Living Merapi
After the dusts and chaos fade away. When peacefulness replacing anger, Merapi brings a lot of blessing for the villagers around its slope. One of them is the constant flow of active lava to the valley near the villages. The active lava produces top quality rock and sands for raw materials. Most of the villagers live their life as sand and rock miners at the valley.
The Last Village
It was a quiet scene. Only dogs, cats and chickens were seen wandering around. You can see rusty mailboxes, wooden houses, unpaved roads in the area. And it is hard to believe that such scene is in the middle of Singapore, one of the most developed country in Asia where everythings seems to be modern and tidy, where apartment, HDBs and buildings decorating the sky.
Saving Angkor
The Temples of Angkor undoubtedly has an important position in the life of Cambodian people. Not only in terms of tourism but also in their culture, religion and national identity, the latter is shown clearly in the national flag. The Angkor Archaeological Park, located in northern Cambodia, is claimed as the most important archaeological site in South East Asia.
Controlling The Population
There are approximately over 800,000 stray dogs in Bali. The large number are related with Hinduism which are practiced by majority of Balinese, where dogs are used in ceremonies as offering. Preventing overpopulation, a field clinic operated by a local NGO doing sterilization program. The sterilization program has so far prevented literally hundreds of thousands more street dogs in Bali.
Dreams from Bali
Bali has been destination for tourists from around the globe. They are attracted and fascinated by the island's exoticism. I feel the same way when I try to become foreign from it. I see these almost sureal views, dreams that I had while awake. A daydreaming journey to the island of gods, Bali. These are my dreams.
After The Flood: What's Left Behind
Kampung Pulo in Jatinegara, east Jakarta is a heavily-populated area located on the banks of Ciliwung River. During the flood, the water level reached five meters, the worst in all area of Jakarta. Now after three weeks people already got back to their homes. Cleaning their house and checking what left behind inside their house...
Irwandi Yusuf : From Zero to Hero
Irwandi Yusuf, a member of Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (Free Aceh Movement), decided to run for governor of Aceh in the election held first time after the peace agreement. Irwandi who runs independently with no support from any political party, struggle with the lack of money and publication in his campaign. He is an unlikely winner of the election until the result came out.
Pets : Men Best Friend?
Dogs and Cats are concidered as men best friend. They are loved and cared by human. But what if they are no longer ‘complete’, lost their part of body or limbs. Are by then human beings be pet best friend?
A Visit to Cigugur Village
Cigugur is a village located at the foot of mount Ciremai, West Java. Only 5 kilometers from the Kuningan City, Cigugur is known for its highly tolerant community of various religions including a native Indonesian religion, Sunda Wiwitan.