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Dompetku Money Transfer Connected with Skrill Global Network Sending money from overseas to Indonesia through Skrill is now free, thanks to the beneficiary Indosat Ooredoo Dompetku Money Transfer. By using Dompetku Money Transfer, all kinds of transaction made like online shopping, online payments and online money transfers will be safe and easy.

Those who have relatives or are involved in business deals with people abroad no longer need to worry about receiving money because Indosat Ooredoo Dompetku Money Transfer provides remittances from foreign countries to Indonesia through Skrill.

Skrill is a member of Paysafe Group that is also one of the e-money authorized issuers in Europe with about 40 million customers and 180,000 merchants, which has been processing transactions up to €16 billion per year. Today, Skrill has been operating in over 40 currencies in more than 200 countries, including Germany, France, Sweden, England, Russia, Australia, Singapore, USA, New Zealand and Slovenia.

Dompetku Money Transfer services – Skrill, which is accessible 24 hours a day, can be used to send money from all over the world to Indonesia using an online system. The sender from abroad will only need to set up a Skrill account to be topped up using a credit card or bank transfer, and soon after the money is sent to the recipient’s Indosat mobile wallet. The funds will be transferred into the receiver’s Indosat Dompetku account within seconds (real time), so imagine someone sending money from Europe to Indonesia in a snap of their fingers and the funds can be directly used in Indonesia. As simple as that!

Skrill services are already connected to e-money services from Indosat Ooredoo Dompetku, so customers who have money in their Skrill account are able to liquidate their funds directly into their Dompetku account. These funds can be used immediately after cash withdrawals from Indosat’s partner locations, among them: Indosat outlets, Alfamart and Alfamidi. Alternatively, funds can be transferred into the bank account in Indonesia (members of ATM Bersama network) with normal transfer rates. If the funds are not withdrawn in cash, then they could be used to purchase phone credit (all carriers), game vouchers, TV vouchers, insurance policies; make donations; shop directly at the aforementioned minimarkets (Alfamart, Indomaret and Alfamidi); or be used to make bill payments such as telephone bills, pay TV, water, internet and many more.

For recipients, there is also a compelling offering: those with the highest transaction made from Skrill to Dompetku will receive cash prizes of Rp.2,500,000 (for ten winners). The promotion period is valid from May 15 to June 30, 2016.

In addition to international money transfer services, Dompetku Domestic Money Transfer is also available in Alfamart and partnered mini markets, Indosat outlets, *789# services or from your Dompetku application services for domestic remittance.

These services allow customers to send and receive cash throughout Indonesia directly and within seconds.

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The good news is that Dompetku Money Transfer currently offers attractive promotions to senders, one of which is no sending fee to wallet account or Dompetku numbers with no minimum transaction limit. Normally, the sending fee is 1 percent of the shipping value, a maximum of €10, and is limited by the minimum amount of US$80. The promotion period will last from March 21 to July 31 2016.

A freelancer taking orders via an online site, for instance, will not have to wait days for the money to be transferred or be burdened with charges of using conventional bank account transfer methods, because payment can be directly made using your Skrill account and immediately transferred to your Indosat mobile wallet.

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Letter from the Editor

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As the fasting month draws to a close, many Muslims will be excitedly buying last-minute gifts and preparing to take on what is known as mudik, or returning home for the holidays.

If you’re new to Indonesia, and live in Jakarta, you may want to stick around, as the city turns into a peaceful yet ghostly version of itself, with barely any cars or swarms of motorbikes, and only original residents of Jakarta – or those who do not have the funds to return home – left to revel in the calm. It’s one of my favourite times to be here.

Last year’s statistics showed that a staggering 11.36 million people left the Jabodetabek (DKI Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi) area to spend the Idul Fitri holidays back home – which is nearly half the total population of over 28 million people. Every year, the number of residents in the capital swells, as with each annual holiday, friends or family members of

existing citizens join them upon their return to try their luck in the big city. Jakarta, like many other capital cities, is truly a melting pot, and its inhabitants are made up of people from all over the nation.

residents in Bali, it will, however, come as a relief to the many hotels that have expressed they are struggling in today’s economic climes and with such an oversupply of hotels on the market.

Mudik has been known to be quite dangerous, since trains in the past have been overbooked, road accidents are aplenty, and other accidents happen due to lack of preparation for the entire journey, which can be very long for some. I’ve even known families to drive all across Java by motorbike, with wife and kid in tow, traversing a distance in excess of 800 kilometres on crowded and dangerous roads.

Whatever you are doing over the holidays, please remember to act safely. We have a tendency to switch off during the holidays, leaving rationale behind – and we don’t blame you. You deserve a break! But exercise caution and berhati-hatilah di jalan (be careful on your journey).

Bali will most likely be extremely crowded this Idul Fitri, with not only the holidaymakers from Jakarta, but from all over the world since the holidays fall during high season this year. Although this won’t be the best news for

Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri to all who celebrate! We'll be back after the holidays, on July 20, with more great reads.

Angela & the IE Team

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Neil Bantleman has recently penned an open letter (a snippet shown on the left) in which he proclaims his innocence. It opens with: "I am innocent... we are all innocent. There has been a grave injustice and it is time for the truth to finally be told."

Dear Editor, I read your story on Neil and Ferdi in your last issue and was very happy that Indonesia Expat is revealing the progress of their case.

In this letter, Bantleman says that he would “never hurt a child or anyone” in his life. “Why a mother would want to have her child grow up believing he was sexually abused when in fact he was not, is beyond me," he says.

It is indeed a sad reality that these teachers and cleaners are locked up behind bars for something that they might not have committed in the first place. It is also funny how justice is served in this country, yet we must give praise to those who have shown their support for the JIS case that they even set up a campaign to help free the defendants.

One parent made up this story about how Bantleman allegedly abused her son, he said. "Accusations like this ruin you, it ruins your career and your reputation."

At the end of the day, justice must be served even if it takes us citizens to help accomplish it.

With more and more people waking up to the realities of this case and supporting the seven who are still wasting away in prison for crimes they did not commit, we are sure that justice will prevail.

Looking forward to more of your juicy articles!

As Indonesians say, we have to continue to be 'sabar'.

Ben in Bali

Angela and the IE Team

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Contents

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Feature Story

Indonesia Aims to Replicate Bali's Success with Ten New Tourist Destinations

Expat Business Featured Indonesia May Be the Next Frontier for Ecotourism Entrepreneurs Business Profile PT AGS Visa Solutions: Navigating the UK Visa Minefield Meet the Expat Benedicte Hansen: Business with a Purpose Legalities The PMA Company and the Negative List in Indonesia

Expat Lifestyle Food and Drink Tasting Indonesia

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Travel Borneo Tana Olen: The Forbidden Forest

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Travel Java Climbing Mount Lawu

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Travel Bali Nyambu Holds the Secret to Sustainable Tourism in Bali

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Scams in the City Don't Lose Your Goat

Expat Outreach

Meet the Expat Daniel Elber: For the People

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Worthy Causes The New Age of Volunteer Travel

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Announcements

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For the Macet Mind Observations You Can Check Out Anytime, But You Can Never Leave

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Events and Business Directory

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Classifieds

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Lina Noviandari is a Jakarta-based freelance journalist and former editor at Tech in Asia. She specializes in news, business and human interst stories from Southeast Asia. For more information, visit www.contentcollision.co

Indonesia Aims to Replicate Bali’s Success with Ten New Tourist Destinations As part of an effort to reduce the nation’s dependence on exporting raw commodities, President Jokowi has chosen tourism as a key sector to beef up with economic policy.

BY LINA NOVIANDARI

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has so far been a busy year for Indonesia’s tourism ministry. The administration has begun to develop and launch new initiatives that will hopefully bolster the nation’s travel sector. As part of an effort to reduce dependence on raw commodities, President Jokowi has chosen tourism as one of the five key sectors to strengthen with economic policy. Because Indonesia is rich in resources that haven’t yet been utilized for inbound visitors – both cultural and natural – experts and stakeholders see the president’s move as a logical one.

While Indonesia has abundant resources and potential to be a tourism powerhouse of Southeast Asia, the archipelago still lags behind neighbouring countries in terms of annual foreign visitor numbers. With regard to the number of incoming overseas tourists, Malaysia and Thailand are ahead of Indonesia by nearly threefold. In 2015, Malaysia was able to attract 25.7 million foreign visitors, while Thailand pulled in 28.8 million. Indonesia, on the other hand, brought in a mere 9.7 million foreign tourists.

Singapore beat Indonesia too, achieving 15.2 million foreign arrivals.

It’s worth noting that Indonesia’s domestic population of around 250 million accounts for the lion’s share of people living in Southeast Asia. Many of the foreign arrivals in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia during 2015 were undoubtedly Indonesian citizens. This inevitably makes the number of foreign arrivals in Indonesia smaller, as the same figure for domestic tourism could paint a different picture in the archipelago. But even with this in mind, Indonesia’s tourism sector, with all of its inert potential, contributed only four percent of the country’s overall GDP last year.

One reason policy makers may be attracted to a tourism push is the fact that the nation’s travel sector seems to be less influenced by the global economy than other sectors.

Experts say Indonesia’s tourism has been growing steadily in recent years, unlike demands for raw commodities like crude oil, coal, and iron ore, which tend to fluctuate with international business activity.

Teuku Riefky Harsya, head of the House of Representatives’ Commission X, recently told the press, “Data from the past three years shows that nearly all other local business sectors contribute to foreign exchange revenue decreasing. Meanwhile, it’s only the tourism sector that actually shows a significant increase.” Harsya argues that tourism can give the biggest boost to the nation’s foreign exchange revenue, while also providing a great many jobs to Indonesia’s domestic workforce.

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CEO of MarkPlus Hermawan Kartajaya agrees, calling Jokowi’s plan intelligent. He recently told the media, “President Jokowi is very smart. He knows that tourism is important in this current economic condition. These past two years, the president has chosen tourism as a strategic sector. It's a smart decision from a national leader because prior to that, tourism had never been seen as the country's strategic sector.”

With ambitious goals, Indonesia’s tourism ministry claims it’s looking to ramp up the nation’s number of foreign arrivals to 20 million by 2019. By then, the government hopes tourism can account for eight percent of the nation’s overall GDP, generate Rp.240 trillion (US$18 billion) in foreign exchange income, and employ 13 million locals.

By the end of 2016, the government projects 12 million international visitor arrivals with a foreign exchange income of Rp.172 trillion (US$13 billion). It expects tourism to account for five percent of the nation’s GDP, and employ a total of 11.7 million locals.

To achieve such a challenging goal, the government aims to duplicate Bali’s tourism success in other places around the country. Officials say Indonesia is working to develop ten new destinations for international tourists. These places include Borobudur in Central Java, Mandalika on Lombok Island, Labuan Bajo in Flores, Bromo-TenggerSemeru in East Java, Pulau Seribu in North Jakarta, Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Wakatobi in Southeast Sulawesi, Tanjung Lesung in West Java, Morotai in the northern region of Halmahera in the Maluku islands, and Tanjung Kelayang in Belitung.

The project covers several aspects of development.

It includes necessary infrastructure projects like transportation, public facilities, Information and Computer Technology (ICT) readiness, electricity access, and more. It also includes bolstering security, health, hygiene, and the environmental sustainability of existing enterprises in those places. The government says it will form a national authority that will manage the ten priority locales, and implement a centralized destination management system. Tourism minister Arief Yahya is optimistic that the projects will boost the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia.

“Through accelerated development of the above ten priority destinations, we are projecting 8.5 million additional international tourists,” said the minister in a statement.

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To support the effort, the government recently implemented a visa-free travel policy that covers inbound travellers from 90 countries. The list is set to cover 174 countries in total before the end of 2016.

The government has eliminated clearance approval to enter Indonesia territory for yachts. It has also deregulated the cabotage policy for foreign cruise ships. This allows passengers to board and depart vessels at five different seaports throughout Indonesia, making it easier for international tourists to get into the country by boat.

Additionally, the ministry is running an international marketing campaign called Wonderful Indonesia. In an interview with Indonesia Expat, the ministry’s deputy marketing assistant Eddy Susilo says, "The Wonderful Indonesia campaign led by minister Arief Yahya has performed well. According to World Economic Forum 2015, the campaign ranks 47 in the world, which is better than those in Thailand and Malaysia, which rank 83 and 96 respectively this year.”

Susilo says the promotion is specifically targeting 12 focus markets, including Southeast Asia, China, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the US. The domestic version of the campaign, Pesona Indonesia, is also running simultaneously to drum up local tourism interest.

Apart from developing physical infrastructure, issuing new policies, and running promotions, the government also plans to take the country’s tourism sector to a new level by going digital. The ministry plans to launch an e-marketplace named Travel X-Change Indonesia in August. With a concept of ‘look, book, and pay’, the online platform will allow users to browse and book tour packages from local travel agents.

Users will be able to process payments via the platform. The ministry claims it is trying to get local travel agents to sign up on the platform early so that it may be ready to use by consumers in two months’ time.

To create sustainable human resources for Indonesia’s tourism push, the ministry has also developed four tourismfocused colleges and academies. It says these institutions are now seeing 20 percent more enrolments on average in 2016 than they did last year. This year, there are around 9,800 prospective students who claim to be interested in tourism as a career in Indonesia.

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EXPAT BUSINESS FEATURED Heru Nainggolan is a Jakarta-based freelance writer and journalist who's been covering a variety of issues since 2011.

Indonesia May Be the Next Frontier for Ecotourism Entrepreneurs Ecotourism in Indonesia is an emerging trend that could be the next big thing.

Here’s a guide on how to start an ecotourism business in the archipelago.

BY HERU NAINGGOL AN | PHOTOS BY ANGEL A RICHARDSON

Kalimantan Tour Destinations’ legal function is a water recreation company and travel agent. It deals in activities as a boat owner and operator, tour operator and developer, and as a designer of tourism publications. The owners claim the business is run in accordance with all the local laws related to employment and taxation in Indonesia.

“We were lucky during our setup because we had a good lawyer in Jakarta, Pak Suprianto, and the governor at the time urged all departments to help us get permits quickly,” recalls Dowson-Collins.

In order to set up an ecotourism business, one must obtain a nature tourism development permit. But before you can do that, you have to obtain a recommendation letter from a regional head of the area (like a governor).

Despite occupying only 1.3 percent of Earth’s land surface, Indonesia is one of the richest nations in terms of biodiversity.

The archipelago's more than 17,000 islands are home to roughly 12 percent of the world's mammals, 16 percent of the planet’s reptiles and amphibians, 17 percent of the world's birds, and 25 percent of the global fish population.

The word ‘ecotourism’ is defined as tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, particularly to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.

Indonesia has tremendous potential to build out its local ecotourism space, as the sector remains largely untapped nationwide. Currently, there are only a limited number of destinations across the country that offer excursions and accommodations that can be referred to as ecotourism.

With this in mind, there are many potential green investments to be made in the local tourism sector, many of which can marry the growing demand for green tourism with reduced operating costs.

Lorna Dowson-Collins from the UK saw this opportunity more than a decade ago, when she lived in Kalimantan. Back in 2005, she and her business partner Gaye Thavisin, established a company called Kalimantan Tour Destinations (today 8

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known as WOW Borneo), an ecotourism company based in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Lorna and Gaye pioneered ecotourism in a part of Indonesia that at the time had no tourism to speak of.

“We shared a passion for Kalimantan and its people with their fascinating culture, the beautiful forests of diverse flora and fauna, and especially the iconic orangutan,” says Lorna in an interview with Indonesia Expat.

