12 Aug

Horas | Batak Traditions

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Horas is a greeting frequently said in everyday life [...]

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12 Jul

Wushu Sumut Medan Golden Boys & Girls

Wushu SUMUT - Sumatera Utara
This is another sport Medan is proud of - WUSHU - one kind of Chinese Martial Art
WUSHU Sumut has proven itself that it is leading in this sport by winning the most medals in PON XVII/2008 the current sports games competition in Indonesia held in Dome Sports Centre Balikpapan, Kalimantan Timur [...]

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12 May

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 [...]

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09 May

Scam from Medan?

I received a very disturbing email and comment today by a visitor from Deutschland about his bad experience on Medan! You can see his comments in our guestbook and I have also attached it below in italics.
What disturbed me was that some scammers have used “Medan” to scam people off online as described in the [...]

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03 May

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 & [...]

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02 May

Char Kwe Tiao Medan at 88

Medan’s Popular Rice Noodle at Selat Panjang
If you are Medanese, I am sure you must have tasted this Char Kwe Tiao at Selat Panjang by the 88 year old man.
Everytime we pass the stall, we always wonder why this old man is still selling Kwe Tiao at his age. It must be his hobby! [...]

Posted in Medan Food, Medan Hawker, Medan MUST, Must EAT by: Medan Indonesia
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20 Sep

MURI Museum Rekor Indonesia

MURI Museum Rekor Indonesia Medan

Orang pertama di Indonesia yang memperoleh 4 ijin lengkap dari badan pengawas
pasar modal (wakil perantara pedagang efek, wakil manager investasi, wakil penjamin
emisi efek dan penasehat investasi. Pemegang Rekornya: Darmin, SE, MBA.
Penyerahan sertifikat MURI berlangsung pada tanggal 5 Maret 2004. Alamat:
Jl. Diponegoro No. 18, Medan.
Relief Santa Claus Tertinggi, tinggi 14 meter, [...]

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