Governor Sultan Hamengkubuwono X opened the Jogja Gallery on Wednesday, saying the gallery would provide a much needed venue for both traditional and modern artists to showcase their talent.
The sultan said in his speech that as Yogyakarta entered its 250th year as a city, it needed a place to create harmony between modern and traditional […]
Three infants died of diarrhea in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara this week and dozens of others have been admitted to hospitals in Yogyakarta as the number of cases rises.
In Yogyakarta, diarrhea is increasing among quake victims whose wells are contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
Based on data at Pundong district community health center in Bantul, the […]
The rocky and mountainous region of Gunungkidul is said to have been the center of a major indigenous civilization 13,000 years ago.
Experts are examining fossils discovered by a team of archeologists from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta during a recent exploration of Tritis Cave in Tanjungsari district.
“We found many fossils here. We will further […]
Students and staff of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta held special prayers to mark the Sept. 11 terrorist attack overnight Sunday, hoping better understanding among religions will lead to peace.
Attended by dozens of students and teachers, the Pesantren ( Islamic boarding school) Nawesea’s “Prayer Night to Commemorate Sept. 11″ began in the late […]
A couplet of Javanese classical verse expressing grief over loss and hope for happiness opened a 100th-day reflection and prayer gathering for the May 27 earthquake that devastated parts of Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces.
The Sept. 3 evening commemoration was organized by the Fraternal Forum of Religious Believers of Yogyakarta at Alun-alun Lor (northern square) […]
Donations collected for the Yogyakarta and the surrounding areas Earthquake Relief Fund since its establishment on June 1, 2006 up till yesterday amounted to B$379,028.50.
This was disclosed yesterday during the meeting of the National Committee of the Yogyakarta and the surrounding areas Earthquake Relief Fund at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.
Yesterday’s event also […]
Moving slowly through the narrow streets of the village, we passed houses in various stages of ruin: slightly damaged, partially damaged, totally reduced to rubble. Children were scurrying around tents that had been set up to shelter people who could no longer live in their houses. Elderly people lay on planks across the rubble with […]
Following a period of refurbishment since the May 27 earthquake Accor’s Novotel Yogyakarta hotel on Jl. Sudirman reopened to the public in the middle of last month.
“We are happy to be back in business again. Hopefully, that will help Yogyakarta to recover from the devastating earthquake,” Accor regional public relations manager Erny Kusmastuti said.
The hotel, […]
The two-day air show that ended Tuesday at Adi Sucipto airport helped bring large numbers of visitors into Yogyakarta, which was partially devastated by the May 27 earthquake.
Twenty airplanes, consisting of four aerobatic and 16 experimental planes from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, took part in the show.
Adi Sucipto airport head Air Rear Marshall Benyamin […]
Minister for National Education affairs, Bambang Sudibyo is slated to open the 4th conference of the Javanese Language on September 10, a spokesman of the event said on Sunday.
“President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has another agenda in Helsinki, Finland and thus he could not open the conference and will be replaced by Minister Bambang Sudibyo,” Prof […]
A field hospital jointly established by the Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Wonokromo, Pleret, Bantul, following the May 27 earthquake in Yogyakarta and some parts of Central Java was officially closed on Sunday.
“Although the field hospital has been closed after a three-month operation, its clinic will still be open […]
A water crisis in Yogyakarta’s Gunungkidul regency has been a blessing in disguise for a group of people who run a water business.
The Water Users Group sells clean water from a well in Wonosari, Gunungkidul. Each day, more than a dozen 5,000-liter water trucks line up to get the water that is then resold at […]