Jakarta Man Withdraws Fake Money from ATM
A man in South Jakarta was surprised to find one of the bills he withdrew from a Bank Mandiri ATM...
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King Con: How Dimas Kanjeng Graduated from Tricks to Murder
A con man who pretended he could magically double people’s money was just operating a Ponzi scheme cloaked in religious...
Large Reptiles Emerge from the Sewers in Kemang
A gigantic python slithered up from one of the sewers on Kemang Raya. It was one of two large reptiles...
This Renewable Energy Firm is Focusing on Indonesia
Indonesia and its more than 17,500 islands is sometimes called the ‘Emerald of the Equator’ because the archipelago looks like...
Jakarta’s Fourth Annual City-Wide Clean-up Invites Everyone to Volunteer
The city of DKI Jakarta produces a staggering 6,700 tonnes of trash a day; the equivalent of one colossal Borobudur...
Government Contradicts Commitment to Renewable Energy
Earlier this year, the government announced its plan to develop new and renewable energy sources, which would help electrify Indonesia’s...
Environmental Scams: Blue and Green Aren?t Gold
Alternative energy is big business, so it’s no surprise that it attracts controversy, scandals and scams. It seems just about...
Local Film Crew Spreads Environmental Awareness
Some of us might wonder if documentaries can actually change the world. I recently came across the film production unit...
Kinara Indonesia Uses Startups to Bolster Livelihoods
Early-stage social impact investor Kinara Indonesia shows why providing incubators for startups and young SMEs will help entrepreneurs make a...
Lost In Bali
Daniel Pope recalls a new year that didn’t begin well I am a mobile technology geek. As well as carrying...
The Immigration Office Revealed!
Application of Visas and Kitas It is an intriguing question! Extending my visa or Kitas, can I do it myself?...
Financial Planners from Hell
(UPDATE 9/30/16: This article has been retroactively updated to remove identities of individuals and specific company names that have been...
Islamic Council Calls For Fatwa On Forest Burning
Indonesia’s highest Islamic authority recently criticized plantation companies and farmers who use the illegal slash-and-burn method, claiming it is “haram.”...
Famous Beggar Benjamin Holst Arrested in Surabaya
World renowned beggar Benjamin Holst is a folk hero with an abnormally large leg. He has been able to travel...
Greenpeace Indonesia Launches App to Fight Forest Fires
Forest fires have been an annual issue in Indonesia for almost two decades, with the islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra...
A Magnet for Cyber Scammers
In the past five years, Indonesia has arrested hundreds of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals for cybercrime. Why are foreign cyber...
BagiKata: The Healing Power of Online Listening
Ask and tell service BagiKata was established as an ‘information hub’ for all kinds of questions and discussions happening in...
Return of a Friend
Jakarta’s Jalan Jaksa was once a great place for making odd, surreal and semi-imaginary friends, as Daniel Pope recalls. When...
WORKING IN INDONESIA, why on Earth not!
A visit visa, a temporary work permit with a visit visa or a normal work permit with a stay permit,...
Scams in the City: Love Bugs
People are still falling prey to online romance scams. An aspiring lawyer and a wealthy socialite are among the latest...
Coping in the Big Durian
Jakarta isn’t a city for everyone. Many of the problems aren’t unique to large cities in emerging economies: poor sanitation...