As jazz has been growing tremendously well all over Indonesia, it doesn’t belong only to bright light big cities around Java, but the impact has also reached many other cities throughout the country. Soon we will have the first jazz festival in Medan called North Sumatra Jazz Festival, Ambon, Batam and Makassar already have their [...]

Indonesia 2009

Musaid Jamil Hole 31, seorang pemuda asal Ambon, naik haji pertama kali pada usia 6 tahun. Kini, ia sudah 25 kali naik haji. Bagaimana ceritanya

A strong offshore earthquake has shaken parts of eastern Indonesia.

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AMBON, Indonesia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A 5.3 earthquake rattled eastern Indonesia early Wednesday but there were no reports of injuries or damage, authorities said.



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(New York) - The Indonesian authorities should immediately release the activists for Moluccan independence arrested in Ambon at the beginning of August 2010, Human Rights Watch said today. The activists were allegedly planning to float banned Moluccan independence flags attached to balloons to protest an August 3 visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

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Indonesian Idol kembali memiliki juara baru. Pada 2010 ini pemenangnya adalah Elicohen C Pentury atau Igo, finalis asal Ambon. Igo mengalahkan Citra,...

Finalis Indonesian Idol 2010 – Dialah Elichon Christellgo Pentury alias Igo. Pria kelahiran Ambon, 19 Februari 1993, itu berhasil menyisihkan pesaing terberatnya, Skolastika Citra Kirana W …

Acara Indonesian Idol 2010 Telah berakhir. Dan sudah ditetapkan Juara Indonesian Idol 2010. Yaitu Elicohen C Pentury atau Igo, finalis asal Ambon. Igo mengalahkan Citra, finalis asal Yogyakarta.Result show Indonesian Idol 2010 digelar di Central Park, Jl S Parman, Jakarta Barat pada sabtu malam tanggal 7/8/2010. Pada acara puncak dari Indonesian Idol 2010 itu, tampil ...

Ambon, capital of the Indonesian province, welcomes the boats of ‘Sail Banda 2010’, a glitzy yacht race. Just a decade ago, the islands were better known for confessional clashes between Christians and Muslims that left 9,000 people dead. Now the islands are at peace. Last year, they welcomed 4,800 ...

SINGAPORE : The navies of Singapore and Indonesia worked together to provide social assistance, health and dental care to residents in Ambon, Indonesia.

Ambon. The annual Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race and Rally, which is the main feature in Malukuâ??s Sail Banda event, will continue to be held as part of the sister-city program between Darwin and Ambon, the

AMBON, Indonesia, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Indonesian officials said a food event in Maluku province set a world record by simultaneously serving 2,010 fish dishes containing 30 kinds of fish.



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Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - The annual Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race will be maintained as it is having a major impact on the continuity of the sister-city cooperation between Darwin and Ambon, the Australian

Ambon (ANTARA) – Ketua panitia nasional Sail Banda 2010, Fadel Muhammad , menilai perhelatan kegiatan bahari bertaraf internasional menunjukkan perkembangan menggembirakan bagi Maluk …

We're finally sailing again. Since arriving in Darwin in June Di has spent time back in Victoria with her father following the death of her mother. I returned home for a couple of weeks, but have otherwise been preparing the boat for our next cruise with the Sail Indonesia rally to Indonesia. The sail Indonesia rally has 105 yachts entered, many from overseas who like us are using the rally to assist with entry into Indonesia. The rally started this morning at 1100 but only about half the fleet started due to the forecast strong winds in the Arafura sea. We could see no change in the weather for the next week so decided to start rather than delay and risk missing the officials sent to the Banda Islands to check us into the country. The consequence of this is that we would have to sail further north to Ambon, a port we would rather not go to. So far today the sailing has been in the sheltered waters between Melville Is and Darwin and has been very pleasant, but tonight we round the western tip of Melville Is and head north into the Arafura sea on the 500nm sail to the Banda Islands a tiny speck in the Banda sea. Hopefully we'll get another blog off tomorrow night. Cheers Bernie and Di

La derrota de Holanda ante España en la final del Mundial de fútbol desató la violencia en la localidad de Ambon, en el norte de Indonesia, de donde proceden las familias de cinco jugadores de la selección naranja, informaron hoy medios locales.

