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  1. El_Goretto

    O negative blood needed

    Anyone? In Jakarta, urgently needed.
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    User Shadrach issued with 7-day ban

    Please be advised that user Shadrach has been issued a 7-day temporary ban from this forum. This decision follows a review of user reports, with 10 out of 27 reports this year concerning Shadrach's posts. Recurring issues include problematic tone, veiled insults, and derailing of threads. This...
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    Buying Aircon units, advice needed

    Hi everyone, I need to install 4 AC units for the new house I'm moving in. I'm also bringing with me a Sharp AH-A9VEY (1PK / 2.64kW) which is currently in my living room and doing a decent job, although the living room is not very big. So I need to buy 3 more. I'm thinking of using the Sharp...
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    Facebook login option de-activated

    Dear forum members, Today we have deactivated the Facebook login function due to difficulties maintaining for little benefits. This means that if (and only if) you were using the Facebook login function for your account, you must now reset your password. Here's how: 1. On the login screen...
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    SIM Internasional (International Driving License)

    Hi everyone, I made a SIM Internasional some years ago when I was still on KITAP. Due to personal circumstances, I am now on KITAS. My SIM Internasional has already expired so I need to make a new one for an upcoming trip. I was delighted to see that the procedure is now done online, however...
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    ACL reconstruction surgery

    Well, I did myself good. Had a motorbike accident and messed up my knee badly: compressed bone compressed meniscus sprained ligament suspected torn ACL Anybody has experience to share about ACL repair surgery in Jakarta? My options are: A. Private hospital in Jakarta B. BPJS hospital in...
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    The stick or deportation?

    I was chatting over dinner with some friends about caning in Singapore. It surprised them that it was still an active form of official punishment. It got me searching for details on how and when it is administered and I learned that for foreigners overstating their visa by 90 days, caning is...
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    Delays for Schengen visa applications

    I would just like to share some experience from friends and colleagues applying for Schengen visa in Indonesia. It seems like international travel is picking up and Indonesia is no exception. There are huge delays at TLSContact (contracted by the French Embassy in Indonesia) for visa...
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    6.7 Earthquake in Banten, 200km from Jakarta

    Just felt it at home while on a videocall, my colleague saw my screen shaking. No bad news so far and no tsunami alert. Anyone else felt it?
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    Indonesia limits international arrivals to 90 passengers per flight

    UPDATE: the limitation has been removed. Original post: Surprisingly there aren't many English language news sources on this. Here's one: https://loyaltylobby.com/2021/09/30/indonesia-limits-incoming-international-flights-to-90-passengers/ This doesn't make sense to me. At the same time...
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    Demonstrations against the KPK Law

    Starting a thread to discuss the various student demonstrations across Indonesia against the KPK Law passed by the DPR. In Jakarta, the demonstrations are currently located in front of the DPR building. Please share any information. Live coverage from KompasTV:
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    Credit/debit card payments: Double swiping vs manually inputting, what's the difference?

    So there was this rule a couple years ago that double swiping at the cashier when paying by credit or debit card would be banned from now on. But there are several retailers who still manually input the card number in their cashier. How is that any different than double swiping. It's just more...
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    Buku Nikah and prenuptial agreement

    I would like some help from members of this forum who have married at the KUA and have a prenup before 2017. There is this rule from 2017 (attached to this post) that says there should be a footnote on the buku nikah stating that a prenup has been registered between whom and whom, with the...
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    Bukalapak.com breach

    From my password manager: To be on the safe side, make sure to change your password and enable 2-step authentication, especially considering this is an e-commerce website that potentially also stores payment information.
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    Info: political gathering after Friday prayers in central Jakarta, Friday 19 April

    I've received a warning from the French Embassy that there will be a gathering tomorrow Friday 19 April after the Friday prayers at the Istiqlal mosque. They warn about traffic congestion as well as the possibility of unrest. As such, it is recommended to avoid the area if possible. If not...
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    Jakarta-based English speaking live-out Nanny with car and driver's license

    That's an odd one but bare with me. Today I took a go-car to go home and got a really cool driver: a sweet 52yo grand-mother who speaks English very well. During our long ride, we got to chat and I insisted that she should do more than being a go-jek partner with her English skills and...
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    Whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram are down

    Yep, you're not alone, they've been down for the past hour or so.
  18. El_Goretto

    New civil lawsuit filed in JIS alleged child sexual abuse case

    Looks like the case is open again. Source: coconut. I'd be curious about your take on this. Previously when the mother filed a criminal lawsuit for $125 million against then school it got promptly rejected. Now this new civil suit is against the teachers, cleaners and, oddly, the ministry of...
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    Forum new version preview

    Hi everyone, Once again, Expat Indo is due for an upgrade. We've been working behind the scene to prepare a preview copy of the forum running Xenforo 2.0 (current forum uses version 1.5). If you would like to try the preview, simply visit https://www.expatindo.org/testdir/ and when prompted...
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    New forum address: https://www.expatindo.org/community

    Dear users, In preparation to some deeper upcoming changes to the forum and the sister website, we have changed the website address from https://forum.expatindo.org to https://www.expatindo.org/community. It is set up so that even if you use the old address, it will automatically send you to...

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