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[The Jakarta Post]: Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Windu Nuryanti opened the second International Conference of Sundanese Culture in the Merdeka building in Bandung, West Java, on Monday. At least 80 papers, including six from foreigners with expertise in Sundanese culture, will be presented during the four-day conference, which will be attended by about [...]

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Di timur Indonesia terdapat wilayah Nusa Tenggara Timur yang didalamnya terbentang rangkaian pulau yang salah satunya adalah Pulau Alor, yang merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Nusa Tenggara Timur, dengan ibu kota kabupaten di Kalabahi. Secara astronomis Kepulauan Alor berada diantara 8°6’-8°26’ LS dan 123°48’-125°8’ BT. Pulau Alor merupakan salah satu pulau terluar  Indonesia. Terletaklah salah [...]

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Bogor, West Java (ANTARANews ) – Winmark Mendawai Indonesia and World Sand Sculpting Academy (WSSA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and Sentul City will hold an international sand sculpture festival in Sentul, Bogor, West Java, Winmark Mendawai Indonesia Director Gita Aryanti said here the festival would be the biggest in [...]

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By Akhyari Hananto Tentu kita akrab dengan anime Jepang yang sering mewarnai TV-TV kita tiap hari, seperti Doraemon, Pokemon, atau Detektif Conan. Bagi beberapa orang di Indonesia, bahkan ada yang “kecanduan” dan akhirnya mengkoleksi berbagai hal berbau animasi-aminasi tersebut. Seorang teman bahkan punya koleksi pakaian dalam Doraemon . Kita begitu memuji negara asal anime-anime tersebut, Jepang. [...]

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[The Jakarta Globe]: A movie by director Hanny R. Saputra, Di Bawah Lindungan Ka’bah (Under Protection of the Kaaba) is one of the entries to compete in the race for the 2011 Foreign Language film oscar, the Academy for Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Thursday. Films from 63 countries have entered the race. The [...]

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[The Jakarta Globe]: HBO Asia has teamed up with Infinite Studios to produce its first ever feature film in Asia shot entirely in Indonesia featuring Indonesian actor Ario Bayu. The English-language action-horror film, Dead Mine, is being shot entirely in Batam, Indonesia, in Infinite Studios’s new 30,000 square foot facility. Filming began on Monday. The [...]

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[The Jakarta Post]: The West Java Batik Foundation (YBJB) will establish a Batik Academy to develop and train young professional Batik makers. “The West Java Batik Academy will train batik professionals to master batik skills and be ready to work in the batik industry,” the foundation’s executive director Komaruddin Hudiya said on Tuesday as quoted [...]

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Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) – Aceh`s Saman dance has been officially included in UNESCO`s intangible world cultural heritage list, an official said. The decision to include the Saman dance was reached at the 6th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage being held in Nusa Dua, Bali, from November [...]

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Her lovely appearance assuredly attracts the public eyes’ attention. Though, Sierra Soetedjo also has bright quality of voice and excellent portfolio that deserve recognition. This friendly lady surely brings a special nuance to the Indonesia’s jazz field. Yes, Sierra is really something! The Prelude It was such a precious moment when jazzuality.com given a great [...]

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                  Indonesia yang terkenal memiliki cita rasa kopi terbaik di dunia kini mengadakan festival kopi Aceh melalui festival yang diadakan di Taman Sari, Banda Aceh dari 25-27 November 2011 yang diikuti oleh para pengusaha lokal, lembaga pemerhati kopi lokal, nasional dan internasional dengan tajuk “Kopi Aceh untuk [...]

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