When I wrote ‘dining etiquette’ I wasn’t referring to fancy restaurants but more like when you are eating in general with the locals of whatever island you are travelling in and using your hands. Of course in the popular tourist islands of Bali and Lombok people usually eat with knives and forks in a western manner. However, there are times [and especially outside the tourist islands] when you could be invited to partake in a meal in a Muslim populated part of Indonesia which constitutes most of the archipelago!.
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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.
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With its massive, black steel gate, white concrete columns, ubiquitous surveillance cameras and swarm of soldiers at the front gate, the brand-new facility evokes the atmosphere of a closely guarded, off-limits military installation.
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Studies have shown most of Jakarta’s ground water is polluted with E. Coli and Coliform which can cause diarrhea and life-threatening cholera. Jakarta’s water operators still do not have connections to a lot of the city so many residents use wells and have no access to clean water.
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Having your body suffer an ailment, no matter what it is, in Bali will cost you big bucks and of that you can be assured. There seems to be an association with westerners thought as of being rich and stranded with an illness being a dead set target for the medical profession to charge whatever they like for services rendered. Unfortunately, there isn’t much you can do about it except let your wallet suffer the same dilemma as you!. That is unless you have insurance. But even then, you still have to pay up front and claim later. Here is an article about a Bulgarian man who fell prey to just this.
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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.
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The Bali Police announced the launch of its first Web site (www.bali.polri.go.id) in an effort to provide the public with a greater opportunity to monitor and evaluate the force.
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Visitors are warmly greeted at the clinic in the Scout Apiary Center in Cibubur, East Jakarta, where Muntowib, 45, offers bee-sting therapy, also known as cultivar api-puncture.
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The government has come closer to providing affordable drugs for the public by establishing the Apotek Rakyat (People’s Pharmacy) program to enable people to procure inexpensive over-the-counter and prescribed drugs. The People’s Pharmacy is based on a ministerial decree enacted in March 2007.
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A spate of anthrax deaths has forced Indonesian authorities to seal off two villages and rush vaccines to the area.
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