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Asian Games 2018

After ASIAD, pencak silat expected inclusion into UNESCO ICH List

Indonesia has delivered its best-ever achievement in the Asian Games history by ranking fourth in the medal tally, ...

News Focus - Indonesia records two successes in Asian Games 2018

Having a chance to host the Asian Games for the second time after waiting for over 50 years, Indonesia did not want to ...

Indonesia hopeful UNESCO would recognize pencak silat as cultural heritage

Indonesia is hopeful that pencak silat, its traditional martial art, would be recognized as an intangible cultural ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games (news focus) - Pencak silat athlete makes surprise action

The final round of pencak silat event in Jakarta witnessed a great moment on Wednesday evening. Indonesian pencak ...

Asian Games (news focus) - No day without gold for Indonesia

On the 10th day, Tuesday, since the Asian Games began on Aug 18, the host country of Indonesia has never missed a day ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games (pencak silat) - Aji Pamungkas grabs gold medal for Indonesia

Indonesian men`s Pencak Silat (martial art) athlete, Aji Bangkit Pamungkas, won a gold medal after defeating ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games (taekwondo) - Three gold medals contested in second day

As many as three gold medals will be contested on the second day of the 2018 Asian Games taekwondo sports at the ...

President proud of Indonesian taekwondo athlete who wins first gold

Jakarta (Antara - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed great pride that Indonesian female taekwondo athlete ...

Asian Games 2018

Asian Games - President optimistic of two gold medals in martial arts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expects athletes to clinch at least two gold medals in martial arts in the Asian Games ...

Asian Games - fighter jets welcome arrival of torch in Riau

Six fighter jets -- F16 Fighting Falcon and Hawk 100/200 Black Panther -- staged a flypast to welcome the arrival of ...

Minister receives UNESCO certificate for Pinisi

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi received a certificate from the UN Educational, Scientific and ...

KONI partners with S Korea ahead of Asian Games

The Indonesian Sports Committee (KONI) has partnered with professionals from South Korea to train and assist ...

Attacks on religious leaders aim to create instability

The spate of attacks on religious leaders is believed to be an attempt by perpetrators to incite interfaith hatred and ...

NU Islamic organization urges halt of violence on religious figures

Indonesia`s largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has called for a halt of violence on religious figures ...

10 countries attend Asian Games trial in Jakarta

A total of 91 Athletes from 10 countries attended the opening of Pencak Silat (Martial Arts) championship of 2018 ...