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Kalimantan Gold Corp. Ltd. said it has signed an option agreement to acquire a 75 percent stake in each of five Indonesian companies each holding a single coal concession in Indonesia. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The gold exploration company said, pursuant to the agreement, it has an exclusive six-month period to conduct its due diligence, including carrying out a minimum

Indonesia is scheduled to release Q1 gross domestic product data on Thursday, setting the tone for Asian economic news. On quarter, Indonesian GDP is expected to expand by a 2.05 percent increase after a 2.15 percent decline in the final three months of 2007. On an annual basis, GDP is called higher between 6 and 6.2 percent on year - down from the 6.25 percent expansion on year.Indonesia News Blo

The Indonesian government said Wednesday it is confident of achieving its full-year tax revenue target of 580.25 trillion rupiah ($62.68 billion).'Tax collection from the resources sector such as coal and palm oil are trending up in line with the commodity price rise. This should offset a decline in tax revenues from other sectors,' said Darmin Nasution, director general for tax at the Finance Min

Seventeen Muslim hardliners who declared an Islamic State of Indonesia will face charges of subversion which is punishable by up to 15 years in jail, a report says.The Islamists arrested earlier this month in three locations near Bandung, West Java province, were senior leaders of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Indonesia (NII), the regional police chief told the Jakarta Post."Most suspects h

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has admitted that its two Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters had an avionic problem and couldn’t be operated properly, local press said Tuesday. “The two Sukhoi jet fighters cannot be used because of an avionic problem (a problem with electronic devices in the aircraft),” Air Force spokesman Sudipo Handoyo was quoted by [...]

Jakarta - Vice President of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) Hong Ju Min said that this year the organization is improving and increasing the number of tourism objects and destinations in Korea to lure Muslim tourists. “We hope more Indonesian Muslim tourists would visit Korea, as not only more special facilities had been and will be [...]

The Indonesian central bank on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 6.2 percent, the lower end of its initial target, due to a weaker global economy.Bank Indonesia was earlier looking at gross domestic product growing between 6.2 percent and 6.8 percent this year, compared to the 6.32 percent clip in 2007."Indonesia's economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace

Ratan Jindal-led Jindal Stainless has entered into an agreement with Indonesian mining and metals firm PT Antam to form a $700-million joint venture to develop a nickel smelting and stainless steel facility in North Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesia). While PT Antam will have a 55% stake in the JV, Jindal Stainless will hold the balance 45%. The new venture would entail an investment of $700 m

Rainforest Action Network and ForestEthics today condemned a proposal by U.S.-based International Paper to build a pulp mill and establish 1.2 million acres of plantation forest in the heart of the Indonesian rainforest. The groups urged International Paper, which is holding its Annual General Meeting today, to not violate its own paper policy and to abandon its plans to expand into Indonesia, a g

A push by hardline Islamists for Indonesia to ban a "deviant" Muslim sect has ignited a battle for the soul of the world's largest Muslim-majority country.Mob violence, protests and chilling threats have formed the backdrop to pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and key ministers to ban the minority Ahmadiyah sect.A decision last month by a Suharto-era state board overseeing religion recommended the sect be broken up because it believes Mohammed was not the final prophet, contradicting a central tenet of mainstream Islam.Liberals are aghast at calls to ban the sect, but the ever-cautious Yudhoyono is under pressure to appease a vocal Islamist minority.And while the official state ideology also mandates belief in one God, the country has in practice tolerated a plurality of belie

Arin Triani, a secondary student from Madiun, East Java, suddenly collapsed when she was stepping out of the exam venue. She was brought straight to the hospital but it was too late. She died while having the Natural Sciences national exam. As for now, the police have not found any signs of violence. According to the teachers and her friends, Arin did have a heart disease. Due to the lack of sign

The signboard in front of the venueOutside the venueThis free seminar on Indonesian education, entitled “Enlightening the Life of the Nation” was to commemorate both May as the Month of National Awakening in Indonesia, and coincides a week after the Silver Jubilee celebration of The Jakarta Post. It was held yesterday (9 May) in Hotel Mulia in the Senayan, South Jakarta, and the registration for all attendees was opened from 8.30 to 9.00 in Ballroom 1.Inside the ballroomMinutes before the seminar started At around 9, the event was opened by an introductory speech of Jusuf Wanandi, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Jakarta Post.View of the audienceAnother view of the audience The event started with the first session which was about “Comparing Notes – The Experien

Indonesia Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMG) gave early warning for anyone who wanted to go to sea. The wave through to 5 metre had potential happen till May 14 2008. On Saturday (May 10, 2008), BMG recorded that the wave high 3-4 metre had potential happen in the South China Sea and Philippino Sea, whereas the [...]

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said he would help Indonesian students obtain free software and inexpensive personal computers to gain greater access to the Internet. During the Thursday's meeting here with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Gates expressed his commitment to supporting the government's efforts to improve education quality by providing Internet-based national education, local newspaper The Jakarta Post reported Friday. "He told the President that Microsoft will continue to train teachers and students throughout Indonesia in software, computer and information and communication technology," Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie was quoted as saying. Yudhoyono told Gates that Indonesia and Microsoft should continue to work together as the cooperati

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on Thursday he would help Indonesian students obtain free software and inexpensive personal computers to gain greater access to the Internet. During a meeting here with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Gates, one of the world’s richest men, expressed his commitment to supporting the government’s efforts to improve education quality by providing [...]

PENANG: After defending champions China, Indonesia are rated the next strongest side in the Thomas Cup Finals based on their status as hosts of the championships, which begin on Sunday in Jakarta. The Indonesians, who failed to win the world men’s team championship trophy on home soil in 2004, will be looking to set the [...]

