Dua Tangan Cukup: Actions from Across the Archipelago
It’s invigorating to discover that more school communities are getting to the business end of the environmental cause. Let’s start...
Observations
Sun Bear Education and Conservation Centre, Samarinda
While everyone is familiar with the orangutan and the problems that the cuddly, cute orange ape faces, spare a thought...
The Circus of Dreams
A few impossibly narrow, winding roads and sharp turns through a kampung in Pondok Aren, South Tangerang, dodging goats and...
For Whom the Beer Froths
Had you needed to take refuge from a local war a decade ago when the city’s foreigner hang-outs were livelier...
The Batang Toru Forest: A Home to Endangered Animals
Deforestation in Sumatra is reaching dramatic levels, with more that 45% of the tropical rainforest cleared in the last 20...
Crime Tsunami
It was with a certain amount of self-congratulation that we use to talk of our social evenings in Makassar. We...
Be Selfish. Save the Planet.
There is an ongoing and heated debate about global warming. Not just about what might have caused it and what...
REform! Waste to Art
In August, children from Soul Surf Project Bali proudly presented an exhibition at eco-friendly Little Tree, Sunset Road. They teamed up...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Grand Aston Bali Beach Resort participates in International Coastal Cleanup
Do you know that a single plastic bag can kill over 100 dolphins? Plastic bags are often eaten by marine...
Car-Free Sunday: To Be or Not to Be
Every Sunday morning, I go to Car-Free Sunday on Sudirman for my weekly distance run. It is the only time...
Love Thy Neighbours
Indonesians are among the friendliest people on the planet, keen to avoid confrontation at all costs. Just don’t ever give...
How the Other Ninety Ninth Live
Some time ago I had the privilege of being invited to a jolly Chinese Malaysian’s house. He was a big...
Open Letter to the Gracious People of Indonesia
Dear Friends, I am writing to ask for your support in bringing to light the truth about the recent allegations...
The Big Drink
It was breaking point for Jakarta. Days of torrential rain and years of incompetent urban planning were about to exact...
Krakatau Sojourn
The mention of Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, arouses a variety of gut feelings to...
Staying Safe on Your Travels
This is the time of year when many of us are travelling on leave and staying in hotels. I have...
With or Without You
Ipoeng was a good driver. Punctual, dependable and presentable, he had only one glaring fault and that was his memory....
Lutfi the Law Clerk: Finding Peace at Ramadhan
Sahur, the pre-dawn meal Muslims take before the first call to prayer during Ramadhan is tricky. Most Indonesians wake...
Sailing the Spice Islands
The great arc of the Indonesian archipelago starts north of the island of Sumatra and curves south and east until...
Everything to Lose
As Indonesia’s most important presidential election ever nears its climax, there has been no end of deception aimed at swaying...
Beer Goggle Bikers
I believe there is a strong argument for the ‘cooling off period’ law when people want to buy guns. Instead...