2019 Indonesia Presidential Race Shaping Up To Be a Jokowi-Prabowo RerunIndonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 201801513The main opposition party for the 2019 Presidential Elections, Gerindra, has indicated that former general Prabowo Subianto will be the...
Jakarta Ranked as 12th Worst Congested City in the WorldIndonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2018November 10, 202102250According to the Inrix 2017 Traffic Scorecard, Jakarta is 12th worst congested city in the world. This is 10 spots...
Indonesia Passes Law Against Criticism of PoliticiansIndonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2018November 10, 202102027The Indonesian House of Representatives has quietly passed a new legislation: the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as...
Thousands to Join Bali Mass CleanupIndonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2018February 24, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2018February 24, 201801150This weekend, thousands of people will join in an effort to rid Bali’s beaches, rivers and jungles of rubbish and...
Doctors Stunned When Indonesian Boy ‘Lays’ EggsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2018February 24, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2018February 24, 20180265314-year-old Akmal from Gowa, Indonesia has left doctors baffled after he lays an egg in front of them. His family...
Bali Plans to Develop Offshore AirportIndonesia ExpatFebruary 23, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 23, 2018November 10, 202102353Bali plans to develop an offshore airport in the northern part of the island with the name of Bandara International...
Metal Fan Jokowi Buys Back Limited-Edition Metallica Album From The State for Rp 11 millionIndonesia ExpatFebruary 23, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 23, 2018November 10, 202102141Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known by the public as Jokowi, paid Rp 11 million out of his own pocket to...
Bali Police Pleading Motorists to Use Alternative Routes to Ease Traffic in Airport RoundaboutIndonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2018November 10, 202101663Denpasar Traffic Police are pleading with the public to find alternative routes as the roundabout in front of Bali’s Ngurah...
Indonesia Seizes Second Drug-Loaded Boat Falsely Flying Singapore FlagIndonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2018November 10, 202101010A boat carrying a record 1.6 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine was intercepted near the Riau Islands by Indonesian authorities on...
Australian Expat in Bali Dies While Cleaning PoolIndonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 20210126060-year-old Anthony Gallagher (pictured) from Liverpool, New South Wales, was killed at his rented property in Jimbaran, Bali after he...
Indonesian City To Set Up An LGBT “taskforce”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2018November 10, 202101315(Telegraph) The Indonesian city of Depok has announced it will set up a “taskforce” to control the activities of the...
British Firefighter Rescues Woman From Active Bali VolcanoIndonesia ExpatFebruary 20, 2018February 21, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 20, 2018February 21, 201801414Birmingham firefighter John Conway was on holiday in Bali when he climbed into the active Mount Batur to save a...
Emirates to Launch First Year-Round Direct Flight Between Auckland and BaliIndonesia ExpatFebruary 20, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 20, 2018November 10, 202101395Starting June 14, 2018, Emirates will have a new daily service from Dubai to Auckland via the island of Bali,...
New Web System Blocks 70,000 More Websites in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatFebruary 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 19, 201801883(Reuters) State-run Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) launched a new system in January to help purge the internet of harmful material,...
Sumatra’s Mt. Sinabung Volcano Erupts, ‘Red Notice’ Warning Sent to AirlinesIndonesia ExpatFebruary 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 19, 201801355By Associated Press Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has erupted this Monday morning, February 19, shooting billowing...
Treetop Adventure Course in Indonesia Turned Into Photo ParkIndonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 201801493(Bloomberg.com) A treetop adventure course built in Menoreh Hills in 2008 has been turned into a photo park after visitors...
Research Reveals More Than 100,000 Orangutans Killed in Borneo in 16 YearsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 201801205Research has revealed that more than 100,000 Critically Endangered orangutans have been killed in Borneo since 1999, as reported by...
BBC Journalist Ordered To Leave Papua After Her Tweets “Hurt Soldiers’ Feelings”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 20180989Australian BBC Journalist Rebecca Henschke was ordered to leave the province of Papua after the Indonesian military said tweets she...
Australian Delays Trial – Transferred to Mental Health UnitIndonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 20180874Australian man arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Bali had his lawyers cut a deal with authorities hours...
Six White Lions Introduced in Taman Safari on Chinese New YearIndonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2018February 16, 201801726Popular tourist spot, wildlife park Taman Safari Indonesia, introduced six white lions to the public for Chinese New Year on...
Jakarta the “World’s Fastest-sinking City”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 16, 201801503According to a Vice News Tonight segment on HBO, Jakarta is the world’s fastest-sinking city, with current estimates predicting that...