non-fiction novel or memoir. By classifying the book a novel, Eggers says, he freed himself to re-create conversations, streamline complex relationships, add relevant detail and manipulate time and space in helpful ways—all while maintaining the essential truthfulness of the storytelling. However, not all critics were impressed. Lee Siegel sees

title: What You Get Is What You See

text: where in 1989 it was used in a campaign for the New South Wales Rugby League. They later used the Tina Turner song "The Best" in another campaign. The song has been covered many times including by Canadian country music group Straight Clean & Simple and a single for the band taken from their 1992 album "Iron Lady". It was also covered by Scottish / Irish country artist Lisa McHugh. Her cover appears in her 2014 album "A Life That's Good". What You Get Is What You See "What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording

title: Bantik language

text: Bantik language Bantik is an endangered Austronesian language, perhaps a Philippine language, of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the traditional language of the Bantik people, who are now switching to Manado Malay (the local variety of Malay) as their language for everyday communication, though Bantik is still used as a marker of ethnic identity. Bantik is regarded as a men's language, used by men in private, and it is considered improper to speak to women in Bantik. Very few women under the age of 30 know how to speak it. Bantik is agglutinative. The basic sentence orders of Bantik are

title: Academic grading in Indonesia

text: of November Institute of Technology, Airlangga University and Bandung Institute of Technology which, since 2009, began to use half-grades AB (3.50), BC (2.50) and CD (1.50). Academic grading in Indonesia In Indonesia, a grade point scale is used. Before the adoption of Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi (Competency-Based Curriculum) in 2004, the grading scale used was: After Minister of Education approved the use of Competency Based Curriculum in Indonesia, the grade point range was changed to a 0-100 scale. However, the passing score differs between one subject and another. A student is to repeat a year if he or she earns a

title: Education in Indonesia

text: is international in its orientation." This definition is used by publications including The Economist. Education in Indonesia Education in Indonesia falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Culture ("Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan" or "Kemdikbud") and the Ministry of Religious Affairs ("Kementerian Agama" or "Kemenag"). In Indonesia, all citizens must undertake twelve years of compulsory education which consists of six years at elementary level and three each at middle and high school levels. Islamic schools are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Education is defined as a planned effort to establish a study environment and

title: What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy

text: What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy is a 1976 book by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya. Explaining the relationship between the soul and consciousness in the Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy, Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya makes three points. First, consciousness in this view is knowledge (jnana) in an empirical sense. Second, consciousness is one of the multiple qualities of the soul. Third, consciousness is a transient quality, not a permanent quality. By itself, the soul is without consciousness; consciousness is produced in the soul only when it is conjoined with certain other entities. Hiriyanna,

text: commenting on this point, notes: Hiriyanna expresses his perplexity in reviewing the Nyaya-Vaisesika view of consciousness, and then comes out with a comment equating this view with the Charvaka view of consciousness: What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy What is Living and What is Dead in Indian Philosophy is a 1976 book by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya. Explaining the relationship between the soul and consciousness in the Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy, Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya makes three points. First, consciousness in this view is knowledge (jnana) in an empirical sense. Second, consciousness is one of the multiple qualities of the soul. Third,

title: Tambora language

text: Tambora language Tambora is the poorly attested non-Austronesian (Papuan) language of the Tambora culture of central Sumbawa, in what is now Indonesia, which was wiped out by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. This was the westernmost known Papuan language, and was relatively unusual among such languages in being the language of a maritime trading state, though contemporary Papuan trading states were also found off Halmahera in Ternate and Tidore. One word list was collected prior to the eruption, published as Raffles (1817, 1830). It is clear from this that the language is not Austronesian; indeed, there are only a

title: Batak Karo language

text: consonant phonemes and 7 vowel phonemes. Karo Ope denga ijadiken Dibata doni enda Kata e enggo lit. Kata e ras Dibata, janah Kata e me Dibata English Translation In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Batak Karo language Karo, referred to in Indonesia as Bahasa Karo (Karo language), is an Austronesian language that is spoken by the Karo people of Indonesia. It is used by around 600,000 people in North Sumatra. It is mainly spoken in Karo Regency, southern parts of Deli Serdang Regency and northern parts of Dairi Regency,

title: Nedebang language

text: Nedebang language Nedebang is a Papuan language spoken in the villages of Balungada and Baulang in the eastern district of Pantar island in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. There are also Nedebang speakers in Air Panas, administratively part of Balungada but located 1 km from the main village. Nedebang is an extremely endangered language. It is no longer used as the language of daily communication, even within the home. Indonesian or Alor Malay is used widely. Some residents of Bolungada are also fluent in Tewa; and some residents of Air Panas speak the Baranusa dialect of the Alor language (not

