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  2. 4 days ago · One of them, Javanese is the most common with more than 70 million speakers. More than half the population speaks some Indonesian or Malay. Because Dutch was the official language until 1942, some older adults still speak it. English is the leading international language and is taught as a second language in the schools (after Indonesian).

  3. 22 hours ago · Young people here are very open-minded. Many speak English and have worked abroad and experienced life in the Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore, for example. With 280 million people here in Indonesia, there is a certain amount of pressure to work hard, succeed and achieve.

  4. 5 days ago · Bahasa Indonesia is the official language spoken by the majority of Indonesians. It is derived from Malay and serves as a unifying language in this diverse nation. Indonesia is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest.

  5. 4 days ago · In recent years Inside Indonesia has committed to publishing articles in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. Purpose of Inside Indonesia. Inside Indonesia aims to provide a deeper image and understanding of Indonesia than that painted by mainstream media. It focuses on human rights, environmental, social and political issues, but is not limited ...

  6. 1 day ago · Most speakers of Javanese also speak Indonesian for official and commercial purposes as well as a means to communicate with non-Javanese-speaking Indonesians. There are speakers of Javanese in Malaysia (concentrated in the West Coast part of the states of Selangor and Johor ) and Singapore .

  7. 5 days ago · KOMPAS/HERYUNANTO. Illustration. The U-23 Asian Cup soccer tournament in Doha, Qatar has ended. The performance of the Indonesian U-23 team that competed in the event was quite satisfactory: they made it to the semifinals for the first time. The success of the team dubbed the "Young Garudas" is partly due to the naturalized players.

  8. 2 days ago · Many Peranakan were active in trade and considered supportive of continued European rule in Malaysia and Indonesia. Peranakans often played the role of middleman of the British and the Chinese, or the Chinese and Malays, because they were mostly English educated and spoke Malay more fluently than newer Chinese immigrants. [citation needed]

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