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Foreign Ministry to incorporate batik subject in diplomatic education

The diplomatic education curriculum will feature batik as a subject as part of the Foreign Ministry’s endeavors ...

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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 ...

Toba Caldera inscribed on List of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toba Caldera was inscribed on the List of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive ...

Indonesian Channel in West Sumatra cancelled due to COVID-19

The ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced the Indonesian Government to cancel the ...

BKB to use citronella oil to preserve Borobudur Temple

Conservation work at the Borobudur Temple in Central Java will be carried out using a microemulsion of citronella oil ...

ASEAN encourages Canada to promptly complete free trade agreement

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) encouraged Canada to swiftly complete the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade ...

ASEAN launches digital archive of region's cultural heritage

The first digital archive of the valuable historical and cultural heritage of ASEAN member states was launched today, ...

Cultural heritage agency unearths large Ganesha statue in Dieng

The Central Java Institute for Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BPCB) unearthed a large Ganesha statue after ...

Semarang's Old Town to be replete with tourism, creative programs

Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono confirmed that the newly restructured Old Town area of Semarang, ...

Indonesian Pencak Silat martial art inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list

Indonesia's martial art Pencak Silat is one of the 15 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the ...

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Enthralling cultural experiences in vibrant Jakarta that never sleeps

Life in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city, never really seems to cease, with the wheels of the economy always ...

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Taking a closer look at Chinese oldest library Tianyi Ge

A land steeped in history and culture and a city of learning and tradition best describe Ningbo, a sub-provincial city ...

Indonesia sends delegation to Arts and Culture Festival in Kuching

Indonesia sent a 120-member delegation to the Festival of Arts and Culture held in Kuching, Malaysia. "We have ...

Overseas Chinese Cultural Exchange and Cooperation and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Cultural Creativity Development Conference held in Jiangmen, China

-From November 13 to 15, Jiangmen City in Guangdong Province held the Overseas Chinese Cultural Exchange and ...

Bali welcomes ASEAN, South Korean artists performing at ATO 2019

Bali Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati welcomed ASEAN and South Korean artists scheduled to perform ...