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Animal, Birds & Aquatic Life - Jurong Bird Park
Southeast Asia’s largest bird park, Jurong Bird Park is home to over 8,000 birds of 600 species from all over the world. Highlights include the world’s largest collection of Southeast Asian Hornbills and South American Toucans, and the world’s second largest penguin exhibit. Daily shows include Breakfast with the Birds (9am-llam), Birds of Prey, Penguin Feeding Time and the Jurong Bird Park All Stars Bird show. Opening hours: 9am to 6pm (Mon-Fri), 8am to 6pm (Sat, Sun and public holidays). Panorail: 9.00am to 5.30 pm. Location: 2 Jurong Hill, Singapore 628925
Getting there: Take the MRT to Boon Lay (EW27).

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Singapore’s 1st International Garden and Flower Show - Singapore is the ideal global city for hosting the first international garden and flower show on the equator, after more than four decades of consistent and concerted greening efforts and establishing a hard-won reputation as the premier Garden City of the Tropics. The Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) is a floral fiesta of beauty and exciting cultural events to please the eyes and delight the senses. Positioned to take its place amongst the top flower and garden shows on the international calendar, the SGF is a unique showcase of outstanding creations by top award-winning landscape and garden designers, florists, and horticulturists specially invited to the Festival.

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Come celebrate great food at the annual Singapore Food Festival in a country where eating is a national passion! The festival promises to be a gastronomical treat, featuring the many Uniquely Singaporean cuisine and local food delights which this Food Paradise is known for. All visitors to Singapore will get to savour the Singapore Chilli Crab for FREE, with compliments from Singapore Tourism Board. Simply collect the redemption voucher at the Singapore Visitors Centres at Changi International Airport Terminals One and Two; at Orchard Road or at Singapore Cruise Centre and head down to any participating restaurants to enjoy this lip-smacking treat!

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Deepavali, the most important date of the Hindu calendar, occurs on one day during October, and in the ethnic quarter of Little India, the festivities last practically for the whole month of October. Deepavali is the Festival of Lights, and marks the defeat of the evil King Narakasura by the Lord Krishna. All round the world, Hindus celebrate this day as the triumph of light over darkness, and of good over evil. It marks the new beginning for Hindu devotees, and is a great time of rejoicing and renewal.

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WAKATOBI – Kalau kita sempat pelesiran di daerah tenggara Sulawesi, jangan lupa singgahi Pulau Hoga dan Kaledupa, di Kepulauan Wakatobi. Selain bisa menyelam untuk kepentingan penelitian, kita juga bisa menyinggahi masjid tua, yang memiliki keunikan batu bertuliskan Nabi Muhammad SAW di pusat bangunannya. Wakatobi yang merupakan kumpulan pulau bernama Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomian dan Binongko, sebenarnya dahulu bernama Kepulauan Tukang Besi. Pada tahun 1996, pulau ini baru diresmikan menjadi taman nasional laut dengan harapan dapat menjadi daerah pelestarian alam demi fungsinya sebagai sistem penyangga kehidupan.

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A Sumatran pig hunting association is planning a hunt with up to a thousand men and dogs in an area adjoining one of the most important tiger sanctuaries in the world. Although the area
designated for the hunt is outside of Sumatra’s Kerinci-Seblat National Park borders, Critically Endangered and protected wildlife that will be threatened includes Sumatran tigers, Asian golden
cats, clouded leopards, Malay tapir, sun bears and at least four species of deer. Evidence suggests that the skins of two Sumatran tiger cubs seized recently in the area were from animals killed by pig hunters.

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Way Kanan is part of the larger protected area known as Way Kambas National Park. The park comprises an area of 130,000 ha. in Lampung province, south Sumatra. It contains a variety of lowland and coastal habitats, including one of the largest freshwater swamp forests in Sumatra. Approximately 80% of the original Dipterocarp lowland rainforests have been selectively logged and converted to grass-land and secondary forest. The relatively open character of the forest coupled with a few trails makes it a rewarding site, where you can observe several unusual species of bird and animal.

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Lampung is strategically located and easily accessible, particularly from Jakarta. Bandar Lampung, its capital, was formerly two separate towns, Tanjungkarang and Telukbetung. In the course of development these towns have spread out to one an other to become one single city. Lampung has its own traditions, high valued handicraft and art creations such as woven cloth, interwoven by gold threads called “tapis”. Sumatran elephants, tigers and hundreds of species of birds can be watched at the Way Kambas nature reserve. Rafflesia, the biggest flower in the world can be seen when it is blooming at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, on the southern coastline of Sumatra. The province has a great potential in agriculture, however, its population is small.

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In the nineteen thirties the Hungarian, Laszlo Szekely (1892-1946) returned from Medan to Budapest and wrote the novel Tropic Fever. This highly autobiographical story takes place on the east coast of Sumatra between 1908 and 1918, which was the pioneering period of Deli tobacco. The book portrays the harsh atmosphere surrounding planters lifes in the Deli area at that time. It also tells of the poor working conditions of the coolies. The journey by train from Belawan to Medan has been narrated as follows:

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Pantai Punai may becoming your interesting destination, especially if you are Indonesian and likes a little bit adventure trip. This place is in the South East of the island, in exact opposite corner with Tanjung Binga. Pantai Punai is placed in Tanjung Kelumpang village. You will spend 1.5-2 hours journey by car from Tanjungpandan. It is good if you are interested to see remote part of Belitung. The nearest town is Gantung, for about 35km distance in the North. This place is totally not developed yet.

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