Five Things to Love about Kaki Lima
Not everybody loves them, the Indonesian mobile food-cart. Most people find them annoying and claim they cause even more chaos in the already busy city streets. Ed Caffin sums up 5 things that will change your mind!
Write for Latitudes.nu: Share your Views on Southeast Asia!
Have you always dreamed of becoming a writer? Do you consider yourself an unlicensed wordsmith? Latitudes.nu is always on the lookout for fresh talent. As a writer for Latitudes.nu you can contribute to our travel guide, write about culture, life...
Villa Emerentiana on Bali for Rent or Sale
Make the most of your stay in Bali and rent villa Emerentiana. This villa for 6 is located on the scenic Bukit Peninsula, near Kuta and the airport of Denpasar. Are you looking for comfort and privacy? Then Villa Emerentiana is the place for you...
Dutch Cultural Heritage in Indonesia: Jakarta & Bandung Revisited
Dutchman Emile Leushuis’ recent book ‘Guide Historic City Tours in Indonesia ‘ is a must have for wanderers. Through practical composition and design, the book is an ideal tool to search for physical traces of the colonial era.
Drum Roll…the Very First Latitudes Magazine & Event are on the Way!
After our first year online, we decided to see how Latitudes.nu would look like on paper! After months of selecting and top secret editing, our Latitudes paper mag is now at the printers! Wanna get your hands on one of these? We will present the maga...
Bernice Chauly: ‘Growing up with Ghosts’
By: Melissa Lin
Bernice Chauly is a writer, photographer, poet, lecturer and film-maker. Having been active in the Kuala Lumpur arts scene for almost two decades, Chauly has contributed in a myriad of ways to the evolution and richness of the local arts and literary scene.
Her memoir ‘Growing up with Ghosts’ is a quintessential Malaysian story that seamlessly weaves the diverse threads of ancestry, history, politics and personal narrative. Released just last year, it has now gone into its third reprint.
Chauly has recently completed a two month long residency program by the Nederlands Letterenfonds in Amsterdam and is currently working on a new novel and a new collection of poems.
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The Tileng Foundation
The Tileng Foundation’s mission is to improve living conditions in the villages Imogiri, Baturraden and, of course, Tileng on the island of Java in Indonesia. It achieves this by financing and supporting locally initiated projects.
The Tileng Foundation has been actively supporting projects in Indonesia since 2000. Through these projects, houses and schools have been built, scholarships provided and a prestigious cattle project has been set up.
