JAKARTA: Actress Sheila Marcia has just released her second single Malaikat Kecilku (My Little Angel), a song she dedicated to her six-month-old baby girl Leticia Charlotte Agraciana.

Sheila said she immediately fell in love with the song, composed by ST 12’s drummer Pepep.

“Two weeks after I gave birth to Ticia, my mother and I met Pepep in a mall. We listened to the song and we were so touched with the lyrics that we both cried,” recalled the 21-year-old single mother during a recent press conference. “The song describes beautifully the love and affection of a mother for her child.”

Sheila, who recently ended her deal with dangdut singer Inul Daratista’s recording company after an unsuccesful single Damai Bersamamu (Peace with You), announced she had now signed up with Trinity Optima Production, a label for big names like ST 12, Ungu and Sherina.

“You will see me with Ticia in the video clip,” said Sheila, who spent one year in jail for possession of drugs.

“It was my idea to include her in my video, because this song for me is all about her,” added the actress, who said in April this year that her daughter’s biological father was pop band Drive’s vocalist Anji.

Source: JP

Pohoto Courtesy of kawanku

Ambon PR – The city Government of Ambon is going to form its own AMBON TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD, to function as a body to manage the promotion of the city and as a partner of the city in developing the tourism potential of the city.

To begin the initial steps, on Monday (23/8) at the City Hall a convergence was held between the city Government ad several private entities within the tourism industry, professionals, airliners, etc. According to the Deputy Mayor, Olivia Latuconsina,accompanied by the head of Tourism, Youth and Sports, said that the formation of this particular Board is to continue the development of tourism potentials after the SAIL BANDA 2010 event in Ambon.

“We, the city Government are seriously thinking of what can be further done to enhance our tourism industry, although we have to do it step by step,” said Latuconsina. Deputy also mentioned that, there are many hotels being build and renovated to support SAIL BANDA 2010; however, the rate of tourists coming into the city is drastically declining. If we do not do anything to prevent this, many of the hotels will suffer financially. The hope is that, AMBON TROURISM PROMOTION BOARD will become an entity to help boost the interest of the outside world to come to Ambon, where eventually trading will happen and further investment will be seen.

Source: City Government

Sandy Soraya – Voorale News desk

Presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal was inaugurated as ambassador to the US, former chief of the Investment Coordinating Board Muhammad Lutfi as ambassador to Japan and senior diplomat Hasan Kleib as Indonesia’s permanent representative at the UN in New York.

Indonesia has not had an ambassador to the US since Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat retired last year. However, in the interim the countries have enjoyed heightened bilateral ties and are set to launch a comprehensive partnership later this year.

Jakarta has played down talk the lack of an ambassador has damaged relations, saying several key diplomats have coordinated well to cover the post.

Since Sudjadnan’s departure, the highest-ranked Indonesian representative in Washington has been charge d’affaires Salman Al Farisi.

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa conceded in a recent hearing with the House of Representatives the need to hasten the selection of replacements by identifying coming vacancies and expediting replacement procedures.

Lutfi will replace Jusuf Anwar, a former finance minister who will end his term this year.

Some high-ranking officials at the Foreign Ministry will also fill important positions.

Director general for multilateral affairs Rezlan Ishar Jenie becomes ambassador to France while Havas Arif Oegroseno, director general for international treaties and legal affairs, will become ambassador to Belgium and the European Union.

Of the 24 ambassadors, three are not career diplomats. They are Lutfi, Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir (a scholar and wife of the late economist Sjahrir) and politician Semuel Samson who is also the CEO of Voorale Multimedia Corp/PT. Global Solusindo Perkasa.

Source: JP

David will be missed by many fellow musicians, especially in the Indonesia’s Gospel music scene. Farewell my friend. You are now in His care.

Andy Atis – Voorale News Desk

AJPF 2010 is pleased to see more and more of the foreign friendly nations to come and participate. With its plan to build Amboin Art and Science Academy, the Committe hopes to have further venture with ICOM in music education beyond the festival.

We welcome our friends from Malaysia

Sandy Soraya – Voorale News desk

If people been rumoring about the CIA created conflicts in many areas in Africa or Middle East. Well what happened in Maluku for 7 years is worse than what CIA has ever done. However, it is now in the past. No thanks to any politician; it was Maluku people own realization and initiative to end the no purpose conflict. AL Hisbullah Toysuta, the head of the Moslem youth said to www.voorale.com that “SU SAMPE JUA” (Enough is enough). “Before there is “SALAM” (Islam) or “SARANI” (Christianity) in Maluku, we are already Moluccans; therefore there is no reason for the two religions to be the cause of the horizontal conflict. It was politically driven by those in Jakarta, ” added Toysuta.

In SAIL BANDA 2010, on Sunday the 1st of August, a group of young people put up the show. They are telling the world that PELA GANDO lives in every heart of every Moluccan. “If you are a Moslem living in Ambon/Maluku, be a Moluccan Moslem; if you live in Ambon/Maluku and you are a Christian, be a Moluccan Christian,” said Hisbullah further. Jakarta has created a wrong paradigm, telling people that Moslem is related to Arab and Christianity to America (USA); yet those two nations have nothing to do with the two religions, said Hisbullah Toysuta, now one of the professors in National Islamic Institute in Ambon, and also running for Deputy Mayor election 2014.

