Panasonic Holdings Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics company,headquartered in Kadoma,Osaka,Japan. It was founded in 1918 as Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works in Fukushima,Osaka by Kōnosuke Matsushita. In 1935,it was incorporated and renamed Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd. In 2008,it changed its name to Panasonic Corporation. In 2022,it became a holding company and was renamed.
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR),the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house,while the Regional Representative Council (DPD) serve as the upper house;while the Indonesian constitution does not explicitly mention the divide,the DPR enjoys more power,privilege,and prestige compared to the DPD.
The Bandung Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Bandung,Indonesia. It has produced many notable leaders in science,engineering,politics,business,academia,and culture.
Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar is a senator for the Regional Representative Council and was appointed governor of the then-newest Indonesian province,Gorontalo,from 2001–2006. In 2006,he won the first Gorontalo gubernatorial election,making him governor until 2011. From 22 October 2009 –19 October 2011,he was the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's cabinet.
The People's Conscience Party,better known by its abbreviation,Hanura,is a political party in Indonesia. It was established following a meeting in Jakarta on 13–14 December 2006 and first headed by former Indonesian National Armed Forces commander Wiranto. The party lost its seats in the People's Representative Council after a poor performance in the 2019 general election.
Tantowi Yahya is an Indonesian artist,presenter,and politician who is a former Ambassador of Indonesia to New Zealand,Samoa,and Tonga. He is most famous for hosting the Indonesian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. In 2009,Tantowi became a member of the Indonesian parliament from the Golkar Party,representing South Sumatra province. In 2014,he was reelected,and this time he represented the capital city,Jakarta.
The National University is the oldest private university in Jakarta and the second oldest in Indonesia. It was founded as the National Academy by several Indonesian scholars on October 15,1949. UNAS has been accredited "A" by the National Accreditation Body for Higher Education (BAN-PT),and also credited by QS Star University Rating,having been awarded 4 stars during the evaluation.
James Parulian Putra Nababan,commonly known as Putra Nababan is an Indonesian newsreader,journalist,and politician. He has served in the House of Representatives representing Jakarta's 1st electoral district since 2019. He was editor-in-chief of MetroTV. He has received four Panasonic Gobel awards.
Indonesia operates a single high-speed rail service between two of the country's largest cities,Jakarta,Bandung and future terminus in Surabaya,branded Whoosh. It is operated by Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC).
Moeldoko is an Indonesian government official,businessman,and retired general serving as the current Chief of Staff of Presidency for President Joko Widodo,previously serving as Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy (AKABRI) in 1981 and received the Adhi Makayasa medal as valedictorian of his class. On 27 August 2013,he was appointed Commander of the National Armed Forces by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and approved by the People's Representative Council after serving as the Chief of Staff of the Army for only three months. He succeeded Admiral (Ret.) Agus Suhartono who retired in May 2013.
Setya Novanto,colloquially referred to as Setnov,is a former Indonesian politician,presently serving a 15 year jail sentence for corruption. He was chairman of Golkar Party and speaker of the People's Representative Council until his arrest in 2017 for corruption. Born in Bandung,he entered politics in 1998 after a business career and became a member of the People's Representative Council following the 1999 general election. After he was re-elected for a third time in the 2014 general election,won by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle,he was appointed DPR (Parliament) Speaker by the majority opposition coalition.
Airlangga Hartarto is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is the current Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in President Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet,appointed on 23 October 2019. He is also the chairman of Golkar Party.
Effendi Muara Sakti Simbolon is an Indonesian politician of PDI-P who has been a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR) since 2004. Despite coming from the same political party,Simbolon was a noted critic of president Joko Widodo,especially in Widodo's first years as president.
Puteri Indonesia 2019,the 23rd Puteri Indonesia pageant,was held on March 8,2019 at Jakarta Convention Center,Jakarta,Indonesia. Sonia Fergina Citra,Puteri Indonesia 2018 of Bangka Belitung,crowned her successor,Frederika Alexis Cull of Jakarta SCR 1,at the end of the event. She represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2019,where she placed in the Top 10,the highest placement that an Indonesian representative ever achieved.
Sartono was an Indonesian politician and lawyer who served as the first speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR) from 1950 until 1960. Born to a noble ethnic-Javanese family,Sartono studied law at Leiden University. During his studies,he joined the Perhimpoenan Indonesia association and became an advocate for Indonesian independence. After graduating,he opened a law practice and helped found the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in 1927. When several party leaders were arrested by the colonial government in 1929,he became one of their defense lawyers and unsuccessfully argued for their acquittal. Following the arrest of its leaders,PNI became paralyzed and the party subsequently suspended its activities. In its place,Sartono founded a new political party,Partindo,which sought to achieve independence through non-cooperation and mass action. Partindo lasted until 1936,when it decided to dissolve itself. After Partindo's dissolution,Sartono helped found another party,Gerindo,which advocated for the creation of an Indonesian parliament.
Arifin Tasrif is an Indonesian executive who is the Minister for Energy &Mineral Resources in Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet.
Oetarjo Anwar Tjokroaminoto was an Indonesian politician and journalist. He served as Minister of Social Affairs for a year in the Wilopo Cabinet and was the Prime Minister of Pasundan for less than a month during January 1950.
Zainudin Amali is an Indonesian politician. From October 2019 to March 2023,he served as Minister of Youth and Sport in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia. He resigned from the position to focus on football governance because he was elected as one of the Vice-chairs of PSSI,Indonesia's football governing body. Concurrent with his position in PSSI,he was also chosen as the main commissioner of PT Liga Indonesia Baru,the operator of PSSI's competitions,in June 2023.
Samsi Sastrawidagda was an Indonesian politician who was the first Minister of Finance of Indonesia,serving for just under one month in September 1945. He was also one of the founders of the Indonesian National Party.
