Gotong Royong Sejati Orang Maybrat
by Anu Beta Tubat Orang Maybrat sejak masa leluhur mereka abad-abad yang silam harus berjuang keras untuk dapat bertahan hidup di alam pegunungan karst yang kurang...
Podcast: Indo-American life (1)
Jane Vogel was born on July 18, 1953 in Jakarta. Her parents were of Indo-European origin. After World War Two the family wanted to go to America. But the US ban on...
‘See Jane Run’ by Jane Vogel Mantiri
Jane Evelyn Vogel Mantiri was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 18, 1953. Being Indo, or of mixed Indonesian-European heritage and culture, has remained central to who...
The Druid of Tandem Hilir
The Druid of Tandem Hilir By Dirk A. Buiskool Beyond Binjai, 20 kilometers from Medan, in Sumatra, lies a vast area of former tobacco plantations. Here lived Kakek...
Batik Kartini Muljad
by Sonya Sondakh Kecintaan dan ketekunan barangkali adalah dua kata kunci yang mewakili koleksi pribadi seorang Kartini Muljadi yang direkam dengan indah di dalam buku...
Black Magic goes Public in Bali
by Bodrek Arsana In many homes in Bali, the mere mention of the word ‘léak’—meaning shape-shifting sorcerers or black magic practitioners—is taboo. But...
An American Sindhen in Solo
by Jessica Zike An American singing student navigates aesthetic culture clash in Central Java—and narrowly avoids being fitted with a large black hairpiece. I am about...
BATIK GARUTAN Koleksi Hartono Sumarsono
Garutan adalah istilah untuk menyebut kain batik yang dihasilkan di Garut, Jawa Barat, maupun yang dibuat di daerah lain dengan ciri-ciri yang khas garutan. Cirinya yang...
Bali highs in the terraced valleys of Ubud
Bali’s vivid green hills offer a sensory overload of culture, temples and rainforest – not to mention sublime restaurants and hotels. Just outside Ubud, in the...
Baby orangutan crammed into a sack and tied to a motorcycle
Following confiscation by the Indonesian Wildlife Authority BKSDA, the team at FOUR PAWS ORANGUTAN FOREST SCHOOL in Borneo has taken another defenseless orangutan baby...
Photography in Indonesia (3)
By: Dalih Sembiring It’s in Fashion “I like taking all kinds of photography, except beauty photography; I fear of drooling [from staring at the models],”...
