Handover: Moritz Henning shaking hands with Yori Antar while handing over the book to him and other members of the families of the architects featured in the book (JP/Sylviana Hamdani)

The history behind German-trained Indonesian architects of the 1960s

A German-Indonesian team traced 12 German-trained Indonesian architects of the 1960s and wrote about their awe-inspiring life and works.

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Ghosts in their machines: Thai livestream spooks a new generation

Belief in spirits runs deep in the kingdom, which has a celebrated canon of ghosts from individuals like Mae Nak, a woman who haunted her village after dying in childbirth, to more sinister creatures like krasue -- bodyless women who float through the night looking to devour flesh. ...

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AI generator Midjourney pauses service over deepfake 'abuse'

Midjourney responded to a request Thursday for a trial with a message saying it could not be provided and to try again another day. ...

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Conspicuous consumption: Mario Dandy Satriyo, the son of a tax official who violently attacked his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, was known to flaunt his wealth online. (Courtesy of Kompas)

Culture

How flexing of wealth has become a way of life for many Indonesians

The trend of public officials in Indonesia flaunting or flexing their wealth on social media began with celebrities, but has since become even more problematic.

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Starting anew - Elephant Kind's Bayu Adisapoetro (left), Bam Mastro (center) and Kevin Septanto might be away from Indonesia for the foreseeable future as they learn from and adapt to new grounds. (Courtesy of Liam Maxwell)

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London Calling: Elephant Kind moves to London, release new EP

The once-Jakarta-based indie pop outfit explores new avenues in making music while embracing a humble beginning abroad

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This file photo taken on February 15, 2018 shows Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, jury member of the 68th edition of the Berlinale international film festival, reacting during a press conference in Berlin. Pioneering Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto has died on March 28, 2023 aged 71, after battling cancer, his management team said in a statement on April 2, 2023.

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Pioneering composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies age 71

Having shot to fame in the 1970s with the influential Japanese group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto's electronic innovations helped lay the foundations for synth-pop, house music and hip-hop.

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This handout picture taken and released on March 30, 2023 by the Soccer Association of Indonesian (PSSI) shows members of Indonesia's Under-20 team and officials reacting after FIFA announced the cancellation of the Indonesia 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup soccer tournament, at a hotel in Jakarta. FIFA announced on March 29 it had removed Indonesia as hosts of this year's under-20 World Cup amid political turmoil over Israel's participation.

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How Indonesia’s U-20 World Cup fiasco affects naturalized players

Indonesian soccer movers, among them naturalized players, and the public are devastated by FIFA’s decision to revoke Indonesia’s standing as U-20 World Cup host.

3 years ago

A Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) skeleton is on display during a press preview at Christie's Rockefeller Center on September 15, 2020 in New York City.

Science & Tech

Those protruding T Rex teeth? They were covered by lips: study

Sorry, Jurassic Park and toymakers everywhere. Tyrannosaurus rex probably did not have those exposed jagged teeth.

3 years ago

This photograph taken on March 30, 2023 shows a forest fire in Nakhon Nayok province, northeast of Bangkok.

Environment

Thai firefighters battle forest blaze

Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometres from Bangkok on Friday.

3 years ago

An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022.

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Tweeters, and celebs, await 'blue tick' ultimatum

All eyes are on whether Elon Musk will go through with stripping blue checkmarks from celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users starting April 1 unless they pay for the privilege.

3 years ago

US actress Gwyneth Paltrow reacts to the verdict in the trial over her 2016 ski collision with 76-year-old Terry Sanderson on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah.

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Gwyneth Paltrow not liable in ski crash lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow is not liable for an accident on a swanky US ski slope, a jury ruled Thursday.

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This handout photo taken on March 21, 2023 shows South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon posing during a press conference to promote the Tarantino-esque action thriller 'Kill Boksoon' in Seoul.

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Killer mum: Top S. Korean actress deadly but domestic in action flick

Jeon Do-yeon, one of South Korea's top actresses, is back with a new action movie, blending killer fight scenes with parental angst.

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Sam Barsky, whose professional knitting led to him becoming a social media influencer, poses with a penguin sweater at the Oregon Ridge Park March 8, 2023, in Cockeysville, Maryland. Knitting clubs for men have surged in popularity once again in the United States in this age of pandemics and self-care.

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In US, men unravel stereotypes by knitting

DC Men Knit meets twice a month in the Washington area to knit or crochet scarves, hats and blankets. The goal? Relaxation, friendship and reclaiming a pastime historically enjoyed by men and women.

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This picture taken on March 29, 2023 shows Victor Liu, a 14-year-old Beijinger with visual impairment and autism, caressing his horse during a riding lesson at a horse club in Beijing. A charity in China is using horses to help young people with autism, building their confidence and coordination skills in a country where public understanding of the condition is limited.

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Beijing kids with autism get help from horses

What HOPE aims to do is to help children with autism build confidence and strengthen their coordination skills.

3 years ago

Relief: Ramadan breaking-of the-fast in Banda Aceh, April 5, 2022 (Unsplash/Umar Ben)

Health

The real medical benefits of fasting

Medical experts show that the fasting ritual integral to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan does as many wonders for one’s body and mind as it does for spiritual wellbeing.

