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Suharto is the second president of the Republic of Indonesia. Because of the numerous projects during his administration, he is sometimes called "Bapak Pembangunan Nasional" ("Father of National Development"). He steered the Republic through its best and, at the end, its worst, but many critics would agree he left the Republic in a more economically stable position even after the 1997 Financial Crisis, which brought down his presidency.
This video overviews Sukarno's life and the struggle for the Republic of Indonesia to transform into an independent sovereign nation. As one of its founding fathers, Sukarno became the country's first president of Indonesia for a little more than 2 decades until he transformed power into the hands of General Suharto.
Source(s) for this video:
1. https://www.sunsigns.org/famousbirthdays/d/profile/sukarno/
2. https://www.thoughtco.com/sukarno-indonesias-first-president-195521
3. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sukarno#ref6968
4. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-destroyed-sukarno-1188448.html
5. https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cia-and-kgb-tried-to-blackmail-this-world-leader-with-sex-tapes-927fc7ddbd48
6. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/06/21/archives/sukarno-69-dies-led-indonesians-first-president-of-republic-yielded.html
7. https://en.brilio.net/figure/the-1st-first-ladies-9-wives-of-indonesias-founding-father-160725u.html#
In this News Update: The Dutch King met with President Joko Widodo, and King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. The Dutch King, according to sources, gave the first instance of an apology by a Dutch Monarch for the Netherland's past excessive violence towards its former colony Indonesia, but he was not the first Dutch diplomat.
Source(s):
1. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-10/dutch-king-apologizes-for-excessive-violence-in-colonial-indonesia
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVvRmZ41GgU
3. https://news.yahoo.com/dutch-king-apologises-excessive-violence-095245268.html
4. https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/dutch-king-apologizes-for-deadly-colonial-legacy-in-indonesia/
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Gajah Mada, which means "Elephant Carrier," is one of the most prominent figures in medieval Nusantara. During the 1945 Indonesian revolution for independence, PM Gajah Mada became a symbol as a unifier of nusantara and, therefore, as a symbol of modern Indonesia.
Source(s):
1.https://medium.com/@Kalpavriksha/majapahit-the-peak-of-indonesian-civilization-e15f51f68559
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majapahit#Military
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajah_Mada#Legacy
4.https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/history-majapahit.htm
5.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gajah-Mada
6.https://www.eastjava.com/books/majapahit/html/gajah.html
7.https://www.britannica.com/place/Indonesia/The-Majapahit-era
8.https://www.eastjava.com/tourism/probolinggo/madakaripura.html
9.http://selfplannedtrip.com/travel-blog/madakaripura-waterfall/
10.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadjah_Mada_University
11.https://ugm.ac.id/en/node/1322-brief.history
12.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Yamin
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Wayang is an artform that is popular in Indonesia and the South-East Asian region. But what is it and how is it implemented and how did it originate? All these answers and more are contained within the video.
Source(s):
1. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/wayang-kulit-indonesias-extraordinary-shadow-puppetry-tradition
2. https://seap.einaudi.cornell.edu/indonesian-culture
3. https://wepa.unima.org/en/wayang/
4. https://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/background-information/history-indonesian-puppet-theater-wayang
5. https://www.objectlessons.org/ceremony-and-celebration-puppets-and-masks/wayang-kulit-shadow-puppets-indonesia/s81/a925/
6. https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/wayang-puppet-theatre-00063
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Indonesia is not allowing its citizens who have labeled themselves as ISIS members to return to the country, as a national security concern.
Source(s):
1.https://www.wionews.com/world/indonesia-bans-600-nationals-from-returning-home-due-to-connections-with-isis-280327
2.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-12/indonesia-rejects-return-of-is-fighters/11956424
3.https://www.wkms.org/post/indonesia-bans-ex-isis-fighters-returning-home
4.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/opinion/isis-terrorism-indonesia-women.html
5.https://www.hlsindonesia.com/
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As a special celebratory video on President's Day, let us look at the inventions of one of America's founding father Thomas Jefferson.
Source(s):
1. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/thomas-jefferson/
2. https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/thomas-jefferson-biography.htm
3. https://www.famousinventors.org/thomas-jefferson
4. https://classroom.monticello.org/view/middle/75221/
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BONG JOON HO'S LATEST MOVIE "PARASITE" WON IN 4 OSCAR CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE.
