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This NASA file image obtained September 4, 2012 shows an artist's rendition of the Voyager spacecraft. September 5, 2012 marks the 35th anniversary of Voyager 1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn.
This NASA file image obtained September 4, 2012 shows an artist's rendition of the Voyager spacecraft. September 5, 2012 marks the 35th anniversary of Voyager 1's launch to Jupiter and Saturn.
Art & Culture

Johann Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltzes into outer space

But the world-famous waltz truly travelled among the stars on Saturday when the European Space Agency's antenna broadcast a live performance of it into space to celebrate the composer's 200th birthday.

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Highlighting Kei Imazu’s oeuvre at Museum MACAN in Jakarta

Inspired by the Batavia shipwreck incident in the 1600s, the exhibition underscores the lasting colonial impact alongside Jakarta’s pressing environmental challenges.

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French-Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dies aged 81

The photographer leaves a unique legacy of images from his hundreds of journeys through the Amazon rainforest and across the planet, from Rwanda to Indonesia, capturing with his lens human tragedies such as famine, wars and mass exoduses.

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Fulfilling a promise: Teater Abnon revives Betawi’s ‘gambang kromong’ with ‘Janji Soekma’

Teater Abnon features Betawi traditional gambang kromong music in their upcoming production and celebrates its 14th anniversary. 

1 year ago
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‘Sandyakala Smara’: Reviving the timeless elegance of Kudus batik

Denny Wirawan, in collaboration with the Bakti Budaya Djarum Foundation, presented a fashion show in Kudus, Central Java, featuring the forgotten splendor of Kudus batik. 

1 year ago
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Lies AR of trailblazing Dara Puspita passes away

Lies Adji Rachman, or Lies AR, cofounder and guitarist of Indonesia’s legendary all-female rock and roll group Dara Puspita, died at 77 on Sunday night in Mojokerto, East Java.

1 year ago
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A Bohemian rhapsody in Jakarta

Lovers of classical music in Jakarta got a hefty dose of a rhapsodic evening of music from Bohemia through the works of Leos Janacek, Bohuslav Martinu, Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvorak.

1 year ago
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Black and White of RI Fiesta of Democracy

General elections are also known as pesta demokrasi (democracy festivals) and they occur every five years. Millions of people helped prepare for of the much-awaited 2019 general election. Volunteers folded ballot papers and distributed ballot boxes to the polling stations (TPS) across Indonesia.  

1 year ago
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Living hope of children on Jakarta's coastline

The hustle and bustle of daily life in Jakarta has created many inspirational stories, such as the creation of Kelas Jurnalis Cilik (Junior Journalism Course). This outdoor classroom has narrated stories about journalism to children in coastal areas of North Jakarta. Despite their limitations, the children have been able to produce honest work filled with meaningful messages.

1 year ago
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Iconic Freddie Mercury memorabilia sells for over £3 million

The Sotheby's auction room echoed to the sound of the track "We Will Rock You" before bidding began at the black-tie evening auction.

1 year ago
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Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing thousands to escape muddy trap

Unexpected summer rain turned the weeklong, annual counterculture arts festival into a muddy nightmare.

1 year ago
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The land that is slowly sinking

For the past several months, roads connecting settlements in Cemarajaya village, Karawang, West Java, have been severely damaged by coastal erosion, which has also caused many houses in Cemarajaya’s coastal communities to collapse.

1 year ago
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"Robert Johnson" of Indonesia's Orkes Melayu music finally comes out from the shadows

After months of woodshedding, the band gathered enough materials that they would use to join a recording session at Irama Records studio in Menteng, Central Jakarta, supervised and engineered directly by founder of the legendary label, Suyoso "Mas Yos" Karsono. 

1 year ago
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‘Litter Critters’: Transforming trash into treasure

Erasmus Huis Jakarta hosts an exhibition that reimagines litter as artworks and inspires people to reconsider how they treat their garbage.

