Good News From Indonesia

Indonesia’s transition from an autocracy to a vibrant democracy can be an example to those countries in the Middle East experiencing political upheaval, says the country’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “Indonesia can be a model where Islam and democracy exist hand in hand, with no contradiction between the two,” he told CNN. “We are still [...]

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From Friday the 27th to Sunday 29th of May, 2011, about a hundred of Indonesian students and young professionals in the United States shared their visions, ambitions, and great ideas on how to propel the country’s development in a forum Generation 21: Indonesia Ideas Forum USA organized by Modernisator at the Embassy of Indonesia in [...]

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Now we’re talking business! We know that Indomie is not only popular in Indonesia, but also in other countries. However, this home-made video has just brought the Indonesian favorite noodle to another game. The video (assumed to be made in U.K. where Indomie is very popular) made its round via Facebook. Soon enough Indonesians, local [...]

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Event Review to come, stay tune! ————————————————————————————————————————— Well, to be exact, it’s going to be presented to the American public in Washington, D.C. metro area on May 21, 2011 from 11 am to 7 pm. So, what is Made in Indonesia? Just like any product with a “Made in…” manufacturing tag, Made in Indonesia is [...]

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It’s all the rage this spring. If you don’t have any Ikat (pronounced ee-kaht) in your home, you’re going to love these pretty patterns. Try switching out your winter pillows for some bright Ikats. Do you have a window that needs dressing up? Ikat patterns are both stylish and cheery and lend themselves to formal panels or [...]

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What pen do YOU usually use? if you’re a STANDARD user, then be proud, because STANDARD is one of Indonesia’s Global Brands that is internationally used. Originally founded as a trading company in 1962, the Standard Pen Manufacturing Company started supplying writing instrument refills to the Indonesian domestic market in 1969. In 1985, the company [...]

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Happy new year everyone! On the first day of 2011, GNFI would like to give you a review of 36 records that Indonesia holds. Record here means what belongs to Indonesia which other countries don’t have, not Guinness Book Records. These are amazing, and I’m pretty sure that there are still a lot of remarkable [...]

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Among Indonesians, Europe is too famous. So many people dream of going to Europe, be it for backpacking, a study, watching Champions League final game, Paris self-photoshoot, and many more reasons or even no reason at all. And this guy is just straight random. Meet Erditya Arfah! He has no artistic background, no singing, no [...]

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When someone mentioned about fire extinguisher product, two brand names will be instantly flashing trough your mind, they are Dupont, and 3M. Now, make it three. Indonesia’s very own fire extinguisher product brand called Hartindo has been rapidly chasing those big two and many consider that it’s going to be the next Dupont or 3M. [...]

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GNFI recently got a privilege to interview Raja Oktovin Parhasian Damanik through email. Remember him? you can read this post to remind you about him. yep, he is one of the winner of International Mathematical Olympiads 2010 which  took place in Kazakshtan.  Raja who was born in Medan, October 6, 1992 is now studying Computer [...]

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