Wednesday 16 December 2015

Modern Ways of Saving Money: 4 Tricks that Can Make You Rich

Saving has always been a way of life for people who believed on its power. These people know that they have to save more money in order to create a more established future.

However, as time goes by, more and more people find it hard to save money. They contend that saving is no longer a way of life but a resolution that they have to strictly adhere to just to salt away some amount of money.

Wednesday 9 December 2015

4 Tips for Lighting a Cigar

For new smokers, lighting a cigar can seem as daunting as learning to choose a good single.  Here are four tips to guide you in lighting a cigar for the first time.

1.  Use cedar matches, if possible.  If you prefer to use a lighter, make sure it's butane lighter to avoid strong odors. 

Tuesday 8 December 2015

The Learning environment

There is often a trap in the words 'after school activities'. One may
easily believe that since these activities are after school, they are not
of much importance. But, one couldn't be more wrong. Research suggests
that children pick up some of their most important skills from after
school programs. That is why children who do not participate in any extra
curricular activities are generally slow and less vibrant.

Monday 7 December 2015

Tips on How to Teach Your Kids to Save Money

A lot of teens nowadays do not understand the value of earning and spending money. They were not oriented that investing is necessary even if they are still students. As parents, you play a crucial role in this area.

You should be able to teach your kids on how to save money. They should be able to understand the concept of money and investment as early as childhood. This will prepare them to learn money management, as they grow old.

Blogging: Consolidation, Debt, and New Information Technology

If you are interested in blogging, consolidation, debt, and
other financial topics are sure to appear in many of the
blogs that you regularly read. Techniques to make and
manage money are some of the most popular topics for
bloggers to explore on the web, so it is little wonder that
so many bloggers turn their attention to dealing with
debt. Falling into debt is all too easy, and getting out of
debt can be very difficult for people who do not have a
lot of financial expertise. For people who have a knack
for dealing with finances, blogging about their insights
and knowledge can be a great way to literally and
figuratively share the wealth.

Saturday 5 December 2015

Benefits Of Homeschooling

Why let Tim and Lisa learn at home than send them to school?
Well, first of all, you don't have to wake them up at 7 every
morning and bundle them off to school with umpteen numbers of
instructions, and wait with an anxious heart till they return.
Homeschooling gives you more control over the influences that
affect your child. The growth and development of your child
is removed from the realm of the unknown. You, and you alone
can decide what your child needs to do or learn. Tailoring
the curriculum to suit the needs and interests of the child
is one of the most obvious benefits of homeschooling

Blogging 101

Blogging 101 is mostly about the blogging
  vocabulary. To understand blogs, you need to know
  the terms blog, platform, domain, and web host.
  Once you have mastered these key elements of
  blogging, you can enter any conversation about
  blogging with confidence. After you know what
  exactly a blog is, you will be on your way to
  passing the final exam of blogging 101.
 

Friday 4 December 2015

After school activities and burnout

For millions of parents around the world, the day does not end with the school bell. There are still pictures to be painted, songs to be sung and games to be played. This all adds up to keeping children happy, safe and out of trouble. But, parents have to steer away from going overboard.

After school is not baby-sitting:
After school activities thrive only if it is backed by sufficient parental involvement. What would a soccer match be without parents cheering their little heroes from the sidelines?.

Blogging Software

Of all of the different kinds of programs on the market
today, many people feel that Microsoft's recently
released ASP.NET blogging software is the most
advanced. In many ways, this particular program is
more adaptable and more versatile than any other
blogging software on the market. Although most of the
people who favor the program are accomplished coders
who are familiar with programming languages like html
and C++, this new program from Microsoft is much
easier to use than a lot of other blog design software
that incorporates hands-on coding. One of the things
that makes ASP.NET stand apart from its competitors is
the fact that it allows designers to use a wide variety of
programming languages when they build a blog. This
means that a larger number of coders can realize their
dreams by programming in the language with which
they are most familiar and in which they are most
accomplished.

Thursday 3 December 2015

RI Punya 125 Juta Orang Kaya Baru Bikin Tercengang

ak hanya itu, pembaca juga banyak yang mencari tahu informasi soal perbandingan harga bahan bakar minyak (BBM) non subsidi yang dijual tiga perusahaan operator Stasiun Pengisian Bahan Bakar Umum (SPBU) yaitu PT Pertamina (Persero), PT Shell Indonesia dan PT Total Oil Indonesia.

