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 Eid al-Fitr is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of one month fasting, referred by the Muslims as the holy month of Ramadhan. It is normally celebrated over two days through reciting the Takbir one night before the day, which continues through the night until the time for the Eid prayer on the [...]
“Flight attendance, landing position!” I heard the pilot say through the loudspeaker. Flight 190 from Jakarta to Palangkaraya was in total silence. Passengers were holding their breath, keeping their worries to themselves and nervously looked out of the window. Nothing could be seen. We have just lowered our altitude, leaving the blue sky and the [...]
The Christian organization Mahanaim along with the churches of the synod Jemaat Kristen Indonesia (the Christian Congregation of Indonesia) a.k.a. JKI were invited by the government, in particular the Commander in Chief of Jakarta’s military area and the President of Indonesia, SBY, to hold a prayer event in the fields in front of one of [...]
In light of the tragedy and the new movement called Indonesia Unite I have decided to post a question on my Twitter account:
What do you love about Indonesia and what would you like to see change?
I will update this post frequently and add more of your tweets and comments.
You can answer on this blog or [...]
IndonesiaToGo.com supports the Indonesia Unite movement and are committed to Indonesians abroad (and those who love Indonesia) to get their Indonesian Unite t-shirt out where they are.
Wherever you are we will be sending the t-shirt to you with these prices (not including shipping):
1-5 pieces = US$12.95 each
6-10 pieces = US$11.25 each
10-15 pieces = US$9.55 each
over [...]
Earlier today Mike and I was interviewed by the ABC Radio Australia regarding the new movement by the young digital generation in Indonesia. There is one question that Tito Ambyo, the interviewer, asked me that I still thought about for hours into the evening after the interview was over. He asked me what I thought [...]
While the terrorists with their narrow minded agenda think they can control Indonesia and destroy us by destroying the world’s trust in us, Indonesians arise and join forces. A great movement has started from a social networking and microblogging website Twitter.com. Every tweet Indonesians made they tag with “Indonesiaunite”. The objective is to show the [...]
The Mighty Eagle Foundation invited 600 wastepickers who live on landfills in the Bekasi surroundings 36 hours after the bombing at JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton Hotel. They had prepared for this event for a few weeks and despite the terrorist attacks 36 hours prior, they still went on with their plan. They have raised [...]
Join Indonesia Unite – Indonesia Bersatu on Facebook
Some say that this bombing has been the wakeup call Indonesia needed to understand that there is a lot more work to do before people can relax and say the country is doing well. I must say, so far I have seen Indonesians rise like never before and [...]
In a press conference held at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, SBY expressed his anger towards those behind the bombings. SBY said there is a possibility that the real target of the bombing was actually himself, considering that this has happened only shortly after the presidential election where SBY was leading by 61%. The result [...]
