Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
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Malaysia Public Holidays 2011 Calendar
May 10th
Malaysia Public Holidays 2011
As a neighbouring country with many similarities, Malaysia share a number of 2011 public holidays with Singapore, albeit sometimes with different date for celebrating a same holiday. Malaysia also share a number of common holidays with Indonesia, specially Islamic holidays. More >
Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary in Kuala Lumpur
Feb 9th
In Discovery magazine ever published about the poor elephants, they got torture in their life by human in a country, they got hurt even they had blind. Elephant is very soft animal even they have biggest and tough body but they have sensitive heart. They also have good memories that can cause promptly trauma for them, just like case when the baby elephant had tied in its feet then when it grew up and he was tied as the same rope he can’t go anywhere, he already got trauma from past memory just like when it baby can’t go anywhere in the same tied. Nowadays human have rights also animals, they deserve to get good life too and they are God’s creatures.
Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary in Malaysia really back to nature, teach tourist to care with God’s creatures not only became selfish with world occupied. This sanctuary invites the tourists to close with biggest animal that’s orphanage elephant. The tourist will side by side with this creature, takes rides, feed them with fruits also taking bath them to the river near this conservation and no worry about any accident that maybe suddenly happen because in this place has many professional team be on duty around the tourists.
The most beautiful thing from those activities, the tourists will get beautiful experience and full of challenging together with elephant. Well, in the research ever said about how to lost human’s stress, you could use animals. They can’t talk but human could talk everything to it and no worry about your secrets would spread. So in the Elephant Orphanage Sanctuary the tourists got great feeling so do the elephants, they must feel the same too, they become parts of enjoy tourist, tourists’ laugh maybe elephant’s smile too. For information, this Conservation located in Kuala Gandah only one and half hour’s journey from Kuala Lumpur. So enjoy getting the great feeling with Elephants.
Srirezeki Tour & Travel
Sep 25th
Srirezeki Tour & Travel was officially opened on 25th February 2008 in Batam. Although a new player in Batam tourism, but they are seriously dedicated to be one of the most important players.
Srirezeki Tour & Travel mission:
Deliver high standard of service with an affordable cost in order to achieve high level of satisfaction of the travelers.
Here are some of the travel packages. Feel free to contact them for more package information or customized travel plan.
1 Day Batam City Tour
Barelang Bridge – Maitreya Temple – Polo Shop – Nagoya Hill
Our representative will greet you at Ferry terminal / Airport and our first destination will be Barelang Bridge which connects Batam Island with Rempang and Galang Islands. You can enjoy very nice view when we cross the bridge and you can also take a picture on the bridge. Lunch will be served at Kelong Seafood Restaurant at your own expense. You can catch the live seafood on your own for your lunch.
After lunch, we will visit the Maitreya Temple which is one of the biggest temple in South East Asia and you are allowed to take picture in the Temple’s areas. Our next stop will be Polo shop, you can buy your Polo shirt here at an affordable price.
Finally, it’s shopping time at Nagoya Hill Shopping Center which is the newest shopping center in town. You can find all you need here such as clothes, bags, jewelries, cosmetics, electronics and groceries.
2D1N Batam City Tour
Day 1: Marina City – Barelang Bridge – Nagoya Hill
Our representative will greet you at Ferry terminal / Airport and our first destination will be Marina city where you can play go-kart, cable skiing or water sports such as Jet Ski, Banana boat or Para Sailing. Next we will go to Barelang Bridge which connects Batam Island with Rempang and Galang Islands. You can enjoy very nice view when we cross the bridge and you can also take a picture on the bridge. Lunch will be served at Kelong Seafood Restaurant at your own expense. You can catch the live seafood on your own for your lunch.
After lunch, we will go to the Hotel for check-in and you can relax and have a short rest at the hotel. The dinner will be served at local Sundanese restaurant. After dinner, we will visit Nagoya Hill shopping center. You can find all you need here such as clothes, bags, jewelries, cosmetics, electronics and groceries.
Day 2: Marina City – Barelang Bridge – Nagoya Hill
After check-out from the hotel, you can shop at Polo Shop for Polo shirt at an affordable price. Then, you can continue your shopping at Batam City Square. You may also want to do some traditional massage. Next we will visit Maitreya Temple which is one of the biggest temple in South East Asia. You are allowed to take picture in the Temple’s areas.
Our next stop will be Mega Mall Shopping Center, you can do your last minute shopping here before you are being transferred to the Ferry terminal / Airport for your return.
