Spoil yourself in these Luxury Hotels in Yogya
By: Monica Dominguez Accommodations keep popping up in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, as more and more international and local travelers explore this wonderful city. Luckily...
Chinese New Year: The Year of the Snake
By: Melissa Lin Come February 10 2013, Chinese folk all over the world celebrate the most important festival in Chinese culture, Chinese New Year. This festival marks...
Cambodia Says Farewell to King Sihanouk
Text and photos: Ate Hoekstra “That is the most beautiful firework I have ever seen!” a young Khmer yells. The management student watches the fireworks that...
Laos Independence Day
Laos' Independence Day is celebrated on July 19, marking the autonomy, or independence, from the French Union in 1949; This day is not to be confused with National Day...
East Timor Independence Day
East Timor Independence Day is celebrated on the 20th of May every year. This important day marks the independence won by Timor Leste from Indonesian rule in 2002. The...
Photographers: Get Featured & Win a Photojojo Gift Card!
Yes, that's right, the first Latitudes photo contest in 2013! Every month or so Latitudes will pick a photo from one of the members to be featured on the homepage....
Where there’s smoke, there’s politics
More than one-third of Indonesians aged over 10 years smoke according to Ministry of Health figures. And the number is rising. Between 1995 and 2010 the proportion of...
The Java Village Foundation
The Java Village Foundation supports women and children in desa Cisarua, Indonesia, helping them to break the circle of poverty and to build a brighter future for...
Off the Beaten Path in the Philippines
By: Karina Melissa Ibabao If you want to see the other side of the Philippines, here’s a list of off the beaten path tourist destinations. With a total of 7,107...
The politics of health
Eve Warburton and Edward Aspinall Indonesians deserve a better healthcare system than the fragmented and dysfunctional one they’ve got If you are rich in Indonesia,...
