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In the Mood For Kopitiam

By Vema Novitasari | 29 May, 2022 |

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Kopitiam, or Chinese coffee shops, are important to the lives of millions of people in Southeast Asia, but for Vema Novitasari of Surabaya, they have played a more particular role in her life.

Finding Myself (and Others) in a Yogyakarta Coffee Shop

By Wahyu Nur Cahyo | 22 May, 2022 |

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Wahyu Nur Cahyo was reluctant to open up to people. Then, amid pandemic loneliness, he began to visit Dasmu Works cafe.