Filling the Grill
In the early ‘90s, I was working in sales and marketing at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta. Our...
Lifestyle
Sea-food and Eat It: Sardine Seminyak
Watch out Indonesia – our expert epicure is on the move, recently roaming the archipelago incognito to bring you the...
We Are What We Eat: Bali’s Slow Food Movement
A number of restaurants on the island of Bali are choosing to take their time to support local producers. In...
Learning to Cook Up a Storm
Gail Collins discovers the best cooking classes in Jakarta, which create skills and appreciation for food. On a Saturday evening,...
Breakfast at Monolog
If you’ve been to Plaza Senayan or Pondok Indah Mall in Jakarta, chances are you’ve been to Monolog; the coffee...
Talking Sports: Meet Nicole Shiraz
Nicole Shiraz is a 21-year-old sports presenter and producer of mixed Iranian and Indonesian heritage. Spending her childhood travelling between...
A Brief History of Indonesia
A Brief History of Indonesia by Tim Hannigan pub. Tuttle 2015 pp.288 ISBN 978-0-8048-4476-5 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-4629-1716-7(ebook) The sub-title is far...
A World of Tradition
I love traditions. Family traditions, national traditions, anything that is traditional in the true sense of the word. I guess...
Bringing Sushi Back
Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left...
Serving the Greater Good: Meet Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an internationally-acclaimed musician and lead vocalist of Michael Franti and Spearhead, who is also a global activist...
Then Trash Became Ffrash: Meet Karin van Horssen and Renate Suurd-Joossink
Ffrash produces high-quality, sustainable design furniture and home interior products from trash, giving former street children a chance at a...
Second-hand Furniture Shopping
REDUCE the consumption of fresh raw materials REUSE anything that is not terminally damaged RECYCLE waste materials into new products...
Antiques Hunting in Surabaya
East Java resident, Graeme Steel, takes us shopping for antiques in Indonesia’s second largest city, and reveals where to search...
Farm to Table at Potato Head
Deep in darkest SCBD, like its namesake, a restaurant group grows in the city’s cupboard, sprouting offshoots of its particular...
Discovering Cirebon: A Haven of Handicrafts
A mix of cultural influences and media on Java’s North Coast When one looks to Mount Ciremai, with scudding clouds...
Taking a Spin in Kal-Tim
Cycling adventures through kampung, rain forest and sandy beaches with the Balikpapan International Women’s Association’s (‘BIWA’) cycling group. In 1974,...
Off With Her Head
Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left...
Playing for Rain
What to do when the country is suffering its worst drought in five years and the Government yet again fails...
Indonesia’s War on Drugs
Nearly all UN members have endorsed the 1961, 1971 and 1988 conventions on the prohibition of the main illegal recreational...
Heads Up, Tourist Extortion in Bali Still Business as Usual
The island’s image as an attractive holiday destination may be marred by a tradition of local authorities taking cash off...
Conserving Nature: Meet Akasha Modesta
Environmentalist and nature photographer, Akasha Modesta, returns to make Bali her home after studying and working abroad. You are a...