Dari puluhan artikel ekonomi dan bisnis yang disajikan, berikut lima artikel favorit pembaca pada hari ini:
 
1. 125 Juta Orang Kaya Baru Bakal Huni Indonesia

Uang Rp 50 Ribu Bercap Prabowo Satria Piningit Bikin Geregetan

Suhu jelang Pemilihan Umum 2014 semakin memanas seiring munculnya berbagai strategi Partai Politik (Parpol) untuk mengangkat maupun menjegal lawan politiknya. Kabar terakhir, Partai Gerindra dibuat pusing dengan munculnya gambar uang pecahan Rp 50 ribu dengan stempel Prabowo Satria Piningit.

Sontak, gambar uang yang membuat heboh media sosial ini langsung ditanggapi kubu Gerindra. Koordinator Prabowo Media Center Budi Purnomo Kajodihardjo membantah partainya menyebarkan uang tersebut. Gerindra menuding ulah ini sebagai kampanye hitam yang bermaksud menyerang Prabowo.

Produk Bus Made In Indonesia Jawara di ASEAN Paling Diburu

Kemampuan Indonesia dalam membuat armada bus tak bisa lagi diremehkan. Di kawasan Asia Tenggara, produk bus angkutan umum karya Indonesia merupakan jawaranya.

Klaim Kementerian Perindustrian (Kemenperin) ini tentu menjadi angin segar ditengah polemik cacat produk pada armada bus Transjakarta impor belum lama ini.

Sayang, dengan kemampuan yang mumpuni ini, Indonesia justru tak memiliki produk bus dengan nama sendiri. Produk bus asal putra Indonesia lebih banyak menumpang nama-nama produsen besar luar negeri.

Artis Kena Tipu Investasi hingga Imbas Meme Bekasi

Investasi saat ini dinilai merupakan jalan tepat bagi seseorang untuk mendapatkan uang lebih tanpa harus bekerja keras. Tak heran, bila ada seseorang atau satu perusahana menawarkan satu investasi yang menawarkan imbal hasil menggiurkan  sontak saja akan diburu banyak orang.
Mereka yang tergiur pun mulai dari orang biasa, hingga artis. Sayangnya, tak jarang tawaran investasi tersebut ternyata hanya akal-akalan segelintir orang tak bertanggung jawab yang mencari untung semata dari kelengahan orang lain. Mereka yang menjadi korban antara lain para artis yang namanya sudah sangat dikenal masyarakat Indonesia.

Top 5 Bisnis: Profesi Rawan Selingkuh Paling Dicari

Pekerjaan dengan kehidupan pribadi memang hal yang tak bisa dipisahkan.  Bahkan bumbu-bumbu percintaan kerap hadir di tempat kerja. Bahkan jika tak pandai mengatur hati, Anda bisa saja jatuh cinta lagi dengan rekan seprofesi meski telah memiliki keluarga.
Kali ini Liputan6.com membahas soal beberapa profesi yang rawan selingkuh. Artikel ini pun mendapatkan tanggapan tinggi dari pembaca dan masuk berita populer.
Selain soal profesi rawan selingkuh, berikut daftar lengkap artikel paling dicari lainnya, Rabu (18/2/2015):

1. 13 Profesi Rawan Selingkuh

Chinese Firm to Kick Off Construction on Bintan Bauxite Smelter in January

Shandong Nanshan Aluminium, China's second-largest aluminum producer, will start construction on its $2 billion manufacturing complex in Bintan, Riau Islands, in January.
The company is set to build a smelter, dams and a 2,800-megawatt power plant to produce aluminium ingots, powder, foil and sheet, Riau interim governor Agung Mulyana said on Thursday.
"It has been decided that we will establish a 2,000-hectare industrial complex in Bintan," he said, adding that the company would source bauxite from Kalimantan.

