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...
The life of sarung in Indonesia
By: Ade Tanesia They have veered in and out of fashion over the years, but sarung are still everyday attire for many Indonesians. Ade Tanesia traces the history of...
Fast Food Birthday Parties in Indonesia
By: Ade Tanesia My daughter’s third birthday is just a few weeks away. I begin to add up the expenses for everything I’ll have to supply to celebrate her birthday...
Brides For Sale: Contract marriage between Taiwanese men & Singkawang women
By: Bodrek Arsana Fifteen-year-old Su Phin dreamed of what many young women her age dream of: love, marriage, children, excitement, adventure. She dreamed of a way...
The Strange World of Indonesian Sports
By: Bodrek Arsana Indonesia is well known for many things, but not necessarily for its sports. With the exception of a few surfers, tennis players, badminton buffs...
Ghost Real Estate
By: Bodrek Arsana If you follow the Ayung river—which divides the region of Kedewatan (Gianyar) and Bongkasa (Badung) in the foothills of central Bali—you will...
Paying for the Sin of Pre-Natal Sex
By: Bodrek Arsana The twins—still un-named infants—are fast asleep on a mat on a bamboo platform. They are wrapped thickly in cloth and screened off behind ...
The Best of Bali’s Warungs
By: Bodrek Arsana Surrounded by the foreign franchises and the fancy “fusion cuisine” cafés, the Balinese warung holds its own. These traditional restaurants ...
Cultural Dirty Dancing
By: Bodrek Arsana Dirty dancing Balinese style? Joged bumbung is described in the guidebooks as a ‘traditional flirtation dance’. A pretty dancer in elaborate...
What does Geert Wilders want?
By: Emma Kwee Geert Wilders, enfant terrible of Dutch politics has yet again stepped on someone’s toes. Indonesian toes this time. This article explores the career...
