Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Jan 14, 2012, 10:21 am
There are so many people in Indonesian who love credit cards. According to news report, there are 14.3 million credit cards holders among our country's 240 million population. This is obvious because credit cards provide possibility for people to live conveniently i.e. it provide them t...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Jan 13, 2012, 12:44 am
The signing of the Helsinski Peace Agreement on 15 August 2005 has ended many years of violence in Indonesia's eastern most Province of Aceh, and since then people in the province have been enjoying a peaceful life. This peaceful situation was confirmed after Irawadi Yusuf, an independent cand...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Jan 10, 2012, 11:15 am
Last Saturday and Sunday I visited Jambi, a province in the southern part of the Sumatera Island. This was my first visit to mainland Sumatera. Many years ago I visited Batam, an island on on the province of Riau on the eastern part of Sumatera, as a transit point for several visits to Singapo...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Jan 3, 2012, 11:49 pm
Like most people, before or during the changing of a year to another year I made resolutions on basic things that I want to achieve on the following year. And one of my resolutions for the year 2012 is to reduce my Weight from 90+ Kg.  to around 78 Kg. For which purpose, I am going to step up...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Jan 1, 2012, 11:23 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. Let us pray to God and hope that 2012 would be better than 2011. PS: I hope that I can up date this blog as frequently as in the past. Yours sincerely, Harry Nizam
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Nov 2, 2011, 12:44 pm
The Komodo is an ancient giant Lizard that only lives on the Island of Komodo and nearby islands in the Indonesian Province of East Nusatenggara. In order to protect the Komodo, the In...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 30, 2011, 9:30 am
Rima Fauzi (http://rimafauzi.com) is one of the few Indonesian bloggers that I continuously followed since I started blogging in 2007. Rima (36) is a singer/songwriter living in Brussels, Belgium since 2001, where she and her friends set up a band called The House Painters. Based on the consen...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 27, 2011, 11:10 pm
The Indonesian national motto of "Unity in Diversity" points to one of the greatest attractions of Indonesia. There are around 300 ethnic groups, a result of Indonesia's unique geographical make-up consisting of more than 17,000 islands, and history. Many Indonesians see themselves first...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 27, 2011, 12:40 pm
I just just read on the blog of fellow blogger Unspun that today is the National Blogger's Day. He explained that this event was declared four years ago i.e 27 October 2007, by the then Communication and Information Minister Muhammad Nuh when he opened the first annual gathering of Indonesian Blogge...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 25, 2011, 11:35 am
The Indonesian part of the Island of Papua has the world's largest Gold and Copper mining operated by PT. Freeport Indonesia as a subsidiary of the multinational company Freeport-McMoran, USA. The mining operation that began in 1967 has made PT Freeport Indonesia, Freeport-McMoran and some hig...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 21, 2011, 4:43 am
One of the new Ministers that has been appointed by President SBY last Tuesday is the Minister of State Owned Enterprises i.e. Dahlan Iskan (60). Dahlan Iskan is a professional, not a politician, who started his carrier as a Reporter of a local newspaper in Samarinda, East Kalimantan in ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 20, 2011, 12:23 pm
Last Tuesday evening, President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono (SBY) finally announced the names of his new cabinet. Around one third of the 34 Ministers were changed, and the number of Vice Ministers were added from 10 into 19.  Beside that, Leut Gen. Maciano Norman has been named as the new Chief ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 16, 2011, 11:40 am
Last Thursday the Immigration Office at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has deported the Executive Director of the environment organization Greenpeace UK John Sauven. Sauven was quoted by The Jakarta Globe as saying that he has obtained the correct visa issued by the Indonesian ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 13, 2011, 10:16 am
After nine months of debates and discussions with top government officials, last Tuesday the House of Representatives finally decided to accept the Intelligence Bill. According to the news media the House's said decision was protested by some human rights and liberal democratic activists, who ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 12, 2011, 10:52 am
Last night our national  football team was beaten by the Qatar team with a score of 2-3. Playing in front of an audience of 28,000 at the GBK Stadium in Jakarta, our team, spearheaded by striker Cristian Gonzalez who made the two goals, didn't show their best performance, while the Qatar team...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 10, 2011, 8:41 am
Guys, I am very glad that my previous post titled " Sick Leave " has received lots of comments from each and every one of you. Your attentions really mean a lot to me. Due to some " non-blogging activities ", for the time being I would not be up-dating this blog as frequently as before, ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Oct 3, 2011, 11:34 am
Guys, It has been 6 six days since I last updated this blog. The reason is because, according to the doctor at the hospital in Bintaro, I have been too tired therefore need a good rest free from any kind of disturbances. But all in all my health condition is okay. I h...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 27, 2011, 12:51 pm
