He Who Laughs Last
In the winter of 1990, I was working in real estate in London with my business partner, Steve Collins. One...
Outreach
Dying to Entertain
Despite research that shows dolphins to be highly sensitive and intelligent, numerous facilities in Bali continue to hold the cetaceans...
#IndonesiaMakanSayur: Not Just a Hashtag
Indonesia Makan Sayur is a community that tries to raise awareness of the health benefits of eating plant-based foods. Through...
Stranger Danger
Beware of people you meet online. And beware of strangers seeking help. An Indonesian man has been jailed in Australia...
App Fap: App-Based Transport Solutions
New application-based transportation solutions are taking Indonesia’s jammed boulevards by storm. Last time out, I gnashed my teeth at the...
Filling the Grill
In the early ‘90s, I was working in sales and marketing at the Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta. Our...
Manpower Expresses Regrets; Extends Expats a Warm Welcome
The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower recently caused panic and demoralization among companies hiring expats. All of this was following the...
A World of Tradition
I love traditions. Family traditions, national traditions, anything that is traditional in the true sense of the word. I guess...
Official Ignorance Is Not Bliss
If Indonesia’s greatest crime of the past century remains swept under the carpet – and cannot even be discussed at...
Singing in the Rain: Ikatan Sindroma Down Indonesia Makes Waves with Gigi Art of Dance
Gigi Art of Dance recognizes how dance belongs to anyone, without exception to those with disabilities. The dance school welcomes...
Burnin’ Rubber Time
Jakarta isn’t looking so hot at the moment, what with streets being torn up left, right and centre in a...
Proof that Not Refusing to Save the Planet Might Not be a Bad Idea
Most people will be very surprised to learn that the world’s population of polar bears has shrunk by almost 60...
The Great Degradable Swindle
Consumers in Indonesia will have noticed that plastic bags from leading chains of convenience stores and supermarkets are now labelled...
XS Project: Going Against the Odds to Save Trash Pickers
Aiming to break the generational cycle of trash pickers, XS Project creates and sells products made out of waste materials....
Trash Talk
“Ours is a culture and a time as immensely rich in trash as it is in treasures.” – Ray Bradbury...
Then Trash Became Ffrash: Meet Karin van Horssen and Renate Suurd-Joossink
Ffrash produces high-quality, sustainable design furniture and home interior products from trash, giving former street children a chance at a...
Indonesian Communities Awarded United Nations Development Programme Equator Prize
The United Nation Development Programme’s Equator Initiative recently announced the 2015 winners of its prestigious Equator Prize. Having attracted 1,461...
Playing for Rain
What to do when the country is suffering its worst drought in five years and the Government yet again fails...
Imploring for Palliative Care, the Chance to a Fulfilling Life
As a paediatric palliative care service, Rachel House treats poor children diagnosed with cancer and HIV in Jakarta. They are...
What’ App-ening in Bandung?
Seeing Bandung by murderous GPS When growing kitchen herbs, I generally read the packet then enjoy acquiring new knowledge through...
Catching a Flick
I like movies that are either funny or true, meaning I don’t generally see the point of letting precious minutes...