Tag: Indonesia

In the aftermath of disasters like the tsunami in West Sumatra and the eruption of Mount Merapi in Central Java, everyone can contribute and play their own role. You can even contribute to be an online volunteer --share useful links and info through Twitter, blog or instant messaging or even short message service. Or you can try Ushahidi platform.

200 finalists from 16 countries including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Australia and Vietnam have been nominated for the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Awards, a prestigious list honouring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the region.

Is it The Jakarta Post? No. The Indonesian Times? No. Okay - so it's the Indonesian Observer, isn't it? No, no. So?

Good news for WordPress users, developers, fans, and newbies in Indonesia. There's an upcoming exciting event for all of you: WordCamp Indonesia 2011. Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress will be in town again!

Are you a Goodreads user? This is a good news for you. Goodreads Indonesia (GRI) will hold the Indonesia Readers Festival 2010 in Plaza Area, GOR Soemantri Brodjonegoro/Pasar Festival, Kuningan, Jakarta, on Sunday December 5.

Do you like to attend certain discussions to share ideas and experiences? Happy to meet people and do networking? There are a bunch of forums here in Indonesia (mostly in Jakarta) that you can attend; just choose any topic or community you like most --but I guess you'll like almost all of them.

Some recognized him as Indonesia's "Father of Development" due to his service to the country; while critics blamed him responsible to some human rights violations and corruption scandals. Do you think Pak Harto deserved to get national hero title? Why?

Multiply --once one of the largest social networks in Indonesia and just renews its strategy from social network to social shopping destination-- wanted to come back here.