Indonesia Denounces ‘Unacceptable’ Attack on UkraineKenneth YeungFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 202201141 Indonesia has issued a formal statement condemning Russia’s military attack on Ukraine but stopped short of actually mentioning Russia. Separately,...
Do Condoms Fit Indonesian Culture?Kenneth YeungFebruary 3, 2022 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 3, 20220840 While many countries in the Asia-Pacific have achieved progress in combatting AIDS, Indonesia’s number of cases is growing – thanks...
Emmy Pakpahan’s Lawyers Denounce Murder Claim as Clickbait Cash GrabKenneth YeungJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 26, 2022January 26, 202203331 The Indonesian-American girlfriend of an Englishman stabbed to death in Bali earlier this month is now taking legal action to...
Bali Police Conclude Briton’s Stabbing Death a SuicideKenneth YeungJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 202201346 Police in the resort island of Bali have determined there was no element of homicide in the death of British...
Murder or Suicide? Conflicting Claims Over Stabbed Briton’s Death in BaliKenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 202203576 Police in Bali are claiming an Englishman found stabbed to death at his house may have committed suicide because of...
Welcome Back Scammers, It’s Like You Never LeftKenneth YeungNovember 4, 2021 by Kenneth YeungNovember 4, 20210785 As Indonesia begins reopening its doors to foreign tourists, we can expect an increase in the number of foreign scammers....
Crazy Rich Indonesian Criticized for Bathing in MilkKenneth YeungAugust 27, 2021August 27, 2021 by Kenneth YeungAugust 27, 2021August 27, 202101094 Stupid attention-seeking antics are packaged as big news, diverting the Indonesian public’s focus from important political issues, such as whether...
Indonesian YouTuber Arrested for Alleged BlasphemyKenneth YeungAugust 25, 2021August 25, 2021 by Kenneth YeungAugust 25, 2021August 25, 20210903 Police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have arrested a YouTuber for alleged blasphemy after he posted content considered...
Indonesian Woman Arrested for Wearing Bikini in Lockdown ProtestKenneth YeungAugust 5, 2021August 6, 2021 by Kenneth YeungAugust 5, 2021August 6, 202102710 A female disc jockey and minor celebrity in Indonesia named Dinar Candy has been detained for allegedly violating the country’s...
How I Got Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in IndonesiaKenneth YeungAugust 5, 2021August 6, 2021 by Kenneth YeungAugust 5, 2021August 6, 202101906 Kenneth Yeung explains how it took a few attempts to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Indonesia. In recent days, the...
Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The UglyKenneth YeungMay 7, 2021July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungMay 7, 2021July 9, 202102377 Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly On setting out to write about “mixed race marriage”,...
Top 10 Romantic Things to Do During Lockdown in IndonesiaKenneth YeungFebruary 4, 2021July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 4, 2021July 9, 20210800 Love in the Time of Covid: We all know Valentine’s Day in Indonesia is an infidel celebration of promiscuity, where...
Top 10 Reasons to Live in IndonesiaKenneth YeungDecember 31, 2020July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungDecember 31, 2020July 9, 2021023669 Top Ten Reasons For Living in Indonesia Do you agree with our list? What’s your main reason for living in...
Top Indonesian News Stories of 2020Kenneth YeungDecember 3, 2020July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungDecember 3, 2020July 9, 202101410 Kenneth Yeung looks back at a year of bad news. January 1 – Floods and landslides kill at least 66...
Food for ThoughtKenneth YeungNovember 4, 2020July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungNovember 4, 2020July 9, 202101086 Kenneth Yeung masticates a moody forkful of rotten food. Strolling around West Jakarta last week¸ I encountered an obese woman...
Long Road to Freedom for Bali Resort OwnersKenneth YeungJune 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungJune 17, 2020July 9, 202102799 When German national Gordon Hild and his Indonesian wife Ismayanthi invited another couple to invest in the expansion of their...
Indonesian Police Nab American Bitcoin Fugitive for Child SexKenneth YeungJune 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Kenneth YeungJune 16, 2020July 9, 202103285 Police in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have arrested a convicted American paedophile wanted by the US Federal Bureau of...
Child-Beating Radical Cleric Released from JailKenneth YeungMay 17, 2020May 19, 2020 by Kenneth YeungMay 17, 2020May 19, 202002226 A radical Islamic leader, notorious for his hate-fuelled rants against foreigners and minorities, has been released from jail early after...
Watch: Motorbike Monkey Drags Toddler in Viral VideoKenneth YeungMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Kenneth YeungMay 4, 2020May 4, 2020011003 Animal cruelty, toddler cruelty and contempt for social distancing are all on display in a viral video from Indonesia, in...
Top 10 Times Asterix was Relevant to IndonesiaKenneth YeungApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020 by Kenneth YeungApril 29, 2020April 29, 202002852 Kenneth Yeung looks at why Asterix is enduringly popular in Indonesia. French comic book hero Asterix was first translated into...
Expats in Indonesia, Have You Hit the COVID-19 Panic Button Yet?Kenneth YeungApril 19, 2020April 22, 2020 by Kenneth YeungApril 19, 2020April 22, 2020017465 Kenneth Yeung contemplates the credibility of claims that Indonesia could erupt in civil unrest because of coronavirus. “RETURN HOME NOW.”...