Introduction to Southeast Asia: 11 Countries, 620 million people!
Southeast Asia consists of 11 countries squeezed between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Around 620 million inhabitants make Southeast Asia one of the most...
Introducing Bangkok, Thailand’s Premier City
By: Isaac Olson Thailand's capital is well known on the world stage as an exotic and ruckus destination. Its non-stop pace, landmarks, and infamous nightlife have...
Otak-Otak is Not Zombie Food!
By: Erna Dyanty Otak-otak is a type of fish cake or fish pate that is cooked in a parcel. Otak means ‘brain’ in Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, yet otak-otak has...
Childhood Memories Preserved in Pandes
By: Labodalih Sembiring In the 80s, in towns and cities across Indonesia, the most modern toys a kid could find were arcade game machines and battery-powered,...
Highlights of Thailand
By: Isaac Olson Thailand has been a tourist's dream for decades. It's difficult to narrow down the best things about Thailand. Nevertheless, below are five...
Visiting Komodo National Park: into Dragon’s domain
By: Ed Caffin The marvellous Komodo National Park is arguably one of the most interesting places to visit in Indonesia. Located on the edge of the Lesser Sunda...
France’s DJ Urine Hits Indonesia with Flying Force
By: Monica Dominguez DJs these days have strayed far from the original scratches with 80s beats and hip hop intentions; they have even strayed far from the 90s trance...
Iskandar: a bellwether for improving relations between Singapore and Malaysia?
By: John Solomon A Thorny Past While never escalating any issue to a bout of saber rattling, Singapore and Malaysia have not always enjoyed what one could describe as a...
Run, Scott, Run!
By Angela Richardson, first published in Jakarta Expat 1,250 kilometres in 25 days, from Bali to Jakarta, running through the sweltering 32 degree Equatorial heat and...
AKA – HARD BEAT
By: Kees Schepel In 2011 Canadian record company Strawberry Rain Records released Hard Beat (available on cd and on vinyl), an anthology of the Indonesian band AKA....
