PT Garuda Indonesia, national flag carrier, will operate flights from Pondok Cabe Airport in South Tangerang in July, 2016. “We will be ready to operate the Pondok Cabe airport commercially. We hope it will be fully in operation by March 2016,” Garuda president director Arif Wibowo said. Garuda will serve flights from Pondok Cabe to… Read more

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to do a soft launch of Jakarta-Bandung rapid train in the mid of December 2015. Ahmad Heryawan, West Java Governor, revealed that 90 percent of the route of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is located in West Java Province and the rest 10 percent is in Jakarta area. It will… Read more

In the first semester of 2015, Indonesia welcomed more than 5.47 million foreign tourists. Indonesia got positive growth of up to 3.86 percent in January-May or 2.69 percent in January-July compared to last year. According to data from Biro Pusat Statistik (Indonesian statistic agency), the highest growth of foreign nationals visiting the country in July,… Read more

Government’s state energy company, Pertamina, expects its Premium gasoline consumption to decline by 11 percent to 25 million kiloliters, or 157 million barrels, in 2016 from an estimated 28 million kiloliters in 2015. “Premium” gasoline a gasoline type made by Pertamina. It is rated at 88 RON and being subsidized it cost about Rp 7,400/liter.… Read more

Bengal tiger is origin to India. They can also be found in their population in Bangladesh, China, and Myanmar. Beside of those countries, you can also find bengal tigers in Taman Safari Cisarua (Safari Park). There are two type of this tiger. The first one has yellow color with dark stripes, and the second one… Read more

The word rhinoceros is a combination of rhino (means nose) and ceros (means horn). The Javan Rhino has one horn. In 1914 only one rhinoceros was left in the district Karangnunggal, Tasikmalaya, West Java. The female has been killed in that year by poachers. As the old male could not reach his relatives on Ujungkulon… Read more

The room was built as part of Binnen Hospitaal. Then functioned as De Javasche Bank board meeting room when the building was bought by De Javasche Bank in 1828. This room was rejuvenated on a renovation in 1922. The new room as seen now is decorated with elegant green tiles on its walls which give… Read more

Cheng Ho (1371 – 1436) was a mariner and diplomat from China during Ming Dinasty. He led 7 expedition to the south was with thousands of seamen. He presented gifts of gold, silver, silk, and porcelain to the world. In return, he brought jewelries, zebras, giraffes, etc. to China. The expeditions successfully established trading connections… Read more

Kota Tua Jakarta atau old town Batavia telah resmi ditetapkan UNESCO sebagai nominasi warisan budaya dunia atau World Heritage Site. Tentunya hal ini merupakan kabar gembira bagi kita semua. Namun kita semua jangan terlena karena statusnya masih nominasi. Diharapkan masyarakat dan pengunjung untuk tetap berkreasi, menjaga kelestarian, dan kebersihannya. Kata Menteri Pariwisata, Arif Yahya, “Jika… Read more

Museum Tekstil adalah salah satu museum terbaik di Jakarta. Museum ii terletak di Jalan Aipda KS. Tubun Nomor 2-4, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Petamburan, Jakarta Pusat. Sejak pertama kali dibuka untuk umum oleh ibu Tien Soeharto pada tanggal 28 Juni 1976, koleksi benda-benda berharga terus ditingkatkan. Hingga saat ini, tak kurang sejumlah 2.350 koleksi sudah dikumpulkan.… Read more