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It was founded on 21 August 1987 as Studio Twenty One. [3] Since its founding, 21 Cineplex has conducted some improvements and innovations, such as forming a cinema network with three separate brands to target different markets, namely Cinema 21, Cinema XXI and The Premiere. Some cinemas offer Dolby Atmos and IMAX. As of December 2024, it has ...
The Lombok Times began publication in November 2003 from a small office in the capital of Lombok, Mataram, with an initial circulation of 1,500 copies. Since its first publication, The Lombok Times has been the largest English language newspaper in both Bali and West Nusa Tenggara. In 2005, its circulation reached five thousand copies, to grow ...
Lombok is somewhat similar in size and density, and shares some cultural heritage with the neighboring island of Bali to the west. However, it is administratively part of West Nusa Tenggara, along with the larger and more sparsely populated island of Sumbawa to the east. Lombok is surrounded by a number of smaller islands locally called Gili.
There was a small city called Selaparang in East Lombok, which was a centre of Sasak power in Lombok from the 16th to the 17th century AD. West Lombok was under the control of Balinese rajas, based on their states of Mataram and Cakranegara, until the island was invaded and occupied by the Dutch in 1894.
East Lombok Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara.It is located on the island of Lombok, of which it comprises the eastern third (including minor offshore islands); the administrative capital is the town of Selong.
The word is derived from the Neo-Latin noun epicentrum, [13] the latinisation of the ancient Greek adjective ἐπίκεντρος (epikentros), "occupying a cardinal point, situated on a centre", [14] from ἐπί (epi) "on, upon, at" [15] and κέντρον (kentron) "centre". [16] The term was coined by Irish seismologist Robert Mallet. [17]
It struck the island of Lombok at a depth of 12 km and measured at M w 5.9 (USGS) [40] or M L 6.2 (BMKG), and was felt as far away as East Java. [41] Shaking was felt in the neighboring islands of Bali and Sumbawa and lasted for at least 10 seconds. [42] Officials stated that the intensity of the shaking in Lombok was V-VI MMI (medium-strong).
Bandara Internasional Lombok (BIL) had several operational names proposed. In January 2009 results of a public opinion poll conducted in Lombok indicated that Lombok International Airport (LIA) was chosen by 40.4% of respondents, Sasak International Airport (SIA) 20%, Rinjani International Airport (RIA) 46 16.7%, Mandalika the International Airport (MIA) 10.9%, Selaparang International Airport ...