Today the National Police announced the identity of terrorist who blew himself at the Church in Solo, Central Java, last Sunday i.e  Pino Damayanto a.k.a Ahmad Yosepa Hayat (31) who was wanted by the Police for his involvement in the suicide bombing at the Police mosque in Cirebon, West Java, las...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 25, 2011, 12:39 pm
A man killed himself by blowing a bomb he carried with him at the Kepunton Church in Solo, Central Java, 10.45 a.m today, injuring 19 others. In this regards I would like to express my deepest sympathy to those who have been hit by the bomb. President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono (SBY) condem...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 23, 2011, 1:10 am
If you are a social media activist, or you want to know what the social media is about, and you are living in Jakarta and vicinity, or you just happened to be visiting Jakarta between 22 and 24 September, you better come to this eve...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 21, 2011, 12:14 pm
As a capital city that has a total population of more than 8.5 million people (2010), Jakarta needs a mass rapid transportation (MRT) system. For this purpose, the government of former Governor of Jakarta i.e. Sutiyoso has given a license to PT Jakarta Monorail to build and operate a 26 kilome...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 20, 2011, 11:01 pm
Last Friday, some students of State High School No.6 in Kebayoran, South Jakarta, attacked a cameraman of TranTV i.e. Oktaviardi, and took his video cassette, when he was taking pictures of a fighting between students of said High School and neighboring State High School No. 70. Tempointeraktif repo...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 19, 2011, 1:26 pm
After Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces at the end of the World War II, on 17 August 1945, people of the former Dutch colony in South East Asia declared the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. In spite of this fact, the Dutch Armed Forces wanted to re-conquer said former colony, f...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 18, 2011, 1:17 pm
Orangutan are endangered animals which according to the Indonesian law must be protected from anything that might endanger its existence. That's why I was very surprised when AFP reported that Orangutan are 'allowed to smoke in Indonesian  zoos' (below). I hope that the zoo authority ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 18, 2011, 12:15 pm
On 28 May 2006, PT. Lapindo Brantas, owned by Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie, failed to follow standard procedure for drilling natural gas in Sidoarjo, East Java, since then Hot Mud has been flowing continuously. According to Wikipedia, at its peak the Hot Mud spewed 180,000 m3 a day, ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 17, 2011, 9:31 am
In the last few days, the news media have been reporting about some women who raped while they were riding public transport in Jakarta. In reaction to these incidents, Republika reported that last Friday the Governor of Jakarta Fauzi Bowo a.k.a Foke has asked females not to wear Mini Skirt wh...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 16, 2011, 6:00 am
Former Taxman Gayus Tambunan was arrested by the Indonesian Police in Singapore and brought back to Jakarta at the end of May 2010. Last May, the Jakarta High Court sentenced Gayus to ten years in prison for misuse of Taxpayers money, which is seven years higher than the sentence of the Sou...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 14, 2011, 1:21 pm
In 2014 President SBY will end his second term in office, therefore according to our Constitution he cannot be nominated again as a candidate in the next presidential election. Although it is only three years from now, President SBY and his ruling Democrat Party have still not mention anyone w...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 12, 2011, 12:23 pm
Two groups of people clashed in the town of Ambon, Maluku Province, killing at least three people and injuring eighty nine others. Beside that, two cars, four motorcycles and three houses were burned to the ground during said violence. The Jakarta Globe quoted the spokesman of the National Pol...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 11, 2011, 3:02 am
PT Freeport Indonesia, 81.28% owned by U.S Gold and Copper company Freeport-McMoran, is the world's largest producer of Gold and Copper, with its mines located in the Indonesian Province of Papua. Freeport started mining Copper in the late '60s, but after several years it admitted that it has also ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 10, 2011, 12:14 pm
Since the late President Soeharto stepped down from power on May 1998, Indonesia has been forced by foreign creditors especially the IMF to adopt a liberal economy and prohibit business monopoly. As a result, state owned companies that used to have monopoly on the sales of their products must ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 8, 2011, 12:49 pm
Blackberry smart-phone producer RIM recently announced that it will set up a factory in Malaysia. This decision has angered the Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan who said that RIM should consider Blackberry's market in Indonesia as a factor, whereby every year RIM...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 5, 2011, 1:10 pm
Every year, Indonesia exports Kretek/Clove flavored cigarettes to other countries at a value of US$ 500 million, a fifth of which go to the United States.  On June 2009, the U.S government issued a Tobacco regulation that ban Indonesian Kretek/Clove flavored cigarettes from entering the U.S ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 4, 2011, 10:51 am
