Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa. The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three

This is one of the series of postage stamps depicting President Soekarno of Indonesia. He was the first president of Indonesia who proclaimed the independence on behalf of the people of Indonesia. I've got 2 pieces of 1 (one) Rupiah postage stamp. 4 (four) of the postage stamps haven't got postage marks yet. Here is another President Soekarno Series - a Conefo Series. Conefo is an acronym of Conference of The New Emerging Forces which was President Soekarno's idea to form a new block of force comprising of developing countries in response to the two blocks of forces at that time ie:

Oil price goes high up in the sky :-( The bad impact is on the price of electricity. What is your move to tackle this if you want to decrease or at least to prevent the charges from rocketing. One way is to find an alternative energy source such as solar or wind energy. But for average people, we still use the electricity from state-owned company because alternative energy charges us higher cost of investment though in the long run the cost-benefit of it is much lowerIf you are still utilizing electricity from a supplying company, a simple way to save it is that you may replace your normal

For you guys who live in Indonesia especially Jakarta and Java Island, which mobile service providers do you choose? Nowadays, It seems that average people use more than 1 provider, not for luxury but to save some money, due to expensive mobile service charges, especially at this time when the petrol price goes high up. It also depends on the activities you have using those services. I use mobile services so that it will be easier for someone or clients to contact me. It is also convenient to bring along cell phones with you in case you need to contact someone or your clients in the middle of

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A 6.4 earthquake struck southwest off Sumatra today, in the same area as the major 8.4-magnitude temblor struck Wednesday that killed 13 people.According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center "a very small possibility of a local tsunami" affecting coastal areas within about 100 km (62 miles) from the quake's epicenter. The earthquake struck at 6:01 a.m. (2300 GMT Thursday), 75 miles west-southwest of Sumatra's Bengkulu province The Bureau of Meteorology and Geophysics agency reported the epicenter was located 10 km (6 miles) underwater 153 km (95 miles) west of Lais, Bengkulu.CNN

At least nine people were killed and many buildings damaged after the second earthquake in Indonesia. But the full scale of the impact has yet to emerge. There were possible tsunami threats after the earthquakes. Wednesday's tremor measured to 8.4 and Thursday a 7.8 tremor hit. The second quake struck Sumatra at 0649 on Thursday (2349 GMT on Wednesday), about 10km (six miles) under the sea, some 185km (115 miles) south-east of the city of Padang, the US Geological Survey says. Officials say, at least 40 people have been injured and hundreds of buildings damaged. BBC

According to the US Geological survey nn underwater earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 hit at about 6:10 pm (1110 GMT) on Wednesday. An Indonesian offical said there was a risk of a tsunamiafter the earthquake. The quake struck 105km southwest of Bengkulu on Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 15.6km. "Earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a widespread destructive tsunami that can affect coastlines across the entire Indian Ocean Basin," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. The centre said thatthe tsumani could strike Indonesia and Australia within an hour, and India

These amazing images were taken during a whale hunt in one of the last places on Earth where people still use traditional methods to fish for one of the largest creatures in the seas.. Using only their bodies and extraordinary bravery to catch 75ft-long sperm whales to provide enough food and materials for their whole village. Well, let's start.Two fishing boats work together, while their Captains hang in mid-air as they spear a sperm whale off the coast of Indonesia: With

Twenty-two people died after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday. Dozens of passengers leapt from the plane's emergency exits into surrounding rice paddy fields to escape the inferno, which reduced the plane to a smoldering wreck of twisted metal."Following the evacuation process, we found that 112 passengers survived while 21 passengers died," national carrier Garuda Airlines said in a statement. "From the crew, six people survived and one cabin crew member died."