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Looking thru beautifully brutal Asian action movies

“I’ve never really liked using these. They take away the rush. Squeezing a trigger, it’s like ...

Indonesia's West Kalimantan border road to be ready in 2021

The government has targeted to complete construction work on the Nanga Badau-Puring Kencana Road in West Kalimantan ...

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 ...

SEA Games: Indonesia pockets three golds, trounces Spore and Msia

Indonesia's national team secured three gold, three silver, and three bronze medals on day five of the 2019 ...

SEA Games: Indonesia collects 12 golds, ranks fourth

Indonesia's national team has temporarily collected at least 12 gold medals, 20 silver medals, and 18 bronze medals ...

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Reviving the legacy of Sabeni, the Betawi fighter

Sabeni can solely be identified through a black-and-white portrait painting, bearing Sabeni bin Channam 1860-1945, ...

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Meet "Si Pitung": Betawi's revered bandit, loathed by the rich

In the mid-19th Century, bordering Batavia, Jakarta’s old city under Dutch colonial government, the powerless, ...

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Haji Darip from Klender, a forgotten warlord

November 10 became one of the historic days for Indonesians since Heroes' Day is celebrated and constantly reminds ...

Former British envoy eager to promote Indonesia in UK

Former British ambassador to Indonesia Moazzam Malik has expressed intent to promote Indonesia in the United ...

Thousands of fighters to participate in pencak silat festival

Thousands of fighters from Indonesia and abroad will be joining the festival of pencak silat martial arts at ...

Bangka Belitung to host traditional sports festivals: Ministry

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) established the Bangka Belitung Islands Province as the host for the ...

TNI's 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu to tackle forest fire

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has readied 70 personnel in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, as a precautionary ...

Seven villages in Kapuas Hulu prone to forest, land fires

Seven villages in the Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, are prone to forest and land fires, according to the local ...

Silek Art Festival 2019 focuses on archives, documentation

The Silek Art Festival (SAF) 2019 will focus on archives and documentation of knowledge related to traditional ...

Chinese universities, London School promote folk culture in Jakarta

Three Chinese universities have forged collaboration with the London School of Public Relations (LSPR), Jakarta, for ...