Bandung, Indonesia

Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, the country's third largest city, and second largest metropolitan area in Indonesia with a population in excess of 2.4 million people.

Located 768 metres above sea level, and approximately 140 kilometers south east of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler temperatures year-round than most other Indonesian cities.

The city lies on a river basin surrounded by volcanic mountains. This topology provides a good natural defence system, which was the primary reason for the Dutch East Indies government's plan to move the colony capital from Batavia to Bandung.

Stasiun Senen, Jakarta

Stasiun Senen (Senen Train Station) is representative of much of the railway lines around Jakarta. Even though there remains an abundance of open spaces in Jakarta, many squatters find the edge of the railway tracks their ideal location for living. Many of the houses they occupy are made of cardboard. Some squatters even have more than one cardboard house that they lease to others.

Critics have repeatedly condemned the Jakarta administration and the central government for the simplified approaches, such as evictions and relocation, when it come to the perennial issue of squatters, arguing that to settle the problem and control urbanisation, authorities should focus on village development, decentralisation of education, healthcare, the economy and life necessities.

Muara Karang, Jakarta

Muara Karang is an administrative village (kelurahan) of Penjaringan, North Jakarta that is predominantly residential.

Most of the inhabitants are Chinese Indonesians, who also run many Hokkien restaurants. In recent times, however, the settlement has attracted Chinese immigrants of many other origins.

The place is famous as a trading centre and fishing port but behind it all are issues of poverty , low education and pollution where waste is being indiscriminately dumped into the sea which has exhibited huge increases in dangerous pollutants in recent years.