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A taste of Indonesia, with a global touch
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/12/2023
» August in the Asian culinary world isn't just a month. August was the restaurant named as "one to watch" at the recent Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023, it is also one of the top restaurants in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Embark on a journey of body and identity
Life, Published on 14/06/2023
» The relation between the body and vernacular cultures and traditions in Indonesia is portrayed through artworks during "Body, Community, and Society: She is House" which is running at 333 Gallery, until July 2.
Old world touches
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/04/2023
» Bali, Indonesia, is not particularly known for its fine dining establishments, and this is where one of Ubud's most luxurious resorts comes into the spotlight.
Independent in Indonesia
Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/12/2022
» Interest in recorded music, led by DJs and "crate-diggers", has shone a light on some fascinating popular music genres over the past 20-odd years. Soundway Records, set up by Miles Claret in the UK, released its first compilation in 2002 on Afrobeat, funk and fusion from Ghana in the 1970s, and since then has released compilations on African, Caribbean, Latin and Asian music (mainly focusing on the period from 1950s to 1980s, when popular genres were being created by newly independent countries).
Preserving heritage
Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/11/2022
» Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in Thailand's lower Northeast, while Exploring Gong Culture Of Southeast Asia: Massif And Archipelago (Sub Rosa, 2022) covers traditional gong music from 50 different ethnic groups in the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Vietnam's highlands and northeast Cambodia.
Study rock art online with global experts
Life, Published on 27/04/2022
» Rock art such as cave paintings and rock engravings are a unique heritage found all over the world. Interested people are invited to explore the world's rock art sites during the online course "Rock Art Of Southeast Asia And The World", which will take place every week from May 2 to June 24.
Southeast Asia's birding bubble
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 08/10/2020
» Normally at this time of year, Puwish Lenvaree would station himself in the forests of West Papua, an Indonesian province on New Guinea Island. Over the past three years, he routinely spent much of the latter half of each year on New Guinea and nearby islands such as Waigeo and Halmahera mainly because it's the mating season for birds-of-paradise, which occurs only in that part of the world.
Mighty Malagasy grooves
Life, John Clewley, Published on 18/08/2020
» Madagascar, which lies just off the coast of East Africa, is in the furthest western part of the Indian Ocean. It's important to understand how contemporary Malagasy (the name for all things from Madagascar, including the language) music was shaped by the cultural flows from the Indian Ocean and from continental Africa.
You never give me your money
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/11/2018
» 'Excuse me, do you have a few minutes? Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell you anything." Anybody who uses the city's public-transportation services on a regular basis will surely be familiar with these lines.
Indonesian relief efforts seek donations
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/10/2018
» The magnitude-7.4 earthquake that hit Indonesia's Sulawesi late last month together with the tsunami that followed took the lives of at least 2,000 people. This makes it the deadliest quake to have devastated the country since 2006 and the deadliest in the world so far in 2018.