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Eat and be wary

19 August 2010

Strung out across Southeast Asia is a chain of restaurants where doll-like North Korean waitresses sing to diners as they sample the country’s cuisine (well, what’s left of it). Is it a benign culinary business foray or…

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Open house

17 August 2017

A clutch of young designers and architects are transforming Jakarta, one project at a time.

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Making the grade

19 January 2017

Indonesia may be known for its shopping-mall culture but a growing number of businesses are choosing new ways to reach consumers. We visit five innovative entrepreneurs thinking outside the air-conditioned box.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Designing Jakarta

9 July 2013

We visit Jakarta’s burgeoning design community, assess Jurgen Mayer H’s Metropol Parasol in Seville and take a swing at architect-designed mini-golf courses in Washington.

Monocle Minute

Art in Jakarta

28 July 2016

This weekend Indonesia’s capital will host the nation’s first international boutique art fair to push native artwork towards global recognition. A spin-off from Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary-art fair Art Stage…

Film

Making it in Jakarta

2 March 2017

Indonesia’s bounteous resources make it the perfect place for entrepreneurs to set up camp. We meet four enterprising Jakarta residents, who tell us how they are taking advantage of the opportunities in this chaotic city…

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Freedom writer

17 January 2009

For our series on media barons we feature Erick Thohir, founder of the Mahaka Media group in Jakarta. After revitalising the failing paper ‘Republika’ he’s now on a mission to modernise print, radio and TV in a freer Ind…

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Food & drink

17 August 2017

From a New York chef who is a dab hand with an Argentinian grill to Chinese fine dining in London.

Radio

The Voyager - Episode 10: Jakarta

21 October 2015

Navigate the thriving capital of the world’s fourth most populous nation with Nolan Giles. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an ins…

Monocle Minute

Jakarta: lights out?

8 October 2015

A proposal to pull the plug on Jakarta’s post-midnight nightlife is giving an emergent food-and-drink sector a headache. The city council says closing night spots early will curtail drug-trafficking but venue owners and…

Monocle Minute

Jakarta’s jet set?

10 August 2016

While it lacks the efficiency of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur’s international connections, Jakarta is growing into a notable aviation player in Southeast Asia. Opening yesterday, the highly anticipated Terminal 3 at its…

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Asia

19 January 2012

The view from Kabul, the Taiwanese president's modest motorcade and health insurance for Tibetan monks.

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Asia Pacific

22 June 2017

Shibuya’s new nursery, Shanghai’s flight delays and recreational activities in Jakarta.

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Evolution theory

16 February 2012

There’s more to Darwin than cyclones and crocodiles. A young population, a gas deal, a vibrant Asian culture and now a base for US Marines are changing its outback image.

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Cities

21 March 2019

Jakarta’s public transport is slow to take off, and Seattle and Seoul clear some way for public space.

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Asia

19 May 2015

China and Kazakhstan compete to host the Winter Olympics and Jakarta gets an artistic makeover.