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The Republic of Indonesia ( IPA /??ndo?'ni?zi??/, /??nd?'ni?zi??/, /??nd?'ni???/) ( Indonesian Republik Indonesia), is a country in Southeast Asia. Comprising 17,508 islands, it is the world's largest archipelagic state. With a population of 222 million people in 2006 [3], it is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority nation, although officially it is not an Islamic state. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected parliament and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the seventh century, when the Srivijaya Kingdom formed trade links with China. Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources. Under Indian influence, Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished from the early centuries CE. Muslim traders brought Islam, and European powers fought one another to monopolize trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery. Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism, Indonesia secured its independence after World War II. Indonesia's history has since been turbulent, with challenges posed by natural disasters, corruption, separatism, a democratization process, and periods of rapid economic change. Across its many islands, Indonesia consists of distinct ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups. The Javanese are the largest and most politically dominant ethnic group. As a unitary state and a nation, Indonesia has developed a shared identity defined by a national language, a majority Muslim population, and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it. Indonesia's national motto, "Bhinneka tunggal ika" ("Unity in Diversity" lit. "many, yet one"), articulates the diversity that shapes the country. However, sectarian tensions and separatism have led to violent confrontations that have undermined political and economic stability. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world's second highest level of biodiversity. The country is richly endowed with natural resources, yet poverty is a defining feature of contemporary Indonesia. The name Indonesia derives from the Latin Indus, meaning "India", and the Greek nesos, meaning "island".[4] The name dates to the 18th century, far predating the formation of independent Indonesia.[5] In 1850, George Earl, an English ethnologist, proposed the terms Indunesians — and, his preference, Malayunesians — for the inhabitants of the "Indian Archipelago or Malayan Archipelago".[6] In the same publication, a student of Earl's, James Richardson Logan, used Indonesia as a synonym for Indian Archipelago.[7] However, Dutch academics writing in East Indies publications were reluctant to use Indonesia. Instead, they used the terms Malay Archipelago (Maleische Archipel); the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlandsch Oost Indië), popularly Indië; the East (de Oost); and even Insulinde.[8]
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1. Bali Painting Leather Sandals and Women's Bags Wholesale
August 30, 2008
Sasoriza Craft (www.sasorizacraft.com) has manufactured a men and women sandals or to be shoes company and export since June 30, 1992 where located in the most famous village in Ubud Bali Indonesia. Our reason why we open this business was to decrease unemployment people surrounding where we live, and help them to develop their skill in design. Now, with one shop in Ubud and 2 (two) factory located in Gianyar, Bali, we are one of the biggest customize shoes and bags. With complete range of products and material, support by very high skill worker and never stop innovation and product ... (read more)
Author: probo sasongko
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2. Indonesia Says to Invest up to US$175 Mln in Cocoa
August 20, 2008
Indonesia, the world's third-largest cocoa producer, has been struggling to increase its output as ageing cocoa trees have made the crop vulnerable to pest attacks.
The country's vast network of smallholders has also meant that it is more difficult to increase output as farmers often neglect their plants when cocoa prices are low or falling.
Ahmad Mangga Barani, director general of plantation crops at the Agriculture Ministry, said that the funds would be used for crop maintenance, and to cover the costs of fertiliser and replanting in 200,000 hectares of cocoa plantations.
"F... (read more)
Author: patty patty
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3. Scuba Diving in North Sulawesi - the Natural Wonders of Bunaken and The Lembeh Strait.
August 20, 2008
Full of natural wonders, and offering an almost unparalleled levels of marine biodiversity, North Sulawesi has become one of the worlds premier destinations for ecotourism and adventure travel in recent years. Today, large numbers of scuba divers travel to this distant part of Indonesia, to sample some of the finest dive sites to be found anywhere throughout South East Asia.
