Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”

SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”

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The Corpse Flower

The Corpse Flower

In 1818, an Indonesian guide working for Dr. Joseph Arnold, discovered a giant flower without any leaves or a stem. The flower was found in one of Indonesia’s rain forests, it looks and smells like rotting flesh. It rarely blooms and when it blooms the stinking smell attracts flies and beetles for pollination.
The Rafflesia, as [...]

Orangutan in Borneo

Orangutan in Borneo

The orangutans is a species of great apes. The name orangutan is also written as “orang-utan” or “orang utan”. It is derived from two Malay and Indonesian word “orang” which means person and “hutan” which means forest or jungle. So the name orangutan means ‘person of the jungle’.
Orangutans can be found in Sumatra and Borneo [...]