Treat Yourself: Jakarta’s Top Spa Treatments
As the old saying goes, a change is as good as a holiday. And at these leading salons around Jakarta you’ll...
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Fixing the Fake News and Hoaxes
Fake news, it’s a well-known refrain around the world. From the US president’s blaming unfavourable coverage as fake news to...
Diabetes: Indonesia’s Hidden Killer
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report released in 2016 found 7 percent of Indonesians suffer from diabetes, or just over 18...
Reset, Recharge, Revive With a Moment’s Break
Whether you’re living in an expat hub in South Jakarta, or among the beautiful forests of Ubud in Bali it’s...
Island Hopping Off the Tourist Track
Indonesia is rightfully proud of its claim to the country with the most islands in the world. But with so...
Live Well, Eat Well with Indonesia’s Top Foods
For the newly arrived, Indonesian cuisine can be both the most exciting and bewildering aspect of relocation. Unlike other Southeast...
Finding Your Dream Home in Jakarta With the Help of an Expat Specialist
Home sweet home is hard to find in Jakarta. House hunting expats know all about the complicated processes, beginning with...
Sin Tax Says ‘Put Down the Smokes’
Like much of the world, smoking continues to be one of Indonesia’s top public health priorities. But, with the cheapest...
An Expat’s Guide to Indonesia’s Traditional Treatments
Taking care yourself as an expat can be difficult. Long hours working hard and even longer hours spent in traffic...
A Check-Up on Indonesia’s Healthcare Sector
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has led a push for more foreign investment and a loosening of bureaucratic reins in a...
Hit the Streets and Get Walking, Jakarta
Few were shocked back in July when a global study found Indonesia to be the country which walks the least....
Childhood Obesity and Malnutrition: The Twin Dangers
The release of a recent global survey produced by US Stanford University shocked few living in Indonesia after finding those...
The Road to the Asian Games 2018
The middle of August has been a busy time for the Indonesian government. The 50th anniversary of the Association of...
Around the Archipelago in One Meal
This month is all about celebrating Indonesia and what better way to celebrate than with one of Indonesia’s greatest strengths...
A Tough Year for Freeport Indonesia
For the Indonesian arm of US mining giant Freeport McMoRan, 2017 has hardly been a stellar year. With seemingly endless...
August: An Auspicious Month to Celebrate Indonesia and the Region
This month Indonesia celebrates its 72nd anniversary of independence. Millions of children around the archipelago will spend August 17 playing...
How To Spend Idul Fitri In the City
Idul Fitri is one of Indonesia’s most important holidays, celebrating the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Many non-Muslim...
Bubble Fears Premature Following Economic Downturn
Fears of an eventual bubble in Indonesia’s property markets may have failed to come to fruition in recent years, largely...