When All About You are Losing Theirs
Near the end of World War II, an American B24 bomber was shot down by the Japanese over North Borneo,...
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Tari Berasih: The Traditional Dayak Dance Emphasising Recycling
The dancers entered the stage wearing traditional Dayak attire, moving their hands beautifully. The hornbill feathers on their heads completed...
Remote River School, Kalimantan
I sat on the wooden floor of Fery Irawan’s humble home. I held my hands out in the receiving position...
Greed Is Great
Celebrities were among thousands of Indonesians tricked into investing in a fraudulent tissue business that offered unfeasibly large profits. The...
A Tribute to Alan Nye
Alan Nye passed away on 16 May 2015, a day after his 67th birthday. He was born in the United...
We’ll Be Right Back After These Messages
Forget Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. When advertisers take on viewers, the gloves come off… The recently televised boxing match of the...
Incredible Java
Very few people are fully aware of the huge impact Java has had on the world as we know it...
POP! Hotel Hardys Singaraja Square cleans up local beach
On 9 May 2015, on the occasion of celebrating the 58th anniversary of Singaraja KODIM (District Commander of Military), the...
IndoJazzia: Indonesian Jazz is Going Places
With the news that 11-year-old Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander’s first album, My Favourite Things, topped the jazz charts in the...
The Fake Rice That Never Was
Lazy journalists, racist netizens and opportunistic politicians almost convinced the world that Indonesia was facing a plastic rice scare. On...
Theatre with a Difference: The Jakarta Players
Breaking the monotonous routine of movie-bingeing and mall-hopping, Jakartans have the opportunity to watch a highly captivating play for a...
Exploring Art in Trash
From March to April, Singapore School Secondary students worked on the project ‘Trashion ART’ with Mr. John C. Torr, Head...
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Daze of Summer
The summer of 1976 was the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with the months of June,...
Nepal Earthquake April 25, 2015: A Survivor’ Report
I feel lucky to be writing this. Had the course of events only been slightly different, this would have never...
Sex in the City
Police are showing a lot of interest in a high-class prostitution ring that provided actresses and models to government officials,...
Seven Days of IT Blackout (and I Don’t Mind)
Nabilia Soenasto is a 12th-grader at the Singapore School, Bona Vista in Jakarta, and was one of the winners in...
Tourists Pick Up Rubbish on Beach in Lombok
Two South African tourists holidaying in the South of Lombok spent the day relaxing and enjoying the views of the...
Let the Sun Light Up the Night: Azzura Solar’ Bright Future Program
You would think that Indonesia would be the perfect place for solar energy to thrive, considering its year-round sunshine. However,...
Save the Children from Hypocrisy
The government claims that its ban on alcohol sales in convenience stores is motivated solely by a desire to protect...
Saving Energy at Home: the Revolution in Green Consumption
Energy conservation is an acute necessity on the beautiful but vulnerable island of Bali. You can also save millions of...
What We Bring to the Table
My family and I are moving house – no small feat in the world’s largest archipelago. Our imminent upheaval to...