Ahok Sibuk Pimpin Peringatan HUT Jakarta Tidak seperti tahun sebelumnya, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama terlihat lebih sibuk dalam peringatan Hari Ulang Tahun (HUT) DKI Jakarta ke 487. Hal tersebut karena ia harus sendirian memimpin seluruh rangkaian acara HUT DKI Jakarta, karena Jokowi maju sebagai...

Soal Hasil Debat, Jokowi: Biar Rakyat yang Menilai Calon Presiden (Capres) nomor urut 2, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), tidak mau menilai dirinya sendiri dalam debat capres tahap ketiga yang dilaksanakan Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) malam ini di Hotel Holiday Inn, Jakarta. “Tanya masyarakat,...

In an effort to bring more women into the technology industry, Google will pour $50 million into its Made with Code initiative. Google wants to see more women in technology, and it’s funding a $50 million initiative to encourage girls to learn how to code in an effort to close the gender...

Papa John’s Founder: ‘I Am the American Dream’ In 1984, John Schnatter bought $1,600 worth of used restaurant equipment, set it up in a broom closet in the back of his father’s tavern and started making pizza. His business would eventually become Papa John’s, the...

President Barack Obama announced a plan on Tuesday to create the world’s largest marine preserve, significantly expanding a remote region of the Pacific Ocean where drilling, fishing and other commercial activities are prohibited. Obama announced the proposal in a video at the U.S. State...

Cara Menlu Tingkatkan Partisipasi Pemilih Luar Negeri Pemungutan suara Pemilihan Umum Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia akan digelar 9 Juli 2014. Akan tetapi bagi pemilih di luar negeri, pemungutan suara dilakukan 4-6 Juli mendatang. Menteri Luar Negeri Marty Natalegawa menegaskan...

Moderator Debat: Kedua Capres Sama Unggul Kedua calon presiden dinilai memiliki kesamaan visi karena mengharapkan pembaruan di bidang ekonomi. “Hanya saja sudut pandang keduanya berbeda,” ujar moderator dalam acara debat calon presiden kedua Ahad lalu, Ahmad Erani Yustika, ketika...

Bersahabat dan Bertukar Budaya Melalui Program YES Sebanyak 85 orang pelajar dari seluruh daerah di Indonesia terpilih menjadi peserta program Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES), yang akan tinggal dan belajar di sekolah-sekolah di AS selama satu tahun. Program Kennedy-Lugar Youth...

Anak tukang becak jadi wisudawan terbaik Tak ada yang tak mungkin diraih bila telah dilakukan dengan kerja keras. Meski hanya anak tukang becak, Raeni membuktikan ia bisa menjadi orang yang pintar AIR mata tak kuasa dibendung Mugiyono, 55, saat becak yang dikayuhnya sampai di depan Auditorium...

Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku Film nasional semakin beragam dengan kehadiran film Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku arahan sutradara Angga Dwimas Sasongko. Film bergenre drama yang diproduseri Glenn Fredly ini mengangkat cerita nyata yang terjadi di Tulehu, Ambon, Maluku di mana perang saudara...

Pengiriman Uang dari Pekerja Migran Terus Meningkat. Dengan pengiriman uang dari pekerja migran yang mencapai US$400 miliar pada 2013, para ahli mengatakan dampaknya pada ekonomi nasional meningkat. Banyak migran di luar negeri yang mengirimkan sejumlah kecil uang — disebut remitensi...

Debat Capres-Cawapres Pertama Pernyataan-pernyataan yang disampikan pasangan capres-cawapres, Prabowo- Hatta dan Jokowi-JK tersebut disampaikan dalam debat pertama menjelang pilpres 9 Juli mendatang. Hingga pelaksankaan pilpres nanti, masih tersisa empat kali debat terbuka bertema sosial,...

Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) bekerja sama dengan televisi pemerintah dan swasta untuk menggelar debat calon presiden dan wakil presiden peserta Pemilu Presiden (Pilpres) 2014 mendatang. Debat akan dilakukan sebanyak lima kali selama masa kampanye pilpres, yang terdiri dari dua kali debat...

Why Having Too Many Choices is Making You Unhappy More options means more possibilities to be perfectly content-right? Here’s why decision fatique is sapping us of happiness and making us regret the choices we make Amazon sells 1,161 kinds of toilet brushes. I know this because I...

Miss Tibet is from Wisconsin — and she’s never been to Tibet How do you have a national beauty pageant when, according to some officials, you don’t even have a nation? Or when the core identity of your nation might not really welcome a beauty pageant at all. China considers Tibet to...

