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Jogja Gallery Announces Art Contest: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:22:17 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
I often refer to Yogyakarta as the cultural centre of Indonesia, and, although a lot of people [not many] disagree with me, it is a city of the arts with numerous galleries and museums as well as regular exhibitions. There is always something happening in Yogyakarta for the culturally-minded. One of my favourite galleries in [...]
The Kraton Batik: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:10:42 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
When I was in Yogyakarta recently, my wife Candika and I visited the Kraton, or Sultan?s Palace, mainly out of curiosity as it had been a year since I was last there, and besides, I wanted to view the damage inflicted the horrific earthquake. Of course you have to be escorted around the Kraton by [...]
Improving Downtown Yogyakarta: Central Java
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:42:30 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
In the city of Yogyakarta all, or most of, the retail activities are concentrated in downtown Jl. Malioboro, This poses so many problems for the 2 kilometre strip, the most obvious being traffic congestion. Back in the 1990?s, the local government put forward a plan to create a super-mall in the city centre covering 2 square [...]
Restaurants in Yogyakarta: Central Java
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:24:26 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The cultural heart of Java, Yogyakarta, is not only famous for its temples and antiquities, culture and friendly people it is also renowned for its great food. There are literally hundreds of excellent places to imbibe in a delicious meal, whether it be Indonesian food or Western. Of course warungs number in the thousand and some [...]
Garuda Crash Update: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:53:48 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
It appears my source was correct but unfortunately there has been casualties and fatalities. Here’s the latest from AlertNet: Forty-nine people have been confirmed dead in a plane crash at the airport of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, a government official told Reuters on Wednesday. “We found 48 dead bodies at the spot. One person died [...]
Adisucipto Airport: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:32:03 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Adisucipto International Airport is the main airport serving the Yogyakarta area and is located in the Sleman district, a twenty minute drive from the centre of Yogyakarta city. The airport suffered a bad hammering during the recent earthquake and has since been rebuilt to a very modern terminal, albeit small compared to others in [...]
Yogyakarta Tourism Suffering: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:31:39 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
It appears that the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, considers the series of disasters in the recent past have greatly affected tourism in the cultural city. This may be so, but, Yogyakarta?s tourism decline, in my view, started following the 97?-?98 Asian Economic Crisis. Of course disasters on nearby islands also had a [...]
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