Eid Mubarak
We wished our Moslem members a blessed Eid. Click here to see a short greeting video (in Bahasa Indonesia) from the A-IS Chairman, Martin Hatfull.
Author: Ati Kisjanto
Never Put Sugar in a Rendang – and Other Spicy Advice by Ajesh Patalay
Ajesh Patalay wrote a piece in The Financial Times’ How to Spend It section about his experience cooking together (online) with Chef Sri Owen and Chef Lara Lee. “Originally the plan was to cook together. By which I mean in the same kitchen. Then we had to adapt. Haven’t we all? That was how I…
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Wing and a Prayer: The Bizarre Chicken Church of Java by David Bramwell
Picture was taken by Matteo Omied/Alamy. Source: The Guardian. In his piece in The Guardian, David Bramwell wrote about a unique church with the shape of a chicken. This church is located in Magelang, Central Java. “For Daniel Alamsjah, a devout Christian living in Java, Indonesia, his call came one night in 1988 in the…
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Flying to Indonesia
If you are non-Indonesian nationals and planning to travel to Indonesia, please note that ONLY foreign nationals who fall under these categories can enter Indonesia at the moment until further notice
COVID-19 CRISIS AND THE A-IS: CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
Dear A-IS members,First of all, I hope that you, your family and friends are all keeping well and coping with the strictures imposed on us by the Coronavirus emergency. It’s a real shame that it is preventing us getting together and providing you with the opportunities to engage and learn about Indonesia that we would normally…
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Enjoying the Taste of Jamu. Friday, 8 May 2020 at 3.45pm for 4pm
ONLINE via Zoom We had our first ever Society event on Zoom last month where Chef Petty Elliott shared with us how to make kunyit asam and wedang uwuh. It was a well-attended event with more than 30 members participating in the event. Lots of questions were asked during the Q&A session. If you missed…
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Flights Options Leaving From Jakarta
The British Embassy in Jakarta has compiled flights options leaving from Jakarta. To see the latest updates (per 28 May) on flight options, click here. Note that the font of the list is very small, you need to zoom in to be legible. This list will be updated from time to time by the Embassy.
OBITUARY: Oliver Bennett
It is with great sadness that we announce that A-IS member, Oliver Bennett, passed away on Monday 26 March. He had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer for more than a year. Farida and Oliver regularly attended the Society’s events. Oliver was one of three on the panel in March 2018 on the topic “Tourism in…
A-IS Events and CORONAVIRUS VID-19
Due to the lockdown restriction, the Society had to postpone its April event. Dr. Maria Wronska-Friend was supposed to give a talk on Javanese batik as inspiration to European art in the late 19th and early 20th century. This event is now scheduled for next year, 18 May 2021. The Society is organising a new online event on Friday, 8 May 2020 via Zoom….
Covid-19 Hotline Numbers
The Indonesian Embassy in London has set up the following numbers as hotline numbers for Covid-19 for Indonesian nationals living in the UK and Ireland: + 44 747 149 5095 + 44 788 122 1235 + 44 20 7499 7662 ext 9618 For COVID-19 related issues, please do not hesitate to reach out the…