Nuclear Energy in Pontianak? Oh...NO!!!!

Some of the activists from WALHI organized a campaign for rejecting the use of nuclear energy a couple days ago. The campaign  was centered around Digulist Monument. The activists distributed a thousand sheets of paper titled "Keep  West Kalimantan away from (Disaster) Nuclear Energy." They said that the purpose of this campaign is to remind the Government of West Kalimantan to stay away from the idea of ​​the construction of Nuclear Power. There must be no nuclear power plants in West Kalimantan, because there are many examples of the negative impact of nuclear matter, particularly a humanitarian catastrophe. 

Alun-Alun Kapuas Park

Pontianak has one well known icon beside Equator Monument and Digulis Monument, that is Alun-alun Kapuas park, it also known as Korem. Korem is a park where people can waste their plesure time. Korem provides many entertainment games such as a chalenge game for teenagers, game for children, etc. There are many people sells interesting thing at Korem. The goods is cheaper compared with other place. When you are at Korem you will not be hungry, because there are many people sell tasty foods.

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Keraton Kadriah

Keraton Kadriah is a palace for a kingdom that exists in Pontianak, which in the past it was used as a Pontianak Kingdom Government Center. It was founded by Sultan Syarief Abdurrachman Alqadrie 1771.

This palace gives a special attraction for the visitors with many artifacts or historic objects such as a variety of jewelry that are used by generations since many years ago. In addition, the collection of the throne, cannons, ancient objects, glassware, and family photos. There is a podium made ​​of wood and there is also an antiq

Sotong Pangkong, Special Culinary in Ramadhan

Every region in Indonesia has some special foods for the month of Ramadhan. In Pontianak, usually people eat traditional foods that were burned in the form of dried squid or sotong pangkong. The taste of this food is very salty, and the process is little bit unique. After the squid baked, it is beaten using hammer.

All About Pontianak

Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of  West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River. It is located precisely on the equator, hence it is widely known as Kota Khatulistiwa (Equator City).

History

The city was formerly the capital of the independent Sultanate of Pontianak and was founded in 1772 around an old trading station on the Borneo coast. It is built on swampy ground that is subjected to regular flooding by the river, requiring buildings to be constructed on piles to keep them off the ground. It has its name due to the story that the founder had seen an appearance of Kuntilanak ghost at the place to be built for the palace, which he fought to save the people.

Pontianak Fixie Community

Fixie is a new kind of bicycle. It is a bicycle that has no freewheel, meaning it cannot coast — the pedals are always in motion when the bicycle is moving. Fixie also called a fixed-gear bicycle (or fixed-wheel bicycle, sometimes known in the USA as a fixie).

National Examination

Since Monday ( 18/4 ), 5554 Senior High School students and 3173 Vocational High School Students participate national examination for academic year 2010-2011. The examination scheduled on 18 until 21 April 2011. The head of Education Department of West Kalimantan, Alexius Akim, optimistic that the implementation of the UN in West Kalimantan since the first day went well until the last with almost 100 percent graduation rate. 

Equator Monument

Equator Monument becomes the icon of Pontianak city. It symbolizes that Pontianak is passing by the equator 0⁰ latitude. This monument is located on Khatulistiwa Street, Siantan Village, Pontianak. This monument was built in 1928 by Astronomical Expedition Team from Dutch, and in 1938, it was re-built with some improvement by Opzicter Silaban, an architect. In 1990 this monument had been re-built for the second time by duplicating it in bigger size. The size was five times bigger than the original and its purpose to protect the original statue.

Es Krim Petrus

One reference for your leisure time......

Es Krim Petrus  is located in front of SMA Santu Petrus. Actually the name is not Es Krim Santu Petrus, but people prefer to call it es krim Petrus. This is my favorite place to buy ice cream since I moved here. 

Some delicious flavors available here. You can try chocolate, strawberry, jack fruit, and sometimes durian. 

Honda DBL Pontianak 2011

Honda Development Basket League has been started on 1 April 2011. This competition held in GOR Pangsuma Pontianak. This is the 4th tournament supported by Honda, and for this year, Honda engage Pontianak Post as the official partner.  Many Senior High Schools take a part in this competition. This is the biggest basketball competition for students in Indonesia. DBL is a grand event, so it needs great preparation.