Seametry, a Dream School for Village Children in Cambodia: Muoy You Comes Full Circle
By: Gabrielle Yetter January is Indo-China month at Latitudes. Forty years ago, Muoy You’s pursuit of a quality education in France saved her life. Today, she wants...
Christmas in the Philippines – A testament of tropical rejoicing!
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan The Philippines, being the only Christian nation in the whole of Asia, takes joy in the celebration of the Yuletide Season. It is the time...
Filipino Christmas Recipe: Puto Bumbong
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan Your Christmas in the Philippines won’t be complete without being able to taste the locals’ signature rice cake. It is named after the...
Sita’s stories: Enlarging your teenager’s horizon?
By: Sita van Bemmelen The world is getting smaller every day. This implies that parents may wish to equip their children with the social skills to take full advantage...
Re: Christianity in Indonesia – 2
Indonesia has become steadily more Islamic since Suharto's second term, notwithstanding the pseudo-secular Megawati (who actually aligned the PDI-P with the PPP and...
Sita’s stories: Billboards & Banners on Bali
By: Sita van Bemmelen Indonesia entered a new phase in its existence as a nation in 1998, when President Suharto stepped down as the result of massive protests...
Re: Christianity in Indonesia – 1
A 12th Century Christian Egyptian record of churches suggest that a church was established in Barus, on the west coast of North Sumatra, a trading post known to have...
Sita’s stories: The Magic of the Mobile Phone
By: Sita van Bemmelen There is no doubt about it: the mobile phone has conquered the world. Even in remote and poor villages on the island of Bali, people have...
Sita’s stories: A Plate of Fried Rice
By: Sita van Bemmelen Yesterday, I drove my older sister-in-law, Mbok Raka, to my youngest sister-in-law’s house. I always love to go to my stout and cheerful...
Christianity in Indonesia
By: Antony Sutton No-one can be quite sure when Christianity first reached the Indonesian archipelago. The earliest hint comes from a kind of handbook for early...
