Participatory Flood Risk Management: What the common man in the street can do
It wasn't unexpected although it has happened many times before. But still, when confronted with the swirling mass of brown...
Outreach
Dua Tangan Cukup: Pak Alfredo Cleans Liang Beach
Dua Tangan Cukup (Two Hands are Enough) is a movement started by Clean Up Jakarta Day which encourages actions to...
MRT: The Key to Reducing Jakarta’s Chronic Congestion
Starting October 10, 2013, the first phase of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), a monorail-based transportation system, began works in Dukuh...
Pak Anden: the Dayak Elder and Village Chief
Pak Anden greeted me by smudging my forehead and cheeks with a white powdered paste. After I received my traditional...
The School on a Landfill: Yayasan Dinamika Indonesia at Bantar Gebang
Words and photos by Angela Richardson The province of DKI Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibukota, not including Bogor, Tangerang, Depok and...
We Haven’t Learned a Thing
It is almost a year since I wrote my first Scams column for Jakarta Expat and there is no shortage...
Two Plus Two Equals 3.9996
I like to tell people I am numerically dyslexic. When I look at a page of numbers, for example a...
Dewi: A Success Story
Dewi is a bright, young 19-year-old and has a real spark about her. She was so excited to tell me...
Two Plus Two Equals 3.9996
I like to tell people I am numerically dyslexic. When I look at a page of numbers, for example a...
New Bali Starling Bloodline Released into Island Bird Sanctuary
A pair of critically endangered Bali starlings (Jalak Bali), from the West Bali National Park, have been set free on...
Mystery Meats
What’s a Jewish dilemma? Pork at half price. That was one of the first jokes I heard during a visit...
Dede the Ojek Payung
For as long as there have been umbrellas, there have been ojek payung. Every time the skies open over the...
Trains, Planes and Other Perils
As a lifelong train enthusiast, I felt a great sense of achievement upon making the journey across Java by all...
The Last Laugh on Us
Every year at Christmas many of us look back misty-eyed at the year that is almost over and ask ourselves...
The Last Laugh on Us
Every year at Christmas many of us look back misty-eyed at the year that is almost over and ask ourselves...
Help Make a Difference this Christmas
Iris worldwide Indonesia is using its dynamic and creative approach to raise awareness for a slum village in Jakarta. As...
Taxi Troubles
New arrivals to Jakarta are often warned to be on the lookout for taxi scams. The truth is that cab...
Lifesaving Initiatives Against Methanol
With Christmas and New Year almost here, plenty of people will be taking the opportunity to engage in some festive...
Fizal the Jalan Surabaya Shop Apprentice
For the best deals, it?s a good idea to peek back behind the first row of shops and along the...
Made Sudarsana the Topeng Dancer
Made Sudarsana has been dancing since he was seven years old. ?We learn dancing as a child,? Made explained. ?The...
A Home Away from Home at Christmas
Ever since I could remember, I loathed the atrocious winters of New York City, regardless of the fact that the...