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Scintillating amalgamation of batik motifs with global icons

Indonesia celebrates National Batik Day every October 2 after the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ...

KPMG launches multi-year program to accelerate global solutions for environmental, social and governance issues

As part of its ongoing multi-billion-dollar investment program, KPMG plans to spend more than US$1.5 billion over the ...

Jambi prepares study to get Merangin global geopark status

The Jambi provincial government is preparing to conduct a study on the Merangin Geopark to support the tourism ...

Creative Economy Minister urges people to help preserve batik

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has urged the community to preserve and promote batik at ...

Batik Day observed to nurture love, pride for culture: Minister

National Batik Day is observed to nurture love and pride for cultural objects, according to Tourism and Creative ...

Batik a symbol of Indonesia's soft power diplomacy: Marsudi

Batik is a symbol of Indonesia's soft power diplomacy that has become more resilient and recognized by the world, ...

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 ...

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Puspa, Indonesia's Pencak Silat flower and Jakarta's hope in PON

The 735-member strong contingent of Jakarta for the PON XX National Games had departed for Papua to compete in the ...

Saving the world's oxygen source from fading away

The Kerinci Seblat National Park, spanning across four provinces in Sumatra and totaling up to 1.3 hectares, now ...

IAEA meet: Indonesia calls for peaceful use of nuclear energy

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi called for the peaceful use of nuclear energy during the 65th General ...

Meratus meets criteria to gain UNESCO Global Geopark status: geologist

Meratus mountains meet the criteria to gain the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGG) status on account of the geological, ...

COVID-19 pandemic boosting digital adoption, literacy

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced everyone to get to know and become conversant with digital technology. Nearly all the ...

Kominfo encourages collaboration to drive digital literacy

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) encourages the acceleration of collaboration with the community ...

Government targets under one percent illiteracy rate by 2024

The government has targeted the national illiteracy rate in 2024 to reach below one percent after touching 1.71 percent ...

Tracing Eastern Indonesian spice routes

Indonesian spices, with their unique characteristics, have become cultural markers in their areas of origin -- for ...