Kristian Oka Prasetyadi

The Citizen • 30 June 2024

Street preachers: battle of the faiths for Melburnians’ hearts, minds and souls

Australians have been losing their religion over recent decades, census data shows. You wouldn’t know from a weekly gathering of street preachers of different faiths. Kristian Oka Prasetyadi takes a close-up look at this battle of the brands fighting to keep religion alive.

The Citizen • 14 May 2024

Fares unfair: high travel costs unwelcome burden for overseas postgrads

The high cost of public transport fares remains a financial burden for Melbourne’s growing community of international postgraduate students, with critics including Lord Mayor Sally Capp saying their lack of access to travel discounts is a barrier to “a good life experience”.

Harian Kompas • 23 July 2023

[Video] An Illegal Immigrant's Story: Ali Becomes HMI Manado's Chair (Bahasa Indonesia)

Feature video: Ali, a 28-year-old man of Afghan-Syrian, has been stranded with his extended family of 10 in the Indonesian city of Manado for 23 years as illegal immigrant. Their request for a refugee status has long been declined by the UNHCR. However, Ali is very much accepted by his social surrounding that he got elected chairman of a local branch of Islamic youth organisation.

Harian Kompas • 31 May 2023

The Endless Wait of UN Prisoners (Bahasa Indonesia)

A 10-chapter long-form feature that tells a story of the life of an Afghan-Syrian family that have been stranded for 23 years in Manado, Indonesia, during which they fought tooth and nail to be granted refugee status.

Harian Kompas • 23 October 2022

[Video] Exploring Gorontalo's Hidden Paradise: Olele Marine Garden (Bahasa Indonesia)

Join me as I snorkel at Olele Marine Garden, Gorontalo's hidden paradise and introduce its richness in biodiversity. A vlog shot with GoPro Hero 4 and iPhone 13.

Harian Kompas • 30 May 2022

Massage Parlours, Success Symbols for the Visually Impaired (Bahasa Indonesia)

For the past decades, visually impaired people from Indonesia's east gather in the city of Manado to learn to live independently. Some made it to the top of the stairs of success by establishing their own massage parlours, but some end up on the streets to sell tissues.

Harian Kompas • 26 May 2022

[Video] Visually-impaired and Hitting the Streets: The Story of Johanes Disa (Bahasa Indonesia)

Being disabled should not limit anyone's aspiration to achieve success. However, in an un-inclusive society of Indonesia, visually-impaired citizens are left behind by the government, with many ending up on the streets to peddle tissue to drivers and motorists.

Harian Kompas • 18 August 2021

The Sangihe Gold Mine: Everything We Need to Know (Bahasa Indonesia)

An extensive explainer of gold mines in Indonesia's small embattled island of Sangihe as a Canadian mining company's production activities are met by civil resistance.

Harian Kompas • 24 November 2019

Uncovering Manado's Online Prostitution (Bahasa Indonesia)

An investigation on an app-based practices of prostitution in Manado, a city of which women are heavily objectified by men from the whole country. Divided in four part, it uncovers how women take matters into their own hand to fight financial difficulties, while girls get trapped by their lovers and trafficked online.