The Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (Forki) has been appointed to the World Karate Federation (WKF) Premier League on June 23-24 at the Tennis Indoor Stadium in the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta. “This is a world class competition for elite karate athletes. This is the first world karate competition,” Forki Chairman Hendardji Soepandji [...]
Indonesian mixed double players Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir won an All England champion title after beating Thomas Laybourn and Kamila Rytter from Denmark 21-17, 21-19 at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Sunday. It took 43 minutes for the Indonesian pair, who ranks fourth in the world, to beat the the world`s eighth ranked pair [...]
On Nyepi day – the day for meditation and absolute silence in Bali, – which this year falls on Friday, 23 March, the entire island of Bali will be closed for 24 hours to all traffic, including air traffic. In keeping with the strict traditions of the holy day, Bali grinds to an absolute halt [...]
The Indonesian Pavilion once again successfully attracted attendants in Reiseliv 2012, held in Lillestrøm, Norway, on 2 – 4 March 2012. This year, the Indonesian Pavilion was designed in a seaside theme to support Komodo Island’s potential as one of the New 7 Wonders of the world, combined with flavors of Balinese and Javanese culture [...]
The New7Wonders Foundation announced the first count of vote results of the provisional New7Wonders of Nature, which includes Komodo, on its official website Friday.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will share Indonesia`s experience in maintaining cultural diversity for the sake of unity at the upcoming UNESCO General Assembly in Paris.
The International Youths Conference 2011 is expected to inspire youths from around the the world to do something about climate change. “The youths with innovative and creative ideas are the government’s partners and that they deserved a role in the fight against climate change,” Youths and Sports Affairs Ministry’s deputy for youth empowerment Alfira Salam [...]
Unicef says it has allocated US$4 million for the development of education programs in Papua and West Papua provinces for the 2010-2012 period. The support is being provided in efforts to improve the quality of education offered in the two provinces, Sri Karna, a member of Unicef’s education staff in Biak, said on Friday, as [...]
Indonesia has been selected to host the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management which will operate starting this year, a minister said. “The heads of state/government of ASEAN member countries have agreed that the AHA Centre should be set up in Indonesia this year,” Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare Agung Laksono said [...]
A total of 403 students from Gateway College in Norway will be leaving for Bali to study in the coming semester, the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo says. The students would study philosophy, cultural psychology, sports, tourism management, economics and Indonesian language, the embassy’s third secretary for social affairs and culture Febby Fahrani said in a [...]
ASEAN Flag Hoisting Ceremony at Indonesian Embassy, 12 April 2012
Innovation Norway to Open a Jakarta Office, Indonesian Residence – Oslo, 23 March 2012
Anak Indonesia at Reiseliv 2012
Indonesian Tourism at Reiseliv 2012
Gateway College Farewell Gathering, 19 January 2011
Indonesian Tourism at Reiseliv 2011