Jakarta International BNI Java Jazz Festival 2024: Embracing Unity Through MusicIndonesia ExpatMarch 22, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 22, 20240The Jakarta International BNI Java Jazz Festival 2024, one of Indonesia’s most celebrated jazz festivals, returns for its 19th edition...
Art, History, and Entertainment: Recharging the BatteriesDavid NesbitNovember 12, 2023 by David NesbitNovember 12, 20230Some time ago, I wrote an article lamenting the apparent decline in the pursuit of physical activities as entertainment. I...
Raimondo Barbaro: Do What Makes You Happy and SatisfiedIndonesia ExpatMay 25, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatMay 25, 20230“My deepest belief is that humans work to live and they should not live to work! Sometimes we forget that...
RENT The Musical Comes to Ciputra Artpreneur, JakartaIndonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 20220Ciputra Artpreneur wants to welcome the momentum of the artistic revival in Jakarta by presenting a legendary musical drama performance,...
Art, History, and Entertainment: Changing HorizonsDavid NesbitNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by David NesbitNovember 4, 2022November 4, 20220The past two-and-a-half years have thrown challenges that we never could have thought we would have to encounter. Most important,...
Third Jakarta Independent Film Festival Goes HybridIndonesia ExpatOctober 31, 2022March 12, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 31, 2022March 12, 20230Following the success of the first and second editions in an online format, the third edition of the Jakarta Independent...
Luhut Requests Governments to Tighten WFH and Entertainment HubsIndonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2020July 9, 20210Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KPC PEN) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has asked the...
With Jean-Rene Gossart, French Theatre is taking Root in BaliEric BuvelotAugust 11, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotAugust 11, 2020September 27, 20220One could say that French-speaking communities around Asia are very lucky to be able to attend various stage plays every...
Top Ten Open Areas to Go Around JakartaIndonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020April 16, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 10, 2020April 16, 20230With the COVID-19 pandemic hanging around, it’s been hard to find things to do to entertain ourselves, especially with children....
Bundesliga and Mola TV Sign Five-Year Broadcasting DealIndonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 6, 2020July 9, 20210Bundesliga International, a fully owned subsidiary of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, and Mola TV have agreed to a long-term broadcasting...
Children’ Activities in JakartaSimonAugust 5, 2020July 26, 2021 by SimonAugust 5, 2020July 26, 20210At first glance, Jakarta may not seem that promising for children. Indeed, if you come from a developed world city...
Digital Tax for Foreign Companies Coming in July 2020Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2020May 19, 20200The Directorate General of Taxation (DJP), part of the Ministry of Finance, began will begin to apply a purchase tax...
Join the Online Talent Search, the Next Big Indonesia StarsIndonesia ExpatApril 17, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatApril 17, 20200Young talented men, listen up! Full Colour Entertainment invites any of you, regardless if you’re Indonesian or an expat, who’s...
Creating Music in a Fast-Changing World – Java Jazz Festival 2020Indonesia ExpatMarch 11, 2020November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 11, 2020November 10, 20210Jakarta International BNI Java Jazz Festival 2020 is back with the tagline “Redeem Yourself Through Music.” Held in JIExpo Kemayoran...
Journey In Every SipIndonesia ExpatDecember 22, 2018January 12, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 22, 2018January 12, 20200Cape Discovery has been making wine in Bali since 2010. The grapes the company uses are imported from Australia, France...
Drag Queens of JavaIndonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2018August 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 20, 2018August 18, 20180Lengger Lanang is one of Java’s most unique traditions. In the past, men dressed in drag and heavy makeup to...
Classic Indonesian Films – What to WatchIndonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 20210Makbul Mubarak, a film director and lecturer at Multimedia Nusantara University, shares his perspective on Indonesia’s golden ages in film...
Theatre with a Difference: The Jakarta PlayersZomatoMay 18, 2015April 22, 2021 by ZomatoMay 18, 2015April 22, 20210Breaking the monotonous routine of movie-bingeing and mall-hopping, Jakartans have the opportunity to watch a highly captivating play for a...
Keribo, Danu and Agay: The BuskersHush PetersenSeptember 23, 2013August 23, 2017 by Hush PetersenSeptember 23, 2013August 23, 20170Keribo and his friends Danu and Agay take pride in entertaining bus passengers - they ride anywhere between 40 and...
Money for Nothing and Your Tips for FreeEamonn SadlerJuly 15, 2013August 16, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJuly 15, 2013August 16, 20170When I was a kid in England, my favourite day of the year always seemed to take forever to arrive....
And Now for Something Completely UnfunnyEamonn SadlerMarch 26, 2013September 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerMarch 26, 2013September 4, 20170In the early days of the Jakarta Comedy Club we were lucky enough to catch some of today’s comedy superstars...