Malaysian Food: Diversity at its best!
By: Melissa Lin Malaysia offers infinite varieties of different cuisines. It is here the gastronomic adventure begins. Indian curries, Chinese soups and Malay...
Introduction to Malacca, Malaysia’s historic city
By: Melissa Lin Malaysia’s historic city Malacca has witnessed the height of a Malay empire and later occupation by the Portuguese, Dutch and English. She is also...
People of Malaysia: Truly Asia, Truly Divided?
By: Melissa Lin In recent years, Malaysian people have been placed head to head with each other. The reality of different ethnicities, culture and faiths co-existing...
Penang Malaysia, Pearl of the Orient
By: Melissa Ling Penang Island, fondly crowned by locals as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ attracts to its shores a multitude of visitors. It is not hard to imagine why,...
The Easy Way to a Degree
Each year, the ritual of graduation is joyfully celebrated in Jogjakarta, Central Java—Indonesia’s “City of Students.” Photographs of young scholars dressed in...
Indonesia’s Traditional Streetside Hair Salons
By: Ade Tanesia Long before modern salons invaded all but the most remote villages of Indonesia, long before shampoo ads blared out from television sets across the...
The Power of the Stone, Sorcerers & Gemstones in Yogya
By: Ade Tanesia Sorcerers’ stones are not the exclusive domain of fantasy characters like Harry Potter. In Indonesia, the gemstones known as batu akik are valued...
Becoming a Soccer Star in Indonesia
By: Ade Tanesia In Sleman—a district in the Special Territory of Jogjakarta—the local football club PSS Sleman has just won a match against Persikota Tangerang,...
Palm Sugar: Bittersweet?
By: Ade Tanesia Gula jawa or palm sugar is one of Indonesia's staple ingredients. How is it produced & does it offer the sweet smell of succes? Ade Tanesia heads...
Guitar Village: Kembangan
By: Ade Tanesia The village of Kembangan, some fourteen kilometers south of Solo, seems like most other villages in Central Java, with its quiet atmosphere, slow...
