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Burning issue: China's incense makers toil ahead of Lunar New Year
Art & Culture 7 months ago

Burning issue: China's incense makers toil ahead of Lunar New Year

It is an important time of year for the villagers of Yongchun county, a mountainous area of southeas...
Stretched earlobes: A fading Dayak tradition
National 7 months ago

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Stretched earlobes: A fading Dayak tradition

In her youth, 84-year-old Lun Bith must have been considered pretty with more than a dozen large ear...
The symbol of a mother’s love in a teapot
Art & Culture 7 months ago

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The symbol of a mother’s love in a teapot

The teapot is more than just a place to store water or tea.
Nag-off: Jakartans compete at a favorite city pastime
City 7 months ago

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Nag-off: Jakartans compete at a favorite city pastime

Nag, nag, nag. No one else in Indonesia, it is said, beats native Jakartans – or Betawi &ndash...
Opera Gandari: A new perspective on a Mahabharata character
Art & Culture 7 months ago

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Opera Gandari: A new perspective on a Mahabharata character

Opera Gandari promises an all-embracing art form based on Goenawan Mohamad’s depiction of the ...
Auction exhibition brings art of Papua’s Kamoro tribe to Jakarta
Art & Culture 8 months ago

Auction exhibition brings art of Papua’s Kamoro tribe to Jakarta

An exhibition at Darmawangsa Residence in South Jakarta brings the art of Papua’s Kamoro tribe...
No laughing matter: Didik Nini Thowok takes part in fund-raiser for Malang's veteran artists
Art & Culture 8 months ago

No laughing matter: Didik Nini Thowok takes part in fund-raiser for Malang's veteran artists

The event's initiator, Yongki Irawan, a member of the Padepokan Janti art community, said t...
The Americans: An ear for old American music
Entertainment 8 months ago

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The Americans: An ear for old American music

While there are not many Americans who remember music from before World War I, one band from Los Ang...
Palembang eyes UNESCO recognition for dining tradition
Food 8 months ago

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Palembang eyes UNESCO recognition for dining tradition

Until now, Arab descendants who live in near the Musi River in Palembang still maintain this traditi...
Indonesia and all Southeast Asia should heed the music of connection
Opinion 8 months ago

Indonesia and all Southeast Asia should heed the music of connection

Music moves and has the power to connect across cultures — at home and abroad. Turning that me...
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