World Vegetarian Day

World Vegetarian Day 01 October
October 1 is the official date for the World Vegetarian Day, which was founded by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) in 1977 and was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.

The Health Issues
Leading health experts agree that going vegetarian is the single-best thing we can do for ourselves [...]

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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 [...]

You Might be Medan Lang…

Are you a Medanese? | Medan Chinese
Sometimes, you get funny emails in your inbox and this is one we received today.
The email is really for the Chinese in Medan as many of the terms are not only written in Bahasa Indonesia but also in “Hokkien” a Chinese Dialect widely spoken by the Chinese Community in [...]

Grace Siregar Medan Artists

Featured Story:
An Indonesian artist uses her canvas to unite a nation
Grace Siregar from Medan taps local artists to create public sculptures and other artworks that emphasize themes of peace and reconciliation.
medan indonesia art scruptures
At first, Grace Siregar responded to the political upheaval of 1998 in her native Indonesia with artistic shock. Suharto, the repressive strongman [...]

Youngest Professor from Medan

A friend sent me this email of The Pride of Medan:
Nelson Tansu achieved as a Professor in Electrical Engineering in USA before the age of 30.
Since his surname “Tansu” sounds Japanese, many Japanese Consulates has tried to persuade him to return to Japanto contribute to Japan’s econony. BUT, Prof. Tansu declared that he [...]

New Governor North Sumatra 2008-2013

Remember the election for the new governor of North Sumatra?
Well, here’s the result, the new governor and vice governor of North Sumatra are:

Governor: H. SYAMSUL ARIFIN, SE

Vice Governor: GATOT PUJO NUGROHO, ST
 
You can check out more on their education, biography, vision and mission even their family and childrens online at their main website Syamsul & [...]

PilGubsu Election 16 April 2008

If you are in Medan for the past 2 months you will here this word alot “PILGUBSU”
PilGubsu – stands for Pilihan Gubenur Sumatera which means: “Vote Governor Sumatra” Elections
You will also realize Medan roads are filled with flyers and billboards of the 5 candidates pair running for the Governor seat of Sumatra. From this weak [...]

Tauke Tauke Medan

SWA Sembada, a reputable business journal in Indonesia published an edition on Tauke Tauke Medan
Tauke-Tauke is a chinese dialect (Hokkien) word for Boss. Hokkien is a general language spoken by Medan Chinese and of course the list of Medan Tauke are Chinese from Medan.
Here is the list:
1. Abidin (Beby), owner of CV. Belawan Indah, transportation and [...]