The friezes in Bangkok’s Emerald Buddha Temple were brought to the big screen this past week in the form of the animation “Ramavatar: Mural Brought to Life”. The film was shown in Jakarta and Yogyakarta to mark Thailand’s turn as Asean chair and the start of what has been designated as Asean Cultural Year.
Foreign traveler’s search for her Yogyakarta hero goes viral
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018
A Facebook post by Lithuanian traveler Erika Boo in which she shared how she was looking for a local who had helped her out during her trip to Yogyakarta last September has gone viral since last week.
Noh, the classical Japanese musical performed exclusively by men, is unique in its slow grace and its use of elaborate masks and leaves a deep impression on spectators.