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Farmer?s Market: Central Jakarta, West Java
Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:28:39 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Don’t know where to go on weekends other than the shopping mall? You could perhaps pay a visit to Indonesia’s first farmers’ market, officially launched Saturday by the Agriculture Ministry and to be held every weekend. Located at the neat National Monument (Monas) Park’s IRTI parking lot on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, the market [...]
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:56:29 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
On Oct. 12 five years ago, 202 people from 22 countries, including 88 Australians, were killed in Kuta, Bali, when a group of terrorists abused Islamic teachings as a pretext to butcher others. The pain and trauma of this barbaric act continue to be felt by those who lost loved ones and the survivors of [...]
The Idul Fitri Exodus - A Socio-Religious Meaning
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:52:43 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The fasting month of Ramadhan will soon be over, and Muslims the world over are reflecting on the values of their religion as they prepare to celebrate Idul Fitri, which is known as Lebaran in Indonesia. Lebaran is a unique phenomenon whereby Muslims visit their family and friends to ask for forgiveness for any wrongs [...]
Arabic Language in Contemporary Indonesian
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:36:19 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
One of the most often heard cliches is that Bahasa Indonesia is a simple language. I find this cliche is mainly used by those who have never mastered the language. Nevertheless, it should be admitted that Arabic is much more complex and difficult to master. Before being posted to Jakarta, I expected that my knowledge of [...]
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:48:08 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The biggest irony about Jakarta is that people see it as a city of a thousand chances, yet chances are actually confined, especially in relation to space. It seems that the rich get richer and the poor end up sleeping in cardboard boxes. As the population grows every year, it is hard to make room [...]
Mount Kelud Volcanic Eruption Imminent: East Java
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:21:58 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Indonesia raised the alert level for Mount Kelud volcano to the highest level, as residents started fleeing amid signs an eruption could be imminent. The number of volcanic earthquakes at Mount Kelud, 90 km (55 miles) southwest of Indonesia’s second-largest city Surabaya, had soared to more than 300 in a six-hour period from late morning, [...]
Traditional Markets or Supermarkets
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:43:52 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
For personal reasons, Rita, a mother of three, prefers shopping at the muddy-floored traditional market near her house than a “comfortable” hypermarket less than one kilometer away. The cheaper prices at the hypermarket or the mini-market opposite her housing complex in West Jakarta have also failed to lure her as an article in the Jakarta [...]
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