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Indonesia is now seriously seeking the best technology for mobile television. There are three options that have been implemented: Streaming-based, analog-based and digital video broadcast-based technology.
Check-out my CNET Asia tech post on mobile TV.
Caption: Tayangan acara SCTV di N92

That’s how The Washington Times editors look at the recent LSI’s survey. Note that they put moderate between quotes. They write:More than two-thirds of Indonesians favor the country’s current secular system of law, according to a privately funded natio…

That’s how The Washington Times editors look at the recent LSI’s survey. Note that they put moderate between quotes. They write:More than two-thirds of Indonesians favor the country’s current secular system of law, according to a privately funded natio…

That’s how The Washington Times editors look at the recent LSI’s survey. Note that they put moderate between quotes. They write:More than two-thirds of Indonesians favor the country’s current secular system of law, according to a privately funded natio…

Uton: Hey Harun, where have you been? I ask you to come over here several times…
Harun: Sorry, Pak (Sir). I am very busy nowadays.
Uton: Busy, huh? Are you busier than me?
Harun: *smiling awkwardly*

The above conversation happened several years back between Harun Al Rasyid, then was a PhD…



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Over three years ago, CDMA2000 1x was still considered a new kid on the block in Indonesia’s telecommunications market due to the high number of GSM subscribers at the time.
Check-out my CNET Asia tech post on CDMA.

I am usually glad to hear an upbeat forecast of Indonesia’s economic growth. First of all, I am tired of hearing gloomy prediction by virtually everybody that often turns out to be too pessimistic. Secondly, when the economy has yet to grow at its pre-…

I am usually glad to hear an upbeat forecast of Indonesia’s economic growth. First of all, I am tired of hearing gloomy prediction by virtually everybody that often turns out to be too pessimistic. Secondly, when the economy has yet to grow at its pre-…

I am usually glad to hear an upbeat forecast of Indonesia’s economic growth. First of all, I am tired of hearing gloomy prediction by virtually everybody that often turns out to be too pessimistic. Secondly, when the economy has yet to grow at its pre-…

Benjamin A. Olken, using data from Indonesian villages, offers another installment of working paper on corruption. He finds that even though people know there is corruption when they see one, they may not know much about the details. Corrupt officials …

Benjamin A. Olken, using data from Indonesian villages, offers another installment of working paper on corruption. He finds that even though people know there is corruption when they see one, they may not know much about the details. Corrupt officials …

Benjamin A. Olken, using data from Indonesian villages, offers another installment of working paper on corruption. He finds that even though people know there is corruption when they see one, they may not know much about the details. Corrupt officials …

A few days ago I had the pleasure of meeting with a few of my old friends. The initiator, I’ll just call him DL, chose Bakoel Koffie, because he’d like to “support local companies”. Fine with me. Can’t really stand Starbucks coffee anyway (the one I drank back in UK tasted quite terrible).
I made the […]

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This is another new handset challenger in 3G market…
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced its first UMTS-capable handhelds, the BlackBerry 8707g and 8707v, in Singapore. Both models, which essentially offer the same features but with slight differentiation in exterior casing, will be carried by all three local mobile operators. The 8707g will be available from […]