Tag: Culture, Denpasar, Family, Fried Rice, indonesia, Klungkung, Nasi Goreng
Sita’s stories: A Plate of Fried Rice
By: Sita van Bemmelen Yesterday, I drove my older sister-in-law, Mbok Raka, to my youngest sister-in-law’s house. I always love to go to my stout and cheerful...
The Burung Manyar Foundation
Ary Krisnawati from Yogyakarta started her own tailor’s workshop. Muhammad from Bandung finished his law study, found a job in Jakarta, married and became the...
A Green Hajj?
By: Kafil Yamin 300.000 Indonesian Muslims, along with around 3 million pilgrims, return from Mecca annually and leave behind 100 million plastic bottles. Unless...
Idul Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice
Idul Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice...
Book review
Margaret Kartomi’s life-long devotion to bringing Sumatran music to the world is revealed in her major contribution to analysing and preserving this musical...
Book review
Since East Timor voted for independence from Indonesian rule in 1999, the country has wrestled with the best ways to account for past human rights abuses, in particular...
Going Places in Jakarta; Bodog Indonesia Must-Visits
The main problem with many metropolises in the World, when traveling abroad, is the never-ending and ever-changing number of attractions to visit; they're just like...
Have the Guts to Eat from the Street
By: Hush Petersen, first published in Jakarta Expat There are two kinds of people in Jakarta: the ones that eat street food and the ones that don’t. The ones that do...
Women in Indonesia’s military
The air of Bandung is still and heavy, sending trails of sweat down my back. As the taxi speeds recklessly through the light traffic of the city streets, I feel my...
Buffalo Beauty in Tana Toraja
There are many parts of the world where blue-eyed blondes are considered the most beauteous of their species, but nowhere in the world are they more highly prized than...
