A Public Works Project Threatens Rice Harvest in Remote Indonesia
Labodalih Sembiring – Jakarta Globe, April 2012 Once upon a time on an island of spices, an old woman went to the jungle to collect rice. At that time, rice […]
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Finding soul in siter strings
Dalih Sembiring & Elisabeth Oktofani – Jakarta Globe, March 2009 ALL THE SEATS on the porch of Banana Cafe are taken. The occupants of the cafe, located in the first […]
Coming Together at Waisak
Jakarta Globe, May 10, 2009 By 10 o’clock on Saturday morning, the Borobudur subdistrict of Magelang, Central Java, was filled with cars and buses loaded with visitors coming to commemorate […]
Indonesian albinos proud of being different
Jakarta Globe – February 2010 “I’m an albino and I’m proud of it,” Muhammad Iqbal Michael Syahputra wrote on the info box of his Facebook account. He does not find […]
Life turns upside down for prostitutes
Jakarta Globe – June 21, 2009 On Friday, at 5 a.m., Nia Dinata temporarily abandoned her role as mentor at a documentary film workshop in Yogyakarta to head east in […]
Mourning the Passage of Indonesia’s Film Bill
Jakarta Globe, September 8, 2009 Like scenes spliced together in a movie, while lawmakers were preparing on Monday afternoon to push the controversial film bill through the House of Representatives, […]
Saving Indonesian Cinema Treasures
Jakarta Globe, Aug. 2009 Posters of classic local films line the corridor leading into a cool, white room of the Indonesian Cinematheque in Kuningan, South Jakarta, where two men are […]
My Jakarta: Ratih Kumala
Jakarta Globe, 11 January 2009 Ratih Kumala is a Jakartan, first by birth and then by marriage. Born in the city 28 years ago, the writer-cum-editor moved to Palembang, South […]
