Lion Air to Cancel US$22 Billion of Orders with BoeingIndonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018December 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018December 17, 20180 Lion Air’s most recent crash involving a Boeing plane that killed 189 people is now turning into a US$22 billion...
Up In Smoke’s DISCO (not) DISCO New Year’s Eve Party!Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018December 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018December 17, 20180 2018 is about to go UP IN SMOKE! In order to properly celebrate we’ve invited five of our favorite DJs...
Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta Shines at the ‘Indonesia Travel & Tourism Awards 2018/2019’Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 20180 Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta was recently announced as Indonesia’s leading hotel on three top categories by the ITTA Foundation in Jakarta,...
Papuan Villagers Flee to the Forest to Hide from FightingIndonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 16, 20180 At least 300 villagers have hidden in a forest in the Papua province on Friday. They fled due to the...
Sulawesi’s Mount Soputan EruptsIndonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2018December 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2018December 16, 20180 A volcano in Minahasa, North Sulawesi has erupted on Sunday morning at 8.57am, spewing a 7,500-metre-high ash column and thick...
Turtle Found Dead at Beach with Plastic Waste Hanging from its RemainsIndonesia ExpatDecember 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 15, 20180 A turtle was found dead earlier this week at a beach in Yogyakarta with plastic waste hanging from its remains,...
Blackpink’s Shopee Ad Banned by IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatDecember 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 15, 20180 The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission has banned K-pop supergroup Blackpink’s television ad. The members of the group were wearing miniskirts in...
Indonesian Man Held Hostage in the Southern Philippines Arrives HomeIndonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 20180 An Indonesian man who was kidnapped in Malaysia and later held hostage in the Southern Philippines was successfully released and...
Families of some Lion Air Crash Victims Holds Rally in JakartaIndonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 20180 On Thursday, December 13, a protest was held by families of some of the 189 people killed in the recent...
The First Family Playpark Festival in Indonesia – FAM GO FEST!Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2018December 14, 20180 Fam Go Fest is the first family festival that highlights the concept of Education, Entertainment and Experience. Families: baby, toddlers,...
Foreigners Arrested in Bali During Drug SweepIndonesia ExpatDecember 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 13, 20180 Five foreigners have been arrested for drug trafficking after being caught in Bali, authorities said Thursday, December 13. Two of...
Young Girl Dies from Electrocution After a Lightning StrikeIndonesia ExpatDecember 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 13, 20180 Lightning struck Sanja village in Bogor on Wednesday, December 12, killing a young girl while playing with a mobile phone...
Angry Mob Destroys East Jakarta Police StationIndonesia ExpatDecember 12, 2018December 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 12, 2018December 14, 20180 A crowd of angry people, allegedly military personnel, ravaged and set fire to the Ciracas Police Station in East Jakarta,...
Papuan Rebels Ignore Indonesia’s Call to SurrenderIndonesia ExpatDecember 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 12, 20180 Separatist Papuan rebels who killed at least 16 construction workers at a remote jungle camp refused Indonesia’s demand to surrender...
Jokowi Launches Geoportal One Map Policy for Infrastructure DevelopmentIndonesia ExpatDecember 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 11, 20180 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched the Geoportal One Map Policy (KSP Geoportal) on Tuesday as a national information portal to...
Ahok to be Released from Prison in January 2019Indonesia ExpatDecember 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 11, 20180 Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known by Ahok who is serving a two-year jail term for blasphemy, will...
Persija Football Club Fans Damage Minimarket, Attacks EmployeeIndonesia ExpatDecember 10, 2018December 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 10, 2018December 10, 20180 Dozens of Jakmania, avid fans of the Persija Jakarta soccer club, have vandalised a convenience store in Depok, West Java,...
Earthquake hits Three Indonesian ProvincesIndonesia ExpatDecember 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 9, 20180 An earthquake rocked three provinces in Indonesia within 10 hours today since 12.45am, but there has been no report of...
Family Buried in Bali Landslides, Search for Bodies ContinuesIndonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 20180 The Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Denpasar, supported by police, are still searching for missing victims of landslides in...
Padang Detains LGBT Couples and Performs “Exorcisms” On ThemIndonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2018December 8, 20180 The city of Padang has detained 18 LGBT couples as part of a campaign to ‘cure’ LGBT people through religious...
Free Papua Movement Claims Accountability Over Shooting that Killed 31 WorkersIndonesia ExpatDecember 7, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 7, 20180 Sebby Sambom of The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), challenged President Joko Widodo to capture them. The military wing...