Indonesian Minister of foreign affairs Hassan Wiryuda told a press briefing the government has yet to make a decision regarding the status of the Ahmadiyah sect which was condemned by the Coordinating Board for Monitoring Mystical Beliefs In Society. Since the sect was condemned by that body, there have been a series of outbreaks against [...]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian public transport operators are preparing to raise fares in anticipation of a government plan to hike fuel prices, a transport association official said Wednesday. “We plan to submit a demand for a fare increase to the government soon after a fuel price increase is announced,” the secretary general of the Jakarta [...]

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The world’s largest population of wild orangutans on Indonesia’s Borneo island faces extinction within three years due to rapidly expanding oil palm plantations, a conservationist group said Wednesday. A report by the Center for Orangutan Protection says just 20,000 of the endangered primates remain in the tropical jungle of Central Kalimantan, down from [...]

Since several months ago, the indonesian internet business players can withdraw their money from paypal to the Indonesian local bank. As far as I know, several Indonesian banks that could be made to withdraw paypal including BCA, Niaga, Mandiri and also BNI. I myself personally have been successfully withdraw to BCA.To make your paypal be able to withdraw, you have to submit 7 digits of the bank's code to make your bank verified by paypal. The 7 digits consist, 3 digits the Indonesian code that release by the Bank of Indonesia (BI), and 4 digits of your bank's code. For BCA, the format is: 3 digits of BI code (014) plus 4 digits of the code of the branch bank.I opened account in BCA Cabang Siliwangi Semarang. The code is 0246 (could be found in the BCA site). So the result is :0140246.I i

BEACON EDUCATION, PTCAREER OPPORTUNITYOur HistoryThe Beacon Academy is a new primary school in Jakarta, Indonesia commencing enrolments for grades 1–3 with scheduled classes commencing in July for the academic year 2008 – 2009. The roots of Beacon Academy started with a preschool named ‘Kiddie Planet’, already consisting of approximately 200 students. Strong demand from parents appreciating the quality of education has encouraged us, after six years at Kiddie Planet, to branch out into primary school education. Curriculum (IPC and CIPP)The thematic approach to learning will be delivered through the content and philosophy of the International Primary Curriculum (UK), while the three core areas will be delivered through the content and assessment prescribed by the Cambridge Internati

Jakarta - An Indonesian court on Tuesday ordered the attorney general to reopen a probe into a massive corruption scandal involving billions of dollars in loans lent during the Asian financial crisis. District court Judge Haswandi ordered the attorney general’s office to “continue the investigations” into Syamsul Nursalim, one of Indonesia’s richest men, over missing billions [...]

An Indonesian court on Tuesday ordered the attorney general to reopen a probe into a massive corruption scandal involving billions of dollars in loans lent during the Asian financial crisis.District court Judge Haswandi ordered the attorney general's office to "continue the investigations" into Syamsul Nursalim, one of Indonesia's richest men, over missing billions of dollars his defunct bank owes the government.Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI) owes 30.9 trillion rupiah (3.37 billion dollars) in so-called liquidity funds handed out by the central bank in 1998 at the height of the Asian financial meltdown. Nursalim left the country several years ago and is reportedly living in Singapore.The Nursalim family founded the Gajah Tunggal Group and is involved in a vast range of businesses, inc

The Indonesian central bank on Tuesday raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 8.25 percent to rein in soaring inflation.It was Bank Indonesia's first interest rate hike in more than two years, as the country deals with rising inflationary pressure amid soaring prices of global commodities like crude oil. The central bank last hiked the benchmark BI rate in December 2005 to its peak of 12.75 percent.The decision took into account the prospect of inflationary pressures in coming months and the volatility of global commodity prices, BI senior deputy governor Miranda Goeltom told a briefing."We will continue to monitor the situation going forward to see if inflationary pressures will persist and we will accordingly make adjustments to the BI rate," Goeltom said.Indonesia News Blog:

Jakarta: PT Pertamina, Indonesia’s state oil company, and National Iranian Oil Refinery & Distribution Co will halve the capacity of a planned refinery in western Java because of limited crude supply. The refinery in Banten province will be able to process 150,000 barrels of crude a day compared with an earlier plan of 300,000 barrels a [...]

Indonesian police said on Monday they had arrested a key member of radical Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) who allegedly helped plot a suicide bombing on the resort island of Bali in 2005.A police spokesman said Faiz Fauzan, 28, who was paraded before the media at a press conference, was a close aide to the group's fugitive alleged terror mastermind, Malaysian national Noordin Muhammad Top.Hewas also an associate of Azahari Husin, another Malaysian national believed to have helped Noordin plan the suicide bombings which killed some 200 people, mostly tourists, in Bali in 2002, the spokesman said.Azahari was shot dead during a police raid on his hideout in Batu, East Java, in November 2005."Based on our preliminary investigations... the suspect is a member of JI who was sworn in in Jun

Australian-based steel giant BlueScope Steel is interested in acquiring stake in Indonesian largest steel maker Krakatau Steel Inc., which is set to go on offer under a government privatization program, a senior official quoted by local media as saying Saturday. Indonesian Industry Ministry's Director General for Metal Ansari Bukhari said Wednesday BlueScope had sent a letter to the ministry inquiring how it could take part in the privatization."BlueScope's CFO Charlie Elias will be here from May 8 to 9 to meet Minister Fahmi Idris to learn more about the plans for Krakatau," he said, adding that he would also meet the finance and state ministers for state enterprises.Ansari also said BlueScope was unlike most Indonesian steel firms in that it produced steel for the automotive sector and n

Indonesia's anti-graft agency has detained a member of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's political party on suspicion of accepting a bribe in a forestry investigation, officials said yesterday.Indonesia's anti-corruption commission has gone into high gear in recent months, detaining several senior officials including the central bank governor and a member of the Attorney-General's office.Sarjan Tahir, a member of parliament for Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, was detained on Friday night, officials said, adding that this may be the first such case for the party.Indonesia News Blog:

