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This blog about the happening, events, current issues of Jakarta daily. Jakarta is the Capital City of Indonesia, a country with a thousand islands.
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Happy Mother\'s Day Indonesia
Today is Mother’s Day. Mother's Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various dates around the world, from February 2nd in Norway all the way to December 22nd in Indonesia. No matter what day... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
Statue of Young Obama Erected in Menteng Park
A bronze statue of a young Barack Obama wearing shorts and a T-shirt has been erected in Menteng Park Central Jakarta to inspire children in the country where he lived as a boy. According to the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...
10,000 lanterns fly into record book in Indonesia
An ecumenical group launched more than 10,000 twinkling paper lanterns into the night sky from a beach in Indonesia, setting a world record, officials said Monday. The exact number of the white... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Jakarta 911
In the near time, Jakarta City Administration will have 911 emergency call, first aid for patients. The citizens only call number 911 and the personnel will visit them. It is a new organization in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...
Indonesia fights corruption with people power
In Indonesia public protests, secret recordings and an alleged plot among senior law enforcement officials to undermine the anti-corruption agency have transfixed the country. The BBC's Karishma... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...
Facebook People Power
By Sara Schonhardt Thousands of Indonesians have taken to the streets in the past week to protest the arrests of two anti-corruption commissioners and demand that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
Shop till you drop on Casablanca sidewalks
Jakarta shoppers and diners, save a place in your heart for a new favorite place: A 1.68-kilometer-long shopping corridor on a street known as Casablanca, dubbed the "New Orchard Road." The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
“one man, one tree, one bio-pore”
As part of its efforts to curb global warming, South Jakarta Municipal Administration runs a program named “one man, one tree, one bio-pore”. As the implementation, the local government is determined... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit m...
Indonesia Joins Other Countries in Tsunami Exercise
Today (October 14 2009) Indonesia and others states around the Indian Ocean rim will stage the first region-wide test of a tsunami warning system aimed at saving thousands of lives. Dubbed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
Govt to oblige civil servants, students to wear batik
The government will oblige civil servants and students to wear batik on certain days in order to preserve the unique cultural heritage item of Indonesia, a spokesman said. "The process must not stop... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
Happy Idul Fitri
As the holy Ramadhan ends, it’s the time for Moslems to celebrate the completion of contemplating God’s will for a month, a time when there was an opportunity to develop our compassion for the less... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my ...
Jakarta Security Condition ahead Lebaran
Chief of the Jakarta Military District Command Maj. Gen. Darpito Pudyastungkoro said security condition in the capital ahead of the post-fasting month festivities Lebaran is relatively... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full ...
Ngabuburit | hunting `ta'jil' before breaking fast
During Ramadan, it has become traditional for Muslims to spend their time looking for ta'jil, sugary snacks and drinks consumed to break the fast at various places while waiting for the mosque... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Green Jakarta Kite Festival
Central Jakarta Municipality will hold kite Festival in National Monument Square (Monas) on Sunday, 9 August 2009. Hundred participants from several regions and ASEAN countries will perform their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...
Jakarta Hidden Tour | Slum Tours in The City
An Indonesian tour operator, is now offering tourists the chance to see the 'other' side of Jakarta - a side tucked away from the sprawling shopping malls and 5-star hotels. Jakarta Hidden Tours is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
Betawi batik, a guest to its own land
Who ever thought that Betawi cultures vary from culinary, art and even clothing? But there is only a few Betawi generations preserve their own cultures. It can be seen from the fact that Betawi... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
A Trip along Pesanggrahan River
Who ever thought that the previous dirty and filthy Pesanggrahan River now becomes clean with water biota inside it? It needs a long time to change the condition. Pesanggrahan River was a dirty... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
Jakarta to host international kite festival
At least 200 kites of various types, shapes, colors, and sizes will participate in the Jakarta International Kite Festival (JIKF) 2009 at Ancol Dream Land, north Jakarta, in July 2009. Various kinds... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
Enjoying Old Town with Old Bicycle
Old Town is a fabulous place to hang out. Lots of old building will take us to the beauty of old-fashioned Europe architectures. Please try to visit this area in the afternoon. Do not need to ride... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
Green Living in Jakarta
Jakarta is most likely not the first city you think of that has a burgeoning sustainable living movement. However, the Indonesian capital, long noted for its pollution and busy streets, has a small... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
Angkot: A cheap tour of the city's untold stories and unsung heroes
I endure a 20-minute trip on an occasionally shaky angkot (public minivan) every day to and from work, along Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta. Outside is a congested road that seems to be never ending.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
Ondel Ondel roam Jakarta's streets to save dying culture
Giant puppets are roaming Jakarta's streets, dancing, singing and acting in a traditional performance aimed at preserving the rapidly diminishing culture of the bustling capital's original... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for f...
Jakarta to run the earth hour program monthly
After implementing the earth hour program on March 28 and able to save 50 megawatt, Jakarta City Administration and Indonesia World Wild Fund (WWF) will try to run it monthly. The earth hour... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for...
Envisioning the Future of Jakarta
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) 2009 in collaboration with Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (Indonesian Institute of Architects Jakarta Chapter) is pleased to announce an idea... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
SYNCHRONIZE - Indie Music Festival
What? SYNCHRONIZE - Indie Music Festival When? Friday, February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm - Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 12:00am Where? City Hall Atrium - Plaza EX Jl. MH Thamrin Jakarta, Indonesia Who?... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...
Saving the strays of Jakarta's streets
Most Kiwis (New Zealand peoples) coming back from Indonesia bring a sarong or a buddha with them. But Angie Schlaepfer -the Wellington woman's- brought back nine cats, 10 dogs and a baby. KATHERINE... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
Happy Chinese New Year
We will be celebrating the Chinese New Year which will falls on January 26. Gong Xi Fa Cai to all bloggers and readers in the world. Have a Prosperous Year of Ox! The Ox is a powerful Chinese... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Jakarta Ready to Welcome Manchester United
Manchester United will visit Jakarta as part of their four-match Asia tour. Although they have visited Asia six times previously since 1995 and won the Club World Cup in Tokyo last month, they have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...
In central Jakarta, ruins of Indonesia's colonial past
In the middle of Jakarta there is a place more reminiscent of the ruins of Cambodia's Angkor than the heart of a historic capital seeking to promote itself to the world. Trees grow through the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
Global Day of Action on Climate
Tomorrow, December 6, 2008, citizens around the world (including Jakarta and Bandung) will be participating in the fourth annual Global Day of Climate Action. This important day will be midway... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website f...
