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As the name might suggest, Barefoot Barista is an ultra laid-back and very cool Gold Coast café in the heart of suburban Palm ...

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

One of the world’s largest Buddhist monuments, which measures some 30,000 square feet, sits in the lush Kedu Valley on the Indonesian island of Java, where the forests teem with mangoes. The Borobudur ...

Cyclone Senyar was an unusually rare event for Sumatra, but the scale of destruction cannot be explained by weather alone. Decades of deforestation, mining, plantations, and peat drainage left ...

New Year’s Eve used to be a big night of party splendor. I planned my costume for weeks, increasing the glitter with each ...

Indonesia is confronting its deadliest natural disaster in more than two decades as floods and landslides ravage Sumatra, overwhelming local authorities and prompting scrutiny of how President Prabowo ...

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Whether you drink your coffee from a powdered instant packet or obsess over the bloom time in your Chemex, we are equally devoted to our brews. We've tested hundreds of categories over the years, from ...

Hearty helpings of garlic, herbs, and kale give this classic creamy soup plenty of flavor and a toothsome bite. An easy-to-put-together take on the Tuscan classic is kicked up a notch with rich cream, ...

The future of coffee is in peril, according to a Fairtrade Foundation expert. Critical supply problems pose a "genuine risk that we won't have coffee in the future", sustainability specialist Max ...

As the floodwaters in Sumatra started to recede, the full extent of the devastation became painfully clear: more than 800 lives lost, over 3.2 million people affected and entire communities left ...