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A Safe Haven for Orangutans: Bali
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-21 18:22:03
If longtime orangutan expert and animal behaviorist Francine Neago gets her wish, Bali is set to become a world leader in orangutan and endangered species ...
New Courts to Fight Illegal Fishing
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-18 19:23:48
The government has established fishery courts in Jakarta, North Sumatra, West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi and Maluku. The five fishery courts will make use of a ...
Volcanoes - Magnets for Tourists
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-17 02:25:56
Seen as sacred in some local traditions, devotees living close to dangerous volcanoes are sometimes reluctant to evacuate when warnings are issued. The crater lake ...
The History of Kue-Kue
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-13 21:36:38
In Indonesia kue-kue, sweet or savory snacks, are a familiar sight, found everywhere from food markets to star-studded events and grand weddings. However, during colonial ...
Idul Fitri in Indonesia
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-10-12 18:54:38
Today is officially Idul Fitri in Indonesia. This feasting celebration occurs at the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan for those of the Islamic ...
The Idul Fitri Exodus - A Socio-Religious Meaning
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-10-11 17:52:43
The fasting month of Ramadhan will soon be over, and Muslims the world over are reflecting on the values of their religion as they prepare ...
Peatland to Palm Oil Not a Good Idea
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-11 02:47:04
Indonesia needs to focus on reigning in the destruction of peatland along with illegal logging if it wants to tackle climate change, says Greenpeace International. ...
The Beauty of Idul Fitri
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-10-09 19:58:27
A Jakarta couple I know living in the UK once told me of how awkward they felt after they sent out Idul Fitri greeting cards ...
Global Warming Affects Orangutans: Central Kalimantan
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-08 20:55:13
A study predicts that global warming will further decimate the orangutan population in Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan, home to Indonesia's largest orangutan habitat. ...
Garuda to Reopen Jakarta-Pontianak Route
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-10-08 17:53:22
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will reopen the Jakarta - Pontianak flight route beginning October 8, 2007 after it terminated its service to the West ...
Indonesians in Focus: Mardiyem
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-10-05 19:41:45
In a two-by-five-meter room in a house in Suryomentaraman, Ngampilan, Yogyakarta, an elderly woman lies helplessly on the carpet. The physical strength Mardiyem, 78, displayed ...
Muslim Groups Can’t Agree on Idul Fitri Date
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-10-03 02:36:25
It seems Indonesian Muslims may not be able to celebrate Idul Fitri together, as the two largest Muslim organizations still differ on the official date ...
Breakfast of Memories
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-29 02:24:51
A breakfast, or eye-opener as a famous American chef said, has to be an inspiring start to the day. And as cooking and eating are ...
Tasting Unique Local Foods
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-26 23:08:44
"Doing" Indonesia and touring towns on larger islands like Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali and Sulawesi, you may be curious to taste some of the local ...
Sebangau National Park: Central Kalimantan
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-25 23:05:44
Once a concession zone, exploited without planning by local and national companies, Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan was declared a protected public forest ...
Heaven and Earth Religious Values Concerning Nature
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-24 21:57:24
The nation should look to values enshrined in age-old spiritual and traditional beliefs to better conserve its local biodiversity, the degradation of which is thought ...
Mandala Air Expands Routes: Bali
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-23 20:44:21
Indonesia's Mandala Airlines have announced three new routes from their new secondary air hub of Bali with the addition of Denpasar-Jogjakarta, Denpasar-Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) and ...
Practicalities for a Long Bike Trip
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-09-23 20:15:35
Cheaper to buy and run than a car, the motorbike is the vehicle of choice for many Indonesians. Bikes have the added advantage of maneuverability ...
Troubled Merpati Airlines Soon to Fly Again
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-09-17 20:00:20
While it seemed doomed last year, troubled PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel thanks ...
Natural Disasters in Indonesia Blamed on Humans
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-15 02:29:32
Humans remained the number one cause of disasters in Indonesia in 2006, according to the government's environmental report. The fifth edition of the report ...
Teaching About the Environment: Kalimantan
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-14 21:19:23
With the widespread forest destruction in Central Kalimantan, a group of environmental activists is engaged in the training of primary school teachers in Katingan ...
Sebangau National Park: Central Kalimantan
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-09-13 19:43:15
Once a concession zone, exploited without planning by local and national companies, Sebangau National Park in Central Kalimantan was declared a protected public forest on ...
Tasting Unique Local Foods
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-09-11 19:22:10
"Doing" Indonesia and touring towns on larger islands like Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali and Sulawesi, you may be curious to taste some of the local ...
Endangered Monkeys Found: South Kalimantan
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-09 20:17:07
Some 60 nasalis larvatus (with local name bekantan monkey) were found living in group in an untapped forest by researchers from the South Kalimantan-chapter of ...
Tempeh in Indonesia
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-09 20:04:46
Wherever you go in Indonesia, you will almost always be able to find some variety of tempe. There is, among others, tempe gembus, which is ...
Muhammadiyah Starts Ramadhan Sept. 13
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-06 02:21:40
In the lead-up to Ramadhan, the country's two largest Muslim organizations Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah said they would use different paths to decide the ...
Indonesia Home to 60 Percent of World`s Mangrove Forests
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-06 02:17:52
Indonesia is currently home to 1.8 million hectares of tropical mangrove forests or about 60 percent of the world`s reserve, a nature conservation activist said. ...
Muslims Must Agree to Determine Islamic Calendar
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-04 19:46:11
Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed hope here on Tuesday that Moslems would agree on a single criterion to determine an Islamic calendar, specially the date ...
Developing Tarakan: East Kalimantan
Posted on: Planet Mole | 2007-09-04 19:42:15
Over the last seven years, Tarakan city has prospered remarkably, despite its location at the northern end of East Kalimantan far away from the central ...
Turmeric: Indonesia
Posted on: Indonesia Logue | 2007-09-03 17:52:10
Should you have time to study regional Indonesian recipes, you will see that turmeric frequently appears. Indeed, to many Indonesian cooks, this ingredient is indispensable. ...

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