Untuk mengunjungi Suku Asmat di Papua sana, tentunya tidak gampang buat sebagian besar dari kita. Selain biaya yang dikeluarkan besar, waktu tempuh nya juga bisa lebih dari Seminggu untuk betul-betul bisa menikmati dan menghayati Budaya Asmat. Bagaimana pemecahannya ? gampang..tinggal kunjungi saja Museum Asmat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.
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Oscar Lawalata: Exploring Indonesia`s rich textile heritage
Jakarta - Dressed in simple black pants and a white T-shirt with a length of textile draped around his neck and shoulders for a splash of color, Oscar Lawalata sits on a large soft-white leather ottoman in front of a huge raw timber-framed mirror in his Blok S, South Jakarta, boutique.
The 30-year-old fashion designer speaks English gracefully, delicately...
Ancient artifacts found in cave
Maitum, Sarangani, Philippine - Ancient secondary burial jars where found in a mountainside cavity that was accidentally uncovered by quarry workers on April 5. The cave lies on the same mountain in Barangay Pinol here.
An operator of a bulldozer accidentally tumbled upon what possibly could be a repository of ancient skeletal remains that may date...
Promoting Islamic Poetry Among Youths
Bandar Seri Begawan - In an effort to encourage youths` interests in Islamic poetry, the Mosques Affairs Department held an Islamic Poetry Recital at the Sultan Sharif Ali mosque in Sengkurong yesterday.
The poetry recital was held in conjunction with the Maulidur Rasul celebration, where the guest of honour was Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin...
5 major int`l donors pledge support for Mindanao peace, development
Manila - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), European Commission, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Japan government and Philippines Country Director of World Bank and PDF Co-Chair, have pledged their continued support to peace and development initiatives in Mindanao.
The USAID will support the government`s...
Tengku Faris: Don`t question Malay rights
Kuala Lumpur - The special rights and privileges of Malays should not be questioned but the community should make every effort to improve and stay united, the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan said.
Tengku Mohammad Faris Petra Sultan Ismail Petra reiterated that nobody should challenge Malay rights and privileges, adding that these developments were becoming...
“Greening Campaign” To Mark Health Day
Bandar Seri Begawan - Over 300 trees were planted at Berakas Recreational Forest Reserve yesterday to mark the World Health Day 2008 celebration.
The World Health Day is a campaign that aims at reducing the impacts of climate change to health with a clean and pollution-free environment.
Present as the guest of honour at yesterday`s event was Minister...
First Indonesian festival in South Australia
Brisbane - Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu TM Hamzah Thayeb on Sunday dedicated the first Indonesian festival in Adelaide aimed at introducing this world`s largest archipelagic country to urban people in South Australia.
Held in the 14.5-hectare Rymil Park, the ambassador dedicated he event at about 11:00 local time attended by some...
Climate change-related diseases kill 150,000 yearly in Indonesia
Jakarta - Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said Sunday climate change-related diseases kill about 150,000 people annually in the country, calling on the people to help reduce the impact of climate change.
“We are reminding people of the need for them to heed their environment and help reduce the impact of climate change on health," the...
Al-Azhar University opens branch campus in Malaysia
Negeri Sembilan- The opening of Al-Azhar University`s branch campus here would attract thousands of Muslim students from Southeast Asia and enhance Malaysia`s image to the world, said a representative of the university from Egypt, Dr Umar Abdullah Kamil.
The establishment of the branch campus outside the Middle East also marked the changing of the...
President asks South Sulawesi governor to reduce poverty rate
Makassar - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked South Sulawesi`s newly-installed governor, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, to reduce the province`s poverty and unemployment rates in stages starting in 2008, the governor said.
"This was president`s message to me when I met him in Jakarta on Thursday (April 10) to report my installation as governor and...
Singapore Continues to Inculcate Racial Harmony
Singapore - Singapore continues to inculcate racial harmony by improving interracial relations, including between the other races and the minority Malays.
Today, 24 non-Malay students were adopted by 10 Malay Muslim foster families in a homestay programme organised by the Harmony Centre of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) and Language...
Muslims urged to be resilient to face on-going challenges
Singapore - Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-In-Charge of Muslim Affairs, has spoken of the challenges the Malay-Muslim community here would have to tackle in the years ahead.
Speaking at the Islamic Religious Council or MUIS Workplan seminar on Saturday, he noted that there is a general trend of increasing interest in religion including Islam.
This, he...
Carbon scheme will help save Aceh forest
Banda Aceh - An Australian company has secured an international corporate deal, that will save 750,000 hectares of rainforest in Indonesia.
The company, Carbon Conservation, has persuaded Wall St banker Merrill Lynch to sink $9 million into local businesses in Aceh.
The deal could be worth $400 million in carbon credits for the bank.
Carbon Conservation...
