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THREE DAYS, THIRTY ARTISTS, ONE UNESCO TEMPLE: PRAMBANAN JAZZ 2026 IS BACK
The festival that turns an 8th-century Hindu temple into Southeast Asia's most dramatic concert stag ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 7 hours ago
YE SAID "COMING SOON 2026" — AND JAKARTA WENT ABSOLUTELY INSANE
A cryptic message on a videotron screen. A crowd erupting at midnight. And suddenly, Jakarta is on K ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 days ago
INDONESIA'S TEMPEH IS GOING TO UNESCO — AND IT'S BEEN 500 YEARS IN THE MAKING
From banana-leaf stalls in Central Java to the world's most prestigious cultural heritage list, temp ...
CULINARY | 6 days ago
WHY AYAM GEPUK CONQUERED THE MALAYSIAN FOOD SCENE
A West Java smashed chicken dish arrived in Malaysia with one outlet in 2017. Today it's a halal-cer ...
CULINARY | 7 days ago
INDONESIA'S CHILDREN ARE QUIETLY DROWNING — AND THE NUMBERS PROVE IT
Nearly 700,000 Indonesian children show signs of depression. Here's what the data says — and what ...
TRENDING NOW | a week ago
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: FILM, FASHION, AND THE BRAND UNIVERSE BEHIND THE MOST A ...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is more than a movie — it's a full brand universe. Here's everything: film ...
ENTERTAINMENT | a week ago
THE LIVING STAGE: WHY INDONESIAN FOLK THEATER IS THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE YOU'VE ...
From Ludruk in East Java to Randai in West Sumatra, the living stage isn't just a show — it's a w ...
ART + CULTURE | 2 weeks ago
4 INDONESIAN SINGERS THE WORLD FORGOT WERE LOCAL
Rich Brian, NIKI, Stephanie Poetri, and Agnez Mo are Indonesian — but the world never guessed. Her ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 2 weeks ago
CHINAMAXXING: GEN Z'S NEW ANSWER TO HUSTLE CULTURE
Chinamaxxing is the TikTok trend where Gen Z adopts Chinese daily habits to escape hustle culture †...
TRENDING NOW | 2 weeks ago
SULAWESI CAVE ART IS OLDEST IN THE WORLD
New research confirms Sulawesi cave art is 67,800 years old — the oldest ever found. Here's why In ...
ART + CULTURE | 3 weeks ago
THE NEW TRAVEL TREND: PAY TO LIVE LIKE A LOCAL IN INDONESIA
Cultural immersion is 2026's biggest travel shift. Indonesia — home to 1,300+ ethnic groups and th ...
TRAVEL + LEISURE | 3 weeks ago
THE PURPLE OJOL THAT'S ONLY FOR WOMEN — MEET SIDASAFE, INDONESIA'S FEMALE-FIRS ...
Female drivers, female passengers, purple scooters. SIDAsafe is rewriting the rules of urban transpo ...
TRENDING NOW | 3 weeks ago
CHINA'S GLOW-IN-THE-DARK PLANTS ARE REAL. THEY MIGHT REPLACE YOUR STREET LAMPS
Forget solar panels. Scientists in China are growing living lights by putting firefly DNA inside flo ...
TECHNOLOGY | 3 weeks ago
BROADWAY'S JERSEY BOYS IS COMING TO JAKARTA.
Jersey Boys Jakarta 2026 comes to Taman Ismail Marzuki on June 27–28, starring Agatha Pricilla and ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 3 weeks ago
WHEN BALI AND SYDNEY SHARED A KITCHEN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Sydney chef Tyson Gee hit Seasalt Bali with smoked bacon XO, dashi jelly, and a Canadian s'more. Thi ...
TRAVEL + LEISURE | 3 weeks ago
GRABX 2026 CAME TO JAKARTA — AND INTRODUCED 13 NEW FEATURES
For the first time, Grab held GrabX outside Singapore. Here's what the Jakarta event actually means ...
TECHNOLOGY | 3 weeks ago
NAWANA BY ALANA SENTUL CITY: THE HOTEL 45 MINUTES FROM JAKARTA THAT JUST CHANGED ...
Nawana by Alana Sentul City just opened 45 mins from Jakarta — a new 4-star sanctuary hotel with 1 ...
TRAVEL + LEISURE | 4 weeks ago
JAKARTA IS THE ONLY ASIAN CITY ON THE MORTAL KOMBAT II GLOBAL TOUR.
Jakarta is the only Asian city on the Mortal Kombat II global tour. Here's what that means for Indon ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 weeks ago
MEET THE MINDS SHAPING ASIA'S TECH FUTURE AT B2B TECH ASIA EXPO 2026
Southeast Asia's first mega-scale B2B tech expo lands in Jakarta on July 1–2, 2026 — and it's sk ...
TECHNOLOGY | 4 weeks ago
INDONESIAN HORROR IS WHAT THE WORLD IS SEARCHING FOR
While K-Pop built Korea's global identity, Indonesian horror films are now what fans worldwide can't ...
ENTERTAINMENT | 4 weeks ago
INSIDE FLESH & BONES: HOW HUMANS LEARNED TO SEE SELVES
Inside Flesh & Bones at ArtScience Museum explores 500 years of anatomy, uniting Eastern and Western ...
ART + CULTURE | 4 weeks ago
ICC ALL-STARS KIDS WIN BIG IN TAIWAN, INDONESIA CHEERS
Indonesian cheerleading team ICC All-Stars wins two trophies at the 9th Ocean Cheerleading Champions ...
SPORTS | a month ago
SAVANNAH HEADS TO CALIFORNIA AFTER WORLD OF DANCE WIN
SAVANNAH, part of INVASION DC, just won World of Dance Indonesia 2026. Now they're heading to Anahei ...
TRENDING NOW | a month ago
INDONESIA CLIMBERS LOCK IN SPOTS FOR ASIAN GAMES 2026 EARLY
Three Indonesia climbers Asian Games 2026 spots are secured — Putra, Sukma, and Ravianto qualified ...
SPORTS | a month ago
INDONESIAN COFFEE REACHES SEOUL, AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK
Indonesian coffee brands are expanding worldwide, opening stores across Asia, Europe, and the US as ...
TRENDING NOW | a month ago
FIVE CENTURIES OF PRAYER: LARANTUKA'S EASTER LIKE NO OTHER
Every April, a small coastal town in East Nusa Tenggara draws 60,000 pilgrims to an Easter ritual ol ...
ART + CULTURE | a month ago
WHY INDONESIA'S GEN Z IS CHOOSING SILENCE OVER THE SCROLL
Discover why Indonesia's Gen Z is embracing the Zero Post trend, choosing to go silent on social med ...
TRENDING NOW | a month ago
JOKO ANWAR’S GHOST IN THE CELL SECURES 86 COUNTRIES AHEAD OF RELEASE
Indonesian film global distribution
ENTERTAINMENT | a month ago
HUNGARIAN FOOD IS THE RENDANG OF EUROPE — AND JAKARTA JUST GOT A TASTE OF IT
The Hungarian Culinary & Cultural Festival is over. But the story of Hungary's bold, spice-driven fo ...
CULINARY | a month ago
TWO INDONESIAN RESTAURANTS SHINE IN ASIA’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2026
Indonesia fine dining, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026
CULINARY | a month ago
