WOMEN filled the backyard of a Javanese-style home at Ampera Raya 1000, in South Jakarta, on Tuesday last week. Dressed in traditional clothing, they gathered under a red tent which had been set up at the Kriya Asri House.

A sweet fragrance wafted from the 29th anniversary of the National Handicrafts Council. Mufidah, wife of Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and chairperson of the organization, presided over the event.

Unlike previous ye