Rio Helmi tries to unravel some of the confusion Once again, weeks have flown by and the Gunung Agung drama continues to unfold in a …

Effusive magmatic eruptions, lahar flows, Vona rulings, and the human cost… Rio Helmi looks at the challenges. The biggest physical change that has happened since …

Never has the simple chore of “gathering my thoughts” presented such a daunting task, like the proverbial herding of cats. Two weeks ago I would …

by Eddie Dobbins. Photos by Suki Zoe   The theme for this year’s Ubud Writers & Readers Festival was ‘Sangkan Paraning Dumadi’, or ‘Origins’ – …

By Cat Wheeler   Photo of Cat Wheeler (left) and Susan Tereba (right) by Suki Zoe   Imagine losing your beloved very slowly. Sitting beside …

Words by Eddie Dobbins. Photo by Suki Zoe.   Can an American Diplomat save the world? Yes, if it is American Diplomat Stanley Harsha! Stanley …

Words by Eddie Dobbins.   Feature photo by Anggara Mahendra.   Peter Carey is quoted as saying, “the declared meaning of a spoken sentence is …

Words by Eddie Dobbins. Photos by Suki Zoe.   The garden below restaurant Indus, overlooking the Tjampuhan River, enjoys a breathtaking view across the Tjampuhan …

Galungan is literally around the corner. One of the biggest celebrations in Bali,  it has mixed origins in animistic, ancestral worship, and ‘Hindu’ practices. As a …

UWRF 2017 drew to a close last night, having passed all too quickly. Despite the quandary about whether to stage the festival while Mt Agung …