Native Passion

Amid the incoming flood of foreign products, some Indonesians around the country have shown their concern for domestically produced crafts. They feel angry inside when they see the domestic market flooded with foreign-made goods, even more so when they see other countries claiming copyrights on Indonesian culture. The solution they came up with is to preserve Indonesian handicrafts and introduce them abroad. Tempo English Edition takes a look at the efforts of three handicraft business pioneers from Makassar, Toraja in South Sulawesi, and Papua.