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Bintan Island, Paradise of the Earth in Indonesia
Feb 24th
Bintan Island is a magnificent island full of luxurious resorts and eye-catching attractions located in Riau province, Indonesia. Having the width of 60,000 kilometers square including the sea area, Bintan is recognized as the largest island in Riau. In the previous time, this island was an important trading post where Chinese and Indian traders selling their stuffs to the buyers from many other countries. The strategic location of Bintan island, together with the fact that this island was a very ideal place to grow pepper, made the foreign colonials eager to dominate the land. At least 3 countries tried to take control of Bintan, but ever since Indonesia succeeded in overcoming the Dutch colonials, Bintan island got its freedom. Now, the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism promotes Bintan as the main tourism site besides Bali. More >
Malaysia Public Holiday 2012 Calendar
Jul 6th
Malaysia 2012 Public Holiday
Malaysia public holiday 2012 is unique in that they have a lot of local holidays for certain states. Most of the local holidays are related to the ruler, (e.g. birthday, installation, etc), while some are religious (Good Friday, Isra Miraj), and some others local holidays in Malaysia are traditional /customs (Gawai Dayak, Kaamatan Festival). More >
US Federal Holidays 2012 Calendar
Jul 4th
2012 Federal Holidays in United States
The United States does not have legal national holidays where all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. Federal government recognize only holidays that pertain to its own employees, thus called as “US Federal Holidays”. It is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules. More >
Brazil National Holidays 2012 Calendar
May 14th
Brazil public holidays are legislated at the federal, statewide and municipal levels. Most Brazil public holidays are national holidays, but there are some statewide or city holidays as well. More >
Travel Tips: How To Avoid Excess Baggage Fee
Feb 13th
It is a common plight among travelers, that paying excess baggage has become a major cost in traveling by flight. Sometimes, the excess baggage charges itself can be the same or even few times higher than the flight ticket. More >
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]
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
