The Ancient Temple of Gunung Padang
The recent revelation that Gunung Padang, a megalithic site south of Cianjur in West Java, almost certainly conceals a step...
Swapping shirts with Plato: Kicking the Atlantis Football Around
cIn contrast, popular publishers love it, as its inclusion in a book title is a powerful selling point. Recently there...
Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900 – 1950
by Scott Merrillees, Reviewed by Dachlan Cartwright Jokowi – what better buzzword these days to begin any piece of writing...
Classic Non-Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia
This article follows on from that on Classic Western Fiction Set in Indonesia and Malaysia published previously in issue 76....
Joseph Conrad in Indonesia
Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924) was the most successful ESL/EFL/ESOL student of all time. A Pole by birth, he did...
East is West and West is, well…
Anthony Burgess’ begins his marvellous series of novels, The Long Day Wanes, (aka The Malay Trilogy), with Flaherty, a British...
Teaching The Kids Who Will Prevent World War Three
Teaching in international schools has been a great privilege. Here I would like to share some personal impressions based on...
“Indorock” – Indonesia’s Contribution To The Birth Of Rock’N’Roll
In July 1960, Allan Williams, a Liverpool club owner on a trip to Hamburg, wandered into a club off the...
Culture Shock-Jakarta-Sydney
My wife Srie and I, normally resident in Indonesia, recently spent four months in Sydney where our son is studying....