Regol Jogja magazine has a distinct and colorful way of telling a story about Yogyakarta’s people, their daily lives, cultural heritage, local pastimes and traditional cuisine, said its founder and greatest fan.
Suluh (Tita) Pratitasari is enormously proud of her product and said regol in Javanese means gateway. She said her magazine “helps to open people’s […]
The Yogyakarta State University (UNY) will launch a certification program for 11,799 teachers in 14 regencies and cities around Yogyakarta and in Central Java next month in a bid to check they have appropriate teaching qualifications.
The certification program will be conducted by UNY, which has been put in charge of the certification process, jointly with […]
Over 4,000 students from 23 universities across Java are soon to be sent on a campaign to take on high illiteracy rates in eight provinces.
The 4,528 students, the majority coming from Yogyakarta’s Gadjah Mada University (UGM), are to be sent to 54 regencies in eight provinces — Banten, Central Java, East Java, Gorontalo, Jakarta, Lampung, […]
The School of Architecture at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is staging a furniture design competition.
Organized in cooperation with the forestry ministry and eWorld, the competition is open to individuals or teams of three people.
There are two categories in the competition: Garden and Indoor Furniture. Scoring will be based on modernity, creativity and innovation of the […]
Eighteen-year-old Devi Ariyani was delighted as her mother Jaryani, 38, under the supervision of a physiotherapist, helped her fold her legs at the knees, thus enabling the young woman to sit on her own knees again.
“Look! I did it! I did it!” Devi cried out spiritedly while her mother Jaryani looked on, half smiling, as […]
In its bid to create skilled labor of international standard, the municipal administration of Yogyakarta is assisting state vocational high school SMK Negeri 1 to obtain the ISO 901 certificate for school quality.
“We are currently preparing both infrastructure and human resources. The municipal government has also provided a stimulant fund of Rp 70 million to […]
Dozens of students from universities in Yogyakarta have launched the “Love Bahasa Indonesia Movement” to protect the Indonesian language from foreign influence.
The launch of the movement was marked Saturday with students distributing of flowers to motorists in main city areas.
Others pasted stickers on vehicles and buildings.
Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Pehin Major General Dato Hj Awg Halbi Hj Mohd Yusof, said that when the numbers of collected aid from all international countries are counted, Brunei Darussalam’s assistance for the tsunami and earthquake victims is small, but it is very meaningful for Bruneians.
The people of Brunei saw the disasters […]
Some 30 paintings of the work of children all over the world are being displayed at the Yogyakarta Cultural Center here from November 11 to 17, 2006.
The exhibition of international children`s paintings under the theme of “Let Us Awake Together With International Art Children” were opened last weekend by the Director General of Education and […]