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Yogyakarta to Build Wildlife Park: Yogyakarta, Central Java

October 1st, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

The Yogyakarta administration will turn a 634-ha piece of land in the Bunder area of Gunungkidul district into a wildlife park for research and tourism as well as to increase the local peoples welfare.

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Eco-Friendly Radio: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 26th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

The two-by-three-meter room is cramped with electronic gadgets, computers, chairs and tables — but it is the nerve center of farming life, as well as every other activity in Terong village, Dlinggo district, Bantul, from which the Menara Siar Pedesaan (MSP), or Rural Broadcasting Tower community radio station airs its programs.

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Project to Save Turtles: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 24th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

Indonesian villagers in the province of Yogyakarta have released 200 baby Olive Ridley turtles in a bid to help save the species.

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Mandala Air Expands Routes: Bali

September 23rd, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

mandala.jpg Indonesia’s Mandala Airlines have announced three new routes from their new secondary air hub of Bali with the addition of Denpasar-Jogjakarta, Denpasar-Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) and Denpasar-Balikpapan (Kalimantan) - effective October 1, 2007.

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Eco-labeled Furniture

September 21st, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

The Indonesian Ecolabeling Agency (LEI) has set up cooperation with several other institutions to provide the furniture market with products and handicrafts made from wood taken from ecolabeled forests.

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Lebaran – The Big Exodus

September 17th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

At least 4.21 million people are expected to pass through Central Java from Jakarta, West Java and Banten on their way to their hometowns in both Central and East Java during this year’s Idul Fitri exodus, an official said over the weekend.

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Super Soybean Produced: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 17th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

A partnership of stakeholders comprising farmers, a university and the food-processing industry has led to the discovery of a local variety of black soybean considered superior both in terms of productivity and nutritional content.

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Regol Jogja Magazine: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 16th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments 1 Comment »

Regol Jogja magazine has a distinct and colorful way of telling a story about Yogyakarta’s people, their daily lives, cultural heritage, local pastimes and traditional cuisine, said its founder and greatest fan.

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Indonesians in Focus: Marwoto

September 16th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

It was the very last scene of a ketoprak (Javanese folk theater) production at the Yogyakarta Arts Center. The clown figure, played by Marwoto, had been defeated by his opponent. Wounded and bleeding, clearly dying, he staggered a few paces and fell to the ground.

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Mlangi in Ramadhan: Yogyakarta, Central Java

September 14th, 2007 | Username By Barrie | Comments No Comments »

bridalprocession-malang.jpg On Monday afternoon, just days ahead of the Islamic fasting month, the call to prayer echoed throughout Mlangi, one of the oldest villages in Sleman, Yogyakarta. Men wearing sarongs and caps hurried to the biggest mosque in the village, Jami’ Mlangi, to attend the prayer gathering.

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