Gripping Drama Shines Light on Indonesian Dark Past
Labodalih Sembiring | Jakarta Globe | November 21, 2011 Critics can dissect any movie, but only great films are worthy of deep analysis. As a film that aims to shine […]
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Spirits in the Night: A Guide to Jakarta’s Ghosts
Dalih Sembiring & Lisa Siregar | Jakarta Globe, August 14, 2009 Indonesians have a weakness for ghosts. Parents tell their children to stay inside after dusk, or risk being snatched by […]
North Sumatra’s Medicine Men
by Labodalih Sembiring | originally published in the Jakarta Globe in January 2011 | salvaged and back-translated from this blog The dirt path meandered up and down, cutting through small […]
Wangongira and Its River Rice
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 […]
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 […]
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
Download the Jakarta Globe layout version (PDF) here. Jakarta Globe – June 21, 2009 On Friday, at 5 a.m., Nia Dinata temporarily abandoned her role as mentor at a documentary […]
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 […]
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