MORE people speak Javanese than Malay, Burmese or even Thai. Indeed, 95 million people, or fully 40% of Indonesia’s 265 million strong population, are Javanese speakers. However, Javanese is not ...

BATU PAHAT: Dedicated to preserving the essence of Javanese wedding customs, a mak andam (bridal make-up artist) from Indonesia embarked on a journey of over 1,500km from Ponorogo, East Java ...

The Javanese people, for example, recognise the 'poso' demands. This ritual is carried out as a practice of concern, or an act of suppressing lust, for a specific purpose. In the past, there were ...