06 July 2011
The Malaysian military has expressed interest in purchasing Indonesian armored vehicles during a meeting here Tuesday between the new Malaysian chief, Gen. Dato’ Sri Zulkifeli Bin Mohd Zin, and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “They didn’t specifically discuss weaponry, but touched on the issue of 6×6 armored vehicles. Malaysia wants to purchase them,” Indonesian Military [...]
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06 July 2011
South Korea’s coastguard will induct four Indonesian Aerospace-built CN-235-220 maritime patrol aircraft in 2011. Two of the new aircraft will enter service in April, and two in August, says the service. According to a report by South Korea’s official Yonhap news agency, the four aircraft were purchased in 2008 for $100 million. According to IAe, [...]
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06 July 2011
?Indonesia’s government raised its forecast for the economy’s expansion next year on rising exports and investments. Gross domestic product may increase as much as 7 percent next year, Melchias Mekeng, head of the parliament’s budget committee, said today after deliberations were completed. That compares with a projection of as much as 6.9 percent in May. [...]
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06 July 2011
With many disputes between religions and races in Indonesia lately, it seems like the national Bhineka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) slogan has been ripped off. My adventure in Lombok shows that there is still hope to keep the spirit alive. Lombok is an island across the strait from Bali, dwelled by Sasak and Balinese. [...]
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06 July 2011
Capitalism and business go hand in hand as everyone knows. And while profits are likely the focus of industrial success, one group of young Indonesians would rather run a socially oriented affair. With the name Health Wealth RocknRoll, or HWR for short, a few entrepreneurs have made Sawarna one of their projects of the moment. [...]
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06 July 2011
Minister for State Enterprises Mustafa Abubakar has encouraged PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Merpati) to cooperate in operating N-219 aircraft built by state-owned plane builder PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI). “While still too early, cooperation between Merpati and PT DI will become a most favorable mutually beneficial synergy. They will soon sign a contract for the production [...]
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05 July 2011
Garuda orders four new A330-300s By Quintella Koh Garuda Indonesia has placed a firm order for four Airbus A330-300s, which will take the carrier’s A330 fleet to 23 aircraft. It will also convert three A330-200s, dating from a July 2010 order for six aircraft, to -300 variants, said Airbus. No engine choice was specified, but [...]
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05 July 2011
Eurocopter, PT. Dirgantara Indonesia Renew Agreement Witnessed by French Prime Minister François Fillon in Jakarta, Eurocopter and PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (also known as Indonesian Aerospace) signed today a new teaming framework agreement, to continue the successful partnership which consists of industrial co-operation as well as marketing of Eurocopter products to Indonesian governmental entities. The first [...]
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05 July 2011
IT was Datuk James Selvaraj’s first international trip as the BA of Malaysia (BAM) high performance director and he has returned from the Indonesia Open with useful input from coaches from several countries for producing a world class training centre in Malaysia. BAM will start building a new state-of-the-art centre at Awan Besar, near Bukit [...]
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05 July 2011
A traditional dance and music group from Rawamangun high school in Jakarta won three awards at the 16th International Iskele Municipality Folk Dance Festival in North Cyprus. The group of 28 students from Indonesia won second place at the festival in addition to the best music award. The group’s leader, Leo Mokodompit from IOV Youth [...]
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