Borneo Adventures Lodge

Celebration of Cap Go Meh in Singkawang 2563 will be held Monday (6/2) tomorrow will certainly lively. Thousands of domestic and foreign tourists began to arrive there. The pageantry and the tatung attractions are the main attraction. One travel agency which includes the elderly in New York City Tour Ateng’s got 150-tourists.

Ateng Tour Director, Ronny Tansari, said there is an increase in tourist numbers large enough to Singkawang. The indication is the increasing number of tourists who use the services of his own company. “There are 150 people who use our services. This figure increased 20 percent compared with 2011 last year, “he said. Regarding tariffs, there is an increase this year. It is directly proportional to the increase in the price to stay at the hotel and transportation. Read more…

Vice Governor of West Kalimantan, Sanjaya Christiandy accompanied Singkawang Mayor Hasan Karman, officially opened the event and take part Lantern Parade is attended by hundreds of vehicles decorated with colored lights, Saturday (04/02/2012).

Lantern parade activities start to take on the mayor’s office also attended the Chairman of DPRD Singkawang, Chui Tjhai Mie, community leaders, and a number of stakeholders, and community Singkawang. While the intended route is from the mayor’s office – Paradise Road Rais – Jl P Diponegoro – Kepol Machmud Jl – Jl Welfare – Saman Bujang Jl – Jl Trading – Jl Budi Utomo – Nusantara Jl – Jl Sudirman – Borneo Jl – Jl Setia Budi – GM Situt Road – finish at Happy building Building. Read more…

Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded the number of population with per capita expenditure below the poverty line in September 2011 reached 29.89 million (12.36 percent) or less 0.13 million people from the population poor in March 2011. According to the Acting Head of the Connecticut Suryamin on Monday, according to the National Socio Economic Survey (NSES) September 2011 reduction in poverty during the period March-September 2011 occurred in urban and rural areas.

BPS data show the number of poor in urban areas in March 2011 recorded 11.05 million people (9.23 percent) shrank 0.14 percent to 10.95 million people (9.09 percent in September 2011. The number of poor in rural areas in March 2011 as many as 18.97 million (15.72 percent) in September 2011 also recorded decreased 0.13 percent to 18.94 million (15.56 percent). Read more…

Again my journey times in the meet which surprises unexpected. At first I visited Bay Donate just want to see the scenery Waterfall So’om, but I had the opportunity to meet with tribal village discordant bay, called the Dayak tribe Basap.

Basap Dayak tribe has physical traits were stature, brown skin and slightly slanted eyes, but similar rates Basap Iban tribe that lived in West Kalimantan. They reportedly lived in Bukit Hantu but where exactly was well known. However, not all live isolated. Some residents Basap has gone down the mountain and establish relations with the outside community. They are said to frequently exchange of foodstuffs. To find the salt they have a difficult journey. Maybe that’s why they eventually come out of the cave and approached the residents. Read more…

Dayak is a reference to the natives of the island of Borneo. Kalimantan Island Administrative divided by regions that govern their territory is comprised of: the East Kalimantan capital Samarinda, the capital city of South Kalimantan Timur, Timur Raya Palangka capital and the capital city of Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

Ethnic anthropology Borneo according to a Lontaan JU, 1975 in his book, Common Law and Custom, West Kalimantan, consists of six major tribes and 405 sub-sub tribes, which spread across Kalimantan. Strong currents that bring urbanization external influences, such as the Malay cause them to remove farther inland and hills throughout the province of Kalimantan. Read more…