Bali Bombers

The terrorists of the first Bali Bombing Imam Samudra and Amrozi will be executed in October. The local news have stated that the duo terrorist will be excuted after the fasting month of Ramadhan, or about early October.

They have spread a dark terror through out the country and making a bad name out of Indonesia, not to mention Bali. Because of them more tourists cancelled their trip to Indonesia, and the Balinese were so ashamed because of that terrible act.

Casualties were coming from tourists and local commoners who worked at the Padi pub. Many Australian were killed and more people were injured. The day was a day that couldn’t be forgotten easily, and it show a good lesson for us Indonesia about the danger of terrorism.

Since the day they were captured and sent to prison, the two had never submit for clemency to reduce or even canceled their punishment. But Indonesia’s law took so long to decide on the two death-date.

More news about the death sentence will follow on Indonesia Guide.

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Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido (left-right) won the gold medal

One day before Indonesia Independence Day in 17th August 2008 the Indonesian athletes have finally given their motherland a golden present from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido the duo ranked number one of the world had beaten the Chinese Cai Yun and Fu Heifeng in competing for the gold medal and they won the gold medal, leaving the Chinese with only a silver medal from the men-double badminton.

Kido said to the news at the press conference “We are so happy that we can present Indonesia with its first gold medal in the Olympics. This is a present for Indonesia Independence day tomorrow and a sweet give for the both of us who were born in August”. Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido beat Cai Yun and Fu Heifeng with a score of 12-21, 21-11, 21-16.

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Bintan white sand beach

Bintan, an island in the Riau Archipelago Regency surrounded by the south China Sea, it holds a tropical beauty of the west part of Indonesia. If you love the sounds of the wave while spending your time for a quite sun bathing then this is where you should go. There’s a special vacation complex in the island or also known as Lagoi.

This Bintan Vacation Resort or also known as Lagoi is located at Riau Archipelago Regency, Archipelago Province of Riau. This place is where travelers could enjoy the amazing natural beauty of Sumatra seas. Its location which is far away from the hustle and bustle of the city is a perfect place for travelers seeking a calm and peaceful vacation, another alternative to Gili Nanggu in Lombok. This place promises a quite white sand beach and clear ocean water.

Its beauty is complemented with a combination of tropical forest and palm trees swirling along with the wind at the coast line. This atmosphere surely gives you a quite peace of mind. It’s a tropical paradise around the west part of Indonesia.

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Kelimutu Lake

Travelling to Indonesia’s eastern part like East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara and Papua are not as easy when you’re travelling to the western part of Indonesia. Infrastructures for both transportation and accommodation are not as good as other parts, especially Bali. But these parts of Indonesia is suitable for travelers who wish to seek a more adventuring kind of travelling and offers a lot of wonders to be explored.

Let’s head out to Flores, located at East Nusa Tenggara province it’s directly at the right side of Lombok Island. What can be found in this island is the magnificent three color lake on top of a mountain. Kelimutu Lake is actually a three lake located at the summit of a passive volcano, and also known as one of the wonders of the world.

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63 Years of Indonesia independence

Every August 17th is when the Indonesia people celebrate their independence day from all over the country. Streets are remarked, houses repainted, fireworks are prepared, flags stood firmly on poles all over the place, and the most important thing is how the celebration of the people.

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Garuda Indonesia

Since 2007 EU has decided to ban all flights from Indonesian airlines. The EU flight commision said that because of the booming in cheap flights in Indonesia, safety has been neglected due to the low price the airlines are offering. Since that time Indonesian airlines had already try to make it up to the EU standards as hard as they could, but only to find out the flight ban is being extended.

It’s true that local airlines in Indonesia are strying to compete with each other and trying to gain new customers and trusts, and of the way they decide to take on was to lower the price of airline tickets. The low cost airlines did have an impact in increasing the number of people trying to travel around with airplanes, but those low price (too low probably) are not without consequences.

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Don't I Look Great

Originated in Java which literally translated from Javanese etymology amba (’to write’) and titik (’dot’ or ‘point’) it’s a method to create patterns and dyeing cloth used since ancient Javanese dynasties. It is commonly used by Indonesian to attend a formal event like a wedding celebration, corporate event or other formal events.

A few months ago Bill Gates was giving a presidential lecture in Indonesia and he decided to wear Batik during his lecture, because he wish to honor the Indonesian culture and Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who’s the current president of Indonesia was amazed by his action. Besides wearing Batik gives you the comfort of a shirt without forgetting the formality, unlike when wearing suits which are stiff and too hot.

There are two types of Batik, factory-made batik and hand-made batik. Factory-made batik is cheaper than the hand-made batik. There are quite a few of these factories that produce imprint batik clothes, from major garment companies to home industries. The home industries however are sometimes selling short pants, bags, bathrobe and many more with batik motifs.

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