Tag: Joko Widodo
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, May 13, 2015
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences The Full Farce of the Law Sometimes a diarist in the Pancasila Archipelago finds himself wishing he were Archie Clark-Kerr, the British ambassador in wartime Moscow famous for finding himself grateful for any little shafts of light that came his way from heaven. He memorialized one…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Oct. 15, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Probability Prabowo People seem to be somewhat exercised over the coalition that failed presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has fashioned in the national legislature. Why this should be so is an interesting question. Indonesia is far from alone in being a democratic entity in which rival political…
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Aug. 20, 2014
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Trash Can be Beautiful A month or so back we dropped in on a Green Drinks meeting in Ubud organized by organic food guru and long-time Ubud luminary Darsih Gede. It was an interesting and inspiring occasion. The presentation was on the then forthcoming Bali…