Floods Hit Certain areas of Jakarta on Saturday MorningIndonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2019March 3, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2019March 3, 20190Following heavy downpour in Bogor, West Java, certain neighbourhoods in Jakarta were affected by flood on Saturday morning. On its...
Python Carried into a House by Flood Bites ManIndonesia ExpatJanuary 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 29, 20190An Indonesian man has been wounded after being struck by a 3.5 metre-long python that made a surprise appearance at...
Flood Waters Swamp Homes of Tsunami SurvivorsIndonesia ExpatDecember 27, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 27, 20180Flood waters have engulfed two villages on Wednesday, December 26, just four days after the tsunami devastated homes in Serang...
Missing Students in North Sumatra Flash Flood RescuedIndonesia ExpatOctober 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 14, 20180A search and rescue team has rescued 17 school students who went missing after a flash flood inundated a school...
Aussie Tourists Paddle Through Kuta Streets in FloodSania RasyidJanuary 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by Sania RasyidJanuary 25, 2018January 25, 20180Heavy rain and flash flood in Kuta, Bali, have prompted some tourists from Australia to paddle their way around the...
Anies Looks to Experts for Solutions to Jakarta Flood ProblemIndonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2017December 14, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2017December 14, 20170Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said the city is making efforts to provide short term solutions to Jakarta’s flooding problems, but...
Rebuilding Bima: An Expat’ Perspective on Resilience in the Face of DisasterGrace SusetyoFebruary 13, 2017 by Grace SusetyoFebruary 13, 20170After encountering generous and passionate locals in the historical royal city of Bima in October of 2016, Grace Susetyo was...
Flood Turns Kemang into Lost City of AtlantisPeter BrahmAugust 31, 2016February 20, 2021 by Peter BrahmAugust 31, 2016February 20, 20210Shoddy drainage systems and heavy rainfall on August 27 made Kemang look like the third-class cabin on the Titanic. Cars...
The Big DrinkDaniel PopeAugust 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Daniel PopeAugust 11, 2014August 11, 20170It was breaking point for Jakarta. Days of torrential rain and years of incompetent urban planning were about to exact...
Help Make a Difference this ChristmasSheena PeregrinaDecember 17, 2013August 16, 2017 by Sheena PeregrinaDecember 17, 2013August 16, 20170Iris worldwide Indonesia is using its dynamic and creative approach to raise awareness for a slum village in Jakarta. As...