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Jakarta's National Museum displays oldest Buddha statue

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The National Museum of Indonesia has kept on public display the oldest statue of Buddha Dipangkara, a heritage treasure from the second century, to educate the people about their cultural history. "The Buddha Dipangkara statue, made of bronze, is among the oldest collection of 141 thousand statues that belong to the National Museum," the National Museum's Education...

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In China, Sherlock Holmes has new name

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SHANGHAI - Zhou Yeling dragged herself out of bed at 5 am for a long-awaited date with her favorite Englishman — Sherlock Holmes. Zhou (19 years) watched the third season premiere of the BBC's "Sherlock" on Jan. 2 on the British broadcaster's website. Two hours later, the episode started showing with Chinese subtitles on Youku.com, a video website. Youku...