Good News From Indonesia

A team from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has arrived in Bali to conduct field inspections and review four sites proposed by the Indonesian government for acceptance in the organization’s list of World Heritage Sites. “The field inspection will be carried out from Oct. 13 to 17 and throughout the visit the [...]

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Bagi para penikmat fashion blog, pasti sudah tak asing dengan nama Evita Nuh. Yap, gadis cilik asli Indonesia yang tahun ini genap berusia 12 tahun telah memulai fashion blogging (http://www.jellyjellybeans.blogspot.com) semenjak 3 tahun lalu. Dengan sense of fashion-nya yang keren dan kemampuan bahasa Inggrisnya yang sangat bagus membuat blognya sangat menarik untuk dibaca dan dijadikan [...]

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The Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs will organize a “Youth and Sports Expo” in the form of a Youth and Sports Indonesia festival outside the Bung Karno Sports Stadium on October 22-23, 2011. The festival will be held to enliven the 83th anniversary celebrations of the Youth Pledge. Besides the expo which will be [...]

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Pernahkah anda menonton film Disney yang berjudul ‘Brother Bear’? Film yang menceritakan mengenai kisah seorang manusia yang berubah menjadi beruang ini memuat potret kehidupan manusia jaman prasejarah, disaat tulisan belum dikenal dan satu – satunya cara menuangkan kisah kehidupan mereka adalah dengan lukisan gua. Lukisan Gua merupakan hasil kebudayaan, cerminan interaksi manusia jaman prasejarah dengan [...]

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(The Jakarta Globe): The blog name “Gangs of Indonesia” might be misleading. Don’t think of a 19th century Indonesian Leonardo DiCaprio. In fact, there is nothing “gang-sy” about the blog. Gang is the Indonesian word for “narrow street,” a symbolic title for the blog’s focus: The everyday lives of Indonesians beyond what you see in [...]

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Batik, salah satu trademark Indonesia itu kini semakin mendunia, apa pasal? Baru-baru ini membatik dijadikan salah satu kegiatan ekstrakulikuler di SD Bodossakio, Kantza, Yunani. Peresmian pembukaan kelas itu diikuti oleh 300 orang siswa serangkaian dengan acara Indonesian Day di sekolah itu. SD Bodossakio atau yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Athens College merupakan salah satu sekolah [...]

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The Recreational Sports Federation for the Indonesian Society (FORMI) says that it will organize a National Recreational Sports Festival (FORNAS) in which participants will compete in 18 different events. The festival which will be held in Jakarta from Oct. 6-9, will include traditional games. The festival will also boast seven exhibitions and five festivals and [...]

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(The Jakarta Globe): Designer Rinaldy Arviano Yunardi’s accessories have graced runways in the world’s major fashion capitals, including Paris, London and New York. Rinaldy’s iconic metallic chokers, bangles and rings, encrusted with crystals and gemstones, can be spotted adorning Indonesia’s top stage performers, from diva Titi DJ to singer-songwriter Melly Goeslaw and actress and singer [...]

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Saat itu saya sedang asyik – asyiknya tweeting ketika salah seorang teman saya ngetwit dia sedang minum kopiko coffee. Ini sangat mengejutkan saya, kenapa? Karena teman saya tersebut adalah orang Malaysia. Dengan penasaran saya bertanya padanya, benarkah di Malaysia ada kopiko? dia berkata benar, banyak sekali jenis kopiko disana. Pada kesempatan lain, salah seorang teman [...]

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Different generations will always clash over the importance of tradition, culture and values. Indonesia is no different, and one of the country’s greatest icons, batik, is not spared from the shifting views of a younger generation. That struggle forms a part of Nia Dinata’s new feature-length documentary, “Batik: Our Love Story,” which pays homage to [...]

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