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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    No, that’s somewhat of a misunderstanding; a pesantran is a (religious) boarding school. But there are also so called madrasahs which as day schools can be state-run (Madrasah Negeri) or private (Madrasah Swasta). Mostly the latter, and there are approx. 84.000 of these schools. They’re not...
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    Dangerous Phone Chargers

    The problem here in this country is power fluctuations. LEDs are vulnerable for sudden voltage spikes or repetitive drops. Those degrade or burn out the internal components.
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Two games played by teams of the Dutch kingdom last night. I enjoyed one more than the other. Obviously Curaçao didn’t stand a chance. But hey, they did score once!
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    Some yes. Mainly the ones that are or very rich or focused on western countries. Like parts of Jordan and the capital. Iran was before the Islamic revolution very liberal. And Lebanon was never a real Muslim country, the business partners we had there were all Christian.
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    Muslim marriage for foreigners - cultural question

    I’ve seen quite some case in which “no problem, my GF/fiancé is very liberal” was used as an argument and the conversion was ‘nothing but a formality’. And a couple of years later the hijab was introduced, she was fasting at Ramadan and it was expected from the hubby not to drink his beer and...
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    Of course they do. There are only so many hours in a week. And if you spend it all on -just to name something- learning and practicing maths then you probably will be weaker in languages. Saw an interesting documentary about a blind Islam teacher. At the end he and his -also blind-wife were...
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    Dangerous Phone Chargers

    Let’s warn also for chargers which are used in mosquito racquets 🏸 and water bottle dispensers and with electric garden and DIY tools 🧰 and -how could I forget- the solar lights and lamps? 🙄
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    . https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18tUZojpdz/?mibextid=wwXIfr Priorities…. .
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    At 11 WIB or noon WITA: Australia 🇦🇺 vs Türkiye 🇹🇷
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Still 1-1 after 70 minutes It’s broadcasted live on TVRI….
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    Departed on EPO but e-visa portal won't issue new voa says still in Indonesia

    ITAP has a very different approach from ITAS. More focused on integration and less on (monthly) financial capabilities.
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    Weakening IDR

    Most Balinese people know very well what’s needed; higher quality of service (and better hospitality education) with higher prices and less tourists.
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    How do you guys invest?

    . It all seems rather risky for the Americans with their 401K btw… https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/12/spacex-ipo-sp-500-index-funds-