Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
The post below is possible because of a friend of ours, the owners of Sofi Residence, who shared his experience with the Police Certificate if you do not obtain it after you arrive.
So what is this Police Certificate anyways?
In Indonesia, it is called Surat Tanda Melapor, better known as a Certificate of Police Registration which [...]
Today is Proclamation of Independence day (Hari Proklamasi Kemerdekaan R.I.) from Japan in 1945. The Netherlands acknowledged Indonesian independence and sovereignty in 1949.
Happy Independence Day, Indonesia.
Kebebasan dari semua rantai!
Today, 22 June 2009, is celebrated as Jakarta’s 482nd anniversary. Although in general, the history of Jakarta is still the subject of scholar’s debate, writings of European scholars in the 16th century mentioned a city named Kalapa, which seems to be the main port for a Hindu kingdom named Sunda. The capital city of Sunda [...]
The past few weeks I have been bombarded by my friend’s questions and worries about coming to Indonesia. This European-American friend of mine is counting down the days to his arrival in Indo. Some of his American friends are worried more than anything in the world and have been trying to talk him out of [...]
Indonesian vessels has made trade voyages as far as Africa since 100 AD. Mariners from Indonesia traveled across to Africa, making themselves known as “Africa’s Vikings” as tough and daring sailors travels to fill in their vessels with gold and silver for the princess of Java and Sumatra from unmapped lands which are now called [...]
The Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world’s largest archipelagic state. With an estimated population of around 237 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation; however, no reference is made to Islam in the Indonesian constitution. Indonesia [...]
The word Indonesia comes from the Latin ‘Indus’ which means “India” and the Greek ‘Nesos’ which means “Island”. The name far predates the formation of the independent nation Indonesia to the 18th century. George Earl, an English ethnologist, suggested the term Indunesians to refer to the inhabitants of the “Indian Archipelago”. But the Dutch, during [...]
