Alert Level Raised and Flights Rerouted as Anak Krakatau’s Eruptions Intensify
Indonesia’s National Board for Disaster Management raised the warning level for Anak Krakatau to 3, the second-highest rank. They have...
Dozens Dead as Tsunami Hits Sunda Strait
A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 43 people after the waves hit...
Journey In Every Sip
Cape Discovery has been making wine in Bali since 2010. The grapes the company uses are imported from Australia, France...
Police Detain 20 Terror Suspects Ahead of Holidays
Indonesian police have detained about 20 suspected militants all over the country as security is stepped up ahead of the...
Indonesian Man and English Woman go Viral After Images of their Wedding Surfaced
A wedding between an English woman and an Indonesian man has broken the internet. 26-year-old Karna Radheya from Magelang, Indonesia...
Indonesian Scientists May Have Found the World’s Oldest Pyramid-like Structure
During the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) on December 12, 2018, scientists presented evidence of an enormous...
Meet Some of the Jakarta International Football League Captains
This month we shall meet some of the individuals who make the JIFL function. Sometimes these guys are the Team...
“There Are No More Than 100,000 Foreign Workers in Indonesia”, Says Minister
Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has assured Indonesians that the number of foreign workers employed in Indonesia is not more than...
Giant Sinkhole Swallows Up Busy Road in Surabaya
A giant sinkhole has swallowed up a busy road in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday night. It was a part...
The Battle of the Beer
It was Christmas Eve 1984, and, just like I did every Christmas Eve in those days, I was running around...
The Holiday Guide to Gifts You Can DIY
The holiday season is upon us and even if you yourself are not celebrating, you may know someone who is....
Club Med: The World Leader in All-Inclusive High End Mountain Holidays
For over 60 years, Club Med has been committed to firmly positioning itself as the undisputed leader in the ski...
Please Help Lombok – Part Two
This is a follow-up article of our Lombok Part 1 article in which we called for your kind donations for...
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Christmas 1991 was my first in Indonesia and the first of my life outside England. I had not given any...
What is the Corporate Structure in Indonesia?
Corporate structure in Indonesia is the same for most foreign-owned companies. However, it is often that the organisational layout in...
Houbii Sports Academy: Training Young Athletes
Indonesia Expat sat down with Ms. Melvina Andini, Head of Academics at Houbii Sports Academy and Ms. Sylvia Effendi, the...
Omnia Bali ? One of the Island of the Gods? Hottest Day Clubs
Indonesia Expat spoke to Mr. Christian Lindman, Assistant General Manager of Omnia Bali, to talk about his background, his role...
Bazaar Fun at Netherlands Inter-community School Jakarta
What a great day was had by everyone at the Netherlands Inter-community School (NIS) Bazaar 2018 on Saturday, December 1....
Bandung Independent School: Preparing Children for the Future
The World Economic Forum has estimated that 65 percent of children in school today will eventually work in careers that...
Mosque Mob Kills Young Student
A student has died from an alleged mob beating in Gowa, South Sulawesi. The police have arrested 10 people in...
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake hits Jayapura
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on the capital city of Jayapura on Sunday after a volcano...