Al menos nueve establecimientos comerciales fueron arrasados, algunos incendiados, y una persona fue arrestada tras el partido por la Policía que tuvo que bloquear calles y lanzar varios disparos al aire para dispersar a los violentos.

"Los disturbios empezaron cuando aficionados de los dos equipos comenzaron a insultarse" tras el encuentro, aseguró el jefe de la policía local, Mansura Manurung, al periódico "The Jakarta Post".

Ambon es la capital de las Molucas, provincia conocida en Indonesia por su pasión por el fútbol y su apoyo a la selección naranja.

Sus aficionados mantienen que Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Johnny Heitinga, Nigel de Jong, Demy de Zeeuw y Gregory van der Wiel tienen antepasados que vivieron en las Molucas cuando estas eran colonia holandesa. El archipiélago indonesio perteneció a la corona holandesa durante más de tres siglos y sólo logró su independencia tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial.


Marca histórica en Taiwán para la lotería de la final del Mundial

Por su parte, la lotería deportiva de Taiwán logró una marca histórica de recaudación en las apuestas para la final del mundial del fútbol que enfrentaba a España y Holanda, países que lucharon en el siglo XVII por el control de la isla.

La Taiwan Sport Lottery Corp., la única lotería deportiva legal de Taiwán, anunció hoy que el monto de las apuestas había superado los 100 millones de dólares taiwaneses (más de 3 millones de dólares).

El importe final de apuestas totales sobre partidos del mundial alcanzó los 900 millones de dólares taiwaneses (28,13 millones de dólares tres millones de dólares).

La lotería taiwanesa señaló que es la primera vez que las apuestas de fútbol superan a las del béisbol y baloncesto, los deportes más populares en la isla, donde el fútbol se practica muy poco.

En Taiwán, donde hay más de 2.000 estudiantes universitarios en carreras de español, se ha seguido muy de cerca la trayectoria de España en el mundial en los medios, pero sobre todo en los blogs.

Miles de taiwaneses han adoptado como imagen en sus blogs la bandera española y en muchas redes sociales se pueden leer, en chino, opiniones muy detalladas sobre jugadores españoles y sobre los partidos.

Young Christians and Muslims clashed recently in Ambon, Maluku in Indonesia leaving one dead and two injured. The violence resulted in the death of Arman Syukur, 21, and injury to a soldier and a police officer. A local police officer opined that the violence may have been inflamed by a match between Holland and Brazil, [...]

Waar de schade in Nederland nog meevalt, zijn er in Ambon op de Molukken onlusten uitgebroken rond de WK-finale. Elf winkels en een auto werden vernield, meldt de Wereldomroep maandag. Op de Molukken is veel steun voor Oranje. Niet alleen vanwege...

Op Ambon en de andere Molukse eilanden wordt het een lange dag. Ze willen daar de finale van Oranje hoe dan ook zien.

Dua kelompok pemuda warga Desa Batu Merah, Kecamatan Sirimau, kota Ambon, kembali bentrok. Akibatnya, 3 pemuda tewas, 5 luka dan 7 rumah ikut dibakar. Bentrokan diduga dipicu dendam lama antar kedua kelompok.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke detiknews – detiknews

17/06/2010 17:34 (Longsor) Satu orang masih dinyatakan hilang sejak tanah longsor melanda Ambon, Maluku. Tujuh orang dalam satu keluarga ditemukan tewas.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke Liputan6 :: Berita – Aktual Tajam dan Terpercaya RSS 0.92

Meski mengaku kesulitan dalam memerankan karakter wanita Ambon di film RED COBEX, namun Tika Panggabean pantang menyerah. Hal itu karena dirinya didukung oleh teman-temannya di Project Pop.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke KapanLagi.com

I was watching it over, and I seemed like a wanna-be-boxxy. I don't wanna get hate shiiiit on it. Should I still upload it, or make a new one?

