ANTARA, TEMPO.CO Sunday, 22 January, 2017
The Pianemo kars hill at Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Image: TEMPO/Hariadi Hafid
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The district administration of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province will organize various festivals to lure tourists to the island.
The planned festivals will be part of the tourism campaign for the region, according to the Head of Raja Ampat tourism office, Yusdi Lamatenggo, on Saturday (Jan. 21). More…
Jakarta Globe January 19, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Susan Budihardjo’s School of Fashion, better known as LPTB Susan Budihardjo, is legendary. The school, founded by the senior fashion designer in 1980, has produced some of the country’s best fashion talent. Among its alumni are top Indonesian designers such as Adrian Gan, Denny Wirawan, Didi Budiardjo and Sebastian Gunawan. More…
Jakarta Globe January 17, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia Fashion Week is annually presented by the Indonesia Fashion Designers and Fashion Entrepreneurs Association, or Appmi, since 2012 and will be held at the Jakarta Convention Center in Senayan, South Jakarta on Feb. 1.
For the first time, the event will be spread over five days and Appmi will present 25 fashion shows, 10 seminars, 10 talk shows and an exhibition featuring more than 520 local fashion brands. More…
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Farmers in Sleman, a district of Yogyakarta, has been using a method called “rice-fish farming” to boost their income and promote a more ecosystem-friendly approach to rice farming by avoiding the use of pesticides.
Rice-fish farming, a method of planting rice and breeding fish at the same time, was introduced by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in close collaboration with the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry in late 2015 in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and Limapuluh Kota, another district in West Sumatra. More…
TEMPO.CO Wednesday January 11, 2017
ANTARA/Rony Muharrman
JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is targeting to restore 400,000 hectares of peatland this year. By 2020, Widodo wants 2 million hectares of peatlands restored.
“The government is committed to restoring peat lands in seven provinces: Riau, Jambi, South Sumatera, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Papua,” Jokowi said when opening a closed cabinet meeting on peatland restoration on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. More…
By Mizzima Tuesday January 10, 2017
Photo: Karen Environmental and Social Action Network
The Salween Peace Park, an indigenous Karen landscape conservation initiative dedicated to the conservation of bio-cultural and ecological diversity in one of Southeast Asia’s last greatest natural landscapes, has made a major step toward reality, KESAN said in a statement on 9 January. Following a public referendum, a draft charter for the Salween Peace Park, memorializing the inalienable right to self-determination, and local governance of indigenous Karen over their ancestral land, was completed and received wide support. More…
By VINDRY FLORENTIN TEMPO.CO Saturday 7 January, 2017
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Coordinator of the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) Adnan Topan Husodo said there are 58 political dynasties developing in Indonesia.
“There are 58 political dynasties spread in various regions in the country. The most phenomenal one is the one in Banten Province,” Adnan said in Jakarta on Saturday (7/1). More…
By NANANG SUTISNA TEMPO.CO Saturday 7 January, 2017
Sri Baduga Park, Situ Buleud, Purwakarta. TEMPO/Nanang Sutisna
PURWAKARTA, Indonesia – Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, said the Sri Baduga Fountain Park, which becomes a tourism icon of Purwakarta, West Java, would be a world-class tourist destination. More…
By Zhang Deming Tedmond Mizzima Thursday January 5, 2017
Ballooning over Bagan. Photo: Elsie Chen
Floating in a balloon above the serene temples of Bagan, you would be forgiven for thinking Myanmar is the perfect tourism destination. But there are challenges to be overcome in terms of tourism infrastructure, accommodation and heritage management if the country it to seek its tourism sector goals. More…
Jakarta Globe Friday January 6, 2017
Jakarta. Indonesia may experience more fire hotspots this year than last year despite predicted “neutral” weather conditions, its state weather agency said.
Indonesia experienced its worst land and forest fires on record in 2015 amid a strong El Niño weather pattern, whereas wildfires in 2016 were less severe due to the La Niña. More…
