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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:40:29 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Six years ago, physician and surfer Dr. Dave Jenkins went on a surf charter to the Mentawai Islands with one goal in mind: to find perfect waves. The surf proved to be everything he had hoped for. What he also found, though, were the Mentawai people - mostly women and children - suffering and dying [...]
Volcanic Pressure Increases ? Mount Kelud: East Java
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:23:52 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Pressure at a simmering Indonesian volcano on Java island escalated Friday, a geologist warned, as armed police forced some defiant villagers to evacuate ahead of a potential eruption. Tremors rocked Mount Kelud, a 1,731-metre (5,712-foot) peak about 90 kilometres (55 miles) from Indonesia’s second city of Surabaya, for nearly an hour, the top volcanologist at [...]
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:52:15 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Today in Bali is Tumpek Wayang, also known as Tumpek Ringgit. It is a Kajeng Kaliwon and is of particular importance. Some areas of Bali use this day to make offerings to musical instruments and dance equipment. This day is also important for the shadow puppets, Wayang Kulit. Many families have inherited puppets from an ancestor [...]
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:31:44 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
A group of Americans have filed a petition imploring Bali’s authorities to keep the island’s idyllic beaches and landscapes from deteriorating, amid concerns authorities are not doing enough to save the island. Their petition read: “We are concerned that this most beautiful place is being eroded, unabated by construction projects. We understand that more and [...]
Ibu Dati?s Mushroom Restaurant: Yogyakarta, Central Java
Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:27:09 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Ibu Dati’s Mushroom Restaurant, which specializes in mushroom-based dishes, is a haven for vegetarians. Mushrooms make the perfect meat substitute as they are nutritious and rich in minerals. Established in 2004 by Ibu Dati, 43, the restaurant is located on Jl. Kaliurang 14.5 Km, which, as its name indicates, is 14.5 kilometers outside Yogyakarta. Today [...]
Chocolate Expo: Jakarta, West Java
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:41:39 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
An international chocolate expo is coming to town and will be held at the Semanggi Expo center, South Jakarta, from Nov. 1 to 3. The Jakarta Chocolate Expo has been held biannually since 2001, with chocolate producer Tulip claiming to be the “Embassy of Chocolate” for the event. Some 31,000 people visited the last exhibition, [...]
Mandi Balimau Ritual: Pekanbaru, Riau, Sumatra
Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:37:57 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
In Indonesia, Muslims celebrate Ramadhan in various ways. In Riau, they take part in the mandi balimau, or lime purification ritual. Usually occurring the last day before Ramadhan, the tradition of greeting the fast by cleaning oneself with limes in the river has been handed down from the royal Islamic kingdoms. But while it was [...]
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