Mother Nature Needs Help, Here’s How You Can Help Our Environment
Society’s awareness about making the world a better place, specifically the environment, is on the rise. Reports and day-to-day observations...
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Moving Domiciles from City, Regency and Province Requirements
The Director-General of Population and Civil Registration of the Home Affairs Ministry, Zudan Arif Fakrulloh, has confirmed that the requirement...
10 Blackmailers Arrested in Batam for Threatening to Spread Porn of Officials in China
Ten Chinese citizens have been arrested by members of the Sub-Directorate V Cyber Crime of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate...
How to Get a Police Record Certificate as a Foreigner in Indonesia
Many people, foreigners and Indonesians will need a Police Record Certificate (SKCK) at some point during their time in Indonesia...
How to Enter Indonesia from 7th January – Quarantine, Testing, Vaccines, and more
The COVID-19 Task Force has issued the latest regulations for international travellers, both Indonesian citizens and foreigners, taking effect on...
There is ‘Tax Amnesty’ Again, Note How to Register!
The second round of the tax amnesty program will begin in January 2022. This time, the tax amnesty program is...
Visas and Entry Banned for 13 Countries to Prevent Spread of Omicron
Acting Director-General of Immigration Widodo Ekatjahjana issued circular letter number IMI-0303.GR.01.01 of 2021 regarding temporary restrictions on foreigners who have...
Repatriation Package at JW Marriot Hotel Jakarta
JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta has been officially appointed as one of the shortlisted repatriation hotels able to provide a mandatory...
The Happiest and Unhappiest Provinces in Indonesia
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has released the 2021 Happiness Index. The data includes a list of the happiest and...
Marriott International Collaborates with Maria Monique Lastwish Foundation
In collaboration with Maria Monique Lastwish Foundation, Marriott Business Councils Indonesia invites children with disabilities and special needs to enjoy...
Berani Jaga Bumi with Foreigners Clean Balangan and Dreamland Beach
A number of youths have cleaned up Balangan Beach and Dreamland Beach, South Kuta, Badung, Bali, removing garbage on Sunday,...
Top 6 Kid-Friendly Activities in Jakarta
Taking Christmas and New Year vacation in Jakarta but afraid to take the children out of the house in the...
International Arrivals to Start in Surabaya
Government Spokesperson for Handling COVID-19 Wiku Adisasmito said the government will reopen Surabaya Juanda International Airport as an entry point...
Quarantine Hotel Rates Regulated and Capped in Jakarta
The COVID-19 Task Force has confirmed regulated prices for hotel quarantine for travellers from abroad. The prices are effective from...
Foreigners from Three More Countries Banned From Entering Indonesia?
The government has included the UK, Norway, and Denmark on the list of countries prohibited from entering Indonesia, following the...
Dangdut, Indonesia’s “Music of the People” – an Expat’s Take
In 1969, I bought a second-hand book in the Portobello street market in London, Two Faces in Borneo, written in 1928...
5 Things To Know In Jakarta
Landing in Jakarta for the first time? We’ve come up with the five basic information, you need to know once...
Revised Complete Rules during Christmas and New Year’s Holidays
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian issued another set of rules with instruction No.66 of 2021 concerning prevention and control of...
No Blanket PPKM Level 3 for Christmas and New Year
The government has cancelled PPKM level 3 for all regions of Indonesia during the 2021 year-end holidays. Coordinating Minister for...
10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in Indonesia Confirmed
The cost of living in any city is determined by a whole range of factors, with probably the most important...
Jeff Hadler: A Scholar with Heart
When Jeff Hadler passed away a few years ago, I was a bit dazed to know it. A friend of...