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Barack Obama Creates History
2008-06-06 08:36:00
Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first African-American to be nominated as the Democratic party?s presidential candidate after defeating Hillary Clinton. He bagged a total of 2,156 delegates, which helped him to clinch this grand success...He is the first black American to be nominated as the presidential nominee in the history of America. Obama, with his recent seizure of the Democratic nomination, has commenced its prime task of coalescing the ruptured party for its five-month confrontation for the journey to the White House with Republican, John McCain from Wednesday (June 4). Obama has rocked the entire America as well as the world after winning the seat for the presidential nomination on behalf of a major American party. Along with 2,118 delegates, this Illinois senator now feels relaxed enough to start his chariot for getting victory at the August convention. While celebrating his victory with the party colleagues in St Paul, Minnesota, Obama sounded confident.?We...
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News Flash
2008-05-30 09:50:00
Indonesia to quit OPECIndonesia, the only OPEC member in South East Asia will leave the organization. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia needed to concentrate on increasing domestic production, which has dropped to less than 1 million barrels a day even as consumption rises.Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said at a press conference Wednesday that Indonesia will not renew its membership at the end of this year. Is it good for us?Indonesia sends medical teamIndonesian government sent a medical team of 20 doctors to China to help earthquake victims in Lanzhao, Gansu province. According to Rosmalawati Khalid , this medical team is for solidarity with Chinese government, especially the quake victims in the province of Gansu. Indonesia Government planned to send 63 doctors to China but only 20 of them were sent in accordance with Chinese government request.Wenxian is an area in Gansu province which bore the brunt of the the powerful earthquake that...
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Japan Banned Students Use of Handphone
2008-05-30 07:29:00
A Japan ese government is panel is calling on parents and schools to help limit the use of mobile phones by children to prevent them from being sucked into cyberspace crimes. The advisory council on education made the proposal to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda as children become more vulnerable to crimes involving dating websites and bullying in online school forum. According the straits time, the recommendations were approved with Prime Minister questioning the need for children to posses mobilephones at all.The school bulletin board [?parents, school and other people concerned to cooperate in preventing elementary and junior high school students from using mobile phones unless it?s necessary?]. A third of Japanese primary school students aged 7 to 12 use mobiles, by the time they get to high school that figure rises to 96 per cent, according to a Japan government survey last December.Besides cyberpace crime, Japan Government is also concerned about students spending long hours exhan...
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Life is getting hard
2008-05-28 09:25:00
On this situation I think the rich are getting richer, and so are the poor. Everything is difficult since government?s decision to raise fuel prices.1. Premium gasoline Rp 6,000 a liter from Rp 4,500, a liter 2. Solar diesel Rp 4,300 to Rp 5,500 3. Kerosene Rp 2,000 to Rp 2,500The government policy already made impact to the poor and low class like fishermens. We can see on TV that fishermens in some region, didn?t go fishing following a government announced of fuel price increase. Do you know how many fishing boats still in the deck? It might be thousand or more. They won?t losing money just for fuel and also afraid if they got nothing after they had sailed.On this situation, we knows the government is providing BLT (bantuan langsung tunai) or cash aid to helping them, each families get Rp. 100.000 every month through the end of 2008. Btw, BLT is not educative and make them lazy.Actually, I don?t agree with the government policy because it won?t help the poor. Creating a job in th...
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Friendster available in Bahasa Indonesia
2008-04-12 07:05:00
Hello friends, here is the good news for friendstermania in Indonesia . Now, Friendster , Inc. (http://www.friendster.com) announced that Friendster.com is available in bahasa Indonesia. Friendster now fully supports in seven languages: English, Indonesian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. These languages represent over 67 percent of the world's Internet users, or over three quarters of a billion Internet users in total. And Friendster has a video page for the use of adding to your profile. The Video sources are YouTube, Crackle, Sharkle, and many other video sites except MySpace.In Indonesia, Friendster has over 8 million registered users and 4 million monthly unique visitors to Friendster.com. Since there are 20 million Internet users in Indonesia, 20 percent of Indonesia visited Friendster in February, and over 40 percent of Indonesia has a Friendster account. A typical user spends 30 minutes a day on Friendster and visits Friendster several t...