title: The Chinese in Indonesia

text: in Indonesia also, but because of a certain political veiling, suddenly become strangers who are not foreign." The Chinese in Indonesia The Chinese in Indonesia, Indonesian: Hoakiau di Indonesia, is a book by Pramoedya Ananta Toer published in 1960 by Bintang Press. In the book, Toer (who was Javanese) criticized discriminatory policies imposed on Chinese Indonesians. The book is based on a series of articles published on the front page of Jakarta’s biggest selling daily newspaper at the time: "Bintang Timur", published by Hasyim Rahman. Toer, a humanist, engaged in political defiance and wrote essays addressing the importance of ethnic

title: Nias language

text: is lexically conditioned. (For example, "öri ~ nöri" is 'village federation', "öri ~ göri" is 'bracelet'.) Other consonants do not change. The unmutated form is used in citation. The mutated form only occurs on the first noun in a noun phrase (that is, not after a conjunction like 'and'). It is used for: Besides being the citation form, the unmutated form is used for: Nias language The Nias language is an Austronesian language spoken on Nias Island and the Batu Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is known as Li Niha by its native speakers. It

title: Kendayan language

text: are spoken in the Pontianak, Bengkawang and Landak Regencies of West Kalimantan. It is said that Singkawang in southern Sambas is the place of origin of Salako speakers. Dialects spoken in West Kalimantan have been influenced by the Indonesian, which is the national language of Indonesia. This is the language used in official contexts, schools, the media and in church. In Sarawak, the influence of Malay has been less significant, as it became the national language more recently. Kendayan is a vital language that is used in the community and at home. The Ahe variety is also spoken as a

title: Banjar language

text: Banjar language Banjar (Banjar: ', Indonesian: "Bahasa Banjar", Jawi: بهاس بنجر) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Banjar people of South Kalimantan province of Indonesia. Since the Banjarese were historically nomadic merchants, Banjarese has been spoken throughout modern Indonesia and the Malay world. Especially on the island of Kalimantan, Banjarese can be considered as a lingua franca, as it is used widely in three of the five provinces of Kalimantan: South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan, with the exception of West Kalimantan and North Kalimantan, where Malay is more popular. Although Banjarese is sometimes considered to be Malay,

title: Tae’ language

text: Tae’ language Tae’ is a language spoken in Tana Luwu (Land of Luwu). It is an Austronesian language of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and one of the languages of the ten tribes that inhabit Tana Luwu, South Sulawesi. The Tae' language is used by most of the inhabitants of the four districts of Tana Luwu: Luwu, North Luwu, Luwu Timur, and Palopo town. Tae' is part of the South Sulawesi group of languages. It is closely related to Toraja, and more distantly to Mandar, Massenrempulu, and Mamuju. Tae' is used as a lingua franca from south of the border with Buriko Kabupatan

title: What Is and What Should Never Be

text: What Is and What Should Never Be "What Is and What Should Never Be" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and was included as the second track on "Led Zeppelin II" (1969). "What is and What Should Never Be" was one of the first songs on which Page used his soon-to-become trademark Gibson Les Paul for recording. The production makes liberal use of stereo as the guitars pan back and forth between channels. Robert Plant's vocals were phased during the verses. Record producer Rick Rubin has remarked, "The

title: Malay language in the Philippines

text: are retained. The other predominant, and the proper dialect of Malay spoken in the Philippines is Indonesian, which is spoken by Indonesians who have either settled or do business in the Philippines. It is also learned as a foreign language, by students and members of the armed forces. The use of Malay was a result of extensive interactions between the native kingdoms in the Philippines and the various ancient Malay civilizations that existed in modern-day Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia as it was the trade language of the entire Maritime Southeast Asian region. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, the earliest-known document found

title: Tourism in Indonesia

text: Association (INACA), Board of Airline Representatives Indonesia (BARINDO), Association of Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies (ASITA), Indonesia Hotels and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Indonesian Conference and Convention Association (INCCA), Pacto Convex as the event organiser, supported by national and international media. Lombok and Sumbawa in West Nusa Tenggara set a target of wooing one million tourists to visit the islands by 2012. "Wonderful Indonesia" has been the slogan since January 2011 of an international marketing campaign directed by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism to promote tourism. The campaign replaced the previous "Visit Indonesia Year" campaign which had been used

