Land Scarcity & Heritage Conservation in Singapore: Bukit Brown Cemetery
By: John Solomon Plans to destroy a section of Bukit Brown Cemetery The Singapore Government recently announced plans to tear down a sizeable chunk of Bukit Brown...
Loi Krathong Festival & Yi Peng (Floating Lantern Festival)
Loi Krathong Festival is celebrated in Thailand and certain parts of Laos, Burma and Malaysia (Kelanten), during full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai...
Envisioning Utopia: Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa
By: Monica Dominguez Last week in Yogyakarta I had the pleasure of seeing an utopian vision unfold before my very eyes. Arrington de Dionyso’s Malaikat dan Singa is...
Biennale Jogja
Preview: 25 November 2011 | Opening: 26 November 2011 At: Jogja National Museum, Jl. Gampingan no. 1, Yogyakarta Taman Budaya, Jl. Sri Wedani no. 1,...
Squeezed Between Rice and Potato: Personal reflections on a Dutch (post) colonial youth
Squeezed Between Rice and Potato: Personal reflections on a Dutch (post) colonial youth By: Adriaan van Dis Keynote lecture by Dutch author Adriaan van Dis at the...
Interview with Julya Oui, Author of Bedtime stories from the Dead of the Night
By: Melissa Lin Julya Oui loves a good story, and writes to appease her imagination and reaffirm her sanity. She loves dreaming up things and making them come alive...
Review: Picturing Indonesian modernity
Karen Strassler shows how modern photographic practices played a role in the making of national subjects in postcolonial Java Charlotte Setijadi-Dunn Having read Karen...
Review: Analysing Indonesian politics after the New Order
Two recent edited collections on Indonesian politics assess its democratic merits David Reeve These edited collections on contemporary Indonesian politics are each...
Splurge, Shop & Enjoy Good Steals in Metro Manila
By: Joan Mae Soco-Bantayan The Philippines’ largest city Manila has got a lot to offer, and definitely, great shopping steals are among those that top the list....
Magic Mountain: One Man’s Mission to Save Gunung Sewu Through Ecotourism
By: Monica Dominguez “Do you mind if I draw on your map?” Agung Setyobudi makes a huge brown streak across my Yogyakarta map, showing me the area the Gunungsewu...
