Jakarta Forum – Jakarta, Feb 12 (ANTARA) – Aji Surya, an Indonesian diplomat who became infected with the “wow” virus after he was posted in Russia, recounted his experiences in a book launched at Antara News Agency recently. In the book, titled “Vodka, Love and Flowers”, Aji portrays the uniqueness of many things in Russia in ways guaranteed to amaze readers. He describes the beautiful landscapes, the uniqueness of Russian culture and the life of its people which he had observed in the many places he had visited. The graduate of Gontor Islamic Boarding School in East Java said many of the beautiful and unique things he had seen were similar to those found in Indonesia including the activities of Moslems in that country. He said a lot of writers…

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Jakarta Forum – Bandung, State telecommunications company PT Telkom Indonesia (Tbk) has projected that all regencies in Sumatra will be covered by the Internet this year. “Right now some regency capitals are not yet covered by the Internet, ” Deputy Executive General Manager of DCS Telkom for the Western Region Sukardi Silalahi said here Sunday. In the meantime, all capitals down to subdistricts in West Java had already been covered by the Internet. At least each regency capital must be covered by the Internet. After Sumatra, a similar program will be continued for Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua and the other eastern regions….READ MORE @ JakartaForum@blogspot.com

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Jakarta Forum – Jakarta, Industry minister M.S. Hidayat predicted car exports in 2010 would reach 80, 000, close to the 2008 figures. “Car exports this year are predicted to be close to the figures of two years ago, ” he said at a meeting with members of the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) here on Monday. He said he had the optimism because the global market had started to recover after slowing down. As it was known car exports in 2009 dropped steeply due to a world recession. “I am convinced this year it will turn around with exports predictably reaching around 80, 000 units as global markets are starting to show signs of recovery, ” he said. In 2008 the country`s car exports reached 100, 000 units but later dropped…

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