French National Injured Security, Fled Not Paying the BillIndonesia ExpatMarch 1, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 1, 20220600 A 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, 20220598 Police 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, 202201773 The 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, 202203576 Police 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, 20220816 Many 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, 20220697 Bahar 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, 20210355 Denpasar 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, 20210507 A 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, 20210483 The 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, 202101260 National 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, 20210971 The 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, 202101077 A 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, 202101947 Passengers 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, 20210871 A 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, 20210969 Police 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, 202101455 Greater 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, 202001513 The police department of Metro Central Jakarta raided an illegal medical mask factory in Senen on Thursday night. The...
Surabaya Nightclub Assault Results in DeathIndonesia ExpatFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 202001603 An assault took place at Pentagon nightclub in Surabaya last Thursday, 6th February, leading to four victims and one person...
Police Find Drugs in Toy PackagingIndonesia ExpatDecember 30, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 30, 201901475 The Jakarta Police Drug Investigation Unit has discovered ecstasy being smuggled in toy packages in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. “Camouflaging the...
Crime Rate Less Than One Every Three Hours in South JakartaIndonesia ExpatDecember 21, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 21, 201903889 Chief of South Jakarta Metro Police, Kombes Pol. Bastoni Purnama, has said that every three hours 18 minutes, a crime...
Police Close Cilincing Charcoal Industry, Health Problems ReportedIndonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 18, 20190997 After complaints from nearby residents, the Jakarta police have sealed an aluminum smelting and charcoal production home industry in Cilincing,...