Pause on Work Permit Applications from Ministry of ManpowerIndonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 4, 2021July 9, 202101690 Indonesian Manpower Minister Ida Fauziah has issued a circular from the Minister of Manpower number M / 15 / HK.04...
Indonesian Minister Arrested by Corruption Eradication CommissionIndonesia ExpatNovember 26, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 26, 2020July 9, 20210925 Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo has been arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) when he arrived...
Indonesia’s Minister of Religion Positive with COVID-19Indonesia ExpatSeptember 21, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 21, 2020July 9, 20210836 Minister of Religion Fachrul Razi has been confirmed positive with COVID-19. The minister has requested the public to completely comply...
Wiranto’s Attacker and ‘Jack Sparrow’ Jailed for TerrorismIndonesia ExpatJune 26, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 26, 2020July 9, 202101567 An Islamic extremist who stabbed former chief security minister Wiranto has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, while his...
Government Now Requires Employers to Pay THR Before EidIndonesia ExpatMay 12, 2020May 13, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMay 12, 2020May 13, 202001652 The Manpower Minister, Ida Fauziah, has said she still requires employers to pay the religious day allowance (THR) for their...
Prabowo in Jokowi’s New Cabinet: Has Indonesian Democracy Gone Astray?Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2019November 10, 202102199 It might have surprised many of Indonesia’s foreign residents, but newly reelected President Joko Widodo has just appointed his former...
GoJek CEO Appointed Minister of Education and CultureIndonesia ExpatOctober 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 24, 201902625 Co-founder and former CEO of Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, has quit his position at the tech company as of Monday 21st...
Minister: Government to Build Massive Toll Road in Five YearsIndonesia ExpatSeptember 29, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 29, 201901446 Minister of Public Works and Housing Basuki Hadimuljono has stated that President Joko Widodo’s administration plans to build 2,500 kilometres...
Transport Minister: Kediri to get International AirportIndonesia ExpatSeptember 2, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 2, 201901500 Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has announced that Kediri will host an international airport, due to its strategic location....
KPK Confiscates More than US$40,000 from the Minister of Religious Affairs’ OfficeIndonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2019March 24, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 20, 2019March 24, 201901712 Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has managed to confiscate Rp 180million (US$12,667) and $30,000 from the Office of Religious Affairs...
Jokowi Sends Minister to Meet Myanmar Government over Rohingya ViolenceSania RasyidSeptember 5, 2017October 18, 2017 by Sania RasyidSeptember 5, 2017October 18, 20170821 Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi flew to Myanmar on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, at the instruction of President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo...