Lifestyles of the rich
These newsbriefs present snapshots of how the rich live and die Gerry van Klinken The exclusive Maybach car is only available for the super wealthy. acmgore...
Who will tame the oligarchs?
Not democracy but rule of law is Indonesia’s central problem Jeffrey A. Winters Suharto kept the oligarchs in order. a-birdie (flickr) There has been a...
Mix up some Singapore Slings & Kick Back!
By: Emma Kwee The Singapore Sling, is one of those cocktails everybody has heard of, but few have actually tried. The unique recipe was invented around 1915 by Long Bar...
Murder, Sex & Mayhem in Malaysian Politics
By: Antares Around twilight on 19 October 2006 a young woman stood outside a suburban residence in Kuala Lumpur peering anxiously through the locked gate. She glanced...
Singapore’s Chinatown: Highlights Off & On the Beaten Track
By: Cher Tan Singapore’s Chinatown is definitely worth a visit. Every major city in the world has a Chinatown. However, there are little variations present from one...
DAPOER AISAH: Batagor Recipe
By: Aisah Wolfard This is a favorite Indonesian dish from Bandung called batagor. Batagor stands for Baso Tahu Goreng, which can be translated as fried tofu meat/fish...
The 7 Plagues of Indonesia? Caterpillar Outbreak Hits Indonesia
By: Putri Fitria It’s almost like Indonesia is hit by 7 biblical plagues. After Volcanic eruptions, earth quakes and tsunami’s, we now suffer a caterpillar...
Food Heaven in a Medan Alley: Jalan Selat Panjang Medan
By: Labodalih Sembiring Medan, 9:45 p.m. The city’s commonly unruly traffic has died down. But this is not the case in a narrow street tucked behind Jalan Semarang,...
Inside the Islam Defender Front, Interview with an FPI Chief
By: Putri Fitria The Islam-Defenders Front (FPI) is an Islamic mass organization that has been allotted a quite large portion of media coverage in the last few years....
Fascinated by Versace
Beautiful living in Indonesia is possible if you are superwealthy Ben Knapen Indonesian opulence: The 62-year old lawyer Warsito Sanyoto and his wife Nila, 32....
