Bird Market (Pasar Burung)

Moving on

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June 9th 2008
In preparation for my summer project, we headed to the medical market to buy various supplies (you wouldn’t believe what you can buy here!). Behind the medical market is the live wild bird market, which we visited for education sake. There are no real regulations here on the trade of wild and endangered species. Luckily, it is not my job to visit these markets regularly and investigate whatâ ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more