Ma'am,,,Im going crazy!!!

Maam,,where are you now??
I miss you ma'am,,
I feel so bad knowing that my true love is wrong.
Ma'am,,im sorry for not hearing you.
And now I really wanna go back to the time you was
talking to me..
Ma'am,,don't tell dady about this bad situation.
I want tell him alone latter..
,,
My true love,,she loves me very much.
But her culture and tradition don't let us together.
This's life,,this's my life,,
this's my way,,
this's our way,,,separated for forever...!!!
Byeee,,,i hope you enjoy your life with your parents want.
,,
I love you..

Egypt, 30 June 2008

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Bali developed into Indonesia

Bali developed into Indonesias turn-around Cruise Hub

Newly installed Director General for Tourism Marketing of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Dr.Sapta Nirwandar informed that the port of Benoa, in southern Bali is earmarked to become Indonesias international standard turn-around port for international cruise ships, which is expected to trigger further tourism growth in the eastern region of the archipelago, to include such ports like Kupang, Alor, Makassar and Bitung, very potential marine tourism destinations.

In order to achieve this, Benoa port must meet International Safety Port (ISP) standards required by IMO (International Marine Organization) and must simultaneously meet market demand. This means that Benoa can no longer function as container port only, but must be a port that includes entertainment and leisure. Many countries today have developed cruise harbours as a tourist destination in its own right, said Nirwandar.

Statistics compiled by the Department of Culture and Tourism reveal that Bali and Semarang in Central Java (sea access to the Borobudur temple) are still the two most favoured port of call of cruise ships to these waters.

In 2007 the number of international cruise passengers visiting Bali and Semarang were 4,066 and 2,471 respectively, while those visiting North Sumatra totaled 995 passengers. Whereas passengers calling on East Nusatenggara, South Sulawesi dan Papua were 749, 962, and 390 persons respectively. .

While the total number of cruise passengers to Indonesia of was 9,633 in 2007, which constitutes a huge increase compared to 4,939 in 2006., signifying that more cruise ships companies are now confident of safety in Indonesian waters. The number of cruise ships visiting in this 2008 Visit Indonesia Year is expected to exceed 100.

Source: Tuti Sunario for Indonesia Digest

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About Indonesia

GEOGRAPHY
The Republic of Indonesia comprises the world's largest archipelago, spanning 3,200 miles from east to west along the Equator-roughly equivalent to the expanse of United State from coast to coast-and 1,100 miles from north to south. Indonesia's 13,667 islands are nestled between two continents, Asia and Australia, and two oceans, the Indian and the Pacific.

Main Islands: Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Bali, Kalimantan, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and Irian Jaya (the western part of New Guinea).

Area: Indonesia's land are totals 782,665 square-miles and its sea territory 1,222,466 square-miles. Indonesia shares land border with Malaysia, Brunei Darusalam and Papua New Guinea and sea border with Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Australia.

Major Cities: Jakarta (the capital; 1990 Census population: 8.2 million), Surabaya (2.5 million), Bandung (2.0 million), Medan (1.7 million), Semarang (1.2 million).

Climate: Equatorial, but cooler in the highlands. Temperatures generally range from 68 to 89 degrees. Humidity ranges from 60 to 90 percent. Indonesia's "wet season" lasts from November through April and its "dry season" from May through October, with slight variations in its regional sub-climatic zones.

PEOPLE
Population: With 179 million inhabitants in 1990, Indonesia is ranked the world's fourth most populous nation after China, India and Pakistan.

Annual Growth Rate: 1.97 percent from 1980 to 1990.

Language and Ethnicity: While largely of Malay stock, the inhabitants of the Indonesia archipelago constitute a rich array of some 300 distinct cultures, each with its own individual language or dialect. Virtually all Indonesians are united by a common national language, Bahasa Indonesia.

Religion: A full 85 percent of Indonesians subscribe to the Islamic faith, ten percent to Christianity, two percent to Hinduism, and three percent to either Buddhism or animism.

Education: Ninety percent of Indonesians attend primary schools, and 86.3 percent are literate. There are 49 state universities and over 200 private universities.

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Madura Traditional Jamu go to International

Madura Traditional Jamu not hazardous to health

Bangkalan. Head of the Bangkalan Regency Health Agency, Madura, dr. Fathurrozi said Madura traditional medicinal herbs, locally called jamu, are not banned by the Drug and Food Supervisory Agency.

The agency has recently banned 54 traditional jamu procuts as they were found to contain substances hazardous to human health, but Madura jamu was not one of them, Fathurrazi said on Monday.

He said that Madura jamu products are locally made, unlike other types of jamu which are mostly manufactured, and therefore most probably contained hazardous substances.

A Madura traditional jamu vendor on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta in Bangkalan, Sarifah (37) said since the officially ban on many traditional jamu products, her merchandize had even become incresingly popular among local residents.

She said that in the past she used to received only 15 to 20 buyers per day, but in the last few days their number has increased up to 40 each day.

Head of the Bangkalan health agency dr. Fathurrazi said that the banned jamu poducts take the form of pills or capsules, not a solution, like kamasutra (sextually exiting) capsules, and "Ayu Seng Ayu" weight losing drugs in capsules. (*)

Source: ANTARA News

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