"Now people use the Latin script [more often], while Pegon is only used in [some Javanese] pesantren. So, the fewer people enroll in pesantren, the fewer people that can read and write Pegon ...

but when it comes to Javanese script, only a few palace servants can read and write it. To keep the legacy alive, several palace servants are attending classes on Javanese script twice a week for ...

In Central Java, where life tends to be a little quiet and a lot simpler, learning an ancient script is one way for a visitor to embrace local culture. Aksara Jawa, in which “aksara” means ...

“I started in 2012 by studying the Javanese script first,” Nawaksara recounted, referring to the native language of those from Indonesia’s and the world’s most populated island of Jav ...

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA -- Department of Education, Youth and Sports of Yogyakarta launches application to learn Javanese Script. By downloading the apps, people ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yogyakarta Cultural Agency launches a book documenting ancient scripts of Nyaogyakarta gending (Javanese traditional music). Entitled ‘Wiled Berdangga Laras Slendro’, the book was ...

An Indonesian senior education official has proposed the use of local languages in primary school learning as part of efforts ...