Slideshow: Barbie Factory
A Barbie factory illustrates some of Indonesia’s wonderful contradictions.
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Rediscovering Sumba (and a working slideshow)
I was first invited to take tea with a corpse in Sumba, in southeastern Indonesia, some 23 years ago. It was also in 1991 that I first attended a pasola, a wonderful jousting match which aims to secure a good harvest by spilling human blood. During that visit to Sumba, my friend Enny and I both photographed a boy wearing primary school uniform shorts and the head-dress of a jouster. He was too young to go riding out, but his “don’t mess with me” look advertised his intention to become a warrior to be feared….
Capital punishment: Jokowi’s shameful move to PPU
Jokowi has chosen to move the capital, rather than deal with Jakarta’s problems. He is violating at least two of the new site’s “10 Cultures of Shame”.
In memory of 170,000 Indonesians. Or not.
“Living in the moment” is all the rage, and Indonesians excel at it. But is it ok to forget the lessons of the past, or to ignore predictable threats in the future? With 22 out of Indonesian’s 22 tsunami warning buoys neglected into inaction, I wonder…
The truth about Indonesia? See for yourself: Free multimedia eBook taster
There’s nothing Indonesians love better than a success story involving their compatriots. When Indonesian schoolkids scraped the bottom of the international league tables in maths and science, many were quick to point out that this sample of several thousand could not be representative, because, well, look, we did well in the Wizards at Mathematics International Competition in Lucknow. So the national media was all a-flutter recently to learn that an Indonesian kid was captain of Real Madrid’s under 15 team. Despite their wild enthusiasm for football, Indonesians don’t exactly excel in international competition in the sport, so the news was doubly welcome. Too good to be true, almost….
Indonesia Etc Multimedia eBook
Quick Links to Multimedia eBook (which includes videos shot by Elizabeth, as well as slideshows, photos and sound recordings) Most of Western Europe (except UK), Asia, Africa, Latin America: Plain and Enhanced Multimedia eBook USA, Canada and Philippines: Multimedia eBook or Plain eBook UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, the Commonwealth, Malaysia: Multimedia eBook or Plain eBook Indonesia is one of the most visually compelling countries in the world: blue flames leap out of the side of sulphurous volcanoes, scarlet blood splatters…
Best Books 2014 lists underline Indonesia (Etc.)’s diversity
Forgive this brief post from the Department of Self Promotion, but I can’t help being a little pleased that The Economist, the Wall Street Journal and the lovely Longitude books have picked Indonesia Etc. as one of the best books of 2014. I’m thrilled, too, that I’ll get to talk about Indonesia at the glorious Asia Society in New York on Monday December 15 (if you’re in town, please come along). What’s especially fun about the “Best ofs” is that…
Indonesia Etc. enhanced eBook is out now!
Indonesia is one of the most visually compelling countries in the world: blue flames leap out of the side of sulphurous volcanoes, scarlet blood splatters into the dust between megalithic tombstones, the silvery eye of a giant tuna fish reflects the shining sea. In Indonesia Etc: Exploring the Improbable Nation, I have tried to capture this kaleidoscope land in black ink on white paper. But technology now provides us with a new world, a world where a writer’s words can…
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Get the multimedia ebook, which contains photos, slideshows, videos, recordings of priests chanting by moonlight, letters to Elizabeth from Generals and rebels and lots of other fun stuff. (Note: This is a very large file, which works best on an iPad, but also works on Android using Namo Pubtree Viewer) BUY THE MULTIMEDIA eBOOK HEREThe “plain” ePub version of the ebook is also available. It works on most e-readers, though if you want a .mobi version for a Kindle, you’re…