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News Flash
2008-04-09 10:07:00
Muslim Millionaires Jacqui Smith, a British Home Secretary, has lauded the valuable contributions of two million Muslims to every aspect of life in Britain, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday, April 8. "There are an estimated 10,000 Muslims millionaires in Britain. They?re contribute 3.1 billion pounds per year to the British economy and their society. " she told the Pakistan National Council of the Arts. "Muslims play a full and active part in British society: in politics, from Parliament to local government, in the armed forces, policing, the professions, the arts and sports, and of course in business." Now, there are two Muslim ministers in the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Muslim MP Shahid Malik was named last June as a minister at the Department for International Development, and MP Sadiq Khan was also named as a government assistant responsible for parliamentary affairs. There are also four Muslim lawmakers and 220 local councilors in Britain. A recent ICM/Gu...
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Fitna VS Verses of Love
2008-04-03 06:58:00
The second anti-Islam film, Fitna, expected to be released on April 20 (in September of 2005, Danish daily Jyllands-Posten published cartoons of man it called Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with a bomb-shaped turban, sparking furor in the Muslim world). The clip from Fitna already aired on a Dutch television channel (I believe it very offensive and insulting to muslim). We all know, since 9/11 Islam and the Muslims in the world have been standing center stage on international issue, and the Islamphobia is getting worst in every where in every aspect of Muslims Life. We are being targeted by a campaign of defamation, denigration, intolerance and discrimination.If you have Fitna, We also have Verses of Love (Ayat-ayat Cinta), a local movie that comes to counter Fitna and show the true face of Islam. Unfortunately, we don't have an english version yet. But I hope, it can help us to tell other believers about the true face of Islam. Wake up to the challenge and show to the world that we are b...

Statement on Anti-Qur'an Dutch Film
2008-03-31 07:00:00
The FIOE Statement on Anti -Qur'an Dutch Film By Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe We, at the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe, with great sadness received the news of the release of the film ?Fitna? by the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, Geert Wilders. After reviewing its content, we were able to ascertain that the extremist approach espoused by Mr Wilders had stood between him and the exertion of the minimum of effort to find out the truth about Islam from its adherents, rather than seeking with ill-intention and malice to take the verses of the Quran completely out of their context, and force meanings onto them that are unacceptable to Muslims, needless to say others. Moreover, interpreting them in a manner that only serves the objective that he wishes to achieve by his attack on Muslims and what they hold sacred, as pointed out by the Dutch Prime Minister, Jan Peter. This demands of us, today, more than any other time to stand responsibly in face of ...

World News
2007-12-13 05:53:00
RUSSIAIt's good see something positive happening in Russia. Well, it?s a beginning that now Russia?s first muslim clinic has opened in the capital city of Moscow, the Doctors and nurses looks beautiful wearing the Islamic dress. This clinic is very much needed for muslim in Russia, it also receives people of all faiths and backgrounds, this clinic was opened with support from Moscow authorities and the Russian Health Ministry. Alhamdulillah.Inside the gleaming modern clinic, hijab-clad female doctors are carrying out examinations on women. Men are treated by male staff in a separate section.Medical visits to the clinic cost on average 800 rubles (33 dollars, 22 euros) each, within affordable reach of the average Muscovite.We hope that Russian government, and also others countries, will see this clinic as a successful experience and use it as an example. Viktor Kisin, head of the Price Quality chain of clinics, said there were plans to open Muslim health facilities elsewhere in Rus...
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Let us hand in hand to fight the poverty
2007-12-10 04:45:00
Various discourses about various problems to fight the poverty were developed in the media. Some became real action, while the rest left aside. Actions were vary too, some only exist to complement the already bulky comment, while others really able to boost the excitement to change the condition. Statistical reports say the poverty index is increasing. The official figure of the poor is 17.75 percent in 2006, and it?s a fact of our economic. Amazingly, this formal poverty index according to Teguh Dartanto, a researcher from LPEM FEUI, is not much differs to the figure founded 10 years ago in 1996. According to BPS, in the year of 1996, the poor is recorded 17.47 percent out of total population. Average poverty index for rural areas 21.9 percent in 2006, certainly higher than national index. This figure isn?t significantly different compared to 10 years ago, 19.8 percent. Without suspicious intention toward the reliability, it?s obvious that our prosperity index isn?t correlated to n...
