Zero Waste

Trying to minimize production of waste, kitchen leftovers are fed to the animals kept in the "back to nature" complex.

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Old View

A woman looks at 3-D projections of the inside of the Titanic on display in the new Titanic Belfast Center in Belfast, Ireland.

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Partly Veiled

One of Nico's nude photos which explore women wearing peculiar objects on their heads.

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Skyfall

Daniel Craig with Naomie Harris (left) and Berenice Marlohe from Skyfall.

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Offstage

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue took to the crowd during a lively set.

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Counter Offer

A teller at Bank Victoria Syariah serves a customer at the bank's branch in Permata Senayan Jakarta, on Monday. Bank Victoria has sealed deals to cooperate with Western Union on remittance services and with Bank Mandiri on a haj computerization system.

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Flight

A swift passes the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The small black birds spend the spring in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Lit

A man demonstrates how a lamp can be fueled by biogas collected from the waste of cows.

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Culinary Delights

Lumpia (Southeast Asian-style eggrolls). Rumor has it that the most original ones are available on Gang Lombok, although stalls selling lumpia can also be found on Jl. Pemuda and Jl. MT Haryono, Semarang.

Ceremonial

Hindus pray for the lake’s waters to recede.

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Diverse

A group appears on the first day of the Tayub Festival in the terrace hall of ISI Surakarta, held on April 8 to 9. Five troupes from Sragen, Blora, Banyumas, Banyuwangi and Malang joined the event.

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Window Shopping

Visitors browse a wide array of luxury jewelry displayed at the Jakarta International Jewelry Fair 2012 in Balai Kartini, Jakarta on Thursday. Various kinds of high-end gold, silver and diamond jewelry, with prices reaching Rp 100 million (US$10,900), are on public display until Sunday.

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Save Me

An activist from the environmental group Greenpeace dons a tiger suit at the Hotel Indonesia Traffic Circle to protest against the rampant forest clearing that has threatened the natural habitat of the Sumatran tiger. Greenpeace and other environmental NGOs have followed the trails of these tigers and found evidence that they are suffering from large-scale forest clearances in Riau and Jambi.
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An Eye for a Thigh

Wearing miniskirts, which Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says is in violation of the pornography law, women stage a protest at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta, against Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo’s comments last year, in which he blamed rapes on women wearing provocative clothing.

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Light Humor

Lamps in the shape of cartoon characters are displayed in a stand during an exhibition at the Industry Ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday. The exhibition will last until April 13 and will display various handicrafts and work from Indonesia.

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A Personal Chef Service

For a unique gourmet experience we have created our own Chef’s Table Our well-experienced Chef will share his table, kitchen, time and expertise to serve you with a mouth watering cuisine at an ultimately personalized service. 

Hope Grows

Celebrity Riza Pahlevi waters a tree in the campaign to green the northern coastal highway of Java.

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Equal Chance

Some female therapists treat tourists in a reflexology center in Batu, East Java.

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Beautify the City

A group of students finish a mural on a supporting pillar of the Cikini railway overpass on Sunday. The project is part of the Jakarta 2012 Mural Festival, which is aimed at improving the city’s social environment.

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Final Touch

Polishing the clay pots.

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