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Billboard Blitz: Yogyakarta, Central Java
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No Comments » Activists have underlined the importance of a stricter government regulation on outdoor advertising media in a bid to help restore the heritage city of Yogyakarta. At a one-day workshop on outdoor media held here over the weekend, participants said the amount of uncontrolled outdoor advertising media in the city had reached a very concerning level.
Contemporary Puppetry: Yogyakarta, Central Java
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In a move to attract more young people to shadow puppetry, a play was performed at a shopping mall in Yogyakarta last week combining shadow puppets, traditional dance and animation.
Yogyakarta Arts Festival: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | No Comments » The 19th installment of the Yogyakarta Arts Festival, or FKY XIX 2007, is a platform of dialogue and collaboration between traditional and contemporary arts, as well as a meeting of local and international artists.
Yogyakarta Optimistic About Tourism: Central Java
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The Yogyakarta tourism community has expressed optimism for improvement in the industry, despite various issues considered damaging, ranging from terrorism, natural disasters, aviation security and political ones.
Gedong Songo Temple Complex: Central Java
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Central Java is rich with the cultural heritage of Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic historical eras.
Ancient Theater Kept Alive: Jakarta, West Java
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The lights went out inside the Bharata Wayang Orang Theater in Senen, Central Jakarta. The dim sound of the traditional gamelan orchestra gained in intensity, silencing the chatter of the audience. The dark maroon curtain lifted to reveal performers in colorful traditional costumes. The show had begun.
Kotagede Under Threat of Extinction: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | No Comments » The Kotagede cultural heritage area in Yogyakarta province has been declared one of 100 such places in the world threatened by extinction. The Kotagede cultural heritage area in the special province of Yogyakarta was on the verge of extinction following the powerful earthquake that rocked the province on May 27, last year
Image of the Day: Bas Reliefs,Borobudur, Central Java
By Barrie | No Comments » When in Yogyakarta it is a must to visit the magnificent Borobudur Temple Complex - the second largest Bhuddist monument in South-East Asia.
Indonesians in Focus: Kartika Affandi
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Recent celebrations in Yogyakarta marked 100 years since the death of the Indonesian art icon, Affandi. The beloved painter died in 1990, at 83. The inheritor of his talent and keeper of his legend is his 72?-year-old daughter, Kartika, who started making portraits of him about five years before.
Borobudur Fun Heritage Trail: Yogyakarta, Central Java
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There is no doubt that the beauty, glory, and magnificence of the world heritage site, Borobudur temple, is well known not just across Indonesia but also around the globe. Yet, little may be known about the surrounding areas that are no less interesting destinations and can be enjoyed while visiting Borobudur — the largest Buddhist temple in the world built around the 7th and 8th centuries, located some 60 kilometers north of Yogyakarta.
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