The Boys are Back in Town
April 2015 marks the 14th anniversary of the Jakarta Comedy Club and I am pleased to announce that on April...
Outreach
#SaveDodo: Swiss-Belhotel International Kalimantan’ CSR Program for Orangutans
The word orangutan translates to “person of the forest” in Bahasa Indonesia. These majestic primates have distinctive orange hair and...
Caught for a Song: Rehabilitating Captured Wildlife with Animal Sanctuary Trust Indonesia
Indonesia is blessed to be one of the most naturally biodiverse countries in the world; however this blessing comes with...
Turning Water Into … Water
Indonesia’s top Islamic authority is warning the country’s Muslims to beware of fake holy water being marketed as a miracle...
Online Hazards
Victims of online retail fraud in Indonesia tend to cut their losses, chalking down their experience as a lesson to...
Wrongful Conviction
If you passed the young woman in this photograph on the street, she might remind you of someone – your...
The Great North-South Divide
I will not mention the name of the city in the north of England where I chose to go in...
Sorting 70% of South Tangerang’ Waste with ABU and Co.
In one Jakarta’s outlying cities of Tangerang, a team of dedicated waste specialists have been working hard to significantly reduce the amount of...
Forest Mapping will Help the Indigenous
To know the lie of the land is an essential ingredient for travellers, and for anyone dealing with land tenure,...
Protect Your Home: Security for Bali Residents
With the alarming rash of home robberies and even killings during home invasions over the past year, it has become...
Tales from the Kantor Floor
Let’s face it: for all the wonderful, awe-inspiring, eye-opening things about living in Indonesia—and there are many, from the jaw-dropping...
The Old Hands
There is always kudos in the amount of time you have been doing something, a kind of “seniority of time”,...
Miniature Trees Made from Waste Empower Women in Semarang
Johar Market in Semarang, Central Java, gets through mountains of bawang putih (literally, ‘white onion’, known as garlic in English)...
Helping the Kiddies in Need
Mary’s Cancer Kiddies (MCK), a charity providing financial support for the treatment of children with cancer in Jakarta, was propelled...
Fighting Remote Poverty in Bali: Meet David Booth
David Booth is the Founder of East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP) – a non-profit organization which has changed the lives...
Just Visiting
Most expatriates will never see the inside of an Indonesian jail. But should you ever have a friend fall afoul...
No End to the Stupidity
The perennial black dollar scam is back in the news. This time, the apparent victim is a Navy officer who...
Making the Possible Impossible
Any foreigner who has dealt with a government department in Indonesia—whose offices maintained a 1960s atmosphere of clattering typewriters and...
1,000 Trees Planted at MesaStila, Magelang
13 February 2015 marked the one-year anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Kelud in East Java. This day reminded us...
Healing Habitats: A Doctor’ Conservation Mission
The Togian islands are probably best known for serene white sand beaches and dive resorts. However, not as many people...
Meet Lou Simpson
Non-Executive Chair, Foundation for Mother and Child Health Indonesia Lou Simpson’s journey spans marketing and communications for theatres in London,...