Deepest condolences to the family of Adi Widodo, an immigration officer who died in the line of duty at the North Jakarta immigration office on April 10th.
Several other officers were also hurt in an attack by 3 Uzbeki detainees during an escape attempt.
Bali's governor has requested that Visa-on-Arrival facilities for Russian and Ukrainian nationals be ended. This follows a spate of bad news involving foreigners behaving badly in Bali.
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We recommend one always to follow the law when driving in Indonesia. This includes wearing an SNI-certified helmet, having a valid driver's license, and registration.
If you get caught without a helmet, stay calm, pay the fine then wear a helmet next time. This is just cringe...
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How are these Russkies getting away with this in Bali? If the local police are powerless, maybe @ListyoSigitP should do something about it?
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We know people who make money in Dubai but choose Bali as a vacation spot, though. Just saying.
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#Bali is about 1,600km away from the villages in Maluku affected.
Other places that are about 1,600km apart:
Brisbane and Adelaide
Paris and Stockholm
NYC and Tampa, FL
#BALI: Houses and public facilities in several villages in Maluku were damaged after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the island’s southwestern region. bit.ly/3ZgLmHs
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Respected newspaper Kompas estimates almost 184 million Indonesians - or 68% of the population - cannot afford a balanced, healthy diet, based on the FAO's definition.
Saat di medsos kalian berseliweran postingan makanan enak dan mewah, ingatlah satu hal ini. Ternyata lebih dari separuh penduduk Indonesia, sekitar 183,7 juta orang atau 68 persen populasi, tidak mampu memenuhi kebutuhan gizi harian mereka. Silakan dibaca
kompas.id/baca/investigasi/2…
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The new Indonesian criminal code is more than just abt extramarital sex. It affects many aspects of our lives offline and online, dictating how Indonesians should behave, speak, protest, what we should read, write, learn, in public and in private.
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Save the Children says 115,000 people, incl 38,450 children, remain homeless after earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia. They face a "ticking time bomb" of disease and @SavetheChildren is calling for more aid to be urgently deployed
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The European visa situation for Indonesians is absolutely shameful. So many stories of people missing their flights due to visa processing times.
🚨Attention Retirement ITAS/P holders:
Since the retirement category has been rolled into the second home category, Immigration has ordered that those be converted to Second Home ITAS/P.
This ITAS/P requires proof of funds of Rp 2B (~USD 130k)...👇
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The Proof of Funds in the amount of a minimum of Rp 2B can be either:
1) Personal funds at a state-owned bank
2) A "luxury" category property in Indonesia
These requirements come into effect 60 days after the circular is released (Oct 25, 2022), so by Dec 24th 2022.
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Further discussion at our forum:
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🏆Congratulations to Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Ardianto and Marcus Gideon/Kevin Sukamuljo for winning 1st and 2nd place after an All-Indonesian🇮🇩 final at the 2022 South Sweden Open🇩🇰
🙊
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The IDR is the weakest Asia FX today vs the USD. In fact, since the start of Q3, IDR has gone from one of the best to 4th weakest in Asia.
Why? The Fed more hawkish & BI is behind the curve w/ hikes while inflation is rising due to narrowing of fiscal.
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The Ministry of Health has requested that medical personnel temporarily stop prescribing and selling all medicines in syrup form, after 192 cases of acute kidney failure in children.
Kemenkes RI meminta seluruh nakes menyetop sementara resep obat sirup, tiap apotek juga dilarang menjual obat sirup sementara, usai 192 anak gagal ginjal. health.detik.com/berita-deti…
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From October 10th The Netherlands will only recognize Indonesian passports for visa applications if they contain the holder’s signature or signature via an endorsement stamp from 🇲🇨 Immigration officials or consular officials at the 🇲🇨 missions abroad.
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