Thousands of taxi and motorised rickshaw drivers have brought the Indonesian capital Jakarta to a standstill in a rowdy protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps. Convoys of blue and white taxis operated by PT Blue Bird and PT Express Transindo Utama blocked the city’s main thoroughfares on Tuesday, while clashes […]
Slash and Burn: The immorality of Palm Oil
It has, quite simply, become an annual problem that seems to get worse each year. Airports and schools are closed, states of emergency are declared and the whole area covering Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore lies shrouded in a thick choking smog as the palm oil growers slash and burn their way to a new fortune. […]
Pangandaran Indonesia’s Lesser - Known Beach
On my third visit to the still rustic yet touristy Pangandaran, I was able to go spelunking in the national park near the west beach. I wasn’t wise enough to postpone exploring these age-old, history-dripping caves during my previous visits. Part of it is to be blamed on the nonchalant tourism advertisement of Pangandaran. Pangandaran […]
