President to Reschedule Australia Visit After Jakarta RiotsCaranissa DjatmikoNovember 7, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoNovember 7, 20160661President Joko Widodo will have to reschedule his visit to Australia after the anti-Ahok rally, but insists that the situation...
Central Java Police Dept Offers Reward for Reporting Dirty CopsNadya Joy AdorOctober 31, 2016October 31, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 31, 2016October 31, 201602198The Central Java Police department is offering a Rp.5 million (US$380) reward for anyone who reports illegal activities involving dirty...
Infamous Money Launderer Tubagus Wardana Gets Just One Year in PrisonMaximilian SurjadiOctober 27, 2016October 27, 2016 by Maximilian SurjadiOctober 27, 2016October 27, 201601254After a famous money laundering trial, Tubagus Wardana has been found guilty. Many see his one-year sentence as a slap...
Dutch Tourist Dies After Getting Hit By Train in YogyakartaLeighton CosseboomOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Leighton CosseboomOctober 21, 2016October 21, 201601164A 23-year-old Dutch tourist died after stepping in front of a train at the station in Lempuyangan, Yogyakarta....
Government Puts a Bounty on Local Rat HeadsLeighton CosseboomOctober 19, 2016October 28, 2016 by Leighton CosseboomOctober 19, 2016October 28, 201606460In what might closely resemble a future dystopia in the capital, Jakarta provincial government has asked locals to kill rats...
Jakarta Man Withdraws Fake Money from ATMNadya Joy AdorOctober 19, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 19, 201602555A man in South Jakarta was surprised to find one of the bills he withdrew from a Bank Mandiri ATM...
Journalist Claims Police Brutality After Minor Traffic AccidentNadya Joy AdorOctober 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 19, 2016October 19, 201601956A Jakarta journalist is making claims of police brutality, saying he was beaten in a car after accidently brushing an...
Chinese Nationals Nabbed for Illegal Abortion ActivitiesNadya Joy AdorOctober 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 18, 2016October 18, 201601405Two Chinese nationals suspected of performing illegal abortions were recently arrested by Jakarta immigration officers....
One Hotelier’ Take on Indonesia as an Emerging MarketNadya Joy AdorOctober 17, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorOctober 17, 201601578One of the world’s largest resort companies and the third-biggest hotel chain in Europe, Meliá Hotels International says it is...
Indonesia’s Tax Amnesty Policy Hinges on SMEsIndonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2016April 10, 2023 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 17, 2016April 10, 202301069You can buy the latest smartphone through Indonesia’s consumer-to-consumer e-marketplace Bukalapak. You can even invest your money by purchasing gold...
A Closer Look at the Indonesia-EU Timber AgreementTommy PrayogaOctober 4, 2016 by Tommy PrayogaOctober 4, 201601388On November 15, Indonesia will make history for being the first country in the world to export timber to the...
Government Contradicts Commitment to Renewable EnergyOliviana HandayaniOctober 4, 2016 by Oliviana HandayaniOctober 4, 201601476Earlier this year, the government announced its plan to develop new and renewable energy sources, which would help electrify Indonesia’s...
Indonesia Signs Contract for First Major Wind Energy ProjectNadya Joy AdorSeptember 29, 2016November 8, 2021 by Nadya Joy AdorSeptember 29, 2016November 8, 202102008Indonesia and Denmark make history with a signed agreement on a project to develop the first 60-megawatt wind farm in...
Bogor Named Second Worst City to Drive InLeighton CosseboomSeptember 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by Leighton CosseboomSeptember 21, 2016September 21, 201602750Popular navigation app Waze just ranked Jakarta?s suburban neighbour Bogor as the second worst city to drive your car in,...
Authorities Capture Local Terrorist Leader in SulawesiMaximilian SurjadiSeptember 19, 2016September 19, 2016 by Maximilian SurjadiSeptember 19, 2016September 19, 201601141One month after prominent terrorist leader Santoso was gunned down in East Indonesia, the group?s second-in-command has been taken into...
Entrepreneurs Cut Out Middlemen in Indonesia’s Agricultural TradePramod KanakathSeptember 19, 2016 by Pramod KanakathSeptember 19, 201601751Technology has long been supporting the agriculture sector in Indonesia, with the use of modern machinery to increase farmers’ productivity...
Luca Pezzera: A Serial Restaurateur in Southeast AsiaCaranissa DjatmikoSeptember 19, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoSeptember 19, 201602780Luca Pezzera, executive chef of the Union Group’s Caffè Milano and the recently opened Bistecca, shares his story of Italian...
Famous Beggar Benjamin Holst Arrested in SurabayaCaroline WinataSeptember 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Caroline WinataSeptember 14, 2016September 14, 201606404World renowned beggar Benjamin Holst is a folk hero with an abnormally large leg. He has been able to travel...
What’ Next for Indonesia after Jokowi’ Visit to China for G20 Summit?Maximilian SurjadiSeptember 14, 2016September 15, 2016 by Maximilian SurjadiSeptember 14, 2016September 15, 201602751China and Indonesia have broad common interests in bilateral relations. A successful G20 summit for the two countries would yield...
What Does Tax Amnesty Mean for Expats in Indonesia?Caroline WinataSeptember 7, 2016September 7, 2016 by Caroline WinataSeptember 7, 2016September 7, 201601485Of course, this tax amnesty scheme could theoretically be useful for locals, while certainly helping propel the government?s agenda. But...
Traveloka is Likely an Undercover Tech Unicorn of IndonesiaPeter BrahmSeptember 7, 2016 by Peter BrahmSeptember 7, 201601899Although CEO Ferry Unardi stays out of the media limelight, tech experts aren’t shy about calling his company one of...