The opening of roads into the highlands, the emergence of the plantation economy, and the establishment of village schools are among the forces that have tended to diminish cultural differences between the Sundanese and other peoples of Java over the course of the region's development.
He said it provided for greater freedom of movement for unarmed troops in what had been enemy territory, an end to attacks on civilians, the unimpeded flow of all nonmilitary goods into rebel-held territory and the opening of roads and railway lines.
The two largest epidemic outbreaks occurred in the 20th century, during the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré railroad in 1910 and the second in the 1970 90 colonization decades, after opening of roads to Rondônia from the Southern Central and Northeastern States of Brazil.
Although it is a land-locked country, the opening of roads and borders enables Lao citizens to seek healthcare abroad [ 12].
The transmigration projects of Indonesia, the resettlements in Vietnam, and the opening of roads to encourage agricultural colonization and development in the Philippines and Thailand are all examples of this form of national scale "agrarian reform".
But in his remarks at the evening banquet, Kim Dae Jung persisted with his dream of untrammeled contact, even proposing the re-opening of road and rail links after more than a half-century of barbed wires, heavily armed border guards and frequent defections.
Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots … we hope that the opening of this road opens a window of opportunity to reunify our island," Gregoriou told the Associated Press.
The final assault was made possible by the gradual opening of a road from Mérida to Petén; by December 1696 this road had reached the lake shore although it was unfinished and still almost impassable in places.
The official opening of the road in October 1999 took place without fanfare, being opened by the Highways Agency Chief Executive rather than a politician, with only journalists with passes being admitted to the ceremony.
A miraculous thing was about to happen — the opening of a road beneath the Hudson River — and their honking was a chorus of excitement.
