Commemorating 100 years of Pak Harto, Historical trace to the childhood home
IO - Born on June 8, 1921, former Indonesian President Soeharto, familiarly known as “Pak Harto”, was a five-star general. In his lengthy term of office, he became known as the “Father of Indonesian...
Adrenaline-pumping ride in the urban mix
IO - Eid holidays are the perfect time to spend time with family. Amid the prohibition of returning to the village and the restriction of various forms of entertainment in the capital for non-Jakarta...
Saba Baduy, traveling with local wisdom
IO - Baduy has long been known as one of the Sundanese ethnic groups who live with nature in the Kendeng Mountains, Kanekes Village, Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten. The Baduy tribe is divided...
Sail the High Seas on a Phinisi
IO - The Republic of Indonesia stretches across the broadest archipelago in the world, from Sabang to Merauke, connecting two large oceans, the Pacific and the Indian. Indonesia has 17,499 islands with a total...
Visiting the “Maestro House” of Indonesian Painting
IO - The tragic death of the legendary Indonesian painter Basoeki Abdullah on November 5, 1993, killed by robbers who broke into his bedroom in the middle of the night, shocked many, including the...
A story from Karawang
IO - Karawang is not just an industry-supporting district in Pasundan, near Jakarta. During the early days of independence, two important events in Indonesian history took place in Karawang. No wonder Indonesia’s famous poet,...
Borobudur Temple, an engaging journey in the countryside
IO - Cycling has recently become a trend. However, riding a bicycle along asphalt roads is smelly and dangerous, often giving rise to stress as cars and trucks pass too closely. Better to have...
Back to Jogja, Back to Monjali
IO - Yogyakarta is indeed special. Named the capital of the fledgling Republic of Indonesia during the early days of Independence—this city was attacked twice during the Dutch Military Aggression, in 1947 and again...
Legendary Peneleh – Surabaya boarding house
IO - Peneleh Village, also commonly known as ‘Paneleh’ in Surabaya, is more than a mere village. Several pieces of literature and history experts revealed that the village has been established since the era...
Exploring Cibodas Botanical Garden, below Gede-Pangrango
IO - Indonesia has several botanical gardens with dense trees and beautiful panoramas; one is Cibodas Botanical Garden, on Jalan Kebun Raya Cibodas, Sindanglaya, Cimacan, Cipanas, Cianjur, West Java. `The Garden is at the...
Penyengat Island: The origin of the Indonesian language
IO - Not many people know that the origin of the Indonesian language, deriving from a root of the Malay language, emerged from a small island with an area of approximately 2,000 square meters,...
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