Cool Thirst Quencher for Hot Summer Days: Lemongrass Cordial
By: Celine Marbeck This cool thirst quencher is called "Lemongrass Cordial." Traditionally in Asia, lemongrass is used to treat colds and coughs. It's considered...
Paul Husner at the ARMA museum in Ubud: June 9 – July 9 2011
By: Emma Kwee Swiss born Dutch artist Paul Husner has a solo exhibition in the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud. Born in 1942 in Basel, Switzerland, Husner...
Spirits of the Bokor mountain, Cambodia’s Mountaintop Casino
By: Willy van Rooijen At the beginning of the last century, the French built a hotel and casino on top of the Bokor Mountain in the south of Cambodia. Today, the...
Writers Unlimited Tour Malaysia and Indonesia 2011
The Writers Unlimited tour 2011 was a big success. Writers Abeer Soliman (Egypt), Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia/USA), Gündüz Vassaf (Turkey) and Rodaan Al Galidi...
Indonesia’s Jews
This series of articles provides insight into the little-known history of the Jewish community in Indonesia Rotem Kowner Hanukka in Bandung, 1935 Hanoch...
An obscure history
Jews have been in Indonesia for a very long time, probably since well before the European expansion into Southeast Asia <br Rotem Kowner A bar mitzvah ceremony...
JUNGLE FEVER IN JULY: Sarawak’s Rainforest World Music Festival
By: Antares THIRTEEN YEARS have elapsed but the euphoria hasn’t evaporated. The euphoria of being transported to a different world for several days – a world of...
SBY on CNN about Corruption, Islam & Democracy
By: Emma Kwee Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is in good company as he was interviewed for CNN's Talk Asia. In this weekly program, people that influence Asia or can be seen...
A Tale of Sand: A Hidden Ecological Struggle in Yogyakarta
By: Reyhard Matheos Sand defines the life story of those who live along Kulon Progo's southern shoreline. Up to the present day, this sand has nourished thousands of...
Little India, Singapore’s Most Colorful & Least Sterile Corner
By: Cher tan If anything, Little India is arguably the only place in Singapore which feels out of place in sterile Singapore. The feeling is palpable once you are in...
