Gramasabhas become defunct:
Gramasabhas in the State have become defunct over the years, thanks to the zero political will to engage public in decision-making process.
Only 10 percent of the nation's local languages will survive by the end of the century, according to a researcher.Abdul Rachman Patji, the head of a social and cultural research center at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, said that up to 169 local languages would likely become extinct due to lack of use.Abdul cited urbanization and...