Why it’s portable: It is the assumed default explanation for any public failure.
While the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is famous, the perception of corruption is a national pastime. The portable issue isn't just mega-scandals (like the Jiwasraya insurance fraud), but the everyday "pungli" (extortion). Why it’s portable: It is the assumed default
Why it’s portable: The kaki lima (street cart) coffee is the same as the espresso bar's. Why it’s portable: The kaki lima (street cart)
Forget Starbucks. Indonesia has the angkringan (Javanese coffee cart with street food). The portable cultural act is "ngopi" (drinking coffee) while discussing everything from football to divorce. It is the default meeting ritual. The portable cultural act is "ngopi" (drinking coffee)
Moving the capital from Jakarta (sinking, polluted) to Nusantara in the jungle of East Kalimantan is a portable issue of state-sponsored climate migration. Will it save the Dayak forests or destroy them? That debate is already traveling.
Why it’s portable: Everyone has a smartphone, and every parent is terrified.
Indonesia is one of the world's most active social media nations. This has spawned a portable trio of anxieties: