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Daniel Mananta
Daniel Mananta (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 14, 1981) is an Indonesian actor, presenter and television host of mixed Chinese and Javanese descent --sometimes known as VJ Daniel Mananta. He is an Indonesian entertainer whose name emerged after winning the 2003 MTV Indonesia VJ Hunt. He has now established himself as an entertainer as well as a young entrepreneur. Early life Daniel led an amiable childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. He attended Tarakanita IV in Pluit, North Jakarta, from kindergarten to the end of junior high school. Daniel moved to Perth, Australia to complete his high school education at Aquinas College :''See also List of institutions named after Thomas Aquinas'' Aquinas College may refer to any one of several educational institutions: In Australia *Aquinas College, Perth, Roman Catholic boys' R–12 school *Aquinas College, Adelaide, residenti .... His childhood is rarely a topic of discussion, as he felt he was socially awkward until after hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mananta
Many ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries. Over time, especially under social and political pressure during the New Order era, most Chinese Indonesians have adopted names that better match the local language. History of Chinese Indonesian surnames Colonial era until 1965 During the Dutch colonial era, the Dutch administration recorded Chinese names in birth certificates and other legal documents using an adopted spelling convention that was based primarily on the Hokkien (Southern Min), the language of the majority of Chinese immigrants in the Dutch East Indies. The administrators used the closest Dutch pronunciation and spelling of Hokkien words to record the names. A similar thing happened in Malaya, where the British administrators record the names using English spelling. (For instance, compare Lim (English) vs. Liem (Dutch), Wee or Ooi (English) vs. Oei or Oey (Dutch), Goh (English) vs. Go (Dutch), Chan (English) vs. Tjan (Dutch), Lee (English) vs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Pledge
The Youth Pledge ( id, Sumpah Pemuda) was a declaration made on 28 October 1928 by young Indonesian nationalists in the Second Youth Congress (). They proclaimed three ideas: one motherland, one nation and one language.Ricklefs (1982) p177 Background The first Indonesian youth congress was held in Batavia, capital of the then- Dutch East Indies in 1926. It produced no formal decisions but did promote the idea of a united Indonesia. The idea are Indonesian dream of independence become dream of all Indonesian youth and all youth organization empowered efforts to mobilize youth organizations in one forum. The situation at the time was tense because Dutch colonial authority have just crushed the joint rebellion between communists and religious groups in Cilegon, Banten, and West Sumatra. Wage Rudolf Supratman in preparation, composed and recorded the song "Indonesia" ( prototype of "Indonesia Raya" ) with the help of Yo Kim Tjan owner of Toko Populaire, musical store in Pasar Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister International
Mister International is an annual international male beauty pageant that the Mister International Organization runs since 2006. Along with its rival contest, Mister World, this pageant is one of the two largest male beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions. The current Mister International is Enmanuel “Manu” Franco of the Dominican Republic who was crowned on October 30, 2022, in the New Frontier Theater, Quezon City, Philippines. History Mister International Organization was Singapore-based owned and organized by the former president and founder, Alan Sim, Since the first edition, 80 countries have sent their representative to this pageant, with an annual average of 38 contestants. Mister International Organization licenses local organizations that wish to select the Mister International contestant for their country, and approves the selection method for national contestants. Traditionally, Mister International lived in Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Awards (Indonesia)
''Maya Awards'' ( id, Piala Maya) is an annual Indonesian film awards initiated in 2012 by Indonesian online film enthusiasts who were active on Twitter. It follows the concept of similar awards, with nominations and awards given to each year's best local productions. The first annual Maya Awards was held on December 15, 2012 in Jakarta. It has been cited by local media outlets as the "Indonesian Golden Globe" with the annual Citra Awards of Indonesian Film Festival being the Indonesian equivalent of Academy Awards. The nominations and winners of the awards are selected by a panel of judges consisting of Indonesian film critics and filmmakers, including directors, actors, and actresses. The festival was founded by local film critic Hafiz Husni. Categories * Best Feature Film * Best Director * Best Actor in a Leading Role * Best Actress in a Leading Role * Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role may refer to: * AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panasonic Gobel Awards
The Panasonic Gobel Awards (formerly Panasonic Awards), are the annual awards presented to television programs and performances in Indonesia based on a people's choice poll. The first award was held in 1997 in partnership with ''Tabloid Citra'' and aired on Indosiar. Media Nusantara Citra have conducted the awards since 2000 and its broadcasting rights have been held by RCTI. Since 2003, TPI and Global TV also televising the awards. In 2004, ''Tabloid Citra'' stopped polling and instead started using survey data from Nielsen Media Research with the results tabulated and audited by Ernst & Young. Since 2013, MNC Channels have also broadcast the Panasonic Gobel Awards. Since 2017, UseeTV and iNews have also broadcast the Panasonic Gobel Awards. The event was handed over to other broadcaster since then. In 2018, TVRI took over the Panasonic Gobel Awards. Following the presence of the 2016 Indonesian Television Awards, MNC decided to end the contract with Panasonic Gobel Awards after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okezone
