Playing for RainKenneth YeungOctober 3, 2015August 2, 2017 by Kenneth YeungOctober 3, 2015August 2, 201701874What to do when the country is suffering its worst drought in five years and the Government yet again fails...
Ripping Off RefugeesKenneth YeungSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 19, 2015August 4, 20172 1668A photo of a drowned boy sparked an outpouring of international grief, prompting some Western countries to take more Syrian...
You Say You Want a Revolution?Kenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 20171857Cybercrime is on the rise in Indonesia. Government critics claim the biggest online scam is an official website promoting President...
Appetite for DestructionKenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 201711152The Indonesian president, the maritime minister and the Supreme Court are all too weak to stop a Chinese mining company...
The Justice ScamKenneth YeungAugust 21, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungAugust 21, 2015August 4, 201701247Two teachers wrongly imprisoned on trumped up charges of child sex abuse have been freed, but five cleaners sentenced over...
It’ All About the MoneyKenneth YeungAugust 10, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungAugust 10, 2015August 4, 201701257President Joko Widodo came to power on promises to fight corruption and initiate a mental revolution, but scammers are still...
No Way OutKenneth YeungAugust 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungAugust 7, 2015August 4, 201701363Papua’s abundant natural resources are a blessing and a curse. As the Indonesian military’s last remaining place to quash rebellion,...
What Price Glory?Kenneth YeungJuly 13, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 13, 2015August 4, 201711 4236It’s official. Batam City, the polluted playground for neighbouring Singaporeans seeking sex, is the best, most attractive and smartest city...
The Immigration InquisitionKenneth YeungJuly 10, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJuly 10, 2015August 4, 201714 1822Carrying a photocopy of your passport, KITAS or KITAP in Indonesia may no longer be good enough if you don’t...
Winnie the ?Penipu?Kenneth YeungJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJune 25, 2015August 4, 20171697An elderly beggar who wore a tattered Winnie the Pooh costume has been deemed a scammer following reports that he...
On the Job in Jakarta: Meet Andrew HairsKenneth YeungJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJune 25, 2015August 4, 201711690Meet Andrew Hairs, an executive recruitment specialist, who every year places hundreds of people in new jobs in Indonesia and...
Greed Is GreatKenneth YeungJune 12, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungJune 12, 2015August 4, 201711009Celebrities were among thousands of Indonesians tricked into investing in a fraudulent tissue business that offered unfeasibly large profits. The...
The Fake Rice That Never WasKenneth YeungMay 29, 2015August 8, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 29, 2015August 8, 20174 3715Lazy journalists, racist netizens and opportunistic politicians almost convinced the world that Indonesia was facing a plastic rice scare. On...
Rohingya Refugee CrisisKenneth YeungMay 29, 2015August 8, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 29, 2015August 8, 201701588More than 1,000 persecuted Muslim Rohingyas from Myanmar (Burma) and about 800 people from Bangladesh, most of them seeking better...
Sex in the CityKenneth YeungMay 18, 2015August 8, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 18, 2015August 8, 201703518Police are showing a lot of interest in a high-class prostitution ring that provided actresses and models to government officials,...
Murder by DeathKenneth YeungMay 18, 2015October 20, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMay 18, 2015October 20, 201711787Australian indignation against the death penalty was never going to save a couple of drug traffickers from the firing squad...
Save the Children from HypocrisyKenneth YeungMay 4, 2015March 24, 2021 by Kenneth YeungMay 4, 2015March 24, 20216 802The government claims that its ban on alcohol sales in convenience stores is motivated solely by a desire to protect...
Turning Water Into … WaterKenneth YeungApril 20, 2015August 6, 2017 by Kenneth YeungApril 20, 2015August 6, 201701232Indonesia’s top Islamic authority is warning the country’s Muslims to beware of fake holy water being marketed as a miracle...
Online HazardsKenneth YeungApril 6, 2015August 8, 2017 by Kenneth YeungApril 6, 2015August 8, 201704201Victims of online retail fraud in Indonesia tend to cut their losses, chalking down their experience as a lesson to...
Just VisitingKenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 20172 2303Most expatriates will never see the inside of an Indonesian jail. But should you ever have a friend fall afoul...
No End to the StupidityKenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 2017 by Kenneth YeungMarch 23, 2015August 23, 20173 4202The perennial black dollar scam is back in the news. This time, the apparent victim is a Navy officer who...