Figure skating on the equator
By: Emma Kwee Say Indonesia and most people conjure up images of waving palm trees, golden beaches, hot and sticky afternoons where ice cream cones melt before you put...
Introduction to Northern Sulawesi
By: Dalih Sembiring The provinces of North Sulawesi and Gorontalo make up most of the Minahasa Peninsula, the northernmost arm of Sulawesi, also known as the island of...
Economy Train
By: Reza Daffi I live in Yogyakarta. Not long ago, Nick, an Australian friend of mine who stayed in the city for several months, told me he was going to Jakarta, the...
Writers Unlimited – Writers Tour to Indonesia and Malaysia
Connecting writers with each other and with audiences, across borders of cultures and countries. That is the mission of Writers Unlimited (formerly known as...
Christang Cuisine: Caldu Pescador
By: Celine Marbeck The Cristang cuisine is one of the oldest and least known of Malaysia’s many flavors. It is influenced by a variety of ethnic groups who conquered...
The Tong Tong Fair, biggest Eurasian festival of the world
By: Ed Caffin If you have ever been to Dutch city The Hague this time of year, you must have seen it. It is hard to miss. A group of large white tents on Malieveld...
Pulau Tidung @ Pulau Seribu: Tropical Getaway a stone’s throw away from Jakarta
By: Martin Jenkins I used to think the ultimate culture shock trip from Jakarta was the flight over to saccharine sweet Singapore but equally as eye opening – and...
Singapore 2011 Elections: Is Change Gonna Come?
By: Cher Tan Is change gonna come after the 2011 Singapore elections? Cher Tan reviews the foreseeable changes in Singapore as a society, political or otherwise. Will...
AmerIndo Project (USA)
Who are the Amerindos? In the early 1950s, tens of thousands of Dutchmen with roots in the former East Indies immigrated to the United States. They were part of a large...
Singapore’s Holland Village, Laidback Food Haven
By: Cher Tan A slightly upmarket suburb, Holland Village is popular amongst the expatriate crowd. Despite the posh restaurants and bars however, it has a laidback...
