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Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the official national motto of Indonesia. It is inscribed in the national emblem of Indonesia, the Garuda Pancasila, written on the scroll gripped by the Garuda 's claws. The phrase comes from Old Javanese, meaning " Unity in Diversity," and is enshrined in article 36A of the Constitution of Indonesia.
Cut Nyak Dhien or Tjoet Nja' Dhien (c. 1848 – 6 November 1908) [1] was a leader of the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War. Following the death of her husband Teuku Umar, she led guerrilla actions against the Dutch for 25 years. She was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia on 2 May 1964 by the Indonesian ...
Gunungan (wayang) The gunungan (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦔꦤ꧀; "mountain"), also known as kayon or kayonan (from kayu, "wood" or "tree") in Bali, is a figure in the Indonesian theatrical performance of wayang e.g. wayang kulit, wayang klitik, wayang golek, and wayang beber. Gunungan is a conical or triangular structure (tapered peak) inspired ...
Country. Indonesia. Languages. Indonesian, Papuan Malay. Denias, Senandung Di Atas Awan (Denias, Singing on the Cloud) is a 2006 Indonesian film directed by John de Rantau. This film was starring Albert Fakdawer, Ari Sihasale, Nia Zulkarnaen and Marcella Zalianty . The film received the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Youth Feature Film.
The National Monument (Indonesian: Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence. This monument is crowned with a flame covered in gold leaf which symbolizes ...
The Lontara script (ᨒᨚᨈᨑ), [ a ] also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia 's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region. The script is primarily used to write the Buginese language, followed by Makassarese and Mandar.
Silat Melayu (Jawi: سيلت ملايو ), also known as Seni Persilatan Melayu[1] ('art of Malay Silat') or simply Silat, is a combative art of self-defence from the Malay world, that employs langkah ('steps') and jurus ('movements') to ward off or to strike assaults, either with or without weapons. Silat traced its origin to the early days ...
Abdul Samad bin Mohamed Said (born 9 April 1935) [1] [2] is a Malaysian novelist and poet. In May 1976, he was named by Malaysia literature communities and many of the country's linguists as the Pejuang Sastera [Literary Exponent] receiving, within the following decade, the 1979 Southeast Asia Write Award and, in 1986, in appreciation of his continuous writings and contributions to the nation ...