Airbus A320s Under Scrutiny in Indonesia After AirAsia Report

An emergency safety inspection of 75 Airbus A329 aircrafts registered in the country was launched on Thursday after investigators concluded a defect in an A329 Indonesia AirAsia aircraft caused is fatal crash last year.
The Transport Ministry's directorate general of air transport will probe four airlines — Indonesia AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia Extra, Citilink and Batik Air.
"The planes are still allowed to be in operation unless we find repetitive trouble," Suprasetyo, air transport director general, said in a press conference on Thursday.
National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) said on Tuesday that repeated problems with the Airbus 320 rudder system was a major factor in AirAsia's fatal jet accident which killed all 162 people on-board in December last year.

Santoso Terror Group Down to 40, National Police Chief Says

 The membership of Indonesia's most notorious terror group currently operating, in Poso, Central Sulawesi, is dwindling, National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said on Wednesday.
"They only have 40 people now. We'll hunt them down as part of our Cameo Maleo 3 operations," Badrodin said, referring to joint operations between the National Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 and the Indonesian Military [TNI].
A total of about 1,000 security personnel are involved in the operation.
The jihadist group shot and killed Sgt. Zainudin, a member of the TNI, a few days ago.
Santoso, a.k.a Abu Wardah, leads the Poso terror outfit. He is a former thief who wants to turn Indonesia into an Islamic state, and is Indonesia's most-wanted fugitive.
His group calls itself East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), and has pledged loyalty to the Islamic State movement.
The group this year has reportedly been involved in a string of murders and robberies in Central Sulawesi.

Basuki: Agencies' Budgets Rife with Inefficiencies, Manipulations

Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama wants to eliminate direct appointment of contractors in the procurement of small goods and services, in the capital's fight against inefficiencies, budget manipulation and markups.
The governor has met with staff throughout the past week to discuss budget proposals from the city's agencies and found they were rife with unnecessary spending.
Basuki also found that the agencies were proposing a large number of low-value projects which, by law, do not have to be put out to tender. But the small projects were not urgently required and add up to billions of rupiah.

Taxis Need to Scale Back Fleet to Compete with Ride-Sharing Apps, Fitch Says

Licensed cab operators and rentals in Indonesia will face a cash crunch and must scale back fleets next year, as rigid regulation limit their price competitiveness against ride-sharing apps, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
"Demand for taxis and rental cars is already slowing due to weaker economic growth, and the growth of ride-sharing apps, such as Uber, Go-Jek and Grab Bike, has intensified competition in the transportation market," analysts at Fitch Ratings said in a statement.

Lippo Inaugurates e-Medical Center at Siloam Hospital Karawaci

The Lippo Group has inaugurated a special e-medical center at its Siloam Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, which allows medical data to be transmitted electronically to help specialists reach a diagnosis even if they are not on site.
Lippo has partnered with global electronics giants like Philips and Siemens to build the facility.
“I hope the coordinating minister for welfare and the health minister can support this initiative, by easing import tax [for the necessary medical equipment] so the program can be rolled out [nationwide],” Mochtar Riady, founder and chairman of the Lippo Group, said during the inauguration of the special pavilion on Tuesday.

A Great Idea For a Blogging Web Site is No Longer Enough

Because there are so many blogs and web sites about
blogs on the internet, it can be tough to distinguish your
blogging web site from all of the others. Whether you
are starting up a new web site aimed at bloggers or
whether you are looking to make your existing blogging
site more distinctive, the key to building and
maintaining a site that will capture the interest and
attention of the blogging community is finding your
niche. If you can fill a unique need in a way that no
other web site does, you'll be able to build a lasting
readership among web surfers. Once you have
discovered a niche, you will still have a lot to do, but
finding your place in the blogosphere is the place to
begin.

Monday 16 November 2015

Understanding A lot more on Credit Cards With Curiosity on Harmony Transfers

Credit cards are now currently being utilised as a method of payment in nearly every single corner of the earth. In the absence of real money this smaller plastic innovation is a consumer's saving grace. Envision staying ready to obtain one thing with no getting to shell out for it upfront.

A credit score card can support to turn that dream into a reality, though you however have to spend for it following a particular volume of time, but the imagined is still refreshing to say the really least. These cards are occasionally puzzled with cost cards simply because they each make it possible for you to have a stability of debt right after creating a purchase, but there is a distinction in between the two.

IT Jobs: A promising Future

Information technology has entered almost in all sphere of our life. From electricity bill payment to shopping all are related and effected by IT in some way to other. Industries are automating their task to cut down manual labor cost. Home appliances, industrial machines, watch, automobiles are using software to enhance the quality of products. As a result demand of IT professionals is high in market.