The diving in North Sulwesi is focused in two main areas, the Bunaken National Marine Park and the famous muck diving capital of Lembeh Strait. There are other destinations where good diving is on offer in North Sulw... (read more)
Author: Mark Burns
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4. India become the second largest PTA importer in Asia
August 13, 2008
China is the largest PTA spot market in Asia – and the world – with no clear second, as markets such as Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan and India import PTA every now and then. India has been importing more spot purified terephthalic acid (PTA) since earlier this year, and is expected to increase these imports in the next few years to become the second largest spot market in Asia, buyers and sellers said on Monday. Before this year, PTA spot imports into India were rare, “maybe around one to two cargoes [of 2,000 tonnes each] every few months,” said a trader with CJP International. But in ... (read more)
Author: patty patty
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5. The Biggest Red Bee in the Philippines
August 10, 2008
One of the biggest and the most popular fast food chain today in the Philippines is the Jollibee Food Corporation. It has been around the block since the 1970s and still serving some of its popular dishes such as the “Yumburger”, “Champ”, and their famous “Chickenjoy”. Jollibee Food Corporation is currently the biggest fast-food chain in the country; it also has locations in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Dubai and Brunei. But all of that didn’t start out serving our favorite “yumburger” or its popular “chickenjoy”. It all started as an ordinary ice cream pa... (read more)
Author: Christine Layug
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6. Indonesia's Kelimutu National Park
August 10, 2008
Famous for it's coloured crater lakes, Kelimutu National Park also gain it's cool climate and panoramic view. It is still a puzzle for both scientists and locals how the lakes gained it's color and eventually change from time-to-time. The color of the three lakes are red, blue and white which eventually turns into black-brown, light green and black. The former red and blue lakes where separated by 200 centimeters wall of earth and located side-by-side while the former white lake is located to the west.
Declared as a national park on Feb. 26, 1992, this 1,051,000 square meter area not on... (read more)
Author: Cedric Canierro
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7. Linktone Tries New China Wireless Strategy With New Hire
August 07, 2008
Linktone Tries New China Wireless Strategy With New Hire
Chinese wireless (from: http://www.china-computer-accessories.com/buy-wireless/) value-added services firm Linktone (LTON) has named Muliawan Guptha, currently a Linktone board member, as the company's new chief strategy officer.
Guptha has been working with television broadcasting companies in Indonesia since 2001, including PT Cipta TPI, PT Musik Televisi Indonesia and PT Global Information Bermutu, in the areas of finance, technology and administration. These companies are affiliates of Indonesia's PT Media Nusantara Citra ... (read more)
Author: ws sw
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8. China to build 2 steel plants in Indonesia
July 30, 2008
Tag:Investors,investors there,buying shares,Krakatau Steel From:http://www.chinatopsupplier.com/
Investors from China's Hong Kong and Singapore are interested in buying shares of Indonesian largest steel producer of Krakatau Steel Inc., the company's Director Fazwar Bujang said here Wednesday. Indonesian is to sale 35 percent of the company's shares at the second semester this year to get funds to finance technology to boost production capacity of the company from 2.3 to 7 million tones per year to meet the growing domestic demand. The director said that the company has complet... (read more)
Author: ut ut1
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9. Teak Furniture
July 30, 2008
We are an exporter and manufacturer of teak garden furniture from http://www.china-furniture-supplier.com/ and teak colonial antique furniture base in jepara, Indonesia. We wamt offer the products of teak garden furniture and teak colonial antique furniture of the highest quality at a very
reasonable price. This piece of teak furnitures from http://www.china-furniture-supplier.com/ is from Indonesia and is made from teak wood cut from plantations developed by the
indonesian state forestry departement and local authorities. We use the teak wood Best and highest quality. We... (read more)
Author: dushan dushan
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10. Soap Nuts vs Chemical Detergents and Soaps
July 30, 2008
Soap nuts are natural soaps that grow on trees. These are the fruits of the tree called Sapindus. They do not contain any harmful chemicals and dyes or any other artificial fragrance. Sapindus grow in warm tropical regions and are native trees of India, Indonesia, Nepal and other South East Asian countries. They are easy to use and can be trusted for long term safety from any adverse chemical reactions on the body and nature. A comparative study of the two can give a clear picture of what soap nuts can offer you in terms of a natural detergent. To begin with we can discuss the harmful effects... (read more)
Author: Matt Johnson
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11. Do You Want Inner Peace?
July 29, 2008
Nope, It Doesn’t Just Come From Being Quiet, Spa Treatments, Meditation, and Breathing Exercises. Let Me Tell You How You Can Have Inner Peace No Matter How Busy You Are… I have a crazy schedule.
But despite this, I do enjoy inner peace.
By the end of this article, I’ll share with you the secret to my inner peace, and how you too can enjoy it—no matter how busy you are.
But first, let me give you an idea of how insane my schedule is.
I’m writing this article in a train.
Crossing through Switzerland.
