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Indonesians in Focus: Airin Rachmi Diany
By Barrie | 
No Comments » Airin Rachmi Diany, 30, has got it all. She has a good education, a secure job, a rich husband and two lovely children. But instead of choosing to pretend that she does not see how the other half lives, she finds happiness in helping Banten province’s poorest people.
The Sumba Foundation
By Barrie | No Comments » The Sumba Foundation is a nonprofit US-based foundation working to improve health, education and wealth creation on Sumba. One of the foundation’s major efforts is in malaria eradication.
Sharia Should Stress Morals
By Barrie | No Comments » Demands to implement sharia by a number of Muslim circles should not refer to the implementation of Islamic law, but instead focus on moral enhancement, People’s Consultative Assembly Speaker Hidayat Nurwahid said in Bandung.
Javanese Lutungs Released into the Jungle: East Java
By Barrie | No Comments » At least six Javanese lutung monkeys (Trachipithecus auratus) which had been treated for one to four years at the Animal Rescue Center (PPS) in Petungsewu, Malang, East Java, were released into the Hyang Wildlife Reserve Highland jungle.
Sempu Island: East Java
By Barrie | No Comments » Wildlife conservation group ProFauna Indonesia has discovered around 60 rare bird species in a nature preserve on Sempu Island, Malang regency, East Java.
Jakarta Handicraft Promotion Center: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | 1 Comment » Apparently outdone by modern buildings, the embassy compounds across from Ambassador Mall and the crowded trade center, the modest gallery looks gloomy and neglected. But it actually houses beautiful handicrafts as well as paintings, traditional clothes and other items that are unique to Jakarta.
Indonesians in Focus: Ken Zuraida
By Barrie | 1 Comment » 
At 53, Ken Zuraida (Ida) still looks energetic and vibrant. When I met her for an interview one recent evening, the noted drama player wore a black suit and smoked a cigarette.
Indonesians in Focus: Agusdin
By Barrie | No Comments » Agusdin speaks at length and in great detail about forests and their biological diversity, and becomes more impassioned when it comes to the Sungai Wain Forest Reserve in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, a 9,872.80-hectare conservation area.
Jakarta Shao Lin Society: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | No Comments » Treatment for drug addiction is usually a lengthy and arduous process, and often times those undergoing rehabilitation end up relapsing at some point, nullifying all the hard work; not forgetting the money expended for that long sought journey to recovery.
Togean Islanders Sustain Marine Life: Central Sulawesi
By Barrie | No Comments » Set like emeralds in the turquoise waters off the coast of Central Sulawesi, the Togean Islands are home to over 500 types of coral, 600 reef fish species and an estimated 500 mollusk. It is one of the richest reef areas in the country.
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