Jakarta, Indonesia - Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) has entered the age of 36th. As the gift, the Indonesian President will turn the TMII as the Indonesian cultural conservationist institutions. TMII will also be registered by the Culture and Tourism Minister to UNESCO as the nation`s cultural heritage. Culture and Tourism Minister J... detail... »
Islamabad, Pakistan - The “Indonesian Cultural Night” brought exquisite cultural performances, traditional dances and Indonesian fashion to the federal capital here late Saturday. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) organized the show as part of Indonesian Cultural Week being celebra... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - With an underlying theme of Tor You Ya Rasulullah: The Leader’, the Village Consultative Council (MPK) of Lumut 1 launched its first major event an Islamic culture and art night. The main objective of the event was to bring together all members of the village community, specifically the youth, ... detail... »
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia - The 2011 International Seminar on Malay Language Education, which ended Wednesday, passed seven resolutions in efforts to uphold the Malay language as the national language and the government's official language. Malaysian Malay Language Education Association (PPBMM) president Assoc Prof Dr Hashim Othman sai... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Balinese dances and two other Indonesian cultural features have been proposed as UNESCO`s Best Practices in Indigenous Knowledge 2011 after Batik for that category in 2010. The proposal of Balinese dances, Papua`s Noken and the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) for inclusion in UNESCO`s Best Practices on... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - UNESCO is set to officially list the Saman Dance from Aceh as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November. “The Saman Dance will be announced as intangible world cultural heritage by UNESCO on November 19, 2011,” I Gde Pitana, Indonesian Culture and Tourism Ministry cultural and tourism resources agency hea... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia is to be involved in the assessment team of the sixth Inter-Governmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (IGC-ICH UNESCO) in Bali, Culture and Tourism Minister said here Monday (March 28). "As host for the event, Indonesia will be one of the adjudicators of the sixth IGC-... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Wakatobi district government and local people have started various preparations for the region to host Sail Wakatobi-Belitung as part of Sail Indonesia 2011. For the success of the international marine event, the 50-kilometer Wangi-wangi ring road in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, will soon be asphalted before Pre... detail... »
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia - The 2011 International Seminar on Malay Language Education, which ended Wednesday, passed seven resolutions in efforts to uphold the Malay language as the national language and the government's official language. Malaysian Malay Language Education Association (PPBMM) president Assoc Prof Dr Hashim Othman sai... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia is to be involved in the assessment team of the sixth Inter-Governmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (IGC-ICH UNESCO) in Bali, Culture and Tourism Minister said here Monday (March 28). "As host for the event, Indonesia will be one of the adjudicators of the sixth IGC-... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - RI has registered three intangible cultural heritage sites, namely Balinese traditional dance, Noken handicraft and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, an official said here Monday. "The Minister of Culture and Tourism today registered the three... detail... »
Makassar, Indonesia - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization declared that Bugis’ original literary works named I Lagaligo as one of the Memory of the World (MOW) or world’s cultural heritage. Mukhlis Paeni, an Indonesian culture-bearer, said that MOW Award from the United Nations which charged education, scien... detail... »