Lost in Indonesia

Indonesia ruling party leads poll

2009-04-10T19:12:00.000-07:00

BBC on Friday, April 10th 2009 published a news about the latest Indonesia Parliament Election.
Quote:
"Indonesia's president is in prime position for re-election, with early results from general elections showing his party leading by a wide margin."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7991067.stm

Telkomsel to start selling iPhone 3G in Indonesia

2009-03-12T08:05:00.000-07:00

Telkomsel will soon sell the iPhone 3G package starts 20 March. The iPhone 3G sale launch will be conducted in the South Pacific Place Jakarta, Indonesia. Sales will be conducted during the first 3 days on the same place, and on 23rd March, the Telkomsel iPhone 3G will be available at Telkomsel's outlet (Grapari) as well as Telkomsel's partners including PT Trikomsel Oke (Oke Shop), PT Cipta Multi Usaha Perkasa (Global Teleshop), PT Simpatindo Multimedia (Sarindo), dan PT Telesindo Shop (Telesindo Shop).

Telkomsel offers the iPhone 3G in bundled with prepaid or postpaid plans/packages. The price of the phone depends on the packages and phone specification. The cheapest price is at IDR 2,622,000 and the most expensive is IDR 11,205,000.

Link: telkomsel iPhone 3G

Indonesia grounds Boeing MD-90 aircraft

2009-03-10T22:30:00.000-07:00

Indonesian Ministry of Transportation temporarily grounds all Boeing MD-90 aircraft operated by Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air). All Lion Air's Boeing MD-90 aircrafts are temporarily being prohibited to serve commercial flights. Those airplanes will be reviewed by the Ministry of Transportation.

"Inspection will be done during the three-four days," said General Director of Air Transportation - Ministry of Transportation, Herry Bakti S Gumay in Jakarta, Tuesday (March 10, 2009).

This grounding is associated with an accident of an MD-90 aircraft with flight number 937 at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Monday. Two weeks earlier, other MD-90 also failed landed at Hang Nadim Airport, Batam. In addition, the General Director said, the pilot operating the unlucky aircraft will also be grounded for a month.

Hotels in Makassar

2009-03-03T01:43:00.000-08:00

Makassar is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was formally named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably.

If you travel to Makassar, these are hotels you might want to check:

Imperial Aryaduta Hotel Makassar.
Jl. Somba Opu No 297 Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Horison Hotel Makassar
Jalan Jendral Sudirman No.45 Makasssar - Sulawesi Selatan

Santika Hotel Makassar
Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin No.40, Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Royal Regency Hotel Makassar
Jalan Daeng Tompo 8 Makkassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Sahid Jaya Hotel Makassar
Jl. Dr. Sam Ratulangi No 33 Makassar 90132 - Sulawesi Selatan

Singgasana Hotel Makassar
Jl. Sultan Hasanuddin 3 - 5, Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Clarion Hotel Makassar
Jl. A.P. Pettarani No. 3 - Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Quality Hotel Makassar
Jl. Somba Opu No. 235 Makassar 90111 - Sulawesi Selatan

Pantai Gapura Hotel Makassar
Jl. Pasar Ikan No.10 - Sulawesi Selatan

Golden Hotel Makassar
Jl. Pasar Ikan 50-52 - Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Aston Hotel Makassar
Jl. Haji Bau 7 - Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Imperial Aryaduta Hotel Makassar
Jalan Somba Opu No 297 - Makassar - Sulawesi Selatan

Hotels in Manado, Indonesia

2009-03-03T01:37:00.000-08:00

Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 417,548 inhabitants. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Mapanget.

Here is the list of hotels in Manado, Bunaken, and around:

Gangga Island Resort Manado
P. O. Box 1734, 95375 Manado, Indonesia

Siladen Island Resort
Siladen Island Bunaken National Marine Park Manado, North Sulawesi Indonesia. Siladen Island - Indonesia

Cocotinos
Desa Kima Bajo, Kecamatan Wori, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara

Kima Bajo Resort and Spa
Desa Kima Bajo Dusun I Kecamatan Wori Kabupaten Minahasa Utara North Sulawesi

Ritzy - Manado
Jl. Piere Tendean Boulevard Manado

Aston Manado City
Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 128, Manado 95213, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Swiss-Belhotel Maleosan
Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sedona
Jl. Raya Tanawangko, Desa Tateli, Kecamatan Pineleng, Kabupaten Minahasa

Santika
Tongkaina-Bunaken, P.O. Box 1644, Manado 95000 - North Sulawesi, Indonesia North Sulawesi

Quality
Jl. Piere Tendean No. 88 - 89 Boulevard Manado

Gran Puri Manado
Jalan Sam Ratulangi No 458, Manado, North Sulawesi

Sahid Manado
Jl. Babe Palar 1-Teling Manado Indonesia North Sulawesi

Travello
Jl. Sudirman No. 123, Manado, Sulawesi 95122, Indonesia

Sahid Kawanua
Jl Sam Ratulangi, Po Box 210, Manado Indonesia

Highland Resort & Spa
Kinilow Jaga VI Tomohon, Minahasa 95362 North Sulawesi, Manado Indonesia

Minahasa
Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 199 - Manado, North Sulawesi Indonesia. North Sulawesi

Lion Air Emergency Landing without Front Gear

2009-02-26T09:14:00.000-08:00

A Lion Air passenger aircraft MD-90 (now Boeing MD-90) on 23rd Feb 2009 landed at Batam airport without its front landing gear extended. The emergency landing resulting in damage to the undercarriage and the airport having to be closed.

The Aircraft with flight number JT-972 was carrying 162 passengers when made an emergency landing at Hang Ngadim Airport in Batam, Riau, Indonesia. No one on board was injured during and after the emergency landing.

The Lion Air operates some MD-90 and older MD series aircrafts, but start phasing them out and replace them with the newly purchased Boeing 737-900ER.

Jusuf Kalla says ready to run for president

2009-02-21T21:30:00.000-08:00

Vide President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla said that he is ready to be nominated for the Next Indonesian President (2009-2014).

Kalla is now the Chairperson of Functional Group (Golkar) Party, the winner of previous Parliament election in 2004. Kalla said he is ready if his party, Golkar provides support for him.

Hillary Clinton in Jakarta, a new hope for US - Indonesia partnership

2009-02-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has declared relations with Indonesia critical to US efforts to mend ties with the Islamic world, after arriving in the country on her tour of east Asia. Hillary on Wednesday (18 Feb 2009) said: "Building a comprehensive partnership with Indonesia is a critical step on behalf of the United States commitment to smart power to ... speak to a country that has demonstrated that Islam and modernity can not only co-exist but thrive together,".

Lost in Indonesia

2009-02-15T23:48:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my Blog.
I will write here my opinions and some facts about Indonesia, the country in which I am currently live.