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The Komodo Dragon

Three men in a boat, a damsel and some dragons

The ruler of the island, patrolling the shore as we attempted to land our dugout, was not a prett...

Indonesia Susan Storm

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The Sound of One Civilization Clashing

* * * * * Review of V. S. Naipaul's Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Iran Kenneth Champeon

Saving Borneo's Orangutans

* * * Asia's vanishing forests are home to many endangered species who may not survive the centur...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei AFP/Barry Neild

Rock Hudson is Dr. Anton Drager in The Spiral Road

Film Review: The Spiral Road

In this 1962 film adaptation of the novel by Jan de Hartog, Rock Hudson plays Dr. Anton Drager, a...

Indonesia Celeste Heiter

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Not many have heard of this island before although it was more than a hundred years old. A tiny p...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Audrey Lim

Orphans International's Dani Sirait, on a street of Rimajeneu village, Aceh Besar District, Aceh, Indonesia.

Sumatra Campus for Tsunami Orphans

News Release: January 20, 2005 Sumatra Campus to be Built for Tsunami Orphans in Aceh, Indonesia ...

Indonesia ThingsAsian

The Hotel Indonesia (L) in Jakarta, made famous by Christopher Koch's novel 'The Year of Living Danderously' and the movie of the same name.

The Hotel Indonesia

* * * JAKARTA, April 18, 2004 - The Hotel Indonesia and Ujang Ursin have aged together. He was a ...

Indonesia AFP/Ian Timberlake

Blenduk Church in the Old Town, Semarang, Indonesia

Semarang: Stories from the Past

Semarang, the capital city of Central Java in Indonesia, is full of stories from the past. Either...

Indonesia Sandra Lilyana

Lunpia Semarang - the celebrated traditional food from Semarang, Indonesia. The oldest shop selling lunpia in Semarang could be found in Gang Lombok no. 11

Gang Lombok: The Eating Haven in Semarang

One of the signature food of Semarang, the capital city of Central Java, Indonesia, is lunpia (in...

Indonesia Sandra Lilyana

The legendary waves at Ulu Watu, Bali, Indonesia.

A Ride with Destiny

It is 1975. The Pan Am flight circles low around the Indonesian Island of Bali, as it makes its' ...

Indonesia Samantha Coomber

The beach of Gili Nanggu

Gili Nanggu, Indonesia

Gili Nanggu, Indonesia is affectionately called Paradise Island by many...

Indonesia Exotissimo Travel

Javanese rice paddies

Time for the evening news... "Villagers in Central Java, Indonesia, have saved an express train o...

Indonesia Philip Game

Hawker, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

Bali Serendipity

In this village called Secardadi, I am photographing gateways - the rows of big and colourful por...

Indonesia Tom Cockrem

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Notes of a Skeptical Infidel

* * * * * Review of V.S. Naipaul's Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey , First Vintage Books,...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Iran Kenneth Champeon

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Hanging Tough: The People of the Forest

For years, the orangutans and the people of the forest have been running out of time. We continue...

Indonesia / Malaysia / Brunei Christina Gosnell

Recipe: Daging Smoor - Beef with Sauce

Serves 6 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds tender lean beef, cut into 1 x 1/2 inch pieces 1 la...

Indonesia Habeeb Salloum

Of Love and Eggs

Film Review: Of Love and Eggs

When a Jakarta neighborhood is razed by authorities, its residents are relocated to a impoverishe...

Indonesia Celeste Heiter

The front gate of a family compound in Bali is decorated for a wedding.

Wedding in Bali

Weddings in Bali require lots of work by everyone in the family. While biking near Tanah Lot we w...

Indonesia MaryLou Driedger

Going up the endless stairs to the peak of the Galunggung

The Crater of Galunggung

Galunggung is one of the biggest volcanoes in West Java, Indonesia. It's dormant now so the autho...

Indonesia Sandra Lilyana

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Indonesia / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

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