Teaching for life
After leaving Indonesia in the bitter fallout of the attempted coup of 1965, Lien Lee dedicated herself to teaching Australian students about her homeland Virginia...
In-between and inside-out
A young Dutch woman with Indonesian roots moves to Jakarta with a mission, but finds culture clashes hard to avoid <br Amis Boersma Facilitating a workshop at...
Images of the cockfight in Aceh
Bali is famous for its cockfighting, but Acehnese men love their fighting birds too... By: Scott Naysmith Fighting between cocks occurs instinctively. Less...
Awesome Destruction: Japan Tsunami
By: Emma Kwee One day after Japan was struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter's scale and a consecutive tsunami, the damage became apparent as...
Porktastic: A (Forbidden) Taste of Kupang’s Se’i
By: Dalih Sembiring Se’i babi is East Nusa Tenggara province’s local delicacy that uses pork as its main ingredient. “Se’i” means smoked meat, while...
‘Fine Dining’ in Singapore
By: Ray Teh Singapore stands as the gateway to South-East Asia, and over the years has grown into a international city and a “first world country.” As a true blue...
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2011
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival has hopped into the Year of the Rabbit and there’s a spring in our step and a heightened enthusiasm about this year’s event....
Multatuli’s Max Havelaar: Who is more Corrupt?
By: Ari Purnama Revisiting Multatuli’s Max Havelaar through its Cinematic Adaptation: A Review of Max Havelaar (Film) Max Havelaar of de koffieveilingen der...
Attack on Ahmadiyya, How Unity in Diversity takes a Fall
By: Ibnu Nadzir & Emma kwee On the sixth of February, the slogan of Indonesia Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) took a fall. The Black Monday, that’s how...
Introduction to Bali
By: Labodalih Sembiring By the 1920s, the “civilized world” began to be intrigued by a beautiful, mysterious island called Bali. The following decade, films, books...
