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Wonogiri

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Wonogiri residents dispel bad luck through 'ruwatan' ritual

Wonogiri Deputy Regent Edy Santosa said the ruwatan was part of maintaining and preserving traditional Javanese culture.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Wonogiri residents dispel bad luck through 'ruwatan' ritual

Wonogiri Deputy Regent Edy Santosa said the ruwatan was part of maintaining and preserving traditional Javanese culture.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Wonogiri residents observe Islamic New Year with Javanese rituals

Residents of Wonogiri in Central Java observed the Islamic New Year with a Javanese ceremony conducted on Sembukan Beach on Monday.

National 7 years ago

Thousands affected by drought in Central Java without permanent solution

At least 50,000 residents living in 31 villages across seven districts in Wonogiri, Central Java, have been affected by drought since July, according to local authorities, which predict that the water shortage will last until October.

National 7 years ago

Monkeys invade fields, settlements for food in Wonogiri

Residents of Wonogiri, Central Java, are on alert following a recent attack by long-tailed macaques, also known as crab-eating macaques, that invaded their farmland and settlements in search of food.

National 7 years ago

Sports teacher gets 15 years for sexually abusing students

A sports teacher in Wonogiri, Central Java, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail and ordered to pay Rp 60 million (US$4,305) in fines after being found guilty of sexually abusing dozens of his students over two years.

National 7 years ago

C. Java regency readies 43 buses to bring home residents for Idul Fitri

With the Idul Fitri celebration just around the corner, the administration of Wonogiri in Central Java has prepared dozens of buses to bring back former residents working in Greater Jakarta. The buses will pick them up on June 10, five days before Idul Fitri.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

100-hour 'campursari' performance breaks MURI record

A 100-hour campursari performance in Wonogiri, Central Java, has broken records at the Indonesian Museum of Records (MURI) for being the longest show and for involving the highest number of participants.

National 7 years ago

Wonogiri residents claim sightings of extinct Javan tiger

A number of residents in Nguntoronadi district, Wonogiri regency, Central Java, claim to have seen tigers that have been declared extinct in the Mount Pegat area. The local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), however, was quick to dismiss the sightings as Javan leopards.