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HAPPY EID FITR 1428 H
2007-10-15 05:37:00
To all my friends in 100% Indonesian and all Muslims in the world, HAPPY EID FITR 1 Syawal 1428 H. May all hearts re-bleach awhite and Allah the Almighty accept our efforts, purity our hearts and more closer to Him.Well, I spend most of Eid with family. After Eid Prayers we go have breakfast together and after that we usually first visit my father's brothers and we also open house to our neigbors. Happy Eid Fitr, everyone! And best regards to you and your families.

How to be a Modern, Muslim Woman?
2007-10-02 09:24:00
How to be a Modern , Muslim Woman ? As modern, muslim women how do we deal with this? Should we strive for the rewards of this world or the next? Can we strike a balance? How? Well, find the answer from this book; ?How to be a Wealthier, Muslim Woman? written by my bestfriend Ambareen Hajian Fard.By reading this book I hope you may learn some new things about Islam, or challenge some of your own previously held beliefs. This will enhance your understanding of Islam. Why do you need this book? Here are 10 good reasons why you need this book:1. To get a practical course of action for following the Qur?an, Hadith and Sunnah ? at the same time becoming richer than you are now.2. To learn Islamic strategies for increasing your earningsa. Spend your Way to Wealth! (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)b. De-clutter your Life (Chapter 10)c. Invest in Yourself (Chapter 11)d. Be Devout, not Drab (Chapter 14)e. Make Yourself "Wealth Attractive" (Chapter 16)3. To explore Islam from a different angle. Ther...

World News
2007-09-29 06:53:00
Giuliano Amato against veil ban "If we are going to ban the veil in public places, it immediately begs the question: why should a nun be allowed to wear her habit and not a female Muslim," Amato?s told newspaper La Stampa, reported Agence France-Presse (AFP). Hijab has been thrust into the limelight since the 2004 French ban on the Muslim headscarf at public schools and institutions.The minister said that the Italian constitution guaranteed freedom of religion. Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one's affiliations.EqualThe Italian minister said that any true ban had to be applied on all citizens in the European country. "If a Muslim woman is ill in hospital, she must not wear the veil -- whereas a nun would be allowed to," Amato?s said.Asked about the French ban on hijab in schools, Amato said that the crucifix was also outlawed in public in France, unlike in Italy, which has a strong Catholic tradition -- despite being officially sec...
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HAPPY RAMADHAN
2007-09-12 08:18:00
All Muslims around the world will celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting during the month of Ramadan is an obligation on every adult and healthy Muslim. It?s one of the 5 pillars of Islam including Announcement of Faith, Praying (Shalat 5 times a day), Zakaat (the right of the poor on the wealth of the financially able) and Hajj (once a life time pilgrimage to Kaaba). And Indonesian muslims will starts fasting tomorrow, 13 September 2007.I hope ramadhan will bring peace for the Muslim people of Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine and all Muslims around the world. I hope everyone is in good health and Allah protect the Islamic world from further attacks.HAPPY RAMADHAN TO ALL, AND MAY THIS MONTH BE A PEACEFUL MONTH FOR ALL. AMIEN...
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Healthy Living
2007-09-03 08:40:00
Almost everyone knows that smoking is bad for our health and the most preventable cause of premature death is also smoking. And women who smoke have an increased risk of lung cancer and breast cancer along with a selection of other grim diseases. Do you know that quitting smoking is the best single thing you can do to improve the length and quality of your lives. Persons who quit smoking immediately begin to reduce their chances of developing heart disease, cancer, breathing problems or infections. People who quit smoking before age 50 have only half the chance of dying in the next 15 years compared with those who continue to smoke. And women who stop smoking before pregnancy or early in their pregnancy reduce their chances of having a low birth-weight baby. Quitting can also reduce the chances of stillbirth, early infant death, and improve the health of the woman. Do you know all the benefits of quitting?Here are the benefits of quitting smoking:Within 8 hours: carbon monoxide leve...
