Five Regent Candidates Reject Election Results in Tana Toraja

Tana Toraja election 2010, held on Wednesday (06/23/2010), ended with a riot. A number of offices located in Makale, Tana Toraja, such as Election Commission office, Panwaslu, DPRD I office, DPD II Golkar office, home office of Tana Toraja Regent and Hotel Pantan, destroyed by the masses who are not satisfied with the election results.

As a result, five pairs of participants of the Toraja elections, agreed to reject the Tana Toraja election results, which was won by the candidate of the Golkar Party, Theofilus Allorerung - Edelheid A Situru. From the recapitulation, the pair number five, Theofilus Allorerung-Adelheid Sosang win with 32 percent of the votes from a total permanent voters list.

Sejarah Garuda Indonesia Airlines

Garuda Indonesia is the national airline of Indonesia. Garuda is a mythical bird of legend puppet. The history of Garuda Indonesia began from the 1940s, where the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch.

January 26, 1949 is considered as the anniversary of Garuda Indonesia Airlines. At that time the airline's name is Indonesian Airways. Their first aircraft named Seulawah or Gold Mountain, the funds to purchase the aircraft is obtained from contributions of people of Aceh. The aircraft was purchased for 120 000 dollars in Malaya, which is equal to 20 kg of gold. Garuda Indonesia continues to support Indonesia against the Dutch until the revolution ended.

The origin of the Garuda name started when on December 25, 1949, Dr. Konijnenburg, facing and report to President Sukarno in Yogyakarta that KLM Interinsulair will be submitted to the government in accordance with the results of Konferensi Meja Bundar or Round Table Conference (KMB), and requested the President to give a name for the company because the plane that would take him from Yogyakarta to Jakarta will be painted in accordance name.

Indonesian Batik, The Cultural Heritage Of Indonesia

Batik is the art of drawing on fabric for clothing, made with the technique of resist, using the wax material. The word of batik is derived from the Java language, which means writing. Batik technique has been known for thousands of years ago. There is no historical information is quite clear about the origins of batik. Some say that this technique comes from the Sumerian, then developed in Java after being taken by Indian traders. Batick, batic, bathik, battik, batique, Batek and batix is another term of batik fabric. Currently, batik can be found in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Iran. Besides Asia, batik is also very popular in several countries on the African continent. However, batik, which is very famous in the world is derived from Indonesian Batik.

Batik tradition was originally a family tradition of Indonesian kings in olden times. At that time, batik is done only in the courts only limited and the results for the clothing of kings and their families and their followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, they brought the art of batik out of the palace and do it themselves.

Suku-Suku Bangsa Di Indonesia

Suku-Suku Bangsa Di Indonesia. Indonesia is a country that has a diversity of ethnic groups, some of the largest ethnic groups include Javanese, Sundanese, Acehnese, Madurese, Batak, Minangkabau, Balinese, and Buginese.

If viewed from the population, The Javanese are the largest tribe in Indonesia, the Sundanese are the second largest tribe, the third largest tribe is the Madurese, while Minangkabau tribe is the fourth largest ethnic group in Indonesia, they were in the provinces of West Sumatra.

Daftar Juara Piala Dunia - World Cup Champions

Daftar Juara Piala Dunia - World Cup Champions. Football World Cup is one of the most prestigious event on earth. Millions of football fans await this event with great enthusiasm, willing to snatch up tickets to watch his favorite players who competed in the World Cup. Until recently, the World Cup has been held 19 times. Starting from the First World Cup in Uruguay in 1930 until the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Well, here is a list of all-time World Cup champion.