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I write to you today while eating my own words.

It seems I, and everyone else in the media for that matter, was dead wrong about Donald Trump’s chances of clinching the US presidency. It seems instead of listening to reason and acting in the best interest of its people, America would prefer to poop the bed, roll around in it and then call it “change”.

For this reason, I apologize for all our public mourning, gloom, doom and “where do we go from here” political rants and flame wars on Facebook and Twitter.

In a way, I feel compelled to treat it the same way a parent might treat a child who couldn’t resist touching a boiling pot of water. Looks like we will all have to suffer this horrific ordeal so Americans will learn how to manage their democracy. Racists, rapists, macroeconomic poisoners and climate change deniers (I think there’s one out there somewhere) will get four years of validation, as Trump defiles the Statue of Liberty by grabbing it by the genitals and appointing some of the world’s worst corporate lobbyist “swamp monsters” as cabinet members; the exact opposite of what he promised while campaigning. Sorry, blue-collared boys in the rust belt. Live and learn, right?

In this issue, veteran journalist Jeff Hutton explores what Trump’s presidency ultimately means for Indonesia’s economy at large.

Meanwhile, Nadya Joy Ador dives deep into a recent rule change to Indonesia’s immigration process and shares a list of things expats should know about office raids in the archipelago.

Angela Jelita is back with a practical guide to giving birth in the country, while Kenneth Yeung shares cautionary tales about parents who’ve been swindled by an elaborate telephone con involving claims of injured children. Hans Rooseboom shares insights about deforestation and what it means for indigenous people, and Grace Susetyo takes us on a journey to Mount Mutis in East Nusa Tenggara.

Cheers, Leighton Cosseboom

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Changes in Immigration Rules: New Paradigm or Business as Usual?

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Changes in Immigration Rules: New Paradigm or Business as Usual?

Should the government’s changes to the immigration process - particularly the use of formality agents for visas and stay permit applications - be a cause for panic?

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

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ith its 17,500 islands, culturally diverse population, warm and friendly people, rich tradition of music and art, sumptuous culinary offerings and generally laid-back ambiance, Indonesia is without a doubt an excellent lifestyle destination for expats from around the world.

The world’s largest archipelago has thriving industries in tourism, energy, hospitality and entertainment, among others. The largest market in Southeast Asia and the 16th biggest in the world by GDP, the country’s economy has been viewed by foreigners in recent years as one with great potential. The Indonesian economy is also largely dependent on foreign investment. Many local businesses employ professionals and skilled workers of various nationalities.

Over the years, the Indonesian government has put in place immigration policies that have regulated the system of processing visas, as well as work and stay permits that are required for expats if they want to be able to stick around legally. The country has also been diligent in streamlining various regulations that aim to impose uniformity and compliance across the board.

This government’s goal is evident as are the objectives of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). As the primary interface between the Indonesian government and businesses, BKPM aims to make the nation a more attractive prospect by providing a good climate for investments by both domestic and foreign players.

In her article “New Work Permit Regulations in Indonesia,” market entry expert Marlissa Dessy explained the two legal instruments providing a comprehensive overview of the process: the Work Permit Regulation (No. 16/2015) and its October 2015 update (No. 35/2015).

The work permit regulation outlines requirements that expats must take care of to process their work permit (IMTA) applications. Depending on the work permit issued, the foreign worker will be granted a limited stay permit (VITAS) and its corresponding limited stay permit card (KITAS).

In October of 2015, amendments to regulation 16 of 2015 on the Procedures to Employ Foreign Workers (Amendment 16/2015) was issued by the Indonesian government. The changes brought by the newer regulations included the removal of the 1:10 ratio for foreigners to Indonesians (for every one foreigner that a company hires, they should hire 10 Indonesian counterparts). They also eliminated the need to obtain a temporary work permit for short business trips (trainings, meetings, one-time assignment, etc.). The updates discarded the need to obtain a work permit for non-resident directors and commissioners. The list goes on.

Earlier this month, news of more amendments to the immigration process - particularly the use of third parties like formality agents - spread like wildfire. The country’s Ministry of Justice via the Director General of Immigration announced that third parties, such as formality agents, will no longer be allowed to process applications for visas and stay permits on behalf of expats or their sponsoring companies.

As with any disruptions to the status quo, the news initially came as a shock. It was officially made public when agents were invited to a gathering by the Immigration Director General on Friday, November 11. The change is expected to affect expats, short-term visitors and tourists, companies sponsoring expat workers, formality agents and other third parties, as well as those employed at Immigration offices throughout Indonesia.

Moving forward, the above mentioned stakeholders will have to comply with the following new provisions: Starting November 14, 2016, all Immigration certifications and licenses issued to formalities agents and other third parties are revoked. The sponsor (company) or its staff or the expat should submit all applications for visas and stay permits. All applications from expats through a company or private entity will be accommodated on a first-in-firstout basis.

“Going paperless with applications, renewals and other services will mean that even the sponsor of the expat need not come to Immigration as often, as the necessary submissions will now be made online.”

When asked about how the new rules will impact third party market entry services firms, Dessy tells Indonesia Expat, “There is no reason to panic about the new decree.

Visa consultants will still play their role in ensuring that the foreigners will comply with the Immigration Law and help them navigate through the bureaucracy. The only difference is that now the representative from the sponsor of foreign individuals will have to come together with the agent.”

The chief consultant added that those involved should “welcome and embrace the decree [...] as it shows that the government is moving forward to a more transparent system.”

Manu Asvalayan, country manager of a market entry services firm in Indonesia, expressed his agreement with the government on the change. “This is ultimately the government’s effort to bring in transparency in this vital point of the immigration process,” he explained. “The policy revisions should be viewed as the government’s effort to understand and evaluate critical areas, such as whether the foreigner is indeed employed by the company or if the person is, in fact, being employed in the country to take up their role.”

Asvalayan added that the changes in the regulation will also serve as a vital help for the government to “create an avenue for more interaction between the expat and the authorities, as well as counteract corruption, particularly in areas where these agents are conduits.”

Despite formality agents getting certain licenses revoked, Asvalayan said that expats should likewise view the notification on a positive note. “This means that they [expats] will be more aware of the process, requirements and compliances that need to be carried out and completed for them to be able to legally work in the country. [This will help them] take adequate measures to ensure that their legal documents are renewed and updated, and that they are kept abreast of requirements."

Additionally, both Dessy and Asvalayan claim to be enthusiastic about the recent announcement of the Central Immigration office going paperless with applications, renewals and other services. This will mean that even the sponsor of the expat need not come to the Immigration office as often, as the necessary submissions will now be made online.

While more modifications are being drafted at the moment to supplement Immigration’s current position, Asvalayan advised companies and businesses hiring foreign workers to pay more attention to the strict compliance demands related to these regulations.

“There is no reason for expats to be worried. All these bold changes are nothing less than positive reinforcements for the government to ensure efficiency and promptness in the Immigration department,” he added. “Hopefully, the Indonesian government will be able to follow through with this one.”

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EXPAT BUSINESS FEATURED

What Will Donald Trump’s Presidency Mean for Indonesia’s Economy?

BY JEFF HUT TON

Perhaps what sets Indonesia apart from the rest of the world is the impact of Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric. As a republic with the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia is at the front line when Trump muses of Muslim registries, or outright bans on immigration. Should Trump make good on his promises, US businesses and government can’t count on a warm reception in Indonesia.

And there is every reason to expect Trump to follow through.

Trump’s party will eventually have command of all three branches of government in part because of his anti-Muslim rhetoric. This month Trump appointed, as chief strategist, Steve Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News, often criticized for its race baiting content. Not expecting Trump to at least try to deliver on the very policies that swept him to power seems so much wishful thinking.

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Awkward. That may best describe Indonesian policymakers’ response to Donald Trump’s election as 45th president of the United States last week. While President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo extended congratulations, his finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati was more circumspect and maybe more telling.

“We respect the choice of the people of America,” she told the media the next day. “It is best to think about our own country and let them think about theirs.”

Both leaders are certain to find themselves managing the fallout from policy bombshells dropped by the one-time reality TV star during his 18-month campaign for the White House. Debt fueled infrastructure spending, protectionism and a ban on Muslims from entering the United States are sure to complicate an already fraught bilateral relationship.

“It’s early days yet. It’s unclear whether or how the rhetoric of campaigning will translate into the rhetoric of governing,” says Keith Lovard, an analyst at security consultancy Concord.

Already markets are voting with their feet by selling assets and currencies deemed risky and opting for safer harbours.

The day after the election, the rupiah posted its biggest fall since 2011, forcing Bank of Indonesia (BI) to intervene.

The Jakarta Composite Index has slumped 4 percent since November 9.

Interest rates, if not rising, have at least stopped easing.

This week BI put a halt to its year-long exercise of easing interest rates. Worries that the US will blow out its deficit to build new roads, bridges and ports, however necessary they may be, have fanned expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates faster than it already planned.

Southeast Asia’s largest economy is already growing at an underwhelming pace as Sri Mulyani tamps down spending. A more expensive cost of borrowing will put the brakes on consumer spending, too.

Trump’s election platform, at least in part, centred on renegotiating trade treaties and protectionism. This seems to have helped sweep members of his party to power in the US congress and also throughout a majority of states.

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“It stands to reason that antiMuslim rhetoric from the President of the United States may undermine that hope for rationalism in Jakarta.”

Republicans control legislatures in 32 states. This lock prompted Indonesian business representatives to meet with their US counterparts this week.

What they found, according to Roesiani Rosan, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Indonesia, was that not only the Trans Pacific Partnership was all but dead, but most trade agreements were now up for review. “That’s a possibility,” says Rosan.

To be sure, economically, Indonesia is somewhat removed from the impacts of a Trump presidency. This country, once briefly the childhood home to his soon-to-be predecessor, Barack Obama, wasn’t on Trump’s radar during the election.

Rather, Trump’s suggestion of unilateral tariffs on Chinesemade consumer goods and his focus on trade deficits with other big Asian economies like Japan will have knock-on effects for Indonesia’s exports of energy and minerals.

The extent of the damage won’t be clear until after Trump assumes office, at least in January.

At risk may be Indonesia’s experiment with democracy.

During the election campaign, Trump’s opponents criticized his proposed ban on Muslims because it risked provoking jihadists or alienating Muslims. This scenario risks playing out in Jakarta. Following his questionable indictment for blasphemy, Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Purnama is struggling to staunch the haemorrhaging of support of mostly Muslim voters. A spokesman for his campaign says he sees the same ethnic and religious fractures that opened up in the United States during the presidential campaign as in the United Kingdom during the vote on EU referendum.

“It’s not just Indonesia. This is happening in America and in Britain. People are fragmenting along ethnic, national and religious lines,” says Raja Antonio, Ahok’s campaign spokesman. “Do we choose people who are the same religion or do we move forward? I think the people of Jakarta are rational.”

It stands to reason that anti-Muslim rhetoric from the President of the United States may undermine that hope for rationalism.

Of course, Trump’s election spells opportunity for some.

For Golkar Chairman Setya Novanto and Geridra vice chairman Fadli Zon, it was vindication. Both men were reported to the parliamentary ethics committee for allegedly endorsing Donald Trump at a campaign rally in New York while on a government junket.

Novanto was later forced to resign as parliamentary speaker after the same ethics committee opened a probe into whether he illegally sought shares in mining giant Freeport. Novanto denied those allegations.

Trump’s election is potentially good news for Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a former investment banker and business partner of the Suharto family. Tanoesoedibjo controls the MNC media and property group.

MNC, which has extensive land holdings, entered into an agreement last year with Trump Hotels Collection regarding two high-end resorts in West Java and Bali. MNC shares surged after Trump’s election. That reaction may yet prove premature. Trump’s relationship with MNC is barely a year old. It’s unclear whether much money has flowed to MNC under the auspices that may only be a licensing and management contract.

That hasn’t stopped Novanto and Fadli Zon. In contrast to Jokowi and Sri Mulyani, who will need to deal with the fallout of a Trump presidency, the pair heaped praise on Trump for his win and on themselves for having chosen the right side of history.

Said Novanto, according to media: “Now it is proven that what I did was in the best interests of the Indonesian state.”

