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Mohammed Hanif : Facing facts, fiction and fruit
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/22/mohammed-hanif-facing-facts-fiction-and-fruit.html Sara Veal Mohammed Hanif has had a diverse career that many would envy: fighter pilot, political journalist, BBC correspondent, playwright, screenwriter and now bestselling author. His 2008 debut novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes receives much critical acclaim, including … Continue reading
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Raising his voice
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/08/raising-his-voice.html Sara Veal Thai writer Chart Korbjitti is the epitome of serenity, with a warm smile and measured, lyrical manner of speaking. You’d never guess the harsh social ordeals he subjects some of his characters to, such as a good-hearted … Continue reading
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Huib Akihary: The Best of Both Worlds
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/23/huib-akihary-the-best-both-worlds.html Sara Veal In 1983, following a five-day voyage from Jakarta, Huib Akihary stood at the boat’s bow at sunrise, watching the two points of the Bay of Ambon grow and gradually encircle him, welcoming him to his father’s homeland. … Continue reading
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Trudy Jacobsen: Looking for Lost Goddesses
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/17/trudy-jacobsen-looking-lost-goddesses.html Sara Veal The low status of Cambodian women today is in stark contrast with the purported power of their past counterparts, but according to Dr Trudy Jacobsen, Cambodia’s goddesses were never lost – historians had simply been looking for … Continue reading
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Monica Akihary: Singing the past to life
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/12/monica-akihary-singing-past-life.html Sara Veal Twenty years ago, Monica Akihary visited Indonesia for the first time, with high-school sweetheart Neils Brouwer, to study sculpture and batik. The trip inspired her to become a professional singer. Today she is still making beautiful music … Continue reading
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Robin Yassin-Kassab: Letters to the West
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/11/robin-yassinkassab-letters-to-the-west.html Sara Veal 1Exactly eight years ago, Robin Yassin-Kassab could scarcely believe his eyes, experiencing a flood of confusion as he watched unimaginable destruction unfold on his television screen. “To be honest, I felt a certain exhilaration at that stage, … Continue reading
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Karim Charlebois-Zariffa: The Invisible Artist
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/23/karim-charleboiszariffa-the-invisible-artist.html Sara Veal Karim Charlebois-Zariffa creates the kind of magic you see all the time but never really thought about. Commercials where buildings explode with paint, music videos where rock stars appear to be floating in thin air or film … Continue reading
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Patrick Neate, A man with many voices
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/07/08/patrick-neate-a-man-with-many-voices.html Sara Veal Patrick Neate has written five novels and won several writing awards, but he never set out to become a novelist. “I still can’t quite believe that’s what happened and I always have a vague notion that I’m … Continue reading
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Mu Sochua: One of Cambodia’s precious gems
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/02/mu-sochua-one-cambodia039s-precious-gems.html Sara Veal When Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly insulted an unspecified female politician recently, he got more than he bargained for: His implied target turned around and sued him. The prime minister’s insult might be considered typical in … Continue reading
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