October 2010
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Greet Mr. & Mrs. Komodo Dragons! Vote and Save...
How would you feel if you could travel back in time and actually see dinosaurs?
Is it going to be as exciting as an African safari? No, it would of course be 100 times more exciting than that!
Komodo dragon, as some of you may already know, is the closest living creature to dinosaurs. In fact, Komodo dragon started their evolutionary journey 40 million years ago. They were originally from ...
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Malaysia Admits Indonesia as The Largest Economy...
Customers talk in front the Malaysias Public Bank logo at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur January 20, 2010. Malaysias Public Bank expects profit margin to stabilise in 2010 after a slight drop last year as the economy recovers from the worst downturn in more than a decade, said a top executive.
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Public Bank is launching its latest fund, PB Indonesia Balanced Fund (PBINDOBF), on 12...
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UNESCO to Declare Angklung World Heritage Soon
Indonesia’s traditional music instrument, the ’Angklung’, is soon to be officially delared a world heritage item by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) like batik, wayang, and the keris before. “On November 18, angklung will be declared a world heritage article ,” Wardiyanto, secretary general of the Tourism and Culture Ministry,...
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September 2010
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Indonesia to Become Automobile Production Hub
The implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement (AFTA) and recent political turmoil in Thailand have opened up an opportunity for Indonesia to become the regional production hub for automobiles and auto components.
A deputy chairman of the Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo), Johnny Darmawan, said Indonesia had the chance of...
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Indonesia, the Hottest Destination in SouthEast...
With the ongoing economic reform, huge domestic market as well as a growing middle class, Indonesia has emerged as the hottest investment destination in Southeast Asia, analysts said.
Deloitte Asia Pacific CEO Chaly Mah said on Tuesday that Indonesia had all the ingredients to achieve sustainable economic growth of between 6 and 7 percent, thanks to its strong macro-economic fundamentals.
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"Bizarre" New Tailless Whip Scorpions Found in...
Photograph courtesy Cahyo Rahmadi
A member of a new species of whip spider munches on a cricket in an Indonesian cave in an undated picture.
Found in 2004, the half-inch-long (centimeter-long) Sarax yayukae is one of four new whip spider species announced this month. All four were discovered during a series of expeditions in the Indonesian section of the island of Borneo (map), which...
August 2010
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Indonesia Proposes Tenun as Cultural Heritage
The Indonesian tenun has meet every condition to be internationally-acclaimed.
Tapis tenun of Lampung, Sumatra (Antara/Rezza Estily)
Indonesia is proposing tenun (woven cloth) as the Indonesian cultural heritage to UNESCO this year through Cita Tenun Indonesia association. Head of Cita Tenun Indonesia, Sari Hartanto Wibowo, said it is important that the international community...
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Deep-Sea Images Reveal Colorful Life of Indonesia
Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off Indonesia were wowed by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor — including plate-sized sea spiders and flower-like sponges that appear to be carnivorous. They predicted Thursday that as many as 40 new plant and animal species may have been discovered during the three-week expedition that ended Aug, 14....
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Bali, The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific
Bali has won “The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” award from the Business Travellers Asia Pacific magazine based in Hong Kong, a tourism official said. The award would be presented to the Bali provincial government at Contrad Hotel in Hong Kong on September 10, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Ida Bagus Subhiksu said here on Monday. Subhiksu said his office...
June 2010
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Game from Indonesia Get an Honor from UNESCO
Go Go Recycle game from Indonesia won an honor from UNESCO as the Most Popular Game in Design 21 - Game Changers competition. Go Go Recycle successfully beat the other 90 participants from 29 countries. DESIGN 21: Social Design Network’s mission itself is to inspire social activism through design.
Go Go Recycle game was developed by Fazri Aziz; Aang Rahmantyo and Ari Mageta (art); Mecca...
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10 places in Indonesia you should visiting
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Entry Points to Visit Indonesia , Do’s and Don’ts, General Information to Visit Indonesia, Foreign Representatives
1. Raja Ampat, West Papua
2. Bira Beach, South Sulawesi
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Komodo Island Video
Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that make up the Republic of Indonesia. The island has a surface area of 390 km² and over 2000 inhabitants. The inhabitants of the island are descendants of former convicts who were exiled to the island and who have mixed themselves with the Bugis from Sulawesi. The population are primarily adherents of Islam but there are...
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Indonesia, Number 1 on ASEANpreneurs!
Flatbelly team from Indonesia which is driven by Nabilla Ayumi and Mohammad Iqbal won the 1st place on international competition of young entrepreneurs in Singapore. They beat other teams from Singapore, Malaysia, and other ASEAN countries. ASEANpreneurs is a student organization on entrepreneur in Singapore that is dedicated to promote entrepreneurships in ASEAN. ASEANpreneurs confronts student...
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Eric Chang of Indonesia was Awarded First Prize in...
Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3) announces winners of PX3 2010 competition.
Eric Chang of Indonesia was Awarded: First Prize in category Advertising for the entry entitled, ”Gossip Girl”. The jury selected PX3 2010’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.
Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry: Carol...
May 2010
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8th Indonesia Tourism and Culture Expo 2010
Indonesia Tourism and Culture Expo 2010 which was held for the 8th time on 27 - 30 May 2010 in Jakarta Convention Center, is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition about the attractions of the archipelago which is annualy run by Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia. The expo is established to present the potential of Indonesia’s cultures and tourism objects. This...
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November 2009
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October 2009
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Semendo Cofee Exported to Italy
Contributor: Agus Manggala
Translated by: Okta Sidharta
Article in Indonesia: LINK
The entrepreneurs of processed beverages from Treste, Italy, plan to import coffee products from Semendo Sub-Districts, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province. They rate the taste of Semendo coffee suitable to be the main raw material of processed beverage industry in their country. That is one of the...
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Bahasa Indonesia, Learned in 40 Countries
Contributor: Rabindra
Translated by: Mika Halpin H.
Article in Indonesia: LINK
Soon, Indonesia will commemorate the Youth Pledge on 28 October. One ideal proclaimed in the Pledge is “Bahasa Indonesia, the language of unity”. Do you know that Bahasa Indonesia, the Republic of Indonesia’s lingua franca, is studied in at least 40 countries? Forty countries at the minimum in this world put Bahasa...
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Awesome, Indonesian Choir Groups Grab 3 Gold...
Contributor: Pimpii
Translated by: Aurora Marsye M.
Article in Indonesia: LINK
Once again Indonesian national anthem Indonesia Raya, national song Nyiur Melambai, and also traditional song Yamko Rambe are chanted at international forum. It was at Il Tetrro Novielli, Italy where 400 people watched the performances of Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Institut Pertanian Bogor (PSM-IPB), Agria Swara, and...
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“Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer.”
– Marcia Wieder
Good Things About Indonesia
Translated by: Mika Halpin H
Article in Indonesia: LINK
Seems it has been a while this web is filled mostly by heavy-weight articles, sort of forgetting simple things that could be written into interesting articles too. Inspired by an article published in the Good News from Indonesia (GNFI) website, hence, this time we release a simple post: miscellaneous about Indonesia, from A to Z, spanning...
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Update Earthquake Information with GempaLoka
Translated by: Suci Lestarini N
Article in Indonesia: LINK
GempaLoka, is another work of Indonesian people who utilize the latest technology. With GempaLoka, BlackBerry users can get an update information about current earthquake quickly. This free application is made by 7Langit, a software development company from Indonesia. By using GempaLoka, BlackBerry users can view the latest...