As Gumatj took to the Bunggul, this dancer joined continuing a long legacy of friendship.
Culture
The Bajau tribe of fishermen led a nomadic life at sea for generations, spending days and nights on boats with thatched roofs in the waters between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The Indonesian government is set to accelerate the export of durians from Central Sulawesi province to China, as the Southeast Asian country has identified a promising market and high demand for the fruit among Chinese consumers.
Kartoon Studios has launched Kartoon Channel in Indonesia via the country’s broadband and cable TV Link Net, reaching a potential audience of nearly 300 million.
Australia’s waning commitment to Asian language education is jeopardising its regional influence, academics and analysts warn – with participation in language courses plummeting over recent decades, despite policies meant to boost proficiency.
For much of the world, death is a sad separation from loved ones and funerals are a solemn affair. But in Toraja, death is honoured in the physical landscape as well as in daily life.
Indonesia Expat had a chance to get to know young Czech architect Erik Petrus who has been making quite a notable splash both in the Czech Republic and Indonesia thanks to his unique approach to the art of architecture.
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the terrorist group accused of carrying out the 2002 Bali bombings, has been dissolved after a decision by its leadership to shift towards “creating a new education-focused entity”.
Professor Emeritus MacIntyre brings a lifetime of Indonesia knowledge and experience to the AIC and joins in the tenth year of its work in strengthening an important bilateral relationship.
A team of scientists co-led by researchers from Australia’s Griffith University, the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and Southern Cross University has discovered and dated a cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi that may be the oldest known evidence of storytelling in art, with the findings published in the journal Nature.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo admitted on Monday that event organizers had been struggling to hold concerts and international sports championships in Indonesia due to bureaucratic red tape.
Voice of Baceprot are a devoutly Muslim all-female thrash metal band hell-bent on shattering the genre’s masculine image and misconceptions about Islam.
The news of Pope Francis’ visit to Indoesia, officially announced last March, has been met with great anticipation and excitement.
In November 2023, a unique event occured. Eight gamelan groups – Gamelan DanAnda, Kacapi Suling Melbourne, Mahindra Bali Gamelan, Melbourne Community Gamelan, Mugi Rahayu, Putra Panji Asmara, Talo Balak, Selonding Sapta Nugraha – came together to perform at a small church in Northcote, a suburb in North Melbourne.
The new city will be the largest legacy of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who aims to bow out of his second and final term in October 2024 from a brand-spanking new presidential palace.
As business development and interrelation investment in Bali boom, one small business owner in the tourism sector has spoken to reporters about the impact foreigners operating businesses illegally in the country have been having on his company.