Inilah kali pertama masyarakat Ambon akan menyaksikan penampilan Maia Estianty, bukan sebagai penyanyi, tapi sebagai DJ (Disc Jockey) dalam ajang Ambon Revival yang akan berlangsung di tengah perhelatan akbar berskala internasional Sail Banda di Provinsi Maluku, mulai 28 Juli hingga 7 Agustus 2010.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke KapanLagi.com

Upaya penyelundupan narkoba kembali digagalkan. Sebanyak tiga kilogram prekusor narkotika serta lima paket shabu ditemukan di ruang cargo PT Dharma Bandar Mandala kompleks Bandara Internasional Pattimura Ambon.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke detiknews – detiknews

07/06/2010 01:14 (Bentrokan) Tak jelas penyebab bentrokan. Namun, sebelum terlibat bentrokan, dua kelompok di Ambon saling hujat dan hina. Baru kemudian mereka saling pukul dan lempar batu.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke Liputan6 :: Berita – Aktual Tajam dan Terpercaya RSS 0.92

Remember psychedelica? That very unique-looking species of fish with rare, forward-facing eyes like humans and a body colored with swirls of tan and peach zebra stripes?

This frogfish, Histiophryne psychedelica, was described in scientific literature for the first time last year by Ted Pietsch, Burke Museum curator of fishes and UW professor of aquatic and fishery sciences.

Now, H. psychedelica has been named among the top 10 new species described in the year 2009. The International Institute for Species Exploration just announced its annual top 10 list, which can be viewed here.

The fish was first found by divers in the busy harbor of Ambon Island, Indonesia. The species has a flattened face with eyes directed forward, something Pietsch has never seen before in frogfish. Adults are fist-sized with gelatinous bodies covered with thick folds of skin that protect them from sharp-edged corals. Fins on either side of their bodies have, as with other frogfish, evolved to be leg-like, and members of H. psychadelica actually prefer crawling to swimming.

Photo by David Hall/seaphotos.com

Leonard Leo is chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which late last month issued its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the world. With recommendations to Congress, they singled out Burma, China, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam as countries of “particular concern” because of their treatment of human rights. From Indonesia, Leo talked to National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez about the report, the mission of the commission, the state of religious liberty in the world, and why it should matter here.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: How is religious freedom a national-security issue?

LEONARD LEO: Promoting the freedom of religion or belief promotes stability and security by reducing resentment, tension, hostility, and extremism. Countries that discriminate against and harass religious minorities, and that enforce blasphemy and other repressive laws, tend to embolden extremists who seek to impose their own orthodoxy. Countries that look the other way when religious minorities are being attacked by private individuals foster a climate of impunity, which similarly creates space for extremism. And, countries that crack down on peaceable religious practices of non-majority faiths create feelings of resentment on the part of oppressed minorities, which in turn can drive young men in those minority faiths to separatist movements and terrorist training camps.


LOPEZ: What’s the most important point coming out of your report?

LEO: That the U.S. government must do more to make the promotion of freedom of religion a more central feature or objective of our foreign-policy agenda.
 

LOPEZ: Is the Obama administration worse than the Bush administration?

LEO: That’s not the commission’s metric. We’ve made it clear in this year’s annual report that the Obama administration has missed the mark in a number of important respects, and that it has to do a better job of making clear to other countries what they must do to fulfill their international human-rights obligations. Unfortunately, in certain respects, we had similar criticisms of the Bush administration, and the Clinton administration before that.


LOPEZ: Why is the International Religious Freedom ambassador position important?

LEO: That position, if properly structured and filled, can provide focus to the State Department’s work. The IRF ambassador is the in-house advocate for ensuring that the various bureaus and country desks don’t brush religious freedom under the rug in an effort to smooth over our bilateral relations with other nations. The IRF ambassador can help to draw connections between promotion of religious freedom and the achievement of key national-security, economic-development, and foreign-affairs objectives.



LOPEZ: Who are the greatest offenders we can and should influence?

LEO: Our 13 countries of particular concern, of course. Though, over the past year we’ve been placing special emphasis on China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Sudan, North Korea, and Vietnam.


LOPEZ: Isn’t religious freedom, to some extent, each country’s own business?

