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Bicycle-Only Lanes to Open: Jakarta, West Java
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:18:40 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The group Bike to Work (B2W) won a victory after two years of campaigning with the Jakarta administration promising to provide special bicycle lanes along city streets. “More people commuting to work by bike has pushed the city to build traffic lanes for cyclists,” Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo said at the climax of a series [...]
Alert Raised for Possible Eruption of Mount Kelud: Kediri, East Java
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:22:55 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
An alert has been raised for Mount Kelud in East Java, to its highest since the last eruption in 1990, amid signs that it may erupt. The 1,731-meter volcano has emitted more than 300 metric tons of carbon dioxide a day in the past few days, or, triple the normal measure. The volcano has been [...]
Food Stalls and Ramadhan Snacks: Jakarta, West Java
Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:04:54 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Passersby. Cars. Motorcycles. The cacophony of vehicle horns. The regular chaotic Jakarta traffic seems to get worse during the holy month of Ramadhan. Some try to beat the traffic so they can break the fast at home with their families, while others hit the streets to satisfy their taste buds after a day of fasting. [...]
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:26:17 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Now why doesn?t that surprise me!. After all, it?s almost on their back doorstep and of course damn cheaper to go to the paradise island than it is to travel in their own country ? especially if you live in West Australia where it?s only a 3 and a half hour flight. Cheap as chips [...]
Textile Museum Unpopular: Jakarta, West Java
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:20:12 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Despite its classic architecture and wide collection of traditional clothes, most Jakartans have probably never heard of Museum Tekstil (the Textile Museum), let alone visited it. The museum, formerly a French private house built in the 19th century, has a collection of some 1,800 pieces of clothing from around the archipelago, most of it batik. [...]
Eco-Friendly Radio: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:45:52 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
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. Terong village consists of nine [...]
Jakarta History Museum: Jakarta, West Java
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:38:06 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The good news is more and more people today visit museums in Jakarta. But unfortunately museum curators and visitors alike are not always privy to the information or surroundings they need to truly appreciate all there is to learn from the country’s cultural heritage. Museum caretakers, according to MR Manik, head of the Jakarta History [...]
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