A. Overview When Tracing back the history of Indonesian independence in Yogyakarta you cannot leave off the President’s Residence The Residence lies upon a 43.858 square meter land and is also known as Gedung Agung. The naming was thought to be related to one of the functions of the ...

A. Overview Tired with urban routines, crowded environment, and polluted air, once in a while one should go for a relaxation to a village. Offering such refreshment, tourism villages are good to visit. Among such villages in Yogyakarta, there is Pentingsari Traditional Village. The ...

A. Overview Garebeg Keraton Yogyakarta is a traditional ceremony performed as a manifestation of Sultan’s duty to spread and protect Islam. The ceremony, better known as Grebeg, was initiated by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I (1755 – 1792). The name Garebeg itself is derived from the ...

Jakarta, Indonesia - The much awaited international marine event of Sail Banda has kicked off as scheduled. At 11 am Darwin Time on Saturday, July 24, 2010, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono at Darwin`s Cullen Bay flagged off 49 of 106 foreign yachts to ...

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - One of Malaysia's biggest yearly events, the Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival (MMSC) is finally here to sweep the nation up in a frenzied shopping fervour. The MMSC 2010 kicking off today, July 24, and ending on Sept 16, promising tourists and local ...

Ambon, Indonesia - The US Navy‘s floating hospital USNS Mercy T-AH-19 Public Relations (PR) official Bernardi has said Maluku province had natural beauty as tourism assets. "Maluku has beautiful landscapes with friendly people and food that attract tourists and visitors," Bernardi ...

By Bahril Hidayat On Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11 a.m., I left for Magelang. From Km 13 Kaliurang Street, Yogyakarta, I took the alternative road northward to EloProgo Art House at Bejen, Wanurejo, Borobudur, Magelang. In this place, the heart of the archipelago, the middle of eastern and ...

Oleh: Suherdjoko Semarang is progressing fast and developing into a leading business city, although floods caused by heavy rain and high tides affect some parts of the city. Semarang is the country’s third largest business city after Jakarta and Surabaya. It became a ...

By Ashlee Betteridge Every plate of nasi campur has a story. It is an ubiquitous dish around Indonesia. And what’s not to love about it? The name literally means “mixed rice,” and the dish normally has a scoop of nasi putih (white rice) accompanied by small portions of a ...

By Matthew J. Walpole,* Harold J. Goodwin, and Kari G.R. Ward Introduction Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ biological conservation efforts. From the earliest national parks in the United States, protected areas were established as areas set aside from exploitation to ...

By Noor Hazarina Hashim, Jamie Murphy, Nazlida Muhamad Hashim Abstract In December 1996, TIME magazine published an article titled “Finding God on the Web,” which projected how the Internet would shape information seeking on faith and religion. A decade later, the Web has become a ...