Merapi Spews Volcanic Ashes Twice on ThursdayIndonesia ExpatMarch 8, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 8, 20190 Thursday morning saw an increase in the volcanic activity of Mount Merapi in Central Java. The active stratovolcano reportedly spewed...
Go-Jek and Astra Collaborate in New VentureIndonesia ExpatMarch 8, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 8, 20190 Go-Jek, one of Indonesia’s unicorn start-up companies, has received $100 million (Rp1.4 trillion) worth of investment from Astra. Go-Jek and...
Foreigners Listed in Permanent Voter List for Upcoming ElectionIndonesia ExpatMarch 7, 2019March 7, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 7, 2019March 7, 20190 The General Election Commission (KPU) has revealed that as many as 101 foreign citizens were listed in the permanent voter...
MRT Jakarta Opens Registration for Trial RunIndonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2019March 6, 20190 MRT Jakarta, which is set to start its trial run from March 12 to 23, has opened online registration for...
World’s Rarest Orangutan under Threat after Indonesian Environmentalists Lose Battle against Chinese-Backed DamIndonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 6, 20190 The Indonesian Forum for the Environment, also known by its Indonesian acronym, WALHI, has lost a court case to a...
President Joko Widodo Maintains Lead in Latest Poll for Presidential ElectionIndonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 3, 20190 The latest Roy Morgan opinion poll favours current Indonesian President, Joko Widodo over his rival, Prabowo Subianto for the upcoming...
Floods Hit Certain areas of Jakarta on Saturday MorningIndonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2019March 3, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 3, 2019March 3, 20190 Following heavy downpour in Bogor, West Java, certain neighbourhoods in Jakarta were affected by flood on Saturday morning. On its...
Traveloka Expands Business to AustraliaIndonesia ExpatMarch 2, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 2, 20190 Traveloka, one of Indonesia’s four unicorn startups, has expanded its services to Australia. On Wednesday, the company announced that Australians are now...
Indonesia Expat Mixer February 2019: Love is in the AirIndonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 20190 Using Valentine’s Day as the theme, Indonesia Expat Mixer on 20 February 2019 collaborated with Zola Yoana from Heart Inc....
Endangered Sumatran Tigers Spotted at Riau PlantationIndonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 20190 Warsan, A local farmer reportedly witnessed two tiger cubs at his rubber plantation near Tanah Datar Village, Riau. As he...
Australian Tourist and Indonesian Girlfriend Sentenced to 6 years of Prison for Drug PossessionIndonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2019March 2, 20190 Australian Brendon Johnsson and his Indonesian girlfriend, Remi Purwanto, both 43 were sentenced to nearly 6 years of prison by...
Death Toll of Gold Mine Collapse Rises to Seven, Dozens More MissingIndonesia ExpatFebruary 28, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 28, 20190 At least seven people have died and dozens more are still trapped beneath the rubble of an illegal gold mine...
Dozens of Western Songs Banned in West Java for being “Pornographic”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 20190 85 western pop songs have been deemed pornographic and banned from being played in daylight hours in Indonesia’s West Java...
One Dead, Over 60 Buried In Illegal Gold Mine CollapseIndonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 27, 2019February 27, 20190 Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Wednesday rescuers were searching for survivors after more than 60 people were feared buried by...
Terrorist Operative Caught During Routine Traffic StopIndonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 26, 20190 Triyono Wagimin Atmo, a high-profile terrorist operative who operated under the aliases Andalus and Abu Hilwa, was arrested by local...
Indonesia Prepares for Wild Fires Ahead of El Ni?o SeasonIndonesia ExpatFebruary 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 25, 20190 The government has declared 16 provinces across the country as prone to forest and land fires ahead of the upcoming...
Jakarta LRT To Begin Operations in MarchIndonesia ExpatFebruary 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 25, 20190 Jakarta’s light rapid transit (LRT) is now scheduled to begin commercial operations at the end of March, pending approval from...
Man Encouraged to Jump by Onlookers Commits SuicideIndonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2019February 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 24, 2019February 24, 20190 A young man, identified as TSR, died after jumping from the roof of a supermarket in Bandarlampung in the Indonesian...
“Best Islands in the World” List Includes Lombok, Bali, Java IslandIndonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2019February 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2019February 22, 20190 New York-based Travel and Leisure Magazine has included Lombok, Bali, and the Java Islands in its article entitled “The 15...
World’s Largest Bee Rediscovered in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 22, 20190 The world’s largest bee, last seen by a scientist in 1981 and was thought to have gone extinct, has been...
Indonesia Submits Bid To Host 2032 OlympicsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 20190 Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of last year’s Asian Games. State news...