#cultural affairs

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Jakarta to hold traditional arts festival 2013

Jakarta provincial government will conduct a traditional arts festival 2013 or "Enjoy Jakarta International Folklore ...

RI pulling out child workers, sending them to school

The Indonesian government is launching an intensive program to withdraw child workers from their workplaces and send ...

Education ministry extends "bidik misi" 2014 into profession program

Education and Cultural Affairs Minister M Nuh said scholarship program "Bidik Misi" for college students will be ...

President Yudhoyono asks proper use of education budget

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono presided over a limited cabinet meeting for the 2013 education budget and asked ...

President Yudhoyono to visit Egypt

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to visit Egypt in early February, as part of a state visit to several ...

Govt considering to freeze Greenpeace Indonesia: Minister

Justice Minister Amir Syamsudin said the government is studying the possibility of freezing Greenpeace Indonesia due ...

Malaysia not to claim Tor-Tor dance as its own?

The Indonesian people have often been upset when Malaysia claims some aspects of their culture as its own, yet the ...

The Wall Street Journal to launch news sites in bahasa

The Wall Street Journal, a US-based business news media company, will launch a website and a mobile news reader ...

govt supports farmers in producing palm oil

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono said the government supported farmers in cultivating oil palm plantation while ...

Bukittinggi ready to hold Tour de Singkarak

Bukittinggi Municipality administration has expressed its readiness to carry out Tour de Singkarak international ...

17 Indonesian female workers to be repatriated from Dubai

Indonesian Consul General in Dubai Mansyur Pangeran saw off 17 Indonesian female migrant workers (TKW) who`s cases ...

Indonesia promotes tourism in Dubai

Indonesia by way of the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is taking part in this year`s 19th exhibition and ...

Finnish President regards RI a future economic cooperation partner

Finnish President Sauli Väinämö Niinistö sees Indonesia as a future economic cooperation partner of ...

Sister bands AKB 48 and JKT 48 to perform together in Jakarta

Japanese girl band AKB 48 and Indonesian girl band JKT 48 will perform together at Balai Kartini Hall in Jakarta on ...

news focus: Muslim legislators conference emphasizes women`s roles, democracy

After having discussions for a week in Palembang, South Sumatra, over 330 legislators from 40 member states of the ...