A Top 11 of Cheap but Cheery Budget Hostels in Jakarta
By: Ario Triwibowo As most of the big cities in South East Asia, there is always a place for backpackers in Jakarta. There are many low-fare hotels, motels, hostels...
The Elephant Valley Project in Cambodia
Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment (ELIE) is a registered local non-government organization based in Mondulkiri, Cambodia. ELIE’s aim is to improve the health...
Miguel Braganza’s Journey to Broadway
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan Miguel Braganza II, a New York-based performing artist hailing from the Philippines, looks back to the days when he was still chasing his ...
Lee Swee Keong’s Butterfly Lovers & Painted Skin @Nyoba Kan International Butoh Festival 2012
By: Diana van Oort It’s so much easier to write about a nice or even a good performance than about a brilliant one like Butterfly Lovers. Sometimes, just sometimes...
Malaysian Activists Walk 300 KM to Demand Environmental Justice
A group of Malaysian activists has embarked on a 300 km walk from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur to demand for an end to various environment grievances afflicting their...
Sukacita: Information centre in Bali for children with an intellectual disability
By: Yvette Benningshof ‘Sukacita’ in Bali provides information about children with an intellectual disability for special schools, teachers and parents. The ...
Filipino meals: Isa pa (One more), please!
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan Filipinos are food lovers! They take regular meals thrice a day; one in the morning (around 8:00 am), another at noon (12:00 nn), and one...
Indonesia & Performing Arts: A Talk With Goenawan Mohamad
By: Gerard Mosterd Goenawan Mohamad is one of Indonesia’s most well-known intellectuals today. Looking younger than his actual age, he was born as Goenawan...
An Indonesian/Javanese version of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat
L'Histoire du Soldat is a gem of early 20th century classical music. A new, improved version of this production will be launched now with another, new star cast. This...
Crying and Curing: A Photo Essay on Jamu Cekok (Traditional Medicines) in Yogya
Photos and story by: Nico Haryono In the very early morning, a woman is mixing and putting ingredients into a piece of cloth. Several mothers and their children sit...
