Indonesians are waking up to news of sickness and deaths. Every day, the numbers continue to climb. …

As I was watching celebrity and host Raffi Ahmad being among the first in Indonesia to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during a live broadcast, my first thought was this: Why? It didn’t come as a total surprise because I’d seen a draft list of priority recipients a few days prior…

1. Sometimes I wish my thoughts would just write itself. There is just so much swirling around in my head that it paralyzes me, making me feel as if I don’t have the necessary tools, time and space at my disposal to make sure that they are conveyed properly. …

We are approaching the end of March. 2020 has been brutal, huh? It feels like we have been at this social distancing thing for so long and it’s already creeping into a point where we’d all very much like this to be over soon. Realistically speaking, of course — we…

It’s Sunday. From what I’ve seen, life appears to be normal around here. People are still going about their daily activities and even with a few banners on COVID-19 suggesting people should stay at home, parking lots are still swarming with cars and motorbikes. I was out for a bit…

There’s so much going on in the world right now, but it’s possible that you have come across one viral statement from a commissioner at the National Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children (KPAI), which has been making its rounds across international news outlets (including non-English speaking ones, y’all)…

I woke up last Monday morning to heaps of tweets sharing news of and expressing condolences over Kobe Bryant’s passing, after a helicopter accident in California that also claimed the lives of eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant. I’ve never been much of a basketball fan myself and…

Once upon a time, there was a little Indonesian girl who knew so little about the world. At a young age, she learned that people viewed protests and demonstrations in a negative light, as if they were the harbinger of chaos. …

If you’re Indonesian and you’re on Twitter or Instagram, you’ve probably come across a post or two talking about Agnez Mo’s new hairstyle. I don’t think it’s too far off to even say that it’s become a national topic this week. It’s probably worth pointing out right from the beginning…