What’s wrong with contemporary Indonesia?
An old leftist looks back at his career in politics, and at the state of Indonesia today Katharine McGregor Harsono Sutedjo Between 1965 and 1968 half a million...
The Naga Festival
By: Maya Liem Every year on January 15th the Naga people, living in Myanmar, celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival, known as Kaing Bi. All Naga tribes in Myanmar send...
Low in Fat, High in Flavor: Toor Dhal Recipe
By: Erna Dyanty Since I’ve come back from Sri Lanka, my diet has been mostly vegetarian. Not so much because I have a political or religious point to make – but...
Art Stage Singapore
Art Stage Singapore is Asia’s premier international art fair. It is a rendezvous point for the movers and shakers of the Asian Art market. Focused on quality through...
Tran Anh Hung: An introduction to the films of a Vietnamese-French maverick director
By: Patrick Durkan Vietnamese film maker Tran Anh Hung has a European arthouse aesthetic and philosophy which he applies to East Asian settings and characters. This...
“I’ll buy anything I can sell”: Trading Scrap in Central Jakarta
By: Adam Mele Jakarta’s Kuningan district is well-known for a number of reasons: its preponderance of foreign embassies and office towers housing multinational...
Fat-free Malaysian Food: Daging Salai/Smoked Beef Recipe
By: Erna Dyanty When we think about Malaysian food, you start imagining satay dipped into spicy peanut sauce, roti canai pan fried with enough ghee to last you a...
Latitudes Mobile
Latitudes.nu is mobile now! By: Peter van Riel Latitudes.nu for iPhone, Blackberry or Android Smartphone is now available in a mobile version. Say what? Yes, your...
Dutch Indonesian Hip-Hop Producer I.N.T.: The Indonesian Production Tiger
By: Chandra Drews I.N.T.: an I.N.T.roduction It goes without saying that the Amsterdam based producer and DJ known as I.N.T. (Percy Samidjono) is one of the leading...
Sentosa, Singapore’s Playground
By: Cher Tan Formerly known by the rather unattractive name of Pulau Belakang Mati ("The Island After Death" in Malay), Sentosa has been rebranded and resculpted into...
