Farraz Tandjoeng

mass confusion

'I’m Like a Lawyer Defending My Political Clients': A Profile of a Social Media Puppet Master

In the final part of "Mass Confusion," writer Adi Renaldi spends the day with a man who coordinates everything from the most-positive social strategies to the darkest of black campaigns.
Adi Renaldi
12.22.18
Lion Air Crash

The Consequences of Our Obsession With Reading About Plane Crashes and Other Tragedies

All this news coverage is taking its toll.
Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja
11.6.18
Food

The Secret Ingredient in Jakarta's Spiciest Sambal Is Ghost Saliva

So the story goes.
Daniel Darmawan
10.31.18
Ghost Stories

Genderuwo Is the Well-Endowed Monster of Bored Housewives' Dreams

The big, hairy creature from Javanese mythology is a cross between a monkey and a human with dark-red skin, bulging eyes, and a magnificent member.
Alice .
10.31.18
Ghost Stories

Introducing Ghost Stories: A Series About the Monsters That Haunted Our Childhood

We revisit some of the scariest ghosts from the Asia Pacific region, and explore what they say about our beliefs, politics and more.
VICE Staff
10.31.18
Ghost Stories

In West Bengal, Even the Spirits Need to Abide By India's Caste System

Sometimes, social hierarchies don't stop at the grave.
VICE Staff
10.31.18
Ghost Stories

Wewe Gombel, the Child Kidnapper, Just Wants to Teach Families a Lesson

She'll take your children and hide them under her breasts—but only if you've been bad parents.
Yvette Tanamal
10.31.18
movies

Will the Real 'Queen of the South Sea' Please Stand Up?

From sex symbol to loving grandmother, Nyi Roro Kidul has been it all.
Alice .
10.29.18