In Jun 09, Indonesia is having inflation rate of 0.11% with Customer Price Index (CPI) of 114.10. From the total of 66 cities, 47 is having an inflation while 19 is having deflation. The highest inflation happens in Tarakan (1.44%) with CPI 124.85. The lowest inflation rate (0.01%) happens in Medan, Bekasi and Depok with [...]

As you may know already, Batam shall be the host of international event, ASEAN Jazz Festival 2009 which shall took place in Ocarina Batam Center on 7-8 Aug 09. This is such a good movement from Indonesian government and also Batam local government to further increase international community awareness about Indonesian Jazz music culture and [...]

For those of you who need info of cheap hotels (budget hotels) in Batam Center area Batam Island, you can find the additional info below. You might need this info if you want to attend the ASEAN Jazz Festival 2009 in Ocarina on 07-08 Aug 08. You can refer also the previous posting for the [...]

Looks like this time around, there is no country in the world which sterile from the global economy crisis. This is one of remarkable proof that we are indeed already come to one world one economy period since we are all connected in such a way. Even for countries that has Communist ideology
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In another 2 weeks, Batam shall be the host of International event, which is ASEAN Jazz Festival. Many Indonesian and International Jazz musician shall performed infront of their audience in Batam latest hostpost tourism spot, Ocarina Batam Center on 07-08 Aug 09.
This Jazz music event, for sure shall bring many visitor from outside Batam [...]

Indonesia Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on that Indonesian Government shall no revise the target of economic growth in 2009. Sri Mulyani reasoned this statement by adding that the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bomb attacks did not leave a bad impact to the Indonesia`s economy. Indonesian Government has set the economic growth [...]

Finally, Indonesian Police officially released 2 sketches of bomber suspects of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotels bombing in Jakarta last Friday 17 Jul 09.
It was announced by PR Kadiv Mabes Polri Irjen Pol Nanan Soekarna during press conference at Bellagio Mall, Kuningan Jakarta, 22 Jul 09.

Indonesian Police recently just released another 2 positive identification of killed victims on JW Marriott Hotel Bombing. All of them are Holland nationality.

Indonesian Police just recently released another 3 positive identification of killed victims on JW Marriott Hotel Bombing. All of them are Australian nationality.

Team of Indonesian Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), has made positive ID on one of the victim who being killed on the Jakarta’s Bombings last Friday as Australian John Gear Rufer McEvoy.
“The victim is identified as John Gear Rufer McEvoy,” spokesman of the National Police headquarters Insp. Gen. Nanang Soekarna said here on Sunday.