WONOTIRTO, Indonesia (RNS) — In this small village in Central Java, the end of Ramadan is an auspicious time to honor one's ancestors in a festival called Haul. The celebration is a mix of Islam, ...

Epic narrative. Exquisite music. Spirited humor. And puppets. The performing-art form wayang golek has it all, says Kathy Foley, a scholar and master puppeteer who is deeply versed in this brand of ...

Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local ...

The Indonesian Ministry of Culture has distributed Rp465 billion (around US$28 million) in funding to some 2,800 arts and ...

A fossil skull of an ancient human (homo erectus) at the Indonesian exhibition, The Oldest Civilization on Earth 130 Years After Pithecanthropus Erectus, at the National Museum, Jakarta, December 20, ...

Fri, August 22, 2025 Published on Aug. 21, 2025 Published on 2025-08-21T08:06:57+07:00 he Java war of 1825-1830 was a significant armed conflict in central and eastern Java, fought between native ...