Thursday, July 10, 2008

Ministry of Culture and Tourism Opens Royal Cremation Ceremony Media Center






Media Release

Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Opens
Royal Cremation Ceremony Media Center

UBUD, July 10, 2008 – The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) today opened a media center for Indonesian and international media covering the Royal Cremation Ceremony.

The Center provides professional communication facilities, first hand, accurate, and timely facts about the Royal Cremation and related ceremonies, the Balinese Royal Family, and other information of interest to the media. Services offered also include assistance to the digital media.

Staffed by experienced communications professionals, the Center is located at Wantilan Water Palace, Puri Saraswati Ubud, Jl Raya Ubud, the Lotus Café Area, Ubud, Bali. Open every day from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. until conclusion of the final ceremony on Tuesday July 15, 2008. Additional services offered by the media center include a daily schedule of events and blog sites http://royalpelebon.blogspot.com (English) and http://pelebonkerajaan.blogspot.com (Indonesian).

Media seeking accreditation and/or other information about the Ceremony should contact the Center direct on [Tel:] +62 361 970855 and [Fax] +62 361 970 866.


About The Royal Cremation Ceremony:
The Royal Cremation Ceremony honors the lives of three members of the Balinese Royal Family and will be held in Puri Ubud, Bali on July 15, 2008. Dubbed a “Celebration of Life,” the four-day event begins on July 12 and culminates in the Cremation Ceremony on July 15, 2008. The last royal cremation held in Ubud took place in 1979.

Note to Editor
On July 12-14, 2008, access to Ubud will be limited, while on July 15th, 2008 all access will be closed for full day. Media center staff would be able to assist you to enter Ubud during those days.

For further information:
The Royal Cremation Media Center
National media:
Fannie Waldhani (+62812 810 0525)
Tania Hapsari (+62817 998 9384)

International media:
Rizal Adhitia (+62813 153 00510)
Cynthia Setianto (+62817 497 7720)

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