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As a foreigner, am I eligible to take part in tax amnesty? I do not have an NPWP. Yes, foreigners who earn an income, reside in Indonesia more than 183 days a year, or maintain residence in Indonesia, are eligible. If you do not have an Indonesian tax identification number (NPWP), one will be issued for participation in tax amnesty.

I have lived in Indonesia for many years and am now retired. What benefits are there for me to take part in tax amnesty?

You may have inadvertently made a mistake or simply forgotten to declare all your assets or incomes in your annual tax returns (SPT). Participating in tax amnesty absolves any and all your past tax mistakes. As specified in Article 11 of the Tax Amnesty Law No. 11 of 2016, participants in tax amnesty will not be subject to investigation for the period prior to and including 2015. If you have never paid tax in Indonesia, this is an excellent opportunity to claim tax residence and gain tax-legitimate access to income previously received overseas, for a fraction of the tax cost, i.e. at the current 3% rate instead of up to 30% progressive tax that income is subject to. An alternative is to correct your previous SPT to declare assets acquired using income on which you have paid tax. You may do either tax amnesty or correction of SPT, but not both.

Do I have to declare my assets and incomes overseas, e.g. my house, pension, or any passive income from rental or interest on investments?

Yes, if you are eligible to participate in tax amnesty, you are also a tax resident and are liable for Indonesian tax. Your overseas income is subject to Indonesian tax. You do not have to pay tax on overseas income earned prior to becoming an Indonesian tax resident.

Another exemption includes inheritance and direct line bequests, which are not taxable.

My Indonesian spouse owns our properties under his/her name and has not declared them in his/her SPT previously. Should he/she take part in tax amnesty?

Assuming you have a prenuptial agreement, your spouse should take part in tax amnesty to declare the properties under his/her name and secure tax legitimacy. If his/her SPT does not show that he/she has the funds to own such properties, he/she may be subject to an audit by the tax office, which may lead to sanctions (see below question for more information on sanctions). If you had provided the funds to purchase the properties, with separation of property, such gifts between spouses are subject to income tax. If you do not have a prenuptial agreement, you may now do a marriage agreement postnuptially to separate your property, in accordance with the Constitutional Court Ruling No. 69/PUUXIII/2015 which became the law on 27 October 2016.

How does tax amnesty work if I want to transfer my property from my nominee?

The Tax Amnesty Law No. 11 of 2016 provides a waiver of final income tax (PPh) for such transfer of property, provided the change of name on the certificate occurs before 31 December 2017. The redemption fee (uang tebusan) is payable at the current 3% rate (or 5% as of 1 January 2017) based on a reasonable self-assessed amount. The title deed duty (BPHTB) is still be payable, at 5% of the government assessed value (NJOP). A notarial deed acknowledging the nominee owner of a property needs to be signed.

Letter 1. Demands explanation on reduction of Rp. 22 million on taxes paid from 2015.

My employee received an appeal letter from the tax office to declare her personal assets. She claims her brother bought these assets using her name, and she does not have the money to pay the redemption fee. What should she do?

For assets in the form of property and shares, the rightful owner should take part in tax amnesty and acknowledge in a notarial deed that your employee was holding them in nominee. Ideally, the rightful owner, not the nominee, should pay the redemption fee.

Are there sanctions that I should be aware of?

Yes. If you participate in tax amnesty and are found within 3 years to hold additional undeclared assets, the latter is considered income at the time of discovery, subject to the applicable income tax plus a sanction of 200%. This means that you could lose up to 90% of the undeclared asset. If you do not participate, undeclared assets found by the tax office are immediately subject to the applicable income tax, i.e. potentially up to 30% of the asset. Until tax is paid, a penalty of 2% per month is due for a maximum of 48% of the tax amount. Therefore, you risk losing up to 44.4% of the asset. The tax office will subject delinquent taxpayers to further scrutiny, as it hopes to find other undeclared assets.

I received a letter from my service provider asking me to pay the redemption fee for the shares they hold in my company. What’s going on?

It is likely that your service provider is participating in tax amnesty because it did not report its shares in your company in its annual tax return. Taxes were not paid for the income used to pay up into the capital of your company. While offering a solution, they put your company at risk by failing to provide tax legitimacy. They may not have the tax asset to justify their holding of the shares, and are not meticulous in ensuring tax legitimacy. You should make sure that individuals have sufficient net worth declared in their SPT to cover their shares. In the case where the shareholder is a company, clarify that it has the paid up capital necessary to cover the value of the shares it holds.

I am just an employee or a small business. What are the chances that the tax office would pick me for an audit?

PT PMAs have been receiving undue attention in the past year. Thousands of Principal Licenses have been revoked due to non-filing of the Investment Activity Report (LKPM).

Regulations around expatriates working in Indonesia have become more stringent as well.

To this end, it is not inconceivable that PT PMAs and foreign employees become easy targets for the local tax office. To give you an idea of the level of scrutiny the tax office has gone to, below are snippets of letters brought to our attention.

I’m interested in taking part in tax amnesty. Where do I start?

You could directly engage us to take care of your tax amnesty submission. If you are interested in hosting a tax amnesty seminar at your office, we can propose a reasonable package for up to 2 sessions a day of about 3 hours each, including a presentation, panel Q&A, and 1-on-1 consultation with our tax, accounting, legal and notarial staff. Required documents include the 2015 SPT, NPWP, List of Assets and List of Liabilities. Alternatively, come to an open information session at our office every Friday at 10 AM. Letter 3. Highlights discrepancy between zero income and shareholding in companies.

Letter 2. Lists personal assets (cars, property, shares, etc) that may be undeclared.

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Ten Things to Remember about Immigration Raids in Indonesia Whether checking for documents, reducing the threat of terrorism or countering drug distribution, Indonesian Immigration authorities and the police regularly carry out raids across the region.

BY NADYA JOY ADOR

a guaranteed arrest, resulting in detention, deportation and a fine. So unless you’re prepared, don’t make it a real issue if they don’t carry one. You will need a lawyer to fight correctly. Your stay permit will have also been revoked long before the court date so you can forget about an extension.

Expats living and working in Indonesia should know that most office raids are carried out because Immigration has been tipped off of about a violation committed by an immigrant. The whistle-blower could be the next-door neighbour, who knows you’re overstaying your visa, an ex-girlfriend or wife who feels she’s been mistreated, or a business partner who feels he may have been short-changed.

Most tip-offs reach Immigration from employees who disagree with the advantages (higher salary, housing and cars) their fellow expat employees often receive. The list goes on. Ordinarily, someone would be impervious to issues like this, but foreigners in Indonesia are uniquely vulnerable.

3. Cooperate: Cooperate and answer correctly when the Immigration officer asks for your name, the reason for your stay, and whatever business you may have in Indonesia. There’s no need to make up any stories. They have heard it all and the whistle-blower gave them enough to build a case on.

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4. Show your documents: Be able to show and produce your travel documents, your passport, stay permits - KITAS (temporary residence visa) or KITAP (a permanent residence visa valid for five years). If you are carrying with you photocopies of your immigration documents, make sure to have trusted relatives or friends know where the original documents are kept and how they may be able to secure them for you.

With this in mind, here are ten things to remember about Immigration raids in Indonesia.

1. They’ve already got a reason: The first and most important thing to remember about Immigration raids in Indonesia is that when an Immigration officer shows up at your house, office, hotel or wherever, you may be immediately asked for your papers.

You can be sure that they already have a tip about a violation you have committed most likely related to your visa or stay permit. They also usually only come if they know they have a big fish.

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Be advised that according to the Immigration Law, you must have your original passport and issued stay permit available on you at any time. Article 71 of the Immigration Law No. 6 of 2011 is the basis on which the Immigration officers will justify their actions on this point.

2. Warrants: Immigration officials or police officers technically cannot enter your residence without a court warrant. If they are not able to present one, they will need your authorization to enter. Check that the court warrant has the names of the people they are looking for and is signed by a judge.

However, be advised that not cooperating is

Be aware that you need a valid work permit (IMTA) as well, stating your correct job position. Working as a cook while you are a director gets you in trouble. Working as financial manager while you are appointed as a commercial manager also gets you in trouble.

SNIPPETS: JAKARTA''S BUSINESS BREW

Google Set to Reach Tax Settlement with Government

Medco Gets Approved to Export Copper

Indonesia, according to an anonymous source. Despite the media reports, most people close to the matter are declining to comment.

Reports say Google is set to reach a tax settlement with Indonesia in the coming weeks. As a result, the search engine giant will need to pay a bunch of back taxes and fines, Google will also have to agree to a new calculation of profits made within 10

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Tax officials said in September that the government planned to chase Google for five years of back taxes, and the firm could face an invoice of more than US$400 million for last year alone if found guilty.

The local tax office confirms that most of the revenue generated by Google in Indonesia is booked at its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

Indonesian copper and gold mining company Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara has received approval from the Energy Ministry to export copper and gold concentrate until the end of January 2017.

Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara is a unit

of Medco Energi Internasional, and will now be able to send overseas 149,000 tonnes of copper concentrate from its Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia. Medco acquired the mine in November from Newmont Mining Corp.

Nadya Joy Ador is a Philippines-based journalist and editor for Content Collision. She routinely covers business, news, and human interest topics. For more information, please visit www.ContentCollision.co

5. They can take your passport: You may be requested to go to the Immigration office right away or the following day. If they determine that you’ve violated immigration policy, they will take your passport and stay permit and give you an STP, a receipt for the confiscation. A minor misdemeanour, however, will not get you arrested nor detained. You’ll need to go to their office and settle the matter before you can get your documents back.

6. Alert your agent: As soon as the Immigration officer leaves, contact your agent - not your lawyer. Your agent will meet with the Immigration office to discuss the content of your case. Your agent will then discuss the case with you so you can map out a strategy together.

NOTE: As of November 14, 2016, agents are ousted for the moment. You will need a notarial power of attorney to represent you.

Lawyers are accepted without further ado.

7. Attitude and honesty matter: During interrogation at the Immigration office, humbly admit your oversight and explain your violation (such as for overstaying or for not working on a visa). You will then have to wait for the decision from Immigration after the interrogation.

Immigration and your agent will discuss and assess the situation before giving you an update. Immigration will then decide to either propose an amicable settlement or bring the case to court. This depends on the severity of your misdemeanour, your attitude and your history, among other factors.

8. You can be deported: You will be given options when Immigration decides on an amicable settlement. You will have to pay a fine plus take either a blue or red deportation. A blue deportation will allow you to come back to Indonesia with the proper visa; a red deportation means you may not come back until after six months.

At that point, you can request for the deportation order to be lifted.

9. Crimes won’t be ignored: A major misdemeanour, however, such as carrying falsified documents, leaves no room for

amicable settlements. Such cases are almost always used as grounds for detainment and deportation. Your agent can try to plea for you to avoid a court case and imprisonment.

Immigration will appeal for a larger fine and jail term, which is an infrequent occurrence in regular administrative cases.

Be advised that it is always better to come clean with Immigration if you find out you are (or perhaps your subordinate is) guilty of a major misdemeanour. This way, when you report yourself, your chances for a settlement might still be there.

10. Have a plan: Always be ready with a contingency plan for your family. If the worst comes to the worst and you get detained, you and your family should be ready with a fail-safe provision. Make arrangements in advance with a relative or a friend who will take care of your family and children in case you are detained. Designate a trusted individual to make decisions for you in your absence. Have the contact numbers of these people handy, and ensure that everyone involved is fully aware of these plans.

While we are not discounting the fact that a lawyer can actually assist you in the event of an Immigration raid, in most cases when evidence is explicitly presented, the lawyer with minimal experience may cause unnecessary delay in your detention if they approach the wrong Immigration officer.

Of course, if you’re innocent and don’t mind following the Indonesian law system to the T, you should immediately contact your lawyer. But if you’re humble enough to own up to the violation that you have committed, it will be wiser to just call your agent and ask to pursue a settlement.

(Disclosure: This information in this article was fact checked by The Permit House, a formality agent for the immigration process in Indonesia. It is not sponsored content.)

Moody's Keeps Steady Forecast for Local Companies Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service has declared a steady outlook for credit quality of non-financial corporations in the archipelago. It believes their profits will grow due to the expected speed up in infrastructure investment in Indonesia. It also factors in recovering global commodity prices.