SOURCE(S):
1.https://oscar.go.com/news/winners/parasite-wins-4-oscars-and-makes-oscar-history
2.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51449513
3.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/best-picture-award-parasite-oscars-win-cements-south-koreas-influence-abroad/ar-BBZPV32
4.https://people.com/movies/parasite-cast-and-crew-soban-los-angeles-koreatown-historic-oscars-win/
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
The fate of HBO's Friends Reunion Special is uncertain as there are no definite signs the popular 90s sitcom will return to help launch HBO's new streaming service HBO MAX.
SOURCE(S):
1. https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/friends-cast-nears-deal-reunite-hbo-max-unscripted-special.html
2.https://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/deal-close-for-friends-reunion-reports/news-story/91f50a08b939b89db5ab20b91d484bb2
3.https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10911947/friends-reunion-could-be-scrapped-as-jennifer-anistons-feud-with-show-creator-over-1m-episode-fee-rumbles-on/
4.https://deadline.com/2020/02/friends-reunion-special-hbo-max-cast-deals-1202852347/
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
TRUMP'S STATE OF UNION CONSISTS OF DRAMA. BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT SEEMINGLY IGNORED PELOSI'S ATTEMPT AT A HANDSHAKE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STATE OF THE UNION, PELOSI RESPONDED BY RIPPING A COPY OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH, WHICH WAS GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT. THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ABOUT THE BOOMING ECONOMY, BUT MORE COVERAGE WAS GIVEN TO THE LEGALITY OF PELOSI'S ACTION.
SOURCE(S):
1. https://time.com/5777999/nancy-pelosi-handshake-trump/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJkcCRyVSI
3. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-state-union-address-2/
4. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/4/nancy-pelosi-rips-donald-trump-state-union-address/
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJkcCRyVSI
6. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2071
7. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/charlie-kirk-claims-nancy-pelosi-could-go-to-prison-for-tearing-up-sotu-address-the-internet-points-and-laughs/
8. https://highervibrationsociety.com/pelosis-tantrum-massively-backfires-summit-news/
9. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/05/nancy-pelosi-unleashes-on-trump-after-state-of-the-union-110825
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
AL-QAEDA LEADER QASIM AL-RAIMI WAS KILLED BY A CIA AIR STRIKE.
RESOURCE(S):
1.https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/03/al-qaeda-leader-yemen-believed-killed-c-i-a-drone-strike-arabian-peninsula-security-brief/
2.https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/politics/white-house-announces-death-of-aqap-leader/index.html
3.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51409581
4.https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/6/qasim-al-rimi-al-qaeda-leader-death-confirmed-trum/
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ACQUITTED BY THE US SENATE ON BOTH ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
SOURCE(S):
1.https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article239944603.html
2.https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/trump-acquitted-in-impeachment-trial.html
3.https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/481670-senate-votes-to-acquit-trump-on-articles-of-impeachment
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
The Pope may have plans to visit Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea, according to a prominent source.
Source(s):
1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-indonesia-idUSKBN1ZX13L
2. https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/popes-possible-visit-to-indonesia-east-timor-and-png/
Music: http://www.bensound.com
Brexit is the UK's exit from the EU, but what has happened and what will happen?
Source(s):
1.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-51340945
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNV3Ad0qQ0
3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwyqqrW3YT0
4.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9agyhdTxz8
5.https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/brexit-at-last-britain-leaves-the-eu-for-an-uncertain-future-idUSKBN1ZU1TM
6.https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/brexit-transition-period
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ATARI is making a video-game hotel chain across the U.S.
Source(s):
1. https://apnews.com/d2ef18ed1b6e89b8d21d0435b216c083
2. https://nypost.com/2020/01/31/atari-planning-to-open-chain-of-video-game-themed-hotels/
MUSIC: http://www.bensound.com
Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has escaped to the country of Lebanon, as Japanese authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.
Source(s):
1. https://apnews.com/b1a6d843692d6ae0de2e71b74e6a475f
2. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181122/p2a/00m/0na/017000c
3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/japan-prosecutors-target-carlos-ghosn-with-new-arrest-warrant
4. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-29/japan-seeks-although-futilely-to-arrest-ghosn-in-lebanon
Music: http://www.bensound.com
The USMCA is the "New NAFTA" and is the new set of rules governing the free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada. But what are the provisions that it holds?
