August 17, 1945 was a long-awaited moment in
Indonesia''s history, and since then it has become a sacred date. We
proclaimed our independence after hundreds of years of colonial rule,
and the Republic of Indonesia was born after a long struggle.
Nguyen Thi Xuan smiled widely as she learned how to make Risol, a
popular Indonesian appetizer, from two Indonesian Embassy
representatives at a food festival on Saturday in Ha Noi.
Datuk K Rajagobal''s ASEAN All-Stars side lost 1-0 to the Indonesian
national team in a charity fund-raising match held at the Gelora Bung
Karno Stadium on Sunday in Jakarta.
The Indonesian band Jogandanz will play nightly at the Hard Rock Cafe
from May 1. Formed in Jakarta, the six-member band is popular in
Southeast Asia and has a varied repertoire, covering retro and their
original songs.
Representatives from Indonesian travel agencies and media from Solo,
Jogyakarta, Semarang, and Makasar will begin familiarisation trips to
Hue, Hoi An, My Son and Da Nang on January 10.
Of three collections the new Southeast Asian Museum (SAM) will display
next year, 60 Indonesian glass paintings were donated by Italian Dr
Rosalia Sciortino and her Indonesian husband, O''ong Mariono.
With globalisation, outside influence on a country''s art is inevitable,
Vietnamese and Indonesian artists agreed at an exchange in HCM City on
Thursday.
Viet Nam are participating in the fourth ASEAN
School Games themed "Spirit, Friendship and Excellence" that kicked off
in the Indonesian province of East Java.
HCM City will hire Indonesian Adi Pratama to
practise with the country''s top player Nguyen Tien Minh to help him
achieve a high level of fitness before the London Olympics.