Indonesian Expatriates Forum (IEF), created in January 2008, has been doing very good. Bugilsnews puts IEF's widget which shows the list of articles we have published on their website (they also put a link to my personal blog there - big thanks to Bart and the team - perhaps because I constantly promote Bugil's, Cazbar and EP!), and with their perpetually growing number of readers and loyal fans, having IEF's link on their site will certainly boost IEF's popularity! Several bloggers also have IEF link on their blogs, like Jakartass (the most popular English blog according to Indonesia Matters), and my blogbuddies like Rima and Therry.IEF also has gathered almost 50 blogs of Indonesian expats and returned expats around the world. (I will elaborate the term 'returned expat' later in a differ

The municipality of Bekasi in Indonesia is attempting a rather radical innovation in education by ordering all students within its jurisdiction to study and do their homework or face legal consequences. Education head Kodrato said the new regulations also contain provisions insisting parents devote more time to supervision of the activities of their children. The [...]

Tata Steel, India's biggest steelmaker, Essar Steel and BlueScope Steel are seeking to buy a stake in Indonesia's state-owned producer of the metal, an official from the Southeast Asian nation said. The three companies, along with ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, have sent letters expressing their interest in buying a stake in PT Krakatau Steel, Ansari Bukhari, director general of metal, machinery, textile and miscellaneous industries at Indonesia's industry ministry, said in Jakarta.A larger partner will help Krakatau Steel gain expertise and double capacity to 5 million metric tonnes a year, Bukhari said. Overseas steelmakers and Krakatau may benefit from rising demand for the metal in Asia's third-most populous nation as the lowest interest rate in three years boosts deman

JAKARTA — Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labor Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers’ minds. “We are expecting more than 40,000 people demonstrating today,” policeman Hariyadi said as thousands of workers gathered at the central Imam [...]

Indonesian customs officers seize 3 human skulls at airport JAKARTA, Indonesia — Three humans skulls being sent to Britain were seized at Indonesia’s international airport, a customs officer said Thursday. The sponge-wrapped skulls were packed in separate boxes and labeled as handicrafts, said Eko Darmanto, chief of customs at Jakarta’s airport. Two were intricately carved or decorated [...]

Indonesian exports probably bounced back in March, after dropping slightly in February, helped by stronger oil and gas prices, economists said. Exports stood at $10.53 billion in February, down 5 percent from the all-time high of $11.09 billion hit in January, but were up 28.5 percent from a year before. Eight out of 10 economists polled by Thomson Financial are expecting exports in March to come in between $10.66 billion and $11.62 billion. Two economists expect lower exports in the month of between $10.36 billion to $10.48 billion compared to February. "External demand especially from the United States remained strong in March," said Damhuri Nasution, an economist with Danareksa Research Institute. He said the slowdown in external demand was not as fast as people may have feared.

Indonesian inflation is expected to rise at a faster pace in April from a year ago, driven by higher food prices, economists said.Ten economists surveyed by Thomson Financial are expecting the consumer price index due for release on Friday to show a rise of 8.5 percent to 9.0 percent on the year, and to be up 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent from the previous month.In March, inflation rose 8.17 percent from a year earlier and was up 0.95 percent versus February."Food prices will likely continue to be a source of inflationary pressure in April, as they are across the region," said David Cohen, chief economist at Action Economics.Indonesia News Blog:

Often times, international statistics are seen as putting the number of Indonesian population as 240 million something. The current figure is estimated to be between 235 to 243 million people. However, Indonesian government officials (such as when they are quoted by the media), always choose to put the number of Indonesian population at 220 million something. Census inaccuracy is definitely out of question, since the gap between 22,000,000 and 240,000,000 is definitely a large one. So, why is there such a large gap? Which one of those two is closer to the truth?

THREE humans skulls being sent to Britain were seized at Indonesia's international airport, a customs officer said on Thursday. The sponge-wrapped skulls were packed in separate boxes and labeled as handicrafts, said Mr Eko Darmanto, chief of customs at Jakarta's airport. Two were intricately carved or decorated and the third remained in its original form. 'Police are investigating a possible crime,' he told reporters, adding that the skulls originated from Bali island and were destined for Yorkshire via air courier. Indonesia News Blog:

Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labour Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers' minds."We are expecting more than 40,000 people demonstrating today," policeman Hariyadi said as thousands of workers gathered at the central Imam Bonjol traffic circle.Carrying banners reading "Lower Food Prices Now" and "More Pay for Workers and Farmers," many of the demonstrators said they were alarmed at soaring inflation and the prospect of sharply higher fuel bills. Many workers were also concerned that their rights were being eroded through companies' growing use of contract labourers hired from employment agents.Indonesia News Blog:

The Indonesian Police have confiscated Molotov cocktails, self-made firearms and bullets as well as sharp weapons from a students' dormitory in South Sulawesi, an officer said Wednesday. "We are still questioning 20 students on the case but possibly the weapons are to be used in brawls," Detective Adj. Comr. Muhammad Nur Akbar was quoted in major newspaper The Jakarta Post's website as saying. Police found three Molotov cocktails, three self-made firearms and dozens of swords, machetes and arrows from a boarding house on Cokonuri Street in the provincial capital, Makassar during a raid late on Tuesday. The students have yet to be named as suspects but they can be charged with the 1951 emergency law on firearms, punishable to at least five years in prison.Indonesia News Blog:

