After being sworn in as the member of Working Cabinet of Jokowi-JK as Indonesia's new Marine and Fishery Affairs Minister for the period of 2014-2019 on Sunday (26/10), Susi Pudjiastuti came into the public spotlight for her smoking habit, drink wine, and tattoo on the...
After being sworn in as the me...
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Wayang orang is a traditional javanese theater often compared to western-style opera and performed to a gamelan ensemble. Established more than 40 years ago, the Wayang Orang Bharata is now the last surviving professional wayang orang troupe in Jakarta. It stages performances once a week,...
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In Cempaka, miners still look for diamonds using traditional methods. Mines around the city of Martapura, known as the “city of diamonds,” have been famous for centuries for producing diamonds of exceptional quality, brilliance and color. During the 18th century, the Dutch produced out of this area...
In Cempaka, miners still look ...
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Nasib gajah Sumatra (Elephas maximus sumatranus) di Riau tidaklah terlalu menggembirakan. Keberadaan mereka sekarang seakan menjadi sebuah dilema....
Nasib gajah Sumatra (Elephas m...
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Phinisi may be the world’s last seaworthy wooden sailboats still in wide use today. The phinisi is a traditional wooden two-masted sailing ship, which were mentioned as plying the waters of Indonesia as early as the 14th century. The ships today are built at Tanjung Bira...
Phinisi may be the world’s las...
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My travel photo story about Jomblang and Grubug cave, which have a depth around 100 m (328.084 ft) at Gunung Kidul area in Yogyakarta, featured at Forbes Indonesia Magazine and Forbes Asia (November 2012 Issue). ...
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At 2,000 meters above sea level, the moun- tains are high enough to trap the clouds, which nestle in the hills around Laut Tawar Lake in Central Aceh just before dawn. As the sun rises over the hills, the temperature climbs from a chilly 18...
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Fotografi adalah seni pengamatan yang mencari keunikan di tempat biasa. Dengan kemajuan teknologi, street photography kini mudah diakses oleh banyak orang. Tidak ada definisi tunggal untuk genre ini; beberapa fokus pada emosi, lainnya pada lingkungan. Foto yang berhasil menangkap momen penting, bercerita, dan melibatkan penonton....
Fotografi adalah seni pengamat...
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In a place known better for its cigarettes, PD Taru Martani is the country’s oldest and largest cigar maker. Taru Martani was initially built under the name of N.V. Negresco in 1918. Three years later, in 1921, this cigar factory moved to Yogyakarta. After World War II was taken over by the late Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and renamed Taru Martani, Javanese for the leaves of life.
