Goals for Ourselves in the New YearLina HutchinsonDecember 6, 2020 by Lina HutchinsonDecember 6, 20200404 When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, many of us grab our journals or mentally note the resolutions...
Mandatory PCR Tests for Travels Entering and Exiting IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJune 9, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJune 9, 202003944 Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has said that passengers travelling to or from overseas must carry out a polymerase...
Indonesia Readying to Produce Ventilators this MonthIndonesia ExpatMay 5, 2020May 7, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMay 5, 2020May 7, 202001053 Deputy Minister of BUMN I Budi Gunadi Sadikin has revealed that the state-owned company will soon produce non-invasive ventilators. Production...
567 Indonesians Abroad Positive for COVID-19Indonesia ExpatApril 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 27, 2020April 27, 202001128 The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that there have been 567 Indonesians that have tested positive for coronavirus...
Police Announce Hotlines and CheckpointsIndonesia ExpatApril 23, 2020April 27, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 23, 2020April 27, 202001516 Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police has opened telephone hotlines for people who want to report crimes, in an attempt to curb...
Jakarta Government Seeks to Extend Large-Scale Social RestrictionsIndonesia ExpatApril 22, 2020April 27, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 22, 2020April 27, 202001488 The provincial government of DKI Jakarta has claimed to have finished evaluating the implementation of the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB)...
How to Make Your Own Personal Protective EquipmentDiana SyarahApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by Diana SyarahApril 22, 2020April 22, 20200880 As coronavirus spreads across the globe faster than Bieber-fever, there’s something travelling faster than the virus itself; fear. The Indonesian...
Battling Corona with ComputersJoanne RushtonApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by Joanne RushtonApril 22, 2020April 22, 20200868 During the Great Plague of London back in 1666, a freshly graduated Sir Isaac Newton was locked down in the...
How To Properly Self Isolate During CoronavirusIndonesia ExpatApril 21, 2020May 5, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 21, 2020May 5, 20200660 Self-isolation is our only hope of stopping the spread of COVID-19, at least for now. Health experts are advising people...
Jakarta Produces Less Rubbish During PandemicIndonesia ExpatApril 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 9, 2020April 9, 202001319 The Environmental Service (DLH) of DKI Jakarta has noted a reduction in rubbish tonnage from Jakarta to TPS Bantargebang. Waste...
Coronavirus Tests Land in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatApril 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 8, 2020April 8, 202001634 BUMN ministers have brought “flash test” kits to detect the presence of coronavirus from Switzerland, in a collaboration with Roche...
No Masks, No Public Transport in JakartaIndonesia ExpatApril 5, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 5, 202004439 PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) and PT Transportation Jakarta are supporting the prevention of COVID-19 transmission on public transport by requiring...
Top Streaming Platforms To Watch That Aren’t NetflixIndonesia ExpatApril 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 4, 2020April 4, 202002541 It hasn’t been a month of social or physical distancing yet. If it’s not happened yet, eventually you’re bound to...
Jokowi Changes Tack on MudikIndonesia ExpatApril 3, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 3, 202004159 The Presidential Palace has said residents will be allowed to go home on Eid al-Fitr this year. However, the palace...
Wuhan Wet Market Reopens, Wild Animals for SaleIndonesia ExpatApril 1, 2020April 4, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 1, 2020April 4, 2020075333 After the lockdown in China, which lasted for two months, was lifted, Huanan market in Wuhan, has restarted operations and...
Get Smart or Die LyingKenneth YeungMarch 30, 2020April 1, 2020 by Kenneth YeungMarch 30, 2020April 1, 202002558 Kenneth Yeung pompously pontificates on education in a time of viral uncertainty. As a pretentious 16-year-old, one of my favourite...
Education with the lot please…Rick BainMarch 30, 2020 by Rick BainMarch 30, 202001951 Could COVID-19 present schools with an opportunity? Could it be a Gojek moment and a Grab moment, when the educational...
U.S. Embassy: Leave Indonesia and Come HomeIndonesia ExpatMarch 30, 2020March 31, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 30, 2020March 31, 202002678 Due to the current coronavirus pandemic that’s spreading in Indonesia, the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia has asked their citizens to...
Soerkano Hatta Airport In Partial ShutdownIndonesia ExpatMarch 29, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 29, 202007362 Angkasa Pura is halting operations at terminals 1B and 2F temporarily, in anticipation of the further spread COVID-19. This closure...
Mystical Warning Sign Rang from Kulkul PejenenganIndonesia ExpatMarch 27, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 27, 202003489 The people of Klungkung, Bali heard sounds from Kulkul Pejenengan at the Puri Agung Klungkung during the night of the...
Indonesian Airlines Layoffs for EmployeesIndonesia ExpatMarch 27, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 27, 202002078 Due to coronavirus, some Indonesian airlines are under pressure to layoff their employees including pilots, flight attendants, technicians, and support...