Honeywell Science Kits program. Honeywell announced today that it is helping more than 1,200 local students learn about science and technology through a partnership with local schools in Batam and Bintan in Riau Islands province. Under the Honeywell Science Kits program, four schools will...

Ruangguru wants to overhaul online-to-offline education in Indonesia. The co-founders of Ruangguru are some of the youngest entrepreneurs in Jakarta. But at 24 and 23 years old respectively, Belva Devara and Iman Usman have already traveled the world to arrive at their latest venture....

Indonesia celebrates Independence Day. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice-President Boediono led Indonesia’s 69th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta on Sunday (Aug 17). For Dr Yudhoyono, the celebrations hold a special sentimental meaning. It was Dr...

Indonesia needs to invest more in human resources. The 2014 Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks Indonesia 87th out of 143 countries in terms of innovation capability. In this aspect, Indonesia still lags behind several of its ASEAN neighbors, such as Singapore (7), Malaysia (33), Thailand...

Three Strategies for Improving STEM Education. “Science is an engine of prosperity. You want to invite people in at all stages of life.” Such were the words of Marietta DiChristina, Editor in Chief of Scientific American and co-organizer of the 2nd annual Executive STEM Summit in New York...

As Indonesia’s gaming industry heats up, new startups enter Today, mobile devices are the preferred channel for internet usage in Indonesia, and McKinsey Global Institute projects that with its current growth rate of 20 percent annually, internet access in the archipelago will reach 100...

Half a million new pilots needed, says Boeing. Boeing says growth of air travel means 533,000 pilots needed over next 20 years. The aviation industry is forecast to need more than 500,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to meet demand for international travel. Boeing says nearly 27,000 newly...

Gen Z, Gen Y, baby boomers – a guide to the generations As a new report says Generation Z are smarter and more prudent than Gen Y, here’s a guide to all those complex generational labels. Do you know your Baby Boomers from your Millennials? Generation Z Gen Z are the group born since...

Jackie Chan Akan Menjadi Duta Promosi Wisata Indonesia Wakil Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif Sapta Nirwandar mengatakan lembaganya berencana memilih Jackie Chan sebagai duta pariwisata Indonesia. “Yang berunding (pemilihan Jackie Chan) itu Ibu Menteri (Marie Elka Pangestu)...

Indonesia Marks Eid with Fireworks, Celebrations Muslims in Indonesia are marking Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, with pray, fireworks and family gatherings. The holiday is set according to the lunar calendar so dates vary, with the start date typically moving...

President-Elect Jokowi Is Asking The Public To Help Pick His Cabinet In An Online Survey Social media played a major role in his presidential-election victory and now president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has embraced the same tool to recruit his ministers. At the same time he is easing...

Jokowi Presiden Indonesia ke 7 periode 2014-2019 Gubernur Jakarta pro-reformasi, Joko Widodo dinyatakan sebagai pemenang pemilihan presiden dan akan memimpin Indonesia berikutnya, setelah melewati pemilu paling keras dan kotor setelah era reformasi. Di tengah tekanan kubu Prabowo Subianto...

KPU Akan Umumkan Hasil Pemilu Pada Tanggal 22 Juli Sore hari Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) menjadwalkan rapat pleno terbuka pengumuman hasil Pemilu Presiden (pilpres) 2014 di Gedung KPU Pusat, Jakarta Pusat, Selasa (22/7/2014) sore. “Nanti pagi akan kita tuntaskan, dan rapat pleno nanti...

Safari Park welcomes new baby black rhino The San Diego Zoo announced Friday that a black rhinoceros — which belongs to a critically endangered species — was born at the Safari Park. ”Poaching is the main reason why the numbers of black rhinos are on the decline,” said animal keeper...

Congressman optimistic Obama will grant immigrants legal status In a fiery speech at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said he was confident after meeting with President Obama last week that the president will move forward in the coming months...

Obama Congratulates RI on Successful Election. US President Barack Obama has congratulated Indonesia on the successful presidential election held in the nation on July 9, 2014. “The White House in the afternoon of July 9, 2014 Indonesian time released a statement on the presidential election...

