Policeman Kills Fellow Officer during ArgumentIndonesia ExpatJuly 27, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 27, 201901228A policeman in Depok has reportedly shot a fellow police officer over an argument. Senior Commander Argo Yuwono, a spokesman...
Esteemed Judges Named to Select Finalists for the 2019 PropertyGuru Indonesia Property AwardsIndonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2019July 26, 201901359Nominations now open to the public for fifth annual edition in Jakarta. The 5th Annual PropertyGuru Indonesia Property Awards –...
Sri Mulyani: Government to Draft Electric Car PolicyIndonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 26, 201901331Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has stated that a Presidential regulation regarding electric cars will be released shortly, following a meeting...
Prabowo’s Niece Candidate for Jakarta Deputy GovernorIndonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 26, 201902069Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo, niece of the Great Indonesia Movement Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, has expressed her interest to take over the...
Indonesian Teenager from NTT Speaks at UN Political Forum in NYCIndonesia ExpatJuly 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 24, 201901550A 14-year-old girl from Kombapari village in East Nusa Tenggara, has spoken at the United Nations (UN) High Level Political...
Independence Day Plotter Arrested by Densus 88Indonesia ExpatJuly 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 24, 201902165The Indonesian police has asserted that a suspected militant, who was arrested last week, was plotting an Independence Day bomb...
Ahok: My Political Career is OverIndonesia ExpatJuly 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 23, 2019July 23, 201901971“My political career has actually ended. The majority of religious people have labelled me as someone who defamed religion”, former...
Jakarta Planetarium’s Uncertain Future due to Ageing EquipmentIndonesia ExpatJuly 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 23, 2019July 23, 201901629Jakarta Planetarium’s projector, a Zeiss Universarium Mark VIII, has allowed its visitors to explore the wonders of the vast universe every...
Two Australians Arrested for Cocaine Possession in BaliIndonesia ExpatJuly 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 22, 201902958The Bali police have arrested two nightclub promoters from Melbourne for possession of cocaine during weekend raids in the resort...
Jakarta’s Reclamation, Sea Wall and Land Subsidence Phenomenon Continue to Spark DebatesIndonesia ExpatJuly 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 22, 201904668The giant sea wall project in Jakarta was initially intended to resemble the mythical bird of Garuda. It is currently...
Plastics Will Outnumber Fish in Indonesian Waters by 2040 Without ActionIndonesia ExpatJuly 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 22, 201903125Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Susi Pudjiastuti, has urged plastic producers to help clean up seas from plastic waste...
Three Killed in Traffic Accident on Jakarta’s Inner City Toll RoadIndonesia ExpatJuly 22, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 22, 201901838A traffic accident involving a tanker truck belonging to the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and a private car...
Ridwan Kamil to Build Underpass and Flyovers to Reduce Depok CongestionIndonesia ExpatJuly 21, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 21, 201901431The Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, has stated that he will spend about Rp240billion to eliminate severe congestion in...
National Fish Stock Increased – Minister Sinks over 500 Fishing VesselsIndonesia ExpatJuly 21, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 21, 201902029Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, has stated that the fishing programme implemented by her ministry, which involves the...
Overweight Police in East Java Undergo Weight Loss TrainingIndonesia ExpatJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 19, 2019July 19, 201901565The State Police Academy (SPN) in Mojokerto, East Java, has ordered overweight officers to go through a weight loss programme....
Jokowi Orders Police to Solve Novel Baswedan Case in Three MonthsIndonesia ExpatJuly 19, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 19, 201901428President Joko Widodo has ordered the national police to solve the Novel Baswedan acid attack case within three months. “The...
Formula E Not Confirming Anies’s Claim that Jakarta will Host Race in 2020Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 201901750On 14th July 2019, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that Jakarta will host a Formula E Race in 2020, after...
Komodo Island to Close for Renovation in 2020Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 201901888Wayan Darmawa, head of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) tourism agency, has confirmed that Komodo Island will be closed in early...
BPBD: Six Dead in Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Quake in North MalukuIndonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 201901811According to the North Maluku Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), six people have died during a North Maluku earthquake which struck...
Visa Invests in Go-Jek, Aims for more Cashless Payment OptionsIndonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 201901208Payment processor Visa has invested in Indonesia’s ride-hailing service Go-Jek. The investment is part of Go-Jek’s ongoing series F fundraising...
A Jungle Stay in Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh ? North SumatraStephanie BrookesJuly 17, 2019 by Stephanie BrookesJuly 17, 201903110Within one day of arriving in Ketambe Village in Gunung Leuser National Park, I had spotted three gibbons, five Thomas’...