Singapore: Hostels, Guesthouses & Budget Beds
By: Cher Tan Singapore is an expensive city. Any backpacker or tourist arriving in Singapore after having done their rounds in Southeast Asia can attest to that. Gone...
A Durian Trip to Malaysia
By: Maya Liem While Malaysian durian is gaining popularity in (Southeast) Asian countries, it is rather unknown in Europe. Only recently, I became aware that...
Borobudur: the Largest Buddhist Temple in the World
By: Labodalih Sembiring The Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It took approxiamtely 75 years to build and stems from the Syailendra dynasty in the...
One Dollar For Music
In Indonesia, young people are well aware of the successes in other countries, but are often insufficiently aware of their own talents and qualities. They experience...
Living with Merapi
In the face of disaster, communities in the shadow of the volcano hold fast to their traditional beliefs Abdul Chamid The devastation of the village, one of many in the...
The Hoohah Over Crop Circles In Indonesia
By: Ibnu Nadzir Daraini If one has to name one the most exciting things about Indonesia, it is probably its constant supply of hysteria in the news. Simply trace ...
Political Pornography?
By: Putri Fitria The plan to ban Blackberry service voiced by Minister of Communication and Information Tifatul Sembiring (the one who blamed Michelle Obama for...
Singapore Food, 5 Mouthwatering Specialties Not to be Missed!
By: Cher Tan Singapore is like a neverending food fest, with bitesized snacks and aromatic curries on every street corner. With roots in Chinese, Malay and Indian...
103: Current Edition
Jan-Mar 2011 Women and Islam Women and IslamReformers, resisters and devotees show the diverse female faces of Indonesian Islam Susan Blackburn Chanting for...
Standing up for morals
A group of women students in Yogyakarta see sexual morality as an issue of national concern Claudia Nef The Islamic campus: The Gadjah Mada University...
