Sixty years of friendship, rising together
RISING60 marks six decades of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Indonesia — two neighbours bound by trade, family, culture and a shared future in Southeast Asia. Across 2026 and 2027, a year-long programme of exhibitions, dialogues, performances and community gatherings will bring the two nations closer still.
Logo competition closes
31 October 2026, 23.59 WIB
Design the face of RISING60
We are looking for a commemorative logo that both nations can wear with pride. Open to students, professionals and the public in Singapore and Indonesia.
60 by 60
Sixty portraits of the people who hold the two countries together: teachers, traders, nurses, chefs, engineers, students and grandmothers. One story published for every year of relations.
The coffee that crosses every Tuesday
For thirty years, robusta from Sumarni's smallholding has travelled to the old coffee shops of Singapore.
Sumarni · Lampung
Twenty surgical missions, one second home
The Singaporean surgeon has flown to West Sumatra twenty times for cleft lip surgery.
Elaine Quek · Singapore / Padang
A canting for two flags
His cloth has been worn at state receptions in both capitals.
Joko Trisno · PekalonganCommemorative events calendar
From a batik masterclass to a hawker festival, the RISING60 programme runs through 2027 across both countries.
Religion
Interfaith Dialogue
February / March 2027
History
Museum pop-up exhibition
February 2027
Cultural
Batik masterclass with textile designer Obin
March 2027
