Campaign Season for Presidential and Legislative Elections StartsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 19, 201801486 Sunday marks the beginning of the campaign season for next April’s presidential and legislative elections. Some 187.1 million Indonesians are...
Child Finds Father’s Ecstasy and Gives it to his School Friends Thinking it was CandyIndonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2018September 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 17, 2018September 17, 201802437 A 46-year-old father from Riau province, Indonesia was arrested after his son accidentally discovered his stash of ecstasy and gave...
Lombok Declares Health Emergency Over MalariaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 16, 201801210 Indonesia’s tourist island of Lombok is battling malaria, authorities said on Saturday, declaring a health emergency after a series of...
Man Murders Friend, Cut Off His Genitalia and Ran Away With ItIndonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2018September 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2018September 15, 201801190 Police in Bogor have named a 40-year-old man, identified by his initials YS, as a suspect in a gruesome murder...
LRT Ticket Fare Proposed at Rp10,800Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 15, 20180975 The Jakarta Transportation Council (DTKJ) has proposed a fare of Rp 10,800 (73 US cents) for the light rapid transit...
Viral Video: Muslim Preacher Sermonises Patrons of Bali NightclubIndonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 20180996 Gus Miftah, a Muslim preacher noted for his eccentric sermons, is the talk of the internet after a video of...
Indonesian Government to Increase Import Taxes on Hundreds of ProductsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 201802705 Caviar, chocolate and stretch limousines could get a whole lot more expensive in Indonesia as the government takes steps to...
Indonesia Promotes Nomadic Tourism for Budget TravelersIndonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 201801912 The Tourism Ministry has created a campaign to attract backpackers or budget travelers with nomadic tourism, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya...
21 Dead After Tour Bus Plunges into RavineIndonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 9, 201801523 Twenty-one people died and nine others were severely injured on Saturday afternoon, when the driver of the bus they were...
Mount Rinjani Closed to Climbing Activities for One YearIndonesia ExpatSeptember 8, 2018September 8, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 8, 2018September 8, 201803488 Indonesia’s Mount Rinjani, the world’s second highest volcano, will be closed to all mountain climbing activities for a year following...
Go-Jek Partners Up with Indonesian Peer-to-Peer Lending FirmsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 7, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 7, 201802365 Indonesian ride-hailing and online payment company Go-Jek said on Tuesday it will partner with three peer-to-peer (P2P) lending firms as...
District in Aceh Bans Men and Women from Dining TogetherIndonesia ExpatSeptember 6, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 6, 201801336 A district in Indonesia’s deeply Islamic Aceh province has banned men and women from dining together unless they are married...
Two Terror Suspects Allegedly Involved in Police Attack KilledIndonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 4, 201801950 Densus 88, the National Police’s elite counterterrorism unit, has shot and killed two men believed to be responsible for an...
Indonesia: Number of Tourists Increase by 16.57 percent in JulyIndonesia ExpatSeptember 3, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 3, 201801228 Indonesia saw a 16.57 percent month-to-month increase in the number of foreign tourists to 1.53 million in July from 1.31...
President Jokowi Announces Bid for 2032 OlympicsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 1, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 1, 201801499 Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of the Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang...
Jakarta Police Recommend Extending Odd-Even Policy until OctoberIndonesia ExpatAugust 31, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 31, 201801298 The Jakarta Traffic Police have suggested extending the odd-even license plate traffic policy until after the Asian Para Games on...
Garuda Indonesia to Cut Jakarta – London RouteIndonesia ExpatAugust 31, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 31, 201801954 National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will terminate its non-stop flights between Jakarta and London on Oct. 28 to cut costs...
Polish Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Film Papuan Armed GroupsIndonesia ExpatAugust 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 29, 201801930 A Polish citizen is currently in custody with police in Papua over his alleged attempt to film what the Indonesian...
New Free Trade Deal Will Allow Australian Universities to Set Up Campuses in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatAugust 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 29, 201801036 Australian universities are expected to get the green light to start setting up campuses in Indonesia under a new free...
Two Large Earthquakes Hit West TimorIndonesia ExpatAugust 28, 2018August 28, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 28, 2018August 28, 201801637 Indonesia has been rocked by a huge 6.4 magnitude earthquake of the coast of West Timor. The quake struck at...
Indonesian Man Pays US$10,000 Alimony in CoinsIndonesia ExpatAugust 27, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 27, 201801232 An Indonesian civil servant who owed his ex-wife a large alimony has paid back about US$10,000 worth of missed payments...