Fadila Rahmatika recently travelled from Ponorogo, East Java, to Bukit Pasir to share her expertise as a ‘mak andam’.

With more than 20 years of experience, Fadila Rahmatika, 40, felt a deep calling to revive the authenticity of Javanese ...

MORE people speak Javanese than Malay, Burmese or even Thai. Indeed, 95 million people, or fully 40% of Indonesia’s 265 million strong population, are Javanese speakers. However, Javanese is not ...

Dedicated to preserving the essence of Javanese wedding customs, a mak andam (bridal make-up artist) from Indonesia embarked on a journey of over 1,500km from Ponorogo, East Java, to Malaysia to ...

“Most Javanese-style weddings in this country have been blended with modern concepts, which has diluted their authenticity,” she said. Elly had reached out to Fadila through social media to bring her ...