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Muhammadiyah Starts Ramadhan Sept. 13
By Barrie | 
No Comments » In the lead-up to Ramadhan, the country’s two largest Muslim organizations Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah said they would use different paths to decide the date for the beginning of this year’s fasting month.
Muslims Must Agree to Determine Islamic Calendar
By Barrie | No Comments » Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed hope here on Tuesday that Moslems would agree on a single criterion to determine an Islamic calendar, specially the date of the Idul Fitri post-fasting celebrations.
Recalling Ancient Wisdom: Kaliandra, East Java
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It has to be one of East Java’s most extraordinary sights: After hair-pinning up and down serpentine lanes on the flanks of Mount Arjuno, through tiny villages and thick forest — to come across a 5,000-square-meter palatial Italian-style mansion.
Arts Festival in Bali
By Barrie | No Comments » The 5th arts festival to be organized by the Cooperation Board of the Indonesian arts institutes in Bali was expected to become an international event as it would invite foreign participants.
Art Summit Indonesia V: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | No Comments » The first Art Summit Indonesia (ASI I/1995), was organized in the year 1995, coinciding with the commemoration of the Golden Year of Indonesian Independence, together with various special programs organized by the community to celebrate the 50 years of independence.
Preparing for Ramadhan: Yogyakarta, Central Java
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With Ramadhan fast approaching, Muslims across the country are busily preparing themselves for the event. In Yogyakarta, the purification rites held before the holy month are known as nyadran, ruwahan or merti dusun.
Traditions Threatened by Illegal Logging: Riau, Sumatra
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src="http://www.planetmole.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/jalur.jpg" alt="jalur.jpg" /> Fatimah cheered as she watched a couple of jalur — long traditional race boats powered by up to 50 oarsmen — racing along the Batang Narosa River in Teluk Kuantan, in Riau. At the ripe old age of 62, the grandmother of 11 eagerly cheered on the oarsmen as she held her three-year-old grandchild.
Bali Dining Festival
By Barrie | No Comments » Bali’s culinary experts are attempting to promote the island’s fine dining scene by participating in the month-long Bali Dining Festival. Some 27 restaurants are taking part in the ongoing festival, which is the first of its kind on the island and aims to promote Bali’s best chefs and restaurants.
August 17th, Hari Proklamasi Indonesia - Indonesian Independence Day
By Barrie | No Comments » Indonesians celebrate the proclamation of independence from 350 years of Dutch colonial rule. Festivities abound in cities and villages alike, organized by the government, neighbourhood community associations and organizations.
Deconstructing Balinese Identity
By Barrie | No Comments » Images of the great and colorful celebrations surrounding the Kuningan-Galungan holidays in late June are still fresh in the mind.
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