Budi Kustarto, showing his work for the first time in China, had barely finished hanging his oil paintings last week at the country's premier art fair when a group of Indonesian collectors snapped them up."Ice Cream Cake,'' a 2008 oil painting depicting the Indonesian artist climbing out of a melting parfait, sold, together with a statue and three canvases, for up to $80,000 each. Compatriot Eko Nugroho sold six works at the China International Gallery Exposition and Thai artist Natee Utarit sold all five of his paintings."Ice cream conveys the speed that materialism is taking over our society,'' Kustarto said in Beijing. "It's an image that many Chinese can relate to.'' Two weeks ago, his "Tricycle Ice Cream'' sold at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for HK$847,500 ($108,777) including commission,

Lalu apa Hubungannya Orang yang namanya Aji "kupret" sama Indonesian Idol ? Yup Aji "kupret" adalah salah satu peserta Adu Vokal yang paling bergengsi di indonesia (Indonesian Idol) tahun 2008 ini. Nah kenapa saya nulisnya tentang Aji "kupret" yang sekarang mungkin sudah berganti nama menjadi Aji "Idol". Yup, alasannya karena Aji "Kupret" "Idol" merupakan salah satu temen saya waktu Kuliah dulu, karena kita lain hobi ya udah akhirnya saya jadi jarang ikutan kumpul di kantin (tempat nongkrong anak musik). Saya juga baru tahu hari sabtu kemarin, waktu itu ga sengaja liat ada Indonesian Idol di tempat nongkrong saya di bale kopi, Awalnya sih ga begitu merhatiin siapa-siapa aja yang lolos Indonesian Idol karena saya emang kurang suka dengan acara TV. Emang dasar yang namanya aji "Kupret" "Ido

Antonio Blanco's painting of a female nude sold for 430 million rupiah ($46,562) at an auction in Jakarta yesterday, more than triple its top estimate, as demand remained strong for Southeast Asia's best-known artists.The 27-by-41 centimeter (11-by-16 inch) ``Odalisque,'' which had presale high estimate of 120 million rupiah, was the star lot in a 3.5 billion rupiah sale of art by Sidharta Auctioneers. Blanco, born to Spanish parents in Manila, lived in Bali, Indonesia, till his death in 1999.Bidders sought works by painters such as Blanco and Affandi, Indonesia's best-known artist, sustaining a boom in demand for the country's art. Indonesia's fastest economic growth in 11 years has added new collectors to the international buyers who have moved into Southeast Asian art after tenfold pric

Each country have one or more language for him/her self. Such as indonesia which have hundreds or mores language. So, how can indonesia can make our to be come one between a lot of differents live society in Indonesia. Cause Indonesia have one language to make our one. What's its? Of course, the indonesian language. Indonesian language is similarity with the malay language. Wan't to learn

An Indonesian government minister warned Thursday that fuel subsidies could exceed 200 trillion rupiah ($21.74 billion) in 2008 if oil prices remain at current high levels and consumption is not reined in. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, minister for energy and mineral resources, told reporters the amount of subsidized fuel consumption could rise to 41 million kiloliters, or 15.5 percent higher than the government's budgeted forecast. About 60 percent of the fuel consumed in Indonesia is subsidized by the government. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government was facing a challenge in controlling consumption of subsidized fuel after actual consumption reached 9.6 million kiloliters in the first quarter. The government has earmarked 126.8 trillion rupiah for fuel s

An Indonesian court has sentenced Ahmad Mushaddeq to a four year prison term for blaspheming the Islamic faith. Mushaddequ claims to be a prophet and has created the Al-Quiyadah Al-Islmiyah sect which has been subjected to continual attacks by those who regard its followers as heretics. The court ruled his claims to being another prophet [...]

Indonesia’s Lippo Group plans to invest more than $1.1bn to develop a 500-hectare memorial park that, with a boating lake, swimming pool, hiking trails, family centre and Italian restaurant, might appear more country club than burial ground.Suziany Japardy, marketing director for San Diego Hills Memorial Park, said plots sold so quickly in the first “gardens” in the cemetery in Karawang, 50km east of Jakarta, since launch last year that the whole site is to be developed.Indonesia News Blog:

Strong domestic consumer demand is expected to drive Indonesia's economy this year and steer it away from the worst impact of a global economic slowdown, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. The economy has also become more resilient towards external financial instability, given its higher foreign exchange reserves and a declining external debt ratio to gross domestic product, he said. "I think Indonesia's economy will resist the global economic slowdown due to strong domestic demand," Charles Collyns, deputy director at the research department of the IMF told a media briefing. As of end-March, the central bank's foreign exchange reserves stood at $58.98 billion, compared to $47.22 billion at end-March 2007. Indonesia's foreign debt ratio currently

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It’s not a surprise anymore if Asian married with Western, or you may call it as an interracial marriage. With more and more couples marrying spouses from different cultures, the world over are being asked how they can blend the two cultures together successfully in their marriage life. For me, I’ve seen enough of Indonesian [...]

Honestly, untuk tahun ini gw ga pernah nonton Indonesian Idol dari babak awal sampe sekarang... tapi setelah gw blogwalking ke tempatnya bena dan liat tulisannya tentang 'Aris' Januarisman dengan kualitas vokal yang oke banget untuk sekelas Pengamen KRL, gw rasa dia patut dapet dukungan... ga seperti kompetisi nyanyi Indonesia yang pertama banget, let say 'AFI 1' yang pemenangnya dipilih bukan berdasarkan kualitas vokal tapi keberhasilan dia mendulang simpati penonton, yang ini beda....... penasaran? baca yg lengkap yah...

