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Perayaan Idul Fitri 1 Syawal 1432 H

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Kepada seluruh masyarakat Indonesia diumumkan bahwa sholat Idul Fitri dan Silaturahmi dalam rangka perayaan Idul Fitri 1432 H akan dilaksanakan pada: Hari: Selasa Tanggal: 30 Agustus 2011/1 Sayawal 1432 H (menunggu keterangan resmi dari Badan Isbat Komunitas Islam Yunani) Tempat: Wisma Duta Waktu: 08.30-09.00 Takbir dan Tahmid 09.00 s/d selesai Sholat Idul Fitri 10.00 Ramah [...]

August 25th, 2011 | Published in Social Culture | Read More »

Upacara Pengibaran Bendera 17 Agustus 2011, Wisma Duta

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August 19th, 2011 | Published in Embassy Activities | Read More »

Historic mosques, Ramadhan traditions

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Ganug Nugroho Adi, Contributor, Surakarta, Jakarta Post Ramadhan brings with it not only the obligatory month of fasting, but also various optional rituals like tarawih (evening prayers). In Surakarta, Central Java, practically all the old and historic mosques are more crowded and livelier, from the fast-breaking hour to the evening. Mosques like Masjid Laweyan, dating [...]

August 19th, 2011 | Published in Social Culture | Read More »

Working Hard to Keep Indonesia’s Traditional Games Alive

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Lisa Siregar Children playing at a Komunitas Hong event, along with some of their homemade, woven kris daggers. (Antara Photo) Playtime isn’t all fun and games, at least not for traditional games expert Zaini Alif, who takes it very seriously. The lecturer at the Indonesian School of Art in Bandung believes that children’s games have [...]

August 19th, 2011 | Published in Social Culture | Read More »

Exports predicted to grow 18 pct

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Marie Elka Pangestu. (ANTARA/Ujang Zaelani) Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The government has made an estimate that the country`s total exports in 2012 would increase between 18 percent and 20 percent, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said. “We are optimistic that the target will be achieved regardless of the fact that economic development in the United [...]

August 19th, 2011 | Published in Economic | Read More »

A flag to bear

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Associated Press, Jakarta Globe Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, gives a national flag to a bearer to be raised during a ceremony to mark the country’s 66th Independence Day at Merdeka (Freedom) Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Jakarta (ANTARA News) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a national ceremony to mark [...]

August 18th, 2011 | Published in Indonesia Nowadays | Read More »

SBY: Indonesia Can Cope with Worsening Global Economy

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Jakarta Globe Indonesia can cope with a worsening global economic situation and has policy instruments in place to deal with a crisis, its president said on Tuesday. “Even though the economic situation in Europe and the United States is not good news for the world, we have sufficient confidence to overcome that uncertainty,” President Susilo [...]

August 18th, 2011 | Published in Indonesia Nowadays | Read More »

Indonesia to Give Tax Holidays for Major Direct Investors

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Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Indonesia will give a tax holiday for investors committing at least 1 trillion rupiah ($117 million) into sectors including metals and energy, an effort to spur record levels of foreign direct investment in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. The G20 member aims to become a world top ten economy by 2025 [...]

August 18th, 2011 | Published in Economic | Read More »

Sweet treats from the past

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The making of dodol, a glutinus rice cake Wibisono Notodirdjo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even in a rapidly evolving city like Jakarta, sweet delicacies survive through time, as a trip down the streets often brings pleasant surprises. A new culinary tour called “Sweet memories from the past”, organized by Alchemy Creative Communications in Jakarta, rekindled [...]

August 12th, 2011 | Published in Social Culture | Read More »

VP opens ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting in Manado

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Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – Vice President Boediono opened the 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings here on Wednesday with remarks emphasizing the need for the integration of ASEAN economies in facing global uncertainties. Before declaring open the Meetings, he urged the audience to look west and east as reminders to maintain [...]

August 12th, 2011 | Published in Indonesia Nowadays | Read More »