Top Ten Blogger Indonesia 2007

Top Ten Blogger Indonesia 2007Year 2007 has witnessed the sweetest and most happening ever so far as blogger Indonesia goes. The rapid growth of blogging culture, more ministers and former minister started blogging which means more attention to this writing-and-reading culture. And finally the most amazing event of all, the Pesta Blogger 2007 which led to the induction of October 27 as the National Blogger Day formally annnounced by Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo), Mr. Mohamad Nuh who presided over the first blogger Indonesia fiesta.
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Floods and Landslides in Indonesia

Floods and Landslides in IndonesiaFloods everywhere,

… landslides and floods have killed at least 65 people in heavily populated Central and East Java after torrential rains lashed the region. … While activists blame such disasters on the disappearance of trees that stabilise soil and help absorb rain, local officials have insisted the unusually heavy downfalls have destabilised already vulnerable hilly areas.

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Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Benazir Bhutto AssassinatedPolitics can be very cruel sometimes. Especially in a place like Pakistan, a country where lethal weapons can be as much as cars and motor-bike combined in Jakarta. One of the “toy-gun” in Pakistan has killed Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister who now is running a campaign for the next election. Assassination attempt has become a common news in the country. The current military ruler President Parvez Musharraf has luckily escaped three such attempts.
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Indonesian Blogger Ministers

Indonesian Blogger MinistersIndonesians are  known for their laid-back attitude, a sort of  a “very-busy” mindset, so to speak. Of course, with some few exception here and there, that’s those who have successfully reformed their personalities.. That’s why it’s amazing to find some (very) few Indonesian ministers who are engaged in blogging activities.  Though not many of the so-called blogger ministers it’s worth noting as they are a rare breed  we should encourage and appreciate the new phenomenon to blossom. Here is the list of the Blogger Ministers of Indonesia:
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Idul Adha, Christmas and New Year 2008

Idul Adha, Christmas and New Year 2008

Eid al-Adha or Idul Adha (Arabic: id al-’Adha) is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim’s (Abraham’s) willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, under the order of Allah. It is one of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from the Quran. … It is also called the “bigger” Eid because it is considered more important than Eid el-Fitr or Idul Fitri [1]

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Blogger Indonesia of the Week (77): Anita Carmencita

Anita Carmencita McCay as Blogger Indonesia of the Week #77Some Indonesians still cannot accept the reality of a few Indonesian who stay abroad after they had done their study in order to get a better job or for some other reasons such as marriage . The former think the reluctant to go back to their home country on the part of the latter as a sign of unpatriotic and opportunistic attitude. In several of my postings, I defended the latter wholeheartedly, saying not only did they at times are more patriotic than the former, their stay abroad are sometimes needed even for the so-called “patriotic” reasons. The brain drain it may cause, as some Indonesian expert worry about does not in any way make sense to say the least.
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Indonesia Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2007

Ciputra Indonesia Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2007

The spirit of entrepreneurship can be considered as one of the most effective instrument to overcome the problem of poverty in Indonesia as well as improving the economic condition of people in Indonesia and even the world. Entrepreneurs provide job vacancies instead of looking for ones. Entrepreneurs can reduce in the big way the high rate of unemployment by providing job vacancies for unemployment in Indonesia.

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