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Luwak Coffee, the Most Expensive Coffee in the World

Luwak Coffee, the Most Expensive Coffee in the World

Don’t claim yourself a coffee lover or a gourmet if you never drank luwak coffee. Yes, luwak coffee. Or kopi luwak in Indonesian. It’s not a kind of coffee made from luwak (palm civet a.k.a. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). Just, the production process involves civets. This little mammal lives on the trees and eats the chosen...

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Batik Today

Batik Today

On October 2, 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The education, science and cultural organization of United Nations insisted that Indonesia preserves their batik heritage. Of course! I can’t see otherwise.

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Festival Film Solo Begins

Festival Film Solo Begins

Berita baik bagi para kreator film. Solo punya gawe! Namanya Festival Film Solo 2011. Ini festival film tahunan yang diadakan di Kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah. Fokusnya pada film fiksi pendek Indonesia.

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The Philosophy of Ketupat

The Philosophy of Ketupat

Every Eid ul-Fitr day, in muslim’s house there is almost always ketupat. It is a staple food made from rice, wrapped by coconut leaves. I thought it is from Indonesia. But in fact ketupat or kupat also can be found in Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and Philippines. It is not also served only in...

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Going to Kebumen, Don’t Forget the Caves and Beaches

Going to Kebumen, Don’t Forget the Caves and Beaches

By: Brahmanto Anindito I hadn’t known whether this regency exists, before. But a friend who had been following a lecture in Jogjakarta then invited me to his wedding in Kebumen. So I went. The town, surprisingly, has many tourism sites. But the most famous of all are the caves and beaches. Here I wrap...

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