Health Ministry Allows People Aged 18+ Vaccines in Bodetabek
Following mass vaccine access in DKI Jakarta, the COVID-19 vaccination is now being targeted at residents aged 18 years and...
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National Holidays and Joint Leave for 2021 Changed
The Indonesian government has once again revised the 2021 national holidays and joint leave due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Micro PPKM Rules for 15-28th June
Micro PPKM Rules The government has again implemented micro-community activity restrictions, or PPKM, between 15-28th June. The policy is contained...
What New Expats Should Expect in Indonesia
Moving to a new country is definitely among the most hectic yet thrilling occasions. Aside from the load and stress...
Is it Normal to Tip in Indonesia?
Tipping is a form of appreciation to a waiter or driver based on the services provided. Perhaps you’ve noticed or...
Latest Quarantine Hotel List in Jakarta
Latest Quarantine Hotel List in Jakarta For 2021 There have been 14 hotels added to the quarantine hotels Jakarta list...
Expat Insider 2021 Survey: COVID-19 Impacting Expat Life
InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with around 4 million members, has published its Expat Insider survey including more than...
Expat Insider 2021 Survey: Indonesia Ranks 31st for Living Abroad
InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with around 4 million members, has published its Expat Insider survey involving more than...
Company Vaccinations Postponed to End of May 2021
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto has said that the implementation of the gotong royong, or mutual cooperation, vaccination...
Digging Deeper on Cross Cultural Families and Culture Differences
“When feelings are valid, perception can still be unreliable”, is a quote I stumbled upon from cross-cultural marriage and parenting...
Tourism Minister Plans Gili Trawangan-Sanur COVID-Free Travel Pattern
To develop the tourism potential of Gili Trawangan, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno is planning to develop a...
Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly On setting out to write about “mixed race marriage”,...
Mixed Marriages in Indonesia – A Fresh Look
Mixed Marriages in Indonesia – A Fresh Look It would almost be true to say that there are as many...
Mixed-Race Children: Finally, the Bali Kids Have Their Say Too
Probably now amounting in the thousands, this youngster community of having mixed parents living in Bali can finally have their...
Forever Foreign in ASEAN and what it means to be Pribumi
“You can’t simply decide to be Asian. You must have an Asian culture. This means, for a start, changing your...
45 Years in Indonesia – Eleonora Detmers
Eleonora Detmers Lives the Pelabuhan Ratu Cowabunga Eleonora Detmers, often called Nora, has never looked back since moving to Indonesia...
AstraZeneca Vaccination: Priority Order of Recipients in Jakarta
The DKI Jakarta government has stated that it had made provision for the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine as part...
KITAS and KITAP Holders Eligible for Government Vaccine
The government has confirmed that foreign workers who have a temporary stay permit (KITAS) or a permanent stay permit (KITAP)...
Pakistan and the Philippines Arrivals Get 14-Day Quarantine
Acting Director-General of Disease Prevention and Control at the Health Ministry, Dr Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, has requested that all Head...
Make Yourself at Home: Top Tips for Homesick Expats in Indonesia
Whether you’ve been living in Indonesia for five years or five months, it’s likely you’ve had a bout of the...
Housequake
When I first moved to Indonesia, more years ago now than I care to remember, finding a pad to live...