... (read more)
Author: Bo Sanchez
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12. POSITIVE RESULTS AT CHINA SHOES . CHINA SHOETEC 2008
July 24, 2008
Tag:fashion shows,footwear design,prize-winning footwear,China Shoes From:http://www.buy-shoes-china.com/
At the 7th China Shoes . China Shoetec trade fair in Dongguan , China , 507 national and international exhibitors presented their latest footwear collections, materials and machinery on 236,800 square feet of exhibit space to 20,580 trade visitors from 80 countries. About 27% of the attendees came from overseas, including Japan , the U.S. , Korea , Australia , Brazil , Indonesia , Canada , Malaysia , United Kingdom , Philippines , Italy , Spain and Singapore . With these results, ... (read more)
Author: ut ut1
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13. Bougainvillea for Your Backyard
July 22, 2008
Bougainvillea is a very famous flower from Brazil and belongs to the family of Nyctaginaceae. It is also known as paper flower because of the multi-coloured bracts that look like paper encircling the flower. Many variant names of bougainvillea include Bougainvillea spp.(scientific name), Bunga kertas, buginvila in Malaysia, kembang kertas in Indonesia and Ye Zi Hua in Mandarin.
Bougainvillea is an evergreen and a woody vine. Most of them have spines and are very thorny. Bougainvillea has a nice fragrance which is similar to that of the Honeysuckle plant. In cool or dry conditions, it can ... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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14. Bougainvillea's Growth
July 22, 2008
Bougainvilleas are the most popular and widely grown tropical vines. Known to be from Brazil, the Bougainvillea's growth is highly favoured in areas having tropical type of weather, that counts India, Australia, Mediterranean region, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Caribbean, Panama, Mexico, South Africa, and the United States in Arizona, Florida, California, Texas and Hawaii.
Growing Bougainvillea requires much time and concentration. The key ingredients to grow bougainvilleas are: Water, sunlight and fertilisers. Bougainvillea is fond of the sun. It requires atleast 5 hours a day ... (read more)
Author: Francis Adam
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15. What Is International Travel Adventure To You?
July 24, 2008
Since I live in the United States, my first overseas travel -- to the totally exotic and beautiful part of the world known as Indonesia -- was quite an adventure for me. Traveling alone, going through Customs and Immigration of a foreign country halfway around the world from "home", was an adventure in itself. After all, arrival is when the real fun begins on such a trip.
It started right at the airport, at the Immigration desk. My Indonesian friend had told me ahead of time not to give anyone money for anything when I arrived -- to carry my own bags, etc. I was very conscientious about t... (read more)
Author: Dan Lisson
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16. Diwali: The Festival of Light
July 18, 2008
India is the largest country in the Indian Subcontinent, bordering Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar; while Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia lie to the South-East in the Indian Ocean. It is the seventh largest country in the world by area and is second only to China in terms of population, with over one billion people. As a result, India is an extremely diverse country, with vast differences in geography, culture, language and ethnicity across its expanse, enticing holidaymakers with the stimulation of the senses that this diversity brings. One of the ways thi... (read more)
Author: Isla Campbell
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17. Pirate Attacks in the Modern World
July 17, 2008
Sea pirates seemed to be brave robbers and fearless adventurers in children's books. Pirate attacks in the modern world are made by dangerous criminals who become more and more impudent. There were 325 pirate attacks registered on the whole planet in 2004 and 445 attacks a year before. Experts explained the decline of cases with activation of patrolling of Malaysia and Indonesia coasts. Pirate Attacks are Getting More Cruel. Strait of Malacca between Indonesia and Malaysia is a long, narrow and very busy passage. It accounts for more than a quarter of the whole world's volume of cargo t... (read more)
Author: Captain Ka
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18. Getting to Bali in Indonesia
July 16, 2008
Bali is an Indonesian island that is one of the most popular tourist spots in Asia. With its countless idyllic resorts, scenic beaches, endless shopping opportunities and fascinating culture, the island has infinite charm for anyone looking for a place to relax and rejuvenate. Bali has seen a steady growth of its tourism sector despite terrorist attacks in recent years, and remains one of the best places in Asia to holiday in.
