NEWS - After Belgian 'Cercle Sportif VISE', Bakries Snap Up A-League Champion 'Brisbane Roar'

Adding to its status as a player in international football, the Bakrie family has bought a controlling stake in the Brisbane Roar, the reigning champion of Australia’s A-League.  (source)

NEWS - Thousands compete for UI seats - testcenters in Brussels and various places in Indonesia

Almost 37,000 people took the University of Indonesia (UI)’s Simak entrance test in cities as far away as Europe on Sunday in hopes of attending one of the nation's best colleges.

“Simak UI 2011 is an entrance test for every program at UI for the vocational, regular undergraduate, [unsubsidized] parallel undergraduate, international-class undergraduate, professional, specialist and doctorate programs,” UI spokesman Vishnu Juwono said in Depok, West Java, on Saturday. (source - full story hereunder)

SOCIAL - BIMESA newsfeed

I have decided to put the BIMESA newsfeed on the blog, so you can follow all "live" so to speak and go read on the blog itself whenever interested.

The original post on this initiative you can access here.

NEWS - Anderlecht - Jakarta 0-5 ?

The Bakrie family, one of the richest families in Indonesia, is reported to plan expansion of its football interests in Europe.  A spokesman for the influential family confirmed that it was in talks with a professional club in Belgium.

Iman Arif : “We’re looking to Belgium because it’s one of the European countries that has flexible immigration rules. We’re still undecided on whether we will buy a majority stake or not.”

It was not specified which Belgian club was the focus of attention.  It is suggested that it could be Anderlecht, winner of 30 championships and the Belgium’s most successful club.

The involvement would not primarily be to make money.  “We want to give Indonesian players a chance to play in the best leagues, such as England and maybe Belgium. We want to help football development in the country,” said Iman.  He is also the deputy chairman for technical affairs at the Indonesian Football Association’s (PSSI) National Team Body (BTN).

(full story - Jakarta Globe)

TRANSLATION - Google Translation Toolkit

I did install the Google instant-translation "toolkit" in the right column far up.  Instant translation in Dutch, French, German, Bahasa Indonesia and other languages !  Enjoy.

VIW-INDONESIA - Soft Opening

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