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Togean Islanders Sustain Marine Life: Central Sulawesi
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:58:49 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Set like emeralds in the turquoise waters off the coast of Central Sulawesi, the Togean Islands are home to over 500 types of coral, 600 reef fish species and an estimated 500 mollusk. It is one of the richest reef areas in the country. Kabalutan, a village of roughly 3,000 ethnic Bajau, is surrounded by reefs [...]
Neglected Balinese Dogs Cared For: Ubud, Bali
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:51:28 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
When Linda Buller walks into her dog shelter in Ubud, Bali, dozens of animals run to her, barking and howling for her attention. Their wagging tails show how they feel. But it has not always been like this, the Australian artist and animal lover said. Street dogs are ubiquitous in Bali. Mangy, thin, hairless dogs, many [...]
Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:55:58 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The straps of my backpack cut into my shoulders and my legs ached as I struggled up the last steep rise through the pine trees. Ahead of me lay another two days of walking along 50 kilometers of mountain track, and I began to wonder if this was a good idea. As the ground levelled and [...]
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:43:50 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The Museum Le Mayeur in Sanur is definitely a must-see place in Bali for the simple reason that some of Belgian artist Andrien Jean Le Mayeur’s finest paintings of his lovely wife Ni Pollok, who often modeled for him, are housed here. Located just steps away from Sanur Beach, the museum is flanked by the Grand [...]
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:26:19 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Water spinach, or kangkung, is available all year round in traditional markets and supermarkets. It can be found all over Asia. Filipinos, Singaporeans and Malaysians call it kangkong, while in Hong Kong it is referred to as ong choi. In Indonesia two types of kangkung can be found. kangkung darat has pointed light green leaves [...]
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:18:21 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
The ancient art of voodoo was born in Dotu village, West Africa, spreading throughout the world with the slave trade of the 16th and 17th centuries. Perhaps it was this culture of enslavement that first gave voodoo its black magic reputation, as desperate slaves turned to the black arts as their only hope of rescue. [...]
Isra Mi?Raj Prophet Mohammed: Indonesia
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:08:53 +0000 | Indonesia Logue
Today across the archipelago of Indonesia is a Muslim holiday to commemorate the ?Enlightenment Day? of the Prophet Mohammed. Here is an explanation from Wikipedia about Isra Mi?Raj: In the Islamic tradition, the Isra and Mi’raj are the two parts of a journey that Muhammad took in one night of the year 1 BH (621 [...]
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