Meet Dr. Titus Leber
Meet Dr. Titus Leber, an Austrian filmmaker who transformed Borobudur into interactive multimedia....
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Meet Norbert Vas
Meet Norbert Vas, an Austrian ex-smoker and the man behind non-smoking hotels in Jakarta. What prompted you to move...
Rock with You – Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta
Such a stellar name, The Hard Rock Café is a strong, ongoing presence in any big city. The name resounds...
Participatory Flood Risk Management: What the common man in the street can do
It wasn't unexpected although it has happened many times before. But still, when confronted with the swirling mass of brown...
MRT: The Key to Reducing Jakarta’s Chronic Congestion
Starting October 10, 2013, the first phase of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), a monorail-based transportation system, began works in Dukuh...
The School on a Landfill: Yayasan Dinamika Indonesia at Bantar Gebang
Words and photos by Angela Richardson The province of DKI Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibukota, not including Bogor, Tangerang, Depok and...
Dede the Ojek Payung
For as long as there have been umbrellas, there have been ojek payung. Every time the skies open over the...
Sunday Brunches in Jakarta
You have probably noticed it by now, but Indonesians love to eat and they love to make you eat. One...
Taxi Troubles
New arrivals to Jakarta are often warned to be on the lookout for taxi scams. The truth is that cab...
Preying on Prostitutes
A churchgoing keyboardist posed as a playboy and robbed at least 24 high-class prostitutes in four cities, until he made...
Potato Head: A Culinary Journey
In this remodelled venue, Potato Head brings you a more relaxed atmosphere on the terrace area, where you can sip...
Twitchers in Town – Birdwatching in Jakarta
It?s hard to imagine Jakarta having any wildlife at all, let alone any birds. The city authorities, after all, do...
Clean Up Jakarta Day 2013: Back-Breaking Teamwork Raises Awareness of Jakarta’s Rubbish Problem
The first Clean Up Jakarta Day took place on the morning of Sunday November 10th 2013. Over 1,000 volunteers at...
Dapur Babah Elite: Food With a Story
Dapur Babah adopts the philosophy of ?Bringing art, soul and romance of Indonesia? into its design. And it?s quite true;...
“Iman”: the Exotic Pet Trader
Although Jalan Barito renowned for its access to some of Indonesia?s most exotic pets, Iman dismisses the rumour that eager...
Faces of Jakarta: Citra, the National Library Librarian
For the last six years, Citra, who boards a train and a bajaj every day, wakes up well before the...
Throwing the Perfect Kid’ Birthday Party
My daughter just turned one and I spent the past couple of weeks thinking about how to celebrate this important...
ATM Transfer Traps
For some smooth-talking confidence artists, there?s no simpler way to make money than telephoning someone and tricking them into transferring...
Pak Kumis and Ibu Aseh the Warung Owners
It may not look like much from the road, but just under the awning, Pak Kumis and his wife of...
Jakarta 100 Years Ago
Through the window of early photography, Scott Merrillees has brought the long lost world of Jakarta back to life in...
Jakarta’s Bucket List
We all know about Monas, cheap electronics, Kota Tua?s museums, the Highland Gathering and cycling down Sudirman on a Sunday...