Jakarta - It almost sounds like a joke. Nurdiana, an English teacher, runs into an old friend on the bus — they haven`t seen each other in ages. Her friend asks, “How`s your mother doing?” Only she uses the Betawi: “Ape kabar, lu? Emak gimane, kencingnye lancar? [“How are you? How is your mom, does she pee well?”] “It wasn`t strange to... detail... »
Jakarta - The so-called Tourism Malaysia advertisement that ruffled the feathers of Indonesians over depiction of its Balinese pendet dancers was not even a Tourism Malaysia advertisement after all. The controversial commercial in question was actually a promotional clip put together by Discovery Channel to highlight a series of documen... detail... »
Jakarta - It was a burning issue of national pride that stirred up the righteous anger of a nation slighted. Well, not quite. A firestorm of Internet outrage over the supposed theft of the Balinese pendet dance for a Malaysian tourism ad turned out to be just hot air on Monday, when the Discovery TV network owned up and said that the d... detail... »
Jakarta - A row has taken off in Indonesia over whether or not to allow gold mining near Komodo National Park, home to the infamous, venomous, and largest of all lizards, the Komodo dragon. Eight mines have currently been proposed, several have already begun exploratory work. Critics of the gold mines contend that the mining threatens th... detail... »
Cairo, Egypt - With Tarawih prayers and Qur`an recitation sessions, the holy fasting month of Ramadan tastes special for Muslim expatriates in the Sultanate of Brunei. “I am able to concentrate more on prayers and observe Ramadan in a better way,” Hj Tasliman, an Indonesian, told The Brunei Times on Monday, August 24. Since he arrived... detail... »
Jakarta - The Indonesian government has said it will verify whether the Malaysian government intended to claim the Pendet dance as its own when it decided to use the popular Balinese dance in its latest tourism campaign. Minister for Culture and Tourism Jerro Wacik asserted that there were no reasons for Malaysia to exploit the Pendet ... detail... »
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - The Health Ministry is in the process of drafting a special Traditional and Complementry Medicine (TCM) Bill to regulate the traditional medical profession in the country, the Ministry`s Director of TCM Division, Dr Ramli Ghani, disclosed on Sunday. He told Bernama that the bill was expected to be tabled in parli... detail... »
Denpasar, Bali - Bali is an island of a thousand faces. To some, it means luxurious resorts beside unspoiled beaches. To others, Bali is partying until dawn. And from Oct. 7 to 11, Bali`s cultural capital, Ubud, will become a literary haven as 90 writers and thousands of literary enthusiasts gather for the 2009 Ubud Writers and Readers Fe... detail... »
Jakarta - Renowned poet Taufiq Ismail has never shied away from controversy in his writing. From his 1966 collection, “Tirani” (“Tyranny”), to the 1999 volume “Malu (Aku) Jadi Orang Indonesia” (“I Am Ashamed to Be Indonesian”), he has both depicted and criticized Indonesia‘s social and political environment. Born in Bukittinggi, West S... detail... »
Jakarta - Several Indonesian traditional dancers performed at the luxurious Atrium Plaza Senayan in South Jakarta recently, to remind people living in the city of the richness of Indonesian culture. It was rather unusual at first to hear the sounds of traditional music when entering one of the city`s most modern and upmarket mall, usually... detail... »
Hanoi, Vietnam - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and Indonesian Speaker of the House of Representatives Agung Laksono Soemono have expressed the desire to boost the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries. The two leaders reached a consensus during their talks in Hanoi on August 19 as part of an officia... detail... »
Hanoi, Vietnam— More than a third of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, where nearly half of the country`s rice is grown, will be submerged if sea levels rise by 1m, an environment ministry scenario predicted. A sea level increase of that magnitude would also inundate a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam`s biggest city and home to more than 6 m... detail... »
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