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Get a taste: The second edition of The Macallan Harmony Collection's tasting event featured whisky expert Kabir Suharan (left) and coffee expert Andrew Tandra. (Courtesy of Victor Davis)

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The Macallan scotch whisky introduces coffee-inspired Harmony Collection

Launched in Jakarta on March 9, the Scotland-based whisky distillery aims to allure the city's connoisseurs and coffeeholics.

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This handout received from the Beijing Planetarium via the China Academy of Sciences on November 26, 2019 shows a rendering by artist Yu Jingchuan of the accretion of gas onto a stellar black hole from its blue companion star, through a truncated accretion disk.

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Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded

The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30 billion times the mass of the Sun, a new study said.

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Books

Why books could help empty France's prisons

It is championing reading as a way to tackle France's overflowing prisons, currently 20 percent over capacity.

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This picture taken on February 19, 2023 shows artist Deng Fei painting a replica of Vincent van Gogh's “Sunflowers“ in an alley at Dafen village, in Shenzhen, in China's southern Guangdong province. Painters in Dafen once known for churning out fakes are now selling original works worth thousands of dollars, adapting their styles and making the most of a booming domestic art market.

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China's 'art factory' painters turn from fakes to originals

Home to more than 8,000 artists, southern China's Dafen has been producing near-perfect copies of timeless masterpieces for years.

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Toying around: Mirfak's Mal-K and Bava takes reference from Indonesian legend Malin Kundang and megalithic sculpture Palindo. (Courtersy of Mirffu)

Culture

Funny fakes: the confusing world of spoof merchandise

Instilling much-needed comic relief in a post-pandemic world.

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Fickle: Lucy Peters' Buy Wear Dispose takes on excess consumerism. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

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An Irish vision of contemporary arts in Indonesia

An exhibition of contemporary Irish women artists in Jakarta showcases their distinct yet universal take on the arts and today’s world, as told from Ireland’s standing as a crossroads between Europe and America.

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In this picture taken on March 22, 2023, fishermen take part in a clean-up operation from the oil spill of the sunken tanker Princess Empress along the coast in Pola, Oriental Mindoro province.

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Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore

Philippine fishermen have spent four hours a day cleaning up oil in exchange for a daily wage of 355 pesos ($6.50) from the government -- half what they used to make from fishing.

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French scientist Anna Vanderbruggen mixes chemicals with a pipette into the graphit recycling system in the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology in Freiberg, eastern Germany on February 27, 2023.

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Car battery recycling market gears up for future boom

As Europe shifts gear from fossil fuel vehicles to electrified cars, recycling graphite as well as other elements in batteries is gradually becoming a major focus.

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This photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows Tran Thi Bich Ngoc pouring coffee beans into a roastery at Mori coffee farm in Plei Bau Can in Vietnam's central highlands, Gia Lai province.

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Vietnam's robusta: the go-to coffee bean in a warmer world?

Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam is trying to turn the bean's fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry.

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Vietnamese artist, Dang Ai Viet, poses with a woman she painted as a part of her project, “heroic mothers of Vietnam“, a term recognised by the Vietnam government for women who lost their husbands and sons to the Vietnam War, in Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province, Vietnam, March 8, 2023.

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Vietnam artist in race to ensure 'heroic mothers' not forgotten

The 75-year-old has painted the portraits of 2,765 of the women, who are part of a group known in Vietnam as "heroic mothers", in recognition of their sacrifice during the war that ended in 1975.

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Protesters carry pictures and wave the Palestinian flag during a demonstration in the capital Rabat on July 18, 2022, against the visit of Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi to Morocco.

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Morocco treads fine line between courting Israel, Palestinians

Morocco is struggling to balance its alliance with Israel with support for the domestically popular Palestinian cause.

3 years ago

US Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, from Georgia, speaks at a 2024 campaign rally for former US President Donald Trump in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023.

People

Twitter restricts Marjorie Taylor Greene account over 'Vengeance' post

Twitter has temporarily restricted Marjorie Taylor Greene's congressional account after the US lawmaker tweeted a graphic that referred to a "Trans Day of Vengeance".

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In this file photo taken on March 21, 2023, people visit Art Basel in Hong Kong. As thousands of visitors streamed through a Hong Kong exhibition hall and deals were struck for works by Picasso and Yayoi Kusama, art collectors celebrated the Asian financial hub's return to its bustling heyday.

Art & Culture

Hong Kong art market hits pre-pandemic highs despite curbs

The energy at Art Basel reflected the increasing importance of the Asian art market, said organisers, who told AFP that their work was not impacted by the city's national security law.

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In this picture taken on March 21, 2023 school director Sondoss Saki gestures at a shool teaching Tamazight language in Zuwara, a majority-Berber community near the border with Tunisia. Tamazight is the native language of indigenous people across North Africa since pre-Roman times, and has survived despite centuries of Arab domination. Since Kadhafi's four-decade rule ended in a 2011 revolution, it has seen a revival. Tamazight language at a school in Zuwara, a majority-Berber community near the border with Tunisia.

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Libyan Berbers revive their language in class and on air

In the city of Zuwara, a majority-Berber community near the border with Tunisia, teacher Assirem Shawashi encourages her nine-year-old pupils to approach the board, one by one, to draw out symbols.

3 years ago

Self-care: Elya says professionals need to be able to gauge their own wellness before handling patients. (JP/Elya Marfu'atun)

Health

The underwhelming search for good mental health service in Indonesia

With more discussions around mental health, numerous local organizations encourage those struggling mentally to seek professional help. But some encounter barriers along the way

3 years ago

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