The business idea behind Kalimantan Tour Destinations revolved around Kalimantan’s rivers, which provide access to exploring the island’s natural attractions.

“Inspired by all the above, an idea for a social enterprise emerged. We would build a boat that would both attract and transport guests through the beautiful forests and into inaccessible villages, and provide comfortable accommodation,” explains Lorna.

The boat would bring more business to the villagers who would act as guides. From the locals, visitors could rent canoes, go on fishing trips, collect traditional medicines in the jungle, and learn to make indigenous handicrafts.

But before launching the startup, DowsonCollins had to learn about the legal procedures involved with setting up an ecotourism company in Indonesia. Because

both Dowson-Collins and Thavisin were foreigners, their company had to be listed as a foreign investment company, incorporated in Indonesia.

Today, setting up a foreign investment company in Indonesia can be a tricky business. In almost every case, your business will have to submit an investment plan with approximately Rp.10 billion in capital (US$750,000). According to market entry services firm IndoSight, 25 percent of that capital needs to be paid-up in advance and deposited into an Indonesian bank account. The firm says enforcement of this minimum capital rule wasn’t in place until 2015, which means it was surely much easier for Kalimantan Tour Destinations to hack the red tape and set up a foreign investment company back in 2005.

In order to get the recommendation, you have to submit a working plan as well as an environmental impact analysis. After getting the recommendation, founders must submit a proposal to the environment and forestry ministry. The scheme should include a project proposal, pre-planned tour package outlines, as well as an economic and financial analysis. You also have to submit a map of the area in which you aim to run the ecotourism business, with a topographical scale of 1:25,000 (the devil is in the details).

The next document to submit is a complete set of data related to your company, such as a company profile, tax documents, bank information, and a financial balance sheet.

Finally, ecotourism founders in Indonesia need to submit a power purchasing agreement. Essentially, this is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity and one which is looking to purchase electricity. This part can be tricky if you intend to set up your business in a remote Indonesian jungle that may not yet be on a power grid.

– marketing, training good staff, ensuring that we are a responsible employer and bringing benefits to the local communities.”

“You have to work with passion, and make sure that whatever you do has a positive impact on the people and the place.”

Dowson-Collins says having a strong network in the country will help smooth out most of these processes. “We built good relationships and were supported because people were excited by the idea of our business,” she says. “I believe having been brought up in Indonesia, speaking [the language], and loving Indonesia helped to develop these bonds.”

Despite having a positive rapport with the government, Dowson-Collins says she did not receive any subsidies from the state.

of €6,000 helped Thavisin and DowsonCollins cover legal fees in Kalimantan.

“Although we did not receive any subsidies, we were greatly supported by the governor of Central Kalimantan, A. Teras Narang, who launched our newly built boat the Rahai’i Pangun,” explains Dowson-Collins.

“The local tourism department helped to promote our enterprise by inviting agents and the media to support us.”

In order to raise capital to kick-start their ecotourism firm, Dowson-Collins and Thavisin entered their business idea into a Dutch-funded competition called Business in Development. The contest sought out innovative ideas for developing businesses that benefited local communities and the environment.

Fast forward to today. After running an ecotourism business for more than a decade, Dowson-Collins and Thavisin acknowledge having their ups and downs.

According to Dowson-Collins, the biggest challenge in running an ecotourism business in Indonesia is actually the environment itself, which continues to suffer from annual forest fires as a result of irresponsible palm oil operations.

Out of 1,600 participants worldwide, Kalimantan Tour Destinations was one of the winners back in 2006. The prize money

“This caused our business to close down for a number of months,” she says. “The other challenges are normal business challenges

Lorna admits that the company faces an added obstacle of finding a new partner, one who can eventually run Kalimantan Tour Destinations when she and Thavisin decide to retire.

“Gaye and I will not be able to run the business forever, and the question of finding a suitable partner or selling the business to someone who shares our values is one that challenges us,” she says, adding that in the end, the most important component of running an ecotourism business is passion.

Regardless of which ecotourism sector founders choose to operate in, the cofounders believe you have to work with passion, and make sure that whatever you do has a positive impact on the people and the place.

Dowson-Collins believes Kalimantan Tour Destinations only works because of her unflinching commitment to Kalimantan, both its setting and the individuals who reside there. She says, “Ecotourism is ultimately about place – environment and people. Without a true passion for this, don’t even bother.”

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EXPAT BUSINESS BUSINESS PROFILE

P T AGS V I SA S O LUTI O N S

Navigating the UK Visa Minefield

BY ANGEL A RICHARDSON

PT AGS Visa Solutions was founded in 2014 by Daniel Choat, former Country Manager of the UK Visa and Immigration department at the British Embassy in Jakarta. Noticing a potential opportunity in the market to share his knowledge of the UK visa and nationality system, his visa and immigration consultancy business was born.

Two and a half years later, PT AGS Visa Solutions’ core business is to assist travellers who wish to obtain any type of UK visa, ranging from tourist, business, student, family and spouse, as well as the investor and entrepreneur visas. Daniel and his team also assist expats in obtaining or renewing UK passports. He talks to us about the latest trends his industry is seeing, and shares UK and Europe travel tips for expats in mixed relationships.

Daniel, who makes up the majority of your clientele?

Indonesians with a love of travel to the UK – our client base here ranges from families who like the UK as a tourist or business destination as well as expats with Indonesian partners who enjoy regular travel to the UK. Before you started AGS Visa Solutions you used to work as an immigration officer in the UK, working at various airports. How did you end up working in Indonesia?

Whilst working as an Immigration Officer, the opportunity for an overseas posting with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) came about. I was fortunate enough to be posted to the British Embassy in Jakarta in 2010.

What trends are you noticing?

A lot of UK expats are heading back home with their Indonesian families. This is noticeable certainly within the oil and gas industry. Having said that, we’re actually seeing younger expats generally in their 20s-30s come to Indonesia and use our services for UK passports and UK visas for their partners and children as they settle

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here. Travel from Indonesia to the UK for business purposes is on the increase, as well as for their love of watching Premier League football! We are also assisting to identify and help clients process the two and five-year validity visit visas.

What kind of work are these new expats in?

In Bali, the majority are doing their own business, whether it’s digital, or investments, whereas our Jakarta-based clients are more in the education sector.

What about mixed relationship trends?

Traditionally our clients involved in mixed nationality relationships are expats based in Indonesia. However, perhaps the impact of social media alongside the growing awareness of Indonesia from within the UK now means we are regularly contacted

by UK-based clients who wish to invite their friends or loved ones for a holiday and who have maybe only visited Indonesia themselves a few times.

How many Indonesians travel to the UK and is this figure rising?

Last year there were around 38,000 UK visa applications in Indonesia. Since arriving in 2010 I have noticed the figure has steadily grown. I firmly believe that the number has potential to be a lot higher.

You assist with obtaining UK passports.

What challenges do parents of mixed marriages have when trying to get a passport for their child?

This is always an interesting area because it depends on whether the parents are married at the time of birth. If they’re not married, the father won’t be on the Indonesian birth certificate and this potentially throws up a difficult case. The good news is that there are ways to navigate this but it does involve additional time and processes mainly on the Indonesian documentation side.

What factors would make someone a bad applicant for a UK visa?

For a visit visa application to be successful, applicants needs to demonstrate that they’ve got a genuine reason to travel to the UK, whilst being able to maintain and accommodate themselves and cover all expenses related to their visit. Most importantly, they need to show that they’ve got intention and motivation of departing the UK – employment, study, property, family life are all good ways to demonstrate that they will leave the UK at the end of the visit.

A message I try to get across to people is that all UK visa applications are assessed on their own merits and people’s individual circumstances are looked at closely; there isn’t one set of documents that will work for everyone, and what might have worked for a close friend might not necessarily be what you need to submit with your application.

How is business?

Initially I started on the top floor of a house in Pondok Indah with a part-time member

BUSINESS SNIPPETS

Australia issues Indonesian travel warning over Zika fears Australians’ favourite overseas holiday destination has been added to the list of countries plagued by the Zika virus, in what could be a huge blow for the Bali honey and babymoon industry.

Travel advice issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warns Indonesia is experiencing “sporadic transmission” of the virus which has been linked to serious birth defects.

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The warning advises all travellers to Indonesia to “protect themselves from mosquito bites”.

Visitors to Indonesia, including Bali, continue to be advised to exercise a “high degree of caution” in the country.

“Given the possibility that Zika virus can cause severe malformations in unborn babies, and taking a very cautious approach, pregnant women should discuss any travel plans with the travel doctor and consider postponing travel to Indonesia,” reads the advice.

A total of 49 countries are now listed as having current or recent transmission of the Zika virus, including Fiji, Vietnam, Brazil and Samoa. As yet there has been no firm evidence the warnings are deterring travellers, despite modest falls in the number of Australians going to Vietnam, Brazil and Samoa in April.

of staff, and today we’re here at our office in Kuningan with an established team of five staff. We’re looking at setting up branch offices in Bali, which is our aim for 2016.

Our client base there is steadily growing and it will be exciting times for us when we have the office fully up and running.

After Bali, do you have further plans to expand?

After Bali we will look at Surabaya. UKVI have recently opened a UK visa application centre there, so naturally that is where we will look to have a presence so we can support and expand our client base. We are also getting a name for ourselves in Balikpapan and Batam, so perhaps they will be on the cards for 2017!

You service people going to the UK – ever thought about servicing UK citizens who want to come to Indonesia?

That area is pretty well covered here and there are some good consultants delivering that product. Personally, I find UK immigration law a lot more straightforward and we are able to deliver a reliable and consistent service. Stick to what you know best is my theory.

Can you tell us about how European expats married to Indonesians can take advantage of their freedom of movement right when travelling to Europe?

An example of this would be where an Indonesian is married to a UK national. If they wish to travel to France, then instead of applying for a basic Schengen tourist visa they should apply for an EEA/EU family permit, which is free of charge and allows the Indonesian national to exercise the same EEA/EU treaty rights as the UK national. It is reciprocal for a French national married to an Indonesian national who wants to travel to the UK; they could potentially obtain a free of charge EU/EEA family permit from the UK Embassy.

What is your visa application success rate?

We are well up around the 99 percent mark, which is pretty high considering we have been consulting for two and a half years. We cannot guarantee anyone a visa because the

Travel Doctors’ Medical Director Perth and Canberra, Jennifer Sisson said the risk of transmission in Indonesia was relatively low, but by no means non-existent. “There might be an odd case here or there but they’re not having an actual outbreak,” said Dr. Sisson.

She said travel doctors advised all travellers to protect themselves from mosquito bites and recommended pregnant women avoid countries with current or recent transmission.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been shown to attack fetal brain cells and cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.

Embassy will always have the final word, and we will only assist people who meet the requirements and criteria. On a regular basis we do advise clients that perhaps their circumstances are not quite strong enough at the moment but will point out how they could in the future be able to meet the requirements and successfully obtain a visa.

Do you think enough Indonesians travel to the UK? There are some UK government initiatives that are tasked with driving the tourist/ business and student visa numbers up and they regularly promote the UK in Indonesia. I would like to see more efforts made and would happily support them as the number of applications from Indonesia could increase significantly. Sadly the UK visa application process deters many travellers. However, we are here to help!

Can you tell us more about the investor and entrepreneur visas?

Investor and entrepreneur visas are very popular in China, sadly not so popular in Indonesia, and I think again that is due to lack of awareness. There are many families and individuals in Indonesia whom the investor or entrepreneur visa could really benefit. The entrepreneur visa covers people who want to set up a business in the UK, whilst the investor visa is more suited to those who can invest £2,000,000 or more in UK government bonds, share capital or loan capital in active and trading UK registered companies.

What challenges do you face?

The last minute culture here is a challenge. My advice would be if you’ve got a thought about travelling to the UK, then start thinking about the visa. Don’t underestimate the benefits of allocating time for the visa process. People also don’t like to give up their passport for three weeks whilst the visa is under process; having identified this we have found solutions to help our clients with both matters and deliver their UK visa on time.

For more information, please email: info@agsolutions.co.id

The connection between Zika and microcephaly came to light in late 2015 in Brazil, which has confirmed more than 1,400 cases of microcephaly it considers to be related to Zika infections in mothers.

Indonesia diagnosed its first Zika case in January when a 27-year-old man in Sumatra tested positive for the virus, despite having never travelled overseas.

Earlier this month, a 22-year-old sailor from East Java reportedly arrived in Taiwan with symptoms including fever and red eyes. He was subsequently diagnosed with Zika.

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EXPAT BUSINESS MEET THE EXPAT

B E N E D I C TE H A N S E N

Business with a Purpose Benedicte Hansen swapped a successful 20-year career at IKEA, her latest posting as Marketing Manager at IKEA Jakarta, with one running a sustainable villa in Bali’s cultural hub of Ubud.

We find out what motivated her to get out of the fast lane and give back to the people of Bali.

Do you feel a greater sense of purpose doing what you are doing now, or was it more of a decision to get out of the fast lane?

When working with the establishment team of the first IKEA store in Indonesia, I created a launch campaign for this great global brand’s vision “of creating a better everyday life for many people”. It was a simple awareness campaign around iconic IKEA products combined with a long-term CSR plan – The IKEA Blue Bag project. This acknowledged and addressed a serious issue for many people in Jakarta: contaminated water.

IKEA Indonesia is a growing success since the opening in 2014 and the better the business does, the more it contributes to improving this serious issue. The project attracted the interest of IKEA Foundation and Water. org, and in March 2016, IKEA Foundation donated €12.4 million to improve access to clean water and sanitation in Indonesia and India in cooperation with Water.org. This is the biggest ever single donation made by IKEA Foundation and I am proud to have created and pursued a simple idea, which has leaped into such a widespread project.

I knew my next career move needed to include work with a purpose. When I discovered Villa Kalisat (as a guest), I saw the opportunity to combine a business with my passion of meeting like-minded interested and interesting people, as well as creating a long-term sustainable co-habitation partnership with the village it is situated in.

The hotel is beautifully designed, but how have you maintained a connection to the landscape and local culture?

First of all, the construction is on a cliff at the back of a rural rice farm village, which traditionally uses this area for chicken, pigs and garbage burning. I do not believe in building on food (rice fields), and garbage burning is very toxic!

You have to walk through the village to get to the villa, which gives visitors the unique opportunity to see/be part of the everyday life of a traditional village. The staff members are from the village or related to someone in the village, which makes them very comfortable and proud working in their own environment.

The natural spring below Villa Kalisat, is now supplying the villa’s restaurant and rooms and a big reserve tank for the village to use. Previously, people would have to go down to the river below (80 metres) to fetch their water whenever the frequent cuts occurred from the water company. Water is also a growing issue in Bali. We only use local products in the restaurant, dining area, spa and interiors of the rooms, combined with some personal art pieces, to give a homey feel.

Finally, but most importantly, the villagers are the builders of all the constructions! The design was originally influenced by their knowledge of local material and building aesthetics. My recent additions have also been in consultation with the head of the village – the hotel manager’s father and the manager himself. An example is a balcony extension over sheer cliff rocks, integrating an existing tree. Another recent addition is a river pavilion 80 metres below Villa Kalisat.

Do you think you have been successful at this?

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do the guests really ‘catch the Kalisat spirit’?

We continuously make changes and adjustments to enhance this.

Is there anything you would like to work on in the future at the hotel to improve that connection?

We are looking into the possibility of generating our own electricity for the villa and the village with hydro or solar.

We are also supporting one of the staff’s family coffee farms in northern Bali by purchasing their coffee beans directly. We are hoping to support other staff members’ hidden crafts and talents, once they become apparent.

