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        "id": 1764022,
        "msgid": "banjarmasin-wins-national-regional-language-revitalisation-award-2026-1780148019",
        "date": "2026-05-25 18:43:47",
        "title": "Banjarmasin wins National Regional Language Revitalisation Award 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Banjarmasin has been awarded the National Regional Language Revitalisation Award 2026 by Indonesia's Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education. The city's mayor and education chief emphasise integrating the Banjar language into education, cultural activities, and daily life to preserve identity amid modernisation. Plans include enhancing cultural literacy in schools, teacher training, local-based learning materials, and digital content in Banjar language.",
        "content": "<p>We want regional language revitalisation to go beyond ceremonial\nactivities and truly be integrated into education, arts and culture, and\nthe social lives of students,<\/p>\n<p>Banjarmasin (ANTARA) \u2014 Banjarmasin City Government in South\nKalimantan has been awarded the National Regional Language\nRevitalisation Award 2026 by Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Basic and Secondary\nEducation.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor H Muhammad Yamin HR, when confirmed in Banjarmasin on Monday,\nsaid the award demonstrates that preserving national regional languages\nremains important in the city amid technological and modern cultural\ndevelopments.<\/p>\n<p>Yamin, who received the award directly from Deputy Minister of Basic\nand Secondary Education Dr Fajar Reza Ulhaq at the National Mother\nTongue Seedling Festival (FTBIN) 2026 in Depok, West Java, stated that\nregional languages are not just communication tools but also identities\nreflecting the Banjar community\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegional languages must not be lost to time. The government wants\nthe younger generation to know, use, and be proud of Banjar language as\npart of the local cultural identity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yamin, the biggest challenge is the use of regional\nlanguages in daily life, especially in urban areas and digital\nspaces.<\/p>\n<p>However, he added, the government sees significant opportunities to\nstrengthen language preservation through schools, cultural activities,\nsocial media, and collaboration with creative communities.<\/p>\n<p>These steps, Yamin said, are crucial to ensure regional languages do\nnot just survive as oral heritage but evolve with changing times and\nyouth communication patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Banjarmasin City Education Chief Ryan Utama said the\nachievement motivates the city to strengthen the regional language\nrevitalisation programme sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that schools play a strategic role in fostering habits\nfor students to stay close to local language and culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want regional language revitalisation to go beyond ceremonial\nactivities and truly be integrated into education, arts and culture, and\nthe social lives of students,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Banjarmasin City Government plans to expand regional\nlanguage protection through strengthening cultural literacy in schools,\nteacher training, developing locally-based learning materials, and\nincreasing Banjar-language digital content.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan hopes these steps will preserve regional languages amid\nmodernisation while strengthening the younger generation\u2019s cultural\nroots.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/banjarmasin-wins-national-regional-language-revitalisation-award-2026-1780148019",
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