Things to Know If You Want to Start Driving for Lyft or Uber
Different types of jobs have their advantages and disadvantages. Many people find it extremely difficult to get a post that...
Observations
Leave Your Cars at Home, Cycle and Longboard Instead
The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, is an advocate for cyclists to use the capital’s main roads. Anies encourages...
Yes! We Have No Orangutans
I was delighted when Indonesia Expat invited me to submit an article for the Green and Sustainability issue. Green happens...
The ?Action? in Climate Action
There is an uncertainty prevailing over the willingness of governments and individuals all over the world to respond to calls...
Top Local Versions of International Attractions
You’re itching to go somewhere, even if it’s for the weekend. Domestic and international borders will reopen soon enough, once...
What’s This ?New Normal? About
The world has changed. Our perceptions and priorities have shifted. We seem to have tuned in to a bizarre reality...
Folding Phones, Lol
In light of the recent introduction of folding phones which, like wireless charging, once sounded like a joke (and continued...
Is Something Missing this Ramadan?
As the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, also known as the Quranic month, Ramadan is about self-discipline, self-reflection, and...
An Expat’s (Atypical) Indonesian Love Story
She fascinated me. She pulled me closer irresistibly no matter how much I tried to pull away. She stimulated my...
Covid-19 and creative minority
By Donny Syofyan – a lecturer at Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Andalas University The Covid-19 outbreak has given birth to...
Top 10 Times Asterix was Relevant to Indonesia
Kenneth Yeung looks at why Asterix is enduringly popular in Indonesia. French comic book hero Asterix was first translated into...
Battling Corona with Computers
During the Great Plague of London back in 1666, a freshly graduated Sir Isaac Newton was locked down in the...
Expats in Indonesia, Have You Hit the COVID-19 Panic Button Yet?
Kenneth Yeung contemplates the credibility of claims that Indonesia could erupt in civil unrest because of coronavirus. “RETURN HOME NOW.”...
Don’t Get Lost – Find Your Why
I’m a big fan of Simon Sinek. For those of you who don’t know who he is, you can read...
Get Smart or Die Lying
Kenneth Yeung pompously pontificates on education in a time of viral uncertainty. As a pretentious 16-year-old, one of my favourite...
Education with the lot please?
Could COVID-19 present schools with an opportunity? Could it be a Gojek moment and a Grab moment, when the educational...
Mind your English
Until translation technology is perfected and the converted English sentence “The s**t’s about to hit the fan,” doesn’t prompt foreigners...
Dubious Dwellings
If you pay US$100 (Rp1.4 million) for a room at a luxurious hotel (or more likely your company does), you...
Normal Service will not be Resumed
If you’re a French, Russian, Japanese, Singaporean, American, British, German or Middle East citizen in Indonesia, then lucky you. Most...
Snakes are Out in Bali! Stay Calm and Follow Ron Lilley’ Advice
Poisonous Snakes are Out in Bali! Stay Calm and Follow Ron Lilley’s Advice Ron Lilley is, indisputably, the snake specialist...
Yours Lovingly
In the past, in an age of corner shops and pubs, it was enough to give your loved one a...