A Brave New Lesson Plan
One of the few things I remember from when I was seven or eight years old was being introduced to...
Antony Sutton
Michael Tenzer
I must admit the first time I came across a gamelan orchestra I thought the band that had been booked...
Women Power and Politics
As things stand, only one major country in Western Europe – you know, that bloc with good football,liberal values and...
Trans-Asia Rail Rides
The idea you can travel seamlessly from Singapore to Hong Kong by train remains a distant dream, at least until...
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
As a middle aged man I don’t mind admitting I have no idea what wellness is. Then again I don’t...
Educating the Past
Indonesia’s historical baggage over the last century and a half means that as we tip headlong into this new fangled...
Where are all the Country Houses?
When it comes to ostentatious shows of wealth, no one does it better than the Europeans. Backed by generations of...
Arema Three Muskateers
It’s not just oil and gas, English teachers and missionary types who like to call Indonesia home. Despite all the...
Chaiya
Little is known of the Sriwijaya Empire, a polity that in its prime spread its tentacles across much of Southeast...
Have You Tried The Missionary?
Cannibalism has long been linked with the islands that now make up Indonesia. The ancient Greek proto historian Herodotus identified...
Jakarta’s Real People
I don’t know about others, but for me one of the joys of living in Indonesia is its people. Not...
The Un-Laws
Every so often the local English language media throws out a story so lacking in credibility no one could ever...
Dhaka’s Old Town
Old Dhaka is a mish mash of narrow lanes, crumbling houses home to a myriad of artisans and a history...
Bali on the World’ Circuit
Bali is famous for its sports. Thrill-seekers from around the world flock to the tropical paradise for its surfing, white...
For Whom the Bali Tolls
Finally road users on Bali’s congested southern tip are looking forward to some relief with the construction of a toll...
A Decade Gone and Bali’s Spirit Lives On
It was 10 years ago this month that people’s perceptions of the island of Bali changed forever. The idyllic island...
An Old Suburb and an Invasion
Tugu means memorial and memorial is an apt name for this old suburb up in North East Jakarta by the...
The Truth Behind ?Oktoberfest?
The first Oktoberfest took place in October 1810 to celebrate Crown Prince Ludwig’s wedding to Princess Therese von Sachsen Hildburghausen....
Pemuteran: A Road Runs Through It
As we head clear of Candi Kuning the traffic noticeably thins. We wind our way higher up into the mountains,...
Wali Songo
The Wali Songo are revered throughout Indonesia as the wise men who brought Islam initially to Java but ultimately...
West Java’ Beauty at Bay
The sun is shining, the weekend lies ahead. What better way to spend the free time than unwinding far from...