The Economist: Jakarta One of Least Safest Cities
Research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has placed Jakarta in the bottom 10 of the Safe Cities Index....
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Police Name Two Suspects East Java Racism Case Against Papuans
Two people have been named as suspects in racist speech reports against Papuan students in Surabaya and Malang, East Java....
Anies Awaits Government Response on Asylum Seekers
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has stated that he is still waiting for the central government’s instructions for the relocation of...
Scammed by a GoJek driver
Just to explain, I am a 32-year-old, British expat, teaching Elementary at an international school in Jakarta and I have...
E-Hailing Bike Driver Arrested for Drug Transaction
A driver for an online platform has been arrested by the Ciputat police for allegedly selling drugs. Kiki Irawan, 31,...
Pope Appoints Jakarta Archbishop as Indonesia’s Third Cardinal
Pope Francis has announced that Jakarta’s Archbishop Mgr. Ignatius Suharyo will be one of the 13 new cardinals to be...
Transport Minister: Kediri to get International Airport
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has announced that Kediri will host an international airport, due to its strategic location....
Capital Move will Affect Indigenous People of Kalimantan
According to several human rights groups, indigenous people may be uprooted from their ancestral land in Borneo island to make...
Police Name 30 Suspects in Papua Riots
Thirty people have been named as suspects by the Papua regional police in the rallies which turned into riots in...
Art Jakarta Fair 2019 Officially Unveiled in JCC
The annual contemporary Art Jakarta Fair was officially opened on 30th August 2019. This year, the fair is being held...
Ride-Hailing still not Exempt from Jakarta’s Odd-Even Plate Policy
The head of Jakarta’s Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, has said that authorities are not able to exempt taxis ordered online...
Polri Deploys 400 Police Officers in Papua after Riots
The Indonesian National Police, or Polri, has dispatched four units of company-level Brimob (SSK) personnel, or 400 officers, to Jayapura,...
Megawati: President must Pay Attention to Jakarta Despite Capital Move
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reminded President Joko Widodo to come up with a roadmap...
Police Investigate Palm Oil Companies for Kalimantan Fires
The national police are currently investigating three palm oil companies for the recent fire that has broken out in Kalimantan,...
New Capital to be Significantly Larger than Jakarta
Indonesia’s new capital city in East Kalimantan will be nearly three times larger than the area of Jakarta’s land coverage....
Singaporeans Receive Prison Sentences for Smuggling Lobster Larvae
Two Singaporeans have each been sentenced to three years in prison for attempting smuggling lobster larvae from Jambi to Singapore...
2019 Clean Up Jakarta Day: Tackling the Capital City’ Prolonged Waste Crisis
Indonesia Expat hosted Clean Up Jakarta Day, with activities across numerous locations around the city on 25th August. Clean Up...
Full Swing in Indonesia
If you’re seeking an unusual and exotic venue for golf, you don’t have to go all the way to the...
Bali’s 4 Toughest Golf Courses
Bali is one of Asia’s best island destinations for golfing and offers a good combination of challenging greens and well-maintained...
Fun! Golf Societies in Jakarta
With pollution levels not getting any better in Jakarta, weekends offer a great opportunity for us all to escape the...
You’ve Decided to Become an Expat in Bali ? Where to Start?
Bali attracts people who are at a crossroads in their lives, who want to escape something, or relocate to better...