Lost In Bali
Daniel Pope recalls a new year that didn’t begin well I am a mobile technology geek. As well as carrying...
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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...
Usaha KecilKU: Empowering Stay-at-Home Mothers
Choosing between going back to work and looking after the family is a tough decision for mothers, but there are...
How Backstreet Bali Money Changers Cheat
Unseasoned visitors to Bali, relieved they’ve safely negotiated Ngurah Rai’s fickle Customs and Immigration, suddenly get hit by the cacophony...
Bumi Pemuda Rahayu: Building Ecological Sustainability
Bumi Pemuda Rahayu (BPR) was established to explore ways of developing a sustainable living. Founder and Director Marco Kusumawijaya gives...
Good News from Wild Sumatra
Sad, but true. The only time you hear of Sumatra in the news is when there is a natural disaster,...
Pokémon NO?
Love it or hate it, Pokémon GO’s augmented reality is the future of gaming. It’s also a magnet for scammers....
Deforestation: Loggers Not to Blame
Loggers, the big logging companies that is, are no longer contributing to deforestation in Indonesia. The reason: the Decree of...
Writing the Indonesian Experience
When I first arrived in the early ‘90s, it was close to impossible to find any English language books about...
Scams in the City: Fashion Police
Indonesian police are seeking to improve their image by wearing navy blue shirts emblazoned with the slogan Turn Back Crime....
HUB For Cyclist: Cycling for a Greener City
In Jogjakarta, bicycle community HUB For Cyclist aims to create a green environment through alternative ways. For some of us,...