The recognition was granted yesterday during the 42nd plenary session of the UN cultural organisation at its Paris headquarters. For President Widodo, it is "a source of pride and satisfaction".

There have been concerns that more young Javanese in Indonesia appear to be less able to speak Javanese properly. Numerous studies show that the language is starting to fade way, specifically its ...

Sat, July 29, 2023 Published on Jul. 28, 2023 Published on 2023-07-28T18:46:50+07:00 hile we may be tempted to think that learning a second language is redundant due to Google Translate and new ...

Indonesian language studies are in a “death rattle” with high schools and universities abandoning the subject at alarming rates, despite the federal government insisting Asian language skills and ...

The Embassy of Indonesia in Qatar is holding an online Indonesian language intensive course, which opened on September 3 and will run until December 5. In a statement, the embassy said the programme ...

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With China’s growing global clout, many people around the world are increasingly realising the importance of understanding China better. In countries where China’s investments are expanding such as ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia Paulina Sugiarto’s three children played together at a mall here the other day, chattering not in Indonesia’s national language, but English. Their fluency often draws admiring ...