The New York Times – Music:
Voice of Baceprot has electrified audiences and built a large following in Indonesia. Now the group is taking its music to the West.
Category: Indonesia
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Taylor Swift’s Singapore Shows Stir Anger in Southeast Asia
The New York Times – Music:
The country is defending paying the pop star to play nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s prime minister said the price was up to $3 million per show.
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Ancient Art or Fashion Forward? Both, Says a Top Batik Designer
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think.”
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Indonesia Stripped of Under-20 World Cup After Israel Protests
The New York Times – Sports:
Preparations for the tournament were thrown into disarray when a governor asked Indonesia’s sports ministry to bar Israel’s team from participating.
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Indonesia Stripped of Under-20 World Cup After Israel Protests
The New York Times – Sports:
FIFA stripped Indonesia of this year’s Under-20 World Cup after government officials and protesters called for the exclusion of Israel’s team.
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The Iconic Palladio Expands in Jaipur, India
The New York Times – Travel:
Plus: a 1930s mansion turned boutique hotel in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, retro A-frames in the Rockies and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters
The New York Times – Travel:
A Canadian family is on a yearlong journey across Asia and Africa because three of their four children have an eye condition that causes blindness.
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Tear Gas, a Stampede, and an Indonesian Family Shattered
The New York Times – Sports:
Muhammad Yulianto and Devi Ratna Sari took their young son to his first soccer match. The young couple were among the 125 who died in the tragedy at the Indonesian stadium.
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Deadly Soccer Clash in Indonesia Puts Police Tactics, and Impunity, in Spotlight
The New York Times – Sports:
Experts say officers are almost never held accountable for their actions. And in a huge police budget, millions are spent on tear gas, batons and other devices deployed during protests.