Poland to invest in tourism in Surakarta
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 01:19:58 -0700 | political-news
First counselor Romuald Morawski from the Polish Embassy to Indonesia overseeing investment and trade promotion said that Polish investment in Surakarta would focus on maintenance and preservation of the city's heritage. Poland has a long experience in managing and maintaining...
Waldjinah to perform in The Hague
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-17 18:09:34 -0700 | entertainment-news
For Waldjinah, 67, this will be her first performance after a prolonged absence due to a stroke and intestine infection. She spent the last three months preparing for the performance, with medicine and physical condition being her top priority, she...
Sritex shareholder to divest shares after public offering
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-16 22:52:26 -0700 | business-news
Sri Rejeki Isman, commonly known as Sritex, said on Thursday that Estrada Trading Ltd., which currently holds 2.56 billion shares or 19.68 percent ownership in the textile firm, would sell its stake through private placement to long-term international investors, hedge...
Densus 88 nabs more terror suspects in Solo
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-16 17:49:48 -0700 | travel-news
Boy Rafli Amar said that the suspects, identified as Abraham Sungkar and David, were accused of supplying weapons and bomb-making materials to terrorists. "The two are linked to Abu Roban's group. So far, we have detained 27 individuals, including the...
Nephew of Ba'asyir ‘supplies weapons to terrorists'
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-15 18:10:09 -0700 | disasters-news
Boy Rafli Amar said on Wednesday that Nu'aim was arrested for his role in procuring weapons for Abu Roban and William Maksum groups; two terror networks rounded up by the counterterrorism unit earlier this month. Densus 88 arrested Nu'aim in...
Govt mulls buying aircraft for haj transport
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-14 21:03:02 -0700 | sports-news
A team from the ministry is undertaking a feasibility study on this ambitious plan. Anggito Abimanyu, the ministry's director general for haj and umrah (minor haj), confirmed the plan and said the study was expected to finish next month. Air...
Commentary: Normal streets and the gaping hole of May ‘98
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-13 20:20:19 -0700 | technology-news
There were no signs of May 13, 1998, the day after security forces fatally shot four Trisakti University students, or the riots, destruction, arson, rape and murder that followed. A few low-ranking police and military members were tried and convicted...
Surakarta hosting ASEAN Blogger Festival
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-12 01:02:46 -0700 | technology-news
Surakarta, Central Java, from May 10 to 12, for the event, sponsored by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the local administration, among others...Economic Community in 2015, a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Saturday said.
Batik repository gives insight into treasured art
Source: China Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-11 12:30:52 -0700 | entertainment-news
In Central Java, Surakarta's rich Javanese culture is manifested, among other ways, in the city being the center of the Batik industry. And one of its most recognized batik makers nationwide is Danar Hadi...This brand is considered among the best...
View Point: The danger of Jokowi's charisma
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-04 22:04:03 -0700 | political-news
If the election was held today, so the surveys say, the former Surakarta mayor would likely win the race easily. But there are also signs that voters may have overestimated him and that we may credit him more than he...
Solo celebrates International Dance Day
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-29 03:49:46 -0700 | political-news
The event, the seventh of its kind, was kicked off by the Indonesia Dance Institute's (ISI) dance maestro, Wahyu Santoso Prabowo. The participants plan to dance 24 hours straight from 6 a.m. through the following morning. "We hope our movement...
Jokowi butters up residents over eviction
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-24 22:43:44 -0700 | technology-news
construction project, to discuss the administration's aim of acquiring their land over lunch at a Minang restaurant in Pesanggrahan. Such a move is the first since Jokowi who managed to relocate street vendors without clashes in his hometown of Surakarta...
From Bali to Boston, terrorists chase the same goal: infamy
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-23 13:25:35 -0700 | travel-news
Surakarta, Indonesia About a month ago I was sitting at my home in Inman Square, Cambridge , sipping coffee, grumbling about the late arrival of spring, completely unaware that two young men just a few blocks from me were probably...
RI-Swiss gain momentum for partnership
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-20 00:37:44 -0700 | political-news
Despite strong and growing bilateral ties, Foreign Ministry director general for American and European Affairs Dian Triansyah Djani noted the need for Indonesia to widen its ties with Switzerland and its surrounding countries. The value of bilateral trade between the...
The metamorphosis of ‘wayang beber'
Source: The Jakarta Post
Surakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-19 01:21:32 -0700 | entertainment-news
Wayang beber uses a cambric scroll as its medium, with illustrations of characters and scenes of the story to be told. The scroll is stretched between two columns, with the unrolled part being narrated by a dalang (puppeteer or narrator)....
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