Indonesia’s Top Google Searches for 2016
Indonesia's list of top Google searches for the biggest events, personalities, controversies and more for the year that was....
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What Expats Need to Know About Importing Goods to Indonesia
The waiting time and the legal hoops expats need to jump through to import goods into Indonesia can be daunting....
Two Suspects in Pulomas Murder Case Nabbed
Two men accused in the Pulomas, East Jakarta murder case were arrested by police authorities on Wednesday, December 28....
Kalla Orders Speedy Emergency Response to Bima Flooding
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has ordered quicker emergency responses to the flooding problem in the West Nusa Tenggara district of...
Uber Ties Up with Indonesia’s Second-Biggest Taxi Operator Express
Car-hailing giant Uber and taxi operator titan Express Transindo Utama announced on Monday, December 12, a pilot programme that integrates...
‘Chili Conspiracy’ Rouses China-Indonesia Conflict
Leaders and officers at the Chinese embassy in Indonesia were alarmed by media reports of China allegedly using a ?biological...
Our Most Popular Stories of 2016
We?ve compiled the data on the stories our audience has deemed most important or interesting this year. Please let us...
Aceh Earthquake Cripples Education, Raises Major Concern
Disaster aid groups have raised their concern over the Aceh earthquake last December 7 that damaged several schools, which they...
Politicians Propose Criminalization of Sex Outside of Marriage
Legislators in the House of Representative (DPR) have discussed amendments and possible additions to Indonesia?s Criminal Code including criminalization of...
Five Popular Restaurants in Jakarta This Month
If you?re in Jakarta during the holidays, here is a list of popular restaurants you should try out, as per...
Traffic Police Launches e-Tilang App for Easier Traffic-Fine Paying
The National Police?s Traffic Corps launched the e-Tilang app across 17 provinces in the country, including Jakarta. First introduced in...
How Foreigners Can Set Up a Joint Venture in Indonesia
Setting up a joint venture with two or more parties or companies is usually the result of a thorough decision-making...
15 Companies That Help Expats Do Business in Indonesia
Indonesia is going to be the world?s seventh-largest economy by 2030. As Southeast Asia?s biggest market, it offers several different...
Survey Shows Ahok’ Increased Electability for His Positive Attitude Amidst Controversies
The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) released its latest survey showing the increased electability of candidate pair Basuki ?Ahok? Tjahaja Purnama...
Jokowi Orders Fast Distribution of Financial Aid to Aceh
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has been ordered by President Joko ?Jokowi? Widodo to immediately distribute aid allocated for...
House Ends Sitting Session with Targets Unmet
The House of Representatives recently concluded a month-long sitting session, where two bills were passed into laws and leaving 40...
Blasphemy Case Could Have Ahok Temporarily Dismissed
With the ongoing trial that Jakarta Governor Basuki ?Ahok? Tjahaja Purnama is involved with for being a suspect in a...
Attorney General to Prioritize Drug Criminals in Next Round of Executions
While President Jokowi has mentioned the government?s move in the direction of abolishing the death penalty, Indonesia?s Attorney General HM...
Indonesia Falls Behind Malaysia and Vietnam in English Proficiency
Malaysia and Vietnam rank higher than Indonesia in an English Proficiency Survey done by international education company, Education First (EF)....
Militant Islamic Group Forces Christian School to Remove Ad with Student in Hijab
After a Christmas service in Bandung was forcibly shut down by Islamic hardliners early last week, another militant Islamic group...
Why There’ More to Travel Memories than Just Tech
Tony Wheeler set up the world’s largest travel publisher in 1973 with his wife Maureen before selling it to BBC...