LEO: When countries enter into binding international agreements, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, they need to observe the provisions contained therein that are directed at protecting religious freedom. What’s more, when mapping out our strategic partnerships with various countries that are mutually beneficial, it is not wrong -- indeed, it is right and just -- for us to expect compliance with international human rights standards. Enjoying the benefits of strategic partnerships and alliances on the world stage ought to come with the fulfillment of basic obligations to uphold the individual worth and dignity of every human person.
 

LOPEZ: How are we doing domestically on the matter of religious freedom?

LEO: The commission has no mandate to evaluate our domestic situation, so I’d have to leave that to others to assess.


LOPEZ: Are there lessons abroad for us?

LEO: That’s a tough question. One thing I think I’ve learned is that, if a nation protects the freedoms of its most unpopular and underrepresented minorities, then there’s a far greater chance that everybody’s safer from government oppression and overreaching. Also, we need to remember how fortunate we are in this country to enjoy an unparalleled degree of religious freedom. The impunity of Nigeria and Egypt, the use of religion to stoke civil war in places like Sudan, the imposition in countries such as Pakistan of blasphemy laws that result in public punishment of and private violence against dissenters and minorities -- these are among the chilling reminders of how fragile human dignity is elsewhere in the world, and how well our constitutional system and democracy have worked here.


LOPEZ: Is the Bush administration to blame for the current state of Christians in Iraq?

LEO: Of course, blame goes primarily to the lawless extremists and terrorists who are killing their fellow man. They have driven many Christians out of the country, and the Christian and other religious minorities in the north face extinction. Unfortunately, the U.S. government did contribute to the problem, and the Iraqi government is not doing enough either, at present. More resources and attention should have been directed to the specific protection and preservation of these vulnerable communities.


LOPEZ: What do you make of the administration’s response to your report?

LEO: There hasn’t been much of a response yet. The White House says it is committed to promoting freedom of religion abroad. Hopefully, that will be manifested by the administration’s quickly designating as countries of particular concern the nations we’ve identified, imposing some stand-alone sanctions for religious-freedom violations, and better integrating religious-freedom concerns into various strategic bilateral discussions.



LOPEZ: The commission has been criticized, too. Are there fair criticisms? Are there unfair ones?

LEO: USCIRF is doing its job. We are pressing hard for the U.S. government to make freedom of religion abroad a more central priority in the foreign-policy arena. We are serving as an echo chamber for civil-society groups and religious leaders who share that goal. And we are representing the interests and concerns of all religions. But we are an advisory body, and, as such, our success is necessarily tied to the extent to which Congress and the executive branch share our concerns and are prepared to take action.


LOPEZ: What exactly is the commission anyway and why is it important? Does a government entity really need to exist to do what it does?

LEO: USCIRF is an independent agency of the federal government that is charged with making recommendations to the president, the secretary of state, and Congress about how to better improve freedom of religion abroad through our foreign policy. Congress created the commission because it believed that there needed to be an independent watchdog to press our government to pay more attention to freedom of religion amongst the myriad of issues that compete for attention in the foreign-policy space.


LOPEZ: Are you and the commission, generally speaking, enemies of Islam?

LEO: On the contrary. We have been staunch defenders of religious freedom for individuals of all faiths. We’ve pressed for the rights of Baha’is in Iran and Egypt, Amadiyas in Pakistan and Indonesia, Shias in Iraq, and Uighur Muslims in China and Central Asia. Not to mention Christians, Hindus, Protestants, and Buddhists all around the world.


LOPEZ: What is your view of Islam and its relationship to religious freedom and U.S. foreign policy?

LEO: We must protect the rights of Muslims to peaceably practice their faith and to be free from discrimination, harassment, and oppression on account of their religion. U.S. foreign policy -- to the extent it seeks to promote freedom of religion for all -- can help to advance stability, security, and economic growth.


LOPEZ: How can the Obama administration do better? Are there relatively non-dramatic recommendations one might make?

LEO: The administration should make freedom of religion an integral part of the negotiations that are taking place with countries such as China, Iran, and North Korea. And, in the close bilateral relations we have with countries such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia, we must send the message that we expect more and better from them. All too often, freedom-of-religion issues either are ignored altogether or are not linked into a broader strategic dialogue respecting stability, security, development, and peace.


