Batik originated from the Javanese word “amba”, meaning to write, and “nitik” which means to make a point. Batik refers to fabrics that have a pattern of bright and interesting. Batik is found in various forms, such as batik tulis, batik skrin, batik celup, dan batik terap.
Batik Indonesia (deckay-batikindonesia)
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Gunung Sinabung (travelblog.org)
Mount Sinabung or Gunung Sinabung is a mountain in the Highlands of Karo, Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Sinabung and Sibayak are two active volcanoes in North Sumatra. Altitude of this mountain is 2460 meters. The mountain is the highest peak in North Sumatra. This Mount has ever recorded erupted since 1600. Coordinates Sinabung mountaintop is 3 degrees 10 minutes LU, 98 degrees 23 minutes BT.
Details :
Elevation : 2,460 m (8,071 ft)?[1]
Listing : Ribu
Coordinates : 3°10?12?N 98°23?31?E
Type : Stratovolcano
Age of rock : Pleistocene
Volcanic arc/belt : Sunda Arc
Last eruption : 3 September 2010
Since August 27, 2010, this mountain out of smoke and volcanic ash. On August 29, 2010 early morning at around 0:15 am (August 28, 2010, 17:15 UTC), Gunung Sinabung issued lava volcanic.
Status of this mountain was raised to “Beware”. Twelve thousand residents nearby were evacuated and accommodated in eight locations. Abu Sinabung tend slid from the southwest to the northeast. Some area of Medan city are also covered with ashes from Mount Sinabung.
Sinabung is a andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano with a total of four volcanic craters, only one being active.
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Indonesia is proposing to the body of the United Nations (UN) Educational Affairs, Science and Culture (UNESCO) for making “Tenun” as Indonesia’s cultural heritage. This proposal was submitted by the association of Cita Tenun Indonesia some time ago.
Chairman of the Cita Tenun Indonesia, Sari Hartanto Wibowo, said the recognition Tenun as an important cultural heritage of Indonesia is recognized internationally for ‘batik incident’ that happened years ago does not happen again.
tenun (indbatik.blogspot.com)
The event was held as a Second party Tenun anniversary of associations Cita Tenun Indonesia. Tenun party represented in many types of weaving looms as the works of Indonesian women. In the exhibition event that will be held three days, there are 50 booths, with various weaving.
Samosir Tourism (manik.web.id)
Samosir regency, North Sumatra, which has many natural tourist sites, ready to welcome domestic and foreign tourists visit the great day of Idul Fitri, September.
“We have to coordinate with relevant parties including the police, for security and hotel entrepreneurs to anticipate the growth in tourist visits to Samosir,” said Head of Tourism Department Melani Butarbutar Samosir regency, in Pangururan, Saturday (14/08/2010).
Experience in previous years, according Butarbutar, domestic tourists visit the island Samosir is expanding at Idul Fitri holiday and hotel bookings are full one week before Hari Raya Idul Fitri.
Estimated to increase tourist visits to Samosir in the upcoming Idul Fitri, which is usually an average of 1000 tourists will increase to 10 000 tourists on holiday later, said Melani Butarbutar.
Pemkab Samosir through the Department of Tourism set up security at various locations that have been interesting to visit, such as pantai Pasir Putih, Ambarita, Tuktuk dan pemandian air panas.
Other tourist sites are the two lakes, namely Lake Sidihoni of two hectares and Aekporogan (1.5 hectares) which is considered a miracle because they were on top of Lake Toba. .
Then the waterfalls are already famous on abroad, the Sosor Dolik waterfall or renamed by European tourists as Efratah waterfall where the water was clear and cold enough in around the top of the Tele.
Reference :
http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/08/14/0953142/Samosir.Siap.Sambut.Wisatawan-5
Kopi Luwak Indonesia (indonetwork.web.id)
Luwak robusta coffee marketing (Mongoose Coffee) of Lampung is currently still small in volume to penetrate the market so that the Coffee Fermentation can be widely known, inside and outside country.
“Promotion for consumers, especially overseas, must be intensively conducted businessmen and farmers who grow Luwak coffee,” said Chairman Renlitbang Exporters Association and Indonesian Coffee Industry (AICE)Lampung, Lutfie Muchtar.
According to him, improving the quality and distinctive taste of luwak coffee should also be maintained so that consumers are interested in purchasing. Continuity of production, according to Muchtar, should stable, not more or less. “Luwak Coffee is a special coffee so the quality, taste and continuity of production must be maintained,” he said.
Currently Lampung robusta luwak coffee consumers in the country is still small due to scarce and expensive. According to him, Luwak robusta coffee consumers in foreign countries up to now there is no one and it needs to campaign constantly.
Entrepreneur luwak robusta coffee, Desmon Tahir, said the business prospects for this Coffee type is not promising because considering the expensive price and limited production. In addition, the aroma of Luwak Robusta coffee is not durable when compared to the Arabica type.
Luwak robusta coffee price reached Rp 750,000 to Rp 1 million per kilogram, while the Luwak type of arabica coffee in the market could reach USD 3 million / kg. “In Germany, Luwak Arabica coffee price could reach USD 9 million / kg,” said Desmond.
Desmond is also Chairman of the Campaign Compartment AEKI Lampung further explained, they have promoted Luwak robusta coffee in Singapore, but there has not been interested consumers. Consumers outside the country, continued Desmon, prefer luwak arabica coffee because its flavor distinctiveness. “Traders from Medan and West Java market Luwak arabica coffee in Japan even though the amount is not much,” he said.
Robusta coffee in Lampung is 163.000 ha and the farmers involved in coffee cultivation of 200,000 householder.
Coffee acreage in the golden triangle coffee in Indonesia (Lampung, South Sumatra and Bengkulu) covering 463 000 ha with a production of 218.000 tonnes. Indonesia was ranked fourth in the world after Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam as a coffee-producing countries.
Do you know Kopi Luwak ?
Kopi luwak (Indonesian [?kopi ?lu.ak]), or civet coffee, is coffee made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet’s intestines the beans are then defecated, having kept their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness, widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world.
Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, and also in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera and kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its name cà phê Ch?n in Vietnam, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced. (wikipedia)
reference :
http://regional.kompas.com/read/2010/08/06/11441728/Kopi.Luwak.Arabika.Rp.9.Juta.Per.Kg-8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak