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The Indonesian internet domain registrar Pandi has launched a new second level domain under the .id ccTld for Indonesia on March 1st, 2013. This desa.co domain which means village in Bahasa will be available to rural administration which has not been able to own an official domain until now.
Pandi Chairman, Andy Budimansyah said that the desa.id was a result of public suggestion to Pandi. “We fully encourage public...
Tagged with Chairman Andy Budimansyah, desa.co, Domain Registrar, Pandi, Rural Development Movement GDM, Second Level Domain
The uncertainty about their future has caused 10 Rohingya refugee currently detained temporary housing at Aceh Social Depertment at Ladong, Aceh Besar to run off. The futile attempt did not last very long as the refugee did not really know where they were going and apprehended immediately a few hours later by the Police.
The Banda Aceh immigration head, Novielda Syafril said that the 10 refugee is part of the 74 Rohingya...
Tagged with Aceh Besar, Banda Aceh, Buddhist Monk, Ladong Aceh Besar, Monk Wirathu, Rakhine State, Rohingya, Tanjung Pinang North Sumatera
An oil tanker full of oil burned down in Sangatta sea, Eastern Kalimantan while being towed by the tug boat back to the ocean after unloading most of its oil. The oil tanker named Sahoya 3 was carrying 3,200 ton of fuel for one of the largest coal mine in Indonesia PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC).
The incident that happened around 3:30 pm local time also claimed the life of four of its crew. The tug boat next to it also...
Tagged with Kombes Agus Riyanto, Oil Tanker, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, PT Sinar Alam Perdana, Sahoya 3, Sangatta, Tug Boat
The Iron Man 3 craze has engulfed the Indonesian movie theaters causing some cinemas to play Iron Man 3 in all of its studios kicking off Indonesian local movie production from the schedule.
This has irked the Indonesian Film Producer Association chairman, Firman Bintang whose horror movie Kerasukan or possessed starred by the upcoming Indonesian movie star Arumi Bachsin was one of the movie off the playing list from...
Tagged with Firman Bintang, Indonesian Cinema, Indonesian Film Producer Association, Iron Man 3, Iron Man Movie, Movie Theaters, Roy Marten
5 female students from Tolitoli high school, Central Sulawesi were expelled from their school for mimicking praying while dancing to the tune of Maroon 5. The students who were supposed to take their final test missed their chance because of the expulsion and therefore will need to repeat the year again, provided any school willing to take them.
The students are also being questioned by the police under the blasphemy...
Tagged with Aris Merdeka Sirait, Google, Maroon 5, Pray Dance, Prosperous Justice Party, Tolitoli, Video
Hundreds of people from Batang, Central Java from Batang People Community group demonstrated in front of the Economic Coordinating Minister office in Central Jakarta.
The action includes a theatrical act of carrying a tombstone while demanding that the Coordinating Minister Hatta Radjasa to cancel the construction of 2,000 MW coal powered power plant to be built in Batang. This coal powered plant if built will be the...
Tagged with Arif Fiyanto, Batang Central Java, Bhimasena Power Indonesia, Coal Plant, Greenpeace Indonesia, Hatta Radjasa, Marine Conservation
The Energy and Mineral Resource (ESDM) Ministry will only guarantee the electricity for smelters if it is constructed in Java or Sulawesi where the generation situation is not as bad as the rest of the countries.
This is stated by the Directorate General of Electricity from ESDM Ministry, Jarman, responding to the request form the Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, Natsir Mansyur that the Government...
Tagged with electricity, Indonesian Chamber Of Commerce, Java, Mining Companies, Natsir Mansyur, Sulawesi
The moratorium regarding primary forest and peat land which prevent the Government handing out permit to use those lands will expired at the same time with the end of Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in the office 2014.
The Deputy of Working Unit Monitoring and Development Management (UKP4) Heru Prasetyo said that the moratorium policy based on a Presidential instruction which will no longer applicable...
Tagged with Gapki, Heru Prasetyo, Joko Supriyono, moratorium, Mubariq Ahmad, UKP4, Zulkifli Hasan
Find 5, the flagship smart phone from the Chinese manufacturer Oppo was introduced to the Indonesian public today (17/04/2013). The phone that comes with 5 inch full HD 1080, 411 ppi is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 Ghz quad core processor and running the latest version of Android 4.1 known as Jelly Bean.
The company known for its Blue Ray player in Indonesia, although it also produces LCD Tvs and DVD, optimist...
Tagged with Indonesia, Jet Lee, LCD Tvs, Oppo, Oppo Find 5, PT Indonesia Oppo Electronics, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Iphone, Sony Xperia Z
The Indonesian Government plan to purchase back PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) share has not been successful. The price offered by the GOI and the valuation from Nippon Asahan Aluminium (NAA) which owns the share is still far apart.
The Indonesian Industry Minister MS Hidayat said that the Japanese NAA wants the purchase price to be calculated according to the recalculated book value evaluated in 1998 while the...
Tagged with 2012 state budget, 2013 state budget, MS Hidayat, NAA, Nalco, Nippon Asahan Aluminium, PT Aneka Tambang
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