INDONESIAN TOWER (SOLUSINDO KREASI PRATAMA, PT) Brief Company Profile : Indonesian Tower is a fast growing company and owns a very bright future. We have strong fundamental business in supporting Indonesian Telecommunication Industry. Our core business focuses in investment & operating the cellular telecommunication infrastructure. To achieve our goal we embrace the spirit for excellence

East Timor's president, Jose Ramos Horta, has alleged Indonesian Television Station Metro helped rebel fugitive Alfredo Reinado to travel to Indonesia for an interview in May 2007.Mr Ramos Horta says there is strong evidence that with the help of authorities in West Timor, Metro TV, organised false documents for Alfredo Reinado to travel to Indonesia for the May 23 interview.He said the actions of the journalist who organised the interview, Desi Anwar, breached fundamental codes of ethics and violated East Timorese law.He said Metro TV and other Indonesian elements actions contributed to the attempt on his life and he will not rest until the truth of their involvement with Reinado is uncovered.Indonesia News Blog:

The 2008 state budget will withstand heavy pressure from skyrocketing oil prices until the Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) averages 125 US dollars per barrel, The Jakarta Post quoted a senior official as reporting on Friday. The government did not need to worry about plugging the swollen fuel subsidy because it was still expecting to enjoy a surplus from oil price hikes at 125 dollars a barrel, director general of oil and gas at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Luluk Sumiarso, said, according to the newspaper. ICP is the country's oil price benchmark used for oil transactions and state budget assumptions. The ICP is usually slightly lower than the global price of oil. The ICP price from January and March averaged 103.10 dollars per barrel, according to ministry data. This was

PojokMP3.Melayang.com – Free Indonesian MP3 Songs PojokMP3 Melayang claims to be the top free Indonesian MP3 songs resources on the net. Aside from free Indonesian MP3 songs, the site also offers lyrics, artist infos, and many more. Get your choice of MP3 music categorized under Soundtracks, Bali, Midi, Alternative, Quran, Rap, Ubud, Islam, and Hip Hop. LinkIndonesia [...]

Kebiasaan lama jelajah satelit kambuh lagi. Walaupun cuma sebatas mengandalkan LNB C-Band, solid dish Tanaka 6 inc dengan actuator Matrix ukuran tanggung, dan Receiver Matrix Reloaded itu sudah lebih dari cukup buat nonton lebih dari 200 channel di separuh dunia. Apalagi untuk cari-cari channel baru, sembari rutin nengok di dan untuk dapat update berita baru seputar Radio dan TV Satelit. Setidaknya jadi alternatif yang beda selain tontonan via TV Kabel atau melalui RF Antenna.Setelah bolak-balik "gelang-geleng" dish sambil ngikut info di internet, akhirnya nemu tambahan TV berbahasa Indonesia yang disiarkan melalui satelit. Bedanya siaran TV ini tidak melalui Satelit yang dioperasikan di Indonesia tetapi berada di transponder tertentu satelit luar negeri.Mungkin saja dengan dugaan sederh

PT Fortis Investments Wednesday said it has recently introduced a new fund which will invest in shariah-compliant money market securities, shares and bonds.The fund is not aimed exclusively at "shariah loyalists, but at any investor seeking new investment alternatives," said Eko Pratomo, president director of Fortis Investments' Indonesia unit.Pratomo expects the new product, called Fortis Equitra Amanah, to attract IDR200 billion in funds by the end of the year.The new fund will be Fortis's second shariah-compliant product.Indonesia's Islamic financial business is still in its infancy despite nearly 90% of its population being Muslim.Most of them chose to put their money into or borrow from conventional banks.The government and the central bank, however, are keen to develop the shariah in

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Sheila Marcia is one of Indonesian Beautiful Actress and Sexy Model. Sheila Marcia started her career as a model in girl magazine called "GADIS".Sheila Marcia was a "Gadis Sampul" in 2004. Sheila Marcia is also a movie actress. She involve in many movies.One of them is "Ekskul" in 2006. Sheila Marcia acted with DJ. Ramon. And that movie won the FFI 2006 as a best movie. Sheila Marcia also involved in horor movie.One of the movie is "Hantu Jeruk Purut" in 2006. This movie make Sheila Marcia more famous than before.Sheila Marcia also involved in Tentang Cinta soundtrack movie project with Ipang.Sheila Marcia is a beautiful and sexy actress. She is also has a tons of talent ih her mind. Sexy girl and smart thinking is a beautiful combination for Sheila Marcia.See the photo collection below, S

Indonesian women’s singles skip Asian championships for Uber Cup The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has decided to axe women’s singles players from the squad for the Asian Championships in Malaysia to allow them to better prepare for the Uber Cup. “Women’s single players will not go to the Asian Championships because we focus on the [...]

AUTHORITIES arrested two Taiwanese and three Malaysians trying to smuggle methamphetamines worth US$2.7 million into Indonesia in recent weeks, a customs official said Sunday. Customs officers found more than 16kg of methamphetamine crystals, known here as shabu shabu, in the passengers' bags as they arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta from Hong Kong, said Mr Eko Darmanto, head of customs investigations at the airport. Police arrested the three Malaysians, who were found to be carrying 9.4kg of methamphetamine, when they arrived two weeks ago, and the two Taiwanese were arrested with 6.9kg of the drug in their luggage on Friday night, Mr Darmanto said. 'We believe they are part of an international syndicate,' he said. The drugs have an estimated street value of US$2.7 million, he

Since the last few days blogspot could not be accessed in Indonesia. Some of my blogs that hosted and used blogspot domain could not be opened. Nevertheless, blogger still could be accessed like usually. My blogger-blog that I've transfer to paid domain could be opened.Did the Indonesian government close the access blogspot as the response to blog/the pornographic site and also the film fitna that was considered disturbed Moslems in Indonesia, the majority of religious followers in that country?I recently heard Communications Minister's statement that government only closed temporary the access to several sites that presented the film fitna. Beforehand the government also said closed pornographic access of sites.For you who lived in Indonesia, you could still access blog in blogspot with u

