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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Air Asia: "At Least We Didn't Crash!"

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Man what a day I had yesterday. On my last full day in Indonesia I was forced to travel from Jakarta to Jogjakarta to get a re-entry permit...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Suka Dan Duka Kehidupan Pahlawan Devisa: Challenges Facing Overseas Workers in Indonesia

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Today’s post is inspired by the fate of Ruyati, an Indonesian national who was beheaded in Saudi Arabia last week for murdering her boss. ...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Scenes From the Back of an Ojek (Part I)

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One of the many problems plaguing Jakarta is traffic jams, known locally as "macet". One way around the traffic jams (literally) ...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

GeSMOGraphy! Jakarta's Smog Problem and the Temperature Inversion

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Sitting here in the bubble waiting on papers to clear, I was at something of a loss as to what to write about. Then it hit me, like a ton o...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

I've Got the KPK on Speed-Dial!

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I knew it was just a matter of time before it happened. One of the people I encountered in my dealings with the state apparatus here asked ...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

An Afternoon With An Artist...

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This weekend one of my friends and a rag-tag mob composed of folks from Singapore and Jakarta descended upon my temporary home here in Jogja...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

A Capital On The Move?

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A topic that emerges from time to time in Indonesia is the possibility of moving the capital from Jakarta to someplace in the hinterlands. ...
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