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Rumah Makan Cibiuk: Cianjur, West Java

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:04:17 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Sambal (chili sauce), is one of Indonesia’s traditional food seasonings. Almost every region in Indonesia has its own special chili sauce with different taste and ingredients. One thing is for sure: You will burn your tongue and sweat when you eat chili sauce. In some parts of Indonesia, chili sauce is essential. In other words, [...]


Bali Bombers Ongoing Saga

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:25:47 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Indonesia’s highest court has rejected final appeals from two people convicted for a terrorist attack in Bali in October 2002 that killed more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists. The court’s decision means three terrorists will likely face the firing squad. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, the news has brought some relief to survivors [...]


Benjang Traditional Game: Bandung, West Java

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:47:14 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Benjang is a traditional game that is believed to have been developed in the Islamic boarding schools of Ujungberung, Cobolerang and Cinunuk districts in Bandung regency. Benjang players usually pray to have fun and for fair play before a game. The instruments used in benjang include the terbang gendang (a conical-shaped drum resting on crossbeams [...]



Who?s got a Clean Loo Then!: Bali

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:20:04 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

I never really think about toilets when I visit them, my main objective of course being to empty my bladder and stare at the graffiti or watch the mosquitoes copulate in the corner. However, having clean toilets in an Indonesian airport is a big deal. So much so, there is a competition to see who [...]


?Metisagges? Exhibition: Bandung, West Java

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:15:23 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Amid the crowded landscape of contemporary art shows in Indonesia in 2007, there have been few textile art exhibitions. Those that were held were run of the mill exhibitions that didn’t break any new technical or aesthetic ground. Textile art — or what most people perceive as and label as fiber art — has yet to [...]


Erotic Ramayana

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:19:46 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Film maker Garin Nugroho, best known in Indonesia for his stark social commentaries, has turned to religion, love and power in his latest work — a controversial adaptation of one of the great Hindu epics. But Nugroho’s visually stunning film has a wider appeal, even for audiences who are not familiar with the Ramayana, as [...]


The Flaneur Exhibition: Nadi Gallery, Jakarta, West Java

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:57:09 +0000 | Indonesia Logue

Jakarta is a city that loves painting but has had a somewhat distant relationship with sculpture. It is only in the last decade or so that galleries here have promoted an understanding and appreciation of sculpture, with Edwin’s being the first. Nadi Gallery is continuing with that mission with its display of the edgy sculptures [...]


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