Indonesian soldiers assigned in a part of West Kalimantan bordering Malaysia recently found material evidence Malaysians engaged in illegal logging on Indonesian territory, a local military spokesman said. The evidence found by members of an army unit guarding the land border with Malaysia from the Siding Post consisted of a bulldozer bearing the Caterpillar brand and 83 logs each 12 meters long and 50 cm in diameter as well as bulldozer tracks crossing the border, chief information officer of the Tanjung Pura Military Command, Lt Col Andi Suyuti, said here Friday. The find was made by an eight-man patrol led by Lt Ade Tiana on Wednesday (March 5) at a spot about 75 meters from the border, Suyuti said. When the patrol arrived at the spot nobody was around but it was clear a tree-c

The Jakarta Post blasted its government for the dumb policy of blocking access to the Internet in order to prevent Indonesian citizens from being able to see the controversial film “Fitna” which many believe is an anti-Muslim presentation. Itt quotes m edia expert Wilmar Wiloelar who says “this is really a clumsy move by [...]

Indonesian government bonds rose, with the yield on the 10-year note dropping the most in 2 1/2 years, after the government sourced a loan from Japan to help fund its budget shortfall. The yield declined 0.53 percentage point, the most since September 2005, on speculation the nation will allow fuel retailers to increase prices to consumers as record oil costs put pressure on dollar demand and the government's finances. Indonesia's debt rating may improve should the country reduce oil subsidies, Standard & Poor's said today. ``Bond prices are going up because they're finding other means of financing,'' said Dastin Mudijana, assistant vice president of fixed income at Bank Danamon Indonesia in Jakarta. ``Some offshore accounts came in and bought some bonds.''

An Australian company has secured an international corporate deal, that will save 750,000 hectares of rainforest in Indonesia.The company, Carbon Conservation, has persuaded Wall St banker Merrill Lynch to sink $AUD9 million into local businesses in Aceh which could be worth $AUD400 million in carbon credits for the bank.Carbon Conservation CEO, Dorje Sun, says the forest will be guarded by 1000 heavily armed former Free Aceh rebels.He says 100 million tonnes of carbon dioxide will now stay locked in the rainforest.Indonesia News Blog:

Indonesia's central bank governor was arrested Thursday in connection with an $11 million corruption case — the latest in a string of scandals to hit the bank, an anti-graft body said.Burhanuddin Abdullah — who has denied wrongdoing — will be detained for 20 days while authorities complete their investigation into the misappropriation of bank funds, said Johan Budi, a spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission.But he said there was enough evidence to show that Bank Indonesia's outgoing chief and other officials transferred $11 million to several former members of parliament in 2004 to help pave the way for the passage of amendments to the central bank law.The bank has been the subject of several investigations since the 1997-98 financial crisis, when it lent billions of doll

Wow. Kudos to the government for having thought up such a holy idea... This is indeed one of the amazing things you couldn't have found elsewhere in the world. Not even an economic superpower like Japan or USA has ever thought up of such an idea.Indonesia has become a very holy country these days, with all its Holey streets in Jakarta, the banning of online pornography, and now this.Believe it or not, this is the real illustration.Image Copyright belongs to Media-College Publisher.Here is my English translation in case you don't understand the Indonesian news clip below:The Jakarta Tourism Department is considering to enforce a new regulation that obligates masseuses (i.e. female massagers) to fasten padlock on their undies and skirts. This kind of regulation is viewed as a way to banish t

Massage parlors in an Indonesian town are asking their female masseuses to padlock their skirts and pants to make it clear that sex is not on offer. But the move has been protested by the women's affairs minister of Indonesia, where massage parlors are often a front for prostitution. "It is not the right way to prevent promiscuity," Meutia Swasono was quoted as saying in Thursday's Jakarta Post. "It insults women ... as if they are the ones in the wrong." At least one parlor in the tourist town of Batu on Java island has required its masseuses to padlock their skirts or trousers to make it clear that the establishment does not tolerate prostitution. Others in the town started following suit after local officials suggested it was a good idea at a recent meeting with parlor owners. TV fo

The money tranferred by Indonesian workers overseas through Western Union to the post offices in their hometowns West Java had reached more than Rp900 billion. Head of state postal company PT. Pos Indonesia in West Java Dasuki said here on Wednesday that the workers` contribution to the state`s foreign exchange revenue in West Java was quite big. The amount was only the money sent through Western Union to PT. Pos Indonesia, and not to mention the money sent through other financial institutions, Dasuki said. According to him, the biggest amount sent by the migrant Indonesian workers mostly went to Indramayu district, followed by Subang and Cirebon districts.Indonesia News Blog:

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked Muslims in the country to take Islamophobia in the world in stride. Speaking at a function to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad`s birthday at the Kanzus Shalawat Mosque in Pekalongan, Central Java, on Wednesday, the president said the world feared Islam or was gripped by Islamophobia because it had misunderstood Islam. "Many people think that Islam is not preaching justice and harmony," the president said. Therefore, the head of state called on Muslims in the country to face Islamophobia in a rational way by building good understanding, dialog and cooperation. "Face what is unpleasant in a broad-minded way and try to show that Islam is a religion of peace which teaches love and harmony to its followers," Yudhoyono said. The president

A Tokyo-based travel agency that gave about 14 million yen to a Japanese man involved in a scandal over the issuance of visas by the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, was granted a monopoly on selling forms for proxy applications for the visas for at least three years, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The man, 50, was in charge of issuing visas at the Indonesian Embassy. Travel agencies other than National Business Support (NBS) were unable to obtain such documents from the embassy, and had to buy them from the firm in question. As about half of all proxy applications for Indonesian visas were made via the company during the period in question, fresh suspicions have been raised regarding the firm's relations with the embassy. NBS, based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, explained it had sold the forms f

