What Price Power?Kenneth YeungMarch 12, 2019March 13, 2019 by Kenneth YeungMarch 12, 2019March 13, 201901721National elections are approaching and legislative candidates need deep pockets. Indonesia will on April 17, 2019, hold simultaneous direct elections...
Top 10 Expat Complaints about IndonesiaKenneth YeungFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 2019 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 201906650Do you agree with our list? Are these legitimate complaints or just first-world whining? Corruption & Inefficiency Obtaining a seemingly...
Top 10 Most Expensive Indonesian PaintingsKenneth YeungFebruary 13, 2019July 16, 2021 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 13, 2019July 16, 2021025928Four artists (Raden Saleh, Hendra Gunawan, Sindudarsono Sudjojono and Lee Man Fong) produced most of the top 10 most expensive...
We Was Robbed!Kenneth YeungFebruary 13, 2019 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 13, 201904435Criminals pretending to be victims of theft are likely to be caught once police get involved. It’s not an unfamiliar...
Top 10 Indonesian Urban Myths & MistruthsKenneth YeungJanuary 30, 2019 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 30, 201909026Communism is the biggest threat to Indonesia The Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was indeed a force to be reckoned with...
Sextortion Risk Remains HighKenneth YeungJanuary 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 30, 2019January 30, 201903841In a society where pornography is illegal and moral hypocrisy is high, undressing for a video call is fraught with...
Bali Getting Tougher on FugitivesKenneth YeungJanuary 16, 2019 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 16, 201904929The resort island used to be a paradise for foreigners fleeing legal problems, but the risk of deportation is rising....
Top 10 Richest IndonesiansKenneth YeungDecember 19, 2018March 13, 2021 by Kenneth YeungDecember 19, 2018March 13, 202106556According to the 2018 Forbes Indonesia Rich List. Hartono brothers Net wealth: US$35 billion Source of wealth: banking, cigarettes, plantations,...
King Con Convicted Again, Gets No Prison TimeKenneth YeungDecember 19, 2018 by Kenneth YeungDecember 19, 201801871Remember Dimas Kanjeng, the murderous conman who pretended he could create money out of thin air? He was convicted of...
Top 10 Controversial Convictions in IndonesiaKenneth YeungDecember 5, 2018 by Kenneth YeungDecember 5, 201803701Baiq Nuril Maknun Sexual harassment victim jailed for six months In August 2012, Baiq Nuril Maknun (born 1978) was working...
Arrested Playwright Duped by Fool’ GoldKenneth YeungDecember 5, 2018December 6, 2018 by Kenneth YeungDecember 5, 2018December 6, 201801626A troubled dramatist has fallen victim to a scam involving idiotic claims about the secret gold of an Indonesian king....
Top 10 Non-Fiction Books on IndonesiaKenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by Kenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 201806248Indonesia Etc. Elizabeth Pisani 2014 Easily the best book about Indonesia in recent years. Elizabeth Pisani, an American who...
Blessing Scammers Busted in BaliKenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by Kenneth YeungNovember 21, 2018November 21, 201801872Yet again, professional scammers are being mislabelled as hypnotists. Police in Bali have arrested a gang of seven scammers, including...
Top 10 Indonesian StatuesKenneth YeungOctober 22, 2018March 6, 2021 by Kenneth YeungOctober 22, 2018March 6, 2021014252Not just the tallest, this list also includes some of Indonesia’s most controversial statues. Garuda Wisnu Kencana Where: Bukit Ungasan,...
Natural Disaster FraudKenneth YeungOctober 22, 2018February 25, 2024 by Kenneth YeungOctober 22, 2018February 25, 202401424Natural disasters can bring out the worst in a handful of people. After the September 28 earthquake and tsunami that...
Indonesia’s 10 Worst Air DisastersKenneth YeungOctober 10, 2018 by Kenneth YeungOctober 10, 201804112Indonesia has been endeavouring to improve its air safety record. Hopefully this list will never require updating. Mandala Flight 660...
Phony Breast Cancer Doctor JailedKenneth YeungOctober 10, 2018 by Kenneth YeungOctober 10, 201801823Staying healthy in Indonesia is hard enough without being exposed to quackery. A court in Bali has jailed a bogus...
Top 10 Mosques in IndonesiaKenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018October 30, 2020 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018October 30, 202009006Being home to world’s largest Muslim population, it’s only natural that Indonesia should have some of the most beautiful and...
Magic Money Boxes and JenglotKenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018November 17, 2020 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 26, 2018November 17, 202002914Conmen are still tricking gullible people into believing that money can be magically increased by mystical and mythical objects. The...
Top 10 Indonesian Serial KillersKenneth YeungSeptember 11, 2018April 6, 2023 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 11, 2018April 6, 2023025336Below you can find a list of the Top 10 Indonesian Serial Killers 1. Ahmad Suradji Born: January 10, 1949...
UAE Boxing Coach Scammed in JakartaKenneth YeungSeptember 11, 2018 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 11, 201801464The Asian Games were a great success, marred only by a few scandals and controversies, including a Palestinian expatriate scamming...