PPKM Has Been Officially RevokedIndonesia ExpatDecember 30, 2022December 30, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 30, 2022December 30, 202201593President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has officially announced that the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) have ended. Jokowi previously conveyed plans to...
Jokowi’s Anger and Shame at Immigration Services, Urges Reform Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 202204113President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the Director General of Immigration to be replaced if he is unable to improve immigration...
Hacker Claims Hacking President Jokowi’s DocumentsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 11, 202201504A hacker known as Bjorka has again caused a stir by allegedly leaking a number of correspondence documents that claimed...
Fairmont Jakarta Welcomed The President of The Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos JrIndonesia ExpatSeptember 6, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 6, 20220326Fairmont Jakarta had the honor to host the President of the Philippines, Marcos Ferdinand Jr, and his delegation for their...
Masks in Outdoors Mandatory AgainIndonesia ExpatJuly 11, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 11, 202201459President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has decreed that masks are once again mandatory to be worn both indoors and outdoors. “I...
Jokowi Officially Meets Russian President Vladimir PutinIndonesia ExpatJuly 2, 2022July 2, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 2, 2022July 2, 20220513Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived at the Kremlin on Thursday 30th June and immediately held a meeting with President Vladimir...
Indonesia’s Opportunity to Enter Endemic 17th AugustIndonesia ExpatJune 12, 2022June 12, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJune 12, 2022June 12, 20220521Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has advised President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to wait for the development of...
World Businessmen Attending B20 Summit in BaliIndonesia ExpatMay 24, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMay 24, 20220720The global dialogue forum, B20 Summit, which will take place in Bali in November 2022 will be attended by a...
Breaking News: President Jokowi Allows No Masks Outdoors Indonesia ExpatMay 17, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMay 17, 202201028President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has responded to the reduction in COVID-19 statistics in Indonesia by loosening up rules and allowing...
Indonesia Invites Russia and Ukraine to Attend G20 Summit in BaliIndonesia ExpatMay 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMay 1, 20220504Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has invited both the Russian President Vladamir Putin and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to...
Student Masses Protest Against 2024 Election Postponement Indonesia ExpatApril 11, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatApril 11, 20220804Masses of the All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) have swarmed the House of Representatives parliament complex in Senayan, Jakarta...
MotoGP 2022: Foreigners in Mandalika Monitored, Racers Parade Jakarta with PresidentIndonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 16, 2022March 16, 20220988The Foreigner Oversight Team (PORA) will be monitoring the arrival of foreigners in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara to detect...
Indonesia Governors Bringing 1 Litre Water and One Jug of Land To Nusantara.Indonesia ExpatMarch 12, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 12, 20220655Governors from all 34 provinces in Indonesia will gather at the national capital city at Sepaku, East Kalimantan and take...
No COVID-19 Tests to Travel Domestically, Jabodetabek Reenters PPKM Level 2Indonesia ExpatMarch 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 7, 202201803The government has relaxed conditions for people who want to travel by removing the requirements for COVID-19 tests, both PCR...
Umrah and Overseas Travellers Quarantine Reduced to One DayIndonesia ExpatMarch 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 7, 202201419President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given a directive that the quarantine period for Indonesians going to and returning from Umrah...
Indonesia Denounces ‘Unacceptable’ Attack on UkraineKenneth YeungFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022 by Kenneth YeungFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 202201617Indonesia has issued a formal statement condemning Russia’s military attack on Ukraine but stopped short of actually mentioning Russia. Separately,...
European Investment Bank (EIB) Opens Representative Office in JakartaIndonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 18, 202201026The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to open a representative office in Jakarta to be the focus of EIB’s...
Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train: Operations, TicketsIndonesia ExpatFebruary 8, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 8, 202201498The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train can start operating as of June 2023, said the PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC). The...
Indonesia Enters Third COVID-19 WaveIndonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 21, 202201295Indonesia has entered its third wave of the pandemic, with a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the last few...
40 International Foundations Write to JokowiIndonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 20220886President Joko Widodo has received dozens of letters from various international foundations asking for permission to participate in the G20...
An Expat’s Isolation Experience in JakartaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 19, 202209898Disclaimer: The following is the opinion and experience of one person and doesn’t reflect the views of the Indonesia Expat. ...