Three Additional VoA Countries
The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry has added three countries to the list that...
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Bundo Kanduang and Entrepreneurship
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri expressed her concern that the Minang people had changed a...
Broken House Blues
COVID immigration regulations have largely been lifted and foreigners are being allowed back into Indonesia. This includes for business purposes....
Finding Accommodation in Jakarta
Jakarta, a huge and bustling metropolis, located on the most populous island of Java is home to over 11 million...
Kalimantan Schools Adding Plastic Pollution Education to Curriculum
Indonesia has the unfortunate reputation of being the second-largest plastic polluter in the world, producing around 7.8 million tons of...
Entering Indonesia 17th July Onwards
Indonesian citizens and foreigners travelling to Indonesia can enter without PCR, as long as they have received a double dosage...
Foreign Public Documents Legalisation Process Simplified
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that Indonesia will be a contracting party of the Convention of 5th October 1961...
Minister Discusses Second Home Visas and Permits for Former Indonesians
The government will be issuing second home visas for foreign citizens as an opportunity for them to settle in Indonesia,...
Mixed Marriage Children Allowed Limited Dual Citizenship Status
The Law and Human Rights Ministry has said that children born from mixed marriages between foreign nationals and Indonesian citizens...
Business Mixer: Updates on Visa Regulations and Investment Planning in Indonesia
The next Business Mixer covering updates on visa regulations and investment planning in Indonesia is taking place on Thursday 30th...
Police Hunt Fake US Army Perpetrator in Rp2.4 billion Love Scam
The Greater Metropolitan Regional Police has recently arrested two of the three people suspected of being involved in a love...
An Inharmonic Rant
When I was a scabby-kneed schoolboy interested in geography, I used to slowly rotate the classroom globe with my fingers,...
Entering Indonesia: No Health Insurance Required?
The Indonesian government has decided that foreigners are not required to present COVID-19 health insurance upon entry, effective as of...
How COVID-19 Raised Indonesian Society’s Awareness of Green Architecture
The world we live in is on its way to recovering from one of the massive outbreak events in human...
Planning to Live Stress-Free
It seems silly bordering on ridiculous to suggest that the Greek architect Hippodamus of Miletus (498 – 408 BC) influenced...
Saving the Earth One Meal at a Time With Jakarta Intercultural School’s YUM Farm Project
Earth Day is one of the many global celebrations Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) highlights each year as an engaging service-learning...
Maintaining the Melodies of History
Malang can mean “hapless” which is unfortunate as the East Java city is green, cool at 444 metres, rich in...
Weaving in Bali?
Stephanie Brookes writes about Pejeng Kangin, a resilient weaving village just outside Ubud that has united the weavers of Bali...
10 Factors Foreigners Can Be Rejected
The term deportation is different from a “do not land” or rejection to enter at the border. Recently, the famous...
25 Odd-Even Locations in Jakarta Valid 6th June
The odd-even zones across Jakarta will expand from the previous 13 points to 25 points starting on 6th June 2022....
Government Regulation of Dual Citizenship Reviewed
The Law and Human Rights Ministry is currently revising the procedures for acquiring, losing, cancelling, and regaining Indonesian citizenship as...