Ternate: Snacks, Drinks and Karaoke
By: Ed Caffin Ternate, the small but busy island-capital of the North Moluccas, is not a place many travelers linger around for too long. Its remote location and...
Recipe for Fried Turmeric Calamari
By: Erna Dyanty Calamari is a type of seafood that is versatile in that it doesn’t have a strong taste to it – adding spices, marinating it in some pepper and...
Taru Martani: A Story of Cigars and Indonesia
By: Reza Daffi While its liking of cigarettes is no longer a secret, the fact that Indonesia produces (and consumes) cigars remains less renowned. One of the...
CinemAsia film festival Amsterdam: 5th edition New Asian Cinema
CinemAsia film festival 4-8 April 2012 Amsterdam The 5th edition of the CinemAsia film festival will take place on April 4th until 8th at De Balie in Amsterdam. With...
The Meraih Bintang Foundation
In the West, going to school is one of the most natural things in a child's life, but in Indonesia this is not the case. Children are kept home for many reasons but...
Filipino Books for the Lazy Reader
By: Jesse Pizarro Boga It's never too late to make reading a habit. If you have short-attention span like me, consider the following Filipino titles that turned me...
Pulau Seribu: A Jakarta Island Hideaway
By: Putri Fitria In metropolitan Jakarta, it seems nothing is more valuable than time. When there is spare time, most Jakartans spend it having a rest, or engaging in...
Indonesian Film Maker Paul Agusta: Parts of the Heart
By: Ging Ginanjar & Emma Kwee Paul Agusta is a film maker pur sang. Born in Jakarta in 1980, Agusta studied film in the USA, before returning to Indonesia in...
Malaysian Contemporary Composers: New Voices
By: Patrick Durkan Contemporary ‘art’ music based on the classical tradition has seen a resurgence in Malaysia since the turn of the century. Although it existed...
Rolling Through Asia on Two Wheels: Daphne & Colin Cycled from Chengdu to Phnom Penh
By: Gabi Yetter It sounded like a wonderful idea at the time….cycling across Asia, a warm wind blowing through their hair, connecting with smiling villagers as they...
