Lombok News

Local tradition of Bau Nyale which is usually holding annually takes place on upcoming February, 12. In this day local people are catching marine worms in the morning. It has been tradition of local fishermen in the southern Lombok as it has including to tourism calendar of this island. In East Lombok Regency, Bau Nyale takes place in Kaliantan Beach. Here it had prepared cultural festival and traditional sport of Sasak along the day until the dark. In Central Lombok regency, this tradition holds in Aan Cape and Selong Belanak beach. (more…)

About 5,000 Buddhists and Kong Hu Cu believers in Mataram will celebrate Chinese New Year on Monday, 23 January 2012. This massive celebration held by giving ang pao for the elders who aged more than 70 years. They are around 385 persons from the biggest three tribes. They are including Chinese descent tribes in Mataram and surrounding areas. (more…)

Fulfilling the demand of hotel industry and local residence in tourism area of three gili in North Lombok Regency (KLU), it will get freshwater supply. During this time, tens hotels and local accommodation are buying freshwater from Lombok land priced Rp70,000 per cubic meters. But soon they can get freshwater with cheap price. At least in the end of 2012 freshwater will available after PT Siskem Aneka Indonesia (SAI) investor finishing its infrastructure project. (more…)

An effort of turtle conservation takes place in Maluk Beach, West Sumbawa. This tourism area that built since PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara operated has four tukik (young turtle) ponds under a roofed building. Each pond sized 1,5 meter times 4 meters. Here there are also two sand containers for breeding. One of them sized 2 meters times 8 meters and the other sized 5 meters times 5 meters. The conservation building opened since 2009 as it called Maluk Turtle Conservation Center (MTCC). Now it managed by Pelangi Biru (Blue Rainbow) Foundation under the leadership of Herman Taha. Now the two containers are living 298 young turtles whose aged 2-3 months. Before they had released 13,639 young turtles in any locations such as Maluk Beach itself, Gili Kenawa island or Goa Sumbawa Besar Beach. (more…)

Investment plan of MNC Group through Global Land Development co. that will build integrated park as part of Mandalika tourism area development in Kuta, Pujut District, Middle Lombok of West Nusa Tenggara Province was planned will be realized starting in 2012. (more…)

West Sumbawa Regency targeting 2,000 cataract patients for getting free surgery. The first operation scheduled on a week starting on Wednesday (14/12) until Wednesday (21/12). Its location takes place in three districts such as Maluk, Sekongkang and Jereweh. (more…)

Nyongkolan is one of series of wedding custom of Sasak, in which it require group of people accompanying the bride from their soon to be husband house to the soon to be wife house. However, this tradition always gain protest from the road users since they always facing traffic jam when this ceremony takes place. (more…)

People on road should keep aware during this raining season. Not only facing the dangerous of flood, they should also take heed against lines of tress along the street that are prone to collapse. It is since lots of them are old tree, as confessed by head of Open Green Division of Mataram Landscaping Service, Subhan Hasan. (more…)

Environment degradation issue such as global warming, the increasing volume of ocean due to abrasion happened on the seashores and small islands, and even an issue small islands that will be sinking into the sea, become the government serious concern. North Lombok is among areas having small islands and its existence is threatened. They, Gili Trawangan, Meno and Air (Tramena) could possibly remain memories if there is no further action taken. (more…)

Immigration party took affirmative action toward illegal immigrant in Lombok. In 2011, tens of foreigners had been deported since they illegally entering Lombok territory. (more…)