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National Hero of Indonesia (Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia.It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can be remembered and exemplified for all time by other citizens" or "extraordinary service furthering the interests of the state and people".
The Agency for Language Development and Cultivation (Indonesian: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa), formerly the Language and Book Development Agency (Badan Pengembangan Bahasa dan Perbukuan) and the Language Centre (Pusat Bahasa), is the institution responsible for standardising and regulating the Indonesian language as well as maintaining the indigenous languages of Indonesia.
Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Wage Soepratman in the old orthography, commonly known as W. R. Supratman; 9 March 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, "Indonesia Raya". He is an Indonesian national hero.
Tahun Baru Masehi New Year of Gregorian calendar; National public holiday since 1946. January/February Lunar New Year (specifically the Chinese New Year) Tahun Baru Imlek National public holiday since 2003. March Nyepi / Day of Silence: Hari Suci Nyepi National public holiday since 1983. Tahun Baru Saka March/April Good Friday / The Crucifixion ...
John W. Cahn of the National Institute of Standards and Technology receives the Kyoto Prize in 2011. This list of academic awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for academic contributions.
Bahasa Indonesia is sometimes improperly reduced to Bahasa, which refers to the Indonesian subject (Bahasa Indonesia) taught in schools, on the assumption that this is the name of the language. But the word bahasa (a loanword from Sanskrit Bhāṣā) only means "language."
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
Batara Guru, or Bhattara Guru, is derived from Sanskrit Bhattaraka which means “noble lord". [3] It refers to Siwa in the form of a guru, in Indonesian Hinduism. [12] According to Rachel Storm, the Indian god Shiva was known as Batara Guru outside of Indonesian Islands, and Batara Guru was the name for Shiva in rest of Southeast Asia. [13]