Kenneth Yeung, Author at Indonesia Expat

Belgian reporter Tintin is one of the world’s most enduring comic book characters, especially in Indonesia, which was the setting

If you’re yearning for a festive feast with all the trimmings but you lack the inclination to cook at home,

Belief in black magic is a psychological condition that afflicts millions of people who are susceptible to the power of

If Jakarta is the city that never sleeps, not least because of the rousing pre-dawn call to prayer blaring from

There are countless horror stories of expats who invested in property and started businesses in Indonesia only to lose everything.

Robin Marinos is living proof that one person can change the environment for the better, although his campaign to protect

Jalan Jaksa and Jalan Palatehan have been serving the needs of tourists and expatriates in different ways for decades. Jaksa,

How many people know there’s an Indonesian god at Jakarta’s oldest Chinese temple? And who knew the city’s oldest church

The Indonesian government claims that its high taxes on alcoholic beverages discourage heavy drinking but the reality is that many

As the Year of the Rabbit nears an end, hundreds of expatriates in Jakarta’s Chinatown are preparing to return home

Criticising Jakarta’s shopping malls for their ostentatious Christmas displays is too easy. We can feel sickened by the crass commercialisation

Gambling, like prostitution and corruption, is an age-old vice that is part of Indonesia’s culture. Despite being criminalized in the