Good News From Indonesia

There are many talented female Balinese artists who successfully complete academic art training. But it remains very rare for one to go on to become a successful artist, much less on e with an international profile. N i Nyoman Sani is one of the few who have achieved this distinction. “It is difficult for women [...]

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The Indonesian government donated US$3.1 million to six of its fellow ASEAN neighbours currently affected by flooding. At a ceremony held at the beginning of the week on the 24th October 2011, Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare, Mr Agung Laksono presented cheques to representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Referring [...]

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With hosting the 17th TIME (or Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo) 2011 at Bandar Lampung, attended by 76 international buyers from 27 countries, the province of Lampung at the southern-most tip of the island of Sumatra, hopes to have placed Lampung on the international tourism map. Opening the 17th TIME and the Krakatau Festival at [...]

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Generasi Tiada Dua Ketika tiga minggu lalu saya pulang ke Yogyakarta, saya dikejutkan oleh berita bahwa Mbah Duladi, penjual pecel keliling yang sudah berjualan puluhan tahun hingga beliau tua renta, meninggal dunia. Terus terang saja, saya tidak begitu dekat dengan beliau, hanya saja yang saya tahu, suaminya juga sudah tua, anak-anaknya tidak ada satupun yang [...]

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Salah Kaprah Visi dan Misi. Oleh: A. Cholis Hamzah*) “Assalamualikum warohmatullahi wabarokatuh!, para hadirin jamaah Mesjid yang kami hormati, tiba saatnya kita dengarkan paparan Visi dan Misi para calon Kades kita…”, demikian bunyi kata pembukaan dari takmir mesjid di kampung saya dalam acara proses pemilihan kepala desa. Salah seorang calon Kades mengatakan: “Visi dan Misi [...]

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Canggu, Bali (ANTARA News) – Some 66 professional junior surfers from several countries will vie for the world championship at the Oakley World Pro Junior 2011 which takes place at a Bali beach from October 3 through 14, 2011. “We are proud to become part of the world class professional junior surfing evolution by again [...]

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Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News) – Indonesia will once again host the World Stamp Championship & Exhibition June in 2012, after hosting the event in 1966. The 2012 event will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) from June 18 through 24. Chairman of the West Java Indonesian Philatelist Association (PFI) Ginanjar said that [...]

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Minggu, 2 Oktober 2011 GNFI diundang untuk hadir dalam acara ulang tahun Indonesian Future Leaders (IFL) di atamerica Pacific Place. Saya dan beberapa teman dari GNFI pun datang karena GNFI mendukung semua kegiatan yang bertujuan untuk menjadikan Indonesia lebih baik di masa depan. Indonesian Future Leaders pertama kali didirikan pada tanggal 27 September 2009 oleh [...]

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(The Jakarta Globe): Arthur Rimbaud is best known for what he wrote — the Frenchman’s blasphemous poetry broke the barrier between reality and hallucination. But Rimbaud is also notable for the life he lived. Highlights include a tempestuous relationship with fellow poet Paul Verlaine that culminated in Verlaine shooting and wounding Rimbaud in a quarrel. [...]

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Three Indonesian high school students won two silver and one bronze medal in the 5th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Katowice and Krakow, Poland, last week. Indonesia’s National Education Ministry announced in a press statement on Tuesday that Ko Mathias Adrian from SMAN 5 Bekasi state high school in West Java and Raymond Djajalaksana from SMK [...]

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