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Ban Ki-moon emphasizes need to empower women

Ban Ki-moon emphasizes need to empower women

Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, delivered a speech at the World Congress of Global Partnership in Duksung University, Korea, on Monday (Aug 13) On his four days visit to Korea to attend the International Management of the World’s Ocean Conference, Secretary General Ban took his time to speak to hundred of participants attending the […]

14 August , 2012Comments Off on Ban Ki-moon emphasizes need to empower womenRead More

[Indonesian food] A variety of summer desserts served in Indonesia

[Indonesian food] A variety of summer desserts served in Indonesia

Indonesia, the biggest maritime country in the world, has beautiful beaches throughout its islands. Local and foreign tourists like to spend time in its beaches, doing various beach activities such as snorkeling, diving, sun bathing, children playing sand castles, or just relax and enjoying sunset while having Indonesian traditional food. Those are the views that can be […]

10 August , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesian food] A variety of summer desserts served in IndonesiaRead More

“Because I am A Girl” fashion show

“Because I am A Girl” fashion show

Around thirty young passionate and educated girls were campaigning for girl’s rights for gender equality, Wednesday evening (Aug. 8). Working with Plan International, a South Korean local NGO called The Change, held a “Because I am A Girl” campaign to raise awareness of the significance of girl’s role in society. Girls of middle and high school […]

9 August , 2012Comments Off on “Because I am A Girl” fashion showRead More

Experiencing Ramadan as a Non-Muslim

Experiencing Ramadan as a Non-Muslim

Interested to experience the Ramadan month that Muslim celebrates this month, I then decided to take my own little adventure. Although I was born and grew up in Indonesia, world’s largest Muslim country, and as a non-Muslim, but I am pretty familiar with the Muslim’s culture. I remembered, as a child I used to wake […]

3 August , 2012Comments Off on Experiencing Ramadan as a Non-MuslimRead More

[Indonesia Report] Jakarta, world’s most active twitter city

[Indonesia Report] Jakarta, world’s most active twitter city

Jakarta, Indonesian capital city, is home for the most active “tweeps” and “twitterian” in the world. Semiocast, a French based social media monitor company published a survey on July 30, saying that Jakarta is the city with most number of posted tweets. Tweep is a Twitter user who is a novice by virtue of their […]

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Han Bi-ya: “I enjoy my work as a relief worker”

Han Bi-ya: “I enjoy my work as a relief worker”

Han Bi-ya, a Korean, is better known as a travel books writer and relief worker. She first inspired young people of  the world through her books titled “Daughter of The Wind, Three and A Half Times Around The Globe On Foot.” The four-volume book was published based on her seven-year long travel around the world in 2007. She also wroted four other books thereafter including “Han Bi-ya’s […]

1 August , 2012Comments Off on Han Bi-ya: “I enjoy my work as a relief worker”Read More

[Indonesia Report] Indonesians condemn violence in Rakhine

[Indonesia Report] Indonesians condemn violence in Rakhine

Rohingya – Rakhine conflict in Myanmar has been going on for the past two months. According to Amnesty International, Myanmar’s National Human Rights Commission on July 11 reported at least 78 people have been killed, but unofficial estimates exceed 100. Around 50.000 – 90.000 people has been displaced. Due to the conflict, many of the […]

31 July , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesia Report] Indonesians condemn violence in RakhineRead More

[Indonesia Report] Taraweeh: A Special Prayer in Ramadan Month

[Indonesia Report] Taraweeh: A Special Prayer in Ramadan Month

Ramadan month has started for Muslims. It is tradition to fast for the whole month from sun rise to sunset. Fasting is not only to bare the thirst and hunger but also to hold oneself from practicing worldly pleasures, such as smoking or gossiping. In the holy month, Muslims not only do five prayers a […]

27 July , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesia Report] Taraweeh: A Special Prayer in Ramadan MonthRead More

[Indonesia Report] Flood at Padang leaves hundreds of evacuees

[Indonesia Report] Flood at Padang leaves hundreds of evacuees

Padang, the capital of Indonesian’s West Sumatra Province hit by flash flood Tuesday (July24) evening, left hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. Casualties are not yet being confirmed. Previously, Indonesian local media, Tempo.com as cited in The Jakarta Globe reported 8 people missing. Later another local media, Kompas, quoted Fauzi Bahar, mayor of Padan, as denying […]

25 July , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesia Report] Flood at Padang leaves hundreds of evacueesRead More

[Indonesia Report] Freeport Indonesia, world’s largest mine operator, agrees to divest

[Indonesia Report] Freeport Indonesia, world’s largest mine operator, agrees to divest

Freeport Indonesia, operator of Grasberg mine in Papua, that contains the world’s largest recoverable copper reserve and the largest gold reserve, agrees to divest its stake via an Initial Public Offering, Hatta Rajasa, Indonesian’s Coordinating Minister for the Economic, was learned to have told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday (July 23). “I have asked them (Freeport Indonesia) to divest via […]

24 July , 2012Comments Off on [Indonesia Report] Freeport Indonesia, world’s largest mine operator, agrees to divestRead More

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