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Excris Endy poses with a 'tetek melek' he made. During the height of demand for the traditional talismans last year, he became the main 'telek melek' maker in his hometown of Tulungagung.
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Tulungagung villagers stand fast against COVID-19 with spiritual boost from 'tetek melek'

While hand sanitizers and face masks are two methods science recommends to protect against COVID-19, adding a Javanese talisman for a spiritual boost can't hurt.

5 years ago
A sign displayed on the entrance gate to Canggu Market, on Jl. Batu Bolong in Canggu, Bali, says the market will refuse entry to visitors who are not wearing a mask in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols.
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Expatriates join Indonesians in calling out foreign anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers in Bali

Some foreign residents of Bali are speaking out against other foreigners who oppose wearing masks or getting vaccinated, despite the province’s COVID-19 regulations, in a bid to protect the health of Indonesians as well as their own health.

5 years ago
Since the pandemic, Lukas Tumiso (81) has lived alone at Waluya Sejati Abadi, a nursing home dedicated to former political prisoners.
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Waluya Sejati Abadi's last political prisoner returns home

Lukas Tumiso is the last person left in Panti Waluya Sejati Abadi, a nursing home for former political prisoners. In part one of our interview, he told us of his wild days following his release from the forced labor camp in Buru. In part two, he discusses an encounter that changed his life and the legacy he wants to leave behind.  

5 years ago
A fan has his hair cut during the mullet haircut festival in Boussu on May 18 2019.
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The unstoppable revenge of the mullet

From pop stars like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus to a surprisingly high proportion of the England rugby team, the short-front-long-back style has reinvaded the world's TV screens and high streets.

5 years ago
Aeera Nafisha, a student in Depok, studies alongside her mother Yuli Yudha.
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Unsung heroes: Educators do their best with challenge of online classes

Children and parents in Indonesia are having a hard time with online learning, but so are the teachers, and there’s not much sympathy and support for them.

5 years ago
Victor Taborda, executive chef of Sudestada Argentinean Grill, mans the Sudestada Food Truck.
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Upscale restaurants and bars weather virus restrictions

They have had to get creative to stay in business during the pandemic.

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Anggie supposedly communicating with an animal.
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Talking to cats? The rise of the ‘pet communicator’

For Rp 150,000, you can ask your pet three questions.

5 years ago
Partygoers at Nomadic Deadbeats, held at an undisclosed location in 2019.
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Purity, discontent drive Indonesia’s illegal rave scene

The enigmatic Slow Death Mobile group holds unauthorized raves in big cities. The organizers and attendees believe these events have something deeper to communicate.

5 years ago
Fashion designer Victor Weinsanto poses during a photo session, on March 1, 2021 in Paris.
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Students launch chaotic Paris fashion week

Paris fashion week opened in unique style on Monday, with students cutting the virtual ribbon for women's ready-to-wear collections at a time of unprecedented chaos in the fashion calendar.

5 years ago
Employee Matthew Coulson poses for a photograph with whisky casks in the bonded warehouse at The Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, central Scotland, on Feb. 26.
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Scottish distillery looks to history to lift spirits

It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland's oldest whisky maker.

5 years ago
A image from Toge Production's 'Coffee Talk' video game.
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Indonesian game developers endure trolls, tough parents

Even as the local gaming industry has global successes, the country’s developers struggle to be taken seriously.

5 years ago
Many Indonesians create videos on OnlyFans without much commitment beyond having fun.
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Indonesians find fun on OnlyFans amid draconian Pornography Law

Though it has proven to be a good platform to make money, many Indonesians choose to use OnlyFans solely for fun.

5 years ago
Customers can ask shopkeepers to help them roll a "tingwe" cigarette.
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Paying the price of tobacco: Indonesian smokers continue their habit with 'tingwe'

The pandemic has turned many avid smokers to a cheaper alternative called tingwe.

5 years ago
With the music industry brought to a standstill during the pandemic, singer-songwriter Lala Karmela decided to try working in an office for the first time.
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No fun: Popstars choose day jobs over a challenging career

Though it may look easy and endlessly fun from the outside, many musicians tire of the drama and uncertainty pop stardom brings

5 years ago
Films like 'Generasi 90an: Melankolia' have struggled to attract audiences during the pandemic
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Indonesian film industry meets challenges and glory during pandemic

Films that have tried to screen during the pandemic have failed to live up to already-low expectations. But some filmmakers try to look on the bright side. 

5 years ago
Plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Somenek examines the face of his patient Hudson Young, 52, who had a lower face and neck lift, an upper and lower eyelid surgery and laser resurfacing done in October 2020, in Dr. Somenek’s clinic in Washington, DC on February 22, 2021.
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Demand for plastic surgeries surges in US as more turn to Zoom

Like a growing number of Americans, Young decided the right time to undergo plastic surgery was in the middle of a pandemic.

