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Indonesia in Focus
Potato has Dim Future in Indonesia
By Barrie | 
No Comments » With its high rate of growth, high yield and low water consumption, the potato has become the world’s fourth major food crop in the world, but its prospects in Indonesia... [Read this entry]
Sea Change Possible
By Barrie | No Comments » There’s a war being waged in the oceans of Indonesia with death and destruction to be found along the vast coastline of this country. Cyanide and explosives are being used... [Read this entry]
Palm Oil Firms Vow to Stop using Forests
By Barrie | No Comments » Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia pledged to stop expanding plantations into forests in response to growing global criticism about deforestation and to promote more sustainable products. Executive director of... [Read this entry]
Indonesian Forests More than Just Carbon Sinks
By Barrie | No Comments » In the last five decades, environmental awareness among people has increased worldwide, but the focus of attention has shifted from time to time. In the 1960s and 1970s, pollution got... [Read this entry]
Orangutans May be Extinct in 3 Years
By Barrie | No Comments » Conservationists say protected wild orangutans in Central Kalimantan may be extinct in three years unless the government acts to stop the expansion of oil palm plantations. Center for Orangutan Protection... [Read this entry]
Ten Years after May 1998 Tragedy
By Barrie | 1 Comment » This May we are commemorating the 10th anniversary of the May 1998 tragedy, which is better known as the May 1998 riots. This historic incident is an important life-changing... [Read this entry]
Foreign Flights Increase Could Benefit Tourism
By Barrie | No Comments » To garner more visitors for Indonesia’s tourist program dubbed Visit Indonesia Year 2008, the government should grant more foreign airlines increased flight frequencies into Bali and other tourist destinations... [Read this entry]
Constructing Dams vs. Global Warming
By Barrie | No Comments » The Public Works Ministry has announced a government plan to construct 17 large dams, including the Nipah and Bajulmati, East Java; Ponreponre in South Sulawesi; Peusangan 1, 2 and Keuliling... [Read this entry]
The Media Dilemma in the 2009 Elections
By Barrie | No Comments » A year before the 2009 election, the Indonesian media community faces a stifling prospect. A clause in the 2008 law on legislative elections states “print mass media (must) provide fair... [Read this entry]
Monas Horse Urine
By Barrie | No Comments » First, they tried using water. The horse urine still stank. Later, they tried chemical agents, but still, it stank. Eventually, the Central Jakarta mayoralty officials gave up and, last year... [Read this entry]
Barrie Lie-Birchall has traveled throughout the archipelago of Indonesia for nearly three decades and has written and published numerous travel articles in magazines and newspapers globally. A freelance writer, Barrie graduate from West Coast College in Perth with Honours in Languages, and continued studying Anthropology and Cultural Studies at Edith Cowan University. Barrie has lived in various places in Indonesia immersing himself into the culture and way of life. His greatest passions are his love of life, his love of writing, and of course, Indonesia.- Arts & Crafts of Indonesia
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Hello, Do you have an english speaking/writing em ... [read more] - Ardi Sayuti on Derawan Islands: East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Dear sir, Please let me know the contact person d ... [read more] - Mastura Mohd Sani on Dining on the Flavours of Java at Payon: Jakarta, Indonesia
I never tasted such good indonesian food other tha ... [read more] - Toro Kambali on Ampel Mosque: Surabaya, East Java
Sunan Ampel alias Raden Rachmat was the architect ... [read more] - chairiah bin yahya on Indonesians in Focus: M. Quraish Shihab
assalamualaikum kepada yth kami berharap tanggap ... [read more] - NN on Security Tightened: Gilimanuk Port, Bali
It is horrifying that the major port of Bali the ... [read more] - Jennie on Ten Years after May 1998 Tragedy
Thank you for posting this article, Barrie. ~Jenni ... [read more] - lita on Indonesians in Focus: Rahayu Supanggah
I have been keeping this question for sometime wit ... [read more] - Martheen on Hydro-Fuel Inventions: Yogyakarta, Central Java
It's scam guys. The reaction between hydrogen&oxyg ... [read more] - ratna malawat on Indonesians in Focus: Abdullah Malawat
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