Jakarta School Accuses Travel Agency of Fraud
A school in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta has reported travel agency PT Wisata Mandiri Travel to the police for alleged...
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Street Reminiscing
Khao Sarn Road, Bangkok; Street 172, Phnom Penh; Jalan Jaksa, Jakarta. The list of famous and cheap backpacker streets in...
Jakarta After Dark
Jakarta is city of stark juxtapositions at every turn. The heralding mosques suggest a conservative lifestyle, but this is contrasted...
32.4 percent Less Traffic Since Introduction of Odd-Even Policy
According to an evaluation by the Indonesia Toll Road Authority, the implementation of the odd-even traffic policy has reduced traffic...
Bootleg Liquor Kills Ten, Dozens Rushed to Hospital
Ten people have died and dozens were hospitalised after allegedly drinking oplosan, or bootleg liquor, over the weekend. The first...
Finding the Right Preschool in Jakarta
I have noticed that working and non-working parents in Jakarta usually have their children cared for by nannies at home...
Inspection Reveals 80 Percent of Jakarta’s Construction Projects Unsafe
The Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Agency has said that the majority of construction projects in the capital city are unsafe....
Jazz Junkie
by Andy McCulloch The first weekend of March has become one I look forward to since moving to Indonesia....
High-Rise Buildings To Be Raided In Jakarta Over Groundwater Violations
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has revealed the city’s administration is set to raid dozens of high-rise buildings around Jakarta suspected...
Expats in Jakarta Ranked as 8th Highest-Paid Expats In The World
According to an analysis of an HSBC report by Bloomberg, India’s financial, commercial and entertainment powerhouse has the highest average...
Staying Fit In The City
Despite Jakarta’s bustling and chaotic nature, too many residents lead a sedentary lifestyle. It’s time to move and get healthy,...
Jakarta Ranked as 12th Worst Congested City in the World
According to the Inrix 2017 Traffic Scorecard, Jakarta is 12th worst congested city in the world. This is 10 spots...
Jakarta the “World’s Fastest-sinking City”
According to a Vice News Tonight segment on HBO, Jakarta is the world’s fastest-sinking city, with current estimates predicting that...
Safety in Hotels
Following a recent conversation about safety and security with my kids it became clear to me that when I stay...
Bena and Tololela – Preserving tradition in Flores
Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province is a combination of sea and forested mountains with meandering highways cutting the...
Swipers Still Swiping
Despite the ongoing efforts of Islamic political parties to criminalize sex outside of marriage, Indonesians are still flocking to online...
Jakarta Plans to Build More Bicycle Lanes
The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta has plans to build more bicycle lanes in the city. According to the Deputy...
The Lonely Expat Housewife of Jakarta
Being an expat housewife in Jakarta has its own set of challenges even with all of the pros of living...
Citywide Search for Jakartan with 364 Million Tax Debt on Luxury Ferrari
The Jakarta authorities are in search of a man who lives in a rented house in a small alley, but...
Jakarta or Manila: Which Southeast Asian Megacity is Safer for Women?
Walking the uneven pavement in the sweltering heat of Jakarta is made even more uncomfortable for women like Anindya Restuviani...
The People Behind the Goods
Colourful street vendors are an integral part of Jakarta’s landscape; one that separates Jakarta from other boring, even sterile-looking, cities....