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 […]
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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 […]
UGM Earns UNESCO Award in Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction
For the third time since 2011, UGM succeeded to earn an award as World Center of Excellence in Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction which was given […]
Irina Bokova opens World Press Freedom Day with Indonesian President
Critical Minds for Critical Times: The media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies –this is the theme of UNESCO’s main celebration of this […]
Sixteen cities to receive the UNESCO Learning City Award 2017
Hamburg, 19 January 2017 – 16 cities from around the globe will receive the UNESCO Learning City Award this year. The award will be conferred […]
Protection sought for Leuser ecosystem, Sumatran orangutans
Coordinated efforts by stakeholders to protect Indonesia’s Leuser ecosystem are becoming more crucial to help save the heritage site and its endangered species, a United […]
Permanent Delegate of Indonesia to UNESCO Visits IICBA
On Tuesday November 29, 2016 IICBA welcomed Ambassador/Alternate Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Tubagus Ahmad Fauzi Soelaiman, and the Head of Administration […]
‘Ramayana Prambanan’ dance drama performed in Paris
The Indonesian dance drama Sendratari Ramayana Prambanan was performed in front of 400 people at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on Tuesday night. The performance […]