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Campaigners in Indonesia have blended rhino conservation with artisanal batik production to raise awareness about saving the critically endangered species. Under a program started by a conservationist ...

It is early morning in Giriloyo, Yogyakarta, and a group of women are busy drawing motifs on white cloth in an open gazebo. Next to them are buckets of liquid wax that they will melt on a small stove ...

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Lagos — During this year's Easter holidays, an indigenous clothing company exhibited some of its products inside City Mall in Lagos. Ordinarily, such an event would mean nothing more than an ...

Among songs, dances, traditional East Asian cuisine and cultural performances, the three-day ASEAN Festival at Katara also brought with it the world-famous Indonesian Batik. Dozens of people learnt ...

Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

I was in Sri Lanka a few days ago. And I have to tell you that it is not only an exotic holiday destination with picturesque beaches and ancient enormous temples, but also amazingly creative. Apart ...

We’ve spoken to many entrepreneurs with side hustles who eventually leave their full-time jobs to wholly focus on their businesses. This tends to be the case once the business has gained traction, but ...