Bali Beauty Pageant Promoting Equality, HIV Education Forced to CancelIndonesia ExpatOctober 16, 2018October 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 16, 2018October 16, 201801099A Bali beauty pageant promoting HIV education and equality has been called off after mounting pressure from hardline anti-LGBT groups....
Lippo Group Executive Arrested for BriberyIndonesia ExpatOctober 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 16, 201801640The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has apprehended Billy Sindoro, an executive of diversified conglomerate Lippo Group, after naming him a...
UN Chief Visits Palu as World Bank Announces Financial AidIndonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 15, 20180989UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited the Indonesian city of Palu to assess the impact of the earthquake and tsunami,...
Facebook Post Saves Lives of Tourists Who Crashed Scooter in BaliIndonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 15, 2018October 15, 201801379Facebook friends may have saved a pair of travellers’ lives after their scooter skidded off a roadway in Ubud, Bali...
Billionaire Jack Ma Wants to Set Up Institute to train Indonesians on E-commerceIndonesia ExpatOctober 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 14, 201801285Mr Jack Ma, co-founder of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba, who is retiring as its executive chairman next year, has...
Missing Students in North Sumatra Flash Flood RescuedIndonesia ExpatOctober 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 14, 20180850A search and rescue team has rescued 17 school students who went missing after a flash flood inundated a school...
Flash Flood in North Sumatra Kills 19, Dozens Still MissingIndonesia ExpatOctober 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 13, 20180754At least 11 students have died while another 10 are missing after a flash flood inundated a school building in...
Indonesians Arrested for Selling Babies on InstagramIndonesia ExpatOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 12, 2018October 12, 201801033Four people have been arrested after allegedly selling babies via Instagram in Indonesia, according to local police who say they...
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Sumenep and Shakes BaliIndonesia ExpatOctober 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 11, 201801339An earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least three people, and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali...
Jakarta to become World’s Most Populous City by 2030Indonesia ExpatOctober 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 11, 201803209According to a report by Euromonitor International, Jakarta will take Tokyo’s spot as the world’s most populous city by the...
President Jokowi Signs Law Rewarding Corruption Informants up to Rp200 MillionIndonesia ExpatOctober 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 10, 201801498The administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a regulation to give informants financial rewards for blowing the whistle...
Foreign Aid Workers in Sulawesi Ordered to LeaveIndonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2018October 9, 201801363Indonesia has ordered independent foreign aid workers to leave the earthquake zone and said foreign groups with staff in the...
Sulawesi Eartquake,Tsunami Death Toll Nears 2,000Indonesia ExpatOctober 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 8, 201801272Nearly 2,000 bodies have been recovered from Palu since an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian city, an official said...
Activist Who Lied About Assault Detained by PoliceIndonesia ExpatOctober 7, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 7, 20180906The anti-government activist who lied about being assaulted to cover up cosmetic surgery was detained by Jakarta police last Friday...
East Jakarta Fire Destroys 18 HousesIndonesia ExpatOctober 6, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 6, 20180829A fire broke out in a densely populated area near Jl. Pertanian Selatan, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, on Friday, destroying...
38 State Universities Welcome Palu Students to Attend ClassesIndonesia ExpatOctober 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 5, 20180915The Indonesia State University Rectors Assembly (MRPTNI) has opened up classes to students of the damaged Tadulako University in Palu,...
Indonesia Declines Foreign Personnel to Assist in Sulawesi Disaster ReliefIndonesia ExpatOctober 4, 2018October 4, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 4, 2018October 4, 201801277Indonesia said it will not accept offers from other countries to send search and rescue personnel and medical staff, and...
Sulawesi: Soldiers Ordered to Fire on LootersIndonesia ExpatOctober 4, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 4, 20180901Indonesian soldiers have been instructed to fire on people caught looting in the wake of a deadly 7.5-magnitude earthquake and...
Volcanic Eruption in Sulawesi Just Days After DisasterIndonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2018July 7, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 3, 2018July 7, 202302794A volcano on the island of Sulawesi erupted on Wednesday, just days after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the...
President Joko Widodo Calls for Reinforcements as Tsunami Death Toll Rises Above 1,200Indonesia ExpatOctober 2, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 2, 201801344President Joko Widodo called for reinforcements in a desperate search for survivors of a devastating earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi...
1,200 Prisoners Escape from Palu and Donggala Detention FacilitiesIndonesia ExpatOctober 1, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 1, 201801425The Indonesian government said on Monday, October 1 that as many as 1,200 inmates have escaped from three detention facilities...