Articles tagged ‘Kalimantan’
Saving the Elephants
By Barrie | May 9th, 2008 |
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Indonesia currently has 16 or more species on the verge of extinction. A further 30 are classified as endangered. On the critically endangered and endangered lists are the Sumatran tiger, the Bali starling, the Javanese wild dog, the orangutans of Kalimantan and Sumatra, the Sumatran gibbon and the Sumatran elephant. Some claim the number of [...]
Jason Monet Exhibition: Ubud
By Barrie | May 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Art and orangutans don’t appear to have much in common. However, for internationally recognized artist Jason Monet, conservation of the threatened primate starts with bamboo. According to the Bali-based artist, the more the arts, architecture and just about everything else from food to furniture uses bamboo, the longer orangutans on Sumatra and Kalimantan will have [...]
Indonesian ferry sinks off of Kalimantan
By Nick | November 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A ferry has sunk off of southern Kalimantan, killing 10 people. The Karya Mandiri was carrying 60 passengers from West Kalimantan to the port of Sukamara, on the coast of Central Kalimantan.
SE Asian haze pollution problem
By Nick | October 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Indonesia is a like friend who smokes 40 Marlboro a day. He’s your mate, but you wish he’d stop affecting your health.
Yani from Kalimantan Indonesia
By Nick | September 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Typing up some articles at La Cabana restaurant in Kuta, manager Yani from Balikpapan, Kalimantan, came and sat next to me. If you are ever lonely, bored, or just want to chat to someone, go to La Cabana, and Yani will spill the beans on everything that is happening in her life.
Orangutans of Indonesia on Brink of Extinction
By Barrie | July 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Don't you just love them!. All orange and furry and cute. Well it won't be long and the only way you will see these animals is in books or in a zoo.
Fires Cause Possible Haze Blanket:Indonesia
By Barrie | July 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Every year it happens when the winds blow northwards. Smoke from seasonal fires in Sumatra and other islands in the archipelago cause a smoke haze to cover the cities in South-East Asia and mainly Singapore.
Red Cross Urges Awareness: Indonesia
By Barrie | July 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Red Cross have been the stalwart in assisting those in need for over a Century. During war times they are there and, during peace times whenever there is a natural disaster.
BMG Warning of Extreme Weather: Indonesia
By Barrie | July 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I have never particularly worried about the weather wherever I travel and mainly because it more often than not does not affect my endeavours. If it rains then I sit and chat with the locals, but if the sun is shining then I am out there tripping around.
Indonesian Children Not Eating Enough
By Barrie | July 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Many people in Indonesia do not get enough to eat, significant numbers of the country's children are underweight and infant mortality continues to be a problem right across the island nation's archipelago, according to a new United Nations study.
