Jumat, 01 Mei 2009

[bali-bali] 100 TOKOH DUNIA TERPOPULER

Time magazine edisi terbaru memuat berita 100 tokoh dunia yang tepopuler.

Dan kita sebagai bangsa Indonesia patut menghargai dan sangat bangga,bahwa Bpk.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono termasuk salah satu tokoh tersebut dan berada diurutan ke- 9 dan mengalahkan Barach Obama (President Amerika) yg berada di urutan ke-20.

Simak beritanya di:www.timemagazine.com and klik time 100 untuk informasi lengkap.

Leaders & Revolutionaries

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Since winning the presidency in 2004, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has managed to keep the nation afloat, even during the current global recession. However, significant challenges lie ahead. Poverty remains pervasive in Indonesia, and the government must press onward with improvements to the country's ailing infrastructure. Businesses are confronted with a bewildering array of regulations, and the country pays a heavy price in corruption and bribery.

The coming presidential election promises to be good to Yudhoyono, 59, thanks in no small measure to his having for the most part delivered on his promises. The history of Indonesia's democratic journey may not be that long, but it has thus far shown that the country's people will not re-elect a President who falls short of expectations.

The time is right for Indonesia, as the world's most populous Muslim nation, to assume a more prominent position in Asia and throughout the Muslim world. In response to President Obama's warm overtures to Muslim countries for a new phase in relations with the U.S., Yudhoyono can take the lead and chart a new course for the region.

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