IT jobs are promising, it offers hefty salary package with immense opportunity to grow and expand your career. If you are expert in your field and have good knowledge on your subject then you can easily get handsome salary package.

Maling Celana Dalam Wanita di Tanah Abang Dihakimi Massa

WS (30) babak belur dihakimi massa usai aksinya mencuri satu kompresor dan celana dalam perempuan dipergoki penghuni kos berlantai dua di Jalan Kebon Kacang 17, Kelurahan Kebon Melati, Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat, Senin 16 November 2015, malam.

Kanit Reskrim Polsek Tanah Abang, AKP Mustakim, menjelaskan, pelaku ditangkap lantaran aksinya terekam CCTV.

 Pelaku yang tinggal nomaden ini diamankan petugas yang melihat pelaku diamuk massa.
"Pelaku mungkin sudah lama mengamati rumah tersebut karena saat beraksi sangat cepat namun beruntung dapat ditangkap penjaga setelah melihat dari CCTV.

Dari tangan pelaku diamankan satu kompresor dan celana dalam perempuan," ujar Mustakim saat dikonfirmasi, Selasa (17/11/2015).

Ibu Angkat Angeline Lempari Wartawan RCTI Pakai Batu







Margriet Christina Megawe. (Foto: Antara)

BALI - Terdakwa pembunuh Angeline, Margriet Christina Megawe (Margriet) pernah melempar wartawan RCTI pakai batu. Hal tersebut diungkapkan eks satpam di rumah Margriet, Dewa Ketut Raka saat bersaksi untuk terdakwa Agus Tae Hamda May di Pengadilan Negeri Denpasar, Selasa (17/11/2015).

"Saat itu saya tidak tahu posisi Ibu Margriet. Tapi yang jelas, pada 8 Juni 2015 ada wartawan yang mau lihat rumahnya. Saat itu Ibu Margareta langsung melempar dia pakai batu," ujarnya.

Ia menambahkan, wartawan RCTI datang untuk melihat lokasi rumah Margriet. "Saya sudah bilang kepada dia (wartawan) supaya tidak memanjat pagar untuk mengambil gambar. Tapi dia terus berusaha merangsek masuk ke dalam, akhirnya dia dilempar pakai batu," tuturnya..

Ketut Raka sendiri bekerja di rumah Margriet sejak 4 Juni hingga 10 Juni 2015. Setelah Angeline ditemukan tewas di pekarangan rumah majikannya, ia angsung diberhentikan.

Sesaat sebelum sidang dimulai, Raka mengatakan pada awalnya dirinya tidak mencurigai Margriet membunuh anak angkat sendiri, Angeline.

Sementara Margriet menghalangi setiap orang yang datang pasca-dilaporkan anaknya hilang. Belakangan diketahui bocah kelas 2 SD itu bukan hilang. Namun tewas dikubur di pekarangan rumahnya.

Ditemukan Labirin Raksasa Bawah Tanah dan Catatan Atlantis

Mesir Ada banyak penemuan di bawah permukaan planet kita yang berpotensi mengubah cara kita memandang sejarah. Salah satunya adalah 'dunia yang terlupakan' yakni ruang bawah tanah yang belum diselidiki selama berabad-abad.

Disebutkan dalam berbagai teks kuno dan legenda lokal, ruang misterius telah dianggap sebagai mitos sampai mereka benar-benar ditemukan.

Sebuah penemuan luar biasa kali ini diklaim dapat mengubah sejarah dunia--labirin di bawah tanah--dianggap sebagai salah satu penemuan terbesar dari Mesir Kuno, dipercaya memegang jawaban yang tak terhitung jumlahnya untuk sejarah itu sendiri.

Dilansir dari ancient-code.com , Senin (16/11/2015), para peneliti menemukan labirin membentuk komplek bangunan dengan ruang-ruang yang panjang dan dalam. Temuan ini disebut-sebut sama istimewanya dengan piramida.
Komplek bawah tanah tersebut juga dipercaya menyimpan misteri asal-muasal manusia dan catatan kuno tentang Atlantis. Termasuk rincian peradaban, kerajaan-kerajaan besar dan penguasa sebelum sejarah yang sudah diketahui.

