Just got these pictures from one reader, and another from RI-54. Enjoy this beautiful sights of Jessica Alba rockin’ her Parang-motive Batik, a Jogjanese motive my mom always wants me to wear. These pictures were taken at Step-Up’s Fourth Annual Fashion Forward Luncheon in 2004. It was almost 5 years ago, long before  we have [...]

By Yudha Satya, GNFI Contributor Several designers combined the exotic East with modern Europe. Apparently, Tenun Ikat and Batik raised the stage in Paris. It was raining, when famous fashion house, Dries Van Noten launched the spring summer man collection 2010 at Palais de la Bourse last June. But the show must go on! Accompanied by sexy [...]

First, congratulation to Indonesia! And thanks to UNESCO for making this possible for the world to acknowledge a world’s heritage from Indonesia. Long before the day of October 2, 2009 many people have actually known that Batik belongs and is part of Indonesian culture. And, this certification just made it even clearer. Not to mention the [...]

Forewords Angklung is a renowned musical instrument made of bamboo and its originated is West Java, Indonesia. In the early days, music played an essential part of ceremonial activities, especially in the harvest times. The sound of bamboos is believed will catch the attention of the goddess Sri – who will bring fertility to the plantation, [...]

There are times when landing at Yogyakarta’s Adisucipto airport feels as if you’re leaping onto a dinghy in the middle of a stormy ocean. The room for error is very limited. Needless to say, you’re praying hard as the plane slams on its brakes and the surprisingly short runway comes to an abrupt stop. Tumbling out [...]

Text by Julia Suryakusuma Looking at Indonesia today, what do we have to be proud of? Here’s one tip: not politicians! But putting our disappointing friends in the DPR to one side, I think we Indonesians actually have a lot to be proud of, even if we sometimes forget it. That’s why I enjoyed two new children’s [...]

One more Indonesian proves it that Indonesia has just too much great things to simply overlook. Sandhy Sondoro has recently championedInternational Contest of Young Pop Singer “New Wave 2009”, the biggest international pop competition in the Eastern Europe. Curious to know more about this newborn world singer? Check out his interview exclusive on Radio PPI Dunia [...]

Yes, Reog Ponorogo has conquered America and even the world. This might not be the freshest news anymore, but still worth knowing. Singo Lodoyo, a Washington (D.C.)-based Reog group, has numerous times championed world cultural festivals in the eastern coast of the United States. In 2008 they wowed the audience at the 4th of July Independence [...]

Australia’s biggest Indonesian Film Festival The Indonesian Film Festival is going to host a feast of cinematic delicacies from the top range of Indonesian movies for 10 days, heavily garnished with a range of special events that will feature the casts and directors of the featured films. Rolling on its fourth edition, The Indonesian Film Festival 2009 [...]

I am sure you must be puzzled by the tittle of this article. Well, that’s okay, many would be puzzled too. I am not too sure whether Bratislava is a familiar name to you, but to me… it is. Bratislava used to be the 2nd biggest city in the Czechoslovakia after Prague, and when Czechs [...]