Oh, I am not a tourist agent promoting Vietnam, particularly its largest city, Ho Chi Minh City. This was used to be known as Saigon, the capital city of South Vietnam before eventually taken over by the north and changed its name to be Ho Chi Minh City. It is now one of the most [...]

Jakarta’s biggest exhibition, the Jakarta Fair, opens today in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, offering more products and entertainment than before. Held annually for the past 42 years under different names, the Jakarta Fair Kemayoran is organized to commemorate the anniversary of Jakarta’s founding, which falls on June 22. In 1967, Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin decided to hold [...]

When my grandmother passed away 2 years ago, there’s sadness among the family, of course, not only we’d just lost our beloved family member, but also she was a very good batik painter. She’d been a batik painter since before Indonesian independence, she knew how to paint this motive and that motive. She knew everything [...]

By Chona S. Trinidad, Contributor Do you have adventurous tastebuds inclined to spicy flavors? Then, the place for you is the Heritage Hotel Manila’s Café Riviera. From May 25 to June 7, they are featuring an exotic food promo titled “Indonesian Spice and Everything Nice.” It is the third year in a row that the hotel teams [...]

My heavy-metal era had passed several years back. Back in the mid of 90’s, I was a die-hard fan of Sepultura (a Brazilian trash-metal band), Metallica, Helloween, and many more. In the end of 90’s, I could hardly enjoy that kinda music, it became too noisy for my ears. But, that doesn’t halt me from being proud [...]

I have a friend, young, energetic, full of passion, and she loves Indonesia so much, and she is Malaysian. She has been visiting Indonesia more than 20 times, and she also attracted her fellow Malaysians to visit Indonesia. Her love to Indonesia is simply reflected by the hi-level of knowledge of places in Indonesia, its [...]

Written by Kenji San (GNFI contributor in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Indonesians around Europe (or wherever they are) must be proud of their beloved homeland. The first Indonesian Park in Europe has been built, located at Parc Paradisio Conservation Park, Brugelette – Belgium. Miniature of Prambanan and Borobudur Temple, exactly-same-sized Balinese castle Puri Agung Shanti Buwana, traditional houses [...]

I read this good news on Kompas website. Keris, an Indonesian indigenous weapon, is acknowledged as a masterpiece of world cultural heritage by UNESCO. There are a lot of stories around Keris; one of the most famous stories probably is the story of Keris Mpu Gandring. There are just so many tangible and intangible cultures [...]

Indonesian TV in Netherland // To create a window for the Dutch to see Indonesia in their homes, Indonesia created Garuda TV that provides its subscribers with quality real-time news from Indonesia, Indonesian entertainment (movies, TV series, dances, traditional theaters, comedy, modern music, traditional music, and also the phenomenal Dangdut), unique TV shows and [...]

Variety reports that Hollywood stars Julia Roberts and Richard Jenkins have signed to play in the filming of Elizabeth Gilbert’s international bestseller ”Eat, Pray, Love”. One third of the story takes place in Bali where the main character finds love, healing and the mentoring of an aging Balinese guru in Ubud. One of the first-ever Hollywood feature films [...]