Just the other day, I saw some fantastic stone statues carved by our hotel manager in his spare time. They are now at our reception and our guests are buying them directly from the Villa Kalisat creator, which is so lovely.

Does Villa Kalisat reflect your own personal feeling for Bali/Indonesia?

I believe that it is important to surround yourself with beauty; people, traditions, nature and art. I find the Balinese way of life does this naturally, every day. Balinese people believe that in exchange for the time we have been ‘lent’ on Earth, we must maintain balance on three levels; The level above – worshipping the Gods Our level – keep harmony amongst fellow people The level below – respect for the earth and nature The spirit of Villa Kalisat is a combination of all this – the authentic village and temples, the daily ceremonies, the family/community life, the locally crafted exteriors and interiors, original art pieces and the surrounding forest.

You mentioned the family compound a few times. How do the hotel and the community interact?

We asked the village to find a local tree surgeon to cut the top-heavy part of a tree. It was a strikingly beautiful tree, but we all agreed that its height would soon cause a safety issue. After the guy had a serious look at the tree, he told us he could only cut it after been given permission by the tree spirit. The village spent the next few hours making a stunning fruit offering, which the tree surgeon took down to the roots of the tree. It was evident that one should not take something away from nature without giving something back. During the fruit offering ceremony, he felt the permission from the tree spirit. Only then did he proceed to cut the top of the tree. An appeased tree-spirit is vital for a tree surgeon!

What are the things that guests most enjoy about their visit?

The view, the river, the staff, our spa treatments, the food – especially the famous Kalisat chocolate cake – but mainly the unique feeling, which is so difficult to capture in a photo. Social media has made a unique destination very rare, but I can honestly say that Villa Kalisat provides a unique experience; the jungle awakening, every morning.

What advice would you give to someone visiting Ubud for the first time?

Allow more time! There are so many interesting activities in the area, but if I have to recommend one destination, approximately 20 minutes’ drive from Villa Kalisat are the Holy Springs in Tampaksiring.

For more information, please visit www.villakalisatbali.com

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EXPAT BUSINESS LEGALITIES

The PMA Company and the Negative List in Indonesia This article is the result of numerous questions from expats regarding the setup of a company and the function of The Negative List. It describes the establishment of the PT. PMA, as many expats actually don’t have a clue and their surf journeys on the Internet have made them even more puzzled.

A. Planning phase 1. Application and registration of company name (BP Nama) 2. Submission of investment application with BKPM

We point out that the whole process is certainly comprehensive, but easy to understand; actually only demanding a lot of paperwork and accurate homework.

What kind of expat wants to set up a company in Indonesia?

There are several groups; we name the most common ones.

See if you belong to one, and if not, you can still use this article to get an idea of the process: • Expats at the end of their employment agreement and who don’t want to leave Indonesia yet, for their own reasons.

• Expats already legally living in Indonesia who want to set up their own company, as a side job.

• Foreigners (investors) still abroad, who want to invest in Indonesia.

• Expats who want to own a house or apartment without nominees.

There are two different types of companies suitable for expats. Both are legal limited liability companies, know with the abbreviation PT. (Perseroan Terbatas). » The PT. PMA or foreign direct investment company, for expats who want to invest with their own money, own the shares themselves, work in the company themselves and don’t want to have to deal with nominees or other legal constructions. In short, expats who want a transparent and direct ownership.

» The PT. PMDN or local company, for expats who aren’t using local Indonesians as nominees. In this article we only handle the PMA. In our next article we will dicuss the PMDN. On the Internet one can find numerous articles about how to establish a company, some with detailed information. If one wants he can surf his new company together on the web.

General overview of company setup phases and the respective documents (licenses, permits, registrations) needed.

3. Presentation of Investment plan ((minimum capital required $250,000) 4. Initial Approval from BKPM (Izin Prinsip) B. Establishment phase 5. Draft of the Articles of Association (AoA) 6. Deed of establishment from notary (Akta Perusahaan) 7. Approval and legalization of Deed and AoA from Minister of Justice (SK) C. Registration phase 8. Letter of Domicile of company (LOD) 9. Tax Identification Number (NPWP) 10. Tax Registration Letter 11. Company registration (TDP) 12. BPJS certificate

The forbidden (closed) fields are areas where a common expat cannot be involved in, such as casinos and gambling, historical and archaeological remains, telecommunications stuff, and the manufacture of chemicals and liquor (alcohol).

Areas where a simple expat stays away from anyway.

Business fields offering genuine chances for the average business expat and which are determined by the KBLI number are to be found in: 1. Agriculture 2. Forestry 3. Maritime and Fisheries 4. Energy and Mineral Resources 5. Industry 6. Defence and Security 7. Public Works 8. Trade 9. Tourism and Creative Economy 10. Transportation 11. Communications and Informatics 12. Finance 13. Banking 14. Manpower 15. Education 16. Health.

D. Hiring expat staff phase 13. Compulsory employment report (WLK) 14. Companies Foreign Employees Plan (RPTKA) 15. Statement of obligation to pay and proof of payment of DPKK 16. Health insurance statement (BPJS certificate) 17. Actual work permit (IMTA) 18. Approval of the Director General of Immigration to work (Telex approval) 19. Limited stay visa to work (VITAS) 20. Stay permit (KITAS) 21. Multiple exit and re-entry permit for Indonesia (MERP) 22. Registration of your address with the local police (STM) 23. Temporary ID card (SKTT) 24. Certificate of Registration of Temporary Residents (SKPPS) 25. Registration of the existence of the employee (LK)

* (www2.bkpm.go.id/images/uploads/prosedur_investasi/ file_upload/KBLI-2015.pdf and English version file:///C:/Users/ DELL/Desktop/ISIC%20business%20fields%20list.pdf)

*Note 1: This article looks on small or medium sized companies only.

It seizes discussing the large companies requirements.

Note 2: We use abbreviations as most Indonesians stakeholders only know these Indonesian abbreviations.

A restricted activity as ‘direct selling’ is now removed from the list so a direct selling companiy can now operate as 100% foreign owned. Just like all companies whose KBLI number is not mentioned in the negative list. Other sectors, such as warehouse distribution, travel agencies, and telecom services have had their maximum allowance level of foreign investment increased to 67 percent; important, because now the foreigner gains full control.

THE NEGATIVE LIST for foreign direct investment Where, in all this, does the New Negative list no. 44 of 2016, published on 24 May 2016, for Foreign Direct Investment fit in?

Using the negative list is simple and one doesn’t need to see this list as a major hurdle to invest in Indonesia. Just choose the business field in which you operate in the Indonesian Standard Classification of Business Fields (KBLI).

So knowing the KBLI number of your business activity is crucial.

Our motto for this article: If you decide to establish your own company and need the assistance of an agent, it is wise and helpful if you have any idea what the agent is doing and where in the process you actually are. Show it to your agent or representative and let him point out where you are in the respective phase.

This list can be useful when you are in the process of setting up your company and you want to check or understand what is going on and where you are in the process.

Finally... this is Indonesia. There is no such thing as:

Realize how many documents are actually needed; 12 for the establishment of the company and 25 if expats are hired. All applications go with attachments and this is only for a normal company:

This negative list is a regulation that determines which business fields are open for investment and under which restrictions.

Nothing more and nothing less. *An English translation of this list is available online by SSEK, an Indonesian Legal consultants firm: www.ssek.com/download/document/Presidential_ Regulation_44_of_2016_(2016_Negative_List)_English_151.pdf).

ABOUT THE PERMIT HOUSE The Permit House commenced operations providing the KITAP and has expanded into a full authorized formalities agency, handling all visas, permits and other documentation required by expats to stay, live and work in Indonesia. The Company founders are expats and have endured the processes first hand.

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Average costs about IDR.45,000,000 including one expat staff, depending on the agency.

Phone : 021-79195805 / 7987589 Email : info@thepermithouse.com Website : www.thepermithouse.com

EXPAT LIFESTYLE FOOD AND DRINK May Tien is an award-winning home cook and champion of dispersive cuisines.

Tasting

Indonesia

Indonesia is set to become a food destination as the government promotes its cuisine abroad.

May Tien reveals the best places to eat regional Indonesian cuisine in and around the capital.

BY MAY TIEN

Serbaraso

Mention Thailand or Vietnam and most people who have visited instantly respond with an exclamation of how much they enjoyed the cuisine. Mention Indonesia and there is a diverse range of responses; usually none of them involving food.

Babi Guling Chandra

Admittedly, I am guilty of being a naysayer initially. In a fit of overly optimistic culture shock frenzy, I sampled various Indonesian dishes, only to be disappointed by the surprisingly bland and clumsy preparations.

Everything came across as pedestrian and dull. I complained to my family and friends relentlessly.

However, it was with an intoxicating bowl of kuah asam ikan Manado (Manado-style sour fish soup) that I began my journey with the real cuisine of Indonesia. The sour high notes from lime, lemongrass and young tomatoes were tempered by fresh Thai basil and pandan leaves. It was the most unique and fragrant soup I had encountered in a while; reminiscent of a good tom yam (Thai hot and sour soup), but with a gorgeously clear and brighter tasting broth. I was floored. This bowl of soup embodied all that I longed for in Indonesia: flavour, good technique and fresh ingredients.

And although the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has published a list of 30 iconic Indonesian dishes from which I encourage visitors to try, I find the suggestions Java-centric and leaning on the sweet side – as befitting the Javanese palate. There is so much more nuance in flavours in this beautiful archipelago; and with a bit of adventure and exploration, there are delicacies to enjoy.

North Sulawesi (Manado/Minahasan Cuisine) Famous for its heavy use of spices (and outrageous bush meat like fruit bat, wild boar and field rats), North Sulawesi cuisine is a fine example of tradition and influence intertwined. Fresh seafood is represented in abundance. Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese influences can be found especially in baked goods, stews and soups. Be forewarned, though. These rate among the spiciest cuisines in the region, so those with a sensitive palate might want to steer clear of the rica-rica.

Bebek Bengil

Although the most recognized cuisine outside of Indonesia via the constant flow of international tourists and travel programmes filmed here, Balinese cuisine is quite underrated. Pork and duck are consumed in abundance on this predominantly Hindu island and the specialities reflect these local delights.

As a spiritual epicentre for many travellers, one can also find modern Balinese takes on vegetarian and specialty restaurants, particularly in Ubud.

Possibly the most popular regional form of Indonesian cuisine served throughout the country, one can find Padang restaurants in every province. In Western Sumatra, there is a heavy cultural nod towards Middle Eastern and Indian flavours and the curries are laden with rich coconut milk and spices. Everything is mixed together on the plate and eaten by hand, but spoons and forks are available for those who don’t feel like struggling over bits of rice and staining their fingers with thick sauces. Eastern parts of the island share more Malay and Chinese influences.

BABI GULING CHANDRA Jalan Teuku Umar, Denpasar, Bali Tel: +62(0)361221278

LAMUN OMBAK Jalan Khatib Sulaiman, Padang Tel: 0751 715426

There are more famous warungs (roadside vendors) located in much more touristheavy towns in Bali, but for taste and relative dining comfort, I prefer the babi guling spesial at Chandra. One portion is big enough for two people and the crackling is divine with its glass-like crispiness, with just a bit of fat underneath. It is a complete meal with vegetables, pork, sate skewers and rice, served with a bowl of soup on the side.

Come early or during peak hours for a real taste of Padang as you rub elbows with the locals. There is no official menu as such with this kind of establishment so be prepared to point and eat. You can order special dishes and beverages from uniformed servers. Try the chilli prawns, rendang, cassava leaves and the special fried chicken.

Bali

Beautika

RUMAH MAKAN RAJA OCI Jalan Jenderal Sudirman No. 85, Manado, North Sulawesi Tel: +62(0)431863946 Fresh seafood is king here; don’t miss the ikan oci bakar with sambal dabudabu. A row of juicy mackerel scad that is chargrilled and served with a tart sambal consisting of miniature sliced green tomatoes, chillies and plenty of lime juice. It is quite the feast with some lightly sautéed water spinach (kangkung tumis), steamed rice and an icy cold beverage.

BEAUTIKA www.beautika-manado.com Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Jakarta, Indonesia Tel: +62(0)217226683 This is the restaurant that started it all for me. Do not leave here without a bowl of their kuah asam ikan Manado and tumis bunga pepaya khas Manado, which is stir-fried papaya flower and shoots with flash-fried dried anchovies and aromatics.

There is a wonderful array of Dutchinfluenced desserts, and most of the food is served cafeteria-style, where the food is on display, so each diner can walk up and pick and choose according to their preference. Freshness is never a concern as the lunch and dinner hour hordes keep the kitchen busy restocking.

Sumatra (Minangkabau cuisine or Masakan Padang)

BEBEK BENGIL www.bebekbengil.com Jalan Hanoman, Ubud, Bali Tel: +62(0)361975489 / 977675 A restaurant set around a large rice paddy, Bebek Bengil serves a fine version of the famed bebek betutu, a whole roasted duck that is steam-roasted in spices. Diners have to order it in advance as it is not on the daily menu, but their special version called the bebek bengil is a very good alternative.

It is first steamed in spices and then deepfried for texture and extra flavour.

SERBARASO www.serbaraso.com Jalan Batu Tulis Raya No. 41, Jakarta Tel: 021 3890 1794 Even though its Jakarta branch is relatively new on the dining scene, Serbaraso has been a well-known rumah makan in Riau for many years. The ingredients are fresh with a slant towards seafood on the à la carte menu. They serve pakis, which is a tender fern cooked gently in a mild curry.

For the advanced epicure, the grilled beef tongue and fish head curry are delectable; and the two-flavoured grilled fish is also a highlight.

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL BORNEO David Metcalf (Dayak Dave) is a professional photographer who specialises in photography workshop tours and cultural, adventure tours throughout Indonesia. www.davidmetcalfphotography.com

TA N A O L E N

The Forbidden Forest WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAVID ME TCALF

“This is their heritage. This is where they belong,” says Philius. “We have developed jungle camp activities and the project is picking up as more people come to hear about it. There is great scope for a low-key, low-impact tourism project here, which will lead to more work in hospitality and transport services. This is our vision for the young people.”

Deep in the jungle

I was very excited to embark on my journey and see for myself what a 150 million-yearold forest looks like. I set out from Setulang village in a long dugout canoe. The journey took two hours and we navigated a series of mini rapids as we headed deep into the jungle. The cool, damp forest clung to the riverbanks, and as we cruised under low overhangs of the jungle, I felt under the spell of nature in a pure and blissful way.

On arrival, I was pleasantly surprised to see my accommodation for the night was a solid wooden cabin. The Eco Jungle Camp was very modern and even came equipped with a western toilet. Built by local villagers, the camp sleeps around 12 people. The river and forest were our food sources during our stay; fruit and vegetables were picked fresh and all we brought with us was rice and coffee.

“We call this place Tana Olen,” Philius, the Dayak elder explained.

“In Kenyah Dayak language this means forbidden forest – forbidden to destroy.”

The locals of Tana Olen are spiritually connected with their home and love the forest as much as they love their children.

“We enjoy taking the young ones up the river to hunt and fish and teach them the old ways,” Philius continued. “This includes dressing in traditional costumes for ceremonial dancing and singing long into the night. When we dance and sing, we believe this is a way to connect with our ancestors, and we can feel their presence.”

For the Dayaks, everything has a meaning.

I met Philius in the village of Setulang, North Kalimantan, on the edge of a vast area of pristine rainforest about 100 kilometres from the Malaysian border.

This forest is original, primary rainforest, estimated to be around 150 million years old. There are unique forest plant species native to this area not found elsewhere on the island of Borneo. In fact, many botanists have visited this part of Kalimantan and believe there are species of herbs and plants living in the forests that have yet to be identified and discovered.

