Articles on Indonesia

Indonesia's toolkit for the next Nobel Prize winner - Oct 8, 2006

Blogs How to teach Physics to the kids? An Indonesian IT company has proposed a series of amazing tools for it. The Amazing Software will motivate your kids to learn science in ... Read story »

Indonesia's media goes blogging - Feb 20, 2007

Blogs Indonesia's respected and influential media, Tempo, launched its blog section in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) recently. Tempo news magazine, which also publishes the daily Koran Tempo, is the first mainstream media ... Read story »

Korean Wave washes over Indonesia's blogosphere - Nov 9, 2006

Blogs A heavy wave of popular Korean drama is currently hitting the Indonesian television industry. So it goes, too, in the ocean of blogosphere. The hottest topic today in the country's blogosphere ... Read story »

iTunes for indie label - Aug 7, 2006

Blogs Indonesia has its own music store online, dubbed IM:port, an abbreviation of Independent Music Portal. This is Apple iTunes-like, but for mobile phone devices only, and is considered a breakthrough for ... Read story »

Indonesian Government launches IGOS release 3 - Oct 27, 2006

Blogs The Indonesian Government's mission of going open source is nearly accomplished. The Government has already launched its latest distro IGOS Nusantara 2006 Release 3 for the country's users. IGOS (Indonesia, go ... Read story »

Are we looking into technology too much for our daily solutions? - Aug 2, 2006

Blogs Yet another earthquake and tsunami have plagued our shores; this time in the tiny town of Pangandaran (pronounced pang-an-dar-an), where over 650 lives were lost. Many Indonesians are beginning to believe ... Read story »

Better than sex? - Jul 20, 2006

Blogs I'm now in Pulai Desaru Beach, Malaysia, to cover the ITJourno Asia Forum 2006 organized by MediaConnect Asia. Interestingly enough, I was also a speaker, kicking off the Enjoy segment of ... Read story »

Now everyone can fly - Jun 27, 2006

Blogs One of the problems of traveling outside of Indonesia is the exit tax. Dubbed fiscal, all Indonesian nationals as well as foreigners on work visas must pay a Rp1 million head ... Read story »

Linux PC for seniors - Jun 23, 2006

Blogs We've heard many times about the state of Linux, that some distros are not user-friendly enough and have yet to pass the grandparents test (i.e. easy enough for them to use). ... Read story »

Disasters and continuity - May 30, 2006

Blogs %IMAGE=2006_Java_earthquake_map.gif% Yet again Indonesia is hit by a natural calamity. The 5.9 rated earthquake practically leveled various parts of Yogyakarta, a major city in Central Java. Over 5,000 are feared dead ... Read story »

Volkswagen steers into Singapore with auto-parking SUV - Aug 20, 2008

Crave One of the bugbears for greenhorns taking their driving test is the grind of parking. Fail this, and you can kiss your licence goodbye. That is, until the next test. As ... Read story »

Philips/Swarovski Active Crystals - Aug 27, 2007

Crave This isn't either company's first high tech-high fashion collaboration. Loewe recently showcased its Swarovski-studded 32-inch offering in limited quantities worldwide. So fraternizing with the tech elite is by no means new ... Read story »

Nokia phones now come in BlackBerry flavor - Sep 14, 2005

Features The Finnish mobile giant has recently announced that its 9300 smartphone and 9500 Communicator will come with BlackBerry functionalities. Read story »

Indonesian TV goes mobile - Aug 28, 2006

Blogs Indonesia is now seriously seeking the best technology for mobile television. There are three options that have been implemented: Streaming-based, analog-based and digital video broadcast-based technology. Nokia, a world leader in ... Read story »

Chat with a rising star in Indonesia's telco - Sep 27, 2006

Blogs He is really a nice and humble guy. I recently met him in his office in Wisma Bakrie Building, Kuningan, Jakarta. Wearing a white shirt and a tiny, rounded glasses, he ... Read story »

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