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President commends Buton Sultanate for preserving local wisdom

President Joko Widodo lauded the Buton Sultanate for keeping the local wisdom alive amid the influx of modernization ...

Ancient manuscripts help society in learning nation's history

Ancient manuscripts of Nusantara, or the archipelago, help Indonesian society to understand the nation's history, ...

Ministry encourages more research on spices for health benefits

The Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry encourages further research or better understanding of spices ...

COVID-19 case decline in Indonesia, India due to similar pattern

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia and India have declined due to a similar pattern wherein a vast majority of ...

Language differences pose challenge in translating ancient recipes

Indonesian celebrity chef Ragil Imam Wibowo pointed to the language barrier being a factor that hindered his efforts to ...

Hotel Elcient Osaka to open in Sonezaki, Osaka, in summer 2020

  Hotel Elcient Osaka will open in Sonezaki, Osaka, on August 1, 2020. It is accessible directly from KIX Airport ...

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UNESCO tag for Toba Caldera to boost N Sumatra tourism

Located in North Sumatra province, Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake on Earth. The ancient lake was formed ...

President Jokowi signs decree on national Wayang puppet day

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has signed Presidential Decree No. 30 of 2018 on National Wayang Puppet Day. The ...

News Focus - President continues to increase village budget from year to year by Eliswan Azly

President Joko Widodo will continue to increase the amount of village budget from year to year in a bid to create ...

Jewish settlers storm Jerusalem`s Aqsa compound

Scores of Israeli settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem`s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, ...

Year ender - Kisar`s cultural house needs government attention

The government is expected to pay attention to a cultural house for 16 leading, outermost, and lagging islands (3T ...

News Focus - Indonesia is important trading partner for Thailand by Azis Kurmala

Relations between Indonesia and Thailand had begun since 1871 when King Rama V (King Chulalongkorn), who reigned ...

Ngawi residents discover fossilized ivory of ancient elephant

Several residents of Pelang Los village, Kedunggalar sub-district, Ngawi District, E Java, discovered the fossilized ...

Banyuwangi designated as national geopark

The National Geopark Committee has officially designated Banyuwangi District in East Java Province as one of the 2018 ...

News Feature - Promoting Kisar`s prehistoric rock art as tourist attraction by Otniel Tam

Hundreds of prehistoric rock art paintings that have been discovered on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar in ...