During the performance one can feel the warmth of the young people, playing the traditional instruments and dancing the dances.

The question is, does peace or harmony belongs only to the world of the youngsters?

Sandy Soraya – Voorale News

On SAIL BANDA 2010, Sunday the 1^st of August, the committee put together an interesting occasion for the public. “Makan Patita,” or tradition carries further in Hawaii as “Luau” was done to break a national record (MURI) for the most variety of fish dishes presented in one day; and they did it. Groups of women from different suburbs in the city of Ambon participated in the event. The ladies from “Karang Panjang Hills” won the first price. With only Rp200.000 (Two hundred thousand rupiah) per area, these ladies sure put a great presentation.

Dishes from “Ikan bakar” (B-B-Q fish), Kohu-kohu (Ambonese version of fresh salad), “Ikan kuah kuning,” (Fish with yellowish soup), “Ikan Kanari” (Fish with walnuts), and many more. All presented in two rows of long tables, about 200 meters in length, closing one of the major streets of the city.

At the end of the official grading of the foods, people attending the festivity were allowed to eat the variety of fish dishes. On top of that, they were entertained by a group of musicians from the US NAVY MERCY ship.

Sandy Soraya – Voorale News Desk

Together they dance in peace and harmony

Few years ago the PELA GANDONG, which is the only true religious tolerance and harmony system that works in the world, was tainted by the act of some foreign bigots politically planned from out side of Maluku. On that day, it was like Maluku telling everyone, every guest of SAIL BANDA 2010 that it will not happen again. 400 years of religious tolerance system was practiced by every village in Maluku and 5 years its was broken due to political bigots out of Jakarta, was enough.

Tari Lenso - Welcome danc

The girls from Batu Merah

The boys and girls of the two villages accompanied by the “Bapa Raja” of Batu Merah, were dancing, singing and playing traditional “Totobuang and Syawat”. “Tari Lenso” (Welcome Dance) was performed beautifully.

By: Henny Herawati

Photos: AEM

]]> http://voorale.org/?feed=rss2&p=492 0 http://voorale.org/?p=482 http://voorale.org/?p=482#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:52:52 +0000 andyatis http://voorale.org/?p=482 Ambon-PR, Mayor of Ambon, M.J Papilaja, visited location where US Navy Doctors (USNHS Mercy) gave free medical services to the citizens of his town (31/7). The special public service was done in athlete’s compound on Karang Panjang Hills. The Mayor was accompanied by head of Health Services of the city, doctor H. Liesay, and head of PR of the city of Ambon, H.M. Sopacua. Mayor and his entourage was greeted by officer in charge doctor Patal.

According to Mayor screening was done to select people that eligible to receive medical treatment from the US NAVY boys and girls. However, on the “D” day it was over crowded and some of could not receive the treatment.

There were 1333 patients logged and received medical treatment, from dental, general medical treatment and optical, according to doctor Chandra of Ambon Heath Services Department. This free public medical service started in Thursday (29/7) and ended on Monday (2/8).

Source: City Government

Sandy Soraya – Voorale News desk

Two lady officers and 7 male Navy boys made Ambon sounded like you are in 3^rd street Promenade, Santa Monica – LA. It was an amazing scene for many Ambonese, to see not just the magnificent US NAVY Mercy anchored so gallantly on the beautiful Ambon bay, but also to see so many Americans roaming the street the past three weeks; and to day treated by the boys and girls of Uncle Sam on the center of the city.

George Maitimu, one of the young boys watching the show said, “I have always love America, Ambon people have only two foreign countries in their hearts, Holland and USA.  He said that proud fully. If you visit the suburbs of Ambon, American influence in their music and clothing style are so visible.. Today they saw live the people they so admiring play live music in their hometown.

The most heart cheering is that one of the high ranking officers of the US NAVAL SHIP MERCY had offered Ambon Jazz Plus Festival 2010 to send the same musicians to participate in the festival. It would be tan awesome contribution from the US for the festival; and the festival director, Andy Manuhutu, got the permission to take the photos for this article, on stage.

“That is what being an American is all about, which is continuously at the right moment making other people’s day. That is what Lieutenant Commander Dan Benardi did for me; he gave the privilege to take photos on stage, which no one else was permitted to do so except for the official Navy photographers. The Lieutenant made my day; what\ a blessing after being away for so long from my home in California,” said Manuhutu in detail.

What more exciting is that a communication going on at the moment where there is a possibility of the same Navy band or maybe even from the 7^th Fleet will be performing at the up and coming Ambon Jazz Plus Festival, said Andy, as he was in discussion with Captain of the US Navy, Jeff Breslau.

AJPF 2010 will be honored if there is the possibility to have those US Navy boys and girls participating !!!!!!

By: Sandy Soraya

Photos by: AEM