Cover Story

The Arabian Miracle

Before the discovery of oil in the 1970s, Abu Dhabi was a modest fishing village surrounded by desert dunes. Yet barely four decades later, the emirate boasts one of the most modern cities in the Arabian peninsula, with the highest percentage of green public spaces in the region. The latter are maintained by the desalination of incredible amounts of seawater, using the low-cost labour of thousands of expats from the Indian Subcontinent...more

Features
- Destinations
  
  Plunge into Manado
  
  The natural beauties of Bunaken and Lembeh Strait never fail to enthral divers from all over the world. Scuba diving instructor Fransiska Anggraini tells us how the breathtaking underwater sceneries across Manado changed her life...more
- Destinations
  
  Cruising the Dream Capital
  
  Palangka Raya offers a unique boat tour along the river to watch the primate orangutans in their natural habitat. Nasrudin Ansori tells of his expedition in the city that, not for the first time, is being nominated as Indonesia’s next capital...more
- Art and Culture
  
  Yogya Through the Looking Glass: Past and Present
  
  Two big celebrations in the middle of this year—the Art Jogja and the Yogyakarta Gamelan Festival—brought the Yogyakarta art scene to new heights and cemented its position as the Indonesian City of Culture. Rizka Arfiana and photographer Irfan Yusuf tell how traditional and contemporary art can exist side by side and turn out to be a very good thing...more
Departments
- Photo Gallery
  
  Garuda Indonesia International Photo Contest Gets Another Record-Breaking Participation
  
  For the fourth consecutive year, the Garuda Indonesia International Photo Contest (GIIPC) broke its own record again in regards to level of participation. The number of participants reached a new high of 8,050 this year from 6,170 last year. As many as 14,985 photos were submitted, also a rise from the 12,458 photos received last year...more
- Appreciation
  
  Tracing the Steps of a Palace’s Painter
  
  In West Cilandak, South Jakarta, we come face to face with the figure of the late Basoeki Abdullah, the great artist who brought Indonesia’s name into international spotlight. Basoeki, as you probably know, once became a painter to the Thailand’s Royal Family, earning him the moniker the “Palace’s Painter”...more
- Film
  
  Patriotisme Rasa Hollywood
  
  Tembak-tembakan. Ledakan pesawat. Letusan bom. Seru! Inilah modal ”Merah Putih II: Darah Garuda” dalam memikat penonton. Film yang disutradarai Yadi Sugandi dan Connor Allyn ini merupakan kelanjutan dari ”Merah Putih” yang ditayangkan tahun lalu. Seri ketiga dijadwalkan akan dirilis tahun depan. Trilogi ini mengangkat tema dasar serupa: perjuangan meraih kemerdekaan dari tangan penjajah, dengan bumbu persahabatan, percintaan, dan humor...more