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Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) is a provincial-level autonomous region, in Indonesia. DIY is the provincial capital of Yogyakarta, a city with many predicates, both of history and potentials, such as the city struggles, culture town, university town, and city tourism. According to the Chronicle Gianti, Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta (Java language) is the name of the granting of Pakubowono II (king of Mataram in 1719 to 1727) as a replacement name pesanggrahan Gartitawati. Yogyakarta is derived from the Kerta Yogya, Yogya a prosperous, while the mean Yogya Ngayogyakarta the prosperous and the most important. Another source said the name derived from the name of Yogyakarta (capital) city of Ayodhya in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. In everyday usage, commonly pronounced Jogja Yogyakarta (Djakarta) or Yogyakarta (Java language). Jogja region was established on March 4, 1950 with the basic law of the Law No.3/1950 located on the island of Java in the position of 7 ° -8 ° latitude and 110 ° -11...

Daily Mail By Lauren Booth It is the most peculiar journey of my life. The carriage is warm and my fellow passengers unexpectedly welcoming. We are progressing ­rapidly and without delay. Rain, snow, rail unions, these things make no difference to the forward rush. Yet I have no idea how I came to be on board nor, stranger still, quite where the train is heading, apart from this: the destination, wherever it might be, is the most important place I can imagine. I know this all seems gloriously far-fetched, but really it is how I feel about my conversion, announced last week, to Islam. 'My father was an alcoholic so if I'm going to avoid the stuff what could be better?' Although the means and ­mechanisms that brought me to this point remain mysterious, the decision will determine every aspect of my life to come as firmly as the twin rails beneath that exhilarating express. Asked for a simple explanation of how I, an English hack journalist, a ­single working mother, signed up...

The Jawara and Pencak Silat Culture The Sundanesse term Jawara points to central tensions within pencak silat culture between issues of knowledges, power, authority and criminality. In common usage the world jawara has the meaning of a”champion”, an expert at fighting, or indeed anyone who has made a name for themselves in a particular field. In contemporary Sundanese society it is often interchanged with jago, jeger, garong and preman, covering a range of meanings from ‘champion’ and ‘tough’ through to ‘robber’ and ‘ hoodlum’. The Pendekar is the pinnacle of pencak silat culture. Traditionaly it has been an honorific title conferred by society upon a master, not only due to martial skill, but also attributes. More recently the term has become an official title conferred by IPSI (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia). The development of a hierarchical grading system among modern perguruan, modeled largely upon the Japanesse belt system, awards the title to those who have achieved a hig...

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh ( 'Peace be upon you') Dear All My Muslim Brothers & Sisters, Facebook-ers, Bloggers , and all onliners friend I wish you a very happy Eid ul Adha 1431 H. May Allah have mercy on us and you, and forgive us and you s & ease the suffering of all people around the globe. Walaikumssalaam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

U.S. President Barack Obama says more needs to be done to repair the United States' relationship with the Muslim world. Full Story... Obama came to Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index Print record good news for the Indonesian economy for Obama's arrival in Indonesia. Like the Indonesian media coverage about Obama coming to Indonesia is mentioned that the performance of the Composite Index (JCI) closed shiny even scored a new record in the history of the Indonesian capital market. In trading Tuesday (9 / 11), stock index closed up 38.221 points (1.03%) to the level of 3737.484. LQ 45 Index rose 7.461 points (1.09%) to a level of 690.261. This achievement is the highest record in history of the Indonesian stock market. Previously, the highest level printed on 8 November 2010 in which stock index closed at 3,699.26 level. Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) close higher 38 points , with the strengthening of seed stocks in various sectors. The index had weakened in e...

On May 22, 2010 at the Hotel Inna Simpang, Surabaya, Directorate General for ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Community Blogger Surabaya (Tugu Pahlawan.com) has organized seminars and Dissemination Implementation of the ASEAN Charter and the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015. Acting as a speaker was Ambassador Hazairin Pohan, while the speaker of the bloggers were dr. Raden Ajeng Purwaningsih (Ajengkol) and Abdul Ghofur (Gempur). Present as the participants were the bloggers from Surabaya, Bangkalan, Mojokerto, Malang, and Gresik. ASEAN was chosen as the theme of the seminar because, since the development of ASEAN cooperation, especially after the signing of the ASEAN Charter on 15 December 2010, ASEAN become an organization completely new, with clear legal rules and have legal personality. Equipped with motto “one vision, one identity, one community” ASEAN continues to move toward the establishment of an ASEAN Community in 2015. The ...