LOPEZ: Is there anything Congress should be doing that it isn’t?

LEO: There should be greater oversight of the State Department in terms of its efforts to address international religious freedom.


LOPEZ: You’re currently in Indonesia? Is this a religious-freedom mission?

LEO: Yes, I’m presently leading a delegation to Indonesia, a country that’s been on our watch list since the violence in Ambon in 2003. Indonesia has problems that need to be addressed, including a failure on the part of police to hold accountable individuals who harass and intimidate people of faith and who have been responsible for closing or destroying churches and mosques. Also, Indonesia should revoke its blasphemy law, its criminal-code provision punishing “deviant” religious practices, and its presidential decree that restricts the freedom of Amadiya to worship freely.

-- Kathryn Jean Lopez is editor-at-large of National Review Online.

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Ambon: Seorang pria asal Magetan yang memiliki sanjata dan puluhan amunisi ternyata bukan teroris. Senjata tersebut adalah peninggalan konflik tahun 1999.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke METRO TV NEWS NUSANTARA

01/05/2010 04:38 (Demo Mahasiswa) Mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Kristen Protestan Negeri Ambon menyegel seluruh kuliah. Mereka menuntut rektorat bertanggung jawab atas hilangnya anggaran Rp 800 juta.Silahkan lanjutkan membaca ke Liputan6 :: Berita – Aktual Tajam dan Terpercaya RSS 0.92

I am not very good at english. I am looking for a romantic place to dine in Ambon, Indonesia. Thank you

Cam inspired me. :D

Um forte terremoto de pelo menos 6,1 pontos foi registrado perto das Ilhas Molucas do Norte, território indonésio, neste sábado, disseram autoridades, mas não houve alerta de tsunami e não foram reportados até o momento estragos na área.

O Serviço Geológico dos Estados Unidos (USGS) informou a magnitude de 6,1 pontos e disse que o tremor localiza-se cerca de 200 quilômetros ao norte da ilha de Ambon, na Indonésia.

Não houve até o momento registros de vítimas ou de destruição, segundo Oktivar, um funcionário do Centro Geofísico e Meteorológico da Indonésia. Oktivar, que usa apenas um nome, como muitos indonésios, afirmou que autoridades do país classificaram o tremor como de 6,4 pontos com base na antiga escala Richter.

Serviços de emergência do país ainda estavam apurando eventuais consequências do terremoto.

Gempa 6,4 SR Guncang Maluku Utara. Gempa dengan kekuatan 6,4 SR guncang Maluku Utara. Pusat gempa berada di 155 km tenggara Labuha, Maluku Utara. 1.85 LS-128.16 BT.Dalam situs www.bmkg.go.id, Sabtu (24/4/2010) gempa terjadi di 197 km utara Ambon hingga Maluku. 243 Km Timur Laut Sanana hingga Maluku dan 305 km Tenggara ...Related posts:Kasus Sony AK Vs Sony Corporation …

Um terremoto de magnitude 6 atingiu neste sábado a região norte das Ilhas Molucas, leste da Indonésia. Não há informação sobre vítimas ou danos materiais até o momento. O Serviço Geológico dos Estados Unidos, que acompanha a atividade sísmica mundial, indicou que o epicentro do abalo ficou a 35 quilômetros de profundidade, a 205 quilômetros de Ambon, capital da Província de Molucas. O Instituto Indonésio de Geofísica e Meteorologia, porém, indicou que o terremoto foi teve intensidade 6,4 na escala Richter. Leia mais (24/04/2010 - 07h15)

SINGAPUR, 24 (Reuters/EP)

Un seísmo de magnitud 6,1 sacudió este sábado las Islas Molucas, a unos 200 kilómetros al norte de la isla indonesia de Ambon, según informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos. De momento no hay informes de víctimas o daños.

El seísmo se registró a una profundidad de 53 kilómetros.

The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.1 and said it struck in the Moluccas about 200 km (120 miles) north of Indonesia's Ambon island.

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has struck in the Moluccas about 200 km north of the Indonesian island of Ambon.

Endonezya'nın doğusunda Ambon adasının kuzeyinde 6,1 büyüklüğünde deprem oldu.