40 Richest Indonesians

Forbes List The 40 Richest People in Indonesia
FORBES ASIA’s kickoff list of the 40 richest Indonesians reveals the emerging nation’s biggest asset: its people. Indonesia is the fourth-most-populous country in the world, with 230 million folks who call its 17,500 islands home. As a result, more than half of Indonesia’s Rich Listers made their fortunes [...]

Medan Students Wins International World Robotic Olympic

International World Robotic Olympiade
Medan students proved that they can compete and win International Competitions and events. After several wins from World Wushu Championships by the North Sumatra Wushu Team, today the students from Prime One School Medan show their ability by winning several categories in the International World Robotic Olympiade (WRO) held in Pohang, Postech [...]

Giant Newborn Baby in Medan

Heaviest Newborn 8.71 Kg in Indonesia born in Medan
Daily Mail reports: Indonesian woman gives birth to a giant baby boy weighing 8.71kg / 19.2lb & 62cm in length in Kisaran, North Sumatra around 3 hours drive from Medan on 24 September 2009.

Dwarfing the infant next to him, the heaviest newborn baby ever recorded in Indonesia [...]

Kampung Keling: Little India

Kampung Keling – Little India in Medan
A Touch of India in Sumatra
An article of Indian Community in Medan by Apriadi Gunawan ,  The Jakarta Post
A middle-aged woman of Indian descent stopped a motorized pedicab at the Gajah Mada crossroads in Medan, asking to be taken to Kampung Keling.
The driver needed no further instructions; he promptly headed [...]

Medan Facebook Fan Site

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For now, here are some of the updates in Medan Facebook Site and our recent fans. Thanks for all your support.

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Tjong A Fie Mansion

History of The Tjong A Fie Mansion
A prominent home located in the heart of Medan City at Kesawan Square, this beautiful mansion is full of characters and cultures behind its history in Medan. Now, for limited time only, the mansion is opened to visitors for an inside look at the true history of Tjong A [...]

Tjong A Fie History

Sejarah Tjong A Fie
The History (in Bahasa Indonesia) | English version = The Tjong A Fie Mansion

Tjong Fung Nam yang lebih populler dengan nama gelarnya dengan Tjong A Fie dilahirkan tahun 1860 di desa Sungkow daerah Moyan atau Meixien dan berasal dari suku Khe atau Hakka. Ia berasal dari keluarga sederhana, ayahnya yang sudah tua [...]

Orphanage Panti Asuhan

A Worthy Cause
Panti Asuhan Putra PKS Muhammadiyah
Cabang Medan
Jl. Amaliun gg.Umanat Medan

Indonesia, with population over 230 millions, being categorised as a developing country with 21% of the popluation living below the international poverty line of US$1.25.  Even with the government imposing the minimum wage at Rp 1.000.000 or less than US$100 a month, it clearly is [...]

Medan Indonesia Police Complains

Interesting and Useful Information about Police in Medan
The Police force in Medan have put in an effort to help keep Medan safe and secure. Here are several interesting billboards and banners we found on the streets of Medan.

Medan Police effort to combat street bullies / gangsters known as “PREMAN”
The banner indicates that if you are [...]

Olo Panggabean – Medan’s Big Boss

Medan’s big boss Olo Panggabean passes away
Thousands of people, ranging from civilians, soldiers to political figures, have paid their last respects to Olo Panggabean, a controversial but much-loved figure, at his house on Jl. Sekipin Medan, North Sumatra, as of Friday.
Olo, whose real name was Sahara Oloan Panggabean, was said to be well-connected to a [...]

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