Indonesia’s President announces a palm oil freeze in effort to curb deforestation. At the end of April, President Joko Widodo announced a moratorium on new licences for oil palm plantations and mining permits. The Minister of the Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, and Acehnese leaders, Malik Mahmud Al Haytar (Wali Nanggroe Aceh, or Guardian of […]
The magnificent Borobudur temple is the world’s biggest Buddhist monument, an ancient site widely considered to be one of the world’s seven wonders. Built in the 9th century during the reign of the Syailendra dynasty, the temple’s design in Gupta architecture reflects India’s influence on the region, yet there are enough indigenous scenes and elements […]
The Tanjung Puting National Park, which covers territory the size of Bali, is home to an amazing array of wildlife including it’s world famous orang utans. The park is also home to monkeys, birds and other wildlife, not to mention the pristine vegetation of the jungle itself. This is a world famous natural treasure which […]
Deep sea Divers from Flores to Papua, from Bunaken in North Sulawesi to Derawan in East Kalimantan have often spotted giant whalesharks migrating with the ocean currents from Australia swimming up north, to later return south again. But lately, it seems, these huge mammals have decided to linger longer in these warm tropical seas presumably […]
This weekend, on the 28th and 29th of May, Londoners will be happily surprised with attractive presentations of entertainment, cultural performances and a culinary journey to the Indonesian islands, to take place at the popular Potters Field by the river Thames that has as backdrop the historical Tower Bridge. On Saturdays and Sundays, some 30,000 […]
There is a new picturesque trail to the summit of Mt. Kinabalu, the Ranau Trail. The new trail will take climbers from Panar Laban (previously known as Laban Rata) at 3,272m to Sayat Sayat (3,668m) then continue on to the summit trail to Low’s Peak at 4,095m. The new trail may be more challenging than […]