Articles tagged with "yogyakarta"
Carriage Museum: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | April 22nd, 2008 |
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“Come, come … please. You see Museum Kereta (carriage museum),” were the words of a guide at Yogyakarta’s Kraton (palace). He was most insistent that the visitor to the Kraton... [Read this entry]
Indonesians in Focus: Endah Lasmadiwati
By Barrie | April 22nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
In the past, Endah Lasmadiwati had been a famous Balinese dance trainer at seven dance studios in Jakarta. But in 1980, life took a bad twist when all the studios... [Read this entry]
Serambi Merapi Community: Pakembinangun, Central Java
By Barrie | April 17th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Young activists say their concern over an education system that shows little interest in teaching ethical values, traditional lifestyles or a love of nature inspired them to set up an... [Read this entry]
Indonesians in Focus: Sardono W. Kusumo
By Barrie | April 6th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Famed as one of the country’s pioneers of contemporary dance, choreographer and dancer Sardono Waluyo Kusumo has nothing to prove, yet he continues to be impeccably disciplined in his... [Read this entry]
News in Brief – Week Ending 30/03/08
By Barrie | March 29th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Hardline Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has likened tourists to “worms, snakes, maggots” and called for signs to be placed in Muslim areas warning them to dress modestly. This... [Read this entry]
Street Kids in Yogyakarta: Central Java
By Barrie | March 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
You will see them anywhere you travel in Indonesia and the tourist island of Bali is no different. I was staggered to read the statistics that more than 1,000 street... [Read this entry]
Merapi and the Demise of the Mataram Kingdom: Central Java, Indonesia
By Barrie | March 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Mount Merapi’s eruption in 1006 was also regarded as the cause of the demise of the Mataram-Hindu Kingdom and the shift to East Java. Experts continue to propound their own... [Read this entry]
National Film Month: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | March 12th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The National Film Month (BFN) event has returned, organized by the Jakarta Arts Council Kineforum. This will last for the entire month of March in order to welcome National Film... [Read this entry]
Wayang Wong Bharata
By Barrie | March 12th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The vast archipelagic nation of Indonesia is blessed with a wealth of indigenous cultures that stretch across from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to Papua. So diverse and various is Indonesian culture... [Read this entry]
Dodol: Bali
By Barrie | March 11th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
You will often see on the streets in Indonesia men carrying a bamboo pole on their shoulders from which is suspended a basket either end. In these baskets are small... [Read this entry]