Jokowi-JK Paparkan Visi Misi Ekonomi Jokowi mengatakan bahwa sebagai negara yang mengaku agraris, Indonesia harus membenahi sektor pertanian yang telah lama terabaikan, Didampingi calon wakil presiden Jusuf Kalla, calon presiden Joko Widodo memaparkan visi dan misi keduanya dalam bidang...

To Celebrate Immigration, A Reminder About Who Built America To mark Immigration Heritage Month, welcome.us creates a message of unity, and a reminder that almost all Americans came from somewhere else Immigration reform is a hot-button topic, one that’s complicated, far-reaching, and...

Tim nasional dayung Indonesia menambah medali perak dan perunggu dari arena Kejuaraan Asia Perahu Naga di Tiongkok. Pelatih dayung Indonesia, Herman Harun, melalui telepon dari Tiongkok, Ahad (1/6/2014) mengatakan, medali perak diperoleh dari jarak 2.000 meter putra 22 pedayung. Sedangkan...

Seeds of Hope in Indonesia’s Energy-Saving Cars Indonesia is undeniably a large consumer of Japanese and other foreign automobiles, but in terms of developing energy-saving cars, it has now caught up with other nations throughout the world. Its strength lies in various universities in...

Garuda Indonesia Buka Rute Baru Jakarta-AS Garuda membuka rute penerbangan baru Jakarta-Haneda-Los Angeles dan Jakarta-Haneda-Seattle yang akan mulai berlaku pertengahan Juni. Setelah rute penerbangan langsung Jakarta-Honolulu-Los Angeles dihentikan pada 2002 lalu, kini Garuda Indonesia akan...

University of Twente Involved in Solar Energy in Indonesia Increasing prosperity and a rising demand for energy in Indonesia: solar energy offers an answer Partly thanks to the work of Angele Reinders of the University of Twente, a new system for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy has been...

King & Queen Edutography 2014 di Istana Melayang Froggy Edutography, pusat pengembangan cita-cita dan motivasi karya anak bangsa menggelar King & Queen Edutography 2014. Kontes bertujuan menjaring lebih banyak anak Indonesia agar bercita-cita menjadi pemimpin dan pahlawan di masa...

Baru-baru ini, Prof . Dr. Ir Achmad Jazidie. M. Eng, Dirjen Pendidikan Menengah (Dikmen) Kemdikbud RI dalam pidato formalnya, ketika acara sosialisasi Menuju Pencapaian Pendidikan Menengah Universal (PMU) Sekolah Menegah Terbuka, acara sosialisasi berlangsung di Kota Mataram. Lanjut, Prof...

What Indonesia Can Teach Thailand and Egypt About Democracy (and Vice Versa) With democracy besieged in much of Asia and the Muslim world, Indonesia is something of a beacon. The world’s most populous Muslim nation has successfully rid its politics of military intervention, and is about...

Gunung Sangeang Meletus, 133 Warga Terjebak di Sangeang Pulo-Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) Sebanyak 133 warga yang tinggal di Sangeang Pulo, Kecamatan Wera, Kabupaten Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat, masih terjebak dan belum diketahui nasibnya hingga pukul 18.00 Wita. Jumat, 30 Mei 2014. Gunung di pulau...

One of the world’s largest technology companies is getting into the car business — and hoping to turn drivers into passengers. The tech giant announced on its blog Tuesday that it plans to test about 200 of its own two-seat self-driving cars. “We’ve been working toward the...

Teen turns her cancer into science project honored by President Obama at White House Science Fair At just 18-years-old, Elana Simon from Manhattan has beaten a rare form of cancer, co-authored a study on the disease and been accepted to Harvard University. On Tuesday, she racked up another...

From The Ivy League To State Schools, Demand For Computer Science Is Booming For years, people in the tech industry have worked to persuade more young people in the United States to become interested in studying computer science. It now looks like they’ve finally gotten the message. Demand...

Amid the explosive, electronic mayhem of Saturday’s Maker Faire, crowds flocked for a glimpse of the day’s most silent and simple creation: Suzanne, the world record-holder paper airplane. The graceful aircraft soared, slowed and stabilized to the cheers of admirers at the weekend...

Brazilian Teens Improve Their English by Chatting With Elderly Americans A Brazilian program connects teens looking to improve their language skills with Americans looking for a bit of conversation. In foreign countries, young students often turn to American TV to improve their English...