Online Resources

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General
Indonesian online magazines and newspapers
Borobudur
Garuda
Gunung api
Monas
Orangutan
Pinisi
Wayang kulit
Australian cultural icons
 

General

Other learning objects in this series, on related topics (See overview of all learning objects in this series in Word or PDF):
    Pameran
    Proyek kerjasama WWW
    Penyelamatan binatang
    Wayang kulit   
    Kata-kata dasar

http://www.serve.com/aberges/index.html Excellent site with pages on Java, Lombok, Bali, Sumatra, volcanoes, Indonesian people, batik, shadow puppets and more

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Indonesian online magazines and newspapers

http://tasyaonline.com/v2/index.php  Tasya Kids magazine - Indonesian and English content. This site has chat, so students must be supervised. However it is an excellent resource for teachers, providing authentic text that can be used with students. There are sections including film reviews, stories and animated advertisements.

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/indonesi.htm Links to many Indonesian newspaper and magazine sites

http://kompas.com/ Kompas online newspaper

http://members.datafast.net.au/indolinx/papers.html Lists of links to online newspapers and magazines

http://www.yellowpages.co.id/index.asp Indonesian yellow pages - useful for online advertisements

http://indonesia.elga.net.id/news.html Indonesian Media Links

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Borobudur

http://sacredsites.com/2nd56/330.html  Sacred sites of Bali

http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/indonesia/borobudur_stupa.html  Borobudur

http://www.borobudurpark.com/borobudur.php  Borobudur temple, also links to other temples

http://www.baliarchitecture.com/  Architecture in Bali

http://discover-indo.tierranet.com/borobod.htm  'Bird's eye view' of Borobudur,

http://www.curriculum.edu.au/accessasia/indonesia/teacher/classrom/values.htm  Secondary arts unit on religious architecture of Indonesia

http://www.buddhanet.net/boro.htm  Buddhist art and architecture

http://www.ils.fr/candi/indonesie/borobudur_E.htm pictures, diagrams, explanation of Borobudur’s significance

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Garuda

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/id).html  Information about Indonesia’s Coat of Arms

http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/indon_e/cgiwayang_garuda1_e.htm  Interesting site about Garuda in the Ramayana stories

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Gunung api

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Indonesia/Maps/map_indonesia
_volcanoes.html  Map of the major volcanoes of Indonesia

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Indonesia/framework.html  Excellent site about Indonesian ‘volcanoes and volcanics’

http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_country.html  Volcano index, sorted by country

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Indonesia/description_tambora_1815
_eruption.html  Tambora Volcano, Indonesia

http://www.volcanolive.com/indonesia.html  Volcanoes of Indonesia - John Seach

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Monas

http://www.jakarta.go.id  Very interesting site in Indonesian with all sorts of information about Jakarta

http://www.emp.pdx.edu/htliono/Jkt.html  About Jakarta

http://www.skypoint.com/~gimonca/jakarta.html  Images of Indonesia: Jakarta

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Orangutan

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang_utan  Wikipedia Indonesia entry (in Indonesian)

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Primates/Facts/FactSheets/Orangutans/
default.cfm Fact sheets about orangutans (in English)

http://www.nature-conservation.or.id/ Indonesian nature conservation database

http://www.orangutans-sos.org/index.php  Sumatran Orangutan Society

http://www.sumatranorangutan.com/site_mawas/UK/index.htm   Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program

http://www.orangutan.org/facts/tanjung.php Tanjung Puting National Park

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Pinisi

http://www.expat.or.id/info/traditionaltransport.html  Traditional and modern public transport in Indonesia

http://www.kastenmarine.com/phinisi.htm  Site for boat builders, had diagram of an Indonesian Pinisi, with some historical information

http://www.forumms.com/traditional_boats.htm  Information on traditional boats, including pinisi, with drawings and photos

http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/esl/transpor.htm  Traditional transportation in Indonesia (not including pinisi)

http://www.songlinecruises.com/history.php  The History of Bugis Sailors of Indonesia

http://www.indonesianmusic.com/sourth_sulawesi.htm  Bugis sailors of South Sulawesi

http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/south_sul/cities/bulukumba/beru.htm Image of someone building a pinisi schooner at Tana Beru Shipbuilding Yard

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Wayang kulit

http://www.art-pacific.com/artifacts/indonesi/puppets/kulit.htm Puppet descriptions

http://www.murnis.com/culture/articlewayangkulit.htm Puppet descriptions

http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/1998/yearof.htm review of the film The Year of Living Dangerously

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daftar_Tokoh_Wayang  Daftar Tokoh Wayang -
List of wayang characters

http://keraton.yogya.indo.net.id/kesenian/kesenian.htm  Kesenian kraton (about wayang kulit in Indonesian)

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Indonesian/Wayang/contents/Defaultpage.htm  Northern Illinois Uni wayang website

http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/indonesian/unit13/way1r.htm  Wayang Kulit - in fairly simple Indonesian

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Australian cultural icons

http://www.durackss.eq.edu.au/ifiles/ifaust.htm

http://www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/treasureslist.html NSW National Trust list of 15 new 'living treasures'

http://www.pm.gov.au/aus_in_focus/nat_symbols/coatofarms.html Explanation of meaning of Australian national symbols

www.international.adelaide.edu.au/future/living/intro.html Introduction to the Australian Coat of Arms

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