14,000 Bottles of Illegal Alcohol Destroyed in JakartaIndonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 20220645The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police, and the Civil Service Police Unit have carried out an operation...
All Jakarta Holywings Branches to Close, 6 Staff Charged with BlasphemyIndonesia ExpatJune 28, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJune 28, 202202211All 12 branches of Holywings in Jakarta will be shut down as of today, 28th June, by the DKI Jakarta...
Holywings Indonesia Reported to Police Regarding Alcohol Promotion Indonesia ExpatJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJune 24, 2022June 24, 20220761The Young Indonesian Advocates Association (HAMI) has reported the management of Holywings Indonesia regarding an alleged blasphemy case. The report...
International Passengers Can Bring 2.25l Duty-Free Alcohol Starting 2022Indonesia ExpatDecember 2, 2021June 6, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 2, 2021June 6, 2022024440Note: This report refers to a rule change by the Minister of Trade which was due to go into force...
Roll Out the BarrelDaniel PopeSeptember 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Daniel PopeSeptember 7, 2021September 7, 20210937“I do not live in the world of sobriety,” remarked Oliver Reed. While most of us wouldn’t sink so permanently...
Sell Beer Shares, Anies UrgedIndonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 17, 2021July 9, 20210753DKI Jakarta’s Regional House of People’s Representatives (DPRD) Chairman Prasetio Edi Marsudi has urged the DKI Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan,...
Three Men Caned in AcehIndonesia ExpatFebruary 9, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 9, 2021July 9, 202101075Three Christians had a sentence of caning carried out at Bustanussalatin Park, Banda Aceh, Aceh on Monday 8th February. They...
Beer-Wine Prohibitions Will Not Apply in These PlacesIndonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2020July 9, 202101893The Draft Law (RUU) on the prohibition of alcoholic drinks has recently become a hot topic in Indonesia. The bill,...
Indonesian Government Releases a Draft Law on Alcoholic DrinksIndonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 12, 2020July 9, 2021010034The draft law on the prohibition of alcoholic drinks (RUU Minol) will regulate criminal sanctions for people who consume alcoholic...
Surabaya Nightclub Assault Results in DeathIndonesia ExpatFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 202001870An assault took place at Pentagon nightclub in Surabaya last Thursday, 6th February, leading to four victims and one person...
Prohibition of Alcohol in Tangerang and BogorIndonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 201904629Several regions in Indonesia have tightened the circulation of alcohol in their respective regions by issuing regional regulations that give...
Java SpiritsDaniel PopeAugust 1, 2019 by Daniel PopeAugust 1, 201902240In Indonesia’s colonial period, alcohol was nothing new. When Raffles invited the local Muslim officials to drink wine with him,...
Thousands of Illegal Liquor Bottles Crushed by Steamroller in JakartaIndonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMay 27, 2019May 29, 201902248Approximately 18,000 bottles of bootleg alcohol were crushed by a steamroller in Jakarta on Monday 27th May 2019. The illegal...
Journey In Every SipIndonesia ExpatDecember 22, 2018January 12, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 22, 2018January 12, 202002809Cape Discovery has been making wine in Bali since 2010. The grapes the company uses are imported from Australia, France...
More than 50 People Dead This Month After Consuming Bootleg LiquorIndonesia ExpatApril 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 10, 201801522More than 50 people have died this month from drinking bootleg alcohol in Indonesia, police and health officials said, including...
Indonesia the Most “Sober” Country in Southeast AsiaIndonesia ExpatFebruary 15, 2018February 15, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 15, 2018February 15, 201801735According to the World Bank 2015 report, Indonesia consumes the least amount of alcohol in Southeast Asia, with its people...
No Bikinis and Alcohol Allowed in This Year’s Djakarta Warehouse Project, City Officials WarnIndonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2017December 14, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2017December 14, 201701832This year’s Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP), touted as one of the biggest electronic dance music festivals in Southeast Asia, may...
Authorities Slam Halal Whiskey Photos on Social MediaSania RasyidOctober 25, 2017October 25, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 25, 2017October 25, 201701312Pictures of “halal whiskey” have gone viral online in Indonesia, following the Indonesian government’s decision to revoke the authority of...
Will Indonesia Run Dry?Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2017October 10, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 9, 2017October 10, 201701438For most of 2017, distributors of imported alcohol have been met quietly with resistance by various ministries and the government...
NU Calls for Review as Bootleg Booze Thrives Among Jakarta YouthsIndonesia ExpatAugust 22, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 22, 2017October 18, 20170640A survey has found 65 percent of youths living in Jakarta and surrounding cities consume bootleg liquor, known as oplosan,...
The Trouble With Alcohol in IndonesiaIshia ToledoJune 19, 2017November 12, 2020 by Ishia ToledoJune 19, 2017November 12, 2020012542Indonesia, being a Muslim majority country, is also a pluralist, democratic and secular nation. And with the rest of the...