Indonesian tribe with extremely rare electric blue eyes due to genetic fluke photographed

Baby’s got blue eyes… and so has everyone else! Indonesian tribe have piercing features due to a genetic fluke Members of a tribe on Buton Island, Indonesia, have Waardenburg Syndrome, affecting pigmentation The syndrome can affect hear loss but also causes an extremely rare electric blue colour in their eyes Korchnoi Pasaribu, from Jakarta, Indonesia, photographed … Read more

Indonesian volcano Mount Sinanbung spews Ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption

Indonesian volcano Mount Sinanbung spews a mountain of Ash three miles into the air in spectacular eruption Mount Sinabung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia erupted for the second time in three days on Monday  The volcano spewed a giant cloud of hot volcanic ash three miles into the air and turning the sky dark Residents … Read more

Indonesian prisoner gets 17 lashes for betting in Aceh region

The gamble that didn’t pay off: Indonesian prisoner is left with gruesome injuries after being whipped for violating Sharia law by betting in conservative Aceh region The Aceh Islamic Sharia Court administered 17 lashes in Lhokseumawe City   Shocking pictures show dark red marks on the man’s back and down his arm  The defendant was arrested on … Read more

Footage emerges of MasterChef star Reynold Poernomo as a guest judge on Indonesian version

Has he got an unfair advantage? Footage resurfaces of MasterChef finalist Reynold Poernomo appearing on the Indonesian version of the cooking show as a guest judge By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:41 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 07:13 BST, 1 July 2020 He’s been impressing the judges with his delicious desserts … Read more

Documentary Newtopia shows how a man quits the West to live with an Indonesian tribe for 3 years

‘I learned how to just be and follow the rhythm of nature,’ Audun Amundsen says, reflecting on his life off-grid in the jungle with the Mentawai tribe, where there was little on the daily agenda other than making arrows or canoes and hunting for food such as monkeys, bats or shrimp. The Norwegian engineer and … Read more