The Province of Banten, formerly part of West Java Province, was established in the year 2,000 and have its own governor, government and regional Houses of Representatives. The current Governor of Banten, Ratu Atut Chosiyah (49) of the Golkar Party, was elected on January 2007. Previously, she...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 3, 2011, 11:07 am
On 21 April 2011, the Ministry of Transportation issued a new cargo processing regulation, SKEP/255/ TW2011, designed to optimize security surveillance at all airports in Indonesia.. The regulation stipulated that only three companies would be responsible for security screening of cargo shipme...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 2, 2011, 1:32 pm
On 21 August, the University of Indonesia (UI), Jakarta, granted an honorary degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) to the King Abdulah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia. Antara news agency reported that the degree was presented to the King by UI's Rector Professor Gumilar Rusliwa Somatri at the King's palace i...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 1, 2011, 6:33 am
In connection with the Eid Ul-Fitr celebration, the government has been very kind to Criminals who were sentenced to jail by the Courts of Law for their involvement in Corruption, Illegal Drugs and Terrorism. Tribune News reported that the government has granted Remission (Jail Sentence Discount) to...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Sep 1, 2011, 3:17 am
Today is the second day of Eid Ul-Fitr celebration for me and most Moslems in Indonesia. I stayed at home to rest for a while after yesterday spending the whole day from early morning until evening starting from the Eid Prayer at 7 a.m in a mosque not far away from my home, to my mother and el...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 30, 2011, 11:52 am
Today is the last day of Ramadhan for me and most Moslems in Indonesia and tomorrow we shall celebrate the Hari Raya Eid Ul Fitr / Lebaran. In spite of this fact, I also have high respect for fellow Moslems who are celebrating Eid Ul Fitr today. I wish each and everyone of you a Happy Ha...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 30, 2011, 10:08 am
From 27 August until 4 September most of the 9.5 million citizens of  Jakarta spend their Eid/Lebaran holidays, around half of them left the city and celebrate in their hometowns. This exodus will bring some good effects to citizens who stay in Jakarta i.e. the city would become more quiet, ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 29, 2011, 1:09 pm
This evening the Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadarma Ali announced that the Eid Ul Fitr would be on Wednesday 31 August.therefore one day later than predicted by many people. The Minister made the decision after meeting with relevant institutions including the Indonesian  Islamic Cleric ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 29, 2011, 12:33 pm
This morning I visited the grave of my late kid brother Dody Lesmana at the Tanah Kusir cemetery which is located not far from my home. It has been more than five years since the last time I went there and the place was not so different from before therefore I didn't find much difficulty in fi...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 27, 2011, 11:36 am
It has been more than one week since I last up dated this blog. There's only one reason for that i.e. my mind has been 100% focused on finishing a whole lot of works at the office.   Today, me and many others in Jakarta and vicinity start our long holidays in connection with the Eid U...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 18, 2011, 11:52 am
The celebration of independence day has made a bunch of jailed corruptors very happy because they received remission i.e prison term discount, some were even release from jail.. According to Media Indonesia, 427 jailed Corruptors received remission, 19 of them were released from jail,  inclu...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 17, 2011, 12:36 pm
One thing I like about today's celebration of Independence Day is that most of the mass media are not reporting about the Nazaruddin case for the time being. This is good for me because I am beginning to be bored at the behaviors of politicians who tried to build public opinion as if Nazaruddi...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 17, 2011, 4:42 am
On 17 August 1945, the people of Indonesia declared its independence from Japanese occupation forces after the end of the World War II. This declaration started a five year armed-resistance and diplomatic efforts by the new Republic of Indonesia against the Netherlands who w...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 15, 2011, 12:05 pm
Yesterday afternoon I took my teenager son Virya and nephew Deza to break our fast at the Inul Vizta Karaoke at a mall in East Jakarta. We arrived at the karaoke at 4pm and the kids were very happy because they thought they can spend two hours singing all the songs they like before we break ou...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 14, 2011, 10:55 am
After almost 40 hours flight from Bogota, Colombia, the Gulfstream Jet landed at the Halim Military airbase in East Jakarta at 7.15 pm last night, bringing home the former Treasurer General of the ruling Democrat Party Muhammad Nazaruddin. Nazaruddin stepped down from the 4 Billion Rupiah chartered ...
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Lex LSM posted an article on Multibrand - Aug 13, 2011, 12:18 pm
Many forest area in the Province of Aceh, Sumatera, has been converted into commercial plantation and other use for many decades. This continuous deforestation process has narrowed the area of forest as habitat of endangered Sumatera Elephant, making it possible for them to...
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