Indonesia’s Provinces with Most Poverty Population
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has recorded that the number of people living in poverty in Indonesia has reached 26.5...
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Hong Kong Bans Transit Flights From Indonesia
The Hong Kong authorities have again implemented a ban on arrivals from 150 countries, including Indonesia. The ban prevents people...
Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages, by Ian Burnet
The title caught my eye immediately: Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages, Tales of Singapore and an East Borneo River. The cover,...
Supreme Court Rejects Presidential Regulation on Unvaccinated Sanctions
The Supreme Court has rejected the judicial review of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations that were included in Presidential Regulation number 14...
How to Enter Indonesia from 7th January – Quarantine, Testing, Vaccines, and more
The COVID-19 Task Force has issued the latest regulations for international travellers, both Indonesian citizens and foreigners, taking effect on...
PPKM Extended, Jakarta Back To Level 2
Jakarta has returned to PPKM level 2, in accordance with the extension of PPKM in Java and Bali from 4-17th...
New Quarantine Rules for Indonesians Returning Confirmed?
Update 3rd January: According to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government has decided...
PLN’s Coal Deficit Could Cause Blackouts Across Java and Bali
The electricity supply to 10 million State Electricity Enterprise (PLN) customers, both the general public and industry in Java, Madura,...
The Happiest and Unhappiest Provinces in Indonesia
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has released the 2021 Happiness Index. The data includes a list of the happiest and...
Foreigners Ignoring NYE Health Protocols to be Deported
Foreigners who hold a 2022 New Year party without health protocols being followed will be expelled from Indonesia. “Foreign citizens,...
Local Omicron Transmission Case Detected in Jakarta
The Health Ministry has announced that there has been one new Omicron case from the local transmission, with no history...
Coronavirus Drug Molnupiravir Arriving in Indonesia from January 2022
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has set a target for Indonesia to start using the coronavirus drug Molnupiravir from January...
Balinese Environmental Activist Wins CNN Heroes Award
An environmental activist from Bali, I Made Janur Yasa, has won the CNN Heroes 2021 award after his name was...
BREAKING NEWS: Omicron Detected in Indonesia
The government announced that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has entered Indonesia. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said...
COVID-19 Task Force Changes Quarantine Provisions for Overseas Migrants and Indonesians
The COVID-19 Task Force has again changed the mandatory quarantine provisions for foreign arrivals. Through Circular No. 25/2021, the COVID-19...
10 Most Expensive Cities to Live in Indonesia Confirmed
The cost of living in any city is determined by a whole range of factors, with probably the most important...
Welcome to Indonesia: The Series
Indonesia Expat invites you to discover this wonderful, enchanting country we all come to love with our weekly digital series,...
European Union Opens Doors for Tourist Visits from Indonesia?
The European Union (EU) officially added Indonesia to the list of countries allowed to conduct non-essential travel or tourism to...
Singapore-Indonesia Vaccinated Travel Lane Starts 29th November?
Singapore’s Health Ministry has announced that its Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme will be extended to more countries, including Indonesia....
On the Outside Looking Back Aspects of The Pandemic In Indonesia
As an Indophile stuck in Australia during the pandemic, I’ve had a hard time making sense of what’s happening over...
Indonesia ? Some Insights for Visitors
Let’s begin with some basic insights. First, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. And, as the Australian...