CULTURE
A Tale of Freedom, Told in Pictures
When President Sukarno and Vice President Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesia’s independence 65 years ago, several local photo journalists were on hand to capture the historical event. 6:57pm Aug 15, 2010 Angela Ondikeleuw is like any other regular teenager. But the 17-year-old, who was born and bred in the easternmost province of Papua, is in the process of fulfilling a life-long dream. 6:54pm Aug 15, 2010Graves Blooming Ahead of Ramadan
The Rawa Wadas cemetery in East Jakarta is showing signs of life. Some tombs are now covered with bright red, yellow and white petals that contrast starkly with the cemetery’s freshly cut green grass. 7:27pm Aug 10, 2010Bollywood Stars Race To Endorse Products
Bollywood stars may jostle for roles on the silver screen, but they are also vying for other lucrative deals — company endorsements — with celebrity branding surging in India but amid fears the race is out of control. 6:13pm Aug 10, 2010 Asti Kleinsteuber knows how it feels to walk the halls of power. As a young dancer, she often performed for guests at Istana Merdeka, or the Presidential Palace. 8:11pm Aug 5, 2010Horror of Hiroshima Remains Seared Into Survivors’ Minds
Three days after an atomic bomb devastated Hiroshima, 6-year-old Kazuko Uragashira and her parents were aboard an evacuation train out of their charred home city. 6:41pm Aug 4, 2010Moving Their Feet To an Indonesian Beat
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A visitor looking at photographs taken during the run-up to Indonesia’s declaration of independence 65 years ago. (JG Photos/ Dewi Pertiwi)
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