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March 22, 2016 edition

Protecting Traditional Fruit-Bearing Plants
Two native plants of South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, kasturi and pasak bumi respectively, face the threat of extinction. People living in the plants' areas of origin are working hard to conserve them.

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March 15, 2016 edition

Salma Antuke, 40, likes to spend the day walking through the mangroves in Mootilango village, Pohuwato Regency, Gorontalo, looking for fruit.
For one small basket of ripe, green-colored spindle-shaped fruits (Bruguiera gymnorhiza), she is able to produce two large jars of snacks.

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March 8, 2016 edition

THE sound of pop music could be heard wafting out the window of a small music studio in Jalan Imam Bonjol in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, two weeks ago.
Anton Winarno, 36, was jamming with his friend. "Were not professional musicians, this is just a hobby," he said.

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March 1, 2016 edition

Trash for Cash
Waste bank programs have been set up in several schools in Padang, at the urging of the local government. Two junior high schools have received the Adiwiyata Mandiri award for environmental excellence.

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February 23, 2016 edition

Reducing the Burden
Some communities on the island of Alor in East Nusa Tenggara Province have cut down on the cost of expensive customary rituals. The resulting savings means more children are staying in school and going to university.

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February 16, 2016 edition

Elisabeth Wiliam is thrilled to be back in the classroom. In front of her hangs a large flat screen television connected to a small modem. A camera sits on top.
The scene likely bears little resemblance to the rooms she sat in 28 years ago when she was studying at her vocational nursing school (SPK). "But now, we learn through video conferences and use laptops to go online," the 53-year-old woman said.

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February 9, 2016 edition

THE Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) is located deep in the cool, bursting-green surrounds of Ubud, Bali. Founded by Agung Rai, an Ubud-born painter, the ARMA compound is dotted with ponds, fountains, flowerbeds, paddyfieldsand even an herb garden.
The museum, which opened in 1996, consists of the Bale Daja and Bale Dauh exhibition halls, both of which reflect traditional Balinese architecture. Entering Bale Daja and Bale Dauh is like stepping back in time and then zooming back ahead again. Masterpieces by 19th century painter Raden Saleh blend into Kamasan bark paintings by Batuan artists from the 1930's. There are also paintings by Balinese masters such as I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblong. Paintings by Willem Gerald Hofker, Rudolf Bonnet, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Marpres and Willem Dooijwaard can also be found.

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