Jayapura Floods Recede, Victims Return HomeIndonesia ExpatJanuary 9, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 9, 20220524Flood victims in Jayapura City, Papua, have begun to return to their homes after the water that deluged houses started...
10 Blackmailers Arrested in Batam for Threatening to Spread Porn of Officials in ChinaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 202201096Ten Chinese citizens have been arrested by members of the Sub-Directorate V Cyber Crime of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate...
Supreme Court Rejects Presidential Regulation on Unvaccinated SanctionsIndonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 8, 20220973The Supreme Court has rejected the judicial review of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations that were included in Presidential Regulation number 14...
New Tax Rules for Digital Businesses Including Airbnb and Booking.comIndonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022June 4, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022June 4, 202301800The Directorate General of Taxes of the Finance Ministry has again appointed four companies that meet the criteria as collectors...
How to Get a Police Record Certificate as a Foreigner in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 202202838Many people, foreigners and Indonesians will need a Police Record Certificate (SKCK) at some point during their time in Indonesia...
Home Affairs Ministry Tests Digital e-KTP with QR CodeIndonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 202201164The Home Affairs Ministry is conducting a trial to issue electronic ID cards (e-KTPs) in digital form including a QR...
Latest Quarantine Rules for IndonesiansIndonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 202201533The government has reduced the quarantine rules period for Indonesian travelers coming from abroad to seven or 10 days, depending...
How to Enter Indonesia from 7th January – Quarantine, Testing, Vaccines, and moreIndonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 2022January 11, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 6, 2022January 11, 202205942The COVID-19 Task Force has issued the latest regulations for international travellers, both Indonesian citizens and foreigners, taking effect on...
Bahar bin Smith Arrested Again by PoliceIndonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 20220996Bahar bin Smith, the leader of the Tajul Alawiyyin Islamic boarding school in Bogor Regency, West Java, has once again...
Swiss Man Found Dead in Senggigi Home Apartment?Indonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 202201337A 61-year-old Swiss citizen, with the initials FG, has been found dead at a residential area in West Nusa Tenggara....
PPKM Extended, Jakarta Back To Level 2Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022January 4, 202202185Jakarta has returned to PPKM level 2, in accordance with the extension of PPKM in Java and Bali from 4-17th...
Two Foreigners Jump over Prambanan Temple FenceIndonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 202201339Two foreigners were desperate to visit the Prambanan temple and decided to jump the fence according to a video circulating...
Indonesia Home to Seven New Plant SpeciesIndonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 20220678Seven new plant species have been discovered in Indonesia confirmed the Research Centre for Plant Conservation and Botanical Gardens –...
There is ‘Tax Amnesty’ Again, Note How to Register!Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 20220943The second round of the tax amnesty program will begin in January 2022. This time, the tax amnesty program is...
Palestinian Foreigner Ran Through Surabaya Immigration CentreIndonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 20220678The East Java Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office detained a Palestinian visitor after a search for the...
Visas and Entry Banned for 13 Countries to Prevent Spread of OmicronIndonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 202203599Acting Director-General of Immigration Widodo Ekatjahjana issued circular letter number IMI-0303.GR.01.01 of 2021 regarding temporary restrictions on foreigners who have...
President Jokowi Officially Extends COVID-19 Pandemic StatusIndonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 3, 202201745President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has officially extended the status of the national COVID-19 pandemic as a follow up to the...
New Quarantine Rules for Indonesians Returning Confirmed?Indonesia ExpatJanuary 2, 2022January 3, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 2, 2022January 3, 202207715Update 3rd January: According to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government has decided...
PLN’s Coal Deficit Could Cause Blackouts Across Java and BaliIndonesia ExpatJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 20220942The electricity supply to 10 million State Electricity Enterprise (PLN) customers, both the general public and industry in Java, Madura,...
Jakarta Roads Close for Crowd-Free Night?Indonesia ExpatDecember 31, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 31, 20210591Anticipating crowds and vehicle congestion on New Year’s Eve 2022 amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police...
Booster Vaccines to Start in January 2022Indonesia ExpatDecember 31, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 31, 20210990Indonesia will begin offering COVID-19 booster shots starting 12th January, according to the head of the Committee for Handling COVID-19...