American’s Controversial Tweets Promoting Bali TravelIndonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 20210985 Kristen Gray, an American with Twitter account @kristentootie, has sparked a heated debate after making a thread about her “new...
EVisa Application Requirements and ProcedureIndonesia ExpatOctober 21, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 21, 202003474 The Regulation of Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 26 of 2020 on visas and stay permits in the...
Foreigner Unwilling to Wear Mask Not Allowed on KRL TrainIndonesia ExpatOctober 4, 2020October 4, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 4, 2020October 4, 20200697 KRL train officers made a male foreigner leave the train because of his reluctance to wear a mask. “Officers enforced...
Foreigner Finds Human Body Parts on a Bali BeachIndonesia ExpatSeptember 29, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 29, 202001177 A piece of suspected human leg was found by a foreign national at Perancak Beach in North Kuta, Bali. The...
Enraged Foreigner Causes Scene at Bali Mandara HospitalIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2020September 26, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2020September 26, 202001328 On Thursday 23rd September, a foreigner from Switzerland became violent at the Bali Mandara Hospital Emergency Centre. The man was...
Advocating Dual Citizenships for Mixed Marriage FamiliesIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2020August 5, 202002525 A global shift towards greater acceptance of dual citizenship as a result of increased migration, growing overseas diaspora communities, and...
British Tourist Found Near Mengwi BadungIndonesia ExpatJuly 30, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 30, 202002287 An English man has been found sleeping rough along Munggu Beach. Bali. The 64-year-old man, named as Michael Wilkinson, was...
French Tourist Sexually Abused 305 Indonesian ChildrenIndonesia ExpatJuly 10, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 10, 202004379 A French citizen, Francois Abello Camille, 65, has been visiting Indonesia regularly since 2015 and in that time has abused...
Visit or Stay Visa Updates in Indonesia Amid COVID-19 PandemicIndonesia ExpatJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJune 16, 2020June 16, 202009061 In light of restrictions being eased in Indonesia to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and adapt to the “new normal”,...
New Regulations for Foreign Workers in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2019October 5, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2019October 5, 201905887 The Indonesian Ministry of Labour has officially announced the different positions and jobs available for foreign employees working in the...
Are you Getting Short-Changed?Indonesia ExpatJune 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 5, 20180579 Have you ever arrived at a destination in a taxi, pulled out a 100,000 Rupiah note and asked for change...
Dating Foreigners in Indonesia – A Female PerspectiveCaranissa DjatmikoOctober 23, 2017October 30, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoOctober 23, 2017October 30, 201702691 Embracing cultural diversity, achieving financial security, and having “melting-pot” families; there are plenty of reasons why some people embrace cross-cultural...
Death Of British Woman In Gili Trawangan Assumed To Be SuicideOliviana HandayaniMay 8, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniMay 8, 201701156 The death of a British woman in Gili Trawangan, Lombok, is assumed to be suicide after initial investigations....
Drunk Teenager Removed From Commuter Train in DepokOliviana HandayaniMay 8, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniMay 8, 20170936 A drunken 16-year-old was removed from a commuter train in Depok after passengers complained of his behaviour....
Here’s Why Expats in Indonesia Will Find McConaughey’s Movie ‘Gold’ InterestingDC Astilla-MagonciaFebruary 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by DC Astilla-MagonciaFebruary 23, 2017February 23, 201703413 The 2016 movie Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez, is a fictionalized account of the infamous Bre-X mining scandal in...
Parlez Vous Bahasa?Eamonn SadlerMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerMay 6, 2014August 18, 20170675 For most people, the Indonesian language is without doubt one of the easiest languages to learn. It has very simple...
Understanding the word ‘Bule’Donny SyofyanApril 21, 2014March 22, 2020 by Donny SyofyanApril 21, 2014March 22, 202018667 According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia or KBBI (The Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language), bule is a word used...