Malay Unity Action Front to Hold Malay Unity Assembly Saturday
Kuala Lumpur - A group of 250 Malay non-governmental organisations have joined hands to form the Malay Unity Action Front aimed at safeguarding the rights and interests of the Malays in the context of the country`s multiracial populace. It`s chief Osman Abu Bakar said the front, formed on March 20, was established to chart the direction of the Malays...
New Malaysia rule on Islamic conversion
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will soon require non-Muslims to inform their family before converting to Islam, a move welcomed Friday by minority religious groups who said it will help ease ethnic and interfaith tensions.
The planned rule is aimed at preventing the kind of religious disputes that have frequently erupted in this multireligious country after...
Agreement on ancestral domain seen within year
Zamboanga City - The head of the government`s Mindanao peace panel is optimistic an ancestral domain agreement with Moro separatists would be signed within the year.
This was after the government hired the services of legal experts to "calibrate" the key points and the content of the draft ancestral domain agreement.
"We carefully went through all...
Most workers in North Sumatra left unprotected
Medan - Similar to labor conditions in other provinces, a majority of workers in North Sumatra have been left unprotected due to rampant law violations by companies and the absence of law enforcement.
Data from the state-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek show less than 10 percent, or 450,000 of around 5 million workers in the province, have participated...
Jakarta demands Malaysia block illegal loggers
Jakarta - Indonesia`s forestry minister, MS Kaban, has accused Malaysian companies of buying illegal timber to fuel the booming furniture industry.
In an interview with Radio Australia`s Connect Asia program, the minister says smuggled timber from Indonesia is also exported to China, Vietnam and other Asian countries through Malaysia.
As Enny Sobana...
Malaysia Does Not Condone Timber Smuggling From Indonesia, Says Chin
Putrajaya - Malaysia does not condone any timber smuggling from Indonesia, Commodities and Plantation Industries Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said.
He said this in response to a recent Antara News Agency report which quoted Indonesia`s Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban as saying that Malaysia was behind the smuggling of timber from Indonesia.
"The...
Brunei Halal food attracts Chinese
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei distributors at the 4th China-Asean Expo (CAExpo) were amazed to find that their Halal food was much sought after in the Chinese market.
Representatives from the Halaqah Company said that the food exhibited at the CAExpo aroused keen interests of many trade visitors, who asked for samples, showing intent for cooperation...
The betel leaf: Its health properties and cultural significance
Bali - Last week I told you a tale about daluman, that "ominous green leafy drink that is revered by the Balinese".
But as the world, including Ubud, falls into a heap of ill health (have you noticed how many people are getting sick these days?), maybe it`s time to start getting into some serious tonics to ward off those "evil spirits" that wreak havoc...
Malaysia Education Success Could Be Emulated, Says UNESCO Exec Board New Chairman
Paris - Malaysia`s achievements in the field of education could be emulated by others, says UNESCO Executive Board new chairman Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yai.
"You have made a kind of revolution in education in the last few years, we are very proud... this is something to emulate in Africa," said the top educationist from Benin.
Speaking to Bernama,...
Call To Change Mindset About Islamic Graduates
Bandar Seri Begawan - Employers should not look down on university graduates who hold degrees related to Islamic studies.
This observation was made by the Deputy Rector of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Dr Hj Mohd Yusop bin Hj Awg Damit, yesterday.
Touching on the issue of unemployment among graduates with such degrees in the country,...
2,000-year-old artifacts, cave found in Mindanao
Zamboanga City, Philippines – An ancient burial cave was discovered in the Philippine island of Mindanao, south of Manila, and officials have sealed the site to prevent looting of artifacts, many of them jars made from clay.
It was not immediately known whether there are other treasures in the cave which was accidentally discovered by quarry diggers...
Blora Butuh Dana Rp 320 Miliar Untuk Perbaiki Jalan Rusak
Blora - Dimilikinya peraturan daerah tentang Pengikatan Dana Anggaran Perbaikan Jalan dan Jembatan dengan Sistem Tahun Jamak (multiyears) oleh Pemkab Blora bisa jadi akan ditanggapi positif pemerintah pusat maupun provinsi.
Sebab menurut Seno Margo Utomo, salah seorang anggota DPRD Blora, adanya perda itu menunjukan komitmen Pemkab dalam pembangunan...
Jalan Rusak Hantui Pemudik
Dharmasraya, Padek — Memasuki hari kelima jelang Lebaran (H-5), intensitas kendaraan arus mudik yang melintasi jalan lintas Sumatera (jalinsum) di Kabupaten Dharmasraya dan Sijunjung, meningkat hingga 25 persen. Pemudik diminta berhati-hati karena puluhan kilometer jalinsum dalam kondisi rusak. Bukan saja jalan negara, jalan-jalan kabupaten pun kondisinya...