By Air - Visitors flying to Bali will land at Ngurah Rai International Airport. This is located close to the cities of Kuta, Jimbaran and Denpasar. The airport is ... (read more)
Author: Orson Johnson
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19. POSITIVE RESULTS AT CHINA SHOES . CHINA SHOETEC 2008
July 16, 2008
from:http://www.buy-shoes-china.com/buy-china_shoes%2520trade%2520Shoetec/
At the 7th China Shoes . China Shoetec trade fair in Dongguan , China , 507 national and international exhibitors presented their latest footwear collections, materials and machinery on 236,800 square feet of exhibit space to 20,580 trade visitors from 80 countries. About 27% of the attendees came from overseas, including Japan , the U.S. , Korea , Australia , Brazil , Indonesia , Canada , Malaysia , United Kingdom , Philippines , Italy , Spain and Singapore . With these results, China Shoes . China Shoetec again... (read more)
Author: archer jane
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20. Different Experiences In Hotel Boeken
July 14, 2008
Amsterdam is the capital and main city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The town is cut by about 40 canals that are flanked by streets and crossed by 400 bridges. The canals give the town its nickname; "Venice of the North". Amsterdam has several new inhabitants from former Dutch colonies, including Indonesia and Suriname.
If you seek a good hotel to stay in Amsterdam, you should ask for hotel Boeken. The service is professional and efficient.
Soccer is the main sport in Holland. During the championships like the World Cup or the Euro Cup, the entire country is pending of the Holla... (read more)
Author: Linda Mc Cain Smith
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21. Popular Tropical Vacation Spots in the World
July 09, 2008
There's nothing like lying on a sandy beach under a bright blue sky when you look for an exotic location for a vacation. This is why most people choose to visit the Tropics, where they can experience the sun, warmth and culture for two or three weeks a year. The Caribbean is not the only place in the world where you can find tropical islands, as there are tropical vacation spots all over the world.
Bali Island is one of the most popular vacation destinations in Indonesia. It is also one of the top ten destinations in Asia. Here you will find some of the best resorts in the world with gre... (read more)
Author: Ling Tong
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22. Geography OF India-For Travelers
July 05, 2008
Set apart from the rest of Asia by the supreme continental wall of the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent touches three large bodies of water and is immediately recognizable on any world map. It is the huge, terrestrial beak between Africa and Indonesia. This thick, roughly triangular peninsula defines the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Arabian Sea to the west, and the India Ocean to the south. India’s puzzle board of 28 states holds virtually every kind of landscape imaginable. An abundance of mountain ranges and national parks provide ample opportunity for eco-tourism and trekking, and i... (read more)
Author: ravinderjeet singh
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23. Recycled Flip Flops Used to Create Unique Works of Art: UniquEco Champali Wildlife Sculptures Exemp
June 13, 2008
EDGEWATER (FL) -The shores of the Indian Ocean in eastern Africa are awash with industrial debris from as far away as China, Indonesia, Japan, and Malaysia. Hundreds of brightly-colored flip flop sandal pieces and parts wash ashore daily, not only causing blight along the coastlines but endangering the marine eco-system in the vast ocean that lies between these countries. The flip flop initiative by UniquEco is designed to clean up the environment by marketing products made from this waste back to the consumer who generated it, while providing employment opportunities to the poor communities h... (read more)
Author: Amy Dunn
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24. Sweetwater Cabanas Offer Outdoor Comfort with a Conscience
June 02, 2008
Sustainable, luxurious and elegant, what more could you ask for in an outdoor daybed? The Sweetwater Cabana combines them all, plus customized canopy colors to match your environment. These outdoor daybeds were inspired by Indonesia Bales and Hawaiian Hikie’es. Elegantly designed, you’ll connect with nature while resting by the pool, in the garden or on the patio. Sweetwater Cabanas have more uses that just rest and relaxation, they can also be used for meditation, yoga, massage or as a tea room.
Each Sweetwater Cabana is individually hand crafted from sustainable Indonesian hardwood c... (read more)
Author: Susan Schnier
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25. Tourism Malaysia - All time high
May 30, 2008
Malaysia makes a perfect holiday destination with its captivating attractions and sights. The country’s breathtaking beauty, culture and friendly people have given it the name of a tropical paradise. You are in for a unique experience in the country with a land that is rich, colorful, and full of contrasts. Located in the heart of South East Asia, Malaysia map is demarcated into two main regions. First region is the Peninsular Malaysia bordered by Thailand, and East Malaysia, which is bordered by Indonesia on the Borneo Island. It is not a very big country, with the map of Malaysia covering ar... (read more)
Author: Nancy Eben
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