Good News From Indonesia

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Indonesia-Malaysia Round Table Conference Indonesia has recommended Malaysian/Indonesian language as official language of ASEAN, like accepted by the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Association (AIPA), an international relations expert said. “The forum has made a recommendation, one of which for of the use Malaysian/ Indonesian language as official language in ASEAN,” Director of [...]

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This is another achievement from Indonesia’s young generation. Faculty of Law Universitas Padjadjaran sent five students to participate in the 12th International Maritime Law Moot Arbitratian 2011 held in Singapore, 1 to 5 July 2011, and the UNPAD participants successfully bagged home The Sarah Derrington Best Encouragement Award. This event is annually held by Murdoch University, Australia. This year, 20 universities from various countries around the world sent their delegations to participate in this [...]

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) – State telecommunications operator won five awards from Finance Asia magazine for the categories of Asia`s Best Managed Company, Best Corporate Governance, Best Investor Relations, Best Corporate Social Responsibility, and Most Committed to a Strong Dividend Policy. “Telkom is the only telecommunications company in Indonesia which is entitled to receive the prestigious [...]

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This is a kind of old story but still worth to read. Everybody knows who Richard Gere is, right? Hollywood actor Richard Gere held a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Sunday, 26 June 2011. Although he didn’t tell where the meeting took place, Minister of Culture and Tourism (Minister of Culture), Jero [...]

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging Indonesia to promote democracy in Myanmar and countries in the Middle East and North Africa in the throes of upheaval. She says its successful transition from dictatorship and status as a vibrant Muslim-majority democracy make it an ideal role model for both Myanmar and the Arab [...]

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A fading memory I should say, since I can’t even remember when and where precisely it happened. I was in a bus somewhere in Fujian province, on the way to visit either Zhangpu or Quanzhou (places where my late grandfathers came from). One thing I remember for sure from that trip was seeing a big [...]

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Citizens of Newcastle and Gateshead, United Kingdom, were treated to the richness of traditional Indonesian music and culture when the “Gathering of Northern Gamelans (GONG) Festival 2011: Indonesia Celebrates” was held on Saturday 16th of July 2011. The event capped off a month-long series of activities that included gamelan workshops & concerts, shadow-puppet (wayang) presentations, [...]

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PADUAN SUARA BANDUNG, THE SINGERS CHAMBER CHOIR, JUARA 3 DI ITALY Kancah paduan suara Indonesia selalu mendapatkan sorotan cukup tajam ketika mereka berkompetisi di ajang internasional. Posisi tiga besar rata-rata dicapai oleh paduan suara yang membawa nama kebesaran Republik Indonesia. Kali ini paduan suara dari Bandung yang kembali mengharumkan nama bangsa, The Singers Chamber Choir. [...]

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Europe has been the land of great artwork for centuries, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Van Gogh are only few names of the legendary artist from Europe. Their works have been accepted, admired, and recognized by art lovers around the world. this is why Penetrating the world art market, particularly Europe, is not an easy [...]

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Some delegates of Nigeria from Institute of Policy and Strategy Studies came to Indonesia to study economic and politic development in Indonesia which is assumed having a great advance. “The main purpose of delegates of Nigeria in this ‘study tour’ is studying and seeing how the development process of Indonesia’s economic and politic since 1998,”said [...]

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