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Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | 
No Comments » A simple slogan on a wooden sign greets anyone coming to Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center in Malang regency, East Java. The center’s project manager Sri Wahyuni said the slogan — Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang, which translates to if you don’t know about it you can’t love it — targets the younger generation, many of whom remain unaware of the country’s rich flora and fauna.
Teens Set Up Literary Group: Bali
By Barrie | No Comments » Ni Made Frischa Aswarini, a student at SMA 7 high school in Denpasar, Bali, is a frequent visitor to Danes Art Cafi in Tanjung Bungkak, Sanur. While most of her friends spend their time going to movies, malls or sports centers, Frischa prefers spending her afternoons lost in the cafe’s library, reading books like Larung, the latest offering from Ayu Utami.
Aboru Villagers Face Stigma: Central Maluku
By Barrie | No Comments » 
Aboru village in Maluku has a reputation as a center for separatist leanings in the province. The 3,000 or so residents of Aboru, located in the south of Haruku Island, in Central Maluku regency, have often found themselves isolated as a result of this reputation.
Rebuilding Reefs: Sunda Straits, West Java
By Barrie | No Comments » Experienced volunteer divers, along with the assistance of local villagers, have constructed an artificial reef in the Sunda Strait under the Build Your Own Reef project organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia. These “man-made” reefs will accelerate the restoration of the area’s marine life and ecosystem while supporting the local fishing communities.
Indonesians in Focus: Din Syamsuddin
By Barrie | No Comments » The presidential election is still two years away, but political intrigues among the country’s elites have already begun. In March, for example, chairman of Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, was reportedly involved in the establishment of Baitul Muslimin, an Islamic-oriented economic wing of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
Indonesians in Focus: Juperta Panji Utama
By Barrie | No Comments » Poverty must not destroy our determination to help the poor. That’s the ideology of Islamic welfare organizer Juperta Panji Utama.
Indonesians in Focus: Yenny Wahid
By Barrie | No Comments » After being named the new secretary general of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Zannuba “Yenny” Arifah Chafsoh Rahman Wahid, the daughter of PKB founder and patron Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid, tendered her resignation as a presidential aide for public communication. She recently spoke with The Jakarta Post’s Tifa Asrianti.
Nurturing ‘Future Writers’: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » With the aim of laying the foundations for a generation of internationally-acclaimed young Indonesian writers, a non-profit education foundation has launched a series of reading and writing workshops for high school students and undergraduates in six major Indonesian cities.
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