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POPSGood or bad? diving, Raja Ampat, Indonesia Don't really know what to do of this piece of news. Embarrassingly although Unspun's been diving in many parts of Indonesia and Papua, he hasn't been to the fabled Raja Ampat area where the world's best diving is said to be. Wakatobi is a base from which many divers in the Raja Ampat area depart from. Other operators have to sail in from other ports because the operators apparently jealously guard their turf. So this news about opening up Wakatobi to progress, facilities and tourism is ostensibly good news. But you can't help wondering if the authorities will muddle it up like the many, many tourism projects in Indonesia.
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POPSMindanao - from an Indonesian perspective This is from an Indonesian blog. Moros are Malays and we have so much in common with Indonesians and Malaysians -- historical experience, culture, religion, and language. Before and during the Spanish colonial era, the court language in Moro sultanates was Malay (Bahasa).