Cultural significance in maritime spice trade
Maritime trade involving spices and other commodities along the Sriwijaya kingdom’s route from the 7th century to around the 12th century turned out to be […]
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UNESCO encourages protection of underwater cultural heritage
Makassar, S Sulawesi (ANTARA News) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has encouraged the protection of underwater cultural heritage sites, especially […]
The eco-warrior taking a chainsaw to Indonesia’s illegal palm oil plantations
Biologist Rudi Putra is leading a movement to restore the region’s tropical rainforests, which are home to many endangered species Armed with a chainsaw and […]
Saving world heritage of Sumatra’s rainforests
By: Ary Aprianto+ (Foreign Ministry) Today’s List of World Heritages in Danger includes Indonesia’s Tropical Rainforests Heritage of Sumatra (TRHS), which encompasses three national parks […]
Saman Dance performance in Aceh breaks MURI record
An event dubbed “10,001 Saman Dancers” on Aug. 13 brought together up to 12,262 dancers at the Thousand Hills Stadium in Blangkejeren city, Gayo Lues, […]
The romantic appeal of Panji
It was the love story that shaped the Javanese versions of chivalry and noblesse oblige. Its beauty and message have been immortalized in songs, poems […]
Jokowi inaugurates Keris Museum
Surakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Keris (Kris, traditional Indonesian blade) Museum in Surakarta as part of efforts to preserve Indonesian […]
Shaping Ambon into International City of Music
JAKARTA, NETRALNEWS.COM – With music being its most cherished art form, the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon continues to strive to become an international city […]
Great Indonesian literature: Tales of Panji
By: Wardiman Djojonegoro+ (Former Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia) The stories of Javanese cultural hero, Prince Panji Inu Kertapati, dating […]
Indonesia Appointed as IOC UNESCO Member
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has been appointed as a member of the executive council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) for the 2017-2019 […]