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Cakrawala

80th Anniversary of Joesoef Ishak

The Silent Action of a Guard of Democracy

25 Agustus 2008 - 18:30 WIB

Kurniawan Tri Yunanto

Joesoef Ishak cannot be separated from the development of press and books in Indonesia. The humble-hearted man started his career as a progressive sometimes even radical journalist particularly towards Soekarno's ideas on nationalism.  In the beginning of the independence era, Joesoef worked at Berita Indonesia a newspaper managed by

Novel K-O-M-A

The Real Absurdity of Life

31 Juli 2008 - 17:39 WIB

Rosmi Julitasari S

When Romans designed road for their cities, they decided the width for their roads to be 143.5 centimeters.  Indeed, they are the first nation who developed this concept, but why should it be?  In fact, their war chariots were pulled by two horses and if we place the horses

A Performance by Theater Tanah Air

A Message of Peace from the Children all over the World

23 Juli 2008 - 15:35 WIB

Kurniawan Tri Yunanto

We must help vulnerable people

Not only some but all

Peace shall be expressed without discrimination…

These words of a song echo through all parts of the

Laughs from Papua

10 Juni 2008 - 15:31 WIB

Hervin Saputra

Indonesia, without its eastern area, is like an imperfect body. The nature of Papua gives the indescribable beauty, as well as its culture. But outside world of Papua often hears about dark side of Papua, more than about the beauty. What people hear about Papua for most is the never ending

De Winst: A Novel that Generates Idealism

A Story of Inlanders against Capitalism

25 April 2008 - 18:5 WIB

Rosmi Julitasari S

"Capitalism is derives from the word capital.  Capitalists are people who have capital.  Their principle is to gain as much profit as possible by investing as little capital as possible.  By implementing that principle, in practice they often squeeze out their workers to deliver excessive profits without adequately rewarding