Articles tagged ‘Sumatra’
Be Aware of Your Wares
By Barrie | May 24th, 2008 |
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Unfortunately, I was robbed last week and my wallet expertly removed from my person. And, this was in Australia!. When I reflected back on my misfortune having lost quite a bit of money, bank cards and the ilk, I realised that in all the years I have travelled throughout the archipelago of Indonesia I never [...]
Saving the Elephants
By Barrie | May 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 earthquake
By Nick | September 12th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
The news is full of the massive earthquake that shook Sumatra on Wednesday. The 7.9 shaker rattled buildings and caused a 9ft tsunami to hit the port of Padang. Here in Bali we did not feel anything, at least I didn’t, neither did anyone I’ve talked to.
Earthquake hits Sumatra
By Nick | March 6th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
What do you get when you live in an earthquake zone? Earthquakes!!! Indonesia had a big one today in west Sumatra and according to the BBC, 70 people are dead. Its kind of like when people who live in a flood plain, complain about getting flooded, its only a matter of time.
Torrential rain causes Christmas havok across Indonesia
By Nick | December 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Wet season in Bali is Novemeber - March, give or take a few weeks. This year we have had very little rain due to the El Nino weather condition. Other parts of the country however, including Sumatra and parts of Java, have been soaked and the resulting landslides killed 73 people on Christmas day.
Mentawai Islands Sumatra: Best surf destination in the world
By Nick | October 18th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
A Australian friend of mine, who is in the surfing industry in Bali, one told me that the 2 best surfing destinations in the world were Hawaii and the Mentawai islands, of the west coast of Sumatra. An article by one of the guys who discovered the Mentawai’s, backs that up.
Indonesia gets serious about fighting the SE Asian haze
By Nick | October 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The annual haze that originates in Indonesia, and covers much of the region, causing respiratory problems, damage to transport sytems and loss of tourist revenue, has inspired SE Asian leaders to hold an emergency meeting in Pekanbaru, Sumatra. Clearly frustrated the continuing situation, Malaysia has openly criticized Indonesia recently. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
