JIS Students Mobilise Vaccine DriveIndonesia ExpatMarch 7, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 7, 20220182 Two Grade 11 students from Jakarta Intercultural School team up with a West Java Puskesmas to help curb the spread...
Indonesia’s Longest Toll Road Begins Construction End 2022Indonesia ExpatJanuary 31, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 31, 20220575 Head of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) Danang Parikesit has confirmed that the construction of the Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap (Getaci) Toll...
It’s Green in the VillagesPramod KanakathJanuary 12, 2022 by Pramod KanakathJanuary 12, 20220302 Cutaway in the village of Ciapus on the rice fields outskirts of Bogor, a young man prepares for his routine...
Pertamina Cilacap Tank Fire ExtinguishedIndonesia ExpatNovember 14, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 14, 20210309 The fire that broke out in a tank in the Pertamina Cilacap refinery in Central Java last night was finally...
Top December 2020 Hotel and Villa Deals in Indonesia Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 8, 2020July 9, 202101201 Though times are different and rather rougher, we need to take a step back and relax. After all, the festive...
Transitional PSBB DKI Jakarta and Proportional PSBB West Java ExtendedIndonesia ExpatNovember 30, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 30, 2020July 9, 202101125 The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has again extended the transitional large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) from 23rd November to 6th December...
Programs to Revive the Tourism Sector Amid COVID-19Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2020July 9, 20210904 The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has made plans to revive the tourism sector and support the economy. One...
West Java’s Only Green Zone Ready for SchoolIndonesia ExpatJune 30, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 30, 2020July 9, 202101782 The City of Sukabumi has been declared the only green zone, Level 1, based on the COVID-19 levels of alertness,...
PSBB Showing Positive ResultsIndonesia ExpatMay 11, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatMay 11, 202001364 Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) are having a positive effect in almost all provinces where they have been implemented, according to...
The Village that Lives in the PastIndonesia ExpatOctober 23, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 23, 2019November 10, 202102110 Climbing down the 260-odd steps that descend to the foot of rice terraces and narrow alleys, I glimpse the triangular-shaped...
The Charm of West JavaIndonesia ExpatMay 23, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 23, 2019November 10, 202103130 Nature’s most beautiful places are usually hidden. Some are far away and some pose a bit of a challenge to...
37 Suspected Terrorists Arrested in West Java Ahead of Asian GamesIndonesia ExpatAugust 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 5, 20180792 The West Java Police have arrested at least 37 suspected terrorists ahead of the 2018 Asian Games, in which several...
Beaches On South Coast Of West Java Deemed Unsuitable For SwimmingIshia ToledoJune 29, 2017 by Ishia ToledoJune 29, 201701250 The National SAR Agency (Basarnas) of West Java has warned the public to not swim at beaches along the south...
32 Alleged Sex Workers Arrested by Immigration OfficeNadya Joy AdorJanuary 16, 2017January 17, 2017 by Nadya Joy AdorJanuary 16, 2017January 17, 201701862 32 foreigners, allegedly sex workers, were arrested by investigators of the Immigration Office under the Law and Human Rights Ministry...
Human Rights Commission: Religious Intolerance in Indonesia Is AlarmingNadya Joy AdorJanuary 14, 2017 by Nadya Joy AdorJanuary 14, 201701563 Among the notable trends that defined 2016 in Indonesia was the growing sense of religious intolerance as evidenced by the...
Indonesia Falls Behind Malaysia and Vietnam in English ProficiencyIshia ToledoDecember 16, 2016December 16, 2016 by Ishia ToledoDecember 16, 2016December 16, 201601280 Malaysia and Vietnam rank higher than Indonesia in an English Proficiency Survey done by international education company, Education First (EF)....
Cangkuang, West Java’s Small and Mystical Hindu TempleIndonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2016November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 26, 2016November 11, 202101926 Discovering one of the few Hindu-Buddhist relics ever to be discovered in West Java. One Tuesday morning, a gang of...
Honey Bee Honey: Beekeeping in CibuburHans RooseboomMarch 22, 2016 by Hans RooseboomMarch 22, 201602670 Beekeeping, or apiculture (Latin: apis ‘bee’), has been practiced in Egypt for over 4,000 years. And collecting honey from wild...
The Ancient Temple of Gunung PadangDachlan CartwrightNovember 2, 2015May 26, 2016 by Dachlan CartwrightNovember 2, 2015May 26, 201601687 The recent revelation that Gunung Padang, a megalithic site south of Cianjur in West Java, almost certainly conceals a step...
Thriving at the FarmIndonesia ExpatJanuary 12, 2015November 30, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 12, 2015November 30, 20210574 Troubled youths work hard in the fields, exercise responsibility and have fun at the Learning Farm. A seed is a...
A Pleasant Day Trip to LovelandStephen BarberSeptember 8, 2014August 8, 2017 by Stephen BarberSeptember 8, 2014August 8, 20170851 For years I was so strongly advised against riding the trains around Jakarta, and down to Bogor, that I avoided them:...