German Seizes Local’s Vehicle, Hits Petrol Station Rest AreaIndonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 26, 20220A German named Class Riese, 56, seized a car in Bali and crashed into the rest area of the Banjar...
Rough Street CrimeDaniel PopeAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Daniel PopeAugust 12, 2022August 12, 20220Going off the straight and narrow can be costly in Jakarta, as Daniel Pope recounts. The last time I was...
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...
Singapore Tourist Phone Snatched in KutaIndonesia ExpatJune 27, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJune 27, 20220A Singaporean resident named Latith Kumar Daga Chhagen Lal had their phone snatched at Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Jangkong Sari...
French National Injured Security, Fled Not Paying the BillIndonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 1, 20220A French national, initials AKJ, 34 years old, went on a rampage and then hit a security guard at one...
Ukrainian Beating Mastermind Claiming to be with Interpol ArrestedIndonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 4, 20220Police have arrested a Ukrainian foreigner, Volodymyr Kaminsky, who was the mastermind of the alleged beating of a fellow Ukrainian...
Anti-Corruption Officers Find 27 People Held in Cages at Langkat Regent’s HouseIndonesia ExpatJanuary 26, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 26, 20220The North Sumatra Police are continuing to investigate the issue of modern slavery, with the inactive Langkat Regent, Terbit Rencana...
Murder or Suicide? Conflicting Claims Over Stabbed Briton’s Death in BaliKenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 2022 by Kenneth YeungJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 20220Police in Bali are claiming an Englishman found stabbed to death at his house may have committed suicide because of...
How to Get a Police Record Certificate as a Foreigner in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 7, 2022January 7, 20220Many people, foreigners and Indonesians will need a Police Record Certificate (SKCK) at some point during their time in Indonesia...
Bahar bin Smith Arrested Again by PoliceIndonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 5, 2022January 5, 20220Bahar bin Smith, the leader of the Tajul Alawiyyin Islamic boarding school in Bogor Regency, West Java, has once again...
No New Year’s Eve Parties in Kuta After MidnightIndonesia ExpatDecember 28, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 28, 20210Denpasar Police Chief Police Commissioner Jansen Avitus Panjaitan has said that attractions on Kuta Beach, Badung Regency, Bali, must close...
Russian Escaped and Fought Police Now DeportedIndonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 10, 20210A Russian citizen living in Bali named Oleg Chadin, 40, has finally been deported by the Immigration Office. The Russian...
Police Chief Replaced After Bogus Rp2 Trillion DonationIndonesia ExpatAugust 26, 2021August 26, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 26, 2021August 26, 20210The police chief of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province has lost his job after he publicized a generous donation of Rp2...
Indonesian Police and Army Launch Hotline 110Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 29, 2021July 9, 20210National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, together with Indonesian Armed Forces Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, has launched an emergency...
Denpasar Police Arrest Pimp of Online Prostitution RingIndonesia ExpatApril 11, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 11, 2021July 9, 20210The Denpasar Police in Bali has uncovered an online prostitution ring involving three foreign nationals from Uzbekistan. “They met each...
Indian Man Arrested for Begging, Bullying, in BaliIndonesia ExpatApril 7, 2021July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatApril 7, 2021July 9, 20210A foreigner from India, named Pradeep Kumar Xplorer, has been arrested by the Municipal Police Unit in Denpasar, Bali, suspected...
Exceptions for PCR Test Result for Bali TravelIndonesia ExpatDecember 19, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 19, 2020July 9, 20210Passengers who do not have a negative result of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test should apparently still be...
Guests Test Positive for Drugs During PSBB RaidsIndonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 14, 2020July 9, 20210A joint team tasked with tracking violations of large-scale social distancing (PSBB) has raided nightclubs that were violating health protocols...
6 People Killed in Clash Between Police and Rizieq SupportersIndonesia ExpatDecember 7, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 7, 2020July 9, 20210Police officers clashed with supporters of Rizieq Shihab in the Cikampek area, close to Jakarta, on Monday 7th December, resulting...
Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police to Hold Abortion Case ReconstructionIndonesia ExpatAugust 19, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 19, 2020July 9, 20210Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Police will hold a reconstruction of an abortion clinic on Jalan Raden Saleh, Cikini in Central Jakarta....
Illegal Mask Factory Raided in SenenIndonesia ExpatMarch 6, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 6, 20200 The police department of Metro Central Jakarta raided an illegal medical mask factory in Senen on Thursday night. The...