President Widodo Gives Rp7.2 Billion in Aid for Mount Agung EvacueesSania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 20170705President Joko Widodo has delivered humanitarian aid worth up to Rp 7.2 billion for the evacuees of the Mount Agung...
Indonesia Rises in the Global Competitiveness IndexSania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 27, 20170824Indonesia has increased its standing to 36th place in the Global Competitiveness Index due to the country’s large market, robust...
Man Behind Matchmaking Site Arrested Over Breach of ITE and Pornography LawSania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 201701300The owner of a controversial matchmaking website has been arrested by the Jakarta Police for allegedly offering prostitution services under...
Over 34,000 evacuated, but Bali Tourist Sites Safe, Says OfficialSania RasyidSeptember 27, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 27, 20170723The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said that more than 34,000 people have been evacuated from areas in and...
Bali Tourists Brace for Agung Eruption, DisruptionsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 27, 2017October 18, 20170736Tourists around the world are hoping their dream holidays are left unaffected by the impending eruption of Bali’s Mount Agung,...
Indonesia Rebuffs UN Recommendation to Stop Death PenaltyIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 20170618Indonesia has rejected a United Nations call to abolish the death penalty, which was one of 225 recommendations made by...
Giant Pandas Coming Soon to Taman SafariIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2017September 26, 20170709Visitors of Taman Safari Indonesia will soon be able to see a pair of China’s giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), whose...
Linkedin Releases List of Indonesia’s Most-Viewed ProfessionalsSania RasyidSeptember 22, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 22, 20170945Business-oriented social networking service Linkedin has released the first Linkedin Power Profiles in Indonesia which lists the country’s most-viewed professionals...
Australian Minister Praises ?Beautiful? Jakarta Street Food after State Lunch TreatIndonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 20170820Jakarta Street food is obviously not the kind of meal to serve an official state guest, but it was a...
Foreign Minister Retno Receives UN Agent of Change AwardSania RasyidSeptember 22, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 22, 20170715Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi received the Agent of Change award from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and...
Australian Woman Killed in Bali Scooter AccidentIndonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 22, 2017October 18, 201701796An Australian woman was killed in a motorcycle accident in Bali, Monday, Sept. 18, just days before the tourist was...
Indonesia Attracting More Foreign Tourists This Year: BPSSania RasyidSeptember 20, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 20, 20170988As of July 2017, Indonesia has recorded over 20 percent more foreign tourists than it did in the same period...
Javanese, Sundanese Voice Inputs Now Recognised by GoogleSania RasyidSeptember 20, 2017September 22, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 20, 2017September 22, 201701224Javanese and Sundanese languages are now recognised on Google Translate, Google App and Gboard after the tech giant Google worked...
Possible Sighting of Extinct Tiger in IndonesiaSania RasyidSeptember 20, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 20, 201701714The Javan Tiger, a legendary Indonesian animal declared to have been extinct for over 40 years, may still be alive...
Mount Agung Eruption Fears as BNPB Tips Possible EvacuationIndonesia ExpatSeptember 19, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 19, 20170812Authorities have extended the no-go zone surrounding Mount Agung volcano in resort island Bali and raised its alert level for...
?Wonderful Indonesia? Wins Best Video in UNWTO CompetitionIndonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2017October 18, 201701629Wonderful Indonesia has won Best Tourism Promotion Video in a competition held by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO),...
Indonesia Needs to Invest in Teachers to Improve Education Quality, says World BankSania RasyidSeptember 18, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 18, 201702271The Indonesian government must invest in teachers and reform the teaching profession that in order to improve the quality of...
Suspect Arrested In Bali Double Murder CaseIndonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2017October 18, 201701015A suspect has been arrested in the mysterious death of an elderly Japanese couple earlier this month in Bali neighbourhood...
Authorities on High Alert After PCC Drugs Fears in C. SulawesiSharon HambaliSeptember 18, 2017 by Sharon HambaliSeptember 18, 201701521After fears over the street drug Flakka entering Indonesia, anti-drug authorities are shocked at the abuse of a drug known...
Jakarta Stations to Have Special Ojek Areas to Ease CongestionSania RasyidSeptember 15, 2017October 18, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 15, 2017October 18, 20170632The Jakarta administration says that it will build special parking designated for ojek areas (motorcycle taxi) at 17 train stations...
Marvel Wants Indonesian SuperheroesSania RasyidSeptember 15, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 15, 201701837Comic producer Marvel is very much open to the possibility of featuring Indonesian superhero characters made by Indonesian artists, says...