El Machote ? Where the Best of US Southwest BBQ and South American Grilling Collide
When the summer months come around in America’s southwestern states the air is filled with the delicious aroma of meat...
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The Best Way to Play GBC ROMs
You can easily enjoy playing gbc roms at RomsMania. The platform allows you to play different wide games easily. Even...
Could It Happen Here?
Early in the morning of the June 14, 2017 a fire caused by a faulty fridge freezer on the fourth...
Magic Money Boxes and Jenglot
Conmen are still tricking gullible people into believing that money can be magically increased by mystical and mythical objects. The...
Rescuing Trafficked Apes – Animal Sanctuary Trust Indonesia Joins Giving Day for Apes 2018
Animal Sanctuary Trust Indonesia (ASTI) is a small non-profit organisation operating a rescue centre close to Bogor, West Java for...
Please Help Lombok ? Part One
Singapore National Academy is running a fundraising program for the victims of Lombok’s devastating earthquakes. Our Media Club has conducted...
UAE Boxing Coach Scammed in Jakarta
The Asian Games were a great success, marred only by a few scandals and controversies, including a Palestinian expatriate scamming...
The Malls That Ate Jakarta
When humans eventually colonise Mars, it’s a toss-up what they will build first. If they’re Chinese, they might put up...
Too Much Ado About Prostitution
Much of the media attention on the recent Asian Games in Jakarta focused on four Japanese athletes being sent home...
Which Visa for Business Travels?
Foreigners travelling to Indonesia for business meetings or for attending seminars or training or other business (non-working) activities have a...
Setting the Crooked Record Straight
Some foreigners are involved in hypnotism scams in Indonesia, but the media should not be too hasty to blame Singaporeans....
Hiring a Nanny in Indonesia
One of the advantages of living in Indonesia is being able to hire a nanny for your children. Expats, however,...
Gary L. Hayes (October 15, 1947 – July 11, 2018): Father, Friend, Film-maker
When I arrived in Jakarta in September of 1991 my first job was Editor-in-Chief of What’s On Jakarta Program magazine....
Old Singapore Dollars for New Rupiah
A gang of scammers is targeting elderly people in Jakarta by offering Singapore dollars at an exchange rate that’s too...
The New Application Procedure for Expatriate Work Permit and Stay Permits Explained
Since the issuance of Presidential Regulation 20/2018 concerning the use of foreign workers (PR 20/2018) in March this year, there...
All You Need to Know About the New Income Tax Rate in Indonesia
Indonesia has a very favourable income tax system for small businesses. Right now it will become even more attractive. This...
Can a Foreigner Buy Property in Indonesia?
“Foreign ownership of houses or apartments falls under the Right of Use category, locally known as Hak Pakai, which is...
Not So Sweet Anymore
Condensed milk producers will no longer be allowed to falsely market their sickly sweet product as a health food. Growing...
Bali Holds First Ultra Marathon for Bali Children Foundation
On May 26, 13 elite runners made an 84-kilometre run from The Lovina in Singaraja to Old Mans in Canggu...
Bali Mother and Baby House
With Indonesia being a developing country, there is still a large number of women and teens with minimum knowledge of...
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Daze of Summer
The summer of 1976 was (and still is) the hottest and driest in the UK since records began, with the...