PT MNC Asia Holding Tbk, formerly known as PT MNC Investama Tbk and PT Bhakti Investama Tbk, doing business as MNC Asia Holding or MNC Group, is an Indonesian multinational conglomerate engaged in media, financial services, and entertainment hospitality based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established on 2 November 1989 as a financial security company. It holds a majority shareholding of MNC Media (formerly known as Bimantara Citra), MNC Financial Services (formerly known as Bhakti Kapital Indonesia), and MNC Land (formerly known as Kridaperdana Indahgraha and Global Land Development). It is said to be the largest media company in the country. History MNC Investama was established in Surabaya on 2 November 1989 by Hary Tanoesoedibjo as Bhakti Investama. The company initially focuses solely on capital-market related activities. It moved its headquarters to Jakarta in 1990. The Company's relocation to Jakarta brought greater opportunities to develop the business in line with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAR World
Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the channel was split into two, when the former became Star World in East and Southeast Asia part of STAR TV's rebranding, and the latter retained the Star Plus name in India and the Middle East. However, after Star (subsequently acquired by News Corporation) ended its partnership with Zee TV on 30 June 2000, Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel on 1 July 2000, with Star World being already introduced in the region as an English entertainment replacement. The channel's programming line-up mostly consists of entertainment television programmes from the United States, the United Kingdom and sometimes Australia and New Zealand to appeal to English-speaking locals as well as the expatriate population of South Asia, the Midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 3)
The third cycle of '' Asia's Next Top Model'' aired from March to June 2015. Nadya Hutagalung confirmed that she would not be returning for cycle three. She was replaced by Filipino model and TV personality Georgina Wilson. Joey Mead-King returned to the judging panel for the third time, while '' Australia's Next Top Model'' judge and fashion designer Alex Perry also joined the show as a new judge. The cycle featured 14 contestants, three from Indonesia and the Philippines, two from Hong Kong and Malaysia, and one each from Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Nepal was once again unrepresented. China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan were also not represented this cycle. The show was filmed in Singapore once again. The prize package for this cycle included a brand new Subaru XV STI, the chance of becoming the new face of TRESemmé for one of their 2015 campaigns, the chance to appear in a spread and on the cover of '' Harper's Bazaar'' Singapore and a modeling contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Idol
''Indonesian Idol'' is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by RCTI Production Team and FremantleMedia Asia, which began airing on RCTI in March 2004 and became one of the most popular shows in the history of Indonesian television. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was as a spin-off from the UK show ''Pop Idol''. The concept of the series is to find new solo recording artists where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers have chosen 11 winners to date: Joy Tobing, Mike Mohede, Ihsan Tarore, Rini Wulandari, Aris Runtuwene, Igo Pentury, Regina Ivanova, Nowela Auparay, Maria Simorangkir, Lyodra Ginting, and Rimar Callista (listed in chronological order). The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original four judges were AMI Awards-winning jazz musician Indra Lesmana, AMI Awards-winning pop diva Titi DJ, radio personality Meuthia Kasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCTI
RCTI (''Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia'') is a West Jakarta-based Indonesian free-to-air television network. It is best known for its soap operas, celebrity bulletins, news, and sports programmes. It was first launched in 1989, originally as a local pay television operator that broadcasts mostly foreign programmes, before switching to free-to-air terrestrial network a year later. History In October 1987, state broadcaster TVRI lost its monopoly when the government allowed private television networks to begin broadcasting. RCTI was officially inaugurated on the morning of 24 August 1989 by President Suharto as Indonesia's first privately owned commercial television network. Evening programming was launched by Minister of Information Harmoko. RCTI was initially broadcast to Greater Jakarta area as a local pay television channel and gained a nationwide terrestrial license a year later. Prior to 1994, RCTI mostly aired foreign programmes as it cost less compared to self-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killers (2014 Film)
''Killers'' ( ja, キラーズ}, "''Kirazu''") is a 2014 action horror film directed by Indonesian directing duo The Mo Brothers. A co-production between Japan and Indonesia, the screenplay was written by Takuji Ushiyama and The Mo Brothers' Timo Tjahjanto with Kazuki Kitamura and Oka Antara in the starring roles. The film won two out of its three nominations at the 34th Citra Awards, for Best Original Score and Best Sound. Synopsis Nomura Shuhei (Kazuki Kitamura) is a young Japanese executive in Tokyo who is charismatic and well-liked but has a darker side. He killed several people and documented his violent crimes online. In addition, he uploaded the video of the murder to the Internet for all to see for his satisfaction. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, Bayu Aditya (Oka Antara), an ambitious journalist from Indonesia. He suffers from his obsession with uncovering the case of a politician named Dharma (Ray Sahetapy). This caused the breakup of his relationship with his wife Dina (Lun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