Sementara itu, berdasarkan catatan sejarah seperti Herodotus, diketahui gambaran seperti apa labirin tersebut. Labirin tersebut terdiri dari 12 bangunan besar dengan pintu yang saling berhadapan satu sama lain.
Terdapat dua jenis ruang dalam labirin tersebut, satu berada di bawah sementara lainnya di atasnya. Masing-masing jenisnya berjumlah 1500 ruang dengan total 3000 ruang.

Tidak ada yang mengetahui secara pasti berapa usia sebenarnya dari labirin raksasasa bawah tanah milik bangsa Mesir kuno ini, namun Herodotus yang merupakan salah satu penulis naskah pada peradaban kuno pernah mengunjungi bangunan labirin yang dimaksud lebih dari 1.300 tahun yang lalu. (Dsu)/Rie

Momen Pertemuan Ahok dengan Jet Li

Ahok sempat berfoto selfie dengan aktor laga ternama itu.

Momen Pertemuan Ahok dengan Jet Li 
 
Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, memamerkan foto selfie bersama atlet wushu sekaligus aktor laga Jet Li.

Keduanya bertemu saat Ahok, sapaan akrab Basuki, menghadiri jamuan makan malam para peserta Kejuaraan Dunia Wushu di Jakarta Convention Center, Jum'at malam, 13 November 2015.

"Kesannya dia jago, lincah banget, kecil sih," ujar Ahok di Balai Kota DKI, Senin, 16 November 2015.
Ahok mengatakan hal tersebut sambil memperlihatkan hasil foto selfie di layar telepon pintarnya.

Ahok juga membuka kemungkinan putra bungsunya, Daud Albeenner, dilatih bela diri wushu oleh Jet Li. Status Jet Li yang menyandang gelar lima kali juara dunia bela diri itu bisa membuat putra Ahok menjadi ahli bela diri wushu pula.

"Asal dia (anaknya) sanggup, oke," ujar Ahok
 

Style Notes: Taylor Swift's Chinese Clothing Line Is Here; Gucci Designer to Be Honored at BFAs


Your Monday fashion briefing.
Taylor Swift



It's finally here! Taylor Swift's hotly anticipated 1989 clothing collection has dropped. The catch? You can only buy it if you live in China. The 30-piece line for Heritage 66 Company, which, in true T. Swift form features crop tops, inspirational lyrical references and her name in glitter, is only available to Chinese customers. Prices range between ¥127 to ¥459 (approximately $20 to $72 at current exchange), so next time you're in China, be sure to bring your credit card. [People]

Gucci's creative director, Alessandro Michele, will be honored at the British Fashion Awards for his work with the Italian brand, which he took over in January of this year. The designer will receive the International Designer Award at the BFAs later this month. Michele was chosen by the British Fashion Council, which is headed up by Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet.

Following Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, several stores in the city as well as cultural institutions like museums reopened their doors Monday. However, some stores, including Gap, La Prairie and Calvin Klein canceled press events, while Victoria Beckham postponed an appearance at Galeries Lafayette. Analysts speculate that despite beefed-up security, consumers (specifically Chinese shoppers) will likely avoid the city in the coming holiday months. Meanwhile, L'Oreal Paris mourns the loss of digital projects manager Quentin Boulenger, who was killed at the Bataclan, the company has confirmed


Gigi Hadid Addresses Body-Shamers on Instagram

"If I didn't have the body I do, I wouldn't have the career I do," wrote the model.
Gigi Hadid on the Versace runway.




"So many people are so quick to comment negative opinions this month. Yes, judgment on social comes from people who, 99% of the time, have no idea what they're talking about," she wrote on Monday, "but I'm human, and I'm not going to lie, I did let the negativity get to me a little."

Hadid has been working the fashion month circuit, most recently walking on the Versace and Dolce & Gabbana runways during Milan Fashion Week. She'll close out the month in Paris.


Ariel Winter Shuts Down Misogynistic Instagram Commenters

"It sickens me to think at 17 years old, a photo of myself with my nieces is suggesting that I'm 'asking for it.' "


Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter, social media vigilante, is back at it. For the second time in a month, the 17-year-old has taken to Instagram to shut down the hateful commenters who leave nasty messages on her posts.

