25 September 2011
A team from UNESCO will visit locations in Bali next month as part of a final assessment for a potential world cultural heritage nomination, a Bali Culture Agency official says. “The teams are scheduled to be in Bali Oct. 12-17,” agency head Ketut Suastika said on Saturday in Denpasar as quoted by Antara news wire. [...]
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23 September 2011
It was about nine in the morning, but Bandung’s Pasar Baru market was already bustling. Kiosks were open, tended by vendors busily bargaining with customers. Amid the steady buzz of voices, Malay words could be heard punctuating the flow of conversation. Since direct flights were opened between Kuala Lumpur and Bandung in 2010, the capital [...]
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22 September 2011
The city of Bandar Lampung at the most southern tip of the island of Sumatra will this year host Indonesia’s annual travel mart: the Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) or Pasar Wisata Indonesia, to be held from October 12th to 14th at the Novotel Hotel Lampung. TIME is a special event that brings together [...]
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22 September 2011
The Wonders of Komodo landed at the Opera Point Marquee of Sydney’s Opera House, Australia, as Komodo Night was held on Friday, September 9th, 2011. The event was part of the “Komodo: the Real Wonder of the World” program, a campaign held by Friends of Komodo to promote the wonders that lie within the Komodo [...]
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22 September 2011
The Indonesian National Orchestra (INO) under leadership of composer and music director Franki Raden will start its World Premiere tour in Australia. Showcasing a repertoire of Indonesian music both traditional and contemporary, the National Orchestra is expected to enthrall audiences in Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney. In Melbourne, the orchestra is due to appear on 29th [...]
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21 September 2011
Dunia perfilman Indonesia boleh jadi berbangga dengan kabar kesuksesan film Serbuan Maut / The Raid, yang diproduseri Ario Sagantoro yang kembali menggandeng sutradara asal Inggris, Gareth H. Evans, menang di salah satu festival film paling bergengsi di dunia yaitu Toronto International Film Festival 2011. Film ini menang dikategori Midnight Madness dan berhasil mengalahkan salah satu aktor [...]
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21 September 2011
Seven countries are to take part in an exhibition dubbed “West Java People’s Feast – De Syukron 2011″ to be held in Bandung on Saturday, a provincial capital investment official said. “The people’s feast is intended to be a medium for interaction and exchanges among business players in West Java and to strengthen their innovative [...]
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21 September 2011
The organzing committee of the 26th Sea Games has selected a South Sumatra folk song titled “Kebile-Bile” (Some Day) to enrich the reportoire of a musical performance to be conducted at the games’ opening ceremony. The decision to choose Kebile-Bile was based on the consideration that it was already known to the Indonesian public and [...]
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21 September 2011
Over 1,300 children and youths from 120 countries will take part in an international Tunza Indonesia Children and Youth Conference on the Environment 2011 in Bandung from September 27 to October 1, 2011. “We have to be grateful for the trust given to us to host the international environment conference,” Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta [...]
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20 September 2011
Labschool Kebayoran junior high school students who represented Indonesia in the international art and culture folkdance festival held in Bodrum, Turkey, brought home “best performance” and “best participant” titles. The titles were received by the Indonesian contingent in the closing ceremony on Saturday evening local time, early Sunday morning Jakarta time. “The Indonesian contingent received [...]
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