*First published in The Kathmandu Post. Published with the permission of the author. In a liberal democracy, the focus is more on freedom than equality. Social democracy, on the other hand, seeks to create a
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(Source: The Jakarta Post) by Ivan A Hadar According to government official data, the Jakarta groundwater condition now is very severe. It is estimated, that in the next 15 years, Jakarta will have a water
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Ivan Hadar ( JakartaGlobe, 25 August 2009) In her visit to Indonesia, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Indonesia was not only the most populous Muslim country in the world, but also had been able
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The Exhibition entitled “For Freedom and Social Justice” was successfully launched by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Manila on 23 May 2009, at the Discovery Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Invited guests were able to view the 32 panels which chronicle the history of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany, from its inception in
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