About 750 foreign students from 73 countries received one-year Darmasiswa RI scholarships from the Indonesian government to study elements of Indonesian culture, arts and language at 49 universities across the country this year. National Education Ministry secretary-general Ainun Naim said the program, launched in 1974, was among Indonesia’s cultural diplomacy programs aimed at promoting Indonesian [...]
Indonesia is awaiting UNESCO’s confirmation this coming November to inscribe the Noken, the unique Papua orchid fiber bag as World Cultural Heritage, said Deputy Minister for Education and Culture, Wiendu Nuryanti in Solo last Saturday. Noken is a large string bag carried by tribal women in Papua, slung across the forehead, to hold almost everything from produce [...]
The Bandung Tourism Institute (STPB) is set to open the first Culinary Research Center in the country to indentify and compile the wealth of food presentations across the Indonesian archipelago, then innovate to create Indonesia’s finest authentic cuisine for the international world. Deputy Director of STPB, Anang Sutono, explained, that for the first step, the Research Center [...]
The Indonesian Scouts Movement (Pramuka) says it currently has the largest number of scouts in the world. “From the 30 million scouts worldwide, 21 million of them are Indonesians,” national Pramuka chief Azrul Azwar said Thursday as quoted by Antara news agency. Azrul, however, admitted that there has been declining interest from the Indonesian youth [...]
British comedy fixture Rowan ‘Mr.Bean’ Atkinson has been cast to star a local movie that will begin filming in the immediate future, according to the film’s producer. Rowan will star opposite one of Indonesia’s hottest singers, Dewi Persik. “I can’t tell the public about the whole project yet, but it will be something unique,” KK [...]
While the island of Ternate in the province of North Maluku will stage its annual Legu Gam Festival from 1 – 21 April 2012, neighboring Tidore island will also hold its own Tidore Festival from 1 – 12 April. Carrying the theme “Aroma of Spice on the Silk Route”, the Legu Gam Festival is aimed to preserve the Ternate’s local [...]
Indonesian actor Donny Damara sprung a surprise by winning Best Actor Award at the 6th Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong, Monday 18 March 2012. Playing a transvestite sex worker confronted by his teenage daughter in the movie “Lovely Man”, Donny Damara managed to top other nominees, including Hong Kong’s own top actor Andy Lau. “I dedicate [...]
With this year’s theme “Family GO Adventure”, Deep and Extreme Indonesia 2012 campaigns to encourage families together to go on adventure and extreme sports. This year’s annual diving and adventure show Deep and Extreme Indonesia 2012 will be take place for a full four days at the Jakarta Convention Center, from 29 March to 1 April [...]
For a full 6 month, from 5 April to 7 October 2012, Indonesia will take part in the world’s largest horticultural show: theFloriade 2012, World’s Horticultural Expo, scheduled to take place in the city of Venlo, the Netherlands. Held only once every ten years, the event offers rare opportunities to fully introduce and promote Indonesia [...]
From 28 March to 1 April 2012, the tranquil town of Ubud at the cultural heart of Bali Island will once again be filled with worldwide spirituality as the Bali Spirit Festival 2012 gets underway. The 5-day- and-night marquee event offers over 100 workshops, convenes dozens of top international yoga and dance instructors and world class musicians, and attracts [...]
