Grand Mosque of West Sumatra: The World’s Best Mosque Design in 2021Donny SyofyanJune 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanJune 13, 20220270 A non-profit organisation highlighting design and architectural work, the Abdullatif Al-Fozan Award, recently released a list of the best mosque...
Ogoh-Ogoh: Meaning, History, and Functions Commemorating NyepiIndonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2022March 3, 20220644 Nyepi Day is very closely related to the existence of Ogoh-Ogoh, a giant sculpture that is a manifestation of Bhuta...
Indonesia’s First Jewish Holocaust Museum Opened in MinahasaIndonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 2022February 4, 20220676 The first Jewish Holocaust Museum in Indonesia has been built in Minahasa, North Sulawesi, according to the German Ambassador to...
Valentine’s Day: Activities for a Single ExpatIndonesia ExpatFebruary 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 3, 20220450 Being single as an expat in a foreign land can be a time of fun and joy. You have the...
Five Largest Chinese Tribes in Indonesia: Brief History and CultureIndonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 20220633 In Indonesia, the largest Chinese tribes are Hokkien, Khek or Hakka, Tio Ciu, Hainan, and Cantonese, whose origins are from...
10 Chinese New Year Foods Symbolising Good LuckIndonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 1, 20220283 Chinese New Year is usually celebrated with a variety of delicious dishes. Not only do they taste amazing, these specialty...
Dangdut, Indonesia’s “Music of the People” – an Expat’s TakeDachlan CartwrightDecember 13, 2021 by Dachlan CartwrightDecember 13, 20210556 In 1969, I bought a second-hand book in the Portobello street market in London, Two Faces in Borneo, written in 1928...
Where and What in the Archipelago Islands of IndonesiaPramod KanakathNovember 17, 2021 by Pramod KanakathNovember 17, 20210671 Minutes before landing at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, you will most likely get glimpses of tiny islands with...
How Some Europeans Thrived During the Japanese OccupationIndonesia ExpatOctober 25, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 25, 2021November 10, 20210554 Should President Joko Widodo model any of his “Ten New Balis” tourist attractions on the mountain resort of Sarangan in...
Usmar Ismail, the Father of Modern Indonesian CinemaDonny SyofyanOctober 8, 2021 by Donny SyofyanOctober 8, 20210395 Usmar Ismail is known as the father of modern Indonesian cinema. He was born on 20th March 1921 in Bukittinggi,...
Sergeant Pepper Marches East: The Beatles in IndonesiaDachlan CartwrightOctober 8, 2021 by Dachlan CartwrightOctober 8, 20210456 In October 1962 I was privileged to witness, in the Cavern Club in Liverpool, three working-class scouse lads, (plus one,...
Splashing Out on CultureIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2021November 10, 20210302 Can history be used to coin cash in a country where citizens would rather tramp malls than museums and reckon...
Preserving the Past to Pay for the Present with Lily Jessica TjokrosetioIndonesia ExpatJuly 16, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 16, 2021November 10, 20210677 It all happened long before Lily Jessica Tjokrosetio was born, so her wishes are fantasies, things she might have done...
Rediscover Betawi at The Dharmawangsa JakartaIndonesia ExpatJune 18, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 18, 2021July 9, 20210548 The Dharmawangsa Jakarta is proud to announce “Rediscover Betawi”, a tribute to Jakarta through a month-long epicurean journey and experiences...
The Aztec God Quetzalcoatl: The difference from other GodsIndonesia ExpatJune 2, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 2, 2021July 9, 202101013 Quetzalcoatl is one of the most important Gods of the Aztec religion. He is often called “the feathered serpent” because...
5 Largest Reclining Buddha Statues in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatMay 26, 2021August 2, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 26, 2021August 2, 202101196 The reclining Buddha statue has become a popular tourist attraction whenever people visit Buddhist places of worship around the world,...
Javanese Dragon Princess Daughter: Love in the Time of MagicIndonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 2021November 10, 20210709 Across the volcanoes and valleys of Java, myths of ancient civilizations like dragon princess daughter whisper through the ages. Tales...
Extremely rare antique aquatint etching of SingaporeIndonesia ExpatJanuary 11, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 11, 2021July 9, 20210757 Extremely rare antique aquatint etching of Singapore by Raffles titled “View of Singapore Town & Harbour taken from the Government...
Elevating Our CultureDonny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 20210792 The coming 2021 remains to be a great challenge following Indonesia’s fight against COVID-19 of flattening the curve of new...
How did Indonesia’s Economy Come Around?Indonesia ExpatOctober 7, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 7, 2020November 10, 202101596 Studying the Indonesian economy from a historical perspective is essential. A deep understanding of history is needed to support sustainable...
Prehistoric South Sulawesi Sites in Critical ConditionIndonesia ExpatSeptember 3, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 3, 2020November 10, 202101866 “Turning around while the Creator said: That is how it descends to earth. The arrangement of the wind is very...