Unesco will declare Angklung, the traditional music instrument made of bamboo from West Java, a “World Intangible Heritage” in November, an Indonesian official said. “God willing, either in November or December this year, Angklung will be confirmed by Unesco as a World Intangible Heritage,” Arief Rahman, Chairman of the Indonesian National Committee for Unesco, said [...]
Indonesia is to host a World Culture Forum in Bali in 2012 to realize its dream of becoming the world’s cultural center, Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik said. “Our plan to host the World Cultural Forum 2012 in Bali is related to our dream to make Indonesia the world’s cultural center,” the minister said [...]
Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province has proposed itself as host of Sail Indonesia 2011 as part of its tourism promotion efforts. “We suggest that Sail Indonesia 2011 be organized in Babel, rather than in Takalar, Southeast Sulawesi, as certain quarters have proposed,” Babel Governor Eko Maulana Ali said here Thursday. The Bangka Belitung governor had presented [...]
The total assistance of Indonesian aid to Pakistani flood victims is worth $3.3 million and it will be sent to the country in two stages. Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said here on Tuesday that the total assistant was worth $3.3 million and the fist stage has been sent to Pakistan and the [...]
Indonesia’s training warship KRI Dewa Ruci which sailed to Germany for the very first time in 1953, docked at Kristiansand Wednesday night on a goodwill mission taking part in Tall Ships Races 2010. In a light drizzle, Dewa Ruci arrived at Kristiansand with warm welcome from Indonesians and Norwegians watching Tall Ships Races. Third secretary [...]
Indonesia has been chosen as a reference to standardize the world’s halal label, World Halal Council president Lukmanul Hakim said Sunday. “We will set a halal label standard, referring to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore,” Lukmanul said as quoted by tempointeraktif.com. The agreement was taken in a recent international meeting participated by 31 institutions such as [...]
The Public Works Ministry launched six new earthquake zone maps to support the development of earthquake-resilient infrastructure on Friday. “We are doing this in response to the greater frequency of earthquakes in recent years. We realize that buildings and infrastructures should be resilient to earthquakes to reduce the number of fatalities,” said the ministry’s Head [...]
For many, to study Islam means going to an Islamic institution. That’s why some Indonesian students go to the Middle East or to local Islamic higher learning institutions such as the State Islamic University (UIN) in Jakarta or Yogyakarta. This idea is partly justified if your understanding of the word “study” is to convert to [...]
Education reform should be followed up with innovation, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday. Speaking at the peak event of National Education Day 2010 at the State Palace, the president said that to restore the education system`s basic value, school curriculum, evaluation and teaching methods should be reviewed. To develop future innovation, students [...]
People in the border regions in East Kalimantan which have merely been watching Malaysian television, can now watch Indonesian television, especially TVRI, following the introduction of satellite. “Now 14 regencies and towns are receiving information broadcasts, especially people in the RI-Malaysia border regions,” head of East Kalimantan TVRI station Kemas Tolib said here Monday. Tragically, [...]
