Keeping Lombok Clean
Lombok Eco Development formed the NGO Keep Lombok Clean as a way of thanking Lombok for its warm hospitality and...
Outreach
What Price Glory?
It’s official. Batam City, the polluted playground for neighbouring Singaporeans seeking sex, is the best, most attractive and smartest city...
The Immigration Inquisition
Carrying a photocopy of your passport, KITAS or KITAP in Indonesia may no longer be good enough if you don’t...
Chain Reaction
Our intrepid reporter tackles the idyllic island of Sumba by bicycle. If you’re a wild-eyed bounder of adventure and boast...
Real Heroes
I’ve never been a fan of those works of fiction that portray super muscular, superheroes performing amazing and noble feats...
WWF Indonesia Reduces Waste in the Komodo Islands
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is an endangered species that can only be found in the Komodo National Park (KNP)...
Weaving a Social Enterprise in Flores
Du’Anyam is a social enterprise focusing on bettering the lives of mothers and families in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, through...
Our Obsession with Birds – The Sad Words of the Yellow-Crested Cockatoo
You many have heard about the recent shocking photographs of at least 21 yellow-crested cockatoos smuggled in plastic bottles in...
Winnie the ‘Penipu’
An elderly beggar who wore a tattered Winnie the Pooh costume has been deemed a scammer following reports that he...
Psychogeography for Beginners
Borneo is a terrific place to visit, however hiking there from Jakarta is perhaps not the best way of setting...
When All About You are Losing Theirs
Near the end of World War II, an American B24 bomber was shot down by the Japanese over North Borneo,...
Tari Berasih: The Traditional Dayak Dance Emphasising Recycling
The dancers entered the stage wearing traditional Dayak attire, moving their hands beautifully. The hornbill feathers on their heads completed...
Remote River School, Kalimantan
I sat on the wooden floor of Fery Irawan’s humble home. I held my hands out in the receiving position...
Greed Is Great
Celebrities were among thousands of Indonesians tricked into investing in a fraudulent tissue business that offered unfeasibly large profits. The...
A Tribute to Alan Nye
Alan Nye passed away on 16 May 2015, a day after his 67th birthday. He was born in the United...
We’ll Be Right Back After These Messages
Forget Pacquiao vs. Mayweather. When advertisers take on viewers, the gloves come off… The recently televised boxing match of the...
Incredible Java
Very few people are fully aware of the huge impact Java has had on the world as we know it...
POP! Hotel Hardys Singaraja Square cleans up local beach
On 9 May 2015, on the occasion of celebrating the 58th anniversary of Singaraja KODIM (District Commander of Military), the...
IndoJazzia: Indonesian Jazz is Going Places
With the news that 11-year-old Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander’s first album, My Favourite Things, topped the jazz charts in the...
The Fake Rice That Never Was
Lazy journalists, racist netizens and opportunistic politicians almost convinced the world that Indonesia was facing a plastic rice scare. On...
Theatre with a Difference: The Jakarta Players
Breaking the monotonous routine of movie-bingeing and mall-hopping, Jakartans have the opportunity to watch a highly captivating play for a...