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News Flash
2007-09-02 09:03:00
New toll road charges The government announced new tariffs for 13 toll roads in the country and it would take effect on Sept. 4. The new tariffs originally to come into effect Aug. 31, but the government delayed the implementation to allow more time to inform motorists about the change. The 13 toll roads and the new tariffs are: 1. Jagorawi Rp 5,500 2. Jakarta Inner City Rp 5,500 3. Jakarta-Tangerang Rp 3,500 4. Serpong-Pondok Aren Rp 3,500 5. Tangerang-Merak Rp 18,000 6. Cikampek-Padalarang Rp 24,500 7. Padalarang-Cileunyi Rp 5,500 8. Palimanan-Cirebon Rp 7,000 9. Semarang (ABC section) Rp 1,500 10. Surabaya-Gempol Rp 3,500 11. Belawan-Medan-Tanjung Morawa Rp 4,500 12. Surabaya-Gresik Rp 7,000 13. Ujung Pandang first stage Rp 2,000Jalan Jaksa Festival The annual ?Jalan Jaksa Festival? starts last Friday but officially open by Jakarta?s Governor Sutiyoso on Saturday, 1 Sept 2007. More than 50 stands take part in the 2 day event, offering various tourism products and services. The e...
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Recomended movie
2007-08-29 07:28:00
Matt Damon So far, The Bourne Supremacy is the best action sequel movie more than Die Hard 3. I suggest if you want to see the last sequel of Jason Bourne adventure, it would really help if you've seen the first two movies in this series, the Bourne Identity and the Bourne Supremacy, because it kind of assumes that you already know that Jason Bourne is a guy with amnesia.Matt Damon has definitely made Bourne his own. His character as CIA trained assassin suffering from amnesia who can never quite tell who his friends are or his enemies. He make his character more convincing than the road runner is a tribute to his talent and dedication. I highly recommend The Bourne Ultimatum for you, and I guarantee it won?t disappoint at all. The cool thing about this movie is that the real revenge is not against bad guys (Vosen) in the CIA, but against the high-tech world that maddens mere mortals. Bourne?s body, blow it up with a bomb, expose it to brutal hand-to-hand combat and his body full o...
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Muslim Students
2007-08-28 08:36:00
Muhammadiyah, the Indonesia's second largest Islamic is offering Islamic education for Thailand's Muslim . The southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, home to 1.8 million Muslims, were once an independent Muslim sultanate until annexed officially a century ago. Muhammadiyah chairman said that Muhammadiyah want to help empower Thai?s Muslims in education, health and economy. Speaking to Thailand official, Mr. Din Syamsudin said that Muhammadiyah ready to help. He promise to send teachers, prachers and medical officer or invite some to come to Indonesia for schooling or short term education for cultural enrichment.He also criticized the Islamic education process in south Thailand. He said one of the problems in Islamic education in Thailand is too conservative and the curriculum taught is very rigid. Students graduating from Islamic schools get nothing and have no clue about global issues. In the end, they are trapped in the devil's ring of unemployment and poverty, whic...

Wishes for Jakarta's Governor
2007-07-28 05:50:00
All people in this country become bored and always say ?how Indonesia can practice good government if most of our politician practices money politic?. Well, perhaps, Indonesia won?t have a clean government if all level in this country still corrupt rather than think to serve theirs people. So, not only President or DPR, I think the governor is also should have a right person to lead with honesty, bravery and responsibility. Of course, he must have good leadership skills. If that so, people who lives in Jakarta will be save-happy & proud. Jakarta?s governor candidates, Adang Daradjatun and Fauzi Bowo, both have a good and qualified educational background and reputable career to be the next Jakarta?s governor. If one of them wins on the gubernatorial election on 8 August, we are hoping that they will not do corruption and our beloved city can survives from any kind of destruction. So, I will use my rights, and hope you will do the same, OKE!!!!For Mr. Adang, I hope you can practice a ...
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King of Bollywood
2007-06-11 04:50:00
Well, I don?t know why I?m writing bout Shah Rukh Khan, a big star / King of Bollywood in this blog. May be? may be because I mizz someone special in my heart. Oke forget about that. Let?s talk about Shah Rukh Khan or known as SRK.I am not a fan of Shah Rukh Khan, but I like all his movies (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Devdas, Asoka, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Josh, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai, Mohabbatein, Hum Tumhare Hain Sana, and my fav. movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. He worked extremely hard to come to the position he is in today. He is a self made successful man and husband. I believe he is also not a good actor only but also he understands business. This morning, I heard this Bollywood superstar has been chosen by the French government for the award of officer of the order of arts and letters. Woowwwww?.fantastic? congratulations 2 you? And according to media, the French government gives this award to persons who have distinguished themselves by their creativity ...
