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2007 - A Disastrous Year for Travelling
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:40:58 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The first day of 2007 was marked by a jetliner going missing, in what some later saw as a sign of things to come: It was the first in what was to be a long line of accidents. The disappearance of the Boeing 737-400 aircraft operated by Adam Air tragically left 102 victims listed as [...]
The Future of Democracy in Indonesia
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:26:31 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Unless there are big surprises, the same old faces will very likely dominate the 2009 presidential election, because so far there is not even a little sign that new faces from a younger generation will emerge.
The Future of Democracy in Indonesia
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:26:31 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Unless there are big surprises, the same old faces will very likely dominate the 2009 presidential election, because so far there is not even a little sign that new faces from a younger generation will emerge.
Cosmology in Balinese Abstract Painting
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:23:08 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Painting in Bali in the last three decades has veered toward abstraction. This abstraction is based on narrative and icons, including symbolic and non-symbolic elements, with the use of color as a major component. This development is rooted in Balinese-Hindu art and traditional culture. Philosophical aspects of the Balinese way of life provide a major [...]
Turning Snails into Souvenirs: Batam, North Sumatra
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:08:54 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
A group of housewives in Nongsa district, Batam, Riau Islands, have found a way to covert restaurant trash into cash — snail shell tourist souvenirs. Most restaurants have gonggong snail on the menu, so there are plenty of shells around. The housewives of Batam turn these into flowers, animals and other attractive shapes. Nobody really [...]
Mount Kelud - Part II: East Java
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:52:20 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
As nature is hard to predict, so is Mount Kelud, East Java’s charming yet baffling volcano. The Center for Volcanology and Mitigation of Geological Disasters has stated that Mt. Kelud is demonstrating a new natural phenomenon in its history.
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:47:45 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Six sightless children with swollen heads, out of fourteen children between the ages of three and 14, were lying weakly on mattresses on the floor. Others sat in wheelchairs with their heads lolling around and hands flapping uncontrollably. They are children with mental and physical disabilities: hydrocephalus (water on the brain, which causes the [...]
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