Road Narrowing for MRT at Monas Area Starting Today
18th August 2022 – The construction of the Phase 2A CP201 MRT project on the Bundaran HI – Harmoni line will cause road narrowing around the National Museum (Monas) area from 18 August to 7 September. This road narrowing is caused by pit tests carried out at five points of the construction site for the […]
Police Shot a Man Pickpocketing a Foreigner in Bali
16th August 2022 – Police shot a man named Rohmat (39) after pickpocketing a foreigner from France in Denpasar, Bali. The policeman shot Rohmat’s right calf because he’s trying to fight back when he’s being arrested. “In the case of thievery of a foreigner from France. At the time of arrest, he resisting thus we […]
PPKM Level 1 in Java-Bali Extended to 29 August 2022
16th August 2022 – The Indonesian government has extended the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in Java-Bali region to reduce the rate of transmission of the Corona virus (Covid-19) on 16-29 August 2022. Meanwhile, PPKM outside Java-Bali which started on 2nd August will end on 5th September 2022. During the PPKM for the next two weeks, […]
Monas Area Closed for Independence Day Preparation
August 16, 2022 – Monumen Nasional (Monas) Area in Central Jakarta will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday (16/8) for Independence Day preparations or HUT RI ke-77. “[we] just sterilize the area for the preparation of the flag carnival,” said the head of UPT Monas, Muhammad Isa Sarnuri. Sarnuri cannot confirm whether the Jakarta Provincial Government […]
Online Ojek Fares Postponed to August 29, 2022
August 15, 2022 – The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) has postponed the implementation of the increase in online motorcycle taxis (online ojek or ojol) fares. It’s been postponed for 25 days since the Minister of Transportation (KM) Decree Number KP 564 of 2022 was set on August 4, 2022. This means that the implementation of […]
Sunfish in Nusa Penida: New Regulations for Diving
August 15, 2022 – The appearance of sunfish in the shallow sea becomes a tourist attraction in Nusa Penida, Bali during the month from July to September. Thus, new regulations are set for tourists who will dive to see these rare fish. “This [sunfish] lives in the deep sea however, it emerged into the shallow […]
Foreigner Deported from Bali After Conflict with Landlord
August 14, 2022 – Bali Immigration deported a Russian-German man who refused to pay his hotel bill. The person with the initials M. AA has dual citizenship, German and Russian, and is presumably a member of the German Army Marine. AA claimed to be a freelance journalist and blogger while being questioned. He has been […]
Kota Tua Revitalization to Attract More Tourists
August 14, 2022 – The West Jakarta municipal government is currently concentrating on coordinating local merchants the Kota Tua (Old Town) area to relocate to Kota Intan (Diamond Town). This includes evaluating and researching which structures in the relocation area may be used as trader stalls. As one of effort to do Kota Tua revitalization, […]
Jakarnaval is Back With Intellectual Property Theme
August 12, 2022 – Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office (Disparekraf) has once again held Jakarnaval, held on Sunday, August 14, 2022, in E-Prix International Circuit, Ancol, North Jakarta. Head of DKI Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Andhika Permata has set up this year’s Jakarnaval theme as “Intellectual Property for Indonesia.” This theme was […]
Foreigner Deported After Overstaying for Surgery
August 12, 2022 – A foreigner from the Netherlands with the alias CGAB (75) is deported by the Denpasar Immigration Detention Centre, Bali. The foreign tourist was arrested by the Immigration Office Class I TPI Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) for overstaying in Indonesia for 470 days since March 12 2021. Anggiat Napitupulu, the head […]