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World No Tobacco Day
2007-05-30 09:29:00
According to WHO, tobacco is the second major cause of death in the world. It is well known that half the people who smoke regularly today ? about 650 million people ? will eventually be killed by tobacco. Equally alarming is the fact that hundreds of thousands of people who have never smoked die each year from diseases caused by breathing second-hand tobacco smoke. And some 200,000 workers die each year due to exposure to smoke at work, while around 700 million children, around half the world's total, breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke, particularly in the home.The World Health Organization has been championing an international campaign against tobacco use and called for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed public places. Of course, it would help limit non-smokers' exposure to second-hand smoke, which can kill through heart disease and serious respiratory and cardiovascular illness."The evidence is clear, there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco s...
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Fundamentalist and Terrorist
2007-05-22 06:25:00
Why are most of Muslims fundamentalists and terrorists? We all know this question is often hurled at Muslims, either directly or indirectly in world affairs. Muslim stereotypes are perpetuated in every form of the media accompanied by gross misinformation about islam and Muslims. In fact, such discrimination and acts of violence against West media following the bomb blast, where the press was quick to declare a Muslim behind the attack.According to Zakir Naik's book (Common questions about Islam), a fundamentalist is a person who follows and adheres to the fundamentals of the doctrine or theory he is following (for a person to be a good scientist, he should know, follow and practice the fundamentals of science. He should be a fundamentalist in the field of science. But not all fundamentalists are the same. One cannot categorize all fundamentalists as either good or bad. Such a categorization of any fundamentalist will depend upon the field or activity in which he is a fundamentalis...
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My Opinion: about Da'wah & Truth of Islam
2007-05-14 06:40:00
I believe that every Muslims want to share their knowledge; even they only have a limited knowledge. And as Muslim is my duty to conveying of all my knowledge to those people has not yet been conveyed. Of course, in order to convey the message of Islam is not an easy to do. But I believe Allah swt (God) will help me to find the right ways. And I know that there are much dialogue and debate become inevitable. This way is very good way, like quran says in Al-Quran 16:125; ??argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious?.If you trying it to a non Muslim, it?s a hard working, because they are always have questions about Islam at the back of their minds that remain unanswered. Perhaps, they agree with our explanations but in the same breath they denied it. I personally never to give up sharing my limited knowledge, if I?ve found a trouble with that then I prefer asking directly to ustadz or asking my big brother or people who knows better than them, or open and read a holy boo...
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My Opinion: Can a Woman be Successful Governor?
2007-05-07 07:48:00
Every time I read news about our next governor or president, there?s only one thing in my mind. Can woman be a successful governor or president? But how could that be? Historically, women were always at the bottom of the political in this country. Historically, Indonesia was slow to give women chance, even though they have the right to vote. Other countries, let me say Manila, Pakistan and India, did it sooner, but this country has always been a little lagging, so it is not surprising it still is.A men may be stronger than a women. But a women, I think, can be smarter than a men. Women can do just about anything a men can do. So, there?s no reason that a women cannot be a governor. Women are also very hard worker,and nicer people than men. And they're apparently more honest than men. Women might make a better than some men, can cooperate with anyone or anything just like men, and takes on a lot of responsibility too. I always dreaming that someday, my beloved city, has a woman go...
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Ghada El Tawil
2007-04-23 05:09:00
Today, I read interesting news about Ghada El Tawil, an Egyptian TV presenter who fights for keeping her right to wear hijab. According to media, this case started in 2002, when Ghada and Hala El Malki, took their problem to civil court. And she brought this case for the second time to the court in 2005.Speaking to the BBC, Ghada said, “It’s my right to wear the veil (hijab), because 75 percent of Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab and so the presenters are not trying out of the ordinary...”.Well, if we heard this issue comes from non Muslim countries we’re not surprised. But, if it comes from Muslim countries, it becomes Muslims case. Why in Egypt, one of biggest Muslim country where 90 percent of its citizens are Muslims, not allowing woman like Ghada El Tawil to practice her religion. Every Muslim woman in this earth has to fight this discrimination.I cannot agree with the statement from some opposition from Egyptian residents which tells that Ghada must obey the dress ...

