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Book Review: Scholarship and Engagement in Mainland Southeast Asia, Din Merican: The Malaysian DJ Blogger

Oscar Salemink, editor, Scholarship and engagement in Southeast Asia, (Chiang Mai: Silkworm Press, 2016) Thailand, for all its political stops and starts — or perhaps because of this — has unparalleled publically-engaged academics. Nidthi Eoseewong, Charnvit Kasetsiri, Thanet Aphornsuvan and many others relate academia to public life, pushing forward public discussion in a way that is […]

Urgensi Literasi Pencak Silat, Bhirawa Online

Judul buku   : Pencak Silat Setia Hati. Sejarah, Filosofi, Adat Istiadat Penulis         : Agus Mulyana Penerbit        : Tulus Pustaka, Bandung, 2016 Tebal Buku   : xvi + 216 hlm; 14,5 x 20,5 cm Peresensi    : Irfan Ansori Alumni Fakultas Agama Islam Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Pencak silat merupakan olahraga seni khas Indonesia. Selama ini, urusan silat tidak […]

Upaya seorang WNA Melestarikan Pencak Silat Indonesia, BBC

Pencak silat sudah lama dikenal di Indonesia, namun budaya itu perlahan kalah tenar dengan olahraga bela diri lain dari luar negeri. Agar pencak silat tetap diminati dan bahkan dikenal ke penjuru dunia seorang antropolog dari Italia, Rosalia Sciortino Sumaryono, berusaha mengedukasi masyarakat mengenai pencak silat. Rosalia Sciortino Sumaryono bercerita bahwa O’ong Maryono, suaminya dan seorang […]

Pencak Silat in Sculptural Form, The Jakarta Post

On the move: Visitors admire exhibited works on display at the Expression of Feeling and Shape in Pencak Silat’s Movement exhibition at Taman Ismail Marzuki cultural center in Central Jakarta. The exhibition runs until Aug. 15. Preserving a culture can be done in many ways ‘one creative method is by marrying sculptural art with Indonesian […]

IKA Gelar Pameran Patung dan Pegelaran Dana bagi OMPSA, Tribunews JABAR

TRIBUNJABAR.CO.ID — Pameran ini pertamakali digelar di Indonesia, maupun di dunia. Pameran seni patung pencak silat “Ekspresi Keindahan Rasa dan Bentuk dalam Gerak Pencak Silat” disambut dengan antusias oleh para pematung. Ada 25 pematung/perupa yang telah menyatakan kesediaannya berkontribusi dalam pameran ini. Pameran yang digagas Indonesia Untuk Kemanusiaan (IKA) ini akan memperlihatkan hasil eksplorasi tema pencak silat […]

Part 1: Rohingya Crisis Pushes ASEAN into Unfamiliar Waters, Rappler

Immediate humanitarian concerns about the risk of death and disease may have been partly addressed by Indonesia and Malaysia’s agreement, under international pressure, to provide temporary shelter to an estimated 7,000 mainly Rohingyas, who have fled inter-communal tensions and state-sanctioned discrimination against the ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar. Thailand, engaged in a clampdown on human smuggling networks, […]

Dr. Rosalia (Lia) Sciortino Sumaryono, Komunitas Sehat

Pertama kali tahu sosok beliaunya ketika mencari referensi terkait peran Perawat Puskesmas dalam Perkesmas. Very surprised! ternyata ada ‘peneliti luar negeri’ yang pernah meneliti isu serupa di tahun 1990-an. Peneliti, penulis, konsultan, direktur serta akademisi ini mengupas tuntas bagaimana peran dan tugas Perawat Puskesmas di pedesaan Indonesia. Walaupun ditulis beberapa tahun lalu, namunisu ini masih […]

Trưng bày tranh kính Indonesia, Tuoitre Online

Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam hiện đang giới thiệu đến công chúng một loại hình nghệ thuật đặc sắc của người Indonesia – Bộ sưu tập tranh kính do gia đình ông O’ong Maryono và bà Rosalia Sciortino hiến tặng. Tranh kính Indonesia lấy cảm hứng từ nhiều chủ đề trong cuộc sống […]

Legacy Bu Menkes, Intisari

Intisari-Online.com – Kepergian Menkes Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih untuk selama-lamanya pada hari Rabu (2/5), pukul 11.41 di RS Cipto Mangunkusumo, Jakarta, menyentakkan kita. Sejak diagnosis ditegakkan Oktober 2010, berita itu tak butuh waktu lama untuk bocor ke telinga pers. Masyarakat yang membaca atau mendengarnya, tidak berani berkomentar, kecuali menghela napas panjang sambil mengelus dada. Sementara waktu […]

ASEAN And CANADA LAUNCH 35th ANNIVERSARY, Nasionalis Rakyat Merdeka

JAKARTA, 20 January 2012 – A ceremony to launch the 35th Anniversary of ASEAN-Canada Dialogue Partnership was held today at the ASEAN Secretariat. Themed “35 Years of Partnership and Friendship”, the anniversary year will include collaboration in social-cultural, academic, and commercial areas. H.E. Mr. Mackenzie Clugston, Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN emphasized that “Canada and […]