Moody's projects Indonesia's economy to grow by 5.2 percent in 2017, adding that corporate earnings growth will likely clock in somewhere between 2 and 6 percent.

A report from the agency also said consumer spending on property, cars, motorcycles and other goods was likely to rebound from a slump in 2016. Additionally, commodity

prices on things like oil and gas and palm oil will probably rise above their 2016 levels.

Moody's claims Indonesia is not incredibly vulnerable to risks associated with protectionist economic policies. Its exports made up less than 20 percent of its GDP in 2015. This is fairly modest when compared to neighbouring countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore.

That said, Moody's does believe some negative elements could factor in during 2017. The report says the interest rate increase from the US Federal Reserve, combined with a continued Chinese economic slowdown, could cause the rupiah to be volatile. issue 179 Indonesia expat

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

Rocking New Cocktails During the Month of December The Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta rolls out a new collection of boozy and refreshing beverages throughout the month of December.

BY MAY TIEN

What happens when a couple of American lads living in London in the early 1970’s can’t find a decent burger?

They open up their own American-style diner, call it “Hard Rock Cafe,” ask their friend (who, coincidentally, is a celebrity artist known for his designs for the Beatles) to come up with a good logo, and the rest is history.

Although the Hard Rock Cafe is best known for burgers there’s even the aptly named “Original Legendary Burger” that consists of a half-pound of premium beef topped high with smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, a golden fried onion ring, crisp lettuce and vine ripened tomato slice - their foray into hand-crafted cocktails and BBQ is also noteworthy.

The Hickory Smoked Pork Ribs are fall-off-the-bone tender, and marinated in a tangy-sweet BBQ sauce. In-house smokers provide the ultimate flavour punch as the meat and ribs slowly cook in hickory smoke. The cowboy beans with smoky bacon bites are a nice addition alongside the crispy, seasoned, French fries.

The Classic Nachos are also a great example of Americana done right in Jakarta with a huge platter of thin and extra crisp tortilla chips piled high with a three-bean mix, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses, pico de gallo, jalapeños, fresh green onions and garnished with sour cream. There is just enough cheese to dot most of the chips without making it gloppy or soggy and the toppings are spread evenly so that each bite is perfectly balanced with each ingredient.

As any nacho aficionado can tell you - a warm, balanced bite is extremely important for full enjoyment of this dish.

However, what I like most about this Hard Rock location is the creative and refreshing choice of fresh fruit-enhanced

Hickory Smoked Pork Ribs

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“In a city like Jakarta, one is on a constant hunt for a good cocktail and the Hard Rock Cafe delivers with its Limited Edition Cocktail Collection for December.” alcoholic beverages. In a city like Jakarta, one is on a constant hunt for a good cocktail and the Hard Rock Cafe delivers with its Limited Edition Cocktail Collection for December.

The Maria Sangria and Angelo’s Passion are delightful, fruity spritzers; the kind you imagine drinking on a warm and lazy afternoon by the pool or on a patio chatting the hours away with good friends. Easily imbibe-able and packed with a rum punch, the Maria Sangria also consists of sauvignon blanc, a pineapple-mango juice base with fresh strawberries, lime and orange slices. It’s the zestiest drink from the collection.

Angelo’s Passion is a fruitier option for those who enjoy the headier flavours of rum, Midori liqueur and passion fruit syrup. Lime juice and a good dose of ginger ale elevate the drink and prevent it from being too cloying.

My favourite of the four is the Velvet Rain, a pinot noir based cocktail with a hit of Southern Comfort and Chambord. Unique, full-bodied and balanced, this glass of yum is a masterful interpretation of the red wine sangria and has the added touch of fresh strawberries and raspberries stirred within. The berries, in this instance, do kick the cocktail up a notch adding the spritely fore note that is needed in such a blend.

Finally, for mocktail lovers there is the Pomegranate Cooler, a throwback to childhood summertime ales with sweet and sour profiles, and a gorgeous bright red body to whet the appetite.

The December drinks are the perfect foils for a long and leisurely afternoon on the patio with hearty Americandiner style cuisine. Also consistently reliable is the fun and vibrant atmosphere at Hard Rock Cafe. Classic music videos play on television screens throughout the restaurant during the day and early evenings, and the staff are attentive and helpful. There’s something for everyone: from vegetarians to children to party-loving adults.

For every night of December, live music will be performed on the Hard Rock stage. Local bands Nu Seven, Red Balloons, Java Beat, The Good Friends and Abe Project will rock the nights away in fun, Hard Rock fashion. Don’t forget to stop by the Rock Shop for souvenirs and that everso-famous t-shirt, and have a stroll along the walls to see the exhibit of guitars, posters and rock memorabilia that has made the Hard Rock Cafe so incredibly ubiquitous.

Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta Pacific Place Mall Ground Floor #G-05 SCBD LOT 3-5, Jln.Jend.Sudirman Kav. 52 - 53 Jakarta - Indonesia Tel. : +62(0)2157973055 Email: customer.care@hardrockcafe-jakarta.com www.hardrock.com/cafes/jakarta

Angelo's Passion

Pomegranate Cooler

Maria Sangria

Velvet Rain

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL Grace is a freelance writer, former TV journalist, and aspiring documentarist with a passion for Indonesian history and culture. Contact her at g.c.susetyo@gmail.com

OUT OF EDEN

Mountain Spirits from the Heart of Timor

BY GR ACE SUSE T YO

Ombai Strait

Mt. Mutis Soe Kupang

Mount Mutis Country: Indonesia Province: Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Land area: 12,000 hectares (Cagar Alam Gunung Mutis) Largest city: Soe (TTS Regency) Population: 6,793 (2011 estimate of Fatumnasi district) Benteng Oenino

“Timor’s very own Garden of Eden,” Grace Susetyo recalls a description someone once told her of Mount Mutis’s bonsai forest.

Flaunting tiny leaves on curling branches, dressed with layers of green and white moss over the red earth, a walk through the bonsai forest is like watching a frozen frame of nature’s delicate eternal ballet.

The first time I saw “Bapatua” Matheos Anin was on a television screen. The 77-year-old Fatumnasi-based guardian of Mount Mutis was performing a prayer to the ancestral spirits to bless a family’s journey through Mutis’s sacred landscapes.

Anin is both a Halaika priest and a devout Protestant. Halaika is the traditional faith of Central Timor’s Dawan people, based on the worship of the heavenly father Uis Neno and mother earth Uis Pah, as well as devotion to the spirits of nature and the ancestors.

“Long before Dutch missionaries introduced us to Christianity, our ancestors have known and worshipped the God above all creation,” he explained. “Continuing with our ritual prayers is not a matter of reverting to our ‘pagan ways,’ but a matter of guarding our ancestral heritage. We go to church, but continue acknowledging the ancestors whose blood runs in us, taking care of the earth that gives us life.”

In person, the Bapatua is just as lively as he’s been on screen, dressed in the finest outfit of vibrant-coloured tenun lotis, a traditional headdress, and layers of multi stone necklaces. The first time we met in 2013, though, Anin refrained from showing me the prayer sites, due to our introduction coming from my churchgoing aunt who ministers doa pelepasan to him – Christian prayers for breaking ungodly spiritual bondage. At a time when I was just getting to know Timorese culture through rosecoloured glasses, this unromantic revelation

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led us to an interesting conversation on why Anin would give up any powers vested in him through ancestral bondage in exchange for “freedom in Christ.”

I visited Anin once again in October 2016, this time as a regular guest at Lopo Mutis, Anin’s homestay in a cluster of ume kbubu – round, unfloored traditional houses made of alang-alang grass. The Bapatua’s granddaughter’s wedding was coming up, so they extended the invitation to me, kebaya loan included. The Bapatua and his wife did not sleep that weekend, entertaining the flood of relatives visiting from far away. In between the church service, music making, festive meals and dancing, Anin made the time for an interview and arranged a guide for my ascent.

The main difference between an ascent to Mutis and say, Rinjani or Tambora, is that places of spiritual significance are still easily recognisable and esteemed as such.

One of such landmarks is the batu berhala underneath Benteng Oenino – a menhir on a rock altar where Dawan farmers perform ritual prayers for rain or sunshine.

Benteng Oenino is a megalithic pyramid-like formation on a hilltop which traditionally serves as a watchtower and fortress.

Legend has it that Benteng Oenino used to be guarded by two female warriors, Bitasi Atuni and Binau Atuni. The androgynous women, believed to have lived sometime before the 18th century Dutch colonial era, held vigils during the civil war, armed by a traditional rifle known as senapan tumbuk.

Having won war after war, Bitasi Atuni and Binau Atuni were eventually defeated by obscure male warriors coming from “the direction of the sunset.” Being discovered as female, Bitasi Atuni and Binau Atuni were then kidnapped, and their heirloom possessions looted as war plunder.

How to get there Flights into international airport at Kupang , car rental to Fatumnasi via Soe. Alternatively, ojek and truck rides to Fatumnasi available from Soe. What to bring Camera, hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, hiking shoes, day pack. Flashlight, extra batteries, power bank – electricity supply is unstable. Bottled water – boiled potable water available at Lopo Mutis, but overall water supply is relatively scarce. Groceries (optional) – meals of rice, instant noodles, eggs, and vegetables are provided.

But gifts of staples, meat, and other ingredients would make nicer meals for everybody. Cash for transactions – draw cash in Soe or Kupang, no ATMs in Fatumnasi.

Anin does not charge for stays at Lopo Mutis, but be generous with your donations and consider buying the local women’s textiles. The Bapatua also appreciates gifts of sirih-pinang and sopi (a locally brewed alcoholic drink).

Akunabonsai alam trees in the bonsai forest

Another sacred place encountered in this hike is the iconic bonsai forest. The red-andwhite flowering trees which Anin christened as bonsai alam (nature’s bonsai), are in fact life-sized centuries-old endemic eucalyptus trees that grow diagonally in curls. Locally known in Dawan language as akuna, the bonsai alam is a traditionally protected species only found on Mount Mutis, especially near the Fatumnasi entrance.

Another endemic eucalyptus locally known as ampupu is also found throughout Timor and parts of tropical Australia. The largest one in Mutis grows to a diameter of ten metres, and the top looks out panoramically to West Timor’s capital Kupang. Ampupu makes good construction wood for houses and bridges, as well as a good place for bees to make beehives. Ampupu wild honey is dark, rich, and among the sweetest, harvested seasonally through strict customary prayer rituals.

Those who harvest ampupu honey before the ritual season, or destroy the traditionally protected akuna tree, are traditionally subject to life-threatening customary sanctions. A “light” sanction may include being made to eat a live beehive or to collect a coin at the bottom of a boiling kettle with bare hands. A “severe” sanction may include being buried alive up to one’s neck until wild animals, birds and insects consume the buried person. These punishments make a point that nature is to be respected, and that the destruction of nature brings death and suffering to neglectful or malicious humans.

“These customary sanctions have currently been toned down because people are converting to Christianity,” said Anin.

“Indonesia has Perdes (Village Regulations) to back up customary law, but customs must adjust to the times. Today, we fear [being accused of violating] human rights. So these days, we reduce the customary sanction to a costly sacrifice of livestock to feed people in a feast.”

“The sins of my ancestors are my sins too,” the Bapatua continued. “That is why I reach out for doa pelepasan – so that I am forgiven of the sins of my ancestors.”

In an era when Indonesian media is dominated by stories of how religion has been used as the elite’s political mindcontrol tool over the urban masses, I find it a breath of fresh air to see how Christianity still represents a promise of freedom and progress for the guardians of ancient cultures in the remote corners of Timor, as well as many places in Indonesia throughout my travels.

From a green hilltop outlooking horses grazing on meadows to the south, and the blue mountains of Central Timor meeting the roaring Savu Sea to the north, I stood upon the rocks under which unnamed Dutch missionaries once laid their bones to rest. A group of local Timorese men greeted me and my guide, descending after a night’s sacrificial vigil prayers for Uis Pah’s blessing for the new planting season. At the summit, a small akuna tree dances in the wind with its fiery red and frosty white blossoms over remnants of the ritual: sirih-pinang and chicken feathers stuck with blood on the prayer rock.

