Sutiyoso inaugurates Betawi Center

Sutiyoso inaugurates Betawi Center

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso inaugurated on Friday the Center
for Betawi Art, Culture, Education and Studies at Jakarta State
University (UNJ).

The governor, who is also chairman of the center's board of
patrons, hoped that the center would help promote appreciation by
the local, national and international community of Betawi art and
culture.

After the inauguration he donated Rp 150 million for the
establishment of a mosque at the campus.

University rector Sutjipto said the center was established
because the majority of Betawi people did not pay enough
attention to the development and preservation of their culture.

"Also, because UNJ, as the only state university in Jakarta,
wants to promote Betawi arts, such as painting, theater, dance
and literature to an international level," he said. --JP