Welcoming Gods with ‘Rejang’ dance in Indonesia
By Agung Parameswara THE JAKARTA POST Mon January 28, 2019 Dance across the village: The rejang dancers begin their performance from Bale Gede to Jasri village’s temple yard. JP/Agung Parameswara […]
Meme Candidate Pair Nurhadi-Aldo Steals Spotlight Amid Political Campaign Hubbub
By Diella Yasmine The Jakarta Globe January 12, 2019 On Christmas Eve, a new pair of mock candidates representing the “Partai Untuk Kebutuhan Iman,” or “Food for Faith Party,” took […]
Bagan ready for heritage listing experts
By EI EI THU The Myanmar times 25 JANuary 2019 One of the pagodas in the Bagan cultural heritage zone. Shin Moe Myint/The Myanmar Times The Department of Archaeology and National Museums […]
Do You Know Your Kurawas From Your Pandawas: Indonesia Wayang’s Origins Stories
By : Diella Yasmine JAKARTA GLOBE Tuesday January 8, 2018 ‘Semelah’ (God Bliss), a shadow puppet play by Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) JAKARTA, Indonesia. It might come as […]
Documenting Nicaragua’s political crisis and corruption
THOMPSON CHAU THE MYANMAR TIMES Tues January 4, 2019 Mardy Lauwerysen, organiser of the exhibition, stands beside her husband Filip Lauwerysen at Pansuriya Gallery. Aung Myin Ye Zaw/The Myanmar Times 2018 […]
IndonesiaUniversity student gave up a university scholarship, wins gold WorldSkills Asia 2018 competition in Abu Dhabi !
The Jakarta Globe Wednesday December 12, 2018 Photo from @fakhtul_qolbi SEMARANG, Indonesia – Semarang Polytechnic University student A Nur Fatkhul Cholbi gave up a university scholarship and had to pay […]
Celebrating the birthdays of the Gods of Fortune in Indonesia
Donny Fernando The Jakarta Post Tue December 11, 2018 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesians of Chinese descent in the country held a cultural parade in the Glodok area on both Jl. […]
Singapore Festival captures the imagination, taste buds of revellers
Nandar Aung The Myanmar Times 3 December 2018 Nyan Zay Htet/The Myanmar Times Over the past few years residents and regular visitors to Yangon have witnessed the slow but steady […]
‘Human puppets’ to promote Indonesian culture in Germany
The Jakarta Post Sun, November 18, 2018 The Wayang Orang Bharata show is held at the Bharata Purwa building in Jakarta on June 18, 2016. (The Jakarta Post/Wienda Parwitasari) Wayang […]
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