Makassar Police: Drive and Electric Bike and Face PrisonIndonesia ExpatJuly 15, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 15, 20220Makassar City Police in South Sulawesi has confirmed the prohibition of the use of battery-powered electric bicycles on the road...
10 Years in Indonesia, Afghan Refugee Resettled to AustraliaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 27, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 27, 20220Abdul Razik Rahim, a 27-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, finally got resettled in Australia after 10 years living under the supervision...
53 Makassar Bombing Suspects Could Face Death PenaltyIndonesia ExpatMay 20, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 20, 2021July 9, 20210As many as 53 people who have been named as suspects in the suicide bombing at the Makassar Cathedral Church,...
BREAKING NEWS: Suspect Suicide Bombing at Makassar CathedralIndonesia ExpatMarch 28, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 28, 2021July 9, 20210There has been an explosion, suspected to be a suicide bomb, at a cathedral in Makassar City, South Sulawesi on...
Landslides, Flooding Caused by Overflowed Dam Kills 30, Dozens Still MissingIndonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 20190Torrential rains overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed at least 30 people and displaced more than 2,000 in...
Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Makassar, At Least 13 Dead and Dozens InjuredIndonesia ExpatJune 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 14, 20180At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying holidaymakers capsized off the coast of Makassar. Dozens of other...
Two Indonesian Airports Won Awards for Service QualitySania RasyidOctober 23, 2017 by Sania RasyidOctober 23, 20170The Airport Council International (ACI) has given Airport Service Quality Awards to two Indonesian airports: Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport...
Makassar Hosts International Eight Festival and ForumSania RasyidSeptember 11, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 11, 20170Makassar opened on Friday the International Eight Festival and Forum (F8), a week-long festivity offering various attractions and activities ranging...
Sailing Indonesia’s Heritage with Rofinus MonteiroGrace SusetyoJuly 20, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJuly 20, 20170Centuries before electronic charts and 10,000 horsepower engines existed, ancient Indonesians have voyaged as far as Africa on the wind...
Five Fantastic Eastern Indonesian Holiday DestinationsGrace SusetyoMay 10, 2017May 10, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMay 10, 2017May 10, 20170The Indonesian archipelago, featuring 17,000 islands, has so much to offer insatiable adventurers. While more and more expat travellers are...
Sulawesi – Don’t WaitKeimmy XuSeptember 7, 2015June 13, 2024 by Keimmy XuSeptember 7, 2015June 13, 20240A dry look at what’s left on Sulawesi After 12 years working in Makassar and Manado, I came to view...
Ideas Worth Spreading: Meet Mila ShwaikoAngela JelitaSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Angela JelitaSeptember 7, 2015August 4, 20170If you’ve been to TEDxUbud or TEDxMakassar, chances are you’ve seen Mila busy in action. Born in Australia to American...
What the Dickens Do I Know About Christmas?Keimmy XuDecember 16, 2014August 8, 2017 by Keimmy XuDecember 16, 2014August 8, 20170It’s hard to get excited about Christmas when words like “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” make me want to...
Crime TsunamiKeimmy XuNovember 3, 2014August 8, 2017 by Keimmy XuNovember 3, 2014August 8, 20170It was with a certain amount of self-congratulation that we use to talk of our social evenings in Makassar. We...
Life’ a Beach at Tanjung BiraMartin JenkinsFebruary 25, 2014October 27, 2020 by Martin JenkinsFebruary 25, 2014October 27, 20200 “I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” – François Rabelais There can’t be many things in life that are...
A Wild Ride To Remember: South SulawesiGrace SusetyoJuly 2, 2013August 16, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJuly 2, 2013August 16, 20170On the second Sunday in May, I received a message from my childhood best friend in Manado, Gracia “GP”. “GC,...