Many of these plants hold health and medicinal benefits.

Visitors to Tana Olen are made up of mostly families and small groups, however recently a group of 80 people came from a university in the UK to study and document not only the plants and species but the indigenous people as well.

Empowering the youth

Philius spoke to me in a group with other elders from the village about the concerns they have for the younger generation: “We feel the young ones are losing touch with the forest and their culture, as they take up opportunities and move into the cities,” he told me. “Because there is no high school here, they go to Malinau town or further away to attend high school, separated from us at a young and impressionable age.”

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After graduation the appeal is to live in the city. Back in the village there are very few employment options.

The elders of the village are trying to change that now through a community project called the Eco Jungle Camp, which aims to encourage more tourists, researchers and forest conservationists to come and visit. Philius hopes the young ones will return to the village as Englishspeaking guides and take people into the forest on tours.

Tana Olen

Borneo

Tana Olen Province: North Kalimantan Population: 525,000

How to get there

Fly to Tarakan, North Kalimantan, continue by boat (three hours) to Malinau or take a regular scheduled flight in a small plane from Tarakan to Malinau.

Malinau to Setulang is one hour by car or motorbike. Stay the night in Setulang, next day go by dugout canoe (two hours) to Tana Olen Eco Jungle Camp.

What to bring

Sunscreen, hat, mosquito repellent, sleeping sheet (silk is best), sarong, long sleeved light shirt (for evening) and lightweight long trousers, hiking shorts, quickdry shirt, pen and notebook, travel-light hammock.

Where to stay

Setulang Homestay, North Kalimantan Eco Jungle Camp North Kalimantan – Tana Olen www.davidmetcalfphotography.com/ setulang-adventure Contact David Metcalf for more info: davidmetcalf3@mac.com

What to do

Jungle camp activities in Tana Olen with forest guide, soft trekking, optional long trek to the big tree (eight hours), trek to a waterfall, learn to fish and hunt with the Dayaks, learn traditional crafts. Safe and ideal for children.

Remon was our guide for the next three days, and I absorbed as much as I could of his knowledge of the forest and the ways of the Kenyah Dayaks. On our treks, Remon seemed to glide through the forest with nimble feet, which made my large white feet seem clumsy as I tried to keep up.

When it came time to cross the river, he skipped from rock to rock with ease and grace. In comparison, being a foreigner from the city, I stumbled and slipped my way across the wet rocks, with a bit of nervousness and absolutely no grace. I am yet to meet a Dayak with shoes! Remon escorted us through the undergrowth and rough jungle tracks completely barefoot.

He told us about his ventures into the tropical, dense, rainforest, where he goes for long periods alone, connecting with the spirits of the forest. “You must always be careful in the jungle. You must stay alert and acknowledge and respect the dangers.

When I go, I am not entirely alone; I am guided by the hornbill, the native bird of Kalimantan.”

The future of the Kenyah Dayak and many other Dayak tribes is an uncertain one as Kalimantan comes under increasing pressure from mining interests, palm oil operations and forestry companies, whose motivations are commercially driven.

As progress encroaches on many villages like Setulang, the local community feels that establishing an ecotourism programme and attracting tourists is the best long-term sustainable solution for their future. If more people come, there is more reason to keep the area protected as a wilderness area and keep commercial enterprises at bay.

Sitting in a small jungle camp deep in the forest allows for a powerful connection with nature, the native Dayaks, and a personal journey.

EXPAT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL JAVA Martin comes from England but has spent most of his adult life abroad. Wary investor, keen traveller, writer also.

Climbing Mount Lawu A punishing yet beguiling ascent into the heavens of Central Java

BY MARTIN JENKINS

Philosophical arguments are usually given when mountaineers explain why they climb mountains.

British mountaineer George Mallory, for example, famously quipped "because it's there" while the legendary New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary put forward the existential notion that by climbing a mountain we are actually “conquering ourselves”.

However, having just climbed the world’s 76th highest peak – Central Java’s Mount Lawu – I would suggest that for many climbers the reason for wanting to scale a mountain is far simpler, and that is the visceral pleasures which come from the stunning views at the top!

As Indonesia’s very high mountains go, Mount Lawu is not particularly well-known, but at 3,265 metres it falls only 411 metres short of Indonesia’s (arguably) most famous mountain, Lombok’s Mount Rinjani (3,676 metres).

Mount Rinjani, however, is not the most practical of mountains to climb, requiring a serious investment in both time and money. Mount Lawu, by contrast, is easily accessible from Jakarta and the trails are so well marked that even a drunk and highly myopic climber would find it difficult to get lost (no, I’m not being autobiographical here!). Mount Lawu is also a good test for novice climbers – to see whether they have ‘what it takes’ to climb the country’s even more challenging mountains.

Getting there

To get to Mount Lawu you first need to get to the Central Java city of Surakarta (or Solo, as it’s otherwise called).

We took the night bus which departed from the grim and grimy area of Kampung Rambutan in East Jakarta.

For what seemed like ages the bus struggled through insane traffic on the toll road heading out of the city.

Eventually, though, the traffic started to ease just after the satellite town of Bekasi and we thought we were finally on our way – and then the driver decided it was time to eat and pulled over at a vast service area where we had our evening meal in what seemed like a huge aircraft hangar. Weird.

Back in our seats 30 minutes later and with the bus hurtling toward Central Java on newly-built toll roads (thanks, Jokowi), most of us soon dozed off to nostalgic Indonesian love songs by the likes of Ebiet G. Ade, Alda Risma and the most talented female rock star to have ever lived, Nike Ardilla – best-known for her heart-wrenching ballad Bintang Kehidupan.

All was then a blur until, at some ungodly hour before dawn, we were awoken by dangdut music playing from a radio in a streetside warung. We stopped for coffee;

not the Starbucks nonsense, but proper Javanese coffee – kopi tubruk – so strong and sweet it could breathe life into a wayang golek puppet. Reenergized, we departed and within an hour or so arrived at Terminal Palur, a typically ropey looking bus station on the outskirts of Solo. From here, we changed to a smaller bus to get to Tawangmangu, the nearest town to Mount Lawu, in a bone-jarring ride which takes about one hour.

Tawangmangu is a pleasant enough place with accommodation if you need it. There are two trails leading up Mount Lawu (named Cemoro Kandang and Cemoro Sewu), starting not far from each other, and easily reached from Tawangmangu by omprengan (minibuses) in about 20 minutes. Of the two trails, I would highly recommend using the Cemoro Kandang trail to ascend the mountain, as although longer at 12km to the summit – compared to Cemoro Sewu’s 8km – there are more flat stretches, making for a more pleasant trek.

The history

One thing to appreciate about Mount Lawu is that it is a very sacred place. According to Javanese legend, the mountain is the final resting place of the last king of the Majapahit Empire, Prabu Brawijaya V – although his body has never been found. No mountain in Indonesia is considered as haunted or as mystical as Mount Lawu and despite being ‘alive’ it can also hide its identity. For this reason, climbers are supposed to whisper to the mountain and ask its permission whenever they need something – say, to relieve themselves, for example. Swearing or cursing is strictly forbidden. “Upset the mountain,” say the people living in the surrounding villages and “you may not be accepted to walk its sacred earth”. Casualties over the years have been numerous and as recently as last year seven hikers died in a forest fire.

The ascent using the Cemoro Kandang trail

It’s a long trek to the summit (around eight to ten hours), so you’ll need to spend the night up there. We brought tents but you can also crash out in Mbok Yem’s warung not far from the summit in very simple fashion on the supplied rattan mats. On the trail up there are five posts which offer some basic shelter from the elements.

Make no mistake, however – this is no walk in the park.

The trail is very steep in parts and fresh legs don’t last long.

For me, by mid-afternoon the trek had turned into a battle between my mind and my body. How can I keep going on?

My shirt is soaked with sweat – a typical bule weakness – and I have a raging thirst. Legs aching like crazy. But turning back is not an option. Not now…

By the time we had reached post three most of us were completely shattered. We rested and enjoyed the spectacular views before remembering that it was already nearly dusk, and we still had to walk to post four, another hour and a half away, where we would camp for the night.

So we continued, our torch beams leading the way. This section was a complete beast to climb and so steep in places that the trail zigzagged crazily back and forth. But then: what’s that stink? The smell of human excrement!

This could only mean one thing of course – we were within touching distance of post four! The literal dumping grounds of those who were too lazy to cover up their crap: by far the most unsettling aspect of the climb. Why treat a sacred mountain like that?

The next day we got off to an early start. It’s a good hour’s walk to post five before a gruelling 30-minute clamber up an almost impossibly steep path to the summit known as Hargo Dumilah. We made it! All the pain instantly forgotten. Well, not for too long of course - we still have to go back down!

The descent using the Cemoro Sewu trail

Unlike on the Cemoro Kandang trail where we found that no drinks (or food) could be purchased, refreshments are readily available at most of the posts on the Cemoro Sewu trail – quite possibly saving my life!

Descending the mountain was also challenging. The path was unbelievably steep and being mostly paved with large stones I was surprised my knee joints didn’t completely shatter at some point. Yet by late afternoon and some five hours later we had made it to post one, legs like jelly. From here it was another hour or so of walking through a pine forest back to the main road. Sacred mountain or not, only one question was now on my mind. Where the **** can I get a blessed Bintang?

Practicalities

• No guides are needed as the trails are very well defined and in many places paved with large stones.

• Be properly prepared with all the right gear as it’s very cold at night and hypothermia kills. Night time temperatures go as low as 0-4 degrees.

• Bring a minimum of 2 litres of bottled water.

• Travel as light as possible.

• Don’t do the hike during the rainy season – really, it’s not worth it.

• Be mentally prepared for a very tough hike.

• Take the hike seriously. If you have an accident you won’t be helicoptered out!

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL BALI When she isn't travelling around Asia, Alice enjoys spending time with her golden retriever, Gerard.

Nyambu Holds the Secret to Sustainable Tourism in Bali

BY ALICE JAY | PHOTOS BY FERI L ATIEF (BRITISH COUNCIL)

As an ever-increasing amount of Bali’s farmland is being converted into hotels, resorts and other tourism-related infrastructure, one project is taking a more sustainable approach to tourism on the island.

Desa Wisata Ekologis Nyambu, or the Nyambu Village Ecotourism Project, which was launched in April this year, aims to show tourists the traditional side of Bali while building the capacity of local people and stimulating economic growth at the village level. Developed over 18 months, the community-based project is the result of a collaboration between the local administration, Yayasan Wisnu, PT Langgeng Kreasi Jayaprima, Diageo and the British Council.

Nestled around 15 minutes from the temple of Tanah Lot and around an hour from the airport, Nyambu has a huge tourism potential due to its ecological and historical appeal. “Nyambu is a truly unique village, with 67 temples lying within its 380 hectares. The village still maintains 61 percent of its land area as rice fields and protects its 22 natural springs, even though it is fairly close to urban areas,” says Ari Sutani, senior programme manager at the British Council, who is involved in the project.

The village has a long history and boasts 67 Hindu temples, some of which were built between the 8th century Kediri Kingdom and the 13th century Majapahit era. “The oldest temples include Pura Bale Agung and several other smaller temples. There are several temples from the Majapahit era, such as Pura Rsi and Pura Wisesa, as well as temples from the post-Majapahit period, such as Pura Agung Majapahit,” Sutani says.

With such a rich selection of attractions, it is not difficult to see why Nyambu would be of interest to tourists. In fact, the village is a stone’s throw away from a road that has recently seen an increase in development, leaving the village vulnerable to urbanization. However, the village’s residents, who are determined not to let industrialization and tourism invade their farmlands, have decided to opt for a more sustainable approach to tourism than many others on the island.

Significantly, customary village law (awig-awig) in Nyambu makes it very difficult to change the function or ownership of farmland, thus protecting the village’s culture and traditional way of life. A lengthy study is required before a shift in the function of land is allowed.

“This traditional local wisdom is upheld by the community of Nyambu to preserve and protect their village and its culture,” Sutani says. “The awig-awig of each village in Bali can be completely different so this is definitely something that can play a big role in protecting Nyambu from overdevelopment.”

Sutani says that the British Council has been working with the representatives of six banjar who have expressed an interest in developing community-based tourism in Nyambu. They have started by organizing seminars, workshops and internships to build the capacity of Nyambu’s residents to take over the management of the

“It has been great to see the villages’ residents mapping and planning a tourism venture that fits their unique needs and expectations.”

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village’s tourism ventures themselves within the next one and a half years. The project aims to increase Nyambu’s income by realizing the potential of the area in terms of natural resources, cultural appeal, and artistic and creative endeavours, all without destroying it in the process.

A large part of the project involves tours and activities run by the village’s residents, including visits to paddy fields and an explanation of subak, the centuries-old irrigation system, a walk down the village’s history lane and a painting workshop run by local artists.

“Nyambu is of historical importance because it is said to have been visited by Dang Hyang Nirartha, a priest from the Majapahit Kingdom, who came to the village to strengthen the teachings of Hinduism,” Sutani says.

“During the visit, tourists are given the opportunity to visit Nyambu’s main temples and learn about Dang Hyang Nirartha’s journey.”

In light of the current overdevelopment of Bali, it is important that the island’s residents are provided with more opportunities and room to develop communitybased tourism that they own and manage collectively, as they are the ones who know best what their strengths are in terms of culture, nature and tradition.

Sutani believes that mass tourism very often leads to environmental degradation due to the demand for additional infrastructure, which in turn affects culture and local wisdom. “This means that many tourists do not experience the real Bali and that the local cultures are gradually eroded,” he says.

The Nyambu Village project hopes to contribute to the development of sustainable tourism in Bali as it maximizes the existing potential of the village in a sustainable way.

Sutani concludes, “It has been great to see the village's residents mapping and planning a tourism venture that fits their unique needs and expectations.”

Subak

Subak is an ecologically sustainable system of water management and rice cultivation that has existed in Bali for over 1,000 years. The system, which was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in June 2012, is as complex as it is ingenious and combines irrigation technology, spiritual practices and community involvement.

Exemplifying the Balinese concept of Tri Hita Karana, the philosophy that highlights the importance of a harmonious relationship between humans, the Earth and the gods, subak are groups of farmers who share the same water source. The farmers meet on a regular basis to collectively decide how their water will be distributed (the amount of water allotted to each member is proportional to their obligations and involvement), as well as the timing of planting and type of rice to be grown.

The irrigation system usually consists of five terraces and water temples, with the water distributed between the different levels. The water is channelled from lakes, rivers and springs through specifically designed tunnels.

To ensure plentiful harvest, the farmers hold regular rituals to pay their respects to Dewi Sri, the goddess of prosperity and fertility.

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

Don’t Lose Your Goat

BY KENNE TH YEUNG

Sometimes it’s just not worth reporting a crime in Indonesia.

A few weeks ago, I was robbed on a Jakarta bus. A pickpocket deftly removed my Samsung smartphone from my pocket as the crowded bus pulled up at a stop.

I apprehended the thief and then had to stop fellow commuters from beating him up. Next, I had to tell busway guards that I didn’t want him beaten, but instead wanted him taken to police. One man urged me to reconsider, as going to police would be time-consuming and costly.

for promotions, depending on the position being sought. Opinion polls have rated the police as one of Indonesia’s most corrupt institutions.

Waseso proposed a budget increase for provincial and district level police, so they would no longer claim they lacked funds for investigations.