1 year ago
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Artjog festival returns

The festival runs from June 30 to Aug. 27 with the theme “Motif: Lamaran” (Motif: Proposal).

1 year ago
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A room of one's own

In the last few years, a new term has cropped up among urbanites that highlights the need for a private space that is not their home: staycation.

1 year ago
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Indonesian children’s choir wins international festival in Italy

The Resonanz Children’s Choir (TRCC) took home the grand prix prize in the Leonardo Da Vinci International Choral Festival in Florence, Italy, on Friday.

1 year ago
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Halls of Time

In its nearly five centuries of history, Jakarta has evolved along with its people, from trading port to major metropolis and now the largest city in Southeast Asia.

1 year ago
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Lost In Time

Time stops for no one, or so they say. For most of us, certain special places evoke a world of reminiscence, calling forth precious times in our lives. And when one of those places is removed, a part of ourselves goes away too. 

1 year ago
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A trip through old Dublin, in Jakarta

What is it? says John Wyse. —A nation? says Bloom. A nation is the same people living in the same place. —By God, then, says Ned, laughing, if that’s so I’m a nation for I’m living in the same place for the past five years.

1 year ago
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Yogyakarta botanical artist wins gold medal at UK exhibition

Sole Indonesian and Southeast Asian representative Eunike Nugroho, a Yogyakarta-based botanical artist,  has won a gold medal at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Botanical Art & Photography Show at Saatchi Gallery in London, which opened June 16.

1 year ago
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Albania's communist pyramid at last has a point

Built as a bizarre memorial to Albania's paranoid communist dictator, now a brutalist pyramid hopes to become a beacon of the Balkan country's transformation.

1 year ago
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Creative industry players embrace AI as new tool

Beyond artificial intelligence (AI) machine-learning inclusion from tech to finance industries, its recent progress has also given rise to more sophisticated and refined models, like voice-converting software that mimic other people’s vocals or the language processing chatbot ChatGPT.

1 year ago
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Legendary studio Lokananta makes much-anticipated comeback

Kicking off its revival with a festival featuring roster of chart-toppers and music legends, storied music label and recording studio Lokananta has gotten a makeover as an all-around creative economy hub.

1 year ago
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Freddie Mercury's draft lyrics for Queen hits unveiled

The manuscripts include working drafts for "Bohemian Rhapsody" -- which Mercury initially planned to call "Mongolian Rhapsody".

2 years ago
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North Jakarta bar inspired by Harry Potter series offers good dose of magic

Adopting its theme from the Harry Potter saga, a North Jakarta bar charms with elixirs that could spellbind even the most earthbound Muggles in town.

2 years ago
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Egyptian artisans carve a path to world luxury markets

Egyptian luxury brands are harnessing traditional craftsmanship from jewellery design to carpet weaving to bring the country's ancient cultural riches to the world.

2 years ago
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The films competing at the Cannes Film Festival

He goes by the pseudonym Z and hides his face when posing for photos.

2 years ago
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Southeast Asia seeks global recognition for 'special' kebaya craft

In a moment of unity, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand have jointly nominated the kebaya for the UN's prestigious intangible cultural heritage list, with a decision expected in 2024.

2 years ago
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Was Cleopatra black?: Race row as Egyptian archaeologist releases documentary

For weeks, pundits and officials in Egypt have reacted angrily to streaming platform Netflix's decision to cast British actress Adele James in the lead role of its production "Queen Cleopatra" -- insisting the ruler had lighter skin. 

2 years ago
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A Batak tale of weaving: Preserving tradition and beliefs

Uli Artha Panggabean is a weaver of ulos, the traditional woven cloth of the Batak tribe. Her passion for the tradition goes deep. 

2 years ago
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Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique

The metropolis is one of the world's last remaining cities to use bamboo scaffolding in modern construction and building repair.

2 years ago
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An artistic exploration of Islamic paradoxes

Artist Mujahidin Nurrahman uses his art to explore the contradictions and paradoxes of Islam

2 years ago