Indonesia’s Second Tax Amnesty: Is This Your Last Chance?
We believe Indonesia is heading in the right direction, despite the distractions global events have been throwing our way for...
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What New Expats Should Expect in Indonesia
Moving to a new country is definitely among the most hectic yet thrilling occasions. Aside from the load and stress...
Housequake
When I first moved to Indonesia, more years ago now than I care to remember, finding a pad to live...
Maya Hadorn Believes Everything’s Possible Underwater
Maya Hadorn, a born and raised Swiss strives to welcome travelers to the beauty of Pulau Pef in Raja Ampat,...
Luxury Apartment Prices Decline
The average price of luxury apartments in the Central Business District (CBD) area of Jakarta has shown a decline in...
Raffles Bali: An Oasis of Emotional Wellbeing
Soft Opening in Bali, 4 July 2020 — Raffles Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce its 15th Raffles Hotel...
Expats in Indonesia Stuck Elsewhere During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 was first detected in Jakarta on 3rd March 2020. Since then, the number of positive cases in Indonesia has...
Over 80 percent Expats Didn’t Go Home During Pandemic
Expat.com, together with April International, has conducted a survey regarding the response of expats to the COVID-10 pandemic. In the...
Tips for Expats coming to Shanghai
You might be planning on coming to Shanghai and only staying for a year to work then move on. Yet...
Terje Nilsen – Director and Driving Force Behind Seven Stones Indonesia
Bali is undoubtedly a paradise for domestic and international tourists to visit, and in many cases it can become a...
Russian Family Deported from Lombok
A Russian family was deported from Indonesia to their hometown on Sunday 5th March morning. As previously reported, the family...
Mixed Marriages are not All Flowers and Butterflies
Last September, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia passed Marital Law No. 16 Year 2019, which replaced...
Can a Foreigner Buy Property in Indonesia?
Buying property is one of the most common ways for Indonesians to protect and increase the value of their assets....
Golfing in Jakarta: A Guide for Golfers Visiting or New to Jakarta
Daily walking would be nice, yeah? Indonesia, the world’s 4th most populous country, came in dead last for the number...
The Eight Best Jobs for an Expat in Bali
Bali is considered a dream holiday destination, and some visitors quickly move on from being a tourist to an expat,...
Harmony Under the Full Moon: Indonesia Expat March Mixer
The Indonesia Expat Mixer is back. 20th March 2019 marked the huge success of Indonesia Expat’s organisation of its third...
“There Are No More Than 100,000 Foreign Workers in Indonesia”, Says Minister
Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri has assured Indonesians that the number of foreign workers employed in Indonesia is not more than...
A Guide for Foreigners Buying Property in Indonesia
Property investment is one of the preferred investment opportunities for Indonesians, but property sales to foreigners – especially for investment...
Can a Foreigner Buy Property in Indonesia?
“Foreign ownership of houses or apartments falls under the Right of Use category, locally known as Hak Pakai, which is...
Expats in Jakarta Ranked as 8th Highest-Paid Expats In The World
According to an analysis of an HSBC report by Bloomberg, India’s financial, commercial and entertainment powerhouse has the highest average...
Oman Imposes Six Month Ban on Expat Hiring
Omani Minister of Manpower Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Bakri has announced a freeze on expat hiring in ten sectors,...