Her social media activism began a few weeks back, when the Modern Family actress regrammed a photo from Ariana Grande in which the young starlets showed support for one another in the face of anonymous body shamers.

Over the weekend, after posting a photo of herself in a bikini with her two young nieces, Winter received comments insinuating that by posing in a swimsuit, she was "asking for it." Though the actress admits that usually she wouldn't dignify such remarks with a response, she felt a duty to stand up not just for herself, but for girls everywhere who are judged by the clothes they wear.

"Who knew that an innocent photo with my nieces would turn into this?" Winter captioned a second photo, which illustrated the various judgments passed based on the length of a woman's skirt. "It sickens me to think at 17 years old, a photo of myself with my nieces is suggesting that I'm 'asking for it.' "

She continued, "I typically never give power to the mean things people bravely say behind their computer screens on the Internet, but this is for the girls who are constantly bullied whether it be online or at school. You are not asking for anything because of what you are wearing- you are expressing yourself and don't you ever think you deserve the negativity as the consequence to what you are wearing- YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL."


Friday 25 September 2015

Ahok Minta Pemilik Gedung Serahkan IP Address CCTV ke Pemprov DKI

Jumat, 25 September 2015 | 14:15 WIB
KOMPAS.com/Kurnia Sari Aziza Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama di Balai Kota, Jumat (25/9/2015).
 
Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama mewajibkan pemilik gedung untuk memasang CCTV (kamera pengawas) serta menyerahkan IP Adress kepada Pemprov DKI dan Polda Metro Jaya.

"Sehingga kalau terjadi apa-apa, bisa kami telusuri dengan polisi. Orang ini lari ke mana atau ke mana," kata Basuki.

Menteri Susi tinjau kapal ikan Thailand

Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pujiastuti meninjau MV Silver Sea 2, kapal ikan berbendera Thailand, yang ditangkap kapal TNI AL KRI Teuku Umar, 12 Agustus 2015.

"Saya kemari meninjau kapal berbendera Thailand yang ditangkap dan kini ditahan pangkalan TNI AL di Sabang," kata Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pujiastuti di Sabang, Aceh, Jumat.

Dalam kunjungannya ke MV Silver Sea 2 yang saat ini ditahan di Pangkalan TNI AL di Sabang, Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan didampingi Panglima Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat (Pangarmabar) Laksamana Muda TNI Taufiqurrahman, Wali Kota Sabang Zulkifli M Adam serta pejabat terkait lainnya.

Robots and Movies and Sex – Oh, My!

Strange news out of Japan this week: It appears that the humanoid companion robot known as Pepper — which can read emotions and converse with humans — has a curious clause in its user contract. Buyers must agree not to have sex with the merchandise.
Pepper, you see, is designed to use voice analysis and facial recognition to respond to human emotional cues. But not, evidently, like that.

Inilah 10 Tempat Berkumpulnya Para Jin dan Setan Jangan sampai Anda menyukai tempat-tempat ini.

Jin dan manusia sama-sama merupakan makhluk Allah. Akan tetapi berbeda dari asal-usul penciptaannya, jin dari api sedangkan manusia dari tanah. Meskipun asal yang berbeda, dari tanah dan api,  jin dan manusia sama-sama tinggal di dunia ini.

Sunday 6 September 2015

Begini Cara Pengusaha Siasati Dampak Pelemahan Rupiah

Ketua Asosiasi Pengusaha Indonesia (Apindo) Benny Soetrisno mengatakan, saat ini para pengusaha lokal, khususnya yang berorientasi ekspor, memiliki strategi khusus dalam mengatasi gejolak nilai tukar rupiah terjadap dolar Amerika Serikat (AS).

Dia mengatakan, salah satu caranya yaitu tidak lagi menggunakan dolar AS dalam setiap transaksi ekspor impor dengan negara lain selain AS. "Ada perubahan cara pembayaran, jadi pembeli di Eropa meminta jangan pakai dolar AS, tetapi pakai euro. Sehingga mereka membayar dengan. euro otomatis, mereka jual euro. Begitu juga dengan China, sekarang pakai yuan," ujarnya dalam acara Bincang Sore 'Rupiah dan Nasib Ekonomi Indonesia' di SCTV Tower, Jakarta, Kamis (3/9/2015).

