Kopernik: Serving the Last Mile
More than a decade ago, Ewa Wojkowska remembers driving at night in complete darkness through a remote town in East...
Outreach
Alberto Remondi: Pasta Maker
Alberto Remondi was born in Italy in 1963 and grew up in the family home in Rome, one of the...
A Ray of Hope
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments....
Education Degeneration
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” – Abraham...
Crooks in Uniform
Heading home after a late night out, I was pulled up in West Jakarta by two apparent policemen. At such...
Contemporary Circus
There was a time when the circus was a travelling show with performers, freak shows, and a herd of animals...
Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Where are you originally from?” is a question new people often ask me. The simple answer is “Indonesia,” but then...
Pak Trisno : The Ojek Driver and Devoted Father
No one loves Jakarta’s traffic as much as Trisno. It’s his bread and butter. His clients leave the office at...
Buying and Selling Property in Bali – A Smart Move
Teito Furukawa, a high performing property consultant who has worked in Bali for two years for Ray White Paradise was...
The Farmer’ Markets of Bali
Bali’s traditional markets were once a necessity in a society where refrigeration and corner stores were not as widespread as...
More Harm than Good?
An important project for the island of Lembongan is likely to lead to more harm than good. The deployment of...
Mr. Jaga: the Cock Fighter
Jaga, or Mr. Jaga as he likes to be referred to, is a bit of a character. He hails from...
Land Laws in Bali Differ from the Rest of Indonesia? Not Really.
Real Estate agents around Indonesia, and internationally, think that land laws in Bali are different from the rest of Indonesia,...
Drugged Drinks
An attractive woman in a Jakarta bar looks around for the drunkest and most clueless unaccompanied male foreigner – the...
Herwan: The Painter
Herwan’s shirt keeps the paint from dripping on his face. He figured out how to wrap the turban on his...
Saved by the Smell
In the summer of 1984, a friend and I decided to take my beloved, but ageing Datsun 260Z, over into...
Where are Indonesia’ Top Football Players to Come From?
In the game of football, FIFA counts over 300 million players in 2012, mostly men and boys, but an increasing...
Miracle on a Bali Beach
The one hundred and eight passengers and crew onboard the Lion Air flight from Bandung to Bali on Saturday afternoon...
Wayan Simprig: the Salt Farmer of Kusumba
I met Wayan for the fourth time in front of her simple dwelling just metres from the pounding surf in...
Scams in the City – Internet Boyfriends
Nigerian Sweetheart Unlike most scams coming from Nigeria that rely on greed, the Sweetheart Scam preys on heart-strings to loosen...
The Great Stink
It is the summer of 1858. A soaring heat warms up the river Thames and its urban tributaries, encouraging bacteria...