KPU: Hasil Hitung Cepat (Quick Count) Pilpres Bukan Hasil Resmi Saling klaim kemenangan versi survei hitung cepat antar-kandidat pasangan capres dan cawapres menambah ketegangan pasca-Pilpres yang diselenggarakan Rabu 9 Juli 2014 kemarin. Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) sebagai penyelenggara...

Pilpres Diperkirakan akan Sangat Ketat Hari ini warga Indonesia akan memilih presiden baru. Pemilihan di negara demokrasi terbesar ketiga di dunia ini dinilai paling ketat dalam sejarah Indonesia. Hari ini sekitar 190 juta pemilih akan menuju ke tempat-tempat pemungutan suara (TPS) di 6.000...

Today (July 9th, 2014), nearly 190,000,000 Indonesians will go to the polls to elect their seventh president. He will also be the republic’s second head of state to be directly elected. The elections matter a great deal. Indonesia is now the world’s 10th-largest economy and its largest...

Five reasons why Indonesia’s presidential election matters 1.Mega democracy Indonesia is the world’s third largest democracy, with 187 million voters, including 67 million first-time voters. The incumbent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is the fourth president since the fall of the...

On Election’s Eve, Indonesia Economy Faces Crossroads As Boom Times End, Next President Faces Choice on How to Change Gears, Avoid Resource ‘Trap’ Indonesia’s near trillion-dollar economy is at a crossroads as its presidential election approaches next week:...

Rangkuman Hasil Debat Capres-Cawapres Prabowo vs Jokowi Putaran Terakhir Rangkuman Hasil Debat Capres-Cawapres Putaran Terakhir 5 Juli 2014. Sabtu (5/7) malam ini, dua pasangan calon presiden dan calon presiden RI yang akan bertarung di Pilpres 9 Juli nanti menjalani debat untuk putaran...

Happy July 4th – Happy 238th Birthday America, celebrate our glorious history I write saddened that a new Pew poll reports that 44 percent of Americans describe themselves as “not always being proud to be an American.” Only 28 percent agree that America is an exceptional country. I...

Debat pasangan calon presiden kelima, bersamaan dengan jadwal pemilu diluar negeri (LN), yang digelar pada tanggal 4 hingga 6 Juli mendatang. Debat kelima sendiri, dijadwalkan akan digelar pada tanggal 5 Juli mendatang. “KPU sudah tindak lanjuti dengan Bawaslu, kemudian melakukan...

Debat keempat ini dinilai paling menarik Direktur Institut Madani Nusantara Prof Nanat Fatah Natsir menilai debat putaran keempat yang diikuti kedua calon wakil presiden Minggu malam (29/6) paling menarik dibandingkan tiga putaran debat sebelumnya. “Dari empat kali debat, semalam yang...

Ferry Kurnia Rizkiyansyah, Komisioner Komisi Pemilihan Umum mengatakan KPU akan mengakomodasi warga negara Indonesia yang menjadi Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (TKI) di negara lain supaya dapat memberikan hak suaranya pada pilpres. Namun, ada ketentuan bagi TKI yang namanya tidak terdaftar pada...

Mendikbud: Anak Muda Indonesia Harus Ikut Pemilu Sebentar lagi masyarakat Indonesia akan berbondong-bondong untuk berpartisipasi dalam pemilihan umum (pemilu) 2014. Seluruh warga negara Indonesia akan memilih pemimpin baru untuk menduduki kursi presiden dan wakil presiden. Sejak usia 17 tahun,...

Menlu RI Bahas Keterlibatan Diplomasi Indonesia dengan Akademisi – Akademisi Terbaik di Dunia Menlu RI Marty Natalegawa menyambut 150 peserta Seminar Asia Leadership Trek III di Gedung Pancasila, Kemlu RI (25/06). Bekerja sama dengan Universitas Harvard dibawah Centre for Asia Leadership...

Hundred Russian businessmen attends promotion event at Wisma Indonesia More than 150 Russian businessmen and multimedia industrial experts from various countries attended an event to promote Indonesia at Wisma Indonesia in Moscow on June 26. The businessmen and multimedia industrialists were...

A new super stealthy, military-grade motorcycle is now on the prowl in Los Angeles, quietly hunting criminals in hard-to-reach places. The Los Angeles Police Department has purchased the sleek new Zero MMX electric motorcycle for its fleet of off-road patrol units, cops confirmed to the Daily...