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The Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand in collaboration with Thammasat University held an "Indonesian Day" on Friday (26/4).  The activity aims at deepening the understanding of the younger generation of Thailand about the history of Indonesia-Thailand cooperative relations, as well as promoting Indonesian culture. The activity themed "Turning Challenges into Opportunities" was held in order to welcome the 75th anniversary of Indonesia-Thailand diplomatic relations  in 2024. Around 120 lecturers and university students from a number of universities in Thailand, such as Thammasat University, Srinakarinwirot University, Naresuan Pitsanulok University, and Phra Somdej University participated in this activity.

As quoted from  the press release of the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Friday (26/4), the  Indonesian Ambassador  to Thailand, Rachmat Budiman hoped that the similarities between Indonesian and Thai cultures such as  art, music, food, or traditional clothing, can bridge the people of both countries that  have different backgrounds and  reinforce mutual respect. Ambassador Rachmat underlined the achievements of cooperation between Indonesia and Thailand, while inviting the younger generation of Thailand to participate in strengthening educational and cultural cooperation that can strengthen the friendly relations between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Thammasat University Rector Professor Gasinee Witoonchart  expressed his gratitude to  the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok for choosing his campus as the venue to kick off the celebration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations. During the "Indonesia Day", a seminar on strengthening people-to-people contact between the two countries through education and culture was held, inviting three resource people from the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok and Thai universities. Thai university  students were also invited to learn about Indonesia's rich culture through four workshops, namely angklung, shadow puppet, dance and dadar gulung cooking classes. In addition to the cooking class, the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok also served various Indonesian dishes to promote Indonesian cuisine.

Moreover, the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok stated  after learning, the university students from each class performed the song "Bengawan Solo" and the Thai song "Sing Khong" and performed the Sluku Sluku Bathok Dance. Then,  there was also a Legong Bapang Saba Dance performance and poetry reading from Thai students studying Indonesian