Provision of higher budgets and salaries will not be enough to stop police corruption as long as it goes unpunished. Imelda said that if Medan Police fail to take action in her case, she will report the matter to the National Police’s Internal Security Division in Jakarta. She said those who profited from the extortion should be investigated.

In Indonesia, there is a saying that goes like, “report a stolen chicken and then lose a goat.”

A variation is “report a missing goat and then lose a cow”. It refers to the public perception that some police ask for money to type up a crime report and conduct an investigation.

That was the experience of a woman named Imelda Febrianty Sihite (28), a resident of Patumbak, just outside the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan. In January, she reported to police that Billy Timothy, an official at Bintan Island Tax Office, had embezzled Rp.23 million from her in 2015.

She said Brigadier Viktory Sinulingga, an officer at the Economic Division of the Criminal Investigation Unit at Medan Police, ended up requesting money and goods amounting to almost Rp.50 million to deal with her case, but after five months Billy had not been arrested or brought to trial.

Imelda said Viktory had promised her that Billy would be arrested if she and her family could provide payments and gifts “for officers in the Medan Police”. She said one of the requests was for four bottles of wine, which cost Rp.600,000 each.

“Opinion polls have rated the police as one of Indonesia’s most corrupt institutions.” embezzlement accusation when they sent the case file to state prosecutors, so it was dropped.

the Tribun”. The report said Mardiaz had contacted Imelda’s family by telephone, but only to berate them for going public.

At this point, Imelda felt she had been cheated twice, first by Billy and then by the police, so she hired a lawyer and told the local media of her experience.

Last year, the chief of the police’s Criminal Investigation Division, Commissioner General Budi Waseso, admitted that police standards in handling cases vary from station to station, from officer to officer.

For example, some police may request funds to investigate a car theft, and then seek further funds to return the vehicle if it has been recovered.

Police have in the past admitted that officers sometimes request funds for an investigation, ostensibly because their budgets are insufficient.

She urged Medan Police chief, Commissioner Mardiaz Dwihananto Kusin, to reprimand his subordinates, especially Viktory. But Mardiaz did not even offer an apology, let alone restitution.

“Tell her to prove it,” he said curtly.

Imelda said Billy was declared a suspect on May 7 and accused of violating Articles 378 (fraud) and 372 (embezzlement) of the Criminal Code. She said Viktory told her that funds were required to take Billy to court, so her family paid initial instalments of Rp.20 million. The money was transferred to a Bank Central Asia account in the name of Liza Arditha, who is Viktory’s wife.

Imelda showed the media some receipts for the bank transfers her family had made. When contacted by tribun-medan. com, Mardiaz declined to say whether he would take any follow-up action.

“Just send a report to the [local police’s] Professional and Security Division.

Let them deal with it,” he said in a WhatsApp message.

Weeks later, when Imelda asked police why Billy had not been brought to court, she was told they had “forgotten” to include the

A reporter from the Tribun Medan daily newspaper wrote that Mardiaz was angry when asked about the case and “expelled

Waseso, who is now chief of the National Narcotics Agency, promised that he would fix the problem to ensure that police follow the rules when handling investigations.

He said he wanted to change the public’s negative opinion of police, ending the perception of “report a chicken lost, lose a goat”. He said steps would include tighter retraining and tougher selection standards for investigators. But some police officers claim they have to pay for promotions – a system that fosters corruption. Tempo magazine reported in 2013 that police were paying from Rp.200 million to Rp.2 billion

Who knows whether Imelda will get any satisfaction. Police are presently preoccupied with the imminent appointment of a new National Police chief, most likely to be anti-terror chief Tito Karnavian. Indonesian Corruption Watch has asked him to improve the image of police by eradicating graft from within the ranks.

Petty theft often carries the biggest risks in Indonesia, as thieves caught in the act can be beaten and burned to death by angry mobs. Conversely, white collar criminals are more likely to go unpunished, as potentially angry mobs are too busy watching TV soap operas or smoking cigarettes to march to their doors and deliver a beating.

One slogan of the Indonesian police, displayed on many banners, is “Kami Siap Melayani Anda” – We Are Ready to Serve You. Some Indonesians disagree, saying that police only serve and protect the very wealthy and the political elite, and provide them with escorts to beat heavy traffic.

Back to my experience with a pickpocket.

When I finally arrived at a police station, after hours of waiting at a busway stop, no one requested any form of payment. The officers were sympathetic and friendly.

But in the end, the thief got off with a stern warning, as I did not push for a formal investigation process or a tough punishment.

Should you become the victim of a crime, play your cards carefully – and consider what you are prepared to spend in pursuit of justice.

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EXPAT OUTREACH MEET THE EXPAT

DA N I E L E LB E R

For the People Meet the former Swiss banker who swapped his corporate life for one eradicating poverty in Bali.

BY K AREN DAVIS

During his 35-year career in banking, Daniel went from the commercial banking side to training and human resources to quality management, finally becoming a managing director and head of private banking services of UBS in Switzerland, a unit with around 1,200 employees.

Daniel always felt privileged to have been born in Switzerland, a country that gave him a the freedom to do whatever he wanted to do for work. He decided to support the community by taking over a board position in an association which focused on developing the artistic skills of mentally disabled children. Through this endeavour, he quickly learned that giving back to underprivileged people had a positive effect on them and at the same time an energizing effect on him.

safer births, breastfeeding and nutrition. And the forth pillar of our work is village development, where we organize workshops to develop the skills of the villagers to approach their government concerning registration, the needed infrastructure, and to implement the understanding that sending children to school is beneficial.

As the banking industry changed during the ‘90s from a customer driven business to a financially profitable and bonus driven industry, Daniel began to realize that he had to change his professional activities or risk spending the rest of his life in an industry which no longer fit his newfound character.

How do you create sustainable income and employment?

At present, we produce cashew nuts, rosella products (tea, sweets, salt), dried mangos, bananas and pineapple, lontar palm sugar, as well as moringa powder and moringa salt in our Muntigunung Community Social Enterprise. We produce baskets from lontar leaves, bags and hammocks, and we employ a number of women as part-time trekking guides in our Muntigunung Trekking Enterprise. All these social enterprises are owned by Indonesian citizens.

In 2003, Daniel quit his job at the bank during a reorganization and walked out into a new life.

What brought you to Bali?

I decided to give myself one year to think about my future.

I liked travelling and I knew Bali from a previous trip to Indonesia, so I decided to spend the year near Ubud.

What motivated you to stay in Bali?

In Bali I encountered women begging with their children on the streets of Ubud and the South of Bali and I started to ask questions. I could not understand why people in this community-oriented culture had to beg. I ended up in Muntigunung, an incredibly dry area in the north of Bali and I experienced an island I would never have believed existed before. It was desert-like without direct access to water and with people living in dire poverty: unregistered, malnourished and illiterate.

While driving back to Ubud that day I decided to organize help. I realized I needed support from different professional sources. First an assessment of the situation had to be made. With Yayasan Dian Desa, I founded a programme managing organisation, and with friends, the Future for Children, a Non Profit Organisation in Switzerland to raise funds for the programme. I got the support from the former Swiss Honorary Consul in Bali, Jon Zürcher, who acted as the intermediary to the Karangasem and Bali Government.

What did you learn from the assessment?

The assessment showed that it would be possible to solve the problems of the 6,000 people in the 36 small villages of this area with a holistic and long-term approach. Four measurable objectives form the backbone of our work: 1. To provide a water supply of minimum 25 litres of water per inhabitant per day.

2. To educate the adults and create one job per family with a minimal income of US$100 per month.

3. To reduce the child mortality rate of 9 percent by 50 percent.

4. To assure an adequate education for all children.

Tell me about the Muntigunung trekking tours.

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Muntigunung were walking over the mountains in order to go begging in the south of Bali. This gave us the idea to train and employ them as trekking guides to bring tourists over their former ‘begging path’ to their villages, showing them how they live, how they organize their water supply together with our team, and what kind of products they produce in Muntigunung.

How successful have these tours been?

The trekking adventure was very successful from the beginning, attracting not only people who wanted to see another side of Bali and spend a day in breathtaking scenery, but also media from around the world. The trekking adventure of our small undertaking won a global ecotourism award 2011.

In 2014, the trekking activity was rated by a group of international journalists during the Journalism Impact Day as one of 100 projects worldwide with a replicable method and a measurable impact. We still adhere to our philosophy of not organizing more than two treks a day in order to keep pressure on the population at a low level and to keep the adventure exclusive.

What other projects are ongoing to elevate the living conditions in the Muntigunung area?

Water is the first priority. We help 36 villages by renovating their existing water tanks and training them to do renovations in the future. We construct one large communal water tank per village and teach the population how to purify the water.

The second priority is to build up skills in all the villages to be able to employ people at a later stage in newly formed social enterprises. Without a monetary training incentive, the begging women and children would not come back to Muntigunung.

The third priority is to improve hygiene by motivating the population to build toilets and training the women about

What are some of the positive outcomes you have achieved since starting your projects?

So far, 20 villages have a sustainable water supply according to our objectives. 60 percent of the population have access to toilets, road construction by the government is ongoing and more people are registered and therefore entitled to government support (Bali Mandara) concerning health issues.

How has this life experience changed your outlook of our world?

Being able to help a poor population out of poverty with a long term and holistic approach is a privilege. I have had this privilege now for the last 12 years and I must admit they have been the best years of my life.

I realize what real poverty means, I have started to understand the needs of the poor, learning that water is more important than food and that work and self esteem is more important than a huge income, and that a minimum income is important to slowly change mindsets. I learned that it takes much more time to sensitively change and develop a population than expected. Also that it’s not possible to fulfil every wish, but that it’s rather necessary to involve the population in the whole programme from the beginning.

How can people contribute and help your cause?

The best way is to purchase our products and help the Indonesian owners of the enterprises become so successful that they are able to employ more people and raise their salaries. Products can be purchased at Bali Buda, Pepito, Bintang and other retailers in Bali.

What are your plans for the future?

I believe that it will take another ten years to come near to reaching all of our objectives in Muntigunung. It will take patience and persistence! In ten years I will be 75, so just the right time to retire again. Then I will have time to do trekking every day at least once!

To get in touch email: muntigunungcse@hotmail.com

The Canggu Club - Entertainment for Everybody If you are looking for a day out in Bali suitable for every member of your family, then the Canggu Club is the place for you. Recently renovated, this leisure and sports facility is located in the heart of Canggu, only minutes from Seminyak.

environment and guaranteed action for every age. This air conditioned, all weather centre comprises a network of elite trampolines, wall walks, jumping pits, dodgeball courts and more than enough padded edges to ensure a safe jumping experience.

Splash Water Park is a relatively recent inclusion to the line-up at The Canggu Club, but even in its first year it has enjoyed huge popularity. This aquatic precinct is adjacent to a 25-metre lap pool, has its own dedicated food and beverage outlets so you don't have to venture far from your day bed, and is constantly under the watchful supervision of fully trained life guards. It’s everything you need for a family fun day without waiting in lines.

If trampolining is not to your taste, Strike Bowling is located upstairs. Six ten-pin lanes, cool coloured lighting and rocking tunes await you, promising hours of competitive fun for the entire family. Shoe hire is available and bowlers can keep any pangs of hunger at bay with pizzas, snacks and ice cold beverages from Strike Bar. Bowling and Bouncing ticked off the list, Canggu Club's all weather, indoor tennis centre is next door with coaches and hitting partners ready to return a few volleys, fine tune your forehand or join you and your crew for a game of doubles!

A fully equipped fitness centre offering a range of up-to-the-minute classes, personal trainer sessions and the latest in high tech gym equipment is located right next door to Splash should you need to keep abreast of your fitness regime while on holidays. If you prefer to run in the sunshine or need some space to get the group together for a game of football, Bali's best manicured, fully fenced sporting field is right outside. There's not far to go to freshen up after your workout either with ladies and gents locker rooms, sauna, steam rooms and showers just downstairs!

Tired and happy after a day on the tramps, lanes, slides or treadmill, head to Body Temple Spa. Let their professionally trained and internationally experienced team massage, polish or pamper you with the promise you'll emerge refreshed and renewed and ready to face the final stretch - homebound.

With the hard work done for the morning, take advantage of Canggu Club's recently revamped al fresco dining at the chic Bistro C. Offering a sublime line up of dishes available for all day dining, this elegant eatery is exactly where you'll want to be for a post workout breakfast, morning coffee or leisurely lunch.

That's just the beauty of the Canggu Club. It's the perfect place to spend those last hours of your vacation ensuring you finish your Bali break with some fun instead of forlorn faces. With many flights out of Bali departing in the wee small hours, holiday makers are often at a loss as to where to go once their hotel has bid them adieu (usually by 2pm!). Have your transport drop you at Canggu Club reception, and upon arrival, staff will tag and store all luggage securely so you and your family can relax and take full advantage of the multitude of options available.

As if there wasn't enough to fill your day at Canggu Club, hop in your chauffeur driven buggy and head on over to Canggu Club West campus (just across the road) for more adrenalin-fuelled fun. Bounce is Bali's only indoor trampoline centre, offering state of the art equipment, a secure and supervised

There's free WiFi throughout so that you can keep abreast of any changes in your flight times, coordinate pickups on arrival at home or send any last minute holiday snaps. As far as a destination for entertainment and action for everybody, The Canggu Club really is a one stop shop!

CANGGU CLUB

Jalan Canggu Club, Canggu, Bali

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EXPAT OUTREACH WORTHY CAUSES

TR AV E L S PA R K S

The New Age of Volunteer Travel With its charitable spirit of ‘Travel with a Cause’, Travel Sparks has started a new wave in the Indonesian travel sector which involves travelling while contributing to local communities. Here is how it all started.

BY CAR ANISSA DJATMIKO

At the start of her journey in 2010, Tanzil set up Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens), an NGO working to build children’s libraries in remote areas around Eastern Indonesia, which include regions like West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Sumbawa Besar and West Papua. Tanzil’s work in developing the literacy of children in these poorer areas of Indonesia has earned her accolades from a variety of institutions, including the University of Amsterdam, the Ministry of Women Empowerment & Child Protection of Indonesia, and the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology of Indonesia.

Tanzil has even received the title of Inspiring Woman in ICT for Community Development.

Following the success of her work in Taman Bacaan Pelangi, Tanzil became motivated to establish Travel Sparks. This travel initiative was born four years later with the purpose of supporting her NGO through business: “Through Travel Sparks, I want to encourage people to not only have a great holiday in beautiful places, but also contribute and make a positive impact in the local community where they travel.”

In addition to gaining much-needed funds to continue the good work done at Taman Bacaan Pelangi, Tanzil believes that this kind of travel activity will give more meaning and experience to participants, which in turn could help improve the lives of locals, for instance through providing more books for unfortunate children whom the NGO seeks to support.

Travel Sparks works through offering customized trips for travellers based on their interests, types of activity – liveaboard dive trips, trekking and island hopping – and the number of people joining. Furthermore, they can choose where they would like to stay: The idea of volunteer travel has long been applied by numerous NGOs across the globe to attract travellers looking for a once in a lifetime travel opportunity that also gives something back. Volunteers tend to want to socialize with new people, and most importantly share their skills and knowledge with locals. Sharing this view is none other than Nila Tanzil, founder of Travel Sparks, a social enterprise built out of her wish to have a job involving her two main passions: travelling and helping people.

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“All of our trips are customized specially for each of our clients, so it's very personalized. Clients can choose to stay in a five-star resort or at a local person’s house to experience the local lifestyle.”

But what really makes Travel Sparks’ trips special is the volunteering projects. Currently, Travel Sparks focuses on opening trips in Flores, the Komodo Islands, Labuan Bajo

and regions around Eastern Indonesia, where volunteers can take part first-hand in social work like teaching English to children, reading stories or distributing books to several libraries.

