Young foreigners study Javanese culture

YOGYAKARTA: Ten students from eight different countries will embark on a training program to learn about Javanese culture in Retno Aji Mataram Cultural Center here.

The students, who are now living in boarding houses in the city of Yogyakarta, will learn Javanese dances, songs and will visit cultural places in Java including the famous Borobudur Temple.

The three-month program begins on Monday according to the head of the cultural center Sunaryadi Maharsiwara.

The 10 students -- from Thailand, Australia and New Zealand, among other countries -- are among 27 foreigners learning about Indonesian culture under the ASEAN North Pacific Dialog program. -- JP