Archive for June 27th, 2006
Jakarta June 15, 2006 ” In an endeavor to disseminate a campaign known as Know Your Country, Love Your Country published by the Directorate General for Marketing in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Director of Promotional Media, Ries Hartadi, has collaborated with the Indonesian cinema industry, and other 3 national television stations. The stations are Trans TV, RCTI, and the TVRI.
The campaign will be shown following this schedule:
1. Trans TV : June 12 ” June 26, 2006
2. RCTI : June 13 ” July 10, 2006
3. TVRI : June 22 ” July 13, 2006
In Trans TV, the campaign will be attached to 6 television programs. In RCTI, the campaign will be attached to 9 programs, and in the TVRI, 6 more programs.
It is very much hoped that the campaign would increase peoples awareness and care toward Indonesias diverse cultural and natural richness. Having observed the campaign, Indonesian are expected to have willingness to travel inbound and love the mother nation.
Source : www.budpar.go.id/page.php?ic=612&id=1107
June 27th, 2006
Jakarta, June 27th , 2006 ” With the aim of identifying and researching various aspects pertaining to public policies by which the existing and the developing formulation of gaining 1 million visitors from the Middle East in year 2006-2009 are set, the Directorate General for Marketing of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia will soon stage an seminar titled Symposium on Indonesias Marketing Strategy in the Middle East 2006-2009.
The event will be held in the Balairung Hall, Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta on June 28th, 2006. The Vice President of RI, H.E. Jusuf Kalla, will open the symposium.
Minister of Culture and Tourism of RI, H.E. Jero Wacik, will also attend the opening, accompanying the Vice President. Minister Wacik hopes to see formulation of ideas in developing Indonesian tourism image in the region and the course of tourism industry that considers Middle East as potential market. Tourism stakeholders are hoped to able to perform effectively in developing tourist destinations and implement the marketing strategies as well.
Source : www.budpar.go.id/page.php?ic=612&id=1168
June 27th, 2006
May 27, 2006 was a traumatic day for all of us, citizens of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. A 5.9 Richter in scale earthquake struck our city, as you might hear from global news. There are at least six thousands are died, many more are injured and loss their homes.
Yogyakarta is inscribed as one of the historical city of the world, and well known as the cultural heart of Indonesia as well as second biggest tourist city of the country after Bali Island. Indeed, Yogyakarta is home for thousands of cultural heritage including the famous Borobudur Temple (40km from downtown),
Palace of Mataram Kingdom (in the heart of the city), Old City of Kotagede, and so on and so forth. In her 250 years birthday of Yogyakarta this year, the yesterday earthquake has destroyed many cultural heritages, although we cannot precisely count it yet the scale of its casualties. For sure, many buildings are collapses including Prambanan Temple, The Walled area of Yogyakarta (Jeron Beteng Area), one of the biggest temples in the country.
The earthquake is not only damaging tangible heritage lost but also intangible ones, including local knowledge (batik cultures, crafts, etc).
We, a group of NGOs in Yogyakarta, including Jogja Heritage Society, Center for Heritage Conservation, Indonesia Heritage Trust, etc are concerned of casualties of historical building of Yogyakarta caused by the earthquake.
Source : www.budpar.go.id/page.php?ic=611&id=1054
June 27th, 2006