Hugo Chavez of Venezuela will be Blogging
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be blogging in the coming days or weeks. Unlike Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)’s “blog” which is no more than a compilation of news about and speeches addressed by him, Chavez promises he’ll be blogging daily with his very own ‘pen’. Neither assistant nor webmaster will be used for this purpose.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez–who a week ago mentioned possibly regulating the Internet–said Sunday he’s making plans to start his own blog.
Speaking of President SBY, I think it’ll be nice if he’s blogging with his own ‘pen’ both with Bahasa Indonesia and English alike as he is well-versed in both languages. Imagine if he’s blogging daily and visited by at least 20 million Indonesian internet users. For AdSense publishers, imagine how much bucks he would earn in a month? 
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Barack Obama Speech in Congress On Health Care
Below is the full text of Obama’s speech in Congress (20/03) in the eve of healthcare bill vote to persuade those who are still against it. Some of them from the Democrats themselves. If it passes, it’ll be the turning point in US history as far as American downtrodden wellbeing people are concerned.
Obama, who postponed a trip to Indonesia for twice to deal with any last-minute problems, gave more than 50 speeches around the country to push for healthcare changes that he said were more than 100 years overdue and were badly needed now, LAT reports, .
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat.
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Top 40 Indonesian Richest People Forbes 2010
Here’s the list of Top 40 Indonesian Richest People in year 2010 according to Forbes magazine
1. R. Budi & Michael Hartono US$ 7 billion
2. Martua Sitorus US$ 3 billion
3. Susilo Wonowidjojo US$ 2.6 billion
4. Aburizal Bakrie US$ 2.5 billion
5. Eka Tjipta Widjaja U$S 2.4 billion
6. Peter Sondakh US$ 2.1 billion
7. Putera Sampoerna US$ 2 billion
8. Sukanto Tanoto US$ 1.9 billion
9. Anthoni Salim US$ 1.4 billion
10. Soegiharto Sosrodjojo US$ 1.2 billion
11. Low Tuck Kwong US$ 1.18 billion
12. Eddy William Katuari US$ 1.1 billion
13. Chairul Tanjung US$ 99 million
14. Garibaldi Thohir US$ 930 million
15. Theodore Rachmat US$ 900 million
16. Edwin Soeryadjaya US$ 800 million
17. Trihatma Haliman US$ 750 million
18. Ciliandra Fangiono US$ 710 million
19. Arifin Panigoro US$ 650 million
20. Murdaya Poo US$ 600 million
21. Hashim Djojohadikusumo US$ 500 million
22. Kusnan & Rusdi Kirana US$ 480 million
23. Prajogo Pangestu US$ 475 million
24. Harjo Sutanto US$ 470 million
25. Mochtar Riady US$ 440 million
26. Eka Tjandranegara US$ 430 million
27. Ciputra US$ 420 million
28. Hary Tanoesoedibjo US$ 410 million
29. Sandiaga Uno US$ 400 million
30. Boenjamin Setiawan US$ 395 million
31. Alim Markus US$ 350 million
32. Aksa Mahmud US$ 330 million
33. Sutanto Djuhar US$ 325 million
34. Kartini Muljadi US$ 320 million
35. Soegiarto Adikoesoemo US$ 300 million
36. George Santosa Tahija & Sjakon George Tahija US$ 290
37. Paulus Tumewu US$ 280 million
38. Husain Djojonegoro US$260 million.
39. Bachtiar Karim US$ 250 million.
40. Kris Wiluan US$ 240 million.
Masykuri Abdillah
Profile of Masykuri or Masyukuri Abdillah
Name: Masykuri Abdillah, Prof. Dr.
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Religion: Islam (Sunni Muslim)
Education: PhD University of Hamburg, Germany
Careers:
- Professor of Faculty of Islamic Theology and Philosophy at State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah
- Leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
Publications:
- Responses of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals to the Concept of Democracy (1966-1993), (Hamburg: Abera-Verlag, 1997) (Ph.D. Thesis); (translated to Indonesian Demokrasi dalam Persimpangan Makna: Respon Intelektual Muslim Indonesia terhadap Konsep Demokrasi (1966-1993), (Yogyakarta: Tiara Wacana, 2000);
- Wawasan Kebangsaan dalam Perspektif Islam, in Wacana Politk Hukum dan Demokrasi Hukum di Indonesia, (Yogyatarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 1999);
- Islam Politik dan Islam Struktural, ini Mengapa Partai Islam Kalah?, (Jakarta: Alvabet, 1999);
- Pluralisme dan Tolerance in Demokratisasi dan Otonomi, (Jakarta: Kompas, 1999);
- Militer dalam Perspektif Islam, Indonesia dalam Transisi Menuju Demokrasi, (Jakarta: LSAF, 1999);
- Ulama dan Politik, ini Islam di Tengah Arus Transisi, (Jakarta: Kompas, 2000);
- Religious Tolerance in a Democratic and Multicultural Society, in Communal Conflicts in Contemporary Indonesia (Jakarta: Center for Languages and Culture and Konrad Adenaur Stiftung, 2002);
- Hukum yang Memihak Kepentingan Laki-laki: Perempuan dalam Kitab Fikih, in Perempuan dalam Literatur Islam Klasik, (Jakarta: Gramedia, 2002).
