Yogyakarta Province, (The Jakarta Post) The 61 works on display, comprising paintings, sculptures and graphic designs, were produced by 51 artists, mostly young ones.
Entitled Komedi Putar (Merry-Go-Round), the exhibition features works depicting merry-go-rounds and the famous Sekaten night market. (more…)
JAKARTA, March 30 (Xinhua) — A 6.2 magnitude tectonic quake which jolted Indonesia’s Aceh province Sunday morning had no potential to trigger tsunami, an official said.
    ”The quake was not followed by tsunami,” Amran, an official of the Meteorological and Geophysic Station in Jakarta, said Sunday. (more…)
With more and more Russians eager to travel abroad, tourists are flocking to unexpected locations like Indonesia. And the IndoneÂsian government is doing everything it can to capitalize on this growing market of Russian tourists by inviting more of them.
If Turkey is the current hot spot for vacationing Russians - with over 2 millions Russian tourists visiting the country in 2007 - then IndoÂnesia, which is further away but far more exotic, might just be the next big tourist destination. (more…)
Debnath Guharoy , Consultant ,   | Tue, 03/11/2008 1:38 AM | Business
As with people of all nationalities, many Indonesians spend their whole lives in their provinces, never traveling far from home.
About 13 percent of the population travel beyond what is required by their daily routines. That figure typically drops by 2 or 3 percent when you eliminate those who travel unexpectantly owing to unforeseen business or family matters. (more…)
Rilwan Hamzah , Contributor , Jakarta  |  Thu, 03/27/2008 1:02 AM |  Headlines
There’s good news for Jakartan fans of opera and musicals this week, with young Indonesian singers and a visiting Austrian flutist set to perform in a mixed-genre concert on Thursday night.
The first part of the concert, presented by the Resonanz Music Studio, will consist of opera compositions taken from famous operas by Mozart, Puccini and Verdi, with solos, duets and a quartet accompanied by pianist Avip Priatna. (more…)
JAKARTA, March 25 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government will invite Chinese investors to attend the Investment Forum in Jakarta in May, an official said Tuesday.
    ”All preparations have been ripe and as many investors as possible from China are expected to attend the forum in Jakarta,” Mohamad Oemar, a spokesman for the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, told the national Antara news agency. (more…)
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will resume the operation of its low-cost carrier (LCC) unit Citilink in June or July which was stopped in January, director for strategy and information tehcnology Elisa Lumban Toruan said Friday.
“CitiLink as Garuda’s business unit will seriously perform as an LCC player without disregarding flight safety,” she said. (more…)
Traffic congestions hit Puncak, West Java as well as Gilimanuk, East Java as holiday goers traveled to spend their long weekend following public holidays on Thursday and Friday.
Metro TV reported that a two-kilometer traffic jam was seen in Gilimanuk seaport as many people from Java were heading to the neighboring island of Bali for holidays. (more…)
The Indonesia International Travel Fair 2008 which is considered to be an important event in the Visit Indonesia Year (VIY 2008) calendar of events, will be held on 27-30 March 2008.Balai Kartini Expo, located at the heart of Jakarta, was chosen to be the venue for IITF 2008 which is a one-day B2B and a 3-day consumer show where the Jakarta consumers can purchase domestic and international travel packages at very special prices. (more…)
Helly Minarti , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta
It seems that Jakarta is finally catching up with the other world metropolises by tapping into the Argentine tango music and dance craze.
With more dramatic movements and tunes than other Latin dances, the Argentine tango has started to seduce aficionados in the capital.
“Tango is sort of an alien dance for Asians,” mused Ogie Mendoza, a tango teacher who frequently flies from Manila to hold tango workshops in Jakarta and Bali. (more…)