Jakarta Jive, Bali Blues
by; Jeremy Allan The collapse of President Soeharto’s three-decade authoritarian rule triggered a series of events that would establish Indonesia as one of the...
Illusion by Ng Swan Ti
An intimate photo book of journeys, personal moments and the silences in which the photographer struggled to understand her reality and illusion, both in photography and...
It’s Tough Being a Chinese (or Javanese or Sundanese or Minangkabau etc.) Surfer in Bali
A couple of inspiring stories about inter-ethnic relations in Indonesia…For several of their teenage years, Rizal Tanjung and Made Switra were best friends who went...
Latitudes Media Lab
At Latitudes we believe in the exchange of information, opinions and culture. In order to keep working on those ideals we developed a plan to bring businesses and...
Crowdfunding for Latitudes Media Lab
Latitudes Media has developed a unique platform for young, talented writers, poets, cartoonist, video artists and bloggers from Indonesia. Some of their work is...
Ancient Martavans. A Great Forgotten Heritage
For the last few decades, there has been a growing interest on the ancient martavans in the public eye. This trend is evident as more and more books have been...
Book on Indonesian Pearls
Pearls are the most ancient and extraordinary gems known to humankind. Miracles of nature created by a living animal, they have mesmerized us since time immemorial. And...
The Macho Face of a Balinese Holy Day
Some time ago I posted an article on Lattudes.nu about billboards displaying best wishes for the celebration of the Balinese religious ceremonies Galungan &...
Fishing Village in a Metropolitan City
Jakarta is a place where there is a significant gap between the rich and the poor, where the two could look at each other and would wonder how they could live in a very...
How Extreme Can Food Be?
More than perhaps any other human activity, eating is determined by culture. Where one eats, how one eats, who one eats with and, of course, what one eats vary from...
