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Opinion
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Can We Hope for a Socially and Environmentally Responsible Tourism in Indonesia?

Two weeks ago, I met with a group of orphanage representatives from Flores, NTT (Nusa Tenggara Timur) region of Indonesia. They have brought over some souvenirs: corn chips made by the orphanage students and a wonderful variety...
by Belda Kosasih
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Opinion
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Bersih 3.0 – Personal thoughts

Before I begin… I wanted to be all journalist-y and analyst-y to analyse the situation from all angles. But I couldn’t. Firstly, I was too slow – analyses mushroomed everywhere as I tried to comprehend what ha...
by Cindi Loo
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Opinion
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Of Arts and Bans

What is Art? In the Southeast Asian context, Art is the subversive form of promotion, a sign of expression of our cultures. Tales of the ancient times recorded by scribes, passed down from men to men, translated into Hikayats, ...
by Cindi Loo
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Culture
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What’s in an Identity?

I spent my childhood years watching Doraemon cartoons dubbed in Indonesian every Sunday morning and memorizing a gazillion things from school from the Pancasila to the bible. While I took an interest in English books and writin...
by Belda Kosasih
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