Immigration Opens Onshore Visa ServicesIndonesia ExpatAugust 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 16, 2020July 9, 20210The Head Office of the Directorate General of Immigration in Kuningan, South Jakarta will be closed until 21st August 2020....
Ministry of Home Affairs Collaborates with Youtuber to Promote Bali TourismIndonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2020July 9, 20210The Ministry of Home Affairs is partnering with YouTuber Tina Bule through a video that will be uploaded on her...
Transitional PSBB DKI Jakarta Extended AgainIndonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2020July 9, 20210The transitional large-scale social restriction (PSBB) period has once again been extended for two weeks in Jakarta, covering 14-27th August...
GrabWheels Returns to JakartaIndonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 20210Grab Indonesia’s electrical scooter rental service, GrabWheels, has returned to the Jakarta area. Previously, GrabWheels was asked to cease operations...
Transitional PSBB Ends Today, Three Options Lie AheadIndonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 20210The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is holding a meeting to discuss ending the transitional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) today. Deputy...
Unsuccessful Ban on Plastic Bags in JakartaIndonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 20210The government’s regulations regarding mandatory use of reusable shopping bags have been in place since 1st July. However, the implementation...
Indonesian Fisherman and French Woman Found LoveIndonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2020July 9, 20210In 2019, the marriage of an Indonesian fisherman to a French woman went viral on social media. Now, Danil Gustian...
Schools Reopening ? Region by Region ListIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 20210The government is allowing schools to open for face-to-face classes in areas with a low-risk of contracting COVID-19. The Minister...
8% of COVID-19 Cases in Jakarta are School-agedIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 20210Ahmad Riza Patria (Ariza), the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, has reported that eight percent of the total positive patients...
Indonesia Begins First Clinical Trial for COVID-19 VaccineIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2020July 9, 20210The Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, has confirmed that President Joko Widodo will directly observe the first day of...
Mount Sinabung Erupts Three TimesIndonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020July 9, 20210Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra has erupted and released a 5,000-metre high column of volcanic ash. The head...
McDonald’s Indonesia Introduces Nasi Goreng Burger and MoreIndonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020July 9, 20210Do you want to try the fried rice-flavoured burger, ice cream-flavoured es teler, or durian iced coffee? McDonald’s Indonesia has...
Tightened Supervision of Foreigners in The New NormalIndonesia ExpatAugust 7, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 7, 2020July 9, 20210The Ministry of Law and Human Rights of DKI Jakarta is to tighten the supervision of foreigners under the orders...
Immigration Update: New Deadline Dates for Stay Permits amidst New NormalIndonesia ExpatAugust 7, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 7, 2020July 9, 20210The Directorate General of Immigration has once again published new updates concerning visa and stay permit amid the new normal...
Bali Applying Tight Protocols to Attract TouristsIndonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 20210Bali has been voted as one of the best tourist destinations in the world for foreign tourists in the era...
Foreigners Approaching Indonesian Women for MoneyIndonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 20210The Legal Aid Institute for the Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice (LBH APIK) in South Sulawesi has highlighted a case...
West Java Governor Volunteers for Trial of COVID-19 VaccineIndonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 20210The head of West Java’s COVID-19 Response Acceleration Task Force and Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, has said that...
Jakarta Sees Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Last Two WeeksIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 20210In the last two weeks, there has been an increase of positive COVID-19 cases, at least four times a surge...
Beirut Explosion Kills 78, Thousands InjuredIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 20210Two massive explosions shook the port area of Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday 4th August. 78 people are reported dead, thousands...
WHO: COVID-19 Cases Infecting 15-24 Year Old IncreasingIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020July 9, 20210An analysis by the WHO of about 6 million cases of infection between 24th February and 12th July found that...
Lee Man Fong’s “Margasatwa dan Puspita Indonesia” RestoredIndonesia ExpatAugust 4, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 4, 2020July 9, 20210Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta has restored the phenomenal painting of Lee Man Fong entitled “Margasatwa dan Puspita Indonesia” (1913–1988). As...