Benefitting from these volunteering projects, Tanzil thinks that her clients can interact with the local community directly while experiencing what it is like to make a difference. Aside from the clients whom she considers to be a priority, Tanzil has also found that the staff have also gained from Travel Sparks. Hoping to empower local people, she hires Indonesians to work at Travel Sparks; from the tour guides, boat crew, captains, to boat owners.

Not only that, she makes sure that they are paid higher than most travel agencies in order for them to provide for their families.

Speaking of the Indonesian tourism sector, Tanzil is convinced that with the progress made thus far, it will be “quite promising” since travelling has grown to become more of a necessity for people who feel the need to escape from the chores of their busy working lives. And with over 17,000 islands constituting the archipelago, Indonesia has even greater potential to feed hungry travellers with ultimate travel experiences.

Regardless, she thinks that the nation still needs to improve infrastructure in every tourist destination: “We have to make every tourist who comes to Indonesia feel at ease to travel to anywhere in the country. Transportation, cleanliness (hygiene), information, and hospitality (the human capital in each area) are some of the areas that we need to improve.”

Although at the moment Travel Sparks mainly operates in areas around Eastern Indonesia, Tanzil admits that she will start focusing on opening trips in other regions as soon as the government turns their attention to building infrastructure in these lesser known places. But in the meantime, Tanzil hopes to expand Travel Sparks’ market to lure more travellers into booking their holiday trips with the social enterprise so that more children in Eastern Indonesia will have access to high-quality books. This would also lead to the building of more libraries under Taman Bacaan Pelangi.

Asked what message she could give to travellers, she immediately turned to her four magic words: travel with a cause. “Travellers can actually make a positive impact in the local community during their travel,” she said. “Talk to the local people while you travel. Get to know them better.

Touch their lives. Make a difference.”

For more information, please visit the following websites: http://travelsparks.co http://tamanbacaanpelangi.com

Actions From Across The Archipelago

Climbing Mountains for a Cleaner Jakarta Jakarta produces approximately 6,700 tonnes of garbage a day, and an estimated 200 tonnes ends up in the city’s rivers and waterways. In 2013, Angela Jelita Richardson founded Clean Up Jakarta Day, an annual event to raise awareness about the problem of littering, rubbish, and the need for recycling in Jakarta. Once a year, a massive city-wide cleanup event is held in October where thousands of volunteers join and collect litter from many locations around the capital at the same time.

Last year, Clean Up Jakarta Day gathered over 10,000 volunteers across 37 clean-up locations in Jakarta, collecting over 100 tonnes of litter from the streets.

This July, Angela plans to conquer the fourth highest of the world's Seven Summits, Africa's Kilimanjaro (5,895m or 19,341 feet), to raise funds for Clean Up Jakarta Day 2016. She’ll be taking the seven-day Rongai Route, starting the ascent on July 13, hoping to reach the summit on Sunday July 17 and finishing the descent on July 19. The success rate of a seven-day route is 64 percent, with the majority of failure due to altitude sickness.

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Clean Up Jakarta Day aims to change mindsets of Jakarta's citizens towards trash. Volunteers are all given rubber gloves, sacks and pins, and are educated to separate their litter into recyclable and non-recyclable bags, in a bid to educate volunteers about the value that rubbish has. Funds raised from this crowdfunding initiative will go towards paying for the clean-up kits that each volunteer will be given.

This year, the event is targeting 20,000 volunteers to join in the movement on October 16, aiming to reach a target of 50 clean-up sites located all around the city for this nonprofit event.

“The mountains I've climbed in Indonesia have been mostly littered with plastic bottles, food wrappers, tissue and cigarette butts,” Angela says. “I will be documenting my Kilimanjaro climb to show how other countries keep their natural wonders clean and beautiful, which hopefully we can learn from here in Indonesia.” Donors will also be able to track Angela’s climb should they wish to see how she is doing.

Angela urges citizens concerned with the rubbish problems in Indonesia to donate as little or as much as they can to help Clean Up Jakarta Day reach its target of 20,000 volunteers.

This year, other cities are starting to join in the movement, including Bandung and Tabalong.

“Change starts small and it starts with us,” Angela says.

“The more volunteers who join in this movement, the louder our voices can be. United we can make a difference.”

To donate towards the crowdfunding efforts, please visit: www.kitabisa.com/climbingcleanupjkt To find out more about Clean Up Jakarta Day, visit: www.cleanupjakartaday.org

Jakarta toughens up on TransJakarta busway lane violators have reported that Governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama said the city has called on the Jakarta Police’s traffic unit to indiscriminately implement the regulation without impunity.

Besides TransJakarta buses, only ministerial vehicles with official ‘RI’ number plates, ambulances and firetrucks are allowed to drive in the dedicated lanes.

Jakarta Starting on June 13, the Jakarta administration is imposing harsh penalties on drivers who encroach on TransJakarta busway lanes, in a move to improve public transportation in the capital.

A Lebanese twist at the Pullman Jakarta

Drivers who violate the law and drive in the designated busway lanes will be issued a ticket with a fine of Rp.500,000 ($37) by the police. Fines must be paid at a designated bank before the deadline stated on the so-called ‘blue slip’ traffic ticket, which is issued to drivers for traffic law violations. Local media

“Even the governor’s cars are not allowed to drive on busway lanes. Government officials and embassy vehicles are not allowed to enter the lanes either,” Governor Ahok said to local media.

The city administration imposed similar penalties in 2013, but police did not strictly enforce the regulation and instead did so at their discretion in order to ease congestion.

Jakarta During the month of Ramadhan, Pullman Jakarta has prepared some unique dining experiences for its guests. Discover the Ramadhan Kareem celebrations featuring an array of tempting promotions and embark on a journey of sensory delights specially prepared by guest Chef, Zein Rahhal, all the way from Lebanon.

Chef Zein will bring guests on a culinary pilgrimage to Lebanon with his signature dishes, Hummus Bil Kawarma, Falafel, Baba Gha-noush, and the famous Baklava. Daily Middle-Eastern live music performances, Marawis, will set the mood for a memorable Iftar. The ‘From Lebanon to Jakarta” theme with Chef Zein continues until July 5 at Sana Sini Restaurant located on the ground floor of the hotel. In addition to a regular buffet menu, guests can savour Chef Zein’s authentic Lebanese cuisines for breaking the fast, from Rp.371,000++ from Monday to Friday, or Rp.361,000++ from Saturday to Sunday, including complimentary ta’jil, coffee or tea.

Overlooking Jakarta’s cityscape, Chef Zein and the culinary team have also prepared an Ottoman-style night market, where guests can experience a Grand Bazaar-inspired Souq with a unique sultan’s tent. Guests can enjoy dining here for only Rp.400,000 nett.

Official confirms further rounds of executions will take place after Eid al-Fitr holidays Indonesia Indonesia plans to execute 16 convicts after July’s Muslim Eid holiday, confirming executions were set to resume after a hiatus.

Spokesman for the attorney-general’s office, Mohammad Rum told AFP the death row convicts will be executed “immediately after” the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan, but he did not give a precise date.

Ramadhan ends with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which falls in Indonesia on July 6 and 7.

Indonesia has been waging a campaign against narcotics and in 2015 executed 14 drug convicts, mostly foreigners, sparking international outrage. Rum did not say who would face the firing squad after the national holidays.

There have been no executions since April last year, with Indonesia saying it was pausing capital punishment to focus on fixing its slowing economy. “We could not do it earlier because the government was trying to improve our economy, but now we will take some action after Eid,” Rum said.

Convicts will most likely be put to death by firing squad on the prison island of Nusakambangan, off Java, where executions are usually carried out.

There are many drug convicts on death row in Indonesia, among them foreigners including Frenchman Serge Atlaoui and Filipina Mary Jane Veloso, who were both pulled from the last round of executions. British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford is on death row in Bali after she was caught smuggling cocaine into the resort island.

Last year saw two rounds of executions, the second in April, which saw two Australians, a Brazilian and four Nigerians put to death, causing serious diplomatic backlash. Following the executions of the Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, Canberra temporarily recalled its ambassador from Jakarta.

Mercure Simatupang offers cashback for fast-breaking diners at Karumba!

Jakarta Mercure Jakarta Simatupang is offering hungry guests a ‘Breakfasting Package in Style’ at Biztro Graffiti and Karumba, with offers running until July 4. Available at Biztro Graffiti, the fast-breaking package will feature an all-you-can-eat iftar feast for only Rp.200,000 nett per person, which will include a range of local, Middle Eastern and international cuisines.

Adding to this special offer, if five guests dine, only four will have to pay! At the hotel’s rooftop dining outlet, Karumba!, guests can break their fasting at an open-air buffet under the stars with a very special cashback offer: priced at only Rp.250,000 nett/person, a group of 20 can get Rp.500,000 cash back, subject to prior reservation.

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OBSERVATIONS Simon is aggressively unfancy.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANYTIME,

BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE

BY SIMON PITCHFORTH

There comes a time when we all need a break from the carbon monoxide and burning plastic smoke that drifts across Jakarta’s 24/7 urban war zone. Well, this year’s Lebaran holiday presents a golden opportunity to check one’s skyrocketing blood pressure, particularly as the government, in a rare display of patriotic solidarity with the beleaguered masses, has given the Indonesian workforce the entire week off.

For many, Ramadhan is far from being an oasis of spiritual enlightenment, peace and philosophical reflection; instead a particularly piss-boiling, gear-grinding time of the year.

Indeed, rather than a reflective Nirvana, the fasting month is – statistically speaking – punctuated by increases in noise, traffic, crime and food consumption (in spite of the daylight nil-by-mouth religious prescription).

It’s been a tough year for many Jakartans, but it’s finally time to leave town and enjoy some leisure time away from our rugged system of hard work and overconsumption, with its road to success paved with so many heads. Are we any happier for all this? Is this a way of life that embodies a truly authentic human experience? The pursuit of aesthetic and intellectual riches forever sidelined in favour of a late-capitalist avalanche of material tat and prescription antidepressants?

Well, I do sometimes get in these fin de siècle moods, despite us already being over a decade and a half into the new century.

I’m a great believer in travel as a healer however, especially to many of the farthest flung corners of this great archipelagic nation. I particularly enjoy peaceful, sleepy places virtually untouched by the conformity of mass tourism. For this, I can no doubt thank political ineptitude stretching back many years. The mandarins in charge of Indonesian tourism should really be thinking outside the box in their efforts to get visitors flowing around the country and away from the usual hotspots, although admittedly this presupposes the ability to think inside the box in the first place.

The government, however, is currently planning to develop ten priority destinations across the country in order to hit its target of 13.5 million foreign tourists. To achieve this, the tourism ministry will be able to chomp on a hefty budget of over Rp.4 trillion (cue hundreds of pairs of bureaucratic hands being rubbed covetously together in anticipation).

Indonesia is chasing an additional 120,000 hotel rooms, 15,000 restaurants, 100 recreational parks, 100 diving operations, 100 special economic zones and 100 marinas, as

“I’ve developed a sincere love of these friendly, ramshackle inns with their dimly lit rooms, leaking mandi, crudencrusted fans, arteryfurring fried rice and perma-smiling staff.” well as seeking a 15 percent contribution to GDP from the tourism sector as a whole. Alas, I’ve heard it all before and I’ll believe it when I see it.

For me, the lack of mass tourism around the country is a blessing in disguise. Bali, at its worst, resembles a Mad Max/ Rip Curl apocalypse of inebriated surf dudes, which can leave one regretting not having booked a week’s vacation in Syria learning to hang-glide instead. I’d much rather head (usually by bicycle) where many pampered package tourists fear to tread.

My travels have taken me on super, peripatetic, low-cost holidays to hilariously dusty, hot, shabby, knackered, timewarped towns the length and breadth of the country, which have in turn given me access to the stunning countryside beyond. Towns with sweet names such as Tentena, Parapat, Tanalanto, Sabang, Dompu, Ruteng, Boroko and Waikabubak, which the country seems to have a never-ending supply of, never fail to charm in their own sweet way with their sleepy boulevards, lack of bungee jumps and total absence of international-tourist-filled watering holes offering twofor-one deals on cocktails. Towns which are to modern tourism as the Indonesian soccer team is to World Cup glory.

I usually rest my weary bones in humble Rp.150,000 a night hotels and guesthouses. This is partly a result of the perpetually parlous condition of my finances, but mainly because that’s often all there is available in these towns.

However, I’ve developed a sincere love of these friendly,

ramshackle inns with their dimly lit rooms, leaking mandi, crud-encrusted fans, artery-furring fried rice and permasmiling staff.

There’s a sense of unplugging from the modern world, of letting go and allowing the strung out hypertension of hightech life to seep out through one’s extremities and into the musty mattresses and cardboard pillows of these 0.5 star hotels. There’s no need for expensive meditation retreats, simply check in and embrace stranger-in-a-small-town anonymity and breathe easy as your normal identity fades into the background.

Things don’t always go quite to plan though. I once rolled up the coast of Lombok to the tiny town next to the harbour where one catches the beautiful ferry ride over to Sumbawa.

One could describe it as a one-horse town, although the sheer amount of droppings caked onto its main thoroughfare suggested a far larger equine population. The only flop house that I could find here, and indeed the only one for around 30 km according to the locals, was charging a mere Rp.50,000 per night.

Bargain! Well not quite. The hotel shared a name with a ship that once sank off the coast of Lombok, which should have set off the warning lights. A wizened caretaker, who looked like he might have been doing the job when the Dutch were still here, showed me to my room which resembled nothing so much as a Paraguayan prison cell, complete with filthy mattress on the floor, slime covered bathroom that left one dirtier than one was to start with, insect infestation, inch-thick layers of dust, a seven-month-old sandwich in the wardrobe, hundreds of noisy chickens outside my window and, later on in the evening, various naughty and not so nubile ladies of the night cackling outside my door (and who seemed to be in a similar state of disrepair as the hotel itself ).

There was nothing to do but carefully cover my reeking bedding with a judiciously placed sarong, close my eyes and try and blot out the interesting skin conditions I was in the process of contracting. I still feel soiled to this day. The photo accompanying this piece was taken at this wonderful establishment, but don’t be put off, ladies and gentlemen, one has to take the rough with the smooth in life. I did post a glowing review of the place on Trip Advisor. You’ve got to keep those chaps on their toes…

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Jakarta Business Networkers Make the right connections to help develop and grow your business over bre a k fa st . At Ja k a r t a Business Networkers (JBN), all attendees are encouraged to help other attendees by exchanging referrals and introducing them to their target audience. JBN is all about helping you grow your business. Promote your business, personal brand or portfolio each week to the rest of the attendees and explain to the group the type of referrals you would like to receive. JBN professional networking sessions are from 7-8.30am every Tuesday at Sapori Deli, Fairmont Jakarta, and Thursday at Mercantile Athletic Club, WTC, Sudirman.

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Jakarta Fair 10 June and 17 July 2016 Known as the oldest and the most complete exhibition in Southeast Asia, Jakarta Fair is back this year in the midst of Ramadhan. Opened by President Joko Widodo, the exhibition aims to attract as many as 5 million visitors with at least Rp.5 billion worth of transactions. With the theme ‘Ayo Lebaran Bersama di Jakarta Fair’, which translates to ‘Let’s Celebrate Eid Mubarak Together at Jakarta Fair’, the 38-day exhibition will invite g uests to enjoy shopping in various booths, music concerts by a number of local musicians, and exciting carnivals. For more information please visit http:// www.jakartafair.co.id

Selena Gomez Revival Tour 23 July 2016 Singer and actress Selena Gomez will be in Jakarta this year to promote her second solo album Revival, which made it to the top of the Billboard 200 chart last year. This will mark Gomez’ f i r s t c onc er t i n I ndone si a .

