Our Correspondent
Lusyanto Januar
Major (S) Lusyanto Januar is an Indonesian Naval Officer currently serving as Team Leader of UN-07 Force HQ Riverine Section at MONUSCO. Born in Jakarta 07 January 1977, He was commissioned from Indonesian Naval Academy on 1998. He continued his study at Indonesian Naval Institute of Technology (STTAL) in which completed in 2006. To further improve his skills, he followed a number of trainings and courses, national and international. Among them were: Finance Administration Officer Course in 2001 in Bandung, Peace Support Operations for Instructor’s (PSOIC) in 2009 in Jakarta, and UNMO’s Course in 2009 in the Netherlands.
Darmawan Hendro W
Darmawan Hendro W, also known as Awe, is a Navigator of C-130 Hercules now serving as Staff Officer Air Operation in Aviation Section UNAMID Darfur Sudan. He graduated from Indonesian Air Force Academy in 1996. In the following years of 1998 and 1999 respectively, he took Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Combat Survival Course and 107 th School of Air Navigation RAAF. He obtained his Master Engineering Science in Surveying and Spatial Information Systems from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2007. Throughout his career, he joined a number of humanitarian relief missions including ones in Aceh and Iran. For hobbies, he loves reading and collecting aeroplane miniature.
Fati Balfas
Fatiah was born in Jakarta in 1978, the youngest of three siblings, and a firm believer in international justice. She took her grandfather’s last name “Balfas” in order to provide a ‘family’ name to ease her integration into the European system. She obtained her law degree from the University of Indonesia in Depok, in 2004, specializing in Public International Law including international organization, international legal proceeding, and international criminal law. In 2003 she joined Lembaga Penelitian Hukum Internasional (LPHI- Center for International Law Studies) as a Researcher and became an editor to Jurnal Hukum International Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of International Law) until 2005. She subsequently pursued a Master’s degree in International Law at Erasmus University of Rotterdam after receiving a full scholarship from the Dutch government. She started an internship at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and subsequently was offered to join Charles Taylor’s Defense Team, Special Court for Sierra Leone on April 2007. Passionate about public International Law, she was granted a funding to allow her admission to a summer course organized by The Hague Academy of International Law in summer 2008. Currently serving as a Legal Assistant for Charles Taylor Defense Team, at the United Nations’ backed Tribunal – SCSL (Special Court for Sierra Leone) Sub-Office in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Fati enjoys living in Delft and biking throughout the city and vigorously perfecting her zero swimming skills. She encourages you to share your story through any possible means. She believes that people can always learn something from experience and other people’s experience.
Andi Perdana Kahar
Born on February 1971, LT Col Andi Perdana Kahar devoted himself to the country of Indonesia through military carrier. Therefore, after graduating from the high school in 1989, he attended the Indonesian Military Academy for 3 years of education. Following his graduation in 1992, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. He started his initial tour of duty at the 327 Infantry Battalion as a Platoon Leader. For almost 8 years of his assignment, he held various positions, including Platoon Leader, Company Commander and Operations Staff Officer. In 2000, after graduating from the Advance Course, he held the following positions: Deputy Commander of the Combat Training and Education at the VII Area Military Command, Deputy Commander of 721 Infantry Battalion, Junior Officer for Operations Staff at the VII Area Military Command, Deputy Commander of 700 Infantry Battalion/Raiders and Chief of Staff of the 1408 District Military Command. Following his graduation of the Indonesian Army Command and Staff College in 2007, he held two positions, as Commander of Advance Course Unit at the Infantry Training Center and Commander of the 323 Infantry Battalion/Raiders.
During his military carrier, he had been through some domestic military operations, as follow: Operations in East Timor (1995), Operations in Aceh and Papua (1999), Security Operations at the Indonesian-East Timor Border Line (2003) and Operations in Aceh (2004). For almost 18 years of his carrier, he had been awarded with the following military medals: Seroja Medal for East Timor Operations, Raksaka Dharma Medal for Papua Operations, Dharma Nusa Medal for Aceh Operations and 8 years Loyalty Medal. LT Col Andi Perdana Kahar is married with two children.
Lieutenant Colonel Andi Perdana Kahar, currently is the commanding officer of Indobat, Indonesia’s Garuda Contingent XXIII-D serving under the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The contingent is based in Adshit Al Qusayr in Southern Lebanon. More updates relating to the assignment of Indonesia’s Garuda Contingent XXIII-D will further be shared is also available through the regular press release accordingly.
Irdy Joviano
Currently serving at MONUSCO (United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo) as a Military Observer in remote place namely Kanyabayonga in North Kivu Province, DRC. Marines Officer, with present in the rank of Major, born in Palu, Central Sulawesi on 28 June 1974, graduated from the Indonesian Naval Academy in 1996, began his military career as Platoon Leader in 1997 at 1st Marine Battalion, and further succeeded to be a Company Commander at 8th Marine Battalion in the year of 2004. With series of military basic to advanced training and courses, to name a few in-country: UNMO Training, Peace Support Operations for Instructor’s level (PSOIC) in Halim – Jakarta, UNMOs Course and UNMOC (United Nations Military Observer Course) held overseas in Ulaanbaataar, Mongolia in 2009. Prior deployed to MONUSCO, Major Irdyansyah Nawir Jr. Ayuba was assuming the responsibility as Pasi Ops Yonmarhanlan III in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Major Irdyansyah Nawir Jr. Ayuba has banked various military missions, namely; Operasi Rencong Sakti XII & XVIIB in Eastern and Southern Province of Aceh in 1999 and in 2002/2003, Yon Gab I TNI – Ambon in 2000/2001, lastly of Rencong sakti XXIX in 2004/2005. A travel enthusiast and fond of photography, and arts – to include hard rock music, specially Bon Jovi, is also share a great interest in poetry. As he resumes duty with MONUSCO, he will be sharing more on his days during assignment from the D.R. Congo.
Andry Yudha Kusumah
Andry Yudha Kusumah was born and grew up in Bandung, Indonesia. His knowledge combines Human Rights, International Development, and International Relations. Currently, he is pursuing his doctoral degree at Waseda University, Japan where he try to solve energy and water poverty for his Ph.D studies. He believes that studying makes people younger, sharing is the source of happiness, and this world is a place for devotion to the good humanity. For him, peace starts in the minds of mankind. The more peace is discourse, the more likely it is achieved. With the pralangga team, he will write short essays about Indonesia’s contribution in current world peace keeping affairs at the brand new “peace studies corner”. He kindly requests for all your support and cooperation.
Bagus Jatmiko
Born in the city of Madiun, East Java on 20th July 1979, Capt Bagus Jatmiko, SH, joined the Indonesian Navy in 2001. After being deployed in various missions in Indonesia, he is currently serving as French Interpreter Officer in the Garuda XX-G Contingent in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He completed his degree in International Law in 2008. Since joining the Navy, he has been actively participated in a number of military training, including Long Rifle Capability Course in 1999, SCUBA diving course in 2000, and Madura Strait Swimmer in 2001 with specialty for surface warfare (artillery) in 2007. He participated in two other courses abroad, one being the Basic Navigation Course in Australia in 2005 and GEAOM (Group Ecole d’Application des Officers de Marine) Jeanne d’Arc in France in 2008-2009. Among his many hobbies, he mostly love to read and collect books, sports, traveling, photography, and culinary. He is fond of personal growth activities and actively participating into various mind-enriching discussions with experts to broaden knowledge and visions.
Satriady Prabowo
Born in 29 October 1984, currently serving under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under Indonesia’s Garuda Contingent XX-G. Graduated from Indonesia’s Military Academy in 2005 with rank of First Lieutenant (Lettu) went on his initial assignment at Zeni Corps (Engineering Corps) of Batalyon Zeni Tempur 3/Yudha Wyogrha (3rd Combat Engineering Battalion) as the commanding officer of the Zipur Platoon, then was once assumed a role of same of Danton JIHANDAK (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). Having exposed to the role of Danton JIHANDAK further landed him into VVIP assignment details, to include the Presidential and Vice President’s security details relating to area threat’s sanitzing and tactical team for the Bomb/explosive threat. With all tour of duty involved has banked him hands-on experience that lead to an international assignment under Satgas Kontingen Garuda/ Indonesia’s Garuda Contingent of Konga XX-G/MONUC deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
A travel enthusiast, sports and photography, and having assigned in DRC at present has given him more chance to admire the nature though his photo shoots and interaction with the people. With regards to his military training, Satriady has banked on; Basic Jump Para in 2004, Officer’s Course on Milti-corps Training in 2006, Basic Engineering Officer’s Course in 2006, Engineering Equipment Maintenance Course in
2007 as well as Instructor’s Shooting Course in 2008. More stories will be shared by Satriady while on assignment in the DRC.
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