To book Lopo Mutis, Bapatua Anin is contactable on +62(0)85239890563.

The Bapatua speaks basic English.

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LAW & LEGALITIES

Immigration and The (Formalities) Agent, Living Apart Together the status of the agent in ‘operation clean government’ To enforce the exit or direct involvement of third parties, the Director further decided that all operating licenses for services immigration people (among them agents) are revoked and declared invalid. Agents lost their license on the spot.

A clean government, Immigration kicks off It is official law and immediately implemented in the daily practice of immigration offices, on any level and through the whole of Indonesia. Therefore, the decision of the Director General of Immigration of 10 November 2016 (no. IMI-1933.PR.07.04), is a serious attempt to realize an immigration service that is clean, efficient, effective and non-discriminatory. It is a real support to the government efforts to eliminate illegal levies in all of its departments.

The Indonesian government however has changed already over the past few years. The Director of Immigration now actually attempts to draw new attention to an already existing compliance wave. He focusses on four points: I. P.A.S.T.I. (is the norm) The Director stipulates that the Immigration Service should be carried out with ‘berkePASTian’, which is a new word in the Immigration dictionary. P.A.S.T.I. stands for Professional, Accountable, Synergy, Transparent and Innovative. All Immigration services should be done in the right time, with the right cost, under the right conditions, kept simple and straightforward and most of all free of illegal fees.

II. FIFO, is the rule The FIFO rule (First In First Out) is introduced, which means the handling of applications should be arranged – as much as possible - in line with a queue number. It is now officially prohibited (again) to discriminate the service by giving precedence, delay, accelerate reason levies and accept gifts, gifts in any form. No LIFO (Last in First Out) any more for the more wealthy or for third parties; everybody is treated equally and all stand in the same line!

IV. The social aspect, not to be forgotten The government shows it social side by stating that persons with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and nursing mothers can be given a priority service, which makes one assuming if so many sponsors are actually in such need, that this fourth major change should be enforced by the new decision.

No.

Official Dues

Amount

Passport 1

Passport with 48 pages for Indonesian citizen

Rp. 300,000

2

E-Passport with 48 pages for Indonesian citizen

Rp. 600,000

3

Passport with 24 pages for Indonesian citizen

Rp. 100,000

4

E-Passport with 24 pages for Indonesian citizen

Rp. 350,000

Visas 5

Visit Visa

USD 50

6

Multiple Visit Visa (per year)

USD 110

7

Visa On Arrival

USD 35

8

Limited Stay Visa for 6 months

USD 55

9

Limited Stay Visa for 1 year

USD 105

10 Limited Stay Visa for 2 years

USD 180

11 Limited Stay Visa on Arrival for 30 days

Rp. 700,000

12 Telex Approval Visa to Indonesian Embassy abroad Rp. 100,000

New rules will shed a better light on government services, more transparent and probably cheaper. However, what will daily practice bring? Especially if expats (their sponsor!), simply lack the time and/or knowledge to take care of the paperwork and do the actual submission and queue up.

Will the sponsor be able to avoid to present wrong documents or incomplete files, causing longer counter time. As urgency processes are no longer possible, total handling time will increase significantly. Waiting time will be like in Jakarta traffic, unpredictable!

13 Visit Visa on arrival extension

Rp. 300,000

14 Visit Visa single entry Extension

Rp. 300,000

Stay- and travel permits 15 New and Extension KITAS for 6 months

Rp. 650,000

16 New and Extension KITAS for 1 year

Rp. 1,000,000

17 New and Extension KITAP for 5 years

Rp. 3,700,000

18 KITAP Extension with Unlimited period

Rp. 10,000,000

19 E-KITAP Extension with Unlimited period

Rp. 10,200,000

20 Re-Entry Permit for 6 months

Rp. 600,000

21 Re-Entry Permit for 1 year

Rp. 1,000,000

22 Re-Entry Permit for 2 years

Rp. 1,750,000

23 Overstay fine

Rp. 300,000 / day

Note: these prices only occur when the expat / sponsor does everything himself.

III. No third parties, is the ban (agents referred to the side line) Thus, not all is what it seems. The agents ban will appear to be deceptive. The agent is partly set aside, but will still play a major role both for government and expat. See the path for a legally safe and sound stay below. Need say no more.

A bit confusing is the rule that sets aside third parties, where the submission of the application for immigration services can -strict reading of the law - only be done by the sponsor of the expat. If the sponsor is a company only the staff member responsible for expats can apply. So, not even the expat himself can take care of the application and submit it; the sponsor needs to go! Immediately raising the question , can he will he?

The prices for some common Immigration services

Government at a good conduct and compliance track That the government is serious with becoming clear, clean and transparent was actually already signaled in 2014 (Government regulation number 47 of 2014) when a new official price list for services from the Ministry of Law and Human Right was published.

This sets out the official prices services, its rates and revenues.

Under section IV of said regulation all prices for Immigration services are listed. Below a few samples of the most common services and its official published price:

For most expats these prices seem too good to be true, but they are. Therefore, one can save millions of rupiahs by indeed not using an agent. However, more than often the proverb ‘penny wise and pound foolish’ has proved to be correct. Don’t let these prices blind you and make you do it your own, if you have no experience dealing with formalities. However, if you are patient, adventurous and consistent, give it a go.

No big changes in daily practice in the handling of the application!

Does the new law mean that you or your sponsor must do it all yourselves now? Is your agent useless? Can you kiss him goodbye? The answer to these questions is no!

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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Most expats will still need/want the agent. Simply, because the processes for the visa and/or stay permit application don’t change. Getting your stay permit is not just the visit to an Immigration office. It has many more steps and needs an accurate preparation.

A complete Kitas/Kitap process - in most cases - include the IMTA (work permit), the actual stay permit, the travel permit and the civil registrations. And where companies are involved, also the periodically renewable company documents. Obtaining these underlying documents, is actually the real problem for most expats. Most agents therefore assist the expat and the sponsor all the way and proof their expertise and value right there.

Again, it must be said and we repeat; you can do it all yourself if you are also accurate or even meticulous, because if you are not ………

7. Submit application for investment approval (IP) at BKPM (only for PMA) 8. Make a draft of the Articles of Association 9. Go to a notary for the deed of establishment 10. Await the Approval of Ministry of Justice regarding the deed (SK Kehakiman) 11. Obtain the Letter of domicile (LOD) for the company at the local City Hall 12. Arrange the tax registration letter and Tax Identification Card (NPWP) 13. Take care of the business registration (TDP) at an urban service center 14. Get the business license SIUP for your local company (PMDN) at an urban service center 15. Get the business license IUT for your foreign investment company (PMA) with BKPM 16. Arrange the BPJS employment insurance at the One Door Integrated Service Bureau, pay the premium upfront 17. Arrange the BPJS health insurance at the One Door Integrated Service Bureau, pay the premium upfront 18. Apply for the obligatory employment report (WLK) at the local employment bureau 19. Apply for the obligatory company report (WLP) at the local employment bureau

g. Arrange the bio data session h. Pick up the Kitas 27. Apply for the Re-Entry Permit (REP or Merp), now integrated and dealt with at the same time as the Kitas application » If one needs the civil registrations 28. Take care of the residence registration (STM), at a local police station 29. Arrange the temporary Identity card (SKTT) at the City hall 30. Arrange the report of presence (LK) of all documents required for foreigners at the regional Labor and Social Department (Note: every single application goes with forms to fill out and request letters to write!)

(Note: every single application goes with forms to fill out and request letters to write!)

Incomplete applications, inaccurate uploading, wrong documents attached, passed validity dates, unaccepted passport, missing legalizations and more all lead to ……………….

nobody says it is easy!

» If one needs to hire expats and/or needs a work permit Below an overview of the journey to a legally safe and sound stay in Indonesia. Prepare yourself for a long battle or indulge yourself with an agent, relax and let him handle it all and only come to the respective government departments when you are called for.

The long path to a legally safe and sound stay in remarkable Indonesia This overview shows all steps needed for an expat who has to go all the way from setting up a business, obtaining the workand stay permit to the civil registrations. Whatever process, this overview covers most documents needed and steps to be taken and the government departments one needs to visit. » If one needs to set up a company 1. Draft the purpose or goal of the company 2. Discuss the availability of funds (minimum paid up capital USD.250,000.- for a PMA and IDR.1.000.000.000,-, for a PMDN if the company wants to hire expats) 3. Discuss the negative list, that restrict ownership of shares for certain businesses fields when foreign direct investment is involved (PMA company) 4. Get the approval of name by Ministry of Justice 5. Collect passport and CV etc. of Shareholders 6. Collect passport and CV etc. of Directors and Commissioners.

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20. Apply for the Companies Foreign Manpower Placement Plan (RPTKA) at the Manpower department or a local Manpower office 21. Apply for the special letters of recommendation from technical Ministries (e.g. Mining, Oil & Gas, Health, Education), for certain business fields only 22. Apply for the DPKK letter and submit the payment proof to Manpower of the upfront payment of the DPKK funds (USD.1,200 per year) 23. Apply for the actual work permit (IMTA) with the Manpower department or local Manpower office

Significance of the above.

Many steps, a number of visits to the respective government departments, lots of paperwork demanding accurate preparation to avoid extra work or worse a refusal. Are you up to it? Your agent can do it all. He will call you when you need to come yourself. Your presence is needed only for the submission, the bio data session and collection of your Kitas (visa) at Immigration offices.

If the new ruling is successful, other government departments will follow. But, ‘operation clean government’ can turn out to become an everlasting venture. It might bring (un-) expected developments (too long handling time, overworked government employees!) that lead to new changes! We will keep you posted!

» If one needs a stay permit (Kitas) 24. Apply for the telex Approval at the Director General of Immigration Office 25. Pick up the limited stay visa (Vitas) at an Indonesian Embassy abroad 26. Convert the Vitas to a Kitas or get an extension at the local Immigration office a. Arrange statements of domicile from local and regional community heads b. Submit Immigration application form and sponsor letter c. Present valid KTP and NPWP of sponsor d. Attach letter of domicile (LOD), from local City Hall e. Attach company and work permit documents f. Pay government dues

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

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE FAMILY Angela is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta, keen on travel, human rights and health issues. Please reach out to her on angelajelita@gmail.com

Browse any expat forum about giving birth in Jakarta, and you’ll come across countless suggestions of travelling to Singapore to deliver instead. This option will come with a hefty price tag and the inconvenience of having to fly four to five weeks prior to your due date – putting yourself up in a hotel for the entirety of your stay, not to mention recovery period.

Jodie is an expat from New Zealand, where she was a practicing nurse and midwife. She currently resides in Jakarta, and has helped women and their partners in the births of their babies. She believes Jakarta is a fine place to give birth.

“In my experience there’s no need to travel to Singapore because there are doctors in Jakarta who support natural births, which is always a challenge in a medical environment, and the disruption to family life is minimised, which is very significant for the emotional health and stability of a pregnant woman,” Jodie says.

Which obstetrician?

An Expat Guide

Having a Baby Naturally in Jakarta Pregnancy can be a time of great unease, especially if it’s your first.

Add to the mix a foreign country, a language you might not understand, and a medical system that favours caesareans, and it’s no wonder many expats decide to fly home or to neighbouring Singapore to deliver their baby. But experts and expats with experience of a natural birth in Jakarta would encourage staying put for a happy and healthy pregnancy and birth.

Pooja Munshi is an Indian expat who moved from Paris a year ago, and has recently given birth to a healthy baby girl in Jakarta. She was so thrilled with her experience that she would come back to Jakarta should she ever get pregnant again.

Pooja believes a natural and happy birthing experience is easily obtainable in Jakarta, but you first need to find a doctor who will support your interests. “Figure out if you want natural or a C-section, then pick a doctor who has your best interests in mind. Then find support, whether it’s a midwife or somebody that has recently given birth, who is strong and is able to support you in your vulnerable moments.”

The word 'doula' refers to someone who offers emotional and physical support to a woman and her partner before, during and after childbirth. Studies have shown that when doulas attend births, labours are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeed easier.

Nujuh Bulan is a birthing education centre founded by Tia Pratignyo, a natural birth educator. “Our centre provides doula support, with English-speaking practitioners – doula Irma and doula Sinta – who can support expat clients in both hospital and home settings.

