On the Rise: Meet Ramon Medina
Ramon is owner and boulanger of Levant Bakery in Kemang, South Jakarta. Together with his business partner, Ramon opened up shop in December to serve
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Once Upon a Fashion Trend: the Spring-Summer 2015 Rundown
Victoria Bannerman urges you to get on the trend trail this summer with her foolproof guide to the major trends from the Spring-Summer 2015 runways
All That Jazz
“If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” ? Louis Armstrong En route to the eleventh annual Java Jazz Festival, the macet was particularly
Diving After the Mines: A Day in Ratatotok
The soft scent of cloves toasting underneath the sun wafted in the air as my ojek cruised over the lush green hills of Minahasa Tenggara.
The Clandestine Critic | Low-Salt Grill
Our expert epicure continues an undercover operation to bring you the truth about Jakarta’s dining scene. No spoon is left unturned in the quest for
Med Adventures in the East: Bruno Courbet
Bruno, could you please give us a short history of the company? Club Med’s adventure started in 1950 in Baleares, Spain. After a few resorts
An Investor’s Guide to Indonesia | What to remember when marketing to Muslims in Indonesia
Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. For this reason, foreign investors need a working knowledge of how best to market in the
Bandung’s Asian-African Conference Approaches, as More Drug Traffickers Face the Firing Squad
Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan of the Bali Nine are still scheduled to be executed, even though legal appeals have postponed the executions indefinitely. Amidst
Making the Possible Impossible
Any foreigner who has dealt with a government department in Indonesia—whose offices maintained a 1960s atmosphere of clattering typewriters and twirling ceiling fans well into
OMG Skool is Soooo Yesterday!
These dayz edukashun trewly is a compleet waist of time. Don’t need English anymore cz we alwz abbreviate and every1 understands anyway. Don’t need maths
1,000 Trees Planted at MesaStila, Magelang
13 February 2015 marked the one-year anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Kelud in East Java. This day reminded us of the tragedy that took
Healing Habitats: A Doctor’ Conservation Mission
The Togian islands are probably best known for serene white sand beaches and dive resorts. However, not as many people know of the rich terrestrial
Rugby Expats Take the Game to Local Communities
How a conversation in a pub, with a backdrop of Christmas carols, led to orphaned girls taking up the rough-old-game of rugby. We have all
Meet Lou Simpson
Non-Executive Chair, Foundation for Mother and Child Health Indonesia Lou Simpson’s journey spans marketing and communications for theatres in London, studying and working for NGOs
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 surgery. Fortunately, it’s usually just
Glorious Indonesia Fashion Week
The curious, the fashionable, the movers and shakers of Jakarta, resplendent in all their finery, turned up in full force at Indonesia Fashion Week to
Bali & Massachusetts: Two School Systems Worlds Apart
Bill Dalton recounts his daughter Aysah’s unique but unenviable opportunity over the past ten years of alternating between two school systems in two separate hemispheres.
Fairyland Express
Sulawesi: twice the size of the UK, volcanoes galore, uninhabited islands, strange creatures, boiling seas, electric clams and tons of bioluminescence, all wrapped up in
Quality Coffee and Breakfast at Monolog
Monolog’s mission is simple: bring great coffee to this great, coffee-growing nation. Proud to be local, 100% of Monolog’s coffee is from Indonesia, and it
Interning in Paradise | Julie van der Meer Mohr
Julie is Operational Manager of Internship Bali; an agency with a unique approach, placing students and growth-oriented individuals in exciting internships while meeting university requirements.
AIS Indonesia: A Lesson in Australian Education
The Australian Independent School (AIS) operates four sites across Indonesia, with over 700 students. Brenton Hall is the Principal of AIS and also serves as