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Rano Karno
Rano Karno (born 8 October 1960) is an Indonesian actor and politician who has served as the vice governor of Jakarta since 20 February 2025. Previously, he served as Governor of Banten from 2014 to 2017. As a result of his fame gained from his acting career, he is known for starring in the 1979 film '' Gita Cinta dari SMA'' and his role as Si Doel in various media starting from the 1972 film ''Si Doel Anak Betawi''. Early life Karno was born on 8 October 1960 as the son of actor Sukarno M. Noor, who was of Minangkabau descent with ancestral roots in Bonjol, Pasaman, West Sumatra (although he was born and brought up in the capital to parents from the said village) and his ethnic local-born Betawi wife, Lily Istiarti Sukarno, and grew up in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. Due to his father's low earnings, he was raised in poverty; he later quipped that his family had had one plate to feed five people, like a popular dangdut song. Although the family's finances would not have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Governor Of Jakarta
The vice governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who, along with the governor and 106 members of Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council, Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), is accountable for the strategic government of Jakarta. Jakarta is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the capital of Indonesia. Hence, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor, instead of a mayor. List of vice governors 1960–1966 The first vice governor, Henk Ngantung, was inaugurated along with his Governor, Soemarno Sosroatmodjo. Soemarno was later dismissed following his appointment as the Minister of Internal Affairs, and was replaced by Henk. Henk inaugurated two vice governors to replace his position. 1966–2002 After the dismissal of the two vice governors, the government reorganized the job description of the vice governors. The position for the vice governors were added into four and were assigned to handle differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukarno M
Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonialists. He was a prominent leader of Indonesian National Party, Indonesia's nationalist movement during the colonial period and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the Dutch East Indies campaign, invading Empire of Japan, Japanese forces in World War II. Sukarno and his fellow nationalists Collaboration with Imperial Japan#Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Upon Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, and Sukarno was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Kundang (film)
''Malin Kundang (Anak Durhaka)'' (literally ''Malin Kundang, the Unfaithful Child]'') is a 1971 film directed by D. Djajakusuma and adapted by Asrul Sani from the folktale of the same name. It follows a young boy who forgets his roots after spending much of his childhood at sea. Starring Rano Karno, Putu Wijaya, and Fifi Young. Plot Malin ( Rano Karno) is a young boy who lives in Sumatra with his mother ( Fifi Young) and sister; his father had disappeared at sea several years earlier. When a group of pirates land at the village, Malin catches the eye of their leader, Nakoda Langkap, who takes the boy as his own. As they are leaving the village, they pass the ship of another pirate, the slaverunner Nakoda Hitam. Nakoda Langkap and his men take the ship, wounding (evil pirate captain) and freeing the slaves. One, a boy named Lalang, is orphaned when his mother is killed in the battle; Nakoda Langkap takes him in as a son too. Nakoda Langkap raises the boys to be good sailors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Kundang
Malin Kundang is a popular folktale in Indonesian folklore that originated in the province of West Sumatra. The folktale tells of an ungrateful son named Malin Kundang and centers around the themes of disobedience and retribution that turned him into stone. Aside from this folktale, there are several other similar variations across South East Asia including :ms:Si Tanggang, Si Tanggang and Nakhoda Manis that originated in Malaysia and Brunei. History The legend of Malin Kundang stems from the people of Minangkabau people, Minangkabau, who live in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Minangkabau is the largest ethnic group on the island and is home to many cultural folktales, with Malin Kundang being one of them. Aside from the famous folktale, other legends that originated from the Minangkabau people include The Legend of the White Siamang and The Janiah River Magic Fish. These stories are passed down from generation to generation and continue to exist through orality. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Asuhan
''Salah Asuhan'' (Indonesian: Wrong Upbringing) is an Indonesian novel by Abdul Muis originally published in 1928 by Balai Pustaka. It is widely considered one of the best examples of early modern Indonesian literature. Background ''Salah Asuhan'' was written during the colonial period and published by Balai Pustaka, which published books "suitable for native Indonesian reading." In order to be published, books had to avoid themes of rebellion and use formal Malay. As such, ''Salah Asuhan'' had to be rewritten with the European characters shown in a positive light after Balai Pustaka refused to publish it. Plot The story revolves around the Minangkabau Hanafi and his friend, the half-French half-Minangkabau Corrie du Bussée. Although Hanafi is Minangkabau and a Muslim, he considers European culture to be superior and has many European friends. After graduating from high school in Solok, Hanafi admits his love to Corrie and kisses her. However, Corrie feels ashamed afterwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Muis
Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis; 1886 – 17 July 1959), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist. He advocated for Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands. He was the first person to be named a national hero by President Sukarno. Biography Born in Sungai Puar, West Sumatra in 1886 to a leading member of the Minangkabau, Muis received a western education and studied medicine in Jakarta for three years before being forced to pull out due to ill health. Muis first found employment in the civil service, as a clerk at the Department of Education, but was discriminated by his Dutch colleagues, leaving in 1905, switching to journalism and becoming involved in nationalist publications such as ''Kaoem Moeda'', a paper he co-founded in 1912. He became known for his inflammatory articles, which were highly critical of Dutch involvement in Indonesia. For example, essays published in ''De Express'', a Dutch-language newspaper, were highly critical of Dutch attit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Literature
Indonesian literature is a term grouping various genres of South-East Asian literature. Indonesian literature can refer to literature produced in the List of islands of Indonesia, Indonesian archipelago. It is also used to refer more broadly to literature produced in areas with common language roots based on the Malay language (of which Indonesian is one kinship, scion). This would extend the reach to the Maritime Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, but also other nations with a common language such as Malaysia and Brunei, as well as population within other nations such as the Malay race, Malay people living in Singapore. The phrase "Indonesian literature" is used in this article to refer to Indonesian language, Indonesian as written in the nation of Indonesia, but also covers literature written in an earlier form of the language, i.e. the Malay language written in the Dutch East Indies. Oral literature, though a central part of the Indonesian literary tradition, is not descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balai Pustaka
Balai Pustaka (; also spelled Balai Poestaka, both meaning "Bureau of Literature") is the state-owned publisher of Indonesia and publisher of major pieces of Indonesian literature such as '' Salah Asuhan'', '' Sitti Nurbaya'' and '' Layar Terkembang''. Its head office is in Jakarta. Founded in 1917 as the ''Kantoor voor de Volkslectuur'', Balai Pustaka was used by the Dutch colonial government as a means to control native Indonesians' access to information. After changing hands twice during the Indonesian war of independence, Balai Pustaka formally fell under the ownership of the Indonesian government. History On 14 September 1908 the Dutch colonial government established the Commission for People's Education and Reading (), later shortened to the Commission for People's Reading (). Along with the foundation of Boedi Oetomo, it served to bring formal education to native Indonesians. At the time, numerous free presses existed, publishing work in either bazaar or Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangdut
Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic, and, to a lesser extent, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese and local folk music. Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indonesia and very popular in other Maritime Southeast Asian countries because of its melodious instrumentation and vocals. Dangdut features a tabla and gendang beat. Several popular dangdut singers include Rhoma Irama, Mansyur S., Elvy Sukaesih, Camelia Malik and now Iyeth Bustami, Ayu Ting Ting, Lesti Kejora and Via Vallen as Indonesian dangdut divas. Their music includes strong Indian music influences as the basis of harmony, theme, and beat. A dangdut musical group typically consists of a lead singer, backed by four to eight musicians. Instruments usually include a tabla, gendang, flute, mandolin, guitars, sitar, drum machines, and synthesisers. Modern dangdut incorporates influences from Middle Eastern pop music, Western rock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Jakarta
Central Jakarta (, ), abbreviated as Jakpus, is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities () and ''de facto'' Capital City of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,056,896 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,103,357, comprising 553,471 males and 549,886 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Jakarta Pusat Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3171) Central Jakarta is not Self-governance, self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper municipality. Central Jakarta is the smallest in area and population of the five administrative cities of Jakarta. It is both the administrative and political center of Jakarta and Indonesia. Central Jakarta contains several large international hotels and major landmarks such as Hotel Indonesia. Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemayoran
Kemayoran is a district (''kecamatan'') of Central Jakarta, Jakarta in Indonesia. It was best known for the former Kemayoran Airport and it has been transforming as a new central business district. As of 2023, it consists of numerous four and five-star hotels, restaurants, premium office towers, hospitals as well as shopping and entertainment centers. Kemayoran is also home to the Jakarta Fair, the largest and longest fair in Southeast Asia that attracts more than 4 million visitors annually. Kemayoran is between Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Ancol Dreamland, and the Port of Tanjung Priok. Its proximity between Jakarta's primary central business district, a Southeast Asian tourist hotspot, and one of the busiest ports in the world, has made Kemayoran a prime real estate for many local and foreign investors. Moreover, Kemayoran is 20 20-minute journey from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Kemayoran is serviced by Trans-Java Toll Road, which traverses the island of Java. As of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betawi People
Betawi people, Batavi, or Batavians (''Orang Betawi'' in Indonesian, meaning "people of Batavia"), are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the city of Jakarta and its immediate outskirts, as such often described as the inhabitants of the city. They are the descendants of the people who inhabited Batavia (the Dutch colonial name of Jakarta) from the 17th century onwards. The term Betawi people emerged in the 18th century as an amalgamation of various ethnic groups into Batavia. Origin and history The Betawis are the most recently formed ethnic groups in Indonesia. They are a creole ethnic group in that their ancestors came from various parts of Indonesia and abroad. Before the 19th century, the self-identity of the Betawi people was not yet formed. The name ''Betawi'' is adopted from the native rendering of the term " Batavia" city which was originally named after the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe. In the 17th century, after the original population had been expelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
