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Soekarno-Hatta Airport Toilets Poor: Jakarta, West Java
So many times I have been ‘plane-delayed’ at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, and of course I have used the airport as a transit point to other islands in the archipelago. So, it’s only natural that when nature calls, off you go. I have never found a clean western toilet in there or even a mandi. One can walk the entire length of the airport checking out the numerous toilets and the situation will always be the same. There is no gender difference when it comes to using toilets. Women have been known to use the men’s facilities if theirs is fully occupied much to the surprise of those men relieving themselves of a full bladder. And, it applies vice versa. Hopefully all will change now with a consumer report being released showing Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s toilets received the most complaints of eight airport facilities surveyed.
Date: March 18th, 2008 |
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Booming Time in Tourism: Bali
The world’s booming tourism industry is both a contributor to and a victim of climate change but it must not be penalised as part of any solution, the head of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said. Francesco Frangialli, secretary-general of the UN body, said tourism was an economic lifeline for many nations and simplistic moves to curb it could spell doom for millions of people. It is a message he will take to a meeting of UN environment ministers on the Indonesian island of Bali next month to discuss a possible successor to the Kyoto Protocol on cutting …
Date: November 12th, 2007 |
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Soothsayers Sought to Predict Eruption: Mount Kelud, East Java
With volcanologists apparently unable to determine the exact day Mount Kelud will erupt, villagers in the area have turned to local mystics and soothsayers for their opinions. While their predictions have been varied, they do all seem to agree on one thing: The mountain will erupt in the next seven days.
Date: November 7th, 2007 |
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Amsterdamlogue Site Launched
Although strange to see this on an Indonesian site, it’s worth mentioning Amsterdamlogue, a sister site. BootsnAll, the parents of this site, are launching Amsterdamlogue this week and it promises to be a great site for those wishing to visit the city of windmills and tulips, relaxed dope laws and of course those once infamous red-light districts. But, there is so much more than the aforementioned, and, to find out more about places to stay, things to do, getting there and away, food etc, check the site out or better still, bookmark it!
Date: November 6th, 2007 |
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Tourism Summit: Jakarta, West Java
Jakarta is set to host the Jakarta Tourism Summit from Nov. 6 to 9 in conjunction with Jakarta’s sister cities. Governor Fauzi Bowo said the summit was aimed at creating a global tourism network and sharing insights among participating countries.
Date: November 6th, 2007 |
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Blackouts in Bali and Java
Sudden blackouts on two key Indonesian islands last week may be just the start of a spiralling two-year power crisis that could stymie economic growth, curtail resource exports and trigger social unrest.
Date: February 29th, 2008 |
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National Condom Week is Coming
Safe sex is on the agenda for the first time this year, as the government prepares for the country’s first ever National Condom Week 2007 next month. The campaign is a national effort to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially HIV/AIDS, by encouraging safe sex.
Date: November 8th, 2007 |
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Becoming a ‘Greener’ Traveler
Next month much world attention will focus on Bali as representatives of national governments from around the world gather there for a climate-change summit which, it can only be hoped, will result in substantive new treaties (that will also be implemented) to address the increasing woes the world is facing from changes occurring to our climate.
Date: November 7th, 2007 |
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Sampoerna Strategic Square: Jakarta, West Java
It is not clear what the owner of Sampoerna Strategic Square is trying to achieve with the building’s revamp. Is he trying to copy the gardens of Buckingham palace or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Maybe his vision is somewhere in between. What is certain though is that the building’s new appearance is breathtaking, and not in a good way.
Date: November 5th, 2007 |
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