Sources:
1. https://thehill.com/policy/finance/480493-trump-takes-victory-lap-with-usmca-signing
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/business/economy/usmca-deal.html
3. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/nafta-replaced-trump-signs-usmca-trade-deal-with-canada-and-mexico
Music: http://www.bensound.com
News Update #1
-OUR TOP STORY: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers basketball player who won 5 NBA championships, and his 13-year-ol daughter Gianna died in a plane crash in Calabasas. They were two of nine in the helicopter who were reported to be deceased by the LATimes. I will now give a moment of silence for the victims of the crash and for the victims’ families.
-In lighter news, President Donald Trump unveiled the new logo for the UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE, which the President tweeted to be “the Sixth Branch of our Magnificent Military!” Afterwards, the Verge published an article showing Miriam Kramer’s tweet placing the Star Trek’s STARFLEET COMMAND logo and the U.S. SPACE FORCE logo side-by-side to suggest stark similarities between the two logos, as the Verge states, ”the logo appears to borrow heavily from the fictional logo of Starfleet from the Star Trek universe.”
- On to our next news, Israelis are now able to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and for business. This decision was announced by Israel’s Interior Minister Arye Deri. However, The Jerusalem Post reported that Israelis on a business trip have a limit of only nine days to stay in Saudi Arabia, and all travelers still require permission from Saudi Arabia and from Israel.
- Still focusing on the region, three rockets struck Baghdad’s U.S. embassy. In a CNN article, a state department spokesperson said ”We call on the Government of Iraq to fulfill its obligation to protect our diplomatic facilities.” In the same article, Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi was quoted on his country’s government being “committed to protecting all diplomatic mission and taking all necessary measures to achieve this.”
- In ending this report, we would like to still focus on the Middle Eastern region as US President Trump is preparing to unveil a Middle East Peace Plan. According to the Westernjournal, President Trump will be revealing this plan as two Israeli leaders will be expected to be invited to the white house this week. This deal, which the article claimed Trump has “billed” it as the “deal of the century,” aims to give Israel total sovereignty in Jerusalem and to allow the annexation of the West Bank settlements. These reports were announced on Israeli TV and were dismissed by President Trump, as the timesofisrael states: ”US President Donald Trump subsequently dismissed as “purely speculative” reports on the details of the plan and the timing of its release.”
Source(s):
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/First-Israelis-approved-to-visit-Saudi-Arabia-615404
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/26/politics/rocket-hits-us-embassy-compound-baghdad/index.html
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-preparing-reveal-deal-century-middle-east-peace-plan/
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Wuhan Coronavirus
Causing the quarantine of an entire city and several cases around the globe, a new strain of coronavirus the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-CoV), simply known as the “Wuhan virus,” has garnered international interest while having questioned origins. The virus causes a respiratory disease and exhibits the ability to spread from person-to-person contact, stated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC).
This is a map by Business Insider showing where the Wuhan virus cases have taken place.
To stop the virus from further spreading outside its city of origin Wuhan, Reuters mentions the Chinese Transport Minister’s orders for all buses and ferries to avoid Wuhan and for all buses to forbid any passengers from entering Wuhan.
The measures may be due to the novelty of this virus strain, so there are no obvious remedies. As the U.S. News And World Report states, “There is no vaccine to protect against the virus, and no specific treatment has been developed yet.”
The origins of the Wuhan coronavirus has been traced to the city’s local delicacy a bowl of bat soup, reported thegatewaypundit.com; this article, however, also cites a CNN article to suggest “snakes may also be to blame for the outbreak.”
Questioning this narrative about the coronavirus’ origin, skeptics point to the Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) lab opened at Wuhan, China, which had its opening announced in a 2017 article by Nature. In a themindunleashed.com article, BSL-4 labs are described as “controversial” because the safety standard in decontaminating areas and employees “may not be enough to prevent a virus from escaping.”
Continuing, the article suggests a link between Wuhan BSL-4 lab’s listed project focusing on SARS and the discovery that the Wuhan coronavirus has a more prominent genetic relation with SARS, which caused a disease outbreak in Southern China between 2002-2003, than any other disease’ strain.
This close genetic connection with SARS led the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci to conclude the virus will not be a long-term threat, as he states in a USA TODAY article: ”SARS essentially disappeared because of very good public health practices…the question of developing a vaccine is not a major issue.”
Despite Fauci’s comments, many countries, especially China, have taken serious actions to prevent a global pandemic even when numerous aspects are still unknown about the virus.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html#risk-assessment
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-wuhan-virus-map-cities-countries-spread-infected-2020-1
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-transport-idUSKBN1ZM124
https://themindunleashed.com/2020/01/biolab-most-dangerous-pathogens-earth-wuhan-outbreak.html
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