Jogja City

AIRASIA Bhd, Malaysia’s budget carrier, is keen to fly to Yogyakarta and Palembang and wants to add more flights to Pekanbaru and Solo in Indonesia, its chief executive officer said.
There is a surge in Indonesian passengers flying with AirAsia and the number may grow to three million next year from two million currently, Datuk Tony […]

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 […]

This unique Buddhist temple is located some 16 km. east of Yogyakarta, on the south side of the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo. It was built in honor of the marriage between king Pancapana of the Sanjaya Dynasty and a Princess of the Cailendra Dynasty, Dyah Pramudya Wardhani. It is elaborately ornate, with finely […]

AirAsia Bhd will introduce two new Indonesian destinations to its lineup this month.
Beginning Dec 20, the leading low fare airline in the region would offer daily service to Balikpapan, while the flight to Solo will commence on Dec 27.
All flights would depart from the KL International Airport, Air Asia said in a statement.
Its fares start […]

For one full month every year, 11-year-old Nurul Azmi has a social schedule that would make Paris Hilton blink.
“Yesterday, we were breaking the fast with UPN (Veteran University) college students. Today, here. Tomorrow, let me ask Bapak,” Azmi said at a Sunday invitation to break the fast with a donor to South Jakarta’s Fatahillah […]

“If the oil price stubbornly stays at $100 a barrel, our budget deficit will increase to 75.9 trillion rupiah ($8.07 billion) - JAKARTA, Nov 27 - Indonesia’s economic growth is likely to fall short of the government’s 6.8 percent target for next year and the budget deficit may widen if oil prices hit $100 a […]

Are you tired of the glitter and bustle of city life? If you would like to rejuvenate your body and soul in a traditional rural atmosphere, try visiting Kampong Kebon Agung in Yogyakarta’s Bantul regency.
The village, located 17 kilometers south of Yogyakarta city, offers rural tour packages complete with farm rituals and paraphernalia at 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, […]

Indonesia’s AIDS epidemic is among the fastest growing in Asia, especially among intravenous drug users and commercial sex workers, and half of new infections have been found in the easternmost Papua province, the World Health Organization said.
“Indonesia is facing a huge threat,” Bjorn Melgaard, WHO’s senior health consultant, said Saturday after an independent review team […]

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Peacefully cradled at the foot of the Menoreh Mountains in Central Java is the city of Yogyakarta. Often referred to as the biggest village in the world, it is the cultural heart of Java, a culture that spans many centuries. A population of over one million people live in Yogyakarta from a total […]