Between Revolution Stronghold and Laboratory of the WestYogyakarta is the principal art center in Java during the 1950s. In Claire Holt’s report, Art in Indonesia (1968), she states that there were a total of seventy-four registered art-related organizations in Yogyakarta in 1955. Of that number, fourteen were general groups –and this included student founded organizations with common ethnic backgrounds, seventeen dancing clubs, sixteen music clubs, twelve drama clubs and seven fine art clubs. These organizations dealt with traditional or modern art forms. In addition to these organizations, campus-based student bodies had not been idle in their respective colleges. Overall, it is estimated that two-thirds to three-quarters of Java’s painters lived in Yogyakarta.Hersri Setiawan, form

Anna Dearhard Sexy Popular 2008 Indonesian Model, The sexy model from Indonesia. The girl is so sexy, her sexy lips, her sexy beautiful body.Anna Dearhard was born in Jakarta in March 23, 1984. Anna Dearhard start her career as an model in some magazine like Popular, and other magazine. Her talent and her sexy bodymakes her a famous Indonesian model among the other Indonesian Model. What can you say about her ? and What makes such a beautiful girl like Anna Dearhard so sexy and famous?

Indonesian shares closed sharply lower on Wednesday in line with falls on regional markets and persistent concerns that rising inflation may lead to interest rate hikes this year.Fresh worries over the global economy sparked by an IMF report on the widening credit crisis and the Federal Reserve's pessimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy also weighed on local shares.On Tuesday the IMF said worldwide losses stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis could come in close to $1 trillion, much more than earlier projections, as the impact spreads throughout the global economy.The composite index closed down 69.68 points or 3.1 percent at 2,180.09, off a high of 2,268.08.Indonesia News Blog:

An Indonesian lawmaker was arrested Wednesday after he was caught red-handed at a Jakarta luxury hotel receiving a bribe worth nearly 200,000 dollars, lawmakers and anti-corruption watchdog officials said.Al-Amin Nasution, a member of the House of Representative (DPR) from the Muslim-based United development Party, along with four other persons, were arrested by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) authorities early Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Jakarta.During the raid, the KPK officials seized some 1.8 billion rupiah (195,100 dollars) in cash. Two of the arrested suspects were females. One of the women was alleged to be a prostitute, the state-run Antara news agency reported.The KPK's deputy chairman, Chandra Hamzah, confirmed the arrest of Nasution, saying

Indonesian government has the commitment to block any website with porn contents since April 2008, but according to recent issue they may also block any other site like blogspot or youtube. Recent controversial movie published at YouTube by Geert Wilders from Netherland, title "Fitna" is force the government to block YouTube, so that Indonesian people would not be able to access YouTube any more.As reported by Media Indonesia (MI) Jakarta, 9 April 20008, Depkominfo still negotiate with YouTube and has already receive a statement from YouTube. Depkominfo request YouTube to remove the "Fitna" a movie that previously published by Geert Wilders from Netherland. Most of Indonesian Moslem disagree with these fake movie. "Tomorrow we will continued negotiate with YouT

Indonesia’s parliament is set to pass a bill on Islamic debt financing on Thursday that will open up a new and potentially lucrative funding source for both the government and companies in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.Analysts see the law as a rare piece of good news for Indonesia, which is battling a ballooning budget deficit and soaring inflation, as it will make the country more attractive to Middle Eastern investors, many of whom only use Islamic products.Indonesia News Blog:

At least three Internet companies say they have blocked access to YouTube and MySpace because of an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker. The move Tuesday was in response to a decree issued on April 2 by the Communication and Information Ministry. IndosatM2, a popular Internet Service Provider, and two others, namely Telkomnet Speedy and IndoNet, said they had temporarily blocked YouTube, Multiply and other video-sharing Web sites. According to IndosatM2 customer service officer, Deddy, in addition to YouTube, popular social networking website, MySpace and video sharing site Liveleak, were also blocked since Monday. "The ban is based on a ministerial decree from the Information and Communication Ministry related to a recent criminal act,” Deddy told The Jakarta Post, referring to the host

Sonya Chaterina loved swimming as a child, but the fun stopped when she reached puberty.'Then we to had to cover our arms, legs and our hair,' said the Indonesian Muslim. 'A bathing suit was from then on no longer an option. I was very disappointed.'For millions of Muslim women like Chaterina swimming is more complicated than just jumping into the water.A regular swimsuit is too skimpy and is considered a violation to Islamic teaching.Then she met Ait Djajaleksana, a young mother with the same dilemma of not being able to join her daughters in the swimming pool. Djajaleksana, frustrated that she couldn't find a conservative swimsuit in the stores designed a 'from head to ankle' spandex Islamic bathing suit.'When my wife and I started making this swimsuit, it was merely for personal purpose

After Indonesian government was accept the Information and Technology Transaction Lord, Indonesian bloggers now have big problem. Some on says if blogger and hacker was join together to hack the Indonesian Technology Minister website and many website provider to says if they disagree with government action to block porn site.   Roy Suryo is him, who make [...]