Where to deliver?

If you decide to give birth in a hospital or birthing centre, ask yourself these questions before the birth to avoid stress: • How long does it take to get there during peak traffic (in case you go into labour during rush hours)?

• What are the facilities like? Ask to visit the birthing and recovery rooms.

• What are the admission or discharge processes like?

• How high are the caesarean rates? And will your partner be allowed in the operating room should you end up having a C-section?

Unfortunately, for those favouring a water birth, this is currently illegal in Indonesia. Even celebrated midwife Ibu Robin Lim’s clinic in Bali has had to suspend this service until further notice.

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English-speaking doulas

For English-speaking hypnobirthing classes, visit Nujuh Bulan’s website. You can also search online for downloadable recordings for home study, or ask your doula or midwife.

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Pilates is the perfect low-impact pregnancy workout, boosting flexibility and balance and preventing back pain by strengthening your pelvic floor and core muscles, supporting your spine. Jakarta City Centre Pilates offers affordable sessions with a personal trainer, prior- and postpregnancy – an important time to bring the muscles back to their strength.

Pooja’s baby was delivered by Dr. Gozali at Bunda Hospital, supported by Jodie, in an incredibly short four-hour labour without any medical intervention. “Everything from active labour to placenta delivery was all natural. The Bunda Hospital staff were very accommodating with my birth plan.”

An increasingly popular mind-body technique for those seeking a natural birth with more control and less pain than existing methods is sweeping across Indonesia, known as hypnobirthing. The technique aims to bring the mother into a state of total relaxation so as to stave off stress and reserve energy for when the time to push, or ‘bear down’ in hypnobirthing terms, arrives.

HARALD GROVAN

Pilates

Dr. Sukardi Gozali is highly praised amongst expats as being in support of a natural birth. He runs his own private practice in Central Jakarta. Having attended medical school in the UK, with 20 years’ experience as a practitioner there, Dr. Gozali is able to provide a service that expats have come to expect in their home countries.

Hypnobirthing

BY ANGEL A JELITA

Nujuh Bulan Studio in Bintaro focuses on yoga for expectant mothers, and has an array of workshops that focus on a gentle, conscious birth, including breastfeeding and postpartum care, childbirth education, and even a couples yoga for birth workshop. Classes are conducted in English.

Pooja was active throughout her pregnancy, doing yoga, swimming and pilates six days a week, which she believes is the main reason for her short and healthy natural birth.

“When I went into labour, Jodie gave me reiki healing to move my baby into the right position.”

Postnatal care Indonesians are firm believers in the healing powers of herbs, and there are affordable at-home pre- and postpartum massage packages available to aid recovery, which would cost an arm and a leg in neighbouring Singapore.

“I wasn’t able to exercise for the first few weeks, so the massage and pampering made me feel so much better,” says Pooja, who opted for a 30-day package, which helped her body to recover faster. “And I didn’t get the baby blues!”

Dr. S. Gozali Jl. Kebon Kacang 30 no. 12.

Tel: +62(0)213143360 / +62(0)8118855872 Twitter: @DrGozali www.drgozali.com Nujuh Bulan Studio Email: info.nujuhbulan@gmail.com www.nujunbulan.com Instagram: @nujuhbulanstudio

Prenatal yoga and antenatal classes

Bikram Yoga 42 www.bikramyogajakarta.com

Twice-weekly prenatal yoga classes run at Bikram 42 in Plaza Senayan Arcardia, and on Saturdays at their Kemang studio. Package rates are available.

Jakarta City Centre Pilates www.jakartacitycentrepilates.com Postnatal massage therapy Ibu Dian: +62(0)8128091810

Kenneth Yeung is a Jakarta-based editor

The Old School Swindle Police in Jakarta have busted a syndicate that tricked parents into believing their children had been involved in accidents, requiring the immediate transfer of funds for emergency surgery.

BY KENNE TH YEUNG

The scam of claiming that a family member has suffered an accident and urgently needs an operation has been doing the rounds in Indonesia since at least 2005. Its success depends on people being so concerned about saving the life of a loved one that they put scepticism aside.

Prime targets are parents of school children. Pulling off the scam requires elaborate research, as well as expertise in playing the parts of education officials, teachers, hospital staff, bank staff and children.

Here’s how the scam works. First, one or two members of a gang will pose as senior members of a municipal Education Department and contact schools, requesting student lists and parents’ telephone numbers. Armed with this information, the gang then tries to identify the wealthy families.

The scam calls are invariably made during school hours.

Posing as a teacher or a school security officer, one scammer will claim the child has been hit by a car or suffered some other serious accident. The “teacher” then gives the alarmed parent the mobile number of another “teacher", who has accompanied the child to hospital. When the parent calls this number, the next gang member describes the child’s injuries and the situation at the hospital’s emergency ward.

In the background, another accomplice pretends to be a child crying and moaning in agony.

Next, the “teacher” gives the phone to a “doctor”, who outlines the severity of the injury – such as a brain haemorrhage. The “doctor” explains that surgery must be conducted immediately to save the child, but the hospital first requires a payment of at least Rp.5 million (US$370).

Yet another member of the gang takes over the phone conversation, posing as a hospital administrator to give the number of a bank account for a transfer.

The gang tries to escalate the anxiety of the parent and keep them on the phone, on the pretext of providing updates, until the money has been transferred. Once a payment is made, some gangs request additional sums, claiming there are complications, so the hospital needs to purchase special medical equipment to save the child’s life. Parents are then given the number of a “pharmacist”, who can sell the apparatus.

If a parent hangs up and contacts the school or hospital for confirmation, they will realize they were being duped.

In late October, the parents of a student at Malaka Jaya State Elementary School in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, received a call at 9:45am from someone claiming to be a teacher. He said their son had fallen from a ladder and was unconscious. The “teacher” instructed the parents to call another “teacher”, who had rushed the child to a hospital.

The parents complied and were told their son required emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. Next, they spoke to a “doctor at a private hospital”. He told them to transfer Rp.9 million immediately to have necessary surgical equipment brought to the hospital. At this point, the parents decided to the visit the school for more information. Staff informed them their child was fine and still in class.

Rahmat, a security guard at the school, said it was the fourth time in a month the scam had been attempted there.

In Riau, a man was tricked into transferring Rp.20 million after being told his son was bleeding out of his ear as a result of a fall down some stairs.

Cibubur Bust On November 3, police raided three units at the Cibubur Village Apartment complex, east of Jakarta, arresting eight members of a gang that had been conducting the “injured child phone call” scam since 2011. Two more members were arrested a week later. The gang’s leader was identified as Amril (31).

Police spokesman Budi Herman said the gang was smoothly structured and each member had a special role. Some were expert voice actors, handling the phone calls, while others posed as education officials to obtain lists of names and numbers, and two handled the finances and provision of new SIM cards. Police said the group used jimat (talismans) for successful operations. Talismans are, of course, absolute nonsense, but can give confidence to people who believe in lucky charms.

Budi said the gang had tricked hundreds of people over the years, from Jakarta to West Nusa Tenggara, but only about 80 cases were reported to police. Each month, the group reaped about Rp.50 million to Rp.100 million.

to receive a call on his mobile phone, telling him that he was in a critical condition in hospital. The caller asked him, “Why aren’t you reacting? Why aren’t you worried about your son?” The boy explained the mix-up and the caller hung up.

Some scammers don’t bother to collect lists of names and numbers, but instead rely on simple cold-reading techniques to get respondents to give away the name and age of children. For example, a caller may begin by saying, “This is Mr Agus from the school board. Your child has been in an accident.” The parent replies, “Oh God, how is Anton? Is he OK?” The caller can then start using the child’s name to escalate the parent’s anxiety.

Another scam involves calling parents of older teenagers at night, claiming a child has been arrested for drugs and can be released only if funds are transferred. In one case, a woman was told her son would face a long stretch in jail if she failed to pay off police. She had to explain that her son was still a baby.

Police have said such scams could be reduced if sales of SIM cards were more tightly controlled, as officers could more easily trace scammers.

If you are a parent, try to avoid making any emergency transfers while in a state of panic, even if the caller knows your name and the name of your child.

The gang would usually target parents of private school students, trying to get them to pay as much as Rp.20 million. But if pickings were lean, they would contact parents of state school students and try to get at least Rp.5 million.

The ten suspects face four years in jail for fraud and a maximum of 20 years for money laundering, relating to the ill-gotten transfers. Budi said the gang “must be eradicated from its roots” lest it engage in more scams.

He urged parents who receive scam calls not to panic.

He said they should instead hang up and call the school or the hospital intensive care unit in question, while anyone who falls for the fraud should contact police. Authorities have advised schools to put up banners advising parents not to fall for phone scams. Schools should also ensure they do not hand over lists of students and contact details for parents.

Wrong Numbers Sometimes, scammers mess up, confusing the numbers of parents and children. In Cibubur, a 13-year-old junior high school student was surprised

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EXPAT LIFESTYLE MEET THE EXPAT

KIM PATRA

Babies, Bombs and Hypnotherapy in Bali

BY AMINA GHA ZI

A prominent healthcare consultant, Bali’s famous nurse Kim Patra is the founder of Community Health Care. She is a registered nurse and midwife in Australia, while also staying active as a member of the Association of Indonesian Midwives. Patra is a certified hypnotherapist and often uses the technique as part of her birth relaxation programme on the island.

As a mother, advisor, nurse, columnist, blues singer, published writer and active part of the Bali expat community, Patra bridges different cultural values and offers a unique perspective on healthcare. Her book “In The Arms of The Angels” (2003) is based on her experiences as a medical professional and friend to victims of the infamous Bali Bombings at the turn of the millennium.

paper. I did not have access to any therapy or counseling following the event and living on almost zero income at that time, private counseling was not an option. The book is a tribute to all the incredible people, from surgeons to coffee makers, that would otherwise be forgotten.

In what other ways did that tragedy and the aftermath change you?

I think it has made us all a bit more cautious wherever we are.

I also value life, the time that I have, the family and friends that I have on a different level. A reporter pointed out that whenever I was in a public place (café or whatever), I would position myself where I could see who was coming and going.

Something I was not consciously aware of. I was more affected personally by the second bomb as my 12-year-old son Kris was 50 metres from the Raja Café. He wisely went to the beach and walked back to Jalan Padma.

You are originally from Great Britain. At 13 your family moved to Australia. Tell me about your experience as an expat in Australia and how you came to live in Bali.

I wasn’t in Australia for much of my adult life. I married quite young at 17. My first husband was from Malang, Indonesia, so this piqued my interest in Indonesia. We have one daughter, and now two beautiful grandchildren. I went to nursing academy in Australia, studying general nursing and then specialized in midwifery from 1977 to 1982. By 1985, I was almost full-time in Bali. I was coming out of a bad marriage and was disenchanted with my personal life in Australia. Life in Bali was very different back then; it was very simple, facilities were basic, but between the windsurfing and the smiling people, I became hooked.

How did you become active in Balinese culture and a part of the Bali community?

My second husband was Balinese. We were married for eight years. We have two amazing sons; Made Ben and Nyoman Krisna. Having mixed Balinese sons, we respect the Balinese culture and continue to celebrate local traditions and ceremonies. I have been with my current partner, who is also Balinese, for over 20 years. Like myself, he is also a musician and has been a great role model to my boys.

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I don’t attend births anymore. I had been on-call 24 hours a day for 30 years for births and also for emergency medical evacuation flights. It’s time for family and grandchildren now. I still run a series of prenatal birth education classes.

The classes are based on relaxation with hypnosis. All three of my grandchildren were born using hypnosis. The labours were pretty smooth, natural births with no intervention or drugs.

How are expats as patients as opposed to local Indonesians?

Interesting question. Expatriate patients that are living in Bali tend to be well educated so they have high expectations; they are inquisitive and expect a lot of information.

Indonesian patients are used to being treated by Indonesian doctors, who generally give very little information and do not like to be questioned. These patients tend not ask about their health and accept advice readily, without question.

Now we are seeing a change here. Local people are learning that they do have a right to question, and the younger doctors are becoming more responsive.

