Polish Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Film Papuan Armed GroupsIndonesia ExpatAugust 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 29, 201801959A 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, 201801049Australian 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, 201801662Indonesia 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, 201801253An Indonesian civil servant who owed his ex-wife a large alimony has paid back about US$10,000 worth of missed payments...
Over 100,000 Support Woman Jailed in Mosque Loudspeaker CaseIndonesia ExpatAugust 26, 2018August 24, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 26, 2018August 24, 201801463More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition against a court decision sentencing an Indonesian woman of Chinese descent...
Major Roads in Jakarta to be Closed for Asian Games MarathonIndonesia ExpatAugust 24, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 24, 201801088Jakarta traffic authorities will briefly close off 10-kilometers of roads from the Senayan traffic circle in South Jakarta up to...
Principal of School that Paraded Children Wearing ISIS Uniform RemovedIndonesia ExpatAugust 23, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 23, 201802057A controversial Independence Day parade at an Indonesian Military (TNI) kindergarten in Probolinggo, East Java, has resulted in its principal...
Indonesian Parents Name their Newborn Baby “Asian Games”Indonesia ExpatAugust 21, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 21, 201802254An Indonesian baby girl born on the opening day of the Asian Games will never forget this day in her...
Members of Japanese Basketball Team Sent Home From Asian Games for Soliciting SexIndonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 20, 201801861The Japanese Olympic Committee has penalised four players on the men’s basketball team at the Asian Games for buying sex...
Two Powerful and Shallow Earthquakes Hit Lombok Within Twelve HoursIndonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 20, 201801118Multiple earthquakes – including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor – have rocked the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, killing...
Another Earthquake Hits LombokIndonesia ExpatAugust 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 19, 201801044The island of Lombok has been jolted by a strong earthquake just two weeks after another quake killed 460 people....
6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Raba, No CasualtiesIndonesia ExpatAugust 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 18, 201801071A relatively deep offshore earthquake struck the Indonesian archipelago late on Friday, August 17, according to data from the US...
Lombok Earthquake Death Toll Now at 460Indonesia ExpatAugust 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 16, 201801169The death toll from an earthquake on the island of Lombok has surged to 460, said a national disaster management...
Number of Accidents Decreases After Odd-Even PolicyIndonesia ExpatAugust 16, 2018August 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 16, 2018August 16, 20180970Traffic accidents in Jakarta have dropped 11 percent since the extended odd-even traffic policy was implemented on Aug. 1, according...
Woman Facing Two Years in Prison for Complaining About Volume of Mosque SpeakersIndonesia ExpatAugust 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 15, 201801152Indonesian prosecutors have demanded an 18-month prison term for a woman who was charged with blasphemy after she complained about...
100,000 Police and Soldiers to Provide Security for the 2018 Asian GamesIndonesia ExpatAugust 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 14, 201802673Indonesia is deploying 100,000 police and soldiers to provide security for the 2018 Asian Games, the biggest event ever held...
President Joko Widodo Chooses Muslim Cleric Ma’ruf Amin as Running MateIndonesia ExpatAugust 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 13, 201801202Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s choice of a conservative Muslim cleric as his running mate took many by surprise, but it...
Plane Crash Kills Eight, 12-Year-Old Boy Sole SurvivorIndonesia ExpatAugust 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 12, 201801084A 12-year-old boy has been found alive in the wreckage of a plane crash which killed eight people in Indonesia....
Lombok Earthquake Lifted the Island by 25 Centimetres, Scientists SayIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 20180984Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 300 people has lifted the island it struck by as...
Man Gets Cheated on During 10-year Anniversary Trip to Bali, Turns to Reddit for HelpIndonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 201803237A husband has turned to the internet for advice after he caught his wife of 10 years cheating during a...
Lombok Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Over 300Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 201801717The island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week on Thursday as...