Menurut Benny, dengan cara seperti ini, perlahan-lahan para pengusaha dapat mengurangi ketegantungan terhadap dolar AS sehingga efek penguatan dolar sedikit ditekan.

Dolar AS Menguat, BI Imbau Pengusaha Manfaatkan Fasilitas BGSA

(BI) berupaya menjaga nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar Amerika Serikat (AS) agar tidak terlalu merosot. Salah satunya dengan memanfaatkan fasilitas bilateral guarantee soft agreement (BGSA) yaitu melakukan transaksi ekspor impor kepada beberapa negara terutama China dengan menggunakan mata uang Yuan.
Artinya, pembayaran transaksi ekspor impor kepada China tidak harus melalui transit penukaran dengan dolar Amerika Serikat (AS). Transit ini bisa langsung menggunakan nilai tukar rupiah dengan yuan.
Bank Indonesia (BI) pun mengimbau kepada semua pengusaha terutama yang melakukan ekspor impor ke China untuk memanfaatkan fasilitas BGSA dalam rangka mendukung percepatan menekan nilai tukar rupiah terhadap dolar AS.
Sedangkan transaksi dalam negeri, Yoga menuturkan harus ada larangan melakukan transaksi pembayaran uang mau pun jasa yang menggunakan mata uang selain rupiah. Ini dilakukan untuk tetap menjaga kestabilan peredaran rupiah.

OJK Bakal Permudah Warga Asing Punya Rekening Bank RI

Nusa Dua - Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) bakal melakukan revisi terhadap aturan mengenai ketentuan kepemilikan rekening bagi warga negara asing.

Ketua Dewan Komisioner OJK Muliaman Hadad mengungkapkan revisi aturan tersebut tengah dirampungkan dalam waktu dua hingga tiga hari ke depan untuk diharapkan dapat di keluarkan pada minggu depan.

"OJK sedang siapkan salah satunya memudahkan terutama bagi para orang asing buka rekening tabungan simpanan di Indonesia," kata Muliaman di Bali, Senin (7/9/2015).

Wednesday 29 April 2015

Hingga Rabu Malam, Korban Tewas Gempa Nepal Hampir 5.500 Orang

AP PHOTO / Niranjan Shrestha Warga menangis saat kremasi massal korban gempa di Bhaktapur, dekat Kathmandu, Nepal, 26 April 2015. Gempa tektonik berkekuatan 7.9 SR mengguncang Nepal pada 25 April, mengakibatkan ribuan orang meninggal.
Kepolisian Nepal menyebut korban gempa dahsyat yang menghantam negeri Himalaya itu telah mencapai 5.489 orang tewas, hingga Rabu (29/4/2015) malam. Selain itu, sedikitnya 10.000 orang lainnya menderita luka-luka serta 8 juta orang lainnya terkena dampak gempa.

Sementara itu, gelombang pertama bantuan makanan akhirnya tiba di kawasan-kawasan terpencil pedesaan pegunungan di Nepal. Sementara itu di Kathmandu ribuan orang berusaha keluar dari kota itu untuk menengok kerabat di pedesaan atau tak mau lagi tinggal di kota yang hancur itu.

Lulung Akan Ungkap Anggota DPRD DKI yang Terlibat Kasus UPS


Abraham Lunggana alias Haji Lulung, melalui kuasa hukumnya, menyatakan mendukung penyidik Bareskrim Polri untuk mengungkap perkara dugaan tindak pidana korupsi pengadaan UPS. Lulung ingin menjadi "whistle blower".

"Prinsipnya, Bang Haji siap membuka data dan akses kepada penyidik terkait kasus UPS agar terang benderang," kata kuasa hukum Lulung, Ramdan Alamsyah, di Kompleks Mabes Polri, Rabu (29/4/2015).

"Termasuk, Bang Haji akan mengungkap siapa-siapa saja anggota Dewan yang ikut bermain dalam kasus itu. Semua akan disampaikan ke penyidik dalam pemeriksaan besok," lanjut Ramdan.

Jessi Carina Wakil Ketua DPRD DKI Abraham Lunggana memegang materi rapat yang disusun oleh pakar keuangan daerah Sumardjiyo, Jumat (27/3/2015).Ramdan mengakui, segala pemberitaan yang muncul belakangan ini sangat menyudutkan kliennya. Padahal, Lulung telah menegaskan berkali-kali kepada media bahwa dirinya tidak terlibat dalam korupsi pengadaan UPS tersebut. Dia sekaligus ingin membersihkan namanya.

