Nickel Unearthed
I produced this video for Climate Rights International, showcasing the harms of Indonesia’s nickel industry in Halmahera.
‘I Don’t Want to Perish Here’
A short video produced for Project Multatuli documenting land grabbings for the world-class MotoGP circuit Mandalika project in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
The Sinking Heaven
Pari Island, just an hour away from the capital city of Jakarta is facing grave consequences from climate change and extractive tourism industry.
For Tirto.id supported by Pulitzer Center.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Meet the women defending their land from the Canadian gold mining company Baru Gold Corp. in Sangihe Island.
For Tirto.id supported by Earth Journalism Network.
Asia’s Pandemic Waste Emergency
A cross-border investigation on pandemic waste problem in Indonesia and Cambodia by Al Jazeera’s 101 East supported by Judith Neilson Institute. The delta variant outbreak that swept across Asia has caused an increase in pandemic waste. UN Environment Programme estimates that there’s a 500% increase in medical waste in Jakarta alone. The ill-prepared governments have done little to manage the waste that ends up in landfills, roadsides, and waterways.
The video won the Telly Awards 2022 on the General-Sustainability category.
Inside Sangihe Traditional Gold Mining Sites
Sangihe Island is rich in mineral reserves. The island holds more than 3 million tons of indicated mineral reserves. Since three decades ago, traditional gold miners flocked the southern parts of the island trying to find fortunes. Earlier this year, PT Tambang Mas Sangihe, a subsidiary of Canadian Baru Gold Corp., secured a permit to begin production in Kampung Bowone and Binebase in Tabukan Selatan Tengah district, two areas with the richest gold reserve, prompting the Sangihe people to file a lawsuit against the government to revoke the mining permit.
Short documentary video for Tirto.id supported by Earth Journalism Network.
Indonesia’s Dream of Silicon Valley
Short drone shots of Cikidang district with its decrepitude buildings. A politician and a businessman planned to transform 888 hectare plot of land into the next Silicon Valley.
Published by Tirto.
Indonesia’s Addiction to Coal
One of three short videos commissioned by China Dialogue.
The push for new power plants comes in part from President Joko Widodo, who announced an ambitious plan when he took power in 2014 to increase the installed capacity of the Java-Bali grid to 35 gigawatts.
But the growth in electricity consumption in the Java-Bali region has increased by an average of just 4.3% per year for the past three years, according to PLN records, far below the government’s projected growth of 7.2%. So why is the Indonesian government building more coal-fired power?
Indonesia’s Addiction to Coal
One of three short videos commissioned by China Dialogue.
The push for new power plants comes in part from President Joko Widodo, who announced an ambitious plan when he took power in 2014 to increase the installed capacity of the Java-Bali grid to 35 gigawatts.
But the growth in electricity consumption in the Java-Bali region has increased by an average of just 4.3% per year for the past three years, according to PLN records, far below the government’s projected growth of 7.2%. So why is the Indonesian government building more coal-fired power?
An Interview with an ex-Gangster
I interviewed a gangster-turned-public speaker Michael Howard for Asian Boss. Michael was also a drug dealer, who was deported back to Indonesia from the US and now devoted his time to help others escape the death valley of drug addiction.
Terror at Sea
The first video that I host. In September 2018, VICE video team embarked on a journey to uncover how Indonesia’s poor fishing industry has forced thousands of local fishermen to migrate to Malaysia, risking their lives in the face of the ISIS-linked Abu Sayyaf onslaught. We went to Liukang Loe, South Sulawesi; Sabah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manado, North Sulawesi; and Jakarta within a month.
Deradicalizing children of convicted terrorists
I helped VICE News Tonight on HBO video team as a Production Assistant/Researcher to produce a documentary video about an Islamic boarding school in Medan, North Sumatra that deradicalize children of convicted terrorists to avoid them taking up arms, like their parents once did.
The fastest-sinking city in the world
Constant flooding. Rising sea level. Jakarta is the fastest-sinking city in the world, with approximate rate of 25cm per year in some parts of it. I helped VICE News Tonight on HBO video team as a Production Assistant/Researcher to investigate the cause and how it impacts sociocultural and livelihood of its residents.