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April/May, 1998
No. 034/VI/98

Ground Breakers
Bali's top corporate
women

Out of the Frying
Pan
The legacy of widow
burning in modern Bali

Pedal Power
Cycling around Lombok

Regular

Sidelines
The cultural value of
Indonesia textiles

Adventure
Off-road trips by Land
Cruiser

Home Grown
Bali's surf hero of
nineties, Rizal Tanjung

Health and Beauty
Mandara's many Bali
spas

Books
The Butterflies of Bali

Food
Four delis that have
survived the crisis

Photo Gallery
F.X. Marit captures nyepi
on film

Jungle Drums

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On 21 April, Kartini Day, Indonesia celebrates on of its official national heroes. Raden Ajeng Kartini was born on that date in 1879 to a Javanese noble family. Despite the fact that she was clearly intellectually gifted, as a woman she was denied the colonial education that was made available to her aristocrat brothers. Kartini protested this injustice by opening the first primary school providing education especially for indigenous girls in 1908, which led to the the establishment of a series of ‘Kartini Schools’ by her admirers after her death.

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Jaye Wood talks to Bali’s top corporate women about career and opportunity, tradition and family.

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When she went to live in Lombok, Jo Zaremba took her pushbike with her, and hasn’t looked back since.

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The traditional textiles of Indonesia, particularly old ones, have long been of interest to art-collectors and academics alike. Prized for their stunning beauty, and essential cultural function, these works of art are perhaps the most meaningful objects to acquire in Bali. Kadek Susilawati explains why.

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Rizal. Ree-zul. Do not be mistaken. This duo-syllabic crescendo-descendo is not the textual translation of the sound of a racing vehicle whizzing by at top speed. It is just somebody introducing himself. That somebody is Rizal Tanjung.

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Bali Living
Hotel Indra Udhyana, located in Amed is built and designed in the Balinese style yet includes a huge swimming pool, snug beneath the scenic hills, which...

Suarti, Reflecting the Balinese Culture
The shadow puppet: truly one of Bali’s most extraordinary art forms. Small, beautifully crafted leather figures are lit from behind, their images projected on to a screen in huge, imposing shadows for all to see.

In some ways, Desak Nyoman Suarti is the living symbol of the Balinese shadow puppet. Through her international stature as an artist, dancer, jewelry designer, and musician, Suarti has projected the culture of Bali to all the world. Indeed, like the awesome shadows projected by the puppets, Suarti’s talent is larger than life.

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