Lampung
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Sep 19, 2026
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
Take this work from the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
It's called tampan, a woven image exchanged by families in the Lampung province to celebrate important life stages, from births and deaths to building a new house.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
This one depicts an enormous ship manned by a captain, crew members, and musicians.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
It floats across a sea filled with fish, turtles, and even a crab, symbolizing safe passage to the next phase of life.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
To a 19th-century viewer in Lampung, the tampan evoked reverence, which is emphasized by the artist's use of red, a sacred color in that region.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
While people of all classes used tampan for rites of passage, this one's opulence shows that it was made for a noble family.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
And while tampan is mainly an art form of the past, wealthy Lampung women have continued wearing woven tapis skirts for centuries, usually for ceremonial purposes.
Sarah Urist-GreenHOST
So textiles are an excellent example of meaningful art that serves a purpose.
Danae DennyHOST
The volcano is located in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra.
Danae DennyHOST
Ash was reported across parts of Jakarta, Banten, West Java, and Lampung, with Indonesia's meteorological agency reporting ash reaching altitudes of up to 50,000 feet.
Danae DennyHOST
The disruption has particularly affected international travel, including flights to and from Singapore, as well as routes connecting Indonesia with Doha, Sydney, and Kuala Lumpur.
Danae DennyHOST
Indonesia's transport minister urged airlines to accelerate refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled and provide timely information to travelers with upcoming flights to prevent overcrowding at airports.
Farwiza FarhanGUEST
But we also witness how the Dayaks rise up and fight back.
Farwiza FarhanGUEST
There's also people in the southern part of Sumatra, in Lampung, and there's many examples of people pushing back against oil palm in Aceh, in the Loisar ecosystem.
Farwiza FarhanGUEST
In the Loisar ecosystem alone, we witnessed the local community in Bunin pushing back against oil palm companies that are encroaching into the village.
Farwiza FarhanGUEST
In parts of Aceh Timur, East Aceh, we see the wildlife fighting back.
Hairianto DimanHOST
SIA and SCUD have cancelled flights between Singapore and Jakarta scheduled for today.
Hairianto DimanHOST
Governors in Lampung and Jakarta have ordered remote learning to reduce health risks for students.
Hairianto DimanHOST
Well, let's get an update on the latest now with senior correspondent Chutney Vadvani.
Hairianto DimanHOST
Chutney, what is the current situation like in the areas impacted by Mount Anak Krakatau?
Chandni VatvaniCORRESPONDENT
Good morning, Haryanto.
Chandni VatvaniCORRESPONDENT
Well, this morning is sort of a wait-and-see situation carrying on from yesterday.
Chandni VatvaniCORRESPONDENT
As we know, the volcanic ash has blanketed parts of Banten, Lampung, and sections of the capital Jakarta, as well as the greater Jakarta areas.
Chandni VatvaniCORRESPONDENT
That's Jabodetabek, Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Depok, and Bekasi.
speaker_0HOST
The volcanic island had shown signs of activity since Friday, before erupting for 30 seconds at 3.53 a.m. Sunday and for 16 seconds about three hours later, according to Indonesia's geological agency.
speaker_0HOST
No casualties were reported and no evacuation order was issued, while volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung Province on Sumatra's southern tip, as per Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
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