Seorang Mahasiswi Tewas Seusai Melahirkan di Kamar Kos

KOMPAS.com/ WIJAYA KUSUMA Polisi saat mengevakuasi jenasah mahasiswi UPN yang ditemukan meninggal di dalam kamar kos.
Penghuni kos Puri Christi 4 di Seturan, Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman, mendadak gempar setelah seorang mahasiswi Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Yogyakarta berinisial SA ditemukan tewas.

Saat ditemukan tak bernyawa, di selangkangan mahasiswi asal Bandar Lampung ini terdapat bayi laki-laki yang baru saja dilahirkan.

Datangi Mabes Polri, Lulung Bawa Dua Pengacara

KOMPAS.COM/UNO KARTIKA Wakil Ketua DPRD DKI Abraham Lunggana tiba di lokasi ledakan Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat, Rabu (8/4/2015).

Saksi dugaan tindak pidana korupsi pengadaan uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Abraham Lunggana memenuhi panggilan penyidik Direktorat Tindak Pidana Korupsi Badan Reserse Kriminal Polri, Kamis (30/4/2015) pagi. Didampingi dua kuasa hukumnya, yakni Ramdan Alamsyah dan Effendi Syahputra, Lulung tiba sekitar pukul 09.40 WIB.

Lulung tak mau menjawab cecaran pertanyaan wartawan terkait proses pengadaan UPS di APBD Perubahan tahun 2014 tersebut. "Pokoknya diperiksa saja dulu dah, nanti kita kasih keterangan lagi," ujar Lulung.

Keluarga Mary Jane Diberi Waktu dan Tempat Khusus untuk Bertemu

KOMPAS.com/ Wijaya Kusuma Sejumlah wartawan dari dalam negeri maupun luar negeri menunggu keluarnya keluarga Mary Jane
Keluarga Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso diberi waktu dan tempat khusus untuk bertemu dengan Mary Jane, warga Filipina yang menjadi terpidana mati dalam kasus narkoba.

Seperti yang telah diberitakan, sekitar pukul 08.25 WIB, keluarga Mary Jane tiba di Lapas Wirogunan dengan menggunakan satu minibus berplat nomer D 7237 UA. Usai mengisi registrasi kunjungan, keluarga beserta staf kedutaan Filipina dan pengacara lalu masuk ke lapas.

A lifetime later, a Korean 'comfort woman' still seeks redress

(CNN)Kim Bok-dong is 89 now, and is going blind and deaf. She knows her health is fading, and she can no longer walk unassisted. But her eyes burn bright with a passion borne of redressing her suffering of a lifetime ago.
She enters a meeting of Tokyo foreign correspondents in a wheelchair, visibly exhausted after a flight from Seoul and days of interviews and meetings.
The nightmares from five years as a sex slave of the Japanese army, from 1940 onwards, are still crystal clear. Kim is determined to share her story with anyone who will listen, until she's no longer physically able.
"My only wish is to set the record straight about the past. Before I die," Kim says.

Nightmare begins

Kim was a 14-year-old girl when the Japanese came to her village in Korea. She says they told her she had no choice but to leave her home and family to support the war effort by working at a sewing factory.
"There was no option not to go," she recalls. "If we didn't go, we'd be considered traitors,"
Korean 'comfort women' meet with Pope

Korean 'comfort women' meet with Pope 02:07

Instead of going to a sewing factory, Kim says she ended up in Japanese military brothels in half a dozen countries. Along with about 30 other women, she says she was locked in a room and forced to do things no teenage girl -- no woman -- should ever have to do.
Kim describes seemingly endless days of soldiers lined up outside the brothel, called a "comfort station."
Often they were so close to the front lines, they could hear the battles of World War Two happening all around them.

10 best car interiors

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While exterior design may be the first thing people notice about a car, a nice interior can really seal the deal. With improvements in materials and manufacturing technologies -- combined with an ever more competitive auto industry -- the interiors of even relatively cheap cars have reached luxury levels.
Wards Automotive, an industry publication, has released its list of this year's 10 best new car interiors. The top 10 are not ranked in any particular order.