Gomez started her career in film, television and music at a young age. Fast forward to 2016, she has sold more than 45 million tracks with hit singles like Come & Get It, Good for You and Same Old L ove. G omez w ill g reet fans in Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE), BSD, Tangerang.

Tickets are now on sale. For more information please visit http:// selenagomezjakarta.com

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Exhibition: Suara Hati 12 May–30 June 2016 The Erasmuis Huis is working together with Suara Hati in an exhibition which combines music, photography and ethnic dance in a campaign to stop violence against women. Every year, nearly 300,000 cases of violence take place in Indonesia. A number of Indonesian actresses and businesswomen will be posing as victims of domestic violence.

The exhibition will take place at Erasmuis Huis. For more information please visit http:// erasmushuis.nlmission.org

Alive Museum and Alive Star Ancol 25 May–30 July 2016 A s t he f irst 3D museum in I n d o n e s i a , A l i v e Mu s e u m Ancol showcases artworks like you have never seen before, which include paintings, digital technology, and Alive Star: a collection of Indonesian public figures in wax. The museum is originally from Korea, which has branches in countries around Asia like Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China and Istanbul.

Alive Museum Ancol is the 18th museum in Asia that features art collections brought all the way from Korea. For more information please visit www.rajakarcis.com

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Annie the Musical 2–14 August 2016 One of the world’s most famous musicals, Annie, is coming to Jakarta! The musical, which is based on the book by Thomas Meehan, is known for songs like ‘Maybe’, ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’, and the one that the kids love the most, ‘Tomorrow’. This August, fans can watch the live version of the film in Ciputra Artpreneur in a total of 16 performances. For more information please visit http:// anniejakarta.ciputraartpreneur. com

Salihara International Performing Arts Festival 8 October – 6 November 2016 Salihara International Performing Arts Festival is back to bring you more local and international arts groups form various areas including music, dance and theatre. This year, the festival will be showcasing 14-15 groups f rom t he nat ion, a s wel l a s Australia and the United States.

A mong the talents featured, three percussion groups will be highlighting the music section; Indonesian choreographers Eko Supriyanto and Fitri Setyaningsih will be taking the lead in the dance section; and the Kalanari Theatre Movement from Jogjakarta will be taking the theatre stage.

International groups include the dance group Benoît Lachambre & Montréal Danse from Canada, theatre group She She Pop from Germany, and composer Lukas Ligeti from Austria. For more information please visit www. salihara.org

We The Fest 2016 13–14 August 2016 The annual summer music festival We The Fest is back, bringing you bigger international talents. The festival, which also include arts, fashion and food, will entertain music fa ns w ith their most exciting line-up so far. Fans will be able to watch music sensations like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mark Ronson, The Temper Trap, and the 1975. The two-day event will be held at Parkir Timur Senayan and is presented by Ismaya Live. Tickets are available both online and offline, with price starting from Rp.720,000. For more information please visit http://wethefest.com

Grand Leadership Seminar with John Maxwell 22 July 2016 Join the Gra nd L ea dership Seminar to discover new perspectives of learning leadership from John Maxwell. The speakercoach, who is also a New York bestselling author, is named one of the world’s most inf luential leader experts by Business Insider and Inc. Magazine. In 2014, John C. Maxwell was named as the popular leadership and management expert in the world.

The seminar will take place at The Kasablanka Exhibition. For ticket purchase please visit www. kiostix.com

Young on Top National Conference 13 August 2016 This year, the Young on Top National Conference (YOTNC) will be held for the sixth time to celebrate the young generation of Indonesia. With the theme ‘It’s Millennials Time to Lead this Nation’, YOTNC hopes to inspire the young to become future leaders of Indonesia.

Commonly referred to as the Y Generation, young people are identified with their association with technology, the Internet and entertainment. To lead the discussion on this Y generation, the conference invites a number of speakers, including Ben Soebiako (CMO of KapanLagi Network), Achmad Zaky (CEO of Bukalapak. com), and governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaya Purnama. The conference will take place at Kartika Expo, Balai Kartini. For more information please visit www.kiostix.com

children. Through this year's theme, ‘Funtastic Future Me’ the summer school will give children a chance to think about what they might want to do when they grow up, which helps to motivate them and encourage their imaginations.

Even something as simple as a walk around school can open their eyes to all of the jobs there are in a school. The Summer Camp is only available at Patra Kuningan campus, Jl. Jaya Mandala No. 88, Patra Kuningan, South Jakarta.

For reservations and inquiries feel free to call or email 021-837-83783 bambino@bambinopreschool. com or visit our website at www. bambinopreschool.com

BALI sports

Tough Mudder Bali 1–2 October 2016 Prepare yourself and your team to be challenged by Tough Mudder, the world’s most recognized endurance series. With more than 200 events since 2010 spread across seven different countries globally, this year Tough Mudder will reach more ‘Mudders’ by expanding the series of events to Jimbaran, Bali on October 1-2.

Tough Mudder is a 16–20 km obstacle course run designed by British Special Forces to test all round strength, stamina, mental grit, teamwork and camaraderie with the most innovative courses.

Teamwork is needed to complete this challenge with no time to race against. Bring your friends, family and colleagues to join this challenge! Stay tuned on V i s i t w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / ToughMudderIndonesia or www. instagram.com/toughmudder_id for more information. arts & culture

Bambino Preschool Summer Camp 27–29 July 2016 Parents, prepare your kids for a learning journey at Bambino International Preschool with numerous activities that will truly be memorable for your

Ubud Village Jazz Festival 2016 12–13 August 2016 Ubud Village Jazz Festival is returning for its fourth year to bring you the best talents in jazz music. The festival is held to a ssemble both loc a l and international jazz artists to promote ‘Jazz education in Indonesia’. To raise awareness, U bud V i l la ge Ja z z Fe s t iv a l invites volunteers from various backgrounds in art, media, video, desig n, music and culinar y.

Indonesia’s top jazz musicians headlining this year include Margie Segers, Oele Pattiselano, Glen Dauna who will be bringing his sons Rega and Indra (The Daunas), Jeffrey Tahalele, and Arief Setiadi. World class bass player Reuben Rogers will also be performing with jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein. For tickets and more information please visit www.ubudvillagejazzfestival.com

BANYUWANGI music Ijen Summer Jazz 30 July – 22 October 2016 Jazz lovers shall rejoice this summer as they have the rare opportunity to embrace their love for music in the beautiful resort of Jiwa Jawa, Ijen. Set in a beautiful mountainous area, about 300 attendees will be entertained by a number of musicians, whom they get to watch very closely, while also taking in the views of Mount Merapi, Raung, Ranti and Suket.

When night falls, guests will be served an exclusive dinner and have the chance to interact with fellow visitors and musicians.

Performers include local and international musicians: Jean Sebastien Simonviez (France), Pablo Calzado (Cuba) and Patric Lauwerends (The Netherlands).

For more information please visit www.jazzgunung.com

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Djakarta Warehouse Project 2016 9–10 December 2016 One of the most anticipated electronic dance music (EDM) festivals, DWP, will be bringing the greatest party of the year to Jakarta with explosive sounds.

Recognized as the ‘Best EDM Festival of 2015’ according to a number of music publications and with the arrival of guests from more than 30 countries, DWP is looking to recreate the success it has had over the years. The two-day festival will take place at Jakarta International Expo and Kemayoran (JI. Expo). Please note that the event is valid for those who are at least 18 years of age.

For more information please visit www.rajakarcis.com

various countries, among them: Dr. Brady Alfred (USA), Dr. Kinh T. Vu (USA), Eui-Joong Yoon (South Korea), Jean-Baptiste Bertrand (France) and Andreas Sugeng Budiraharjo (Indonesia).

For more information please visit http://bandungchoral.com

5th Bali International Choir Festival 25–31 July 2016 Presented by Bandung Choral S oc ie t y, Ba l i Int er nat iona l Choir Festival will showcase both local and international talents, which include individual singers, conductors and choirs.

The event features an array of exciting activities, including B a l i C a nt at , C hoi r C l i n ic s and Work shops, Eva luation Pe r f o r m a n c e s , F r i e n d s h ip Concerts, Choir Competition, Choir Championship, Grand Prix Championship and Meet the Juries. Members of the clinicians and juries comprise key speakers and choir experts hailing from

Boyz II Men Live Indonesia 17–18 August 2016 Indonesia fans of the vocal group Boyz II Men will rejoice as the trio will be visiting for their ‘Boyz II Men Indonesia Tour 2016’.

In August, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris and Wanya Morris will be taking over two stages in the country, one in Surabaya on August 17 and one the next day in Bandung. The four-time Grammy winning group has been known for making R&B music with hit singles like ‘I’ll Make Love to You’, ‘End of the Road’, and ‘One Sweet Day’. Tickets price ranges from Rp.250,000 – Rp.2,000,000.

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JAKARTA Automotive Selling our Honda Brio M/T color white, acquired 2014 woman driven, 14,000 km registration.

Plate is registered in Depok ( letter B) Selling price: Rp.115 million (negotiable). First owner.

Vespa L X 150 acquired 2014 very good condition body and machine.newly changed front and back tire. Selling price is Rp.17 million (negotiable). First owner.

All reasons of selling is due to moving out of the country. Kindly WA/sms/ call 087882840044.

For sale: Nissan Grand Livina 2012, Automatic, Color: Black, Type: ultimate (highest in its model-with wooden panel interior) 1500cc. 7 seater. K M: 58,000 on going. A lways ser v iced in authorized Nissan dealer. Service book and manual books are still available. Just had it serviced early June. Leather seat all black and in very good condition. Tilt steering, automatic window and mirror, Has 3 DVD monitor. Audio can play CD/DVD/MP3 with radio, Bluetooth and USB port. Viewing: Mena ra st a nda rd cha r t ered Sudirman. On sale for Rp.135 million . Fuel: Pertamax only/Shell Photos and appointment please contact: +62(0)8119142266.

2013 Lu x ur y version Toyota Kijang, Duty-not-paid, for sale immediately. Please see advert in the link below: http://bit. ly/28MXXJq Toyota Fortuner G 2.5L D4D, 2011 Diesel, Automatic transmission 70,000kms. Upgraded Interior with real leather seats (not seat covers), fully maintained with Toyota Astra Driven in Jakarta only Expat owners (Australia and Pa k istan). License till Apr il 2017. Number plate till 2021.

Great family car. Must see. With appointment only. Rp.240 million R i z w a n + 6 (0) 8 1 1 8 1 7 0 3 3 7 (https://www.flickr.com/ photos/129560124@N07/?)

For Sale: Toyota Kijang 2012/2013 2012 Model V Luxury, Automatic, Petrol, Silver metallic, 2.0l .

Automatic Transmission. In mint condition; Mileage: ~36,000 KM (on the road since Jan 2013). Expat owned and serviced by Toyota 2000 Dealer. Fuel: Pertamax / V-Power . Available per early Aug ust.

Asking Price: Rp.235 million

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(negotiable). Insurance contract until January. https://www.flickr. com/photos/89470644@N06/ albums/72157669140850022 For i n f o ple a s e W h a t s a pp +62(0)8568383823 or email roos_louis@hotmail.com Jobs Available F u l l T i m e a n d Pa r t T i m e vacancies are now available for experienced English language instructors for corporate courses around Jakarta. Competitive rates and travel allowance are offered. Please send your CV to: recruitment.kpiconsultancy@ gmail.com Pa r t-time Pr ima r y Teacher Position (EXPAT) – Bintaro, Ta n g e r a n g . J o i n a w e l l established IB World School • Native speaker of English (UK, US, CDN, Aussie, NZ) preferred • 5 Years Teaching experience, IB PYP preferred • Team-player, flexible, creative • A deg ree in E duc at ion is required for a Work Permit Please send your application and updated resume with recent photo to hrd@globaljaya.com Services Spanish Tutor: Learn Spanish at your place with a DELE-certified examiner from Spain. Most of my students come from International Schools (JIS and BSJ). Please call me (Raúl) +62 (0) 821 1050 2786 Email: unascartas@yahoo.com Bahasa Indonesia lessons for expats living in South Jakarta, Kuningan, Country Wood, BSD, given by instructor with 20 years experience. Flexible schedule.

Plea se ca ll Pa k Chair uman +62(0)8121037466 or email chairuman1942@gmail.com B A H A S A ‘ I N D O N E S I A’ DESTINATION. Are you looking for flexible Indonesian language course programs? You can learn at anytime and anywhere you want (at your house/apartment/ hotel, office or even at the coffee shops). Available everyday to teach you (8am-9pm). Individual or group (2-4persons) class. If you are busy and don’t have much time, online class program is available for 24 hours. For more information please visit website: www.bahasa-destination.com or need some advice what program you should take? Please contact Puspita at +62(0)81289991237 (Whatsapp).

Property House at Jalan Kemang Dalam One storey house w ith 3+2 bedrooms, one study room, 2+1 bathrooms, storage room. A nice green garden and swimming pool.

Nearby to Hero Supermarket, Ranch market, International Schools. Rental fee US$3,000 per month - negotiable. Pictures and viewing appointment: Cindy +62(0)8119502075 (WA/SMS).

Email c.virginia76@gmail.com House for Rent at Pejaten Barat 2 (behind AIS). A nice house in town house located at pejaten barat 2 (Kemang). 3+1 bedrooms, 2+1 bathrooms, 2 storey, rooftop, pool, storage room. 24hr security.

Rental fee US$2,700 per month - negot i able . P ic t u r e s a nd viewing appointment: Cindy + 62 (0) 81 1 9 5 02 0 75 . E m a i l c.virginia76@gmail.com House for rent in Kemang Jaya complex. 560 sqm land with pool.

3 bedrooms, 3 baths. 16.500 watt electricity. 24 hours security.

Indoor and outdoor playground, t en n i s y a r d , hug e g a r den .

US$3,000/month nego. Pictures and viewing appointment: Cindy + 62 (0) 81 1 9 5 02 0 75 . E m a i l c.virginia76@gmail.com Apartment furniture in a very good condition 1. Extra double bed (2m x 2m) + mattress + nightstands + drawers Rp.17,500,000 2. K ing bed + mattress Rp.8,000,000 3. Wooden 8 Person Dining Table + 8 chairs Rp.7,500,000 4. Sofa + coffee table + TV + TV stands Rp.17,500,000 All these lovely furniture have been bought in KOI Kemang, if you are interested to receive picture, just drop me an email (Gaetano.vescera@gmail.com) or a Whatsapp (+393408308507).

The price is negotiable.

LUXURY APARTMENT FOR RENT: NIRVANA KEMANG, SOUTH JAKARTA. Floor space 190 sqm. 3 Bedrooms. Extended outdoor terrace. Private lift Fur nished or unf ur nished.

Spectacular views over Kemang and Jakarta Gym, swimming pool 1 parking space and 1 storage locker. NIRVANA is situated right in the heart of Kemang c lo s e t o f i ne . r e s t au r a nt s , bistros, supermarkets, shopping, international schools and banks.

Please contact: dea.shanta@ gmail.com (+62(0)87888123202)

For Rent Pakubuwono House , ready immediately. Modern apartment next to Pakubuwono residence. 10 minutes f rom Senayan, Blok M and Gandaria City, 20 minutes from Pondok Indah and 500 metres from the toll road. US$3,000 per month.

2 b e d ro om f u l ly f u r n i she d apartment at Pakubuwono house.

