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 ...

Bengkulu, Indonesia - Arnoldi Rafflesia is the biggest of the 25 known rafflesia snake-plant in the world, a rafflesia researcher of Bengkulu University Agus Susatya said. "We have found that of the 25 rafflesia species throughout the world, Arnoldi is the biggest," katanya. He said ...

Lombok Barat, Indonesia - A Dutch investor is planning to build a tourist resort in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara and name it The Palmsat at Gili Tangkong Sekotong, a regional development official said. The foreign investor was to spend US$1.55 million to transform the area, ...

Denpasar, Indonesia - Foreign tourists coming to Bali are essentially seeking peace, as most of them are always too busy in their own countries. Wealth is not the only reason for happiness, especially at this time of the many natural disasters, said Dewa Nyoman Putrawan on Tuesday in ...

By Mohamad Bakri Darus For many among the tourists who visited the world heritage city Melaka, the Malay traditional houses are sure to attract their attention. Chances are, they would be fascinated by the design of these wooden houses complete with their veranda and roof, distinct ...

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 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 ...