Islam
2007-03-28 05:31:00
In Europe, Muslim becomes the largest population. In United State, Muslim is also growing fast, particularly among African Americans. It means that Islam is spreading faster than all other religions in Western. And the rise (in European and American) worries many in the Western world and made Muslims face discrimination. Islamophobia and xenophobia are on the rise in this world, also. According to a 2005 survey by Christian Research, 6.3% of the British population attended Christian services on a weekly basis. Around 4,000 churches will close over the next 15 years, being sold off or rehabilitated for other uses.There are some groups in the world who do not want Islam to prosper, and they do everything they can to feed the media with misinformation to make Islam and Muslims seem bad and terror. How many non Muslims know much about Islam? Almost none. How many know anything at all about people living in Muslim countries? So, the challenge for all Muslims is to let people know abou...
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Low Safety Standard
2007-03-26 06:19:00
The recent fire plane of Garuda Boeing 737 400 in Yogyakarta and the lost of Adam Air in the waters in coast of Sulawesi Island, has drawn criticism on the Indonesian authorities of the law of safety standard. The weaknesses are found not only in our airplane only, but also in all transport system, marine and land transports. It means that all transportation in our land can’t catch up good service.And perhaps, more than 50 percent the cause of the accident was human error, Including pilot, operator, maintenance, management and others. We all know that more than 50 percent of planes in Indonesia are more 10 years old. So, its time for our government must ban airlines from buying planes older than 10 years. Because we need to improve our travel safety after three planes crashes this year.Investigators found weak safety standards in commercial aviation in Indonesia. None of Indonesian commercial airlines, including charter operators and air cargo companies, are complying with all man...
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Garuda Crashed
2007-03-08 08:37:00
My country, Indonesia, has suffered many disasters in recent years. The tsunami, Earthquakes, Bird Flu, Hot Mud, Floods, Plane crashes (1st, Adam Air crashed into the sea off the island of Sulawesi on New Year's Day, killing all 102 people on board, 2nd Adam Air flight broke apart on landing, 3rd, Garuda Boeing 737-400 crashed while landing at Yogyakarta airport), Train, and Ferry (2 Ferry accidents that killed of hundred people). Why this all happened to us? People think that all these disasters are a sign to my country that we are being punished. Until I wrote this, the final death toll from the crash about 50 people and the cause of the accident was unclear. But the officials at airport said that the plane was going too fast and over speeding on landing and made the wheel of the plane fire as it landed. I think the government doesn’t make any serious decision on how to overcome further disasters. It's just a matter of time before the next accident happens
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Islam and West / Europe
2007-02-19 05:59:00
Well, people in the West , I mean most of non Muslim don’t have much acknowledge about Islam . The only information they get about Islam and Muslims is what they see on the teve or in the newspaper. Unfortunately, all the headlines about terror, explosions, wars and violence. Of course it caused misunderstanding between Islam and those who know nothing of Islam. Since tragedy of 911 in 2001, Islam and the West look upon each other with suspicious eyes. In the west countries, Muslims are now looked upon with fear and suspicion, as though they are not really a part of the communities in which they live. The jilbab (hijab) is regarded as a symbol of some strange religion. Men wearing a beard are seen as fanatics or extremists.What I see on teve/internet is also very disturbing. It’s like that Islam is terror and enemy of the world. Why so many people against Islam. The so-called War on Terror has been linked very clearly to Islam. Muslims shouldn’t be portrayed as bad people simply...
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Floods in Jakarta; It's like We Live on an Island
2007-02-05 06:57:00
Friday (February 2, 2007), thousands or may be more of people in Jakarta could not reach their workplaces, not only because Jakarta proper was flooded but also their houses on the fringes of the city, such as in Bekasi, Ciledug and Tangerang. Three days of severe rains have caused the worst flooding in all city, washing into thousands of homes, forcing residents to flee and huddled together under plastic tents, with no food. The flood is also causing traffic chaos in the city.My house is save (alhamdulillah). But right now, I feel I live on an island surrounded by water. Several telephone exchanges were flooded and this caused a disruption in the telephone, Internet and bank ATM machines. It was hard to contact friends and sending my work to office.In several place like Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara, Puri Kembangan, Ciledug and Senen where the floodwaters were 1-3 meters deep, and people who lives in that area suffered. The rain down from overnight was also caused many areas like Pulo ...
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