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Collection of national batik day news, found 57 news.

Culture Ministry mulls introducing batik education in schools

Knowledge on batik needs to be included in school curriculum, Director General of Culture Hilmar Farid at the ...

Thohir plans to reopen renovated Sarinah Building in March 2022

State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said he is planning to reopen the Sarinah Building after ...

Batik Day exhibition to benefit MSMEs: National Crafts Council

The National Crafts Council (Dekranas) plans to organize an online handicraft exhibition presenting dozens of Micro, ...

Indonesia Eximbank provides Rp50-billion for Sarinah to support MSMEs

Indonesia Eximbank has offered working capital worth Rp50 billion to the state-owned retail and trade company PT ...

Struggle of batik surviving the pandemic

Commemorating special days this year does feel a little different from the normal days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Batik exports soared in midst of COVID-19 pandemic: minister

Exports of batik skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching nearly US$21.54 million during the January-July 2020 ...

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 ...

Patients at Magelang's mental hospital learn batik crafting as rehab

Batik crafting, apart from the purpose of provisioning skills for patients of Magelang’s Prof. dr. Soerojo Mental ...

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Integrating modern motifs in traditional batik

A festive nuance, a modern touch, as well as vibrant colors could be enough to describe pieces of batik clothes draped ...

500 craftsmen participate in National Batik Day 2019

As many as 500 batik craftsmen, with professional and educational backgrounds, participated in the National Batik Day ...

UNESCO starts evaluation on recognition to batik: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked everyone to strengthen the commitment to preserving batik, as the United ...

Jokowi pushes aggressive batik preservation message to Indonesians

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) extended his congratulations to all Indonesians on the occasion of National Batik Day ...

Jokowi leads National Batik Day celebrations in Solo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) marked National Batik Day by leading a function, themed "Making batik for the ...

Exports of batik industry reach nearly US$18 million

The export value of the batik industry reached US$17.99 million in the first semester of 2019 with the main ...

Preserve batik to save millions of workers: Labor minister

The Labor Minister M Hanif Dakhiri has called on the public to continue the efforts to conserve batik as Indonesias ...