Halim Perdanakusuma Airport Temporarily Closed, Flight Operations Scenario ReleasedIndonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 20220729Halim Perdanakusuma Airport will close on 26th January due to the airport’s revitalization program and will stay closed for up...
Conditions for Omicron Patients Home Self-IsolationIndonesia ExpatJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 202201366Omicron-positive patients do not have to be hospitalized but can self-isolate according to certain criteria following an announcement from the...
Saving the Indonesia Environment Together with XSProjectIndonesia ExpatJanuary 23, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 23, 20220527The awareness and concern for the environment in Indonesia, in comparison to other countries, is still generally quite lacking. Yet,...
25 Countries Where You Will Pay a Tourist Tax in 2022Indonesia ExpatJanuary 22, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 22, 202203473In the wake of struggling tourism sectors across the globe during the pandemic, including travel restrictions and closed borders, a...
New State Capital: Six Countries Show Investment InterestIndonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 202201246East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor has claimed that the new state capital located in East Kalimantan, named Nusantara, is already...
Indonesia Enters Third COVID-19 WaveIndonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 202201330Indonesia has entered its third wave of the pandemic, with a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the last few...
AirAsia Reopens Surabaya-Lombok Route Four Times a WeekIndonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 20220847AirAsia Indonesia will re-open the strategic Surabaya-Lombok domestic route four times a week, starting February 2022. In addition, the airline...
Bali’s Beaches Hostile to Sea Turtles Laying EggsIndonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 20220777Beaches in Bali are considered hostile for sea turtles wanting to lay eggs due to human interventions at the beaches....
Bali Bombing Mastermind Sentenced to 15 Years PrisonIndonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 20220749The mastermind behind the Bali Bombing – also known as Arif Sunarso, Zulkarnaen, Daud, and Abdullah Abdurrohman – has been...
Bali Police Conclude Briton’s Stabbing Death a SuicideKenneth YeungJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 20, 2022January 21, 202201826Police in the resort island of Bali have determined there was no element of homicide in the death of British...
40 International Foundations Write to JokowiIndonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 20220907President Joko Widodo has received dozens of letters from various international foundations asking for permission to participate in the G20...
Jabodebek LRT Targets Operations for August 2022Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 20220583President Director of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Didiek Hartantyo has said the Jabodebek LRT project is targeted to be...
Immigration: Entry-Exit Authority Now Under COVID Task ForceIndonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 202202172The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry has accepted the decisions about limiting international entry...
An Expat’s Isolation Experience in JakartaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 202209936Disclaimer: The following is the opinion and experience of one person and doesn’t reflect the views of the Indonesia Expat. ...
Indonesia’s Provinces with Most Poverty PopulationIndonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 202205125The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has recorded that the number of people living in poverty in Indonesia has reached 26.5...
New State Capital to be Called NusantaraIndonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 202201494The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, has confirmed that President Joko Widodo’s new capital city...
Murder or Suicide? Conflicting Claims Over Stabbed Briton’s Death in BaliKenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 202205056Police in Bali are claiming an Englishman found stabbed to death at his house may have committed suicide because of...
Paxlovid to Arrive in February 2022Indonesia ExpatJanuary 17, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 17, 202201063Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the government has placed an order for a COVID-19 drug, Paxlovid in...
Amnesty International: Pregnant Refugee from Somaliland Deported at Soekarno Hatta AirportIndonesia ExpatJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 20220666Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) has revealed that a 35-year-old female refugee from Somaliland was held on arrival by immigration authorities...
Karimunjawa National Park Management Denies Selling Land for Foreigners’s HousesIndonesia ExpatJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 16, 2022January 16, 202203831The Karimunjawa National Park has denied permission for the use and construction of houses for foreigners in an area suspected...
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes BantenIndonesia ExpatJanuary 15, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 15, 20220747The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported a 6.7 magnitude earthquake centred on Sumur, Banten. A number of...