Srirezeki Tour & Travel
Address:
Komp. Nagoya Paradise Centre Blok A No. 3
Batam – Indonesia
Telephone:
Tel : (62) 778 – 432995 ( Hunting )
Fax : (62) 778 – 432542
Website: http://www.srirezekitour.com
Mobile : (62) 813 7222 8808
Contact Person : Susanto Liu
E-mail : [email protected]
YM : [email protected]
Official Indonesia Public Holiday 2010 Calendar
Sep 1st
Indonesia National Public Holidays Year 2010 Calendar
From: Kementrian Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara
(http://www.menpan.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159)
Indonesian Government has set a national holiday and common leave for the year 2010 as many as 17 days, consisting of 14 national holidays (four of which fall on Saturday or Sunday), and a maximum of 3 days of common leaves. This early announcement of national holidays, religious, and common, among others, is to prevent employees skipping work taking advantage of the holidays. More >
Indonesia Independence Day 17 August 2009 Holiday
Aug 12th
Indonesia Independence Day Celebrations – 17 August 2009
HUT RI / Hari Ulang Tahun Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia Ke-64
 HUT RI 64 |
This coming Monday 17 August 2009, Indonesia is celebrating the 64th Independence Day. Indonesia Independence Day is observed to mark the Proclamation (Declaration) of Indonesian Independence on Friday, August 17, 1945. Prior to the proclamation, Indonesia had been colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and Japanese for over 300 years. |
What to expect?
Independence day is a huge celebration in Indonesia. Most businesses and offices are closed on the Independence day, but preparations are started 2-3 months before that. Business and locals are chirping in for activities with donations. Streets and building around the country are decorated with the ornaments such as Indonesian red-white flags and congratulatory banners.
Days around the festival, visitors can observe lots of interesting activities. In almost every villages, town and cities, you can watch sports competitions and free concerts. On the day itself, the main attractions are the town parades, with marching bands, decorated cars and bikes, barongs, and kuda lumpings.
For the locals, one of the most anticipated activity is the panjat pinang game. People groups into a team of 3-6 persons each, to attempt a climb of slippery poles for gifts and prizes on top of the pole. It’s really quite fun to watch.
Panjat Pinang
The Indonesian Independence proclamation text
in Indonesian
PROKLAMASI
Kami, bangsa Indonesia, dengan ini menjatakan kemerdekaan Indonesia.
Hal-hal jang mengenai pemindahan kekoeasaan d.l.l., diselenggarakan dengan tjara saksama dan dalam tempo jang sesingkat-singkatnja.
Djakarta, hari 17 boelan 8 tahoen 05
Atas nama bangsa Indonesia
–tanda tangan Soekarno/Hatta–
Soekarno – Hatta
English translation:
PROCLAMATION
WE THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA HEREBY DECLARE THE INDEPENDENCE OF
INDONESIA. MATTERS WHICH CONCERN THE TRANSFER OF POWER AND
OTHER THINGS WILL BE EXECUTED BY CAREFUL MEANS AND IN THE
SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.
DJAKARTA, 17 AUGUST 1945
IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA
SOEKARNO—HATTA
Australian Public Holidays 2012 Calendar
Jul 23rd
List of Australian 2012 public holidays.
Most of public holidays in Australia are declared on a state and territory basis, except for some holidays which are observed in all states and territories, and are therefore de facto national holidays.
Usually, public and private workers are entitled to take off a public holiday with regular pay, while businesses that are normally open on a public holiday may require employees to work on the day. Traditionally, in this case, the workers were paid at a penalty rate – usually 1½ (known as “time and a half”) or 2 times (known as “double time”) the regular pay. In recent years this tradition has changed somewhat. Most of the entitlement to penalty rates of pay has been reduced or entirely eliminated in many work places. More >
Vietnam 2010 Public Holidays Calendar
Jul 17th
In Vietnam, workers get the day off work during the public holidays. There are a total of 9 days of Vietnamese public holidays a year, making it the lowest in the region.
Here is the list of public holidays in Vietnam for year 2010
Tet Duong Lich
New Year’s Day
Friday, 1 January 2010
Tet Nguyen Dan
Lunar New Year / Vietnamese New Year, Tet Nguyên Ðán, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the largest, most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year based on the Lunar calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The name Tet Nguyên Ðán (in Sino-Vietnamese) can be loosely translated as Feast of the First Morning. Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. However the corresponding public holiday started a day earlier, from last day of the last lunar month. Visitors may experience difficulties during this period as shops, restaurants and public services close and prices tend to go up in the few shops that remain open.
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Monday, 15 February 2010
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Gio to Hung Vuong Day
Hung Kings Commemoriations – Traditional holiday adopted by the government on 28 March 2007 commemorating the mythical Hùng Kings. Hùng Vuong (Hùng Kings in Vietnamese) was the first king of Van Lang or Lac Viet (as Vietnam was known at the time). His dynasty existed in Vietnamese prehistory, but much of the lore from this time is now lost to the ages.
Friday, 23 April 2010
Ngày thong nhat
Victory Day, Reunification Day, or Liberation Day is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the occasion Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on April 30, 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War.
In the overseas Vietnamese exile community, the day is remembered as the “Fall of Saigon”, but this term is considered treasonous in present day Vietnam and can lead to harassment or imprisonment.
Friday, 30 April 2010
Ngày Quoc te Lao dong
International Labour Day
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Quoc khánh
National Day – Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
Thursday, 2 September 2010
As in most other nations, if a holiday falls during the weekend, it is observed on the following Monday.
