The Japanese Government will provide a Rp685 million grant for the Center for Earthquake Engineering, Dynamic Effect and Disaster Studies (CEEDEDS) of the Indonesian Islamic University (UII).
The fund will be used to finance workshops and the distribution of manuals on building of quake-resistant houses in Yogyakarta and Central Java, the Japanese Embassy said here on […]
At least 200 publishers from Java and Bali are taking part in a six-day national book exhibition at the Wanitatama building in Yogyakarta.
The exhibition, Si Jogotabu (Yogya, City with a Million Books), began Wednesday. Organizers hope it will help revive the book publishing industry and educational system in Yogyakarta, which was devastated by a major […]
Three months have passed since Yogyakarta was devastated by an earthquake, but support from Malaysia continues to flow to ease the burdens of residents here.
This time around the form of aid was different. It came from collections by 20 Form Four students from Phor Tay National Secondary School in Bagan Jermal, Penang through various activities […]
Sheraton Utama Hotel in the capital is ready for the “Javanese Food Festival” to be held from August 25 till September 3, 2006. The hotel has flown in Chef Bambang Agung Raharjo from Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta, Indonesia especially for this festival. Photo shows Chef Bambang Agung Raharjo with the Javanese Food Festival team in […]
Four months after the devastating May 27 earthquake, hundreds of residents of Imogiri district in Bantul, Yogyakarta, are making batik which they sell to cover their living expenses (see photo).
“We’ve been making batik together for the past two weeks. It’s not bad, we can eat and we no longer feel stressed looking at our ruined […]
A host of popular local and regional artistes enlivened “The Yogyakarta Quake Aid 2006″ music festival and carnival here last night.
Held at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Club Polo Field, the show a la Live Aid organised by the Force of Nature Aid Foundation, was to raise funds for the recent Yogyakarta earthquake survivors.
The […]
It was a fusion of a carnival and a music fest at the Yogyakarta Quake Aid 2006 concert here, with fun games, magic shows and an extensive array of food and drinks blending with the musical flavour of local and international artistes.
Friends and families came in droves to the polo field of the Bukit […]
ROCK bands, hip hop crews, pop stars, dance divas, deejays, comedians and Indonesian pop superstar Kris Dayanti all featured in a single outdoor event in Kuala Lumpur. It’s going to be massive and the entertainment is spread across three stages. That’s the Yogyakarta Quake Aid 2006 benefit concert that happens tomorrow at the Bukit […]
Novotel Hotel Yogyakarta is re-opening on 14 August after renovation, adding another positive sign that the earthquake stricken area of central Java is quickly getting back on its feet.
The renovations were scheduled prior to the 27 May earthquake when the hotel suffered only minor damage. Following the quake Novotel Yogyakarta closed to accelerate […]
The Japanese government has extended a Y890 million or US$7.7 million (Rp70 billion) grant to the Indonesian government to help rebuild and rehabilitate quake-affected parts of Yogyakarta and Central Java.
A document on the assistance was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Shin Ebihara and Director General for Asia, Pacific and Africa of the Indonesian Foreign […]
Hoping to prevent an increase in the infant mortality rate in Yogyakarta and Central Java’s earthquake-hit areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is providing breast-feeding counseling to residents of the worst affected regions.
Speaking to The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of a seminar on breast milk and its substitutes held here recently, Unicef nutrition […]
There was little cheer on Independence Day in disaster-hit areas across the country, with survivors too burdened by the problem of rebuilding their lives to engage in the usual fun and games Thursday.
Even the annual canopy of red-and-white national flags was conspicuously missing from many areas, with residents saying there were better uses for their […]