Fully Furnished to a very high, contemporary standard.All teak furniture, 46 inch Samsung , full kitchenware, bedding and linen etc. Building has: Swimming pool, Sauna , Open a rea for dining with amazing View and Gym. On upper ground there is a kids playground, librar y and function room. On Ground Floor there is 24hr relations officer, security , Supermarket and ATM. Ready immediately.

Contact +62(0)812 8308 2363 Diana, jussupovadi@gmail.com.

For further information or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. https://www.flickr.com/ photos/142533187@N06/ albums/72157668118363612 House for Rent at Jl. H. Junaedi, Cipete: Ver y close to Lycèe Français Louis-Charles Damais Jakarta/ French International School, JIS terogong/Cilandak, AIS Pejaten/Kemang. The house is very comfortable to live in. The area free flood, secured and comfy.

Still occupied by French familly until June 2016. Rental price US$1,700 per month. Pictures request/viewing appointment Cindy +62(0)8119502075 (SMS/ WA). Email: c.virginia76@gmail. com.

Apartment Kemang Jaya, Ground Floor: The unit located on ground f loor. Size unit 257 sqm with huge terrace, 6 ft to the pool from balcony and tennis yard.

Big garden, indoor and outdoor playg rou nd. E xc el lent! 4+1 bedrooms, 3+1 bathrooms. CCTV every roms + alarms. TV cable + internet connection. Rental price US$3,000 per month-negotiable.

Pictures/viewing by SMS/WA +62(0)8119502075-Cindy. Email c.virginia76@gmail.com Apartment Senopati Suites Ready for Rent: Located at prime area in Senopati. Bussines area. With 131 sqm, 2+1 bed rooms, private lift, 26th floor, view to city. FF. USD 3250 per month (negotiable). Pics on request: c.virginia76@gmail. com. Viewing by appointment.

P r ic e s a r e N E G O T I A BL E .

Feel free to contact us for any inquiries at +62(0)8111098758 or +62(0)816962247

A Classic Mansion for sale in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, near Jakarta Golf Club. 5 br, 5 bath, 1 powder room, library room, 2 maid + 1 bath, swimming pool, dance studio, badminton court, big garden, koi pond, garage and carport for up to 6 cars, 3 storey, semi-equipped. Contact: Indra +62(0)82297286667

Nic e A pa r t ment s av a i lable for Rent at Hampton’s Park, Terogong, Jakarta Selatan.

Level 5th with city view, Unit size 79 sqm including 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, Study & Leisure room, Living room, Dining room, Pantry, Service area and balcony.

Service area includes Storage and Toilet. Fully furnished condition.

Asking Rent: USD. 1,650.00/ month.

Level 23rd with incredible golf view. Unit size 105 sqm including 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Living room, Dining room, Kitchen, Service area and balcony. Service area includes Laundry room and Toilet. Fully furnished condition.

Asking Rent: USD. 2,400.00/ month.

Level 3rd Unit size 127.8 Sqm., 3 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms, Living room and Dining room. Pantry and laundry room with toilet.

Fully furnished condition. Semi private elevator. Balcony with Golf view. Asking Rent: USD. 2,400.00/month.

Ha mpt on’s Pa rk i s lo c at e d not too far from the Jakarta International School and very famous residential complex in South Jakarta for expatriates community. Facilities include Swimming pools, Tennis court, Gymnasium and Fitness center, Jogg ing track and Children Playground. All Rent inclusive of Service Charge and payable in IDR currency. Appointment for v isiting unit, call: Agus D ju a r t a ~ Pa du a P r op er t y Agenc y +62(0)811961763 or +62(0)818131152

A Luxury House available for rent at Jl. Alam Asri V, Pondok Indah.

Land area 280 sqm, 3 storey Building ± 500 sqm, including 5 Bed rooms, L iv ing rooms, Dining room, Pantry & Kitchen and Recreation room at the Attic.

Service area includes Servant and Driver rooms, Storage and Garage. Furnished condition.

Located in a quiet living area and close to the Raffles International School in Pondok Indah. Asking Rent: USD3,500 per month.

Rent payable in equivalent of IDR currency. Open house by appointment: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency. Cell.: +62811 961763 or +62818 131152 e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo.com

A Nice House available for rent at Jl. Duta Indah I, Pondok Indah.

Land area 450 sqm, 2 storey Building ± 400 sqm, including 4 Bedrooms, 1 Study room/Office, Living room and Family room, Dining room, Pantry & Kitchen.

Backyard include terrace and medium size of swimming pool.

Balcony and open terrace. Semi furnished condition. Located in a quiet residential area and close to the Jakarta International School.

Asking Rent: USD. 3,000.00 per mont h, rent payable i n equivalent IDR currency. Open house by appointment, call: Agus Djuarta~Padua Property Agency. Cell.: +62(0)811961763 or +62(0)818 131152, e-mail: adjuarta@yahoo.com

A Luxury House available for rent at Jl. Prapanca IV, Kebayoran Baru. Land area 500 sqm, 2 storey Building ± 500 sqm, including 4 Bedrooms, large Living rooms, Mini bar, Dining room, Pantry & Kitchen and medium size of pool with Gazebo. Service area include Servant and Guard rooms, Storage and Garage. Unfurnished condition. Electricity supply 33,000 VA. Located in a quiet residential area. Suitable for VVIP expatriate family and or Staff’s Embassy family. Asking Rent: USD. 5,500.00 per month.

Open house by appointment, call: Agus Djuarta ~ Padua Property Agency. Cell.: +62811 961763 or +62818 131152, e-mail: adjuarta@ yahoo.com

Used furniture to sell. These used items in good condition for sale: * 1 set (5 pieces) rattan living room furniture plus lamps * 1 queen size bed and mattress * 1 king size bed and mattress * 2 double door cupboards of dark wood * 1 desk with office chair Plea se contact: Sharon, +62(0)81317196824 Framed print 170cm X 80cm 500 thousand Golf clubs: US kids (ages 3-5) 300 thousand Young g uns (ages 4 - 6) 400 thousand Humidifier 300 thousand Nespresso machine with milk frother 800 thousand Claudia: +62(0)87778381536 Downsizing items for sale 1. sofa set 1(3 seater) 1 (2 seater) 2 (1 seater) - Rp.4,000,000 negotiable 2. 2 single be w ith ser ta Jr mattress size 100X200 cm and dresser set ( like study table) with 2 chairs- Rp.10,000,000 negotiable 3. 1 table (teak) with mirror Rp.500,000 4 1 rocking chair Rp.500,000 5. 1 gla ss table top w ith wrought iron stand (120x190) Rp.500,000 6. 2 Door hitachi Refrigerator Rp.3,500,000 negotiable 7. 55 inch Samsung HDTV 2013 - Rp.5,000,000 All prices are negotiable please contact +62(0)81294631128

Others Boosted Dual+ 2000W Electric Skateboard, Brand new original WhatsApp +601116333935 Skype : vincemorale Household Staff Available

Two free cats to good home.

One handsome adults male and one calico adult female - can be separated. All were hand-raised, good with kids, and personable.

They've been a lot of fun for our family of five, but we can't take them overseas with us! They are fixed and vaccines up-to-date.

Available immediately. Please text or call +62(0)82114072477.

We live in Karawaci (Tangerang).

Selling beautiful original China antique furniture for Chairs, Cabinets, Tables, Screen & Panels, Accessories, Vase & Teapots.

The age between 20 - 100 years, some of came from SHANXI, SHANTO, MNYAMAR, SOUTH, NORTHERN, etc. Materials from CEDAR WOOD, BLACK WOOD, ELM WOOD, YUAN WOOD, JATI WOOD, etc. Completed with ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES.

Looking job as driver. My name is sugiarto. I live in mampang south jakarta. My experience work is at BP. Pt.weatherford oil services. If need office driver or personal driver. Contact me please. +62(0)817129515 The best Na nny - ava i lable August! Ibu Alia has been the best part of our Jakarta experience. As the full-time caregiver for our two young ones, she has established g re at r out i ne s , p ot t y/sle ep training, preps/cooks healthy meals, supervises overnights, & chaperones to/from school.

Also helps out our Pembantu.

She speaks flawless English, has a background in education & always incorporates educational activities & creative play. We'll miss her the most! Prefers livein. you may contact her directly a t + 6 2 (0) 8 1 2 8 3 4 9 3 4 2 6 o r aliahuzaimah@yahoo.co.id or me- mrs.cassidyjones@gmail. com or +62(0)81281971893

Sopir/driver available in August.

Our driver, Pak Sugianto or "Pak Toto" will be available in August. He has always been on time, honest, and extremely re sponsive a nd re sponsible to the needs of our car. He is hardworking and as a plus, he is terrific with our kids. He is very helpful with other tasks around the house when not driv ing, such as moving large furniture, helping get the kids out the door, buckled, and ready to go. You can contact him directly on his cell or whatsapp at +62 (0)81318200795 or contact me-mrs.cassidyjones@ gmail.com or Whatsapp/SMS +62(0)81281971893 Lovely gardener/dog-walker available for immediate hire.

Ugo only worked for us a short while because we hired him a few months before our move; however, he managed to impress us during this short amount of time. He is friendly, reliable, and speaks English quite well. He walked our dog, and tended to our garden.

Our dog adores him! He worked in the morning part- time for us, and he is looking for 2 part time time jobs so that he works all week. For 3 hours, 3 days a week he charges 1.2 million a month.

He is also wanting to learn how to clean a pool so he can assist with this as well. He can work before Idul Fitri, but will need that holiday off. Please contact him at +62(0)81317027686 to schedule an interview.

BALI Jobs Available Urgent: Sales A ssistant CoCoordinator Required for a Travel Company based in Canggu.

E xcellent w r itten & spoken English is essential for the role.

Primary duties involve; creating travel itineraries, supporting Travel Designers and preparing final documentation packs for clients. Other administrative duties as requested. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to be part of a fast growing company. For more information please send your covering letter and C.V. (in English) to si@lightfoottravel. com.

Watersports-bali.com is looking for a Marketing Manager in Nusa Dua. Please e-mail us for further information: welcome@ watersports-bali.com.

Looking for certified Montessori teacher for elementary in Sanur area. Please send CV: info@ pioneer-montessori.com Sales Consultant Wanted in Bali.

Must have excellent written and spoken English. Sales experience a bonus – full training provided.

Very generous remuneration.

Send resume to c a reers@ aberdeenhouse.com.au Looking for Work Female looking for part-time job as data entry, personal assistant job.Speaking and written English.

If possible work from home. Based in Buk it Jimba ra n. E -ma il: flowsbloom@yahoo.com or SMS only +62(0)8123815292.

I’m a male looking for any kind of job. I can speak English, basic

computer, have experience in food & beverage service at one of biggest hotels in Denpasar.

Please contact me at +62(0)852 37101393.

Male looking for job. Experience in website and graphic design also photography. Able to operate Photoshop and Coreldraw. Prefer freelance job. Plea se email: thenbagus@gmail.com or text +62(0)8123866175.

Looking for job as Villa Manager.

Please contact : +62(0)8191661 5516.

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Getaway to Ubud, Bali – Stay at Steph and Dave's Private Villa in Ubud, Bali. SPECIAL deal runs June 15 to July 31. Girls weekend away or Short Break in Bali . 3 Bedroom Private Pool Villa in rice fields. Authentic Balinese stay in a traditional village. 4.5 kms from Ubud. Quiet, peaceful setting – in the rice fields. Sleeps 6 - ideal for family or couples Free daily breakfast. Driver ava il on request . Your ow n personal villa cook. Yoga and meditation platform. Cocktails s er ve d p o ol side at s u n s e t .

Complimentary guided local village tour. Security 24 hrs.

Read latest guest reviews on trip advisor. Villa Damee – a peaceful stay in Bali www.villadamee.com info@villadamee.com Land For Sale in Berawa,12.5 are, facing green belt rice field view, wide frontage. One minute to beach and Cangg u Club.

Freehold. Rp.8,000,000 /are.

Gang Kana, Jl. Tegal Sari. Telp: +62(0)8112510048.

Nirvana Bali Golf Resort. Villa 450 sqm (4 bed, 4 bath, plunge pool). Private location, ocean view, furnished, renovated. Lease for 6 – 24 months. Car available.

Email: iyan.thackery@gmail. com.

Leasehold 27.5 y rs. 330 m2 on 415m 2 land. Brand new 3 ensuite bedroom plus maid room, media room and pool. Modern 2 level v illa fully furnished.

Only 600 metres to Pererenan beach. Quality location $450k. cj_miller@bigpond.com. +614 1914 8499.

House for rent, rural environment, ricefield view, 4 are, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ga rden, good price. Rent 5–10 years. Contact +62(0)81337466900.

House for rent. 1 are, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room,family room, ter race, garage, electricity 1300, water.

Minimum 2 years, Rp.20 mill/ year nett. Jln. Pulau Moyo, Per u m a ha n Nua n sa K or i Pedu nga n Blok I V n m r 18. +62(0)81238923918, +62(0)819 16570014.

House for rent, 2 storey, living room, kitchen, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, garage, nice quiet area, unfurnished, Perumahan

Lembu Sura. Rp.35 million per year. Call owner +62(0)8155846 0954, +62(0)85969057546.

For sale 2 storey house at Kubu Anyar Kuta. 3 bedrooms AC, 3 bathrooms, fully furnish, LT 362, LB 250, Freehold. Contact owner +62(0)81298686009, tmclair@ hotmail.com. No broker. Thank you.

Lease. Land for lease. Good location in Kuta, just off Sunset Road, close to Carrefour and close to beaches and Seminyak. 9.6 are. Phone Amber +62 821 4570 8295, Anne +62(0)82266034878, Hartley +62(0)87761880306.

House for sale in Pecatu-Bukit Unga sa n. L a nd si ze 84 sqm, building 55sqm. Living area, 1 bedroom attached w ith bathroom (shower, bathtub, closet, water heater). Another 1 small bathroom, small kitchen, small garden, carpor t, semi furnished. 2AC, 2T V, phone line with Wifi, PDAM, 2200W electricity (token). Wardrobe, stove, washing machine, 2 tables with chair. Close to beaches & supermarket, golf area, quiet.

Quick sale Rp. 1.4 Billion. Call owner 0821 4727 6297. E-mail: myhousepecatu@gmail.com

PELABUHAN RATU Property

Discover Villa Gamrang Beach house and ex per ience our ho spit a l it y. V i l la G a m r a ng (Nearby Cisolok, 4 hours ‘drive from Jakarta and 1 hour drive from the still unspoiled Sawarna beach ) is designed to offer guests a beautiful nature, complete privacy and luxury. Listed (Jan 9, 2014) in the "Top 100 Holiday Beach Houses ", Guardian Newspaper.

Stylish interior, outdoor terraces, sea view, spacious garden, private swimming pool, 4 bedrooms , 3 bathrooms, complete kitchen, TV and Wi fi. Idyllic place to relax & enjoy a long weekend. Separate guesthouse w ith 1 bathroom and 2 bedrooms. Friendly staff a nd fem a le c o ok . In hou s e catering. Prices starting from IDR 2,100,000 per night ++ up to 10 persons. Villa Gamrang is highly appreciated by expats and Indonesian families. For Reviews and Reservations. www.villagamrang.nl or just mail us directly at villagamrang@gmail.com

MEDAN Property Emergency Sale: Land in Medan.

202.5m 2 Tanah milik - house with electricity. Rp.300 million or very near offer. Investment opportunity? Title deed here in Jakarta. No agents. Contact owner Ibu Lily: +62(0)81213995099 Email: terry@fullproofservices. net

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