Culture
How Much of This Food Is Actually Indonesian?
The answer might surprise you.
Yvette Tanamal
11.12.18
News
Did China Just Sign the Death Warrant for Indonesia's Tigers and Rhinos?
Chinese officials recently reversed a ban on the sale of tiger and rhino parts for medical or cultural use—a move that some say may accelerate the extinction of two critically endangered species.
Yvette Tanamal
11.9.18
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
transportation
Ojek Drivers Say Cheap Fares are Killing Their Bank Accounts, But There's a Way You Can Help
Here's a tipping formula that works.
Yvette Tanamal
10.11.18
Trafficking
China's Gender Imbalance Is Fueling a Market for Kidnapped Indonesian Brides
How can sixteen women just disappear?
Yvette Tanamal
9.27.18
10 Questions
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask an Ondel-Ondel
Do people ever get annoyed at all that noise?
Yvette Tanamal
9.24.18
Elections 2019
Lawmakers Just Banned Pedophiles From Elections, But Rapists are Still Welcome
While many are celebrating a new rule that will filter Indonesia's elections from corrupt politicians, drug lords and pedophiles, a recent case shows that committing sexual assault won't stop someone from holding a public office.
Yvette Tanamal
9.13.18
Pelemahan Rupiah
'I’m worried. Very worried.': We Spoke to Indonesian Millennials About How Rp 15,000 Feels
The worst exchange rate in 20 years has us all feeling a little shook.
Yvette Tanamal
Daniel Darmawan
9.7.18
Money
The Rupiah Is at '98 Crisis Levels, But Does Rp 15,000 Really Mean the Same Thing Today?
We explain why there is no need to panic... yet.
Yvette Tanamal
Daniel Darmawan
9.6.18
2019 elections
How to Write a Hit Political Anthem for the Presidential Election
When in doubt, incorporate some dangdut beats in it.
Yvette Tanamal
9.5.18
Elections 2019
Trying to Nail Down the Reason Why We Use Nails to Vote in Indonesia
It's not the check-mark that wins elections in Indonesia. It's the nail poke.
Yvette Tanamal
8.21.18
Food
Indonesia Wants to Ban Dog Meat, Because Tourists Don't Like It
Tourism, rabies, and religious reasons are behind a new government ban on the controversial meat.
Yvette Tanamal
8.16.18
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