Heads Up, Tourist Extortion in Bali Still Business as Usual
The island’s image as an attractive holiday destination may be marred by a tradition of local authorities taking cash off...
Outreach
The Rhythm of People Power
An environmental movement against the planned reclamation of water and mangroves for large-scale development in Benoa Bay is uniting conservationists,...
Medical Anomalies
When well-off people in Indonesia need medical treatment, they often head off to Singapore. Daniel Pope thinks he knows why....
Becak Terus: Rickshawing from Aceh to Jakarta for a Good Cause
Back in 2013, we interviewed a man brave – and some might even say crazy – enough to run from...
Ripping Off Refugees
A photo of a drowned boy sparked an outpouring of international grief, prompting some Western countries to take more Syrian...
Notebooks Shine a Light, Revealing the End of the Tunnel
The Buku Kami Project empowers former sex workers in East Jakarta who have been forced into the illegal trade for...
A Person, Another Person and a Third Person Walk into a Bar
Political correctness has become part of everyone’s lives over the last couple of decades. Everyone now needs to be very...
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Cybercrime is on the rise in Indonesia. Government critics claim the biggest online scam is an official website promoting President...
Sulawesi – Don’t Wait
A dry look at what’s left on Sulawesi After 12 years working in Makassar and Manado, I came to view...
Appetite for Destruction
The Indonesian president, the maritime minister and the Supreme Court are all too weak to stop a Chinese mining company...
Fun With Weapons
Daniel Pope contemplates whether a foreigner could get away with murder in Indonesia. My local hangout in Jakarta in the...
The Greatest Show on Earth
By the time you read this the biggest and oldest comedy festival in the world will be over (or very...
Communities Gather to Clean Up Gunung Marapi in West Sumatra
Chairman of the Parimbo Minangkabau Community, Roni Marianto, led an initiative to clean up the ascent trail of Mount Marapi...
In the Trail of the Sumatran Tiger
Chris Slappendal is an advocate for all endangered species and their habitats, whose passion for the Sumatran tiger led him...
The Justice Scam
Two teachers wrongly imprisoned on trumped up charges of child sex abuse have been freed, but five cleaners sentenced over...
Booze Blues
The price of alcohol in Indonesia continues to soar into the stratosphere as new import duties are introduced. I’ve...
Fetch the Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti
Where I come from people never die. Before you rush to buy a house next to mine, I don’t mean...
Holiday-makers clean Birie Island Beach in Raja Ampat
Raja Ampat in West Papua is known for being a paradise for divers, bird-watchers and nature lovers. Although it is...
Rights as Citizens: The Strife for Reconciliation of Indonesia’s Indigenous Communities
With nearly 70 years of independence, Indonesia prides itself as a nation founded upon the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples...
Development Vs Indigenous People and the Environment
Over the past 50 years, the name of the region of Papua has been changed several times from Netherlands New...
It’ All About the Money
President Joko Widodo came to power on promises to fight corruption and initiate a mental revolution, but scammers are still...