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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Sentarum Lake recommended for those wishing to enjoy Indonesia’s natural beauty
To experience Indonesia’s natural beauty and traditional life, a trip to Sentarum Lake in Indonesian Borneo Island is recommendable, as reported by kompas.com in its article on December 10. Sentarum Lake is not a usual lake. Located in a national park, Lake Sentarum is a stretch of flooded areas covering 132,000 ha in a form…
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East Asia
2 crucial months before inauguration
The election of Park Geun-hye as the country’s first female president opens a new horizon of democratic development in Korea. She received an undisputable mandate to lead the nation for the next five years with 51.6 percent of the vote with 15,773,128 votes, whereas her opponent Moon Jae-in gained 48…
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East Asia
China’s high-risk plan
China’s dispatch of a marine surveillance plane into the airspace of islands administered by Japan appears to be part of a high-risk plan to create a situation whereby Japan’s claim to effectively control the Senkaku Islands is put in doubt. Chinese state newspaper the Global Times declared triumphantly, “This marks…
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East Asia
Intelligence test for leadership
This year’s presidential election, like the many previous ones, will be remembered for its many unprecedented phenomena. On Feb. 25, 2013, when the new president gets down to business after her inauguration ceremony, I hope to see a totally new chapter of political history open in our nation. Interestingly enough,…
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South East Asia
A Rightful Place for the Indigenous People in the Heart of Borneo
IT could well have been a plot from Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. Except that, instead of the African Congo, the clashes between the aboriginal inhabitants and timber tycoons were taking place in the Borneo jungles of South-east Asia. And what an unequal clash of cultures that was breaking…
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World
Undergoing trials
We are undergoing trials every moment. Each of us in different positions is walking on and on while going through trials and challenges for the change and betterment of society. It is interesting to know that Vincent Van Gogh receives the highest price for his works of art. He was…
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Do’s and don’ts for Park
Use popular mandate correctly and humbly President-elect Park Geun-hye has finally attained her lifelong goal of winning the nation’s highest office. Awaiting her is the much harder task of turning her occupancy of Cheong Wa Dae into a legacy future historians’ will extol. Here’s a checklist of things she should…
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East Asia
Park Geun-hye sets many firsts
This year’s presidential race is that of many firsts. It is the first between genders in Korea and the first to elect a president who was born after the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953). Park Geun-hye becomes the first woman president in the nation’s history as a republic. In…
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East Asia
Four Asian nations in power transition asked to have summit meeting at DMZ
Any one to study the history of the Far East Asia can easily realize how much it is difficult to grow the seeds of trust in the soil of those four countries; China, Japan, North & South Korea. This is true either for people or more critical for the politicians.…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] A lot of memorable things happen for Indonesia during 2012
Year 2012 is soon to end in a count of days. Major events happened around the world that marks a big change and spectacular moment in each country. Leadership changes took place in world’s major power countries. Barack Obama won his 2nd term as President of most powerful country in…
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