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    How do you guys invest?

    https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/market/20260618145017-17-743776/pengumuman-batas-maksimal-beli-dolar-sekarang-jadi-us-10000-bulan . So as of 1 July the limit for purchasing foreign currency without underlying is equivalent to $10k per month. This used to be $25K. The outgoing transfer threshold...
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    Jakarta 499 years old

    Well, not really of course. Its name was Batavia for quite a long time also. Next year the celebrations should be overwhelming. Now it’s somewhat underwhelming; mostly sales promotions and fairs and expo’s. And 1 rupiah to take public transportation. The same coming weekend btw. .
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    Pemadaman Listrik / Electricity Blackouts

    The gensets were used for decades already. Most often used during banjir. Now quite some houses have panels on the roof. Also see that more and more in Bali.
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    Waste Management in Indonesia

    In Jakarta sorting waste becomes mandatory. Finally. The RW/RT’s organize instruction meetings and most kompleks will get their own specific bins in common areas.
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    Pemadaman Listrik / Electricity Blackouts

    Many of my neighbors also have gone ‘solar’. Everybody happy.
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    Muslim marriage for foreigners - cultural question

    You’re forgetting step 3: Registration of the marriage at the Indonesian Civil Registry. (Normally within 30 days of the return of the WNI.) And that’s the problem now. There has been written quite a lot about this on the forum, Obviously any other country will acknowledge and recognize the...
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    Child Leaving the country with a new British passport

    Yep that could be a problem. Esp. since the mother is the WNI. In many countries it is also necessary to have a letter of consent if only one of the parents travels with a minor. I’ve never seen that being required iin RI but someone at the border could always ask…
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    Muslim marriage for foreigners - cultural question

    Eh I think you got it the other way around. Bekasi has a rather bad name and is joked about often. Outside of Jakarta it is -besides some areas as Summarecon- considered relatively cheap. And districts as Kelapa Gading are very expensive. Prices are easily 20 juta per m2, only at the port it’s...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    . WHAT A GAME !!!! .
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZIXXoEAVvl/?igsh=ZThpbzk1ODh3Ynkx https://www.tiktok.com/@brutamerica/video/7649771240147766541 The Viking Row of the Norwegian fans…
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Mbappé and Haaland did what they were supposed to do and both scored twice. The former is very close (two more goals) from an all time record. Ghana can definitely not call upon Thomas Partey for the team's first match on Wednesday at the World Cup against Panama in Toronto. A Canadian court...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    . German football fans who want to order online a shirt of their national team with the name of one of the players on it, may have to wait a while. There is a shortage of the letter V, sports brand Adidas confirmed. So it seems die Mannschaft has too many names with a V, Adidas too few...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    Of course
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    Since we are sharing personal experiences my 2 rupiah: The ex Asisten Rumah Tangga (PC, they still say maid over here unless on TV) of my mother in law visited her during Chinese New Year. Nice, she took her two kids. She was proud to say the eldest attended a high quality madrasah which was...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Not really an underdog but definitely not a traditional top team is Sweden 🇸🇪. The last time they ended high was in 1994, also in the USA. This time I see them come pretty far in the tournament though. They played a great game. Not weird if you consider their international players…. An...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Quite some surprises in the worldcup so far; top teams like Spain, Belgium and The Netherlands did not really perform as expected. Underdogs are doing quite well. Kind of like the ‘new’ rules like the maximum 5 second for a throw in. And the drink / refreshment breaks are also not bad; it...
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    This is only one step away from the moronic argument “if you don’t like it here, leave”. I know for sure Herbert has much more experience with this society than the majority of the forum members and is definitely entitled to his opinion. Which could be somewhat agonizing yes. But in the past...
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    Muslim marriage for foreigners - cultural question

    Btw, this was the reason our son broke up with his -extremely pretty and smart- Sundanese girlfriend. She was convinced all ties with her family would be broken if he would not convert. That was not an option.
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    Muslim marriage for foreigners - cultural question

    We all know there are different interpretations and that hadiths can contradict each other. Think about the hijab and burka, keeping and touching dogs, pee while standing, polygamy, etc. etc. We don’t really need internet for that, do we?

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