In the wake of the devastating health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia – as G20 president – has an opportunity to promote vaccine equity and support the region’s recovery.
Culture
“Support for creativity, notably financial support, is not widely available or accessible in Indonesia,” writes Yusuf Kadarisman.
Given the prospective of Indonesian SMEs in the global market which will add up to the country’s export activities, Bank Indonesia has consistently supported Indonesia SMEs to go global, as in the end it will help us in reducing Indonesia’s current account deficit.
It has long been acknowledged that the creative economy drives economic growth, and so is something to encourage. However, support for creativity, notably financial support, is not widely available or accessible in Indonesia.
In July 2021, twelve teachers from Malinau District and Tana Tidung District, North Kalimantan (Kaltara), were selected to participate in a training to write and create children’s storybooks based on local stories.
The 2022 Indonesia Ice Skating Open, or IISO, recently returned to the BX Rink in Bintaro Exchange Mall, South Tangerang.
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) was present at the Expo 2020 Dubai to introduce the potential of Indonesia’s pharmaceutical, traditional medicine, health supplements, cosmetics, and processed food industries.
‘Coincidence’ has led Jerry Zhang to win not one, but two awards for the highest score in the Indonesian language exam at the high school level. What is his story?
At the Netherlands’ national museum, describing the events in which Indonesia threw off Dutch colonial rule was never going to be easy.
Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas plans to invite Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb to Indonesia.
Indonesian film workers have launched their own #MeToo campaign to eliminate sexual violence across the industry.
The question of what makes Indonesian art Indonesian is by no means a new one. When debates around national identity arose in the wake of the Indonesian National Revolution, the task of defining “ke-Indonesia-an” (“Indonesianness”) became inseparable from developments in the realm of arts and culture.
Matya — a Dreamtime story passed to Bidjara, Kara-Kara and South-Sea Islander woman has been brought to life in a performance at the globally celebrated Women of the World Festival.
With Indonesia’s population exceeding 275million, sports offer Indonesia and Australia an excellent opportunity to promote and develop closer relations post COVID-19.
After watching a recorded Australian Rules football game on television from her home in Indonesia, Siti Nurbaeti became curious about the sport.
When Dorce Gamalama — a prominent transgender entertainer, singer, talk show host, comedienne and celebrity for the greater part of the last four decades — passed away on 16 February 2022, Indonesians’ ubiquitous WhatsApp groups and other social media platforms exploded with expressions of condolence.
