Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Department of Defense and the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space / Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional (LAPAN) to continue research and development of their missiles and rockets for science and technology purposes.
One proof of progress have been made by these two institutions is to launch rocket RX 420. An initial progress is good for science and technology, especially relating to the placement of satellites in orbit and the exploration of outer space.
Here are the details of rocket RX 420:
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono become the one of 100 most influential figures in 2009 made by Time magazine. According to the magazine’s official site, President Yudhoyono included to the category of “Leaders & Revolutionaries”.
Time Magazine also show opinion from Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia former deputy prime minister who is now an opposition leader in Malaysia. According to Anwar, “since his winning in the first direct election in 2004, Yudhoyono has managed to keep the nation afloat, even during the current global recession. However, significant challenges lie ahead. Poverty remains pervasive in Indonesia, and the government must press onward with improvements to the country’s ailing infrastructure. Businesses are confronted with a bewildering array of regulations, and the country pays a heavy price in corruption and bribery”. (more…)
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Director General of Customs and Excise / Dirjen Bea Cukai, Anwar Suprijadi states, the weapons arrested by Philippine authorities are legal export goods in accordance with customs procedures that carried out by PT Pindad. “It (the weapons) has notification of export of goods from Tanjung Priok, Jakarta and depart on 10 August. So it’s all are official, because the papers officially completed,” Anwar said in a visit to the Port of Belawan.
Related to the possible errors of perception on the part of the Philippine customs, according to him, it could been happen. This could be due to a lack of communication with the buyer and the ship manifest report was incomplete or not reported in the table of contents of cargo transported. “Charge on the ship is a weapon. If not reported it to be a problem,” he said.
However, Anwar continued, officially PT Pindad has exported to the specified requirements. However, if change of weapons was carried out in the sea, possibly it could just happen. “If there are changes in the sea we do not know, because we control only up to the Tanjung Priok,” he said. (more…)
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
One of the biggest Indonesia’s cellular services operator, PT Indosat Tbk states that PALAPA-D satellite was successfully placed in the normal position of its Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), after launched on Monday, August 31, 2009 at 17:28 pm Xichang time, or 16:28 pm western Indonesia time.
A geosynchronous transfer orbit or geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) is an intermediate orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit. It is a highly elliptical earth orbit with apogee at about 35,700 km, geostationary (GEO) altitude, and an argument of perigee such that apogee occurs on or near the equator. (more…)
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers 40 units panser 6×6 Pindad to Commander of Indonesia Armed Forces / Panglima TNI in Hanggar CN 235 PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Bandung, Friday (10 / 7) morning.
The Pindad Panser Anoa APS (Angkut Personel Sedang) is a 6 x 6 armoured personnel carrier developed by Indonesia. The APS is named after the Anoa, which is a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia. The prototype Panser was first unveiled at the 61st anniversary of TNI on October 5, 2006 in TNI HQ at Cilangkap, south of capital Jakarta. It bears a resemblance to the French VAB.
Entourage of Head of State departs from private residence at Puri Cikeas Indah around 06.30, with cars, through a distance of 148 km. President Yudhoyono arrived in the central building management PT Dirgantara Indonesia around 08.30 and welcomed by West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan.
Arriving at PT Dirgantara Indonesia, the President led the limited meeting for 1.5 hours. After symbolically submitted the 40 units panser 6×6 Pindad attended by the Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono, the President then do the review. Group of Head of State is scheduled to return to Cikeas at around 13:45 after Friday prayers.
The Pindad Panser had been officially unveiled to the public at the Indo Defence & Aerospace 2008 exhibition on November 19, 2008 to November 22, 2008 after being shown in a TNI parade on October 5, 2008. As of August 30, 2008, 10 Pindad Pansers have been produced with the plan of having 150 Pansers to be produced for the Indonesian Army in time for their first deployment in 2009.
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Bogor Botanical Garden are one of famous green tourism, you can see many rare tree there, beside that bogor also known as a rain city in indonesia, and rain drop oftenly. So if you travel to indonesia, don’t forget to visit bogor and see bogor botanical garden.
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Just 60 km south, or a mere one hour by road from Jakarta lies the town of Bogor, once known as “Buitenzorg” meaning “free of care”, located at the foothills of Mt. Salak. It has a high, year-round rainfall and a much cooler climate compared to metropolitan Jakarta. Here are spread out the 87 hectares world famous Bogor Botanical Gardens (Kebon Raya Bogor), with the impressive out-of-town Bogor Presidential Palace fronting it and soaring Mt. Salak at its background.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has been named the airline of the year at the annual World Airline Awards. Qantas lost another spot in the 2010 awards announced last night in Hamburg, Germany, dropping to seventh place down from sixth last year. In 2008, it was rated the world’s third best airline.
The annual awards by Skytrax are based on surveys with more than 17 million passengers, carried out over 10 months. Passengers rate airlines on customer service, comfort of seating, quality of food, lounges and cabin crew.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
Apple is on track to become the number one smartphone maker in Australia this year, analysts say. Nokia has long dominated the smartphone market but in just three years since the iPhone launched, Apple has rocketed up the charts into the number two slot in Australia. Its growth rate far surpasses any other manufacturer, IDC telecommunications analyst Mark Novosel said.
Novosel is in the process of compiling smartphone sales figures for the first quarter of this year and while his final report has yet to be released, the preliminary figures are sure to cause consternation at Nokia.
“The iPhone is continuing to experience extremely strong demand in Australia, with 2009 shipments growing by more than 230 per cent year on year,” Novosel said.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
The Wallace Line, named after 19th century naturalist, Alfred Russell Wallace, marks a point of transition between the flora and fauna of Western and Eastern Indonesia and acts as the Western boundary of West Nusa Tenggara, which includes Lombok Island and Sumbawa. Lombok is noticeably different to its close neighbor, Bali. The northern part of the island is mountainous and lush with tall trees and shrubs. The South on the other hand is arid and covered by savannas.
Large Asian mammals are absents and replaced instead by large numbers of marsupials, lizards, cockatoos and parrots. The difference becomes more pronounced as one moves further east where dry seasons are more prolonged and the land is dry and bush-like, and so in many areas corn and sago are the staple food, instead of rice.
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Monday, May 24th, 2010
This waterfall is About 15 meters height; located in the middle of the coffee and clove forest in the east end Munduk Village, Banjar District, + / – 42 km south of Singaraja City. Sound of water splashing and small birds and grasshoppers combined with a remote atmosphere provides a natural impression for visitors. Besides the potential of waterfalls and Lake Tamblingan, Village Munduk also rich in other potential such as coffee plantations, clove, fruit crops like citrus, flower plantations and paddy field (Rice Terrace). Those are favorite and exotic for tourists to do trekking.
Where it is near:
This waterfall is close to Lake Tamblingan in the highlands.
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