5 years ago
Dave Pearson is the founder of Bite Club, initially a small group for survivors of shark encounters that now includes victims of dog maulings, alligator bites and even a hippo attack
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'Bite Club': Shark attack survivors find solace in unity

Bite Club, initially a small group for survivors of shark encounters, now includes victims of dog maulings, alligator bites and even a hippo attack.

5 years ago
Once, the sight of these two rock gods could bring an entire stadium to heel. Now, Candil (left) and Dinar (right) are coffee merchants.
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When the music’s over: Pop stars take on day jobs

The Jakarta Post talks to pop and rock stars who have sidelined their music for traditional careers

5 years ago
Nenad Jovanov (right) and his son Nemanja pose for a picture with perfumes bottles in his 67 years old perfume shop in Belgrade on Feb. 23.
Culture

Scents of time: Belgrade's last craft perfumery

From a cobblestoned street in downtown Belgrade, the Sava perfumery has seen more than half a century sweep past without ceasing in its mission to keep the city's citizens smelling flowery and fresh.

5 years ago
Didit Deelon, a Maduranese YouTuber, has taken the internet by storm with his 2-hour-sitting-still video.
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Indonesian YouTubers make it big by doing nothing

YouTubers doing passive activities such as sitting for hours and staring into space are somehow getting millions of views. We explore the phenomenon.

5 years ago
Kalya Gupita Darujati, 15, seen here with her mother Nina Ariyanti at their home in Yogyakarta, has had a lot of physical therapy to advance her motoric and sensory skills, but the pandemic has forced her to stay at home.
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Indonesia's special needs children struggle for proper online education

Online learning has been hard for students, parents, and children, but especially so for children with special needs.

5 years ago
An increasing number of tarot card readers are popping up on Twitter and garnering a large fan base.
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All cards on the table: Twitter's tarot card masters

Tarot card readers are the newest Twitter influencers. The Jakarta Post tries to understand the phenomenon, and gets our cards read in the process.

5 years ago
Protesters march with a picture of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel reading
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Rapper's arrest the last straw for Spain's young protesters

Fans of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel - known for lyrics that voice discontent - say that his arrests illustrates the lack of free speech in Spain.

5 years ago
A rally of the Corruption Eradication People’s Committee at the State Palace on Jan. 8, 2019 demands the government to abolish articles in the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law that they deem a threat to freedom of expression.
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Overcoming trauma of 'criminalization': Is Indonesia muting critical voices?

Government critics and activists allegedly criminalized by the use of the controversial ITE Law has left them traumatized, with personal and professional setbacks, and often without legal recourse under the current system to clear their names.

5 years ago
Footage live-streamed by Posko Induk Balerante's YouTube channel.
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Live-streaming Merapi: Villagers build communities through their own YouTube channels

With little faith in government institutions to warn them about volcanic hazards, villagers living around Mount Merapi created their own YouTube live streams to provide updates on the volcano's activity. 

5 years ago
Volunteers from Pawon'e Arek-Arek, an independent collective that grows most of its own foodstuff to give people in need.
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In volunteering, recognition is not the goal itself

It is essential that volunteerism is understood not as an “import” but rather as something very much part of the local fabric.

5 years ago
Central Java, Indonesia is part of a growing trend of meme celebrities - people who create humorous images that get shared around the Internet, often creating a comedic persona around themselves.
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Internet famous: Meme creator Khoirul Anam's moment in the spotlight

With visual humor that is both absurdist and purposefully kitsch, Indonesian meme creators are finding fame online.

5 years ago
A vendor wearing a mask against COVID-19 coronavirus disease stands before video game titles on a wall, at a games and consoles shop in the central market of Iran's capital Tehran.
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'We just want to play': Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions

Iran's millions-strong legion of gamers revel in online worlds, but they have to fight daily real-life obstacles imposed by US sanctions in their quest to level up and keep playing.

5 years ago
A screenshot from TerapiKonversi.co, a so-called ‘conversion therapy’ website, advertises services for LGBT people.
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‘Conversion therapy’ website haunts Indonesian LGBT activists

A website promoting conversion therapy has put Indonesia's LGBT community on edge. The Jakarta Post digs into the matter to find out whether it's real, and whether it's dangerous.

5 years ago
A Polish court on February 16, 2021 fined the frontman of heavy metal band Behemoth for posting a picture of a foot stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
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Polish heavy metal frontman fined for disrespecting Virgin Mary

A Polish court on Tuesday ordered the frontman of heavy metal band Behemoth to pay a fine for posting a picture of a foot stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary.

5 years ago
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