Top 10 Non-Fiction Books on Indonesia
Indonesia Etc. Elizabeth Pisani 2014 Easily the best book about Indonesia in recent years. Elizabeth Pisani, an American who...
Blessing Scammers Busted in Bali
Yet again, professional scammers are being mislabelled as hypnotists. Police in Bali have arrested a gang of seven scammers, including...
Top 10 Indonesian Statues
Not just the tallest, this list also includes some of Indonesia’s most controversial statues. Garuda Wisnu Kencana Where: Bukit Ungasan,...
Natural Disaster Fraud
Natural disasters can bring out the worst in a handful of people. After the September 28 earthquake and tsunami that...
Indonesia’s 10 Worst Air Disasters
Indonesia has been endeavouring to improve its air safety record. Hopefully this list will never require updating. Mandala Flight 660...
Phony Breast Cancer Doctor Jailed
Staying healthy in Indonesia is hard enough without being exposed to quackery. A court in Bali has jailed a bogus...
Top 10 Mosques in Indonesia
Being home to world’s largest Muslim population, it’s only natural that Indonesia should have some of the most beautiful and...
Magic Money Boxes and Jenglot
Conmen are still tricking gullible people into believing that money can be magically increased by mystical and mythical objects. The...
Top 10 Indonesian Serial Killers
Below you can find a list of the Top 10 Indonesian Serial Killers 1. Ahmad Suradji Born: January 10, 1949...
UAE Boxing Coach Scammed in Jakarta
The Asian Games were a great success, marred only by a few scandals and controversies, including a Palestinian expatriate scamming...
Too Much Ado About Prostitution
Much of the media attention on the recent Asian Games in Jakarta focused on four Japanese athletes being sent home...
Setting the Crooked Record Straight
Some foreigners are involved in hypnotism scams in Indonesia, but the media should not be too hasty to blame Singaporeans....
Top 10 Indonesian Sportsmen
In the realm of Indonesian sports, a league of extraordinary gentlemen has risen to capture the hearts and imaginations of...
Top 10 Indonesian Sportswomen
I recently asked some Indonesian school children to name their favourite female Indonesian athletes. Sadly, they didn’t know any; so...
Old Singapore Dollars for New Rupiah
A gang of scammers is targeting elderly people in Jakarta by offering Singapore dollars at an exchange rate that’s too...
Top 10 Indonesian Blasphemy Cases
You’ve got to have faith in a nation where religion is compulsory. And it has to be one of the...
Not So Sweet Anymore
Condensed milk producers will no longer be allowed to falsely market their sickly sweet product as a health food. Growing...
Top 10 Indonesian Football Scandals
Match-fixing, mismanagement and political meddling have ensured that football-mad Indonesia remains a dormant giant on the international scene. The...
Here, Have a Photo of One Million Dollars
Pull up a chair. In the 1950s, there was a groundbreaking British radio series called The Goon Show. It was...
Top 10 Concert Fails in Indonesia
1. Koes Bersaudara Why? Jailed for playing a Beatles song June 29, 1965, Jakarta Formed in Jakarta in 1960, Koes...
The Stealing Season
It’s that time of the year again, when some people are resorting to crime to raise money to return to...