Farraz Tandjoeng
mass confusion
'I’m Like a Lawyer Defending My Political Clients': A Profile of a Social Media Puppet Master
In the final part of "Mass Confusion," writer Adi Renaldi spends the day with a man who coordinates everything from the most-positive social strategies to the darkest of black campaigns.
Adi Renaldi
12.22.18
Lion Air Crash
The Consequences of Our Obsession With Reading About Plane Crashes and Other Tragedies
All this news coverage is taking its toll.
Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja
11.6.18
Food
The Secret Ingredient in Jakarta's Spiciest Sambal Is Ghost Saliva
So the story goes.
Daniel Darmawan
10.31.18
Ghost Stories
Genderuwo Is the Well-Endowed Monster of Bored Housewives' Dreams
The big, hairy creature from Javanese mythology is a cross between a monkey and a human with dark-red skin, bulging eyes, and a magnificent member.
Alice .
10.31.18
Ghost Stories
Introducing Ghost Stories: A Series About the Monsters That Haunted Our Childhood
We revisit some of the scariest ghosts from the Asia Pacific region, and explore what they say about our beliefs, politics and more.
VICE Staff
10.31.18
Ghost Stories
In West Bengal, Even the Spirits Need to Abide By India's Caste System
Sometimes, social hierarchies don't stop at the grave.
VICE Staff
10.31.18
Ghost Stories
Wewe Gombel, the Child Kidnapper, Just Wants to Teach Families a Lesson
She'll take your children and hide them under her breasts—but only if you've been bad parents.
Yvette Tanamal
10.31.18
movies
Will the Real 'Queen of the South Sea' Please Stand Up?
From sex symbol to loving grandmother, Nyi Roro Kidul has been it all.
Alice .
10.29.18