Being in the business of miracles (babies, birthing, etc), do you believe in mind over matter; that the power of prayer and meditation has great healing power? Have you witnessed miracles?

Absolutely. I believe the mind-body connection in achieving and maintaining good health is extremely effective. When our emotional health is affected in a negative way we will usually become sick. It is not possible to separate the mind from the body. I have been practicing meditation for many years. As a certified hypnotherapist, I am fascinated by the mind-body connection. I am also a realist. I believe the answer to health is to be open to both allopathic and alternative therapies. Miracles? Anyone who has taken part in birth believes in miracles.

Did you always see yourself becoming a healthcare professional?

There are doctors, nurses and other health workers in my family. We weren’t a wealthy family so seriously studying medicine was out of the question. However, training and studying to be a registered nurse was a paid position. It was hard work with very long hours.

You have lived here for over three decades. The Bali bombing was a defining moment in your life. Tell us about that experience and what inspired you to write ‘In the Arms of the Angels’, published in 2003.

The first Bali bomb is a definitive timeline marker for anyone who lived in Bali through this era – Balinese and non-Balinese. You often hear people refer to their lives on the island as “before or after the bomb”. It changed our lives. Bali went from a sleepy island paradise to being a potential target. It created suspicion and distrust between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. This situation was managed well by leaders of both communities and large-scale unrest was averted. In the aftermath of the first bomb, the Australian consulate called me at 5 am to go to Sanglah General Hospital. What awaited us was of nightmare proportions. Coincidentally, I had just completed a course in “Mass Trauma Initial Responder”, a huge benefit to me for the initial two days following the bomb. Writing the book was therapy for me. I needed to get the thoughts and images out of my head and onto

You are a midwife. How does being in touch with the creation of life on a regular basis impact you, and everyone else involved? Do you offer programmes in prenatal care?

I have been a midwife for over 30 years now. I came to Bali to get away from mainstream health care. I was able to put my skills to better use here in Bali than in Australia. When I was pregnant with my son 28 years ago, prenatal care and postnatal care were almost non-existent here. That’s when I started a drive around [offering] pre and postnatal care service, mostly for expats who planned to give birth overseas. Local doctors did not like me “interfering” with their patients at that time, so I could not involve myself with anyone birthing in Bali. All this changed when I attended a birth at Prima Medika hospital as a “friend”. The treating doctor overheard that I was a midwife and invited me to work in association with the hospital. Shortly after this, I became an affiliate midwife with the Association of Indonesian Midwives, and I was able to open my own practice, where, until this day, I see families for pre and postnatal care, as well as women’s and children’s health.

KIM WITH BEN (LEFT) AND KRISNA (RIGHT)

You are involved in an HIV/AIDS programme for children here in Bali. How did that come about and how are you involved?

HIV is a huge problem here. HIV awareness is low amongst local people. I became acutely aware of this when a friend’s son became infected. She became actively involved in supporting the government hospital’s HIV Children’s programme, and her story was a bit of an eye opener for me.

HIV/AIDS is here in Bali at every level of society. HIV rate among sex workers and “café” girls is as high as 30 percent.

HIV-positive women who give birth vaginally and breastfeed their babies will almost certainly pass the disease onto their babies. HIV in Indonesia is flourishing and ultimately it will be the babies and children who suffer. While HIV testing and antiretroviral drugs are free, formula milk, antibiotics and other maintenance therapies are not. So as to support these children and their families we created a Yayasan (foundation). I also try to incorporate awareness and fundraising.

Community Health Care (CHC) Jalan Tunggak Bingin, Sanur Email: balikim2000@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/CHCBali

EXPAT OUTREACH ENVIRONMENT Hans Rooseboom is a long-term resident of Jakarta. He has visited nearly all of Indonesia's provinces and worked for many years in Ambon, Aceh, Manado and a number of smaller and larger towns on Java.

He now enjoys a leisurely life, playing tennis most mornings and writing his blogs and other articles.

Opinion: To Protect Indonesia’s Remaining Forests, Indigenous People Need a Seat at the Table

BY HANS ROOSEBOOM

“Their forests are invaded, clear-cut and burned, and their livelihoods are destroyed together with their sociocultural heritage.”

For comparison, the lithograph below, drawn by Junghuhn in 1840, illustrates how a 'wall-to-wall' forest cover looks from the sea.

Imagine the island of Java in the 1850s. Its lowlands and valleys sparsely populated, dotted with villages, sawah and stands of fruit-bearing trees, its hills and mountain slopes covered in thick tropical rain forests. The outer islands even less populated and virtually forested from coast to coast. Even then a warning voice was already raised.

Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, a German-Dutch medical doctor, geologist and botanist, was fascinated by the constant change he observed in nature. He remarked that processes which took thousands of years to complete were being damaged in a short time by human interference. He noted how deforestation resulted in dried up streams and shortages of water to irrigate the sawah in the lowlands.

And in 1856, he advised the colonial government to start a reforestation programme. The same advice is still given now, 150 years later.

In those days, forests covered some 85 percent of Indonesia's 1.9 million-square-kilometre land area. Its 25 million inhabitants shared their land with tigers (not only on Sumatra but also on Java and Bali), elephants, rhinos, sun bears, clouded leopards and, of course, orangutans.

Population densities on the island of Java were higher than on the outer islands, and forests would not have covered more than 50 percent of the island. But still, just outside Bogor (then Buitenzorg) and in the mountains, one would encounter tigers. There was such an ample supply of these that for public entertainment the Yogyakarta palace (Kraton) would regularly stage fights between a tiger and a buffalo. In typical Javanese fashion, the symbolic meaning of these fights was highly appreciated. The tiger, the colonial oppressor, would start off strong, but the determined and steadfast buffalo, representing the Javanese people, would typically be the victor in the end.

While deforestation caused by logging, legal or illegal, is on the decline in Indonesia due to the introduction of an accurate and strictly implemented control system, deforestation does continue. Forests are being clear-cut and converted to agricultural uses, mainly oil palm and acacia for pulp and paper. And for strip mining, the most common form of mining in Indonesia, even the topsoil is removed after felling the trees.

The island Poncang Kecil in Teluk Sibolga, then Tapanuli Bay, off the west coast of Sumatra

One group of the indigenous Suku Anak Dalam on Sumatra, for example, lost thousands of hectares of their ancestral land to an oil palm plantation. The three hamlets in which the 82 families had lived for nearly 100 years were bulldozed and the families evicted. The estate claimed that the villagers had no right to the land. The same happened to a Dayak community in Kalimantan who lost 18,000 hectares of sacred forest.

This lack of regard for the rights of the indigenous people is, unfortunately, hampering the efforts to reduce deforestation, as the most qualified guardians of the forests are the indigenous inhabitants. These communities have for generations lived in harmony with their surroundings, and even their use of 'slash-and-burn' to clear plots for crop production does not generally lead to uncontrolled fires.

Forest Loss Sumatra 1900 - 2010 - Red indicates forest cover

From 1850 until now, Indonesia's forest loss has been calculated by various researchers and organizations. Kees Klein Goldewijk of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, based in the Netherlands, and Navin Ramankutty of the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment at the University of Wisconsin calculated that in the period 1880 to 1980, Indonesia's forest cover declined from 83 percent of the total land area to 63 percent.

That decline does not appear particularly dramatic.

Unfortunately, however, those 100 years are just the run-up to the dramatically increased levels of deforestation of the next 30 years.

Rather than presenting this trend in figures and tables, the following maps of Sumatra illustrate this perfectly.

The same exponential decrease also occurred in Borneo (Kalimantan, the Indonesian part, and to a lesser extent also in Malaysian Borneo).

Indonesia’s forests are obviously not treated as a living organism with interdependent parts but as a mere source of timber and corporate profits. Destruction of one part of the organism has a direct destructive effect on other parts.

The tigers, elephants and orangutan are a case in point, as are the indigenous forest dwellers. Their forests are invaded, clear-cut and burned, and their livelihoods are destroyed together with their socio-cultural heritage.

Forest loss Borneo 1950 – 2010

Involving the indigenous groups in the management of forests would require giving them a seat at the table where the policies and strategies affecting the forests are discussed.

In fact, not only a seat, but also full information regarding the relevant details needed for the decision-making process, and the right to voice their opinions and concerns. Giving all stakeholders a say is the first step needed to avoid problems such as the ones faced by the groups on Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Full participation of the Indonesian indigenous communities will require a shift in mentality on the part of the companies - the oil palm and pulp forest estates in Indonesia. Their search for a least-cost solution can be understood. But these calculations should, to avoid conflicts, include the cost to the environment and landscapes, as well as the potential reductions in the livelihood and wellbeing of the original occupants of the lands.

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A Mental Exercise: Surviving Jakarta as a Megacity With 9.6 million residents, Jakarta is becoming a megacity that in a way is hard to pin down. Seven speakers gathered to discuss new ways of thinking about Jakarta as they reflected on problems and hopes for the future of the city.

BY CAR ANISSA DJATMIKO

There is not a simple way to describe Jakarta. As a local, I myself find it hard to understand how so many people can endure years of living in the capital. Traffic is indeed one of the biggest problems, but certainly there are more - albeit sometimes less evident – problems that also need to be addressed.

Michael thinks that focusing on cities is an interesting way to find new angles on stories, while also breaking away from the agendas that most publications are normally associated with.

“When you look at cities, you can take a step back, you can look at issues with a little bit more depth, you can have a little bit more time, and as a result, you come to a new understanding that it isn’t so much about violence, it isn’t so much about personality politics, it is a little bit more about people and people who live in cities,” he explained.

“It is not just about housing, but also a case of justice.

Yes, we might not have house certificates; we are called wild, the cause of floods, disease, drugs and criminal activities. But we are also human beings,” he emphasized.

“There is something about Jakarta that I long for, that I even failed to attain from the so-called ‘most livable city in the world’ Ubud.”

One of the speakers, Kartika Jahja is a musician and feminist who has moved in and out of Jakarta four times due to the tremendous level of stress she had suffered throughout her time living in the capital. But ironically, none of the places she moved to could give her the kind of support system that Jakarta could.

In line with this strategy, discussing Jakarta as a megacity means that we are unearthing the social, environmental and other issues that exist based on the people’s own perspectives.

Yet for the speakers, imagining the future of the metropolis was not an easy task.

“There is something about Jakarta that I long for, that I even failed to attain from the so-called ‘most livable city in the world’ Ubud. There is something about Jakartans and their characters that have made me the way I am today,” she said.

Most of them struggled to make sense of their experience in the city that has offered more complexities than consolations; although they wonder why the city itself keeps pulling them back, like a magnet.

Even with this in mind, Jahja still plans to move to another city yet again. Jahja has decided that Jakarta is a great city to launch her career, but it would be impossible for her to feel safe and be happy here.

Dua Tangan Cukup

The health ministry has finally revealed that plans of building organ bank are underway in order to combat the nation’s illegal organ trade. But before the facility comes to fruition, locals have already been partaking in organ donations.

Health Minister Nila Moeloek recently confirmed that the government is on its way towards building the National Committee on Transplantation. The new organization is reportedly being established to facilitate organ donations and hopefully prevent cases of organ trafficking.

Indonesia has strict regulations when it comes to organ transplants. Despite legally allowing transplants, the government has clearly expressed its disapproval of organ trading.

Sadly, the existing regulation still fails to protect unfortunate people who have been asked to join the illegal business. Earlier in January, authorities arrested three suspects in West Java

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In contrast to common preconceptions of slum areas, Muhammad said that residents often work to make their communities sustainable. These people, for example, build their own rafts to clean the river; but most of the time the government does not acknowledge this kind of activity. Slum dwellers are instead forced to relocate at the end of the day.

Despite all these issues, thinking about Jakarta is not solely about mulling over the problems it presents. One audience member asked how she can start taking the initiative.

Jahja responded to the question by suggesting the ‘Do It Yourself ’ method. Instead of relying on the government, she thinks that the people of Jakarta should find the answers to their own problems. She does it by using her music to promote gender equality.

Meanwhile, architect Ign Susadi Wibowo suggested that people start from a smaller scale as opposed to immediately thinking of a grand narrative.

“Every initiative should be personal. So the initiative that we create should also be about giving back to yourself,” he said.

