GoJek CEO Appointed Minister of Education and Culture
Co-founder and former CEO of Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, has quit his position at the tech company as of Monday 21st...
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Top Hallowe’en Festivities in Jakarta and Bali 2019
“TRICK OR TREAT! TRICK OR TREAT! GIVE US SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT!” Hallowe’en is around the corner. Get your costumes...
Worldwide Breast Cancer Awareness: What You Need to Know
Do you know that October is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month? It’s an annual, international campaign to increase attention and...
Christian Jacob: General Manager of Oakwood Suites La Maison Jakarta
Self-proclaimed millennial and General Manager of Oakwood Suites La Maison Jakarta, Christian Jacob, aspires to be a role model for...
Honouring the Shared History between Indonesia and the Dutch
In Indonesia, a cemetery is synonymous with spookiness. I never thought that a cemetery could be a place filled with...
New Positions for Foreign Workers in Indonesia
The Indonesian Government has taken another step on the path towards a more open environment for international workers with an...
Ashok Pal Singh
Mr. Ashok Pal Singh retraces his 27-year-long journey as principal of the Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School Jakarta (GMIS) with Indonesia...
No, Students are Not All Out for Casual Sex but?
No, Indonesian students have not taken to the streets and almost besieged the parliament on several occasions in the last...
Scammed by My True Love
DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS ONLY ONE-SIDED; INDONESIA EXPAT HASN’T HAD THE CHANCE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OTHER PARTY....
First Golf Academy for Boarding Students in Indonesia
The Hills Golf Academy has launched Indonesia’s very first golf academy for boarding students, in association with the President Golf...
The Village that Lives in the Past
Climbing down the 260-odd steps that descend to the foot of rice terraces and narrow alleys, I glimpse the triangular-shaped...
New Bule Leaves Town
I’ve just celebrated the third anniversary of my arrival in Jakarta. Three months. It feels like I have been here...
Jokowi Mania: Prabowo Won?t Betray Jokowi if Appointed Minister
Gerindra Party Chief, Prabowo Subianto, announced that he would help President Jokowi to implement his priority programmes by taking part...
Students Rallying in front of National Palace
Polda Metro Jaya has prepared safeguards to control the rally taking place in front of the National Palace this afternoon....
President Jokowi: No Mercy for Bureaucrats Working Without Purpose
President Joko Widodo delivered a speech after being sworn in at DPR/MPR RI building on Sunday 20th October 2019. In...
Top 5 Extreme Mountains You Can Hike in Java
Indonesia is known to have many mountains that are interesting to climb. These mountains are scattered across various places and...
Increasing Nickel Price to Hit Electric Vehicles
A surge in the price of nickel has been mainly caused by the increasing demands of storing energy in batteries...
Jokowi’ Inauguration: From Closing Roads to Free Food
The inauguration of Joko Widodo and KH Ma’ruf Amin as the elected President and Vice President for 2019-24 will be...
Odd-Even Rationing Will Most Likely Improve Air Quality
The Leaded Gasoline Removal Committee (KPBB) have said that the expansion of car restrictions based on the odd and even...
Jakarta is Sinking in Slow Motion
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has stated that since 2013, Jakarta’s ground level has dropped 40 metres and...
Senayan Demonstrations Banned Until Presidential Inauguration
Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya has not closed any roads around the House of Representatives (DPR/MPR) today, Tuesday 14th...