Blitar Batik Ordered by NBA Player
NBA player for the Indiana Pacers Justin Holiday has ordered batik from Blitar, designed by Yogi Rosdianta’s Merah Putih Batik...
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National Batik Day: Batik Designers Go Virtual
National Batik Day is an annual event every 2nd October, with UNESCO officially recognised Indonesian batik as a world cultural...
Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Backfires to China Claiming Batik
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia has repudiated China’s claim on batik. Through Twitter account @Kemlu_RI,...
National Batik Day at Hotel Borobudur
Batik is a technique that uses wax-resist dying being applied to a cloth. Originating in Indonesia, UNESCO (The United Nations...
Batik Fever Hits Africa Tourism Expo
The Namibia Tourism Expo 2017 hosted earlier this month in capital Windhoek was a roaring success for Indonesian tourism and...
Discovering Cirebon: A Haven of Handicrafts
A mix of cultural influences and media on Java’s North Coast When one looks to Mount Ciremai, with scudding clouds...
Changing Faces of Batik
I first met Serbian artist Mikro Kosmos (Miroslav Dukic) in Borneo earlier this year. He played a didgeridoo which he...
Take a Seat with DUDUK
As they rode on a train to Cirebon from Jakarta, two Dutch ladies by the names of Naomi Pescheux and...
What to Wear and What Not to Wear in Indonesia
Indonesia has a rich fashion tradition, and since tailoring is quite affordable, many are tempted to go for tailor-made pieces....
Anibal Oprandi
Meet Anibal Oprandi. The Community Development Practitioner, who arrived in Bail as a missionary and then fell in love and...