A Bali Expat Aid Worker on Syria’ FrontlineAulia MasnaAugust 26, 2013March 29, 2020 by Aulia MasnaAugust 26, 2013March 29, 20201927John Bunnell, a resident of Bali for nine years, went to war-ravaged Syria as a logistician for two and a...
Women Power and PoliticsAntony SuttonJuly 29, 2013August 16, 2017 by Antony SuttonJuly 29, 2013August 16, 201711978As things stand, only one major country in Western Europe – you know, that bloc with good football,liberal values and...
Martha Christina Tiahahu – a Moluccan HeroineHans RooseboomJuly 29, 2013December 7, 2020 by Hans RooseboomJuly 29, 2013December 7, 202006475This is Ambon in the early 80s of last century. The land we were going to build houses on was...
Ubud’s Museum Mile for Art LoversQraved TeamJuly 1, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamJuly 1, 2013August 16, 201701444Neka Art Museum Setting out on a Sunday in the slow season, an unexpectedly ideal day to visit museums, the...
Islam in the Netherlands East IndiesHans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 201702984Islam came to Indonesia by way of Malabar and Coromandel, the respectively south-western and south-eastern coasts of India, along the...
Terracotta Memories of the Majapahit CivilisationGrace SusetyoJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJune 19, 2013August 16, 201712597As a writer, traveller, and art enthusiast, I’ve come to find Majapahit as probably one of the most romantic and...
Sexy Rio Sidik Jazz QuartetSeamus McElroyJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Seamus McElroyJune 18, 2013August 16, 201701405Rio Sidik is Indonesia’s most famous jazz and fusion musician and singer, well known too on the International music scene....
Hari Saraswati: In Praise of BooksQraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamJune 18, 2013August 16, 201701396With the islandwide celebration of Dewi Saraswati on August 10th, it’s only appropriate to offer a paean to Bali’s bountiful...
How the Other Half Lived ? Batavia in the 18th CenturyHans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 2020 by Hans RooseboomJune 3, 2013May 3, 202001822Founded in 1619 on the smouldering remains of Jacatra, Batavia was meant to function as a depot for the produce...
Educating the PastAntony SuttonMay 20, 2013August 23, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 20, 2013August 23, 20172 2302Indonesia’s historical baggage over the last century and a half means that as we tip headlong into this new fangled...
The Farmer’ Markets of BaliQraved TeamMay 7, 2013May 3, 2020 by Qraved TeamMay 7, 2013May 3, 202002147Bali’s traditional markets were once a necessity in a society where refrigeration and corner stores were not as widespread as...
Vintage Home in East JavaGrace SusetyoMay 6, 2013August 23, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMay 6, 2013August 23, 201702632The civilisation of Java boasts of intricately artistic traditional architecture that stands the test of time. But people often forget...
Where are all the Country Houses?Antony SuttonMay 6, 2013September 6, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 6, 2013September 6, 201701118When it comes to ostentatious shows of wealth, no one does it better than the Europeans. Backed by generations of...
The Sad Story of Pieter ErberveldHans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Hans RooseboomMarch 26, 2013September 4, 201702250There are a number of versions to this story. Depending on the narrator, the good people of Batavia were saved...
Food for ThoughtRemko TanisMarch 25, 2013September 4, 2017 by Remko TanisMarch 25, 2013September 4, 20176 685In this 21st century, Bali is rarely referred to as a paradise. Aldous Huxley in the mid-20th century wrote a...
Have You Tried The Missionary?Antony SuttonMarch 25, 2013June 4, 2023 by Antony SuttonMarch 25, 2013June 4, 202301219Cannibalism has long been linked with the islands that now make up Indonesia. The ancient Greek proto historian Herodotus identified...
Beep BeepStanley AnthonyMarch 15, 2013July 6, 2021 by Stanley AnthonyMarch 15, 2013July 6, 202102666 Last night I had the experience of a lifetime as far as taxi drivers go. I stepped into a...
Chinese-Indonesians: The Identity In BetweenGrace SusetyoMarch 12, 2013May 3, 2020 by Grace SusetyoMarch 12, 2013May 3, 202011673 As the “ancestral homeland” of over 300 ethnic groups, Indonesia is one of the most multicultural countries in the...
Does Gang Land Mean Gang Warfare?Seamus McElroyMarch 12, 2013August 16, 2017 by Seamus McElroyMarch 12, 2013August 16, 201701027Indonesia’s political philosophy is “Unity in Diversity” or “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” as every school child learns in the second grade...
I Made Mangku Pastika: A Governor of the PeopleQraved TeamMarch 11, 2013August 16, 2017 by Qraved TeamMarch 11, 2013August 16, 201701905The story goes that when I Made Mangku Pastika was a young boy, a neighbour hung himself over his gambling...
Once Upon a Sinking City: The Perpetual Floods of JakartaGrace SusetyoFebruary 25, 2013September 6, 2017 by Grace SusetyoFebruary 25, 2013September 6, 201701815It is said that in life only two things are certain: death and taxes. But if you live in Jakarta,...