title: Demolinguistic descriptors used in Canada

text: is possible to calculate statistics for this descriptor from that date forward. French is the majority language in Quebec, and English is the official language in all the other provinces. Therefore, in Quebec English-speakers are the official language minority population in Quebec, and French-speakers are the official minority population in the other provinces and territories. This descriptor is used by the Canadian government to define English- and French-speaking communities in order to gauge demand for minority language services in a province or a region within a province. Sometimes, home language is used to determine the size of an official language

title: Tambora language

text: semantically similar ("ingkong" 'sun', "kóngkong" 'day', "mang'ong" 'moon', "kingkong" 'star'), suggesting possible suffixes, though they might simply be coincidence. Tambora language Tambora is the poorly attested non-Austronesian (Papuan) language of the Tambora culture of central Sumbawa, in what is now Indonesia, which was wiped out by the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. This was the westernmost known Papuan language, and was relatively unusual among such languages in being the language of a maritime trading state, though contemporary Papuan trading states were also found off Halmahera in Ternate and Tidore. One word list was collected prior to the eruption, published as

title: Ikatan Naturopatis Indonesia

text: and for lobbying the Indonesian Attorney General (Jaksa agung), securing an exemption from a law banning the use of Chinese language in Indonesia, allowing traditional Chinese herbalists to write prescriptions in the Chinese language, with a promise that the I.N.I. does not intend to rebel or overthrow the Indonesian government. Chinese Indonesian Ikatan Naturopatis Indonesia Ikatan Naturopatis Indonesia (Indonesian Naturopath Association, or I.N.I.) is the national organisation for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners (known as "sin she") in Indonesia. Address: Jln Hayam Wuruk no: 114. Like modern medical organisations, the I.N.I. maintains a code of ethics for its members, and represents

title: Road signs in Indonesia

text: outline but recently they change it to full black outline. Prohibitory signs in Indonesia are circular and have a red border with diagonal bars except for Stop, Give Way, and Level Crossing signs. Mandatory signs in Indonesia follows the "Type A Mandatory Signs" as prescribed by the Vienna Convention, which is the European-style white-on-blue circular signs with addition of white border Most of the signs in this section are custom-made by the tollroad operator and unavailable in the current regulations. Road signs in Indonesia Road signs in Indonesia are standardised road signs similar to those used in other nations but

title: What Else Is There?

text: What Else Is There? "What Else Is There?" is the third single from the Norwegian duo Röyksopp's second album "The Understanding". It features the vocals of Karin Dreijer from the Swedish electronica duo The Knife. The album was released in the UK with the help of Astralwerks. The single was used in an O2 television advertisement in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia during 2008. It was also used in the 2006 film "Cashback" and the 2007 film, "Meet Bill". Trentemøller's remix of "What Else is There?" was featured in an episode of the HBO show "Entourage". The song was

title: Malay language

text: However, there is no closer connection between Malaccan Malay as used on Riau and the Riau vernacular. One of the oldest surviving letters written in Malay is a letter from Sultan Abu Hayat of Ternate, Maluku Islands in present-day Indonesia, dated around 1521–1522. The letter is addressed to the king of Portugal, following contact with Portuguese explorer Francisco Serrão. The letters show sign of non-native usage; the Ternateans used (and still use) the unrelated Ternate language, a West Papuan language, as their first language. Malay was used solely as a lingua franca for inter-ethnic communications. Malay is a member of

title: Indonesia

text: eastern parts of Java and also significant numbers in most provinces of Indonesia. The Sundanese, Batak and Madurese are the largest non-Javanese groups. A sense of Indonesian nationhood exists alongside strong regional identities. The country's official language is Indonesian, a variant of Malay based on its prestige dialect, which for centuries had been the "lingua franca" of the archipelago. It was promoted by nationalists in the 1920s, and declared the official language under the name "Bahasa Indonesia" in 1945. As a result of contact with other languages spanning centuries, it is rich in local and foreign influences, including from Javanese,

title: Murder Ain't What it Used to Be

text: move a vase by telekinesis and can manipulate objects, such as a cigar, a machine gun and a hat. It also appears that he is connected psychically with Jeannie when he hears her scream in her apartment. Also for the first time since the debut episode, the effect of ghosts on the room atmosphere is commented on, with Paul Kirstner's sister Aunt Maddox complaining "it has turned cold" when Bugsy appears. Murder Ain't What it Used to Be Murder Ain't What it Used to Be is the seventh episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series "Randall and Hopkirk

title: Times of Indonesia

text: managing editor of the newspaper. In the aftermath of the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia revolt, the publishing license of "The Times of Indonesia" was revoked on October 31, 1960. The publication of the newspaper was thus discontinued. Times of Indonesia The Times of Indonesia was a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia, published from Jakarta. Founded in 1952, it was the first English-language daily in independent Indonesia. Notorious for its aggressive, investigative journalism, it became known in its day as "the leading muck-raking paper in Jakarta". The founding editor was Mochtar Lubis, who was also the editor of

