Dying For a Drink
The Indonesian government claims that its high taxes on alcoholic beverages discourage heavy drinking but the reality is that many...
Bye Bye Bunnies, Enter the Dragons
As the Year of the Rabbit nears an end, hundreds of expatriates in Jakarta’s Chinatown are preparing to return home...
Deck the Malls
Criticising Jakarta’s shopping malls for their ostentatious Christmas displays is too easy. We can feel sickened by the crass commercialisation...
Uneasy Money
Gambling, like prostitution and corruption, is an age-old vice that is part of Indonesia’s culture. Despite being criminalized in the...