Jakarta, Indonesia - The Jakarta Arts Council urges the city administration to accommodate all Betawi culture including marginal aspects, which is greatly influenced by Chinese and Portuguese cultures, in its Betawi arts center project. “The exclusion of the Betawi Pinggir [Rural Betawi] culture will lead to great concern,” Firman Ichsa... detail... »
Singapore - The opening ceremony of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games commenced with a mixed traditional songs and dances performance here on Saturday, which reflects the culture diversity of the Southeast Asian country. Malay, Chinese and Indian performers arrived in waves, engaging the audience in a musical dialogue and a welco... detail... »
Palembang, Indonesia - The Palembang city administration is inviting ASEAN member countries to participate in a Musi Festival due to take place at Musi River on from October 24 to 27. The four-day festival would mainly feature a dragon boat contest which is one of the city‘s annual tourism programs this year, chief of the Palembang cul... detail... »
Langkawi, Malaysia - Malaysian Nuclear Agency director-general Datuk Dr Daud Mohamad has called on writers and publishers nationwide to increase the publication of scientific writings in the Malay language. As such, he said, royalty, training and suitable incentives for the writers and publishers should also be increased to encourage ... detail... »
Manila, Philipina - The crew of the historic eight-country expedition of the Spirit of Majapahit, a reconstruction of a 13th-century Majapahit-era merchant ship, has refused to continue the journey and demanded to go home. A crew member has cited safety issues, bad weather, lack of insurance and delayed payment among the problems doomin... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The ice at Taman Anggrek Mall’s Sky Rink hissed as a group of boys and girls crisscrossed its surface to the music of the traditional jaipongan dance from West Java. The girls wore golden headbands with bird-shaped decorations and pastel-colored capes with sequins and gold embroidery that billowed behind them. T... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The administration has announced plans to convert the a former military base on Jl. Raya Bekasi, East Jakarta, into a Betawi arts center. “Based on a suggestion from the Betawi Consultative Body [Bamus Betawi], we will renovate the old military district command building and turn it into the Betawi art center,” Jaka... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Jakarta administration said Wednesday it would increase the size of Betawi cultural Village in Situ Babakan, South Jakarta. “We have prepared a master plan for the village and will acquire 3.2 hectares of land this year,” said Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo on Wednesday. Betawi cultural village management coord... detail... »
Sanur, Indonesia - In a corner of the Sanur Village Festival 2010 on Friday, Kartika Affandi appeared absorbed in her work. The daughter of the late maestro Affandi was painting on a canvas with her fingers. She was painting a model wearing a traditional costume for a mask dance. Three hours later, she had finished painting five ma... detail... »
Kendari, Indonesia - Twenty of the 146 yachts from various European countries, the United States and Australia, taking part in the "Wakatobi Cultural Festivity," have arrived in Wakatobi, South East Sulawesi, a district head said. "Eight arrived on Saturday and another 12 today," Wakatobi district head Hugua told ANTARA by cellular phon... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hazair urged local writers, poets, composers and literary enthusiasts to discuss on how to realise the nation's vision to become "Negara Zikir" based on the Malay Islamic Monarchy. The minister spo... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Twenty yachts from various European countries, the United States and Australia, have arrived in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, to take part in the Wakatobi Cultural Festival, an official said on Sunday. “Twelve of the yachts arrived today, while eight others on Saturday,” Wakatobi Regent Hugua said as quoted by the... detail... »
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