Think you're getting a decent speed for a decent price on your broadband? Well think againKuala Lumpur-based Velchip has just announced plans to create a vast broadband-over-powerline network which will deliver 224Mbps to users in Indonesia for about RM5 (or $1.57) per month.The goal is to connect Mosques across the country, linking together 400,000 houses of worship over existing wiring and delivering service to about 60 million users.Indonesia News Blog:

The Indonesian Mountaineering Federation (FMI) said Sunday it will start an expedition to conquest the world's seven highest summits in the world, starting with Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.FMI's main climber Franky Kowaas will attempt to conquer the 5,963-meter mountain, Africa's highest. With experience as mountain guide and a world record of 38-times climbing the Australasia and Oceania's highest peak Cartenz Pyramid in Papua, Franky is optimistic that he can made his way to the summit of the extinct volcano, which located in the northeast of Tanzania."The first climb will determine the next step of our expedition and I'm sure we will successful," the 46-year-old climber Franky said in a statement sent to The Jakarta Post .Franky, who left for Tanzania on Sunday morning, has planned to re

After banning state officials from accepting wedding gifts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of Indonesia also plans to forbid officials from receiving parcels valued over 500,000 rupiah (54 U.S. dollars), local newspaper the Jakarta Post reported Saturday. KPK deputy chairman overseeing the matter Haryono said the policy would come into effect soon after all KPK officials signed a regulation forbidding state workers from accepting "excessive" gifts that could be seen as rewards for corrupt actions. "Another policy is that no officials are allowed to accept cash gifts of more than 1 million rupiah (108 U.S. dollars) at either wedding or birthday parties," he said. Haryono said officials were told to report to the KPK if they accepted such gifts, and the graft body would se

No, of course I don’t mean the word that is defined as “asphalt” in English. The as-pal (mind the dash) here is the Indonesian slang contraction which stands for Asli-tapi-Palsu (Real-yet-Fake). Real-yet-Fake is indeed a bit too long for an English equivalent. I agree with that. That’s why I was so delighted to find out the exact English equivalent just now: “faux-“. Just remember to add another word after that dash. Let me digress. I also found this interesting quote just now: “The best place to hide something is in plain sight” Agatha Christie.

The Indonesian Ministry of Finance will buy back Friday treasury bonds maturing between 2008 and 2013 to ease selling pressure in the market, an official said."This is an effort to stabilize the market," Rahmat Waluyanto, the ministry's director-general of debt management, told Thomson Financial.Waluyanto would not reveal the amount of bonds the government can afford to buy back.He said bonds maturing between 2008 and 2013 amounted to 210 trillion rupiah ($22.78 billion).Waluyanto said the recent selling in the bond market had coincided with heavy losses in stock markets."I guess the sell-off is temporary, due to panicky reactions. When the market is weak, any negative news could trigger sell-offs," he said.He said investors might have been worried about the state budget. The government ha

A fish that would rather crawl into crevices than swim, and that may be able to see in the same way that humans do, could represent an entirely unknown family of fishes, says a University of Washington fish expert.The fish, sighted in Indonesian waters off Ambon Island, has tan- and peach-colored zebra-striping, and rippling folds of skin that obscure its fins, making it look like a glass sculpture that Dale Chihuly might have dreamed up. But far from being hard and brittle like glass, the bodies of these fist-sized fish are soft and pliable enough to slip and slide into narrow crevices of coral reefs. It’s probably part of the reason that they've typically gone unnoticed – until now.The individuals are undoubtedly anglerfishes, says Ted Pietsch, a UW professor of aquatic and fishery s

Mamamia Show is one of favorite TV Show in Indonesia. This event find artist talent and explore the relationship between Kids and Her Mom. Many people in Indonesia Enjoying this TV Show. Mamamia Show get Indonesian people attention.The King of Reality Show TV program in Indonesia, Helmi Yahya, one of commentator in this show, found this idea from Sweden TV Show. In Indosiar TV Program, Mamamia Show, Super Seleb Show, Akademi Fantasi Indonesia Junior 2008 make Indosiar leading in Reality Show artist talent program.

The Indonesian central bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday. The Bank Indonesia held its benchmark BI rate at 8% as inflation accelerated. The decision matched economists' expectations.Annual inflation in March increased to 8.2% on higher food prices. The Asian Development Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday that the Indonesian economy would grow 6% in 2008 and 6.2% in the next year.Indonesia News Blog:

The music from Indonesia is diverse both from the cultural aspect and the social. Perhaps the most popular forms of Indonesian music are those from the islands of Java, Sumatra, and Bali. Most music from Indonesia is rich in percussion sounds from instruments, such as gongs, drums, and metallophones. There are many websites that offer [...]

he Indonesian stock market is expected to remain volatile in the second quarter, with the main index unlikely to revisit its record level as investors remain cautious about the US economy and domestic inflation.'The second quarter is going to be a tough one. Investors will take extra caution because the risks are bigger if all the measures that the Fed has taken so far fail to make the US economy better,' said Budi Budar, a fund manager at Samuel Securities.Soaring consumer inflation driven by rising food prices in recent months has raised fears that the majority of the country's more than 230 million people will see purchasing power dwindle as they spend more on food.If food prices continue to hurt the poor 'it is not impossible' that the country could also face social tension,' said Buda

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Indonesian film “Ayat-ayat Cinta” (Verses of Love) can be a medium to promote a better understanding of Islam. The president made the statement after watching the film directed by Hanung Bramantyo at Studio XXI at EX Plaza here on Friday night. The Indonesian head of state who claimed he wiped tears [...]

Sukses film "Ayat-ayat Cinta" (AAC) yang sebelumnya diangkat dari novel islami karya Habiburahman El Shirazy membuat nama penulis asal Semarang tersebut semakin di kenal luas. Sebelum heboh film AAC, novel Kang Abik tersebut memang sudah menjadi best seller dan konon sudah tercetak lebih dari 400 ribu kopi. Dari kabar terakhir, penonton film AAC sudah menembus angkat 3 juta lebih sejak diputar perdananya pada 28 Februari 2008.Banyak pujian dialamatkan kepada penulis novel alumnus Al Azhar, Kairo, Mesir itu. Pun juga kepada Hanung Bramantyo, sang sutradara yang menggarap novel AAC ke layar lebar. Pujian itu diberikan karena film ini dinilai telah memberikan pengaruh yang positif, menyampaikan ajaran-ajaran moral yang tinggi.Namun demikian, kesuksesan buku ini, bagi pihak lain menunjukkan be