130 killed as police fire tear gas to clear football riotKenneth YeungOctober 2, 2022October 2, 2022 by Kenneth YeungOctober 2, 2022October 2, 20220918At least 130 people were killed when fans rioted and police responded by firing tear gas, causing deadly stampedes and...
Monas Closed Amidst Omnibus Law DemonstrationsIndonesia ExpatOctober 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 13, 2020July 9, 202102286The waves of rejection over the Job Creation or Omnibus Law didn’t stop on Thursday 8th October. The mass demonstrations...
Police Track Down Manokwari Riots Hoaxing AccountsIndonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2019August 20, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2019August 20, 201901703The National Police have urged the public to stop sharing unverified information about riots in Papua. Accounts associated with spreading...
Riot in Banda Aceh Prison over Transfer of Three InmatesIndonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2018January 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2018January 5, 20180891Law enforcers have managed to control a riot that broke in a prison in the Banda Aceh Prison on Thursday...
Ethnic Chinese Fear For Their Lives Amid Islamist ProtestsMilafel DacanayNovember 30, 2016December 2, 2016 by Milafel DacanayNovember 30, 2016December 2, 20160915The growing protests against Jakarta’s governor only add to the worsening discrimination and violence fears of the ethnic Chinese. The...
Opinion: Rent-a-Mobs & Religious Red HerringsKenneth YeungNovember 14, 2016 by Kenneth YeungNovember 14, 201601076(Note: The views, anecdotes and opinions in this article belong to the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of...
President to Reschedule Australia Visit After Jakarta RiotsCaranissa DjatmikoNovember 7, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 7, 20160666President Joko Widodo will have to reschedule his visit to Australia after the anti-Ahok rally, but insists that the situation...
Getting to the Other SideDaniel PopeFebruary 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Daniel PopeFebruary 23, 2015August 23, 201702415The safest time to cross the street in Jakarta can be when the city is at maximum danger level, as...
Down but Not Out in Tanjung PriokMartin JenkinsJune 2, 2014August 16, 2017 by Martin JenkinsJune 2, 2014August 16, 201701774You can find some wonderful things in the most unlikely of places. In this particular case a trek – well...