Trash TalkSimonOctober 27, 2015October 27, 2015 by SimonOctober 27, 2015October 27, 201502768“Ours is a culture and a time as immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.” – Ray Bradbury...
What’ App-ening in Bandung?Indonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 201701029Seeing Bandung by murderous GPS When growing kitchen herbs, I generally read the packet then enjoy acquiring new knowledge through...
Catching a FlickIndonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2015August 4, 20170783I like movies that are either funny or true, meaning I don’t generally see the point of letting precious minutes...
Medical AnomaliesDaniel PopeSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 2017 by Daniel PopeSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 201701289When well-off people in Indonesia need medical treatment, they often head off to Singapore. Daniel Pope thinks he knows why....
Sulawesi ? Don?t WaitKeimmy XuSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Keimmy XuSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 201701523A dry look at what’s left on Sulawesi After 12 years working in Makassar and Manado, I came to view...
Fun With WeaponsDaniel PopeAugust 21, 2015August 4, 2017 by Daniel PopeAugust 21, 2015August 4, 201702172Daniel Pope contemplates whether a foreigner could get away with murder in Indonesia. My local hangout in Jakarta in the...
Booze BluesSimonAugust 10, 2015August 4, 2017 by SimonAugust 10, 2015August 4, 20170859The price of alcohol in Indonesia continues to soar into the stratosphere as new import duties are introduced. I’ve...
Development Vs Indigenous People and the EnvironmentHans RooseboomAugust 10, 2015August 4, 2017 by Hans RooseboomAugust 10, 2015August 4, 20170914Over the past 50 years, the name of the region of Papua has been changed several times from Netherlands New...
Jakarta, Rattle and RollDaniel PopeJuly 13, 2015May 1, 2021 by Daniel PopeJuly 13, 2015May 1, 20210879Not long ago, I watched Dawn of The Planet of the Apes in 4-D at a Blitzmegaplex cinema complex in...
Chain ReactionSimonJune 26, 2015October 20, 2017 by SimonJune 26, 2015October 20, 20170730Our intrepid reporter tackles the idyllic island of Sumba by bicycle. If you’re a wild-eyed bounder of adventure and boast...
Psychogeography for BeginnersSimonJune 15, 2015August 4, 2017 by SimonJune 15, 2015August 4, 201701788Borneo is a terrific place to visit, however hiking there from Jakarta is perhaps not the best way of setting...
We?ll Be Right Back After These MessagesSimonJune 1, 2015August 16, 2017 by SimonJune 1, 2015August 16, 20170836Forget Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. When advertisers take on viewers, the gloves come off… The recently televised boxing match of the...
IndoJazzia: Indonesian Jazz is Going PlacesTerry CollinsMay 29, 2015August 8, 2017 by Terry CollinsMay 29, 2015August 8, 201701492With the news that 11-year-old Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander’s first album, My Favourite Things, topped the jazz charts in the...
Nepal Earthquake April 25, 2015: A Survivor’ ReportIrfan KortschakMay 18, 2015August 8, 2017 by Irfan KortschakMay 18, 2015August 8, 20170882I feel lucky to be writing this. Had the course of events only been slightly different, this would have never...
Seven Days of IT Blackout (and I Don?t Mind)Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 2015August 8, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 2015August 8, 20172 852Nabilia Soenasto is a 12th-grader at the Singapore School, Bona Vista in Jakarta, and was one of the winners in...
What We Bring to the TableKeimmy XuApril 20, 2015October 20, 2017 by Keimmy XuApril 20, 2015October 20, 20170992My family and I are moving house – no small feat in the world’s largest archipelago. Our imminent upheaval to...
#SaveDodo: Swiss-Belhotel International Kalimantan’ CSR Program for OrangutansIndonesia ExpatApril 20, 2015October 20, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatApril 20, 2015October 20, 20170820The word orangutan translates to “person of the forest” in Bahasa Indonesia. These majestic primates have distinctive orange hair and...
Wrongful ConvictionRoga SchultzApril 6, 2015August 8, 2017 by Roga SchultzApril 6, 2015August 8, 201713 1812If you passed the young woman in this photograph on the street, she might remind you of someone – your...
Tales from the Kantor FloorMaximilian SurjadiMarch 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Maximilian SurjadiMarch 23, 2015August 23, 20170953Let’s face it: for all the wonderful, awe-inspiring, eye-opening things about living in Indonesia—and there are many, from the jaw-dropping...
Just VisitingKenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 20172 2331Most expatriates will never see the inside of an Indonesian jail. But should you ever have a friend fall afoul...
Making the Possible ImpossibleDaniel PopeMarch 10, 2015August 23, 2017 by Daniel PopeMarch 10, 2015August 23, 20171985Any foreigner who has dealt with a government department in Indonesia—whose offices maintained a 1960s atmosphere of clattering typewriters and...