Will Amazon Create an E-commerce Apocalypse for Indonesia’s Local Players?
American e-commerce giant Amazon will enter Indonesia with US$600 million. Local e-commerce competitors prepare for winter as Alibaba ramps up too. Just three months
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Winning Hearts and Minds: Asok Kumar of PT Schenker Petrolog Utama
Asok is originally from Malaysia, although he has been an expat in Germany, the UK, Thailand and Japan before joining global logistics company DB Schenker
The Terrible Truth behind Your Cup of Cat Poo Coffee
In Bali, the high demand for luwak coffee has created a ruthless industry built on immense animal suffering and an inferior product. Kopi luwak, or
British Bengkulu: A Forgotten Imperial Outpost
Bengkulu, October 1685: The fort stood atop a small hillock on the banks of a coffee-coloured creek. To the west the Indian Ocean stretched blank
From Bali to the World’ Stage: Meet Melati and Isabel Wijsen
Sisters and founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, a campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali, share how they are implementing their movement in Bali
The Missionaries: Meet the Mormons
Imagine travelling halfway across the world at your own expense for a religious calling. A handful of Indonesians are doing just that to join the
Writing the Indonesian Experience
When I first arrived in the early ‘90s, it was close to impossible to find any English language books about Indonesia. Things have changed. The
Scams in the City: Fashion Police
Indonesian police are seeking to improve their image by wearing navy blue shirts emblazoned with the slogan Turn Back Crime. Criminals are donning the same
Cangkuang, West Java’ Small and Mystical Hindu Temple
Discovering one of the few Hindu-Buddhist relics ever to be discovered in West Java. One Tuesday morning, a gang of youngsters got on a raft
HUB For Cyclist: Cycling for a Greener City
In Jogjakarta, bicycle community HUB For Cyclist aims to create a green environment through alternative ways. For some of us, cycling is better known as
The PMA Company and the Negative List in Indonesia
This article is the result of numerous questions from expats regarding the setup of a company and the function of The Negative List. It describes
Travel Sparks: The New Age of Volunteer Travel
With its charitable spirit of ‘Travel with a Cause’, Travel Sparks has started a new wave in the Indonesian travel sector which involves travelling while
Tana Olen, the Forbidden Forest
“We call this place Tana Olen,” Philius, the Dayak elder explained. “In Kenyah Dayak language this means forbidden forest – forbidden to destroy.” The locals
Climbing Mount Lawu
A punishing yet beguiling ascent into the heavens of Central Java Philosophical arguments are usually given when mountaineers explain why they climb mountains. British mountaineer
Nyambu Holds the Secret to Sustainable Tourism in Bali
As an ever-increasing amount of Bali’s farmland is being converted into hotels, resorts and other tourism-related infrastructure, one project is taking a more sustainable approach
Scams in the City: Don’t Lose Your Goat
Sometimes it’s just not worth reporting a crime in Indonesia. A few weeks ago, I was robbed on a Jakarta bus. A pickpocket deftly removed
You Can Check Out Anytime, but You Can Never Leave
There comes a time when we all need a break from the carbon monoxide and burning plastic smoke that drifts across Jakarta’s 24/7 urban war
For the People: Meet Daniel Elber
Meet the former Swiss banker who swapped his corporate life for one eradicating poverty in Bali. Tell me about your former life as a banker
Benedicte Hansen: Business with a Purpose
Benedicte Hansen swapped a successful 20-year career at IKEA, her latest posting as Marketing Manager at IKEA Jakarta, with one running a sustainable villa in
Navigating the UK Visa Minefield: PT AGS Visa Solutions
PT AGS Visa Solutions was founded in 2014 by Daniel Choat, former Country Manager of the UK Visa and Immigration department at the British Embassy
Jakarta Applies New Odd-Even Traffic Restrictions
The Department of Transportation in the capital is set to apply a new odd-even license plate traffic rule which will come into effect on August