[Indonesia Report] Indonesian parliamentary delegation visits Palestine
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesian parliamentary delegation visits Palestine](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2Fgazadalam.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesian parliamentary delegation visits Palestine")
Indonesian mass media, detiknews.com reported on the agenda of Indonesian House of Representative Commission I’s visit to Palestine on December 7. In the report, it said that the meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister of Hamas Ismail Haniyya in Gaza is one of the most important agenda of Commission I’s visit. After meeting with Haniyya, Commission I then […]
Italian Mafia godfather caught in Bali, Indonesia
Indonesian mass media, vivanews.com, on Friday (December 14) published an article on an Italian Godfather, caught in Bali, Indonesia. In the article, it says, he looks like a polite man, and probably wise. Messicati Antonino Vitale was shown in a picture by many media around the world lying looked relax with his dark glasses, topless and in […]
Kim Jong-un likely to be chosen as TIME’s new “Person of the Year”
2012 seems to be a good year for Kim Jong-un, beside succeeding his late father, Kim Jung-il, in ruling North Korea, he appeared on TIME magazine’s cover before and even been named “sexist man alive” although the later one was a prank done by satirical newspaper “The Onion”, and some Chinese media believed the news. […]
[Indonesia Report] Former Indonesian minister suspected of corruption
![[Indonesia Report] Former Indonesian minister suspected of corruption](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2Fmenpora-andi-mallarangeng-dikabarkan-dicegah-ke-luar-negeri.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Former Indonesian minister suspected of corruption")
Andi Alfian Mallarangeng, former Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports, has not received any notification letter from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to inform that he has been named as a suspect and has been banned from traveling abroad. According to Kompas.com, Indonesia Commission of Corruption Eradication announced a travel ban to Mallarangeng on Thursday (December […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesia concerned about NK rocket launch
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesia concerned about NK rocket launch](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2F120515105734_kim_yong_nam__512x288_ap.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesia concerned about NK rocket launch")
Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa expressed concern on North Korea’s missile launch on Wednesday (December 12). Despite of international pressure to dismantle its nuclear program, North Korea successfully launched its long-ranged rocket, saying that it is for a peaceful purpose. The technology used in the rocket launch can be used to launch nuclear weapon. Natalegawa said that Indonesia asked […]
[Indonesia Report] UN asks Indonesia to reduce traffic accidents
![[Indonesia Report] UN asks Indonesia to reduce traffic accidents](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2F141297_olah-tkp-kecelakaan-xenia-maut_663_382.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] UN asks Indonesia to reduce traffic accidents")
The United Nations (UN) has asked Indonesia to reduce the number of deaths due to traffic accidents. Each year about 32,000 lives are lost due to traffic accidents, according to report by Vivannews.com quoting Deputy Chief Police Commissioner General Nanan Sukarna. “The demand to reduce the number of deaths by traffic accidents was presented to me in Monaco when I […]
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian documentary film used in Australian high schools as education material
![[Indonesia Report] Indonesian documentary film used in Australian high schools as education material](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2F07122012202634.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Indonesian documentary film used in Australian high schools as education material")
A documentary film titled “Linimassa”, describing a phenomenon of using social media and social networking in Indonesia has been presented as part of school curriculum in Western Australia, Beritasatu.com reported. Linimassa tell a story of a rickshaw driver in Yogyakarta who is internet literate. (See the Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43xXDNQV_QY) In one of the movie’s scene shows the rickshaw driver […]
[Indonesia Report] Ukrainian arrested for taking part in gathering of Free Papua Movement
![[Indonesia Report] Ukrainian arrested for taking part in gathering of Free Papua Movement](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2FHUT-OPMM.jpg&q=90&w=310&h=200&zc=1 "[Indonesia Report] Ukrainian arrested for taking part in gathering of Free Papua Movement")
Indonesian Police in Manokwari district, Papua Province, detained a Ukrainian citizen when he joined a gathering held in time for the anniversary of Free Papua Movement (OPM), a separatist group, on Saturday (December 1). Detiknews.com reported that an Ukrainian national named Artem Shapirenko, 36, was arrested due to visa expiration. “Shapirenko overstayed in Indonesia for 4 months and the misuse of […]
Designing good education system is a quest for all governments
Education system is an important part of a country’s development. How to provide a proper education system fitting to young generation needs is hard to design. Indonesian government recently drafted a new curriculum for primary school and has gotten various feed-backs from its people. Indonesian Ministry of Education drafted a reform on the subjects that is required […]
Economic growth leads China to worry about “Icarus paradox”
From wretched and mocked place to a great country; from the docile dragon of Asia to big brother of Asia; from a mocked country, mocked people, undermined and even forgotten super power to an incredible economic growing country. A place where about six hundred million people migrated from abject poverty to middle income. It is […]
![[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯](http://www.theasian.asia/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theasian.asia%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAshraf-2novel-news_9601.jpg&q=90&w=300&h=0&zc=1 "[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑯")
