Windstorm in Losari Beach

(Makassar-Indonesia) Today in the morning windstorm in Losari Beach , you
can see 2 people to fight survive, be care be ware.....

Iwan Natsir Graduation Party-UNHAS

Congratulation for Mr. Iwan Natsir, ST with your additional title for
Sarjana Teknik. You get it in 6 years (too long...)
In the picture are your nice Mom, and sister and where is the other? We
hope you can cacth your ambition immediately as engineer.

Our Vacation in Malino

They are good friends to make your problem flushed away. The location in
Malino is too cool because near from water fall from Bawakaraeng Mountain.
If you want to go there, may be you can contact me ini this blogspot.

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Transaction on Bank Nusantara Signed

Bisnis Indonesia

Acom Co Ltd and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU) have signed
acquisition agreement of 239 million or 75.41% shares of PT Bank Nusantara
Parahyangan Tbk.

The Corporate Secretary Bank of Bank Nusantara Parahyangan Mario Yahya
said the agreement was signed in Jakarta on December 17 2007.

"With the transaction Acom get 55.41% shares and BTMU get the rest 20%
shares," he said in a statement by adding that Bank Indonesia has approved
the acquisition plan of the two banks.

In this regard Bank Indonesia has issued the letter of BI Governor No
9/130/GBI/DPIP/Rahasia on September 13 2007 and the letter Bank Indonesia
Bandung No.9/205/DS/Bd on September 27 2007.

In the meantime BNP shareholders have approved the acquisition plan in
their EEGMS on January 5 2007.

The signing was attended by Rituo Ando of Acom and Yoichi Kondo of BTMU.

Bank Nusantara was presented by PT Hermawan Sentral Investama, PT Hermawan
Ladang Arta, PT Gucimas Sukses Makmur, PT Gema Megah Korporindo, PT
Teradana Megah, PT Binadana Nata Arta and some other shareholders.

"Hopefully the acquisition will be positive for the development of BNP as
Acom and BTMU are strong in international market," he said.

He said Acom will control 55.41% shares and BTMU will get 20% shares. The
other shareholders will be Hermawan Sentral Investama & Hermawan Ladang
Arta (7.50% each), Gucimas (1.27%), Gema Megah Korporindo (2.25%),
Binadana (0.28%), and others (5.80%).

To comply with the regulation of the Capital Market and Financial
Institution Supervisory Board (Bapepam LK), Acom will arrange tender offer
over the rest of the stocks.

The new commissioners and directors of the bank have reflected the
acquisition.

"The president director will be Takeshi Ishikawa, but it should wait for
fit and proper test by Bank Indonesia."

Local Election Again

After Election in view months a go, one candidate not respond the result. If KPPUD local election again in 4 district (Kab. Gowa, Kab. Jeneponto, Kab. Tana Toraja, Kab. Bone) maybe can make big trouble from the winner last months. But, we hope it can not be happen. Peace man...

A Glipse About makassar

(Makassar-online) The capital city of South Sulawesi , Makassar , for centuries has been the gateway to eastern Indonesia . This bustling commercial, shipping, and government center constitutes a major air-sea crossroads between western and eastern Indonesia.

The seafaring Bugis and Makassar people dominate the southern tip and along the coast, who famous for being seafarers, build settled without any nails and wooden hull that ride high over the wave, their tall-masted Phinisi schooners sea voyage over the Madagascar for any trading purpose.

The people of South Sulawesi are sailors who are proud of their heritage, glad hand people, great brotherhood and highest willingness to protect the visitors. Their ancestors have left them one of the last remaining sailing fleets in the world and a historic lineage of kings from former kingdoms of Gowa and Bone. The southern part of this province holds the mysteries of this glorious past.

Whereas the northern part of South Sulawesi is inhabited by the Torajas whose unique culture rivals that of the Balinese. Their ceremonies and architecture are the primary reason as the popular tourist destination.

Asian Idol

It says that Asian Idol will be held somewhere in the month of November this year. Indonesia's largest TV station, RCTI will be the main TV station. The competition will also be broadcasted live in the competing countries.

There will be 7 countries competing - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philippines, Vietnam, India dan Kazakhstan. Each countries will be represented by the winner from the choice season.

Every competing countries will send a judge only to comment on the contestants' performances. Viewers in the competing countries will cast their votes via SMS to determine who stays & who goes.

Indonesian Idol Project Director, Daniel Hartanto said that Indonesian Idol representative is not yet decided as the 4th season is still in its process. He also said that Malaysia, India & The Philippines are the countries to beat.

Fotini Paraskakis, Production Director of Freemantle Media said that they would love to have Simon Cowell as one of the judges. But, it might not be possible as Simon Cowell is a super busy guy.

And on This summer the winner is Hady mirza from Singapore... Where is Indonesian people??? Mike are still harmful?

Hady started singing at the age of 8 and instantly fell in love with it because of the passion in each individual genre. It is a way for him to convey his emotions and express himself freely. On the show Hady was known for his diverse versatility singing not only R&B, but Pop, Rock and Soul.

His occupation was a pub performer but he wished to be a professional soccer player growing up. The song that would describe him best is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen because of the flow of feelings and brilliant arrangement.

Three words Hady has used to describe himself are: simple, strong-willed and stubborn. He says he is good at ball games, entertaining guests and making scrambled eggs.

His favourite singers include John Legend, Robbie Williams, Babyface, Boyz II Men, Peter Cetera and Jamie Cullum. He has a very tight knit family and friends and is very grateful to all those who believe in him, especially his mum.

Hady's debut album, self-titled Hady Mirza, was released in Singapore on 13 November 2006[1] and achieved Platinum status within 4 days of release. The album will be repacked with additional materials.

In June 2007, Hady was awarded with two major awards in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2007, a yearly malay music award show awarding the best musicians in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hady was voted "Most Popular Artiste (Singapore)" and his self-penned malay single "Merpati" was voted "Most Popular Song (Singapore)"

Hady Mirza was also chosen to sing an exclusive song "You and I" for Police Week 2007 held in conjunction with Police Day Parade 2007. In October 2007, to coincide with the grand opening of the KPE Tunnel, a special compilation album Sounds of the Underground was recorded, and Hady Mirza was featured on the track Jangan Memandu di Pinggir Jalan (Don't Drive on the Side of the Road).

One year after his Singapore Idol win, Hady Mirza goes another step further in winning the world's first-ever Asian Idol, featuring Idol winners from six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and India. With his unique soulful voice and charming looks, Hady Mirza will now represent Asia to promote the diversified Asian music to the word (Source: Wikipedia)

Strong Earthquake Rocks Eastern Indonesia

(The Jakartapost): A strong earthquake rocked parts of Papua province in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, causing some residents to flee their homes in panic, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.

The tremblor, with was initially measured at magnitude 6.4, struck 183 kilometers to the west of the coastal city of the capital city Jayapura, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

"I felt unsteady on my feet and saw people running from their homes," said a resident Robert Fanwi. He said the quake did not appear to have caused any major damage in his neighborhood.

Agung Saptaji, a local geoscientist, said he had received no reports of damage.

Quakes of 6.5 magnitude and above can cause extensive damage depending on depth and other factors.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago with 17,500 islands, is prone to seismic upheavals because of its location on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.

A giant quake off Indonesia's Sumatra island in 2005 spawned the Asian tsunami and killed more than 230,000 people in 11 countries, more than half of them in Indonesia. (**)