Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian has the potential to become an international language, more so than many European languages, the Indonesian Commission for UNESCO says. “I am optimistic that [Indonesian] can become an international language. The UN has recently denied that German is an international language because it is only used in Ge... detail... »
Jakarta - The Indonesian government has proposed to UNESCO nine traditional Balinese dances to be recognized as world’s heritage and be included in the organization’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a senior ranking official disclosed. “The request and proposal had been submitted last March,” Ministry of Tourism and Cr... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Students from various faculties in Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD)'s Sawadee Club hosted a 'Loi Kratong' Festival or the Festival of Lights at the Royal Thai Ambassador's residence in Kg Mata-Mata Gadong last night, in an event filled with Thailand customs and tradition. Loi literally means 't... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry says it will soon petition UNESCO to register tenun songket, a golden fabric, as part of Indonesia’s cultural heritage. “There is strong will to have it registered, as we did with batik, and we will do it,” Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said on Sun... detail... »
Sumba Island, Indonesia - Despite the controversies surrounding the Komodo Dragon Park’s bid in the New7Wonders of Nature global competition, the public enthusiastically voted for the park during the final hours before online voting closed. Some 400 visitors to the Komodo Museum at the Indonesia Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta col... detail... »
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda hopes to develop a strategic partnership between India and Indonesia given the many similarities and the fact that both peoples have been connected for the past 2,000 years. “We want to develop a strategic relationship because we are neighbors and we have a long his... detail... »
Jambi, Indonesia - Men in both Muslim and traditional dress were playing percussion at a brisk tempo while reciting verses of the Koran and moving to Malay dance steps, to the cheers and applause of spectators. This was the end of a cultural festival featuring hadra — also known as kompangan — groups in Jambi recently. A blend of Ma... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Minang community in Malaysia has plans to set up a Rumah Gadang, or a large house with horn-like roof, in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur as part of efforts to preserve the Minangkabau culture overseas. “The wish to build the Gadang house has partly materialized through the purchase of a 2 hectare plot of land in Gombak,” s... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Anyone who wants to will be able to send an SMS vote to 9819 until Nov. 11 to make Komodo Island one of the New 7Wonders of Nature. But before sending out our votes, do we truly trust the New 7Wonders of Nature Foundation, in collaboration with the Indonesian government, to preserve the ecology of Komodo as it is... detail... »
Buleleng, Indonesia - As many as 30 countries will participate in the upcoming International Mask Arts and Culture Organization (IMACO) festival, to be held at the Buleleng harbor in late November. “The final number of participants will be much higher because we are still awaiting confirmation from other countries,” IMACO international ... detail... »
Bera, Malaysia - The Malay language can become the lingua franca of Asean countries as it is spoken by over three-quarters of residents in the region. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the language was not only widely used in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, but also in parts of T... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - As of Monday morning, more than 100 million text messages had been sent to vote for Komodo Island to become one of the New7Wonders of the world, P2 Komodo, a team campaigning for the island, says. “On Sunday alone 14.3 million SMS came in. As of Monday morning there has been more than 100 million SMS to su... detail... »
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