Bali is no doubt the most well-known resort island of Indonesia to Koreans. But if travellers to Bali fail to visit Yogyakarta (Jogyakarta), which is located only one hour from the island by plane, they will make a regretabble mistake.
Jogyakarta, simply dubbed Jogja today, boasts of various kinds of fascinating tourist attractions such as the […]
A semblance of normalcy continues near the rumbling Mt. Merapi, which remains on alert status, with many residents tending their livestock and farms, and checking their houses during the day, before returning to evacuation shelters before the sun sets.
Prawiro, who along with his family is being temporarily housed at SD Dukun elementary school in Magelang, […]
Seventy-nine-year old Marijan, his hair gray and face full of wrinkles, now has poor vision.
However, the old man who lives in remote Kinahrejo hamlet, Pakem, Sleman, on the slopes of Mt. Merapi, is really knowledgeable about the volcano.
Usually addressed as Mbah Marijan, he is a familiar figure to Merapi observers, researchers and hikers. He has […]
A light volcanic ash rain on Thursday morning blanketed Gemer village in Dukun sub-district on the slope of Mount Merapi strengthening the local people`s belief that the volcano will blow its top soon.
Naro, Gemer`s village head, was outdoors collecting grass for his cattle very early in the morning when the ash rain occurred. He later […]
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano has been spewing thick smoke for nearly a week and volcanologists say it may erupt at the end of the month.
Following are five facts about the volcano:
Gunung Merapi, or Fiery Mountain, located in the southern area of central Java, overlooking the ancient royal city of Yogyakarta, is the most active volcano […]
Some 1,000 residents at the foot of the now active Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta on the island of Java have been evacuated in anticipation of the volcano’s possible eruption in a few days time.
As of Saturday afternoon, increased activities have been recorded at the 2,911 meter high cone-shaped volcano, including stronger and more frequent tremors […]
The Mount Merapi which has been placed under an alert status since April 12, is estimated to erupt within the next seven to 10 days, Indonesia news agency Antara reported Tuesday, quoting Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X as saying.
“Therefore, I ask the Sleman district administration to soon evacuate the people living in villagers […]
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia - The volcano that looms above his village is spewing smoke and lava, and scientists warn it could erupt anytime. But like many people farming the fertile slopes of Mount Merapi, Ismail says there is no need to panic.
“Merapi is part of my life, as it is all of our lives […]
Many villagers living near a tremoring Indonesian volcano have ignored calls to evacuate and
officials said on Tuesday local governments must be vigilant in prepare for the worst.
Authorities have placed Mount Merapi, which overlooks the ancient city of Yogyakarta, on Orange Code, or the second highest alert level, following fears of an eruption due to an […]
Thousands of Yogyakartans fought for their share of the cone-shaped offerings of gunungan. The offerings were distributed by the palace, during the peak of the Sekaten celebration, known as garebeg, on Tuesday. Eating parts of the offerings is traditionally thought to bring good luck.
The Sekaten celebration is held for seven consecutive days ahead of Prophet […]
The facades of the elegantly constructed Kali Code (cho’deh) kampong belies the harsh realities of its residents.
Located along the Code River in Yogyakarta, the area was transformed in 1983 from a dump site into a settlement through the work of populist Indonesian architect and Catholic priest, the late Yusuf Bilyarta Mangunwijaya, who died in 1999.
The […]
Over 30,000 participants in nine major cities in the country took part in entrance tests Sunday for around 3,250 seats in Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University.
The test took place at 58 different locations in nine cities — Bandarlampung in Lampung; Balikpapan and Banjarmasin in East Kalimantan; Cirebon and Tangerang in West Java; Jakarta; Pekanbaru in Riau; […]