Opening Sriwijaya Festival Minister Culture and Tourism

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | 22:10 pm
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Jero Wacik

PALEMBANG, KOMPAS.com - Minister of Culture and Tourism (Menbudpar) Jero Wacik, officially opens the 19th Festival Sriwijaya in Palembang Jakabering Dekranasda House, Wednesday (06/16/2010) night.

The opening was marked with drum accompaniment penabuhan dance creations. Jero Wacik said it was happy to open the festival tonight because of a few tens of festivals which he opened, only the 19th Sriwijaya Festival which was attended by Chairman of the MPR, the Chairman of the House of Representatives, members of the House of Representatives and the element Muspida South Sumatra.

"From the cultural carnival that visits since this afternoon, I remembered the message that the President sometimes we are too busy with political affairs and cultural affairs forget. And culture is what binds us all.'s Where we come together. So let us often do cultural arts festival, "said Jero Wacik. (Tribun Kaltim / Meinar F Sinurat)

Palembang Cleanest City Metropolitan All -Indonesia

06/08/2010 22:57:26 AM By: Taufiq Akbar

Palembang Mayor H. Santana Putra Eddy received a plaque as the Best City Garden
For the fourth time in the city of Palembang Adipura Cup won, reward the cleanest cities in Indonesia. Awards received directly by the Mayor in Palembang H. Eddy Santana Putra in state court, Tuesday (08/06).

The award is given directly by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in the framework of national environmental commemoration. Palembang city successful achievement as the cleanest metropolitan city.



In addition, the city of Palembang also receive a plaque environmental boon granted by the Minister of Environment at the Hotel Borobudur Jakarta at 14.00 WIB. in this gift Kambang Park Iwak Palembang declared as the best city parks in Indonesia.

BKB, Free Zone Motor Vehicles

6/11/2010 1:54:47 PM By: Taufiq Akbar

BKB region, which will be Free Zone Motor Vehicles
Palembang city have got the clean as much as four times, however, the level of effort to reduce air pollution caused by vehicle emissions continues, the City Government (City Government) expanded car-free area. After the Kambang Iwak, next Religious Tourism (BKB) and following several other areas.

To achieve a free zone BKB vehicles, Affair will install the portal as high as 30 meters after the entrance Kesdam II Sriwijaya, a second portal 100 meters from the first portal. If a special way employee portal Kesdam done then transferred dipekat River Side Restaurant, Vivid Head of Control and Supervision of Operational Affair Palembang, Pathi Riduan.

BKB enactment as a Free Zone will begin June 20 vehicles later, beginning with the implementation Anniversary Fun Bike in the city of Palembang, where a group of environmental ministers will do sepedai relaxed from Kambang Iwak to BKB. Special routes cyclists have been prepared at this time along Jl Merdeka to BKB and vice versa. Once installed public transportation portal that serves five routes that pass BKB, should not be crossed.