Astrid Ellena: As Cover Model

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Astrid Ellena: In Gown

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Astrid Ellena: In Casual Wear

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Watch Video: Zoya Amirin, Indonesia's Only Qualified Sexual Psychologist, Talks about Sex Education in Country

JAKARTA, Indonesia – In a country with the biggest Muslim population like Indonesia; it’s hard to imagine talking about sex and sexual education openly.

Zoya Amirin: Indonesia's Only Qualified Sexual Psychologist

Indonesia with a population of 230 million, Zoya Amirin is believed to be the Indonesia’s lone qualified sexual psychologist, working to make Indonesians more open-minded about sex and to help prevent the more than two million abortions a year.

 Indonesia's highest Muslim council agrees with sex education but in a limited form. Watch video of Al Jazeera TV below:

Sumatra (Indonesia) Plane Crash Updates: Hope of Life for Survivors After Crash Landing

JAKARTA: There were few hopeful hints Friday that there could be survivors from a small plane that crashed in Indonesia with 18 people on board after rescuers said the fuselage was intact and a door was open.

Hope of Life for Survivors After Plane Crash Landed in Sumatra (Indonesia)

Reported earlier here; the Casa 212 turboprop plane, carrying 14 passengers and four crew, went down in western Sumatra island on Thursday after departing Medan city, in Sumatra, for the nearby province of Aceh.

But the commercial flight run by Nusantara Buana Air sent an emergency signal and went down at 1,100 metres (3,600 feet) in the mountainous Bohorok area, around 70 kilometres (43 miles) northwest of Medan.

A team, dispatched for search and rescue operation, found Thursday that the fuselage was mainly intact and early Friday morning they reported from a helicopter that a door to the aircraft had been opened.

“They saw an open door, which makes us think that some passengers may be alive, so we are hopeful,” transport ministry aviation head Herry Bakti told AFP.

The rescue team were unable to reach the site Thursday because of poor access to the area and difficult terrain.

“The first thing we’ll do today is place an emergency helipad at the site, and hopefully we can get on the ground soon,” Bakti said.

Local daily newspaper Kompas reported that families of the missing had begun a search mission themselves, frustrated with the slow response.

Breaking News Alert -- Lost Small Plane Carrying 18 People Feared Crashed in Western Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (Sept. 29) – Breaking News: A transport plane is reported missing in western Indonesia today (Thursday, Sept. 29) morning, BBC reports.

Lost Small Plane Carrying 18 People Feared Crashed in Western Indonesia

It is feared that the CASA C-212 aircraft, 18 on board, has crashed somewhere near the North Sumatran village of Bahorok.

The rescue and emergency teams have already been dispatched to the probable site of crash, government officials said.

According to Bambang Ervan, a spokes person Indonesian Transport Ministry, the plane was on its way between North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, a flight not more than an hour.

The aircraft’s contact with ATC (Air Traffic Control) lost immediately after an emergency signal was sent to ATC.

Although Indonesia has poor aviation history yet it depends mainly on air transport.

Recently in last week, three people died when an Indonesian transport plane crashed in mountainous area of the remote Indonesian province of Papua.

Papua (Indonesia) Plane Crash: All Three On Board Reported Dead

TIMIKA, Indonesia (September 22, 2011) – Police sources revealed that plane crashed in mountainous area of the remote Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday has killed three on board, including a foreign pilot.

Thee Killed in Plane Crash in Papua, Indonesia

According to details; the plane was on its mission of transport supplies to remote villages for a Christian humanitarian association. The plane crashed at about 0613 GMT near Wamena district leaving dead all three on board. 

The nationality of the foreign pilot is still to be established but Association itself has confirmed the death of three.

The cause of the plane crash is yet to be confirmed but most probably the harsh weather conditions might have caused the accident as in recent years few of the air crashes have been reported in Papua due to turbulent weather in this area.

Nadine: Ames: In Gown

Name: Nadine Ames -Country: Indonesia -Pageant Joined: Puteri Indonesia 2011, Miss Universe 2011 -Photo Credits: Miss Universe Organization -All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Nadine Ames: Headshot

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