“Therefore, the endurance and persistence to keep going will be worthwhile. You won’t feel like you have saved the world, but inside you’ll know that you are not actually doing it for yourself.”

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Is Indonesia Finally Building an Organ Bank?

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According to Mariani, when people are involved in an unhealthy relationship, they are usually unaware of the fact that they deserve better – much like the people in Jakarta.

To give an illustration, Mariani revealed a survey suggesting that 66 percent of Jakartans claim that they have no problems with slum evictions. As a journalist, she thinks that there are actually ways for the city to survive without eliminating these areas, but the people of Jakarta are sadly not used to think outside of the box.

For Urban Poor Consortium community leader Gugun Muhammad, that kind of thinking also gives rise to injustice.

Muhammad questioned why many people won’t give socalled slum communities the chance to build themselves up into thriving neighbourhoods, when in fact they may be capable of doing so.

I recently attended ‘Jakarta at 30 Million: Where Does the City Go Next?’, an open discussion where a number of speakers were invited to share their thoughts and aspirations for the Big Durian. The event, held by Guardian Cities in collaboration with the local organization Rujak Center for Urban Cities (RCUC), in essence aimed to explore what it means to live in the city and to be a Jakartan.

Chris Michael, Guardian’s Cities’ Deputy Editor, was present at the event as a moderator along with founder and director of RCUC Marco Kusumawijaya. Before the discussion began, he gave an opening speech, noting that the event was part of the publication’s initiative to travel to a megacity every year and conduct a week of in-depth reporting.

Another speaker similarly shared her concern about living in Jakarta, even going so far as to use the analogy of having an ‘abusive relationship’ with the city. “Most Jakartans, in my opinion, are actually afraid to dream. They have no courage to think that they can actually figure out [other alternatives],” said Evi Mariani.

for allegedly recruiting poor people to trade their kidneys for a price of around Rp.70 million. The recruiters had planned to turn around and sell the organs for Rp.250 million each.

Cases like this are what motivated officials to set up the organ bank. Lawmaker Dede Yusuf said that his commission has requested another ministerial regulation on organ banks.

But apart from the government’s plan, locals have in fact already been donating organs to save the lives of their loved ones. Truck driver Sutriyono is a prime example. The man became a member of the community Pejuang Hati (Liver Warrior) after donating 30 percent of his liver to his son, who suffered from biliary atresia.

Sutriyono was then happy to see his two-year-old son Battar Abinaya recover from the liver disease because of the transplant.

The government has yet to make further comments on the regulation for organ banks. A ministry spokesperson Oscar Primadi only said that authorities are in fact “still creating it”.

Jakarta Rail Freight Tour and Workshop Wows Participants Jakarta On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, DB Schenker in Indonesia organized the 2016 Rail Freight Tour and Workshop for its customers, who were able to visit the three Jakarta container rail stations: Jakarta Gudang, Sungai Lagoa and JICT. In addition to touring various infrastructure facilities, the participants also got the chance to witness a presentation on cargo rail freight development in Indonesia from KALOG, a subsidiary of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (the national rail company).

Furthermore, DB Schenker introduced its new Jakarta-Semarang FCL rail service, which is expected to complement its existing solutions, including the Jakarta-Surabaya FCL and the Jakarta-Surabaya LCL rail services.

Bali Welcomes the Arrival of New Luxurious Hotel Anvaya

Rob’s Jobs: A New Human Resources Platform

The Anvaya Beach Resort is the first five-star hotel that is fully owned and managed by Santika Indonesia Hotels and Resorts.

Set on Bali’s Kuta Beach, the hotel offers world-class facilities and service, a variety of accommodation choices, and glamourous architecture and interior design.

Jakarta Indonesia’s first free job portal, Rob’s Jobs, recently launched in Jakarta. The new platform describes itself as ‘the latest tool that connects employers and jobseekers’. Users will gain the advantage of going through a quick and easy process, be exposed to a wider audience of relevant people and have the ability to interact with various employers. Users can also post volunteer positions. Visit www.RobsJobs.co to learn more.

Bali Santika Indonesia Hotels and Resorts is proud to announce that The Anvaya Beach Resort in Bali is now officially open to the public. On November 11, 2016, the hotel held its Grand Opening after having been inaugurated on September 27 by Mr. Jakob Oetama, CEO of Kompas Gramedia, the holding company of Santika Indonesia Hotels and Resorts.

The hotel has 495 rooms across seven room categories: Deluxe Room, Premiere Room, Deluxe Suite, Premiere Suite, The Anvaya Suite, Beach Front Suite, and The Anvaya Villa. The two main dining venues, Kunyit Restaurant and Sands Restaurant, provide a full menu selection from breakfast to sundown. Other facilities at the hotel include a well-stocked wine cellar, well-appointed swimming pool, Kids Club, Spa, meeting rooms, state-of-the-art ballroom, and in-house fitness room. For more information, visit www.theanvayabali.com

BUMN Minister Inaugurates Inaya Putri Bali Permata Bali On November 11, minister of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) Rini M. Soemarno officially inaugurated fivestar hotel Inaya Putri Bali. Set in Nusa Dua, the hotel and resort is the perfect destination for a getaway, especially for those who have grown tired of the chaotic urban life.

The hotel lobby’s architecture offers luxury with a combination of wood materials that welcome guests in an open-air setting.. Designed by renowned architect Ridwan Kamil, the main lobby impresses with a unique form with traditional Balinese touch.

Apart from its world-class architecture, the hotel offers the best service in food and beverages. Gading Restaurant is the main restaurant for guests to dine in. Here, guests can enjoy their food in an open-air space while also overlooking a sunset and ocean view. The second restaurant, Homaya, offers traditional local cuisine. The restaurant provides seats for 80 guests in the afternoon, starting from 5:30 pm and lasting until 11:00 pm.

Last but not least, Ja’Jan Bistro is the perfect choice for diners who wish to enjoy a more relaxed and casual ambience. Guests can enjoy a selection of snacks, light meals and signature blended tea. For more information, visit www.inayahotels.com

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Molotov Attack, Bomb Threat Hit Indonesian Worship Places A Catholic church in Kota Batu, East Java, received a threatening phone call at 8:15 am, November 14. The security guard of Good Shepherd Catholic Church Agus Susanto was on duty when he received the bomb threat. According to him, a woman’s voice spoke of Allahu Akbar detonating the bomb.

Per protocol, Susanto called the bomb squad, and the police led by Chief Superintendent Leonardus Simarmata arrived at the scene. They cleared the church of people to allow the bomb squad, which came at 11:37 pm, to search the area thoroughly.

Three hours after, the squad found no bomb and the church was declared safe.

American Gets Life from Indonesian Court for Drug Smuggling

However, the church’s pastor Michael Batu Agung expressed concern about the incident. He urged his parishioners to continue being vigilant. He also called for prayers of peace by the church and other religious groups. Simarmata, on the other hand, recommended implementing a one-way gate system to keep track of people’s movements and whereabouts.

Meanwhile, two motorcycle-riders reportedly threw petrol bombs (Molotov cocktails) at a Buddhist monastery in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, at 3:00 pm. Despite the timing, authorities doubt the two events were related.

An Indonesian district court sentenced an American national to life for carrying 97 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (meth) on Wednesday, November 16.

The Semarang District Court in Central Java found Kamran Muzaffar Malik (aka Philip Russel) guilty and sentenced him to life in prison for smuggling meth together with five Indonesians and two Pakistanis.

The court believed Malik to be the financier of the ‘Pakistani drug network’, which paid Indonesians to help bring illegal drugs from Guangzhou, China. The ‘goods’ hidden inside generators entered the country through Tanjung Esmas Port. They then stored the generators in a warehouse, which the National Narcotics Agency raided on January 27.

Before the court convicted Malik, the district court had already sentenced two Pakistani members. Ring leader Muhammad Riaz received the death penalty on Monday, while Faiq Akhtar got a life sentence on Tuesday. The prosecutor demanded death for the Pakistanis, but Akhtar’s presiding judge Sartono considered him as an agent only and “not the mastermind of the network.”

Campaign Violations under Probe by Jakarta’s Expats Must Now Election Watchdog Accompany Agents to Get Permits Two weeks after the campaign period for the 2017 gubernatorial elections kicked off, the Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Jakarta Bawaslu) investigated various campaign violations allegedly committed by the three candidate pairs.

Among the three candidate pairs, the probe alleged that the Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono-Sylviana Murni tandem allegedly committed 15 violations of the campaign regulations.

Meanwhile, the two other candidate pairs of Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and running mate Djarot Saiful Hidayat, as well as Anies Baswedan and running mate Sandiaga Uno, were also accused of campaign violations.

Mimah Susanti, chairwoman of Jakarta Bawaslu, told reporters in mid-November that the agency is investigating various reports and findings about the alleged violations committed by the political candidates. October 26, 2016 to February 11, 2017 is the official campaign period for the upcoming gubernatorial election, while February 15 is the Election Day.

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Indonesia announced that immigration formality agents are no longer allowed to submit applications for visas and stay permits without having the expat present.

On November 14, 2016, Indonesia’s Ministry of Justice via the Director General of Immigration announced that third parties in the nation’s immigration process, such as formality agents, are no longer allowed to submit applications for visas or stay permits (KITAS) on behalf of expats or their sponsoring companies.

The news came as a shock after agents were invited to a gathering by the Director General on Friday, November 11. Rumours were spreading days before, and the sudden decision will have a big impact for all parties involved, including expats and visitors to Indonesia, companies acting as sponsors, formality agents and other third parties and government employees at Immigration offices throughout the nation.

All stakeholders above must now understand the following: • All Immigration licenses issued to formalities agents and alike will are now revoked starting November 14, 2016.

• All applications for visas and stay permits must be submitted by the sponsor (company) or its staff or by the expat.

• No more smooth or urgency procedures will be possible.

All applications from expats via a company or private entity will be handled based on a ‘First In First Out’ basis.

Formality agents and other third parties will continue to provide the same work. However, the expat and/or company acting as the sponsor will now need to join the agents in managing submissions, collecting forms and liaising with Immigration authorities directly.

* Answers in the next edition!

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1. Steal apples (6)

1. Far Eastern rowing vessel (6)

9. Light mauvish-crimson (7)

3. Taxi (7)

4. Diaphragm spasm (6)

2. Correct (5)

10. Part of an archery target (5)

5. Cake topping (5)

11. Caper (5)

12. Vessel towing larger vessels (7)

13. Vessels working in the Arctics (11) 18. Return game (7)

20. Distinctive smell (5)

6. Frankness (7)

7. Criminal on the high seas (6) 8. Fighting vessels (11)

14. Range – bessell’s navigating instrument (7)

22. Emotional episode (5)

15. Willy (7)

24. Naval flag (6)

17. Vessel’s kitchen (6)

23. Causing discomfort (7)

16. Captain’s area on a shp (6)

25. Light rowing vessel for passengers (6)

19. Nasal sound (5) 21. Tender (5)

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Jakarta Business Networkers Every Tuesday and Thursday Make the r ight connections and grow your business over breakfast. At Jakarta Business Networkers (JBN), all attendees are encouraged to help others by exchang ing 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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arts & culture

4 Projects for Development 23 June—31 December 2016 The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute Jakarta a nd the It a lia n Ministr y of Foreign Affairs and International C ooperat ion a re present ing the exhibition ‘4 projects for development’. The exhibition is in collaboration with the Agenzia Contrasto and seeks to highlight It a ly ’s c om m it ment s t o the nation’s foreign policies through its development programmes.

4 Projec t s for Development showcases images taken by four notable photographers from Magnum Agency: Abbas, Jerome Sessini, Jean Gaumy and Stuart Franklin. The photos are taken from their cooperation projects in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, and Senegal. The exhibition is open for public. For more information please visit www.itacultjkt.or.id

“Vico Magistretti. A Traveling Archive” 7 October — 7 December 2016 “Vico Magistretti. A Traveling A rchive” is relocated to the Indonesian Contemporary Art and Design Exhibition. In this exhibition, guests can see the live version of the studio where Magistretti worked in Milan.

