Playing for Rain
What to do when the country is suffering its worst drought in five years and the Government yet again fails...
Scams in the City
Ripping Off Refugees
A photo of a drowned boy sparked an outpouring of international grief, prompting some Western countries to take more Syrian...
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...
The Justice Scam
Two teachers wrongly imprisoned on trumped up charges of child sex abuse have been freed, but five cleaners sentenced over...
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...
What Price Glory?
It’s official. Batam City, the polluted playground for neighbouring Singaporeans seeking sex, is the best, most attractive and smartest city...
Winnie the ‘Penipu’
An elderly beggar who wore a tattered Winnie the Pooh costume has been deemed a scammer following reports that he...
Greed Is Great
Celebrities were among thousands of Indonesians tricked into investing in a fraudulent tissue business that offered unfeasibly large profits. 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...
Sex in the City
Police are showing a lot of interest in a high-class prostitution ring that provided actresses and models to government officials,...
Save the Children from Hypocrisy
The government claims that its ban on alcohol sales in convenience stores is motivated solely by a desire to protect...
Turning Water Into … Water
Indonesia’s top Islamic authority is warning the country’s Muslims to beware of fake holy water being marketed as a miracle...
Online Hazards
Victims of online retail fraud in Indonesia tend to cut their losses, chalking down their experience as a lesson to...
No End to the Stupidity
The perennial black dollar scam is back in the news. This time, the apparent victim is a Navy officer who...
Swindling Starts at School
It’s every parent’s nightmare: a phone call informing them their child has been in a serious accident and requires emergency...
The Executioners & the Graveyard
Indonesians are being royally scammed when law enforcers use their power to attack opponents of the country’s endemic corruption. “Five...
Online Romance Extortion
Should you ever have the misfortune to become an inmate of an Indonesian jail, you quickly learn that regular funds...
Failing to Buy an Income
One of Indonesia’s biggest problems is law enforcement, or more accurately, the lack of it. Part of the problem is...
On Baldness & Boobs
As the human body approaches middle age, many adults start experiencing embarrassing physical changes. Hair may start thinning and greying....
Hard Luck
Living in a red light area of Jakarta, the streets outside my apartment are lined each night with pushcart vendors...
Sexual Healing Swindle
Want to get rich quick? Or cure an illness via alternative healing? Then think twice before visiting a friendly dukun...