Rats in the box | March 24, 2025

Hello reader,

Apologies for the disturbing image, but we appear to be living in disturbing times.

Tempo, the bastion of independent journalism in the country, once again came under attack over the weekend when an unidentified individual tossed a box containing six decapitated rats into the outlet’s office in Jakarta.

This, of course, follows the severed pig’s head package delivered to a Tempo journalist last week. When democracy is under threat, as many fear to be the case lately, brave people like those at Tempo will continue to hold the torch. Here’s hoping they stay safe.

Cheers,

Andra

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