Bali based regional correspondent for the Straits Times, co-host of Reformasi Dispatch, co-founder of On The Level Media, wannabe Muay Thai fighter, dog dad
Jakarta, Indonesia
Joined February 2011
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Will leverage my podcasting celebrity status from @Reformasi_pod and apply for a golden visa via the 'personage' lane me thinks! nasional.kontan.co.id/news/d…
We originally budgeted 20 mins but then ... as can happen with a diplomats, we got chatty. I can honestly say among the better interviews -- ie it's up there with anything we've done with @MumfordAsia ...It's that good
Our latest! With @MarcielScot
fmr US ambassador to Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia and author of “Imperfect Partners” a look-back at his 35yr career w/ insights into, balancing China, democracy in SE Asia. Forget Netflix! Scot is THE diplomat reformasi.buzzsprout.com/167…
Our latest! @evndari (Eva Sundari) joins to discuss the domestic workers bill finally winding through parliament. Among the reforms: a central registry to curb child and forced labour. Party politicking and JKT's new #LRT round out the pod
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Our latest! @ptr_yeung, joins the pod to talk about his new piece in @wired on the dirty business of making EV batteries. But first: how the KPK chair's zeal to press corruption charges on ex Jakarta Gov Anies Baswedan would backfire. open.spotify.com/episode/6DS…
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The Reformasi Weekly Newsletter is out. A lower court ruling -- sure to be overturned -- requires pushing the presidential election four months to allow the fledgling Partai Prima time to field candidates. Go to reformasi.info/ for a free two week trial
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Our latest! feeds.buzzsprout.com/1679743…
Ex-pol gen Ferdy Sambo sentence to death but Widodo admin unlikely to follow thru on police reform. TI @anticorruption's CPI shows big slump. And Dan Slater @SlaterPolitics joins to talk lessons from Indo democracy podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
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😂 I spend time thinking about the weirdness of Indonesian food in the Netherlands and Dutch food in Indonesia way, way more than I should. Maybe this is especially because I’m from Bandung.
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The Widodo administration has squandered an opportunity to overhaul Indonesia’s corrupt police. Ferdy’s death sentence (which thankfully will likely not be carried out) distracts from the systemic rot he represents. Less noose. More broom nasional.tempo.co/read/16916…
We’re putting together a great show at @Reformasi_pod @SlaterPolitics joins us. We read more tea leaves on the going’s on inside PDI-P. And after years of progress, corruption is making an unwelcome comeback.
COMING UP on this week’s Reformasi Dispatch: Dan Slater @slaterpolitics Murfin Prof @umichLSA talks to @jeffreyhutton and Kevin about the presidential election, Indonesian democracy’s successes and what could undo hard earned gains.
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Our latest! @Tito_Ambyo of @RMIT & co-host of podcast Talking Indonesia joins to discuss signs of a PDIP-Jokowi split, stunting and consumer choice in power supply. Later we discuss Indonesia's fascination of horror and its role in tackling taboo topics open.spotify.com/show/0mWOgh…
Our latest!! @dmkmtoday (Erin Cook) joins the pod to discuss the week that was in Indonesia, Thai elections, resignations in Vietnam. Later @LaodeMSyarif talks about how KPU independence may be under pressure. buymeacoffee/reformasi to support us. open.spotify.com/episode/4AX…
Reformasi Dispatch is now in its third year. Support like this is gratifying. Please help us continue our work. buymeacoffee.com/reformasi/c…
Mined my pain to try my hand at at some travel writing…I feel so dirty Dreamy resorts in North Bali that soothe the soul straitstimes.com/life/travel…
They’re baaaaack!! Some strong numbers for arrivals to Bali over the holidays despite high airfares and in India’s case poor connectivity.
For every FTX scumbag there is a Mochamad Sabdo. Once red-hot crypto faces chilly 2023 amid tightening investor, regulator scrutiny straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi…
Hey everyone! Kevin and I are recording the last episode of Reformasi Dispatch for the year. DM me your questions for me and Kevin and we might use them for Friday’s pod!
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New Penal Code 101 with @jeffreyhutton and co! Do hear it!
Our latest! UI criminal law lecturer @anugerahrizki joins the pod to #Indonesia’s #RKUHP open.spotify.com/show/0mWOgh… Maybe the best interview yet on the criminal code in my humble opinion….