Articles tagged ‘indonesia’
Indonesian spices: Revolutionary Trees - part I
By Nick | March 26th, 2006 |
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Mike Hillis writes about the revolutionary trees of Indonesia.
History has shown that imagination has often fueled a number of outstanding human endeavors. People on every continent and on every little island have had the experience of looking out at the horizon during certain reflective moments and have wondered about life. Perhaps some have tried to [...]
Indonesian immigration case sets a priority for rest of the department
By Nick | March 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Indonesian immigration officials have been caught overcharging people in the Indonesian embassy in Tokyo. The scam has been going on for over 2 years and has netted $1.2m.
Cell phones popular, but still tremendous market in Indonesia
By Nick | March 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There have been 3 revolutions in human history, the agricultural, the industrial and the information. We are still in the early stages of the last one and the possibilities that radio, TV, the internet and cell phones offer are amazing.
Saparua: Ambon’s Little Cousin: part I
By Nick | March 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Indonesia is an endlessly fascinating place and when you dig into an are you often find interesting stories and facts. Mike Hillis explored an island in Eastern Indonesia called Saparua, close to Ambon. Here’s part I of his account.
How Sharia Law can be implemented in Indonesia
By Nick | March 15th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Today I received one of those chain emails where everyone is asking everyone to sign a petition. This one is about the anti-pornography bill that might pass sometime soon. Westerners and Balinese people seem to be the main ones panicked by the bill, as it would be one step closer to Sharia Law, the Islamic [...]
Compromising Eden: part V
By Nick | March 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Let us return to the subject of the brochure. Does a potential traveler to Indonesia want to see images of a Jakarta businessman in his Armani suit driving his BMW and speaking on his cell phone or rather a long line of lovely Balinese girls walking through the rice fields on the way to the [...]
Compromising Eden: part IV
By Nick | March 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One can track how well modernity and tourism are spreading by examining the streets and beaches of Indonesia for signs of plastic. In the more remote areas of the archipelago, people do not use plastic but instead rely on their traditional banana skin or palm leaf wrapping materials.
Compromising Eden: part III
By Nick | March 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
What are we searching for in our own lives that we see in those brochures? Is it the freedom to go bodysurfing in warm turquoise colored waves with your best friend? How about the chance to do some long overdue painting on the verandah of your villa? Perhaps you and your wife have not [...]
Compromising Eden: part II
By Nick | March 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There may be no place better in the world that illustrates this tropical imagery better than the Republic of Indonesia. It is a geographically immense, culturally complex archipelago nation that borders the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some of the most well designed and attractive brochures in the world have their resorts based in this Southeast [...]
Pornography bill has everyone riled in Indonesia
By Nick | March 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The proposed anti-pornography bill has got to people across the country. Its not just the publishers of Indonesian Playboy or Tiara Lestari who are speaking out.
