Indonesia Warns Potential to Cancel Christmas and New Year HolidaysIndonesia ExpatNovember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 16, 2020July 9, 202101982The head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Doni Monardo, has confirmed that in the last few days there has...
5,000 Cases Reported on Two Consecutive DaysIndonesia ExpatNovember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 15, 2020July 9, 202101808New COVID-19 positive cases in Indonesia in two consecutive days have exceeded more than 5,000. The COVID-19 Task Force explained...
Novotel Bogor Has a New Face; Luxury Interpreted with Local Culture?Indonesia ExpatNovember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 15, 2020July 9, 202101658The first phase of the renovation of Novotel Bogor Golf Resort and Convention Centre has been completed. General Manager of...
Foreigner Caught Overstaying Visa Stuck in BaliIndonesia ExpatNovember 14, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 14, 2020July 9, 202103241The Immigration Division of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Bali is currently investigating...
Exports Suspended as Frozen Fish Test Positive for COVID-19Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 202101411China’s Customs and Excise has suspended the import of frozen fish from Indonesian export companies after detecting the presence of...
Beer-Wine Prohibitions Will Not Apply in These PlacesIndonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 202101911The Draft Law (RUU) on the prohibition of alcoholic drinks has recently become a hot topic in Indonesia. The bill,...
Indonesian Government Releases a Draft Law on Alcoholic DrinksIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021010083The draft law on the prohibition of alcoholic drinks (RUU Minol) will regulate criminal sanctions for people who consume alcoholic...
What Rizieq Shihab’s Return Means for Indonesian PoliticsIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 202103688Before going to Saudi Arabia for three years in 2017, Rizieq Shihab played an important role in Indonesia’s politics and...
YouTube Went Down, Thousands of Users AffectedIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 202101594The problem of not being able to play videos on YouTube has not only been felt by netizens in Indonesia...
Jakarta to Increase Bicycle Lanes and Direction SignsIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 202101318The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government plans to add 500 kilometres of bicycle lanes along roads around Jakarta. There are currently...
Australian and Balinese Arrested for Crystal MethIndonesia ExpatNovember 11, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 11, 2020July 9, 202101871The Denpasar Police have arrested an Australian, TJM, 34, who is suspected of crystal methamphetamine drug trafficking in Bali. Along...
Mass Crowds as Habib Rizieq Returns to IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 202104189Habib Rizieq Shihab, the FPI leader, has arrived back in Indonesia from Saudi Arabia. A number of events have already...
Pfizer: COVID-19 Vaccine 90% Effective Against VirusIndonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 202102012The results of preliminary analysis of testing of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown up to...
Bali Governor: International Flights On 1st December is a StudyIndonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 10, 2020July 9, 202106473Bali’s Governor, I Wayan Koster, has responded to the rumours that international flights to and from Bali will open on...
Indonesia Ready to Support Joe Biden, Potential for Israel ? Palestine SolutionIndonesia ExpatNovember 9, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 9, 2020July 9, 202101654President Joko Widodo has declared that he hopes to strengthen relations between Indonesia and America on economic, democratic and multilateral...
Jakarta PSBB Extended, Odd-Even Policy Not in ForceIndonesia ExpatNovember 9, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 9, 2020July 9, 202101860The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government officially extended the transitional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) period from Monday 9-22nd November 2020. DKI...
British Embassy Jakarta Remembers Fallen SoldiersIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 202101539This morning, The British Embassy Jakarta commemorated Remembrance Sunday to remember the sacrifices of generations before us since the First...
Facts Behind COVID-19 Corpse Missing Eyeball in ProbolinggoIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 202101014The viral video of the corpse of a COVID-19 patient in Probolinggo, East Java, with a face full of blood...
Joe Biden Wins 2020 US Presidential ElectionIndonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 8, 2020July 9, 20210940The US presidential and vice-presidential candidate pair from the Democratic Party, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, have emerged as winners...
Workers Sent Home Without Pay as Indonesia Faces RecessionIndonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2020July 9, 202101022Indonesia is officially set to face recession after two-quarters of negative economic growth. It’s feared that a recession will further...
Indonesia Officially in RecessionIndonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 7, 2020July 9, 202101114Indonesia has officially entered a recession after the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported negative GDP growth of -3.49% for the...