“Millennials Party” Emerges, Hopes to Appeal to Young Voters for Upcoming ElectionsIndonesia ExpatMarch 21, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 21, 201801167Dubbed the “millennials party”, the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), is one of four new parties the General Election Commission is...
Saudi Arabia Beheads Indonesian Migrant Worker for MurderIndonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2018March 20, 201801945Despite President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s repeated pleas for clemency, Saudi Arabia has beheaded Indonesian migrant worker, M Zaini Misrin. The...
Expat Resort Manager Sparks Row With PoliticiansKenneth YeungMarch 19, 2018April 19, 2024 by Kenneth YeungMarch 19, 2018April 19, 202402103On March 9–10, officials from the Mentawai Islands chapter of the National Democratic (Nasdem) Party held a working meeting on...
Jokowi’s Joke Gets Big Laughs During Speech At ASEAN Leaders MeetingIndonesia ExpatMarch 19, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 19, 2018November 10, 202101644President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo lightened the mood and earned some big laughs by dropping some millennial friendly pop culture references...
Alibaba Opens First Global Cloud Platform Available in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatMarch 18, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 18, 2018November 10, 20210903Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has opened a data centre in Indonesia. It is the first global cloud...
Europeans Arrested in Indonesia for ATM SkimmingIndonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2018November 10, 202102323The Jakarta Police have arrested five people, four of which are foreigners, on suspicion of stealing funds from the accounts...
Foreigners Detained For Fraud, Visa ViolationsIndonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2018November 10, 202101694Soekarno Hatta International Aiport immigration officials detained several foreigners this week suspected of breaking the law during their stay in...
Clowns March for Peace in JakartaIndonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2018November 10, 202101651At least 100 clowns marched in Jakarta on Wednesday March 14 to promote peace as Indonesia gears up for the...
Indonesia wants Australia to be part of ASEANIndonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2018November 10, 202101016President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has showed his support for Australia to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ahead of...
482 Flights To and From Bali Will Not Operate During NyepiIndonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2018November 10, 202101236Representatives from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, has stated that 482 domestic and international flight schedules will not...
Aceh Province Considers Beheading as Murder PunishmentIndonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 15, 2018November 10, 20210891The conservative Indonesian province of Aceh is considering the introduction of beheading as a punishment for murder, a top Islamic...
Indonesia Prepares For IMF-World Bank Meeting To Take Place in BaliIndonesia ExpatMarch 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 14, 201801286The Indonesian government is going all-out on its preparation to host the upcoming IMF-World Bank annual meeting this October. It...
Foreign Cruise Ships Stop By Bali Ahead of NyepiIndonesia ExpatMarch 14, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 14, 2018November 10, 202101267Multiple foreign cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers from around the world are stopping by the Benoa Harbor in Bali...
Odd-Even Traffic Control System Now Enforced on Jakarta-Cikampek Toll RoadIndonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2018November 10, 202103553Jakarta officials have introduced a rush-hour odd-even traffic control system on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, the main toll road leading...
Married Couple Faces Death Penalty On Terror ChargesIndonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 13, 2018November 10, 202101243A former Indonesian migrant worker, who was deported from Hong Kong last year after she posted a Facebook video of...
High-Rise Buildings To Be Raided In Jakarta Over Groundwater ViolationsIndonesia ExpatMarch 12, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 12, 2018November 10, 202102458Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has revealed the city’s administration is set to raid dozens of high-rise buildings around Jakarta suspected...
Boat Capsizes in East Java, One Killed Four MissingIndonesia ExpatMarch 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 11, 201801409Huge waves caused by poor weather conditions capsized a boat carrying Islamic boarding school students off the coast of East...
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Train 50 Percent Off On WeekendsIndonesia ExpatMarch 11, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 11, 201801011Airport train operator PT Railink has offered 50 percent discount for passengers who are traveling on Saturday and Sunday from...
Grab In Talks To Buy Parts Of Uber’s Business In Southeast AsiaIndonesia ExpatMarch 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 10, 20180806Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing firm, Grab, is in advanced negotiations to buy parts of Uber Technologies Inc’s business in the...
American Who Escaped From Infamous Kerobokan Prison Sentenced to Five YearsIndonesia ExpatMarch 9, 2018March 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 9, 2018March 9, 201801488Christian Beasley, one of two American prisoners who escaped from the Kerobokan jail in December last year, has been sentenced...
Indonesian Government To Simplify Foreign Worker LicensingIndonesia ExpatMarch 9, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 9, 2018November 10, 202101409The Indonesian government plans to simplify bureaucratic procedures in the documentation of foreign workers and end overlapping among state institutions...