Will Indonesia Become the World Epicentre of COVID-19?Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2020July 9, 202102118 Adib Kumaidi, the Chairman of the PB Mitigation Team of the Indonesian Doctors Association, has noted that Indonesia has not...
Family Unification Visa Available for Mixed Marriage CouplesIndonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2020July 9, 202104462 The Indonesian government, through the Directorate General of Immigration, has announced that it has opened an offshore visa service for...
Health Protocol Violators in Bandung Face Push-upsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2020July 9, 202101187 Violators of COVID-19 health protocols in Bandung are to be sanctioned by singing the national anthem of Indonesia whilst doing...
Appeal Against Masks in Cars Heard in JakartaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2020July 9, 202101946 A man had protested that he was fined for not wearing a mask while driving his own car around Lake...
South Sumatra Implements Highest Fine for Unmasked CitizensIndonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 202101135 People who violate COVID-19 health protocols in South Sumatra are to face sanctions starting 16th September. Individuals who violate rules...
Top Ten Restaurants in Jakarta GoFood with Eco-Friendly PackagingIndonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 202102892 As Jakarta faces a tightening of PSBB measures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, people are ordering in more food instead of...
Sex Party to Create Mixed Babies in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2020July 9, 202108241 The story of an expatriate who claims to live in Indonesia has made a scene on social media. He admitted...
Influencers and public policyDonny SyofyanSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101827 -The writer is a lecturer of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at Andalas University- The government’s use of social media...
Why We Need Reformation of Plastic Waste Management in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101658 A new study by Unilever and Sustainable Waste Indonesia revealed that only 11.83 percent of plastic waste in the urban area of...
Travellers? Checklist for Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Airports for PSBBIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202102975 With the tightening of PSBB across Jakarta again, health protocols from PT Angkasa Pura II have been updated and will...
Indonesian Government Spends 34.1% of Allocated COVID-19 BudgetIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101240 According to Airlangga Hartarto, the Minister of Coordinating Economic Affairs, the Indonesian government has spent approximately Rp 237 trillion during...
Decline of Health Workers in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101118 The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many lives across the world, including in Indonesia. Indonesia is losing healthcare workers to the...
What Are the Other PSBB Policies Enforced This Time?Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101584 Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan has offered further clarification on policies in place to facilitate tighter large-scale social restrictions...
Jakarta PSBB Details UpdatedIndonesia ExpatSeptember 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 13, 2020July 9, 202101715 DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said the stricter large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) is being imposed for two weeks from...
Tourism and Ceremonies Increase Bali COVID-19 CasesIndonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2020July 9, 202102005 Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, or Cok Ace, the Deputy Governor of Bali has declared that the increase in COVID-19...
COVID-19 Vaccine Update in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2020July 9, 202101827 Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PCPEN), Erick...
Hospitals in Bali Almost FullIndonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2020July 9, 202102600 Ketut Suarjaya, The Head of the Bali Provincial Health Office, has noted that COVID-19 patients are being referred to 55...
26 Foreigners Caught in Bali Mask RaidsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2020July 9, 202103371 Badung Regency Government in Bali held disciplinary mask raids to confirm people are abiding by health protocols. In the raids,...
BREAKING NEWS: Jakarta is Back on Tight PSBBIndonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 202106253 The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, has once again implemented large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) as an emergency brake measure....
Providing Meals to the Balinese CommunityIndonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 202102337 With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still prevalent, many people in Bali are without jobs and don’t have food...
Indonesians Blacklisted from 59 CountriesIndonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2020July 9, 2021018481 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Indonesia is still implementing an entry ban for foreign nationals from a...