Jakarta’s Rooftop Suburb Is Built Atop a Giant Shopping Mall
The Indonesian city of Jakarta is home to one of the most unusual residential projects in the world – a suburb located atop a 10-storey shopping mall. Over the past 20 years, Jakarta has become one of the world’s most crowded megacities. With over 10 million residents in its metropolitan area alone and up to […]
In Indonesia Professional Hitchhikers Do Drivers a Favor
Usually, it’s the drivers who help out hitchhikers by offering them a ride, but in Indonesia’s capital city, it’s the other way around. Professional hitchhikers get paid to ride in complete strangers’ cars and help them reach their destination faster. The world’s sixth largest metropolis, Jakarta has a population of over 30 million and around […]
Clinic Claims It Can Cure Cancer and Autism with Tobacco Smoke
Most doctors claim tobacco smoke causes serious diseases, but at the Griya Balur clinic, in Indonesia, it’s used as a cure for cancer, autism or emphysema. In most western countries, a clinic that uses tobacco as a remedy would have been closed down immediately, but in the city of Jakarta, it’s one of the busiest treatment […]