More Alive Than Ever

Saxophonists Jeff Kashiwa (left), Kim Waters, Michael Paulo (right) join forces in SAXPACK last Friday night, the opening night of the Java Jazz festival.

Young and Old

Senior jazz pianist Bubi Chen (left) accompanies young jazz singer Andien at the close of Java Jazz at JI Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Sunday night. Tens of thousands of people attended the sixth Java Jazz festival.

On My Wade Home

Holding her school bag above her head, a student crosses a submerged area in Kampung Melayu district, East Jakarta. Flooding returned to Kampung Melayu and neighboring Bukit Duri as the Ciliwung river overflowed, forcing many local residents to flee to higher ground.

Bloody Defense

Residents armed with machetes and other sharp weapons clash with police and public order officers in Koja, Nort Jakarta. They staunchly opposed the demolition of a historic memorial site, while rioting continued into late in the evening.

A Huge Following

India’s yoga guru Swami Ramdev speaks during a yoga camp in the Northern Indian town of Haridwar.

Ready to Jazz Up The City

Ron King Big Band plays during a reception at the US ambassador’s residence in Jakarta. About 1,300 international and domestic singers and musicians will perform at the festival.

Shrimps Getting Bigger

Fishermen arrange nets for harvesting at a shrimp farm in Medokan Keputih district near Surabaya. The government will provide about Rp 400 billion (about US$ 44 million) this year for the revitalization of shrimp farming in the country.

Rhythmic

Brazil’s Angelica Kviecczynski performs during the individual hoop competition at the Rhythmic Gymnastics in the South American Games in Medellin. Kviecczynski won the gold medal.

Death Scene

Members of Riau province’s National Conservation Agency (BKSDA) try to save the life of a female elephant calf in Pematang, Bengkalis. The 18-month-old calf, found by local villagers, died Tuesday from a serious wound on her left thigh, probably sustained when she was chased by local farmers.

Power to The People

Up to 2,000 people carried banners and posters to raise awareness of the danger of tubercolusis, during a power-walking event in Surakarta, Central Java. The event also marked World Tubercolusis Day, which falls on March 24 each year.

Fighting Child Porn

European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom addresses a news conference on human trafficking and child pornography at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.

Soccer Beauty

A view of one of the soccer stadiums that will host the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, at Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Thousands of people are expected to visit South Africa during the Soccer World Cup.

Light a Fire

Afghans watch as authorities burn 16 tons of confiscated narcotics in Kabul.

Let Us In

Disgruntled Java Jazz Fertival goers protest at the event’s premises as they cannot enter one of the stages while President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono prepares to watch legendary best-selling singer-song writer Diane Warren’s performance.

Indian Roots

Women practice yoga during a yoga camp of India’s yoga guru Swami Ramdev, in the Northern Indian town of Haridwar, in April 2010.

A Global Adventurer

Shiva Rea, a renowned yoga teacher from California and also the founder of yoga trance and her own clothing label, Shiva Shakti, hosts a seminar at the Bali Spirit Festival in Ubud in April this year.

Liquid Assets

Villagers carry their belongings on a makeshift raft through a flooded rice paddy in Karawang, West Java. Floods inundated villages across the regency after the Citarum River burst its banks, forcing thousands to evacuate.

Steady Stacking Papers

An official arranges national final examinations papers at a state vocational school in Central Jakarta. Final year high school students throughout Indonesia will sit final exams between March 22 and March 26, 2010.

Dressing for The Part

Anton, a traditional costume maker, works on a costume for traditional performances in the Purawaisata area in Yogyakarta. The costumes are sold to various regions in Indonesia as well as exported to countries such as Canada and the Netherlands at a negotiated price.

Amazing Art

Master carver and luthier, Wayan Tuges, works on Balinese virtuoso Balawan’s double neck guitar.

It Feels Good

New Blueberry owner, guitarist Paul Huisman tries out his “new baby”, a Grand Concert Blueberry handmade in Bali, with luthier and master carver, Wayan Tuges, listening for true tone.

The A to Z of Jazz

Jason Mraz (with guitar) and his band play at the festival last year.

Attracting the Others

Grammy award singer Peabo Bryson performs at the 2009 Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta. Besides jazz artists, top pop singers were also invited to perform at the music show.

Give Me Your Hand

A construction worker rescues a woman in the Des Moines River, Iowa, in this July 1, 2009 handout photo. The Des Moines Register photographer, Mary Chind, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize as announced in New York.

Damage

A girl identified as a 14-year-old child trafficking victim (righ) meets the press with Magdalena Sitorus the Indonesian Commission for the Protection of Children. The girl, from Banjarnegara, Centra Java, reported physical and mental suffering from abuse by her employers’ family in West Aceh.

Finally Recognized

Dira J. Sugandi, a Bandung-based jazz chanteuse who shot to fame last year after performing with American Grammy winning pop singer Jason Mraz, takes the stage by storm with Dwiki Dharmawan (left) and Barry Likumahuwa (right) in the background.

Still Struggling

Members of Miss Tjitjih theater group perform ‘Rising from the Grave’. The group puts on at least two performances a month.

Light Participation

Fish traders at Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta kept their lights on during the Earth Hour campaign, on evening when people were supposed to turn off their lights, although many were unaware of this. Many night workers had to keep their lights on between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Favorite Stamp

A visitor takes a picture of US President Barack Obama, which was made from stamps displayed at an international philately exhibition in Jakarta.

Carnage

An image from lifenews.ru shows a damaged subway coach after a bomb explosion at the Lubyanka metro station in Moscow. Two female suicide bombers killed at least 38 people and injured another 38 on two Moscow metro trains during the rush hour, official said.