There's no such thing as a free lunch...Or is there?

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It's official. The next president of Indonesia is former army general Prabowo Subianto. Quite how the next five years will pan out is anyone's guess but hopefully the foreign pundits who always bring up his dodgy human rights record will be proven wrong. Nonetheless, on policy making, Prabowo's popularist move to literally offer the poor 'a free lunch' every day of the week does not augur well for the future. Such a policy - if it ever came to fruition - would cost a phenomenal amount of money and likely lead to huge inefficiencies (food waste) and poor incentives (make people lazy). Another concern is Prabowo's strong nationalist bent. Thus, in the possible event that he finds himself with his back against the proverbial wall in the face of stern economic challenges, there is a big chance that he will simply scapegoat foreigners. But he will have to be careful. Construction of the new capital city, Nusantara, for example, is highly dependent on foreign in

Free WIFI Hotspots Jakarta

While other cities around the world have WIFI hotspots in abundance, they are VERY difficult to find in Jakarta. Just look at this table:

Hotspots Around The World

United States 10580
Germany 6311
United Kingdom 2952
Switzerland 2231
France 1182
Canada 827
Austria 785
Japan 783
Netherlands 715
Denmark 584
Mexico 509
Singapore 501
Indonesia 175


And as for FREE WIFI hotspots in Jakarta, they are rarer than a wombats wing nut.

But useful they are, so here is a list of the ones I have come across – if you know of any more please feel free to leave a comment!

- Cafe Excelso, Plaza Indonesia (registration required)

- California Pizza Kitchen, Plaza Indonesia (registration required)

- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Plaza Indonesia (registration required)

- Dome, Plaza Indonesia (registration required)

-Lamonda Café, Plaza Indonesia (registration required)

- Lobby Hotel Nikko Jakarta (registration NOT required!!!)

- Mojo Cafe Mangga Dua, Mangga Dua Square, Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1 (registration NOT required!!!)

- Plaza Semanggi (everywhere?!! - registration NOT required!!!)

- Raden (office building) Jl. Raden Saleh No. 53 (registration NOT required!!!)

Hell. No wonder Plaza Semanggi is so popular – it seems to be the only shopping mall in Jakarta which offers free WIFI to its visitors!

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