Jakarta, Nov. 17 -- Indonesia's Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the Greater Jakarta Traditional Pencak Silat Festival is not only a competition but an event that revitalizes the spirit of togetherness and national identity.

He said the Indonesiana Fund, a permanent cultural fund, enables communities to hold cultural activities such as the festival.

"If planned from the beginning of the year, we could create a bigger and more festive festival, also supported by sponsors, CSR, and various other parties," Zon said in a statement on Monday.

The festival, themed " Traditional Pencak Silat: Weaving the Archipelago's Culture in the Spirit of Unity in Diversity ," was held in Jakarta on November 15-16. It was initiated by the Greater Indonesia...