If you’re bored with the Western-style Santa, try finding a local one in Central Java’s Magelang. One that knocks on doors and speaks in polite Javanese. One that has forgone his white-trimmed costume and fake white beard, opting for a traditional striped lurik (an Indigenous Javanese handwoven fabric) and a real beard instead.
Bangkok. Abdurrahman Wahid, the eccentric, nearly blind Muslim cleric who served for almost two turbulent years as Indonesia’s president, championing a tolerant brand of Islam, died on Wednesday in Jakarta at the age of 69. He had suffered for years with kidney problems and the aftereffects of strokes and had been forced to use a [...]
Abdurrahman Wahid was the most colorful, if not the most illustrious among six presidents Indonesia has had.
Oleh: Frank Willem Josy Kandou, Atase Perdagangan KBRI Roma.
Kebaikan Tuhan untuk semua orang perlu diterjemahkan sebagai perintah Tuhan kepada semua manusia untuk mengasihi sesama seperti mengasihi diri sendiri. Dengan kasih hubungan kita dengan orang lain tidak selayaknya didasarkan pada perbedaan suku, ras, agama dan golongan. Hal ini disampaikan Dubes RI Roma pada Perayaan Natal bersama masyarakat Indonesia Roma tanggal 27 Desember 2009. Lebih [...]
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