"Jamila and The President" wins Netpac Award in Rome

London (ANTARA News) - An Indonesian film titled "Jamilah and the President" produced by Ratna Sarumpaet won a NETPAC Award at the Asiatice Film Mediale festival organized in Rome, Italy, on October 29, 2009."Jamilah and the President" beat films among other Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, India, Iran, Thailand and Vietnam, according to Musurifun Lajawa, counsellor at the Indonesian embassy in Rome.NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) is a non-profit organization of 29...

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Sail Bunaken the largest Maritime event in Asia

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Sail Bunaken 2009 which involved 24 warships and 150 sail boats as well as cruise ships from 26 countries will be the largest maritime event ever organized in Asia."This was being the largest maritime event ever held in Indonesia and Asia," Aji Sularso of the Sail Bunaken 2009 Organizing Committee said here recently.The Sail Bunaken to be held in Manado, North Sulawesi, on August 12-20, 2009, would be part of the World Ocean Conference (WOC) activities as the theme would...

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Komodo National Park, one of finalist of New 7 Wonders of Nature

Komodo National Park is successful being finalists of "New 7 Wonders of Nature". New 7 Wonders Foundation" announced last week, along with 27 other finalists, TNK successful nomine eliminate about 440 of 220 countries."The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia to thank all the people of Indonesia and the world community that has supported the Komodo National Park in the campaign New 7 Wonders of Nature Stage I and II, up to date 7 July 2009," said a press statement received by Kompas...

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National Woven Fabrics Exhibited at Ancol

Different types of cloth woven from various regions in Indonesia, a number of works of art textile artist in the country, exhibited at the Ancol Art Market, Jakarta, 10 to 31 July 2009.In the weaving art exhibition was opened by the Governor of Special Area Capital City Jakarta Fauzi Bowo and Minister of State for Women's Empowerment Meutia Hatta, Friday (10 / 7) displayed various types of cloth woven from a number of areas, such as Aceh, Sumatra, Palembang, Bali, Makassar, to Bedouin tribes.Rifqi...

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Mangkunegaran Performing Art

Solo- The Government through the Office of Surakarta City Tourism Arts and Culture will hold "Mangkunegaran Performing Art" at 4 to 5 July 2009 in the Puro Pendopo Mangkunegaran, Solo, Central Java."At this event will be held a number of shows about cultural traditions in the Puro Mangkunegaran," said the Head Office of Tourism Arts and Culture City of Surakarta, Purnomo Subagio in Solo, on Thursday.He said, this activity was conducted as an effort to preserve Puro Mangkunegaran which is a source...

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Bali art festival to feature 180 shows

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Bali Art Festival (PKB) will feature at least 180 art shows during the time it is held from June 13 through July 12, a spokesman said.Around 14,000 artists representing eight districts/towns in Bali and those from other 12 provinces in Indonesia, and the representatives of eight foreign countries will take part in the PKB, head of arts division at Bali provincial cultural office, I Made Santha said here on Wednesday.The event is one of the agendas of five annual...

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Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park)

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park) is Indonesia's answer to every visitor's prayer to see the magnificent archipelago in just one day. An extensive park to get a glimpse of the diverseness of the Indonesian archipelago, it represents Indonesia's 27 provinces and their outstanding characteristics, reflected most strikingly in the exact regional architecture of ...

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