title: Times of Indonesia

text: Times of Indonesia The Times of Indonesia was a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia, published from Jakarta. Founded in 1952, it was the first English-language daily in independent Indonesia. Notorious for its aggressive, investigative journalism, it became known in its day as "the leading muck-raking paper in Jakarta". The founding editor was Mochtar Lubis, who was also the editor of "Indonesia Raya" at the time. Mochtar Lubis had close links to the army leadership. In 1953, Lubis stepped down from his position due to the stresses of his simultaneous editorship of "Indonesia Raya". Charles Tambu, from Ceylon, took over as

title: Substrata in the Vedic language

text: plants/animal/bird, etc. into Sanskrit (Zide and Zide 1976). Much of what has been proposed for Munda words in older Indic (e.g. Kuiper 1948) has been rejected by careful analysis. Some possible Munda names have been proposed, for example, "Savara" (Sora) or "Khara", but ethnonymy is notoriously messy for the identification of language groups, and a single ethnonym may be adopted and used for linguistically rather different or entirely unrelated groups". Substrata in the Vedic language Vedic has a number of linguistic features which are alien to most other Indo-European languages. Prominent examples include: phonologically, the introduction of retroflexes, which alternate

title: The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be

text: tonight, flock to Marge not because she’s clearly a better candidate and person than perennially elected, womanizing, cartoonishly corrupt Diamond Joe Quimby, but because resident political operative Lindsey Naegle convinces her to use Professor Frink’s micro-targeted campaigning." "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be" scored a 1.9 rating with a 7 share and was watched by 4.75 million people, making it Fox's highest rated show of the night. The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be" is the sixth episode of the

title: Murder Ain't What it Used to Be

text: Murder Ain't What it Used to Be Murder Ain't What it Used to Be is the seventh episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)" starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. Directed by Jeremy Summers, the episode was first broadcast on 2 November 1969 on ITV. Crime boss Paul Kirstner flies over to Great Britain from New York City to attend to "business" in London. Behind most of the rackets in Chicago, he hires Jeff to protect his daughter from any of his enemies whilst in London. However, Kirstner is being haunted by

title: Things Ain't What They Used to Be

text: Be", "Blue Serge" and "Moon Mist". Jazz musician and historian Chris Tyle argues that most likely Mercer Ellington came up with the melody and his father then arranged the song for the band. The song is most often played as an instrumental. Lyrics were written by Ted Persons. Johnny Hodges played it first, in Hollywood on July 3, 1941. Duke Ellington played it for the film "Cabin in the Sky" (1943). Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" is a 1942 jazz standard with music by Mercer Ellington and lyrics by Ted Persons.

title: VH1 (Indonesia)

text: music, although MTV Indonesia did occasionally. It also does not have its programming block on RCTI, TPI and Global TV either. Instead, it broadcast on some local stations, depending on what time it was shown. VH1 also does not air as a programming block on MNC Music Channel and MNC The Indonesian Channel. VH1 Indonesia is targeted to all ages, especially adult, unlike MTV Indonesia, which is targeted always to teenagers VH1 is available in: VH1 (Indonesia) VH1 Indonesia or simply VH1 was a television channel broadcast nationality in Indonesia. A spin-off of MTV Indonesia, this program is focused on

title: Transport in Indonesia

text: all in direct line (not curve) is 12.7 kilometres and is equipped also with motorcycle lanes. The toll road is formally opened on 23 September 2013, about a week before APEC Summit in Bali is opened. The majority of Indonesia's railways is located on Java, used for both passenger and freight transport. The railway is operated by Kereta Api Indonesia. The inter-city rail network on Java is complemented by local commuter rail services in the Jakarta metropolitan area and in Surabaya. In Jakarta, the commuter rail service (Kereta Commuter Indonesia) carries 885,000 passengers a day. In addition, a mass rapid

title: Nuclear power in Indonesia

text: Nuclear power in Indonesia The program for nuclear power in Indonesia includes plans to build nuclear reactors in the country for peaceful purposes. The national legislative organ for nuclear energy, Badan Pengawas Tenaga Nuklir (BAPETEN), was founded in 1998. The national agency for atomic energy is BATAN. In 1954, research on atomic energy began in Indonesia. Apart from producing electricity, nuclear technology is also used for medical and agricultural purposes and for food safety. Plans for an atomic program were scaled back in 1997 due to the discovery of the Natuna gas field, but have since revived since 2005. According