This room, overlooking one of Milan’s piazzas, was the space where the industrial designer and

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architect worked during his entire career. The walls were covered by pin boards, full of samples of his favourite paper materials and sketches drawn on newspaper pages. There were also drawings made for him by his grandchildren, letters, correspondence w ith friends and colleagues, and family photographs in the studio. Arts enthusiasts can see how the studio is recreated at the Grand Kemang Hotel. For more information please visit www.arturaicad.com

a ballet gala. The event w ill include classical reper toires from Swan Lake, Don Quixote, G i s el le , C a r men a nd o t her neoclassical and contemporary pieces. The prog ramme w ill also hold workshops and meet and greet sessions. The main event will take place at Teater Besar, Taman Ismail Marzuki where audience can watch the special ballet performance. For more information, visit www. indonesiadancesociety.com

Jakarta Players is an English language community theater group active in the city since 1968.

Come join us for an evening of music, drama and improv as we prepare to kick-off the 2017 season.

The event will take place at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, Music Hall.

There is no charge for this evening of fun and laughter. Due to the size of the event room, only the first 100 will be admitted. We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information on the event, contact Icha at +62(0)8971229590 or visit www.jakartaplayers.org

Indonesian Heritage Society (HIS) returns with Rumahku morning talks this November.

The event is open to members of the non-profit organization and is held on Thursday mornings where participants can engage with one another over tea, coffee and snacks. Rumahku is held to introduce potential members of HIS and those who take an interest in the programmes it offers. Guests are welcome to suggest topics and speakers that would like to have, and be a part of the Rumahku Committee to arrange events and w rite newsletters accordingly. This November, Erza Setyadharma will serve as a guest speaker to share his story about his career as a creative consultant, classical music, opera producer, as well as a writer. Registration is made under first-come and first-served basis. The event costs Rp.50,000 (for IHS members) and Rp.75,000 (for non-members). For more information please visit www. heritagejkt.org/lectures/rumahku

Pukat Christmas Concert 2016 4 December 2016

International Ballet Star Gala 3 - 4 February 2017 Indonesia Dance Society (IDS) w i ll be br ing ing the most talented dancers from prestigious companies across the globe in

most illustrious islands of Lombok.

This year, the Lombok Marathon will take place in West Lombok, starting from J. Senggigi and ending at the Governor building in Jl. Pejanggik Mataram City.

Racers will also be entertained by traditional music as they reach for the finish line. The event will be also include a pre-race dinner, exhibition and post-race festivals.

Guests will also get to enjoy live music and get to know local culture at the food festival. Both local and international people are invited to join with a maximum quota of 5,000 runners. For more information please visit www. lombokmarathon.com

to gather and send each other positive energies. The five-day festival will include an array of inspirational workshops such as yoga, martial arts, African dance, ecstatic dance cr ystal bowl sound healing, breathwork and meditation. There will also music performances featuring international artists to light up the nights during the festival.

Bali Spirit festival will take place at Bhanuswari Resort and SPA. For more information, visit http:// www.balispiritfestival.com holiday

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Pukat Chr istma s Concer t is retur ning this December to celebrate the holy yet festive spirit of holiday with your favourite Chrstmas carols. Last year the event brought renowned local musicians and artists on stage like Andi Riyanto, Rio Febrian, Maruli Tampubolon, Lea Simanjuntak, Angela July and OlivOla. The participating artists for this year will soon be announced. The event takes place at Ciputra Artpreneur.

For more information please visit www.ciputraartpreneur.com

music

education

Indonesian Heritage Society’s Morning Talk Series November 2016 – February 2017

Jakarta Players Community Night 3 December 2016

will be discussing the development of marketing; and Professor Rober t Wolcott from Kelogg School of Management, USA on new worlds and opportunities.

Guests will also get the chance to witness awarding ceremony and mingle during exhibition a nd ne t work i ng. The e vent will take place at Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place. Price: Rp.825,000.

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Markplus Conference 2017 8 December 2016 Markplus Conference is one of the nation’s biggest marketing conferences in Southeast Asia and will soon be back this December.

To celebrate the event ’s 11 t h anniversary, Markplus Conference will be taking the theme of New Realities New Marketing: New Content, For Indonesia Human, Beyond 3.0. Scholars, practitioners and the public in general are i nv i t e d t o joi n p a ne l s a nd discussions on the latest trends in the nation’s marketing. This year, keynote speakers include Professor Jonathan Wilson from Richmond University UK, who

Djakarta Warehouse Project 2016 9–10 December 2016 One of the most anticipated electronic dance music (EDM) festivals, DWP will bring the greatest par ty 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’s 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.

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TANA TORAJA photography

5 Day Photo Tour to Tana Toraja with Melbourne 11–15 December 2016 Join a five-day photo tour with Melbourne the Photographer to develop your skills and talents in photography in one of the most majestic regions in Sulawesi, Tana Toraja. Melbourne is a commercial photog rapher who nor mally holds photo tours across Asia in countries like China, India and Cambodia. Additionally, he also trains amateurs and experts via various programmes, workshops, seminars and photo walks. This time, he and his wife Maria invite photographers and enthusiasts to explore the diverse culture of Tana Toraja w ith hopes of finding the perfect shots. For more information please visit www. melbournethephotographer.com

LOMBOK sports Lombok Marathon 2016 4 December 2016 Get ready for the next big running event in one of the archipelago’s

arts & culture

Devdan Show – Treasure of the Archipelago 1 May–31 December 2016 Devdan Show is one of the most impressive per for mances in Bali that features dance, along with stunning costumes and hitech special effects. The show combines local dance traditions with contemporary moves into an aerial acrobatic attractions.

For 90-minutes, audience will get to travel across the Indonesian archipelago, starting from Bali, Sumatra, Java Borneo, and all the way to Papua. Devdan Show is performed four times a week at one of Bali’s most renowned entertainment areas, Nusa Dua. Tickets are available at https:// www.bali.com/shop/devdan_260. html. Price: US$40 (normal) US$20 (children)

9th Annual Christmas Bazaar 16 December 2016 Canggu Club will be presenting its annual Christmas Bazaar. Those who are still looking for ideas to decorate their house or do not know what to give to their loved ones should visit this event. The bazaar is also open to people who are interested in being a vendor.

Registration deadline for potential vendors is on December 10. For more information please visit http://www.cangguclub.com/9thannual-christmas-bazaar/

Karma Wedding Fair 10 – 11 December 2016 One of Bali’s most anticipated wedding fairs will finally be held this December. Lovers and future brides and grooms will learn the latest trends in bridal market straight from wedding planners, designers, photographers, as well as fashion and beauty experts.

There will also be fashion show and DJ performance to keep you entertained. Admission fee costs Rp.200,000 which includes an exclusive access to special vendors promotions, free food tastings, a gift bag, and the chance to win door prize. The wedding fair will take place at Karma Kandara and Karma Beach. For more information please visit http:// bit.ly/2ff28Ag Bali Spirit Festival 19 – 26 March 2017 Bali Spirit Festival is a global c elebrat ion of yoga , d a nc e , music and well-being. Set in the beautiful island of Bali, the festival will invite performing arts enthusiasts and spirituality seekers from all around the world

New Year’s Eve at Cocoon 31 December 2016 Get ready for the wildest party of the year because Cocoon Beach Club w ill be bringing one of New Zealand’s most celebrated producers Jolyon Petch. The producer is known for his single Fast Car and his latest release M1-Emotions. Grecian DJ Ahmet Killic will also be joining the celebration. With the theme ‘Cocoon Goes Wild’, the beach club will also be serving guests with dinner, VIP day beds with full bottle service and general admission party tickets. For more information please visit http:// cocoon-beach.com

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Email: linabasuki@hotmail.com For rent 300 houses at Kemang, Cipete, Cilandak, Jeruk Purut, Pondok Indah. Big gardens, swimming pools, USD 2,000 5,000. Phone: +62(0)816859551 or +62(0)8170093366 looking for work Female looking for work. Job experience background: Senior Marketing Proper t y ER A in South of Jkt and Marketing Communication Supervisor in A I A Financial. Membership Toastmaster International at E x per t Club (Kemang), etc.

Educational background: S1 (Bachelor degree) Communication of Moestopo Universit y. For more information: marsanda@ gmail.com or call/tex t: +62(0)8129479801 Jejen worked for our household May 2011–June2015. He was responsible for maintaining all outside areas including the garage, all patios, caring for the garden and the pool. In the 4 years he worked for us he proactively worked hard to improve his English and can now communicate things relating to his job in English. Jejen is a quick learner and helped around

On sale: used 10 yrs old teak wardrobe 2 +3 cabinets (separable).

Price Rp5,500,000/- negotiable , excluded delivery from Cinere area Sherry. Email: tapavelo@gmail. com household staff available Moving sale! We are moving and have antique and quality new bedroom furniture and kids shoes for sale. Must be picked up by 10 December, Kebayoran Baru. WA/ Call Clare: +62(0)811905189 King size bed head and frame Rp3 million (less than 12 months old) Belluci, king size mattress, less than one year old. Rp 5 million (new over 10 million). Antique teak cupboard from Yogya Rp.3 million. Mid-century designer dining chairs teak Rp 1.2 mill each or Rp4.5 for 4. Keens baby shoes US size 6. Rp150,000. Drawers, perfect condition Rp1 million.

Bedside table, perfect condition Rp1 million. IKEA silver desk, Rp 500,000. L-shaped sofa, recently restuffed Rp 2.5 million.

BALI property Office space for rent. 3 years left, size 3,4 X 8 m with glass, AC and strategic location close to beach, villas, restaurants, bank in Jalan Danau Toba Sanur. Price 180 million (nego) contact : +62(0)81 13979879 2 & 4 bedrooms villa for rent (daily / monthly) in Canggu close to Canggu Club, Bearawa & Eco beach. Fully furnished, pool, etc. Call: +62(0)816865097 0r +62(0)81311193337 House for rent in Jimbaran. Nice location, 10 minutes to GWK, 30 minutes from airport. 2.4 Are, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Garage, Small Garden. Call Made : +62(0)18353150999

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Looking for German speaking Reatret Manager, background in leading teams, life-coaching , therapy and Yoga instructor advantageous. 1-2 years full time contract. Information and contact (www.pranavedabali.com)

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Looking for social media / digital marketing university qualified specialist , minimum 1 year ex per ience w ith Austra lia n brands, must have excellent English. Email your CV and cover letter to enquires@oliviaarezzolo. com.au L o ok i ng for s ome one w it h a backg round in events / weddings to join our team. 5-7 years experience and english is a must, please send CV to : natalie@ paper-diamonds.com

Java Lagoon is a small, Peaceful Lagoonside homestay nearby the Indian Ocean on the south coast of West Java (pangandaran). If you have plan to visit pangandaran please stay at our homestay, please visit our website www.javalagoon. com or call +62(0)81394706068 to make a reservation.

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, T V and Wif i. Idyllic place to relax & enjoy a long weekend.

Separate g uesthouse w ith 1

bat h room a nd 2 bed room s.

Friendly staff and female cook.

In house 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. villa-gamrang.nl or just email us directly at villagamrang@gmail. com personals I 'm lo ok i ng for p a r t t i mer husbands, have extra understanding, easy going, fun to be with and most important thing is available only for 2–3 months a year. Attractive appearance will be an added value. If you think you are the one: singlewhitefemale3012@ gmail.com

looking for work Working mother looking for extra money during spare time at home.

Administration , data entry, copy writing, good english . More about me , please email: livelong_june@ yahoo.com Expat living in Bali looking for permanent job in hospitality business, Experience as Restaurant and Shop Manager. For CV please email me : mainski@gmail.com services Private teacher Bahasa Indonesia for foreigner , please contact 0813 3870 5158 or email (dwi.astari@ yahoo.com) English private course for children, teenagers and adults. Easy and simple learning. Please contact +62(0)89675052574

BANDUNG services Bahasa Indonesia teacher for expats in Bandung with 14 years experience in teaching Bahasa in the international schools would like to offer a Bahasa class. One to one private lessons. Special rates for groups. My timetable are Saturday and Sunday (afternoon) I teach all levels. What I will teach: pronunciation,grammar, vocabular y, oral and written comprehension, and Indonesia common culture. Please feel free to contact me if you have any question or want to book a lesson. mobile: +62(0)81221373699. issue 179 Indonesia expat

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