Social Media Marketing: Where’ the Payoff for Small Businesses?Caranissa DjatmikoJune 2, 2014August 8, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoJune 2, 2014August 8, 20170680 Like most small business entrepreneurs in Indonesia you have probably progressed from posting your most recent meal photos on Facebook...
Sekolah Kami – Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Trash-Pickers? Children through EducationGail G. CollinsMay 22, 2014August 8, 2017 by Gail G. CollinsMay 22, 2014August 8, 201701632 As we approached the school to volunteer our time, girls swept with rush brooms and boys tidied up. They are...
In Pursuit of Happiness: Expat Clubs in BaliAntony SuttonMay 20, 2014August 8, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 20, 2014August 8, 201702690 For whatever reason, people have been forming clubs since time immemorial and it is no different here in Indonesia. Early...
Car Theft HoaxesKenneth YeungMay 20, 2014August 8, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 20, 2014August 8, 201702507 “There’s a new method of car theft,” a colleague breathlessly told me last week. “Thieves throw an egg at your...
The Curious Case of the Innocent DriverEamonn SadlerMay 20, 2014August 18, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerMay 20, 2014August 18, 20170507 The university city of Oxford in which I am fortunate enough to have been born, raised and schooled, attracts approximately...
An Endless Journey: Reflections of an Indonesian JournalistGail G. CollinsMay 20, 2014August 18, 2017 by Gail G. CollinsMay 20, 2014August 18, 201701193 One doesn’t plan to live 97 years, but in doing so, it is impossible not to consider how it was...
The Big NoiseDaniel PopeMay 20, 2014August 18, 2017 by Daniel PopeMay 20, 2014August 18, 201701161 Jakarta is not the ideal domicile for a person fond of peace and quiet. It is packed with roaring vehicles,...
Inaro the Kerokan HealerHush PetersenMay 20, 2014August 18, 2017 by Hush PetersenMay 20, 2014August 18, 201702348 A conversation about world of healing would be incomplete without mentioning the wonderful world of kerokan. Kerokan, synonymous with masuk...
Dua Tangan Cukup ? Actions from across the archipelagoAngela JelitaMay 20, 2014October 20, 2017 by Angela JelitaMay 20, 2014October 20, 201701655 Raja Ampat in West Papua of Indonesia is known for being paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. It is...
The Jakarta Expat Pool LeagueAntony SuttonMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Antony SuttonMay 6, 2014August 18, 201701351 I’ll be honest with you, I have never really taken to pool. It’s all the rules I can’t handle. You...
Money PoliticsKenneth YeungMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 6, 2014August 18, 20170705 Vote buying is risky business, especially for candidates who fail to get elected and cannot repay their debts. Yet the...
Parlez Vous Bahasa?Eamonn SadlerMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerMay 6, 2014August 18, 201701022 For most people, the Indonesian language is without doubt one of the easiest languages to learn. It has very simple...
On Deadly RoadsKeimmy XuMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Keimmy XuMay 6, 2014August 18, 20171499 I’ve never felt so close to pounding someone’s face with my knuckles. How has road behaviour degenerated to such mindlessness,...
Aini Abdul ? The Sailor’ DaughterDavid MetcalfMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by David MetcalfMay 6, 2014August 18, 201701097 Aini Abdul was born in a small village in Southwest Kalimantan to a Dayak Iban father and a Javanese mother....
Dua Tangan Cukup: Clean Up Kemang Day on Easter Saturday, 2014Angela JelitaMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaMay 6, 2014August 18, 20170784 On April 19th, Grandkemang Hotel (part of Mesa Hotels and Resorts) and Clean Up Jakarta Day joined forces to clean...
Using Advances in Medicine to Manage ScoliosisDaniel RahimiMay 6, 2014January 15, 2018 by Daniel RahimiMay 6, 2014January 15, 201801356 SCOLIOSIS: When most patients are referred to us or they drop in to see us, they are usually informed that...
Hope for the Children of SumbawaKarenMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by KarenMay 6, 2014August 18, 201701142 For several years 33-year-old Carlos Ferrandiz worked as a lawyer in Spain,but in 2010 he decided to quit his job...
The Rainbow Project: Bringing a Splash of Colour to Children’ WardsAngela JelitaApril 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaApril 24, 2014August 18, 201701938 When children are ill, it’s always heartbreaking, and for a child to have to spend time in a hospital is...
Dolphin Watching Tours in LovinaFrancesco RicciardiApril 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by Francesco RicciardiApril 24, 2014August 18, 201701554 Wildlife tourism, in particular dolphin and whale watching, has doubled worldwide in the last decade. Since the 1980s, in Lovina...
God Help UsKenneth YeungApril 24, 2014October 20, 2017 by Kenneth YeungApril 24, 2014October 20, 20174 679 With religion being compulsory in Indonesia, the country is fertile ground for scammers seeking easy money under the guise of...
Bali Real Estate and Ownership OptionsTerje NilsenApril 24, 2014August 18, 2017 by Terje NilsenApril 24, 2014August 18, 201711194 Bali is an amazing and inviting place to live, and also invest. For 15 years ++ property prices has continued...