A number of civil society organizations collaborate to host Festival Panen Raya Nusantara (Nusantara Harvest Festival) 2015 to market local products produced by the community in Indonesia. The festival will bring hundreds of local manufacturers from various regions with hundreds of species of their products. Not only that, the festival is expected to be an…
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Exhibition #AkuDiponegoro : A Prince for All Seasons
Most present-day Indonesians remember Prince Diponegoro as an early nineteenth-century freedom fighter who led the Javanese in their fight against Dutch colonialism known as the Java War (1825-30). Others see the Java War leader as primarily a Yogyakarta prince whose image can be found in classrooms throughout Indonesia alongside other national heroes. The exhibition A…
D’ Stupid Baker Abdul Muis: An Affordable Place to Hang Out with Friends
If you want a comfortable place to hang out with an affordable price, D’Stupid Baker is a worth place to visit. D’ Stupid Baker is located on Jl. Abdul Muis No 14, Jakarta Pusat and the café is near to the Museum Taman Prasasti and Mahkamah Konstitusi. D’ Stupid Baker provides a varied selection of…
Jakarta to Hold Indonesian Dance Festival
The Indonesian Dance Festival (IDF) is scheduled to be held in Jakarta on 4 to 8 Nov 2014. The festival that was started in 1992 was trying to fill the absence of a dance festival, which helped the regeneration of the dance workforce in Indonesia. IDF was created as a creative meeting point that was…
Menyusuri Jejak Legenda Minuman Es di Jakarta
Di Sabtu yang cukup cerah pada 7 Juni 2014, para peserta #turkrl “Jakarta Hidden Ice Tour” mulai berkumpul di Stasiun Manggarai. Stasiun Manggarai jadi pilihan tempat berkumpul karena Stasiun Manggarai bisa dianggap sebagai Central Hub Station di jaringan KRL Jabodetabek. Lagipula, dari pertama kali #turkrl diselenggarakan, Stasiun Manggarai memang jadi tempat untuk berkumpul. Tempatnya saja…
Join the Monas Fun Cleaning Day Tomorrow
PT Karcher Indonesia, which is currently cleaning The National Monuent, (Monas) invites you to participate in the cleaning process of the capital of the icon. Monas clean-up program is packaged in an event titled Monument Cleaning Fun Day which will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 starting from 9.00. Fransisca Natalia W, Marketing ‘s…
Museum Nasional to hold an Exhibition to commemorate its 236th Anniversary
It is very few people whose know that the National Museum was first located on Jl. Kali Besar in the area of Jakarta Old City. Not many ever know that the National Museum ever have the collection of the ancient manuscripts and paintings by Raden Saleh, Affandi, and others? If you are curious about the…
Ice Cream Tropik: Another Tasty Ice Cream from The Past
If you ever walk down to the alley of Passer Baroe, you should stop at Restaurant Tropik. Restaurant Tropik is located at Jl . Passer Baroe No. 28 – A, and it has been there since 1960. A family business that founded by Hartono is still selling the taste of homemade Ice Cream. The name…
Pintu Air Istiqlal: Saving the Bourgeois District of Batavia
In handling the floods that often hit Jakarta, The VOC and Dutch East Indies Government was also trying to build many canals in Jakarta. Since the construction of the canal, it should also construct various water gates in Jakarta. One of the water gate is Pintu Air Istiqlal or Istiqlal Water Gate In the Dutch…
Jepang Sukses Menggusur Coen
Jan Pieterzoon Coen (1587 – 1629), pendiri kota Batavia, dikenal sebagai tokoh controversial yang bengis. Jauh sebelum ada istilah genosida, Coen sudah mempraktekkan genosida. Ia membinasakan penduduk Banda, karena penduduk Banda melawan monopoli VOC untuk menjual pala dengan harga murah. Tak hanya itu, ia bahkan tak segan untuk menyiksa anak asuhnya, Sarah, yang berselingkuh dengan…
Museum Antara: From Aneta to Antara
Museum Antara or the official name used is Galeri Foto dan Jurnalistik Antara (Antara Journalism and Photo Gallery) is located on Jl . Antara No 59, Pasar Baru. You can get in without having to purchase any tickets. This two-story building is an important place in the Indonesian independence, since at this place the the…
Toko Kompak: The Forgotten Chinese Heritage
Passer Baroe is one of the oldest markets in Jakarta , but it is uneasy to see any heritage building from the past that can still be found . If you ever visit Passer Baroe, look for the Toko Kompak (Kompak Store) at Jl. Pasar Baru No 18 A. Although the name is Toko Kompak,…
Jakarta by Train 