Activist’s Art Packs a Political Punch

Muhammad Yusuf, also known as Ucup, is a 35-year-old artist who first found recognition with the populist posters he designed during the student-led protests against President Suharto’s regime in the late 1990s.
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Ramadan in Indonesia

It Is on TV game show, where the interviewer asks passersby to associate with a topic, and the player must guess the results of the survey. The task of the survey questions about Islam, led by associations such as the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Turks and other non-European cultures. For many Europeans Islam is also known from a lot of European immigrants.
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Netlabels Are Setting Music Free

The Asian music business has long been dominated by corporate-backed balladeers and sickly sweet candy pop, but the recent rise of independent netlabels is giving bands with a more challenging sound the opportunity to get their music out to fans via the Internet.
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Helping The Animals of Jogja

Something that most expats who come to Indonesia have to deal with is the sadness of having to leave behind their beloved pets. Animal Friends Jogja (AFJ), a group of local and expat animal lovers who’ve banded together to help stray and abused animals in and around Jogjakarta, may have an alternative solution – pet fostering or adoption, or volunteering your services, funds or other materials to better the lives of animals in the community.
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Vertical caving: Underground excitement

The crescent moon had slipped through the night as we entered the village. The darkness of the night made us disoriented as the surroundings looked familiar.
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Merdeka = Independence red and white carnival on 17th August

There is a special day in Indonesia, with is celebrated throughout the country, from Aceh in north of Sumatra to Jayapura in the west of Indonesian’s Papua. This day, a special time for Indonesians, is the Independence Day on August the 17th.
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Mount Merapi's Gatekeeper Wants Volcano to Breathe Gently

Mount Merapi, which towers 2,968 meters above Yogyakarta, is the most active of them all. Mbah Marijan, 83, holds the distinction of being the “gatekeeper” of Mount Merapi after being appointed by the sultan to “mediate with the spirits of the mountain.”
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Bolu: A Portuguese contribution to Indonesian cuisine

When we talk about the Portuguese art of baking in Indonesia, bolu are by no means “the last of the Mohicans”. I must also honor several other snacks and cakes that have stood the test of time since the Portuguese first came to Indonesia several hundred years ago. Read More ...

Holding Shadows at Bay

In the age of television, DVDs and the Internet, it’s hard to keep an ancient art form like wayang alive. But there are people who are doing all they can to make sure the curtain does not fall on the nation’s iconic art of puppetry.
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A Girijati Getaway: Hidden Allures in South Yogyakarta

Not too far from Parangtritis or Parangkusumo lies the small village of Girijati — home of historic and beautiful spots like the Beji spring, Gua Tapan cave and the terraced Gembirowati building.
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Jogja Art 2010 showcases diversity on visual arts

Now in its third year, Art Jogja 2010 — “Indonesian Art Now: The Strategies of Being” represents Indonesian contemporary art and accommodates many different trends and themes in today’s visual art scene.
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Javanese Macaque

A Mask of a Monkey Man educate his Macaque, and teach it a lot of tricks and funny gags, until animal will be smart enough to go out with his teacher to earn some money. you can meet those couples (as hawkers) every day and everywhere walking our streets.
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Priceless Loyalty to the Sultan

About 3,000 abdi dalem — which loosely translates as royal servants — serve the sultan and his extended family. In return, they receive a minimal monthly salary ranging from Rp 8,000 to Rp 62,500 (90 cents to $7).
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