The Bandung Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Bandung,Indonesia. Since its establishment in 1920,ITB has been consistently recognized as Indonesia's premier STEM-based academic institution and reserves its place among the country's top elite universities. It has produced many notable leaders in science,engineering,politics,business,academia,and culture.
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea,in office since 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang,the authoritarian leader of Equatorial Guinea,by his first wife,Constancia Mangue. He has been appointed to numerous government positions by his father's regime,including Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and "Second Vice-President",in charge of defense and security,in May 2012. He was promoted to the position of First Vice-President in June,2016. Known for his lavish lifestyle,he has been the subject of a number of international criminal charges and sanctions for alleged embezzlement and corruption.
The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) selected locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. The process began officially in March 2009;eleven bids from thirteen countries were received,including one which was withdrawn and one that was rejected before FIFA's executive committee voted in November 2010. Two of the remaining nine bids applied only to the 2022 World Cup,while the rest were initially applications for both. Over the course of the bidding,all non-European bids for the 2018 event were withdrawn,resulting in the exclusion of all European bids from consideration for the 2022 edition. By the time of the decision,bids for the 2018 World Cup included England,Russia,a joint bid from Belgium and Netherlands,and a joint bid from Portugal and Spain. Bids for the 2022 World Cup came from Australia,Japan,Qatar,South Korea,and the United States. Indonesia's bid was disqualified due to lack of governmental support,and Mexico withdrew its bid for financial reasons.
Singaraja is a port town in northern Bali,Indonesia,which serves as the seat of Buleleng Regency. The name is Indonesian for "Lion King". It is just east of Lovina,and is also the centre of Buleleng District,which covers an area of 46.94 km²and had a population of 150,210 in 2020,the second largest on the island.
Djandji Akbar Zahiruddin Tandjung,more commonly referred to as Akbar Tandjung,is an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004. A member of the Golkar party,he also served as the party's chairman from 1999 until 2004,and was a member of the People's Representative Council from East Java from 1977 until 2004.
Serzh Azati Sargsyan is an Armenian politician who served as the third President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018,and twice as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and again from 17 to 23 April 2018,when he was forced to resign in the 2018 Armenian revolution.
Anthony Cobos is a politician from the State of Texas in the United States. He served as the El Paso County Judge from 2007–2011 and is a former member of the El Paso City Council. El Paso County,Texas is located on the border of the United States and Mexico.
Anies Rasyid Baswedan is an Indonesian academic,activist,and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022,as an Independent. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service,he served as rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar,a program that selects,trains,and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist,journalist,and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan,and the cousin of Novel Baswedan.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati is an Indonesian economist who has been Minister of Finance of Indonesia since 2016;previously she served in the same post from 2005 to 2010. In June 2010 she was appointed as Managing Director of the World Bank Group and resigned as Minister of Finance. On 27 July 2016,Sri Mulyani was reappointed as Minister of Finance in a cabinet reshuffle by President Joko Widodo,replacing Bambang Brodjonegoro.
In 2009,an advertisement promoting the Discovery Channel program Enigmatic Malaysia featured Balinese Pendet dancers,incorrectly identifying Pendet as a Malaysian dance,leading to anger in Indonesia.
The Indonesian identity card,known in Indonesian as the Kartu Tanda Penduduk or KTP,is an identity card issued in Indonesia. Separate versions exist for Indonesian citizens and non-Indonesian residents. The card is issued upon reaching the age of 17 or upon marriage. For Indonesian citizens,the card is valid for life. For non-Indonesian citizens,the card's expiry date is the same as that of their residency permit. Since 2011,the Indonesian government has issued an electronic version of the card,known as the e-KTP,which contains an embedded microchip.
Joko Widodo,popularly known as Jokowi,is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh and current president of Indonesia. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),he was the country's first president to not have emerged from the country's political or military elite. He previously served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 and mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012.
Nurdin Halid is an Indonesian businessman,convicted corruption felon and politician. He is the deputy chairman of the Management Board of Golkar Party and chairman of the Indonesian Cooperatives Council (DEKOPIN).
While hard data on corruption is difficult to collect,corruption in Indonesia is clearly seen through public opinion,collated through surveys as well as observation of how each system runs.
Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat is a former Indonesian diplomat. He served as an official in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs for over two decades.
Bangka Island is a small island located off the northeastern tip of Sulawesi,Indonesia. Bangka is known for its unspoiled beaches and dive tourism. It belongs administratively to the district of East Likupang in the North Minahasa regency,North Sulawesi province. The island has three main coastal villages:Lihunu,Kahuku,and Libas. Controversy exists over a Chinese company's development of an iron ore mining facility on the island,as the company's permits were revoked by Indonesian courts.
Bambang Soesatyo,more colloquially referred to as Bamsoet,is an Indonesian politician and businessman,who is currently serving as the 15th Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly since 2019,and as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2009. A member of Golkar,he previously served as the 18th Speaker of the House of Representatives following the resignation of Setya Novanto.
Sudirman Said is the former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet from 27 October 2014 to 27 July 2016. He was replaced by Arcandra Tahar in the second cabinet reshuffle. He is known as an anti corruption figure.
Edhy Prabowo is an Indonesian politician from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). He served as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries from October 2019 until his arrest for alleged corruption in November 2020. He has served as Chairperson of Commission IV of the House of Representatives and was chair of the Gerindra Faction there from 2014–2019.
