GoTo Ready to Go Public in 2021Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2021July 9, 202101130 After much anticipation, Gojek and Tokopedia have officially announced their merger, with the new name of GoTo. The joining of...
Jokowi: 19 Companies Start Mutual Cooperation VaccinationIndonesia ExpatMay 18, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 18, 2021July 9, 20210826 President Joko Widodo stated that 19 companies in the manufacturing sector had started implementing the mutual cooperation COVID-19 vaccination program...
Indonesia Concern Over Israel-Palestine Conflict, Supporters Rally in SurabayaIndonesia ExpatMay 17, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 17, 2021July 9, 202101008 Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi noted that tension between Israel and Palestine is becoming a concern for many countries in...
Government Temporarily Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Batch CTMAV54Indonesia ExpatMay 16, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 16, 2021July 9, 202101024 The Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) has temporarily suspended the use and distribution of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccine with...
Transport Minister: 1.5 Million Travellers During Eid 2021Indonesia ExpatMay 16, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 16, 2021July 9, 20210847 The Transportation Ministry has been recording the number of travellers during Eid 2021. Numbers total as many as 1.5 million...
Mourners Force Entry to Tegal Alur Public Cemetery Despite BanIndonesia ExpatMay 14, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 14, 2021July 9, 20210793 A commotion had occurred at the Tegal Alur Public Cemetery in West Jakarta due to hundreds of residents forcing their...
East Indonesia Mujahidin Militants Kill Four Farmers in SulawesiIndonesia ExpatMay 13, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 13, 2021July 9, 20210979 Four farmers from Kalemago Village in Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi are suspected to have been killed by several East Indonesia...
Foreigners Entering Indonesia: People’s Representative Council Asks ?Be Fair?Indonesia ExpatMay 12, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 12, 2021July 9, 202101205 Chairman of the People’s Representative Council (DPR) Puan Maharani has highlighted the issue of foreigners entering Indonesia during the Eid...
Jakarta Man Dies After AstraZeneca VaccineIndonesia ExpatMay 11, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 11, 2021July 9, 202101302 A man from Jakarta is reported to have died after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. Vaccination spokesperson from the Health...
Company Vaccinations Postponed to End of May 2021Indonesia ExpatMay 10, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 10, 2021July 9, 20210637 Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said that the implementation of the gotong royong, or mutual cooperation, vaccination...
Canadian Organising Bali Orgasm Class DeportedIndonesia ExpatMay 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 9, 2021July 9, 202102351 Canadian citizen Christopher Kyle Martin, the organiser of the controversial orgasm class that was due to be held in Bali,...
Borobudur Temple Closed on 8-17th MayIndonesia ExpatMay 8, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 8, 2021July 9, 20210573 In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Borobudur Temple will be temporarily closed for tourists between 8-17th May 2021....
Tourism Minister Plans Gili Trawangan-Sanur COVID-Free Travel PatternIndonesia ExpatMay 7, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 7, 2021July 9, 20210779 To develop the tourism potential of Gili Trawangan, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno is planning to develop a...
AstraZeneca Vaccination: Priority Order of Recipients in JakartaIndonesia ExpatMay 6, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 6, 2021July 9, 202101075 The DKI Jakarta government has stated that it had made provision for the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine as part...
Mudik Goers Face Queues at Soekarno-Hatta AirportIndonesia ExpatMay 5, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 5, 2021July 9, 202101081 At 5am, Wednesday 5th May, queues at the first checkpoint of Soekarno-Hatta Airport terminal two stretched back tens of metres....
EMA Starts Review of Sinovac VaccineIndonesia ExpatMay 5, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 5, 2021July 9, 20210906 The European vaccine regulator, the EMA, will monitor the trials of the coronavirus vaccine produced by the Chinese state-owned company,...
KITAS and KITAP Holders Eligible for Government VaccineIndonesia ExpatMay 4, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 2021July 9, 202108164 The government has confirmed that foreign workers who have a temporary stay permit (KITAS) or a permanent stay permit (KITAP)...
Foreigner with South African Coronavirus Variant DiesIndonesia ExpatMay 4, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 4, 2021July 9, 202101125 The Health Ministry has confirmed that one person who had the coronavirus variant B1351, originating from South Africa, who was...
Health Minister: India and South Africa Coronavirus Variants DetectedIndonesia ExpatMay 3, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 3, 2021July 9, 20210774 Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has stated that currently, the Indian and South African mutations of COVID-19 are present in...
Tanah Abang Market At Nearly Double CapacityIndonesia ExpatMay 2, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 2, 2021July 9, 202101449 Secretary of DKI Jakarta Marullah Matali has said visitor numbers at Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta on Saturday 1st...
May Day 2021: Demonstrations for THR and to Repeal Omnibus LawIndonesia ExpatMay 1, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 1, 2021July 9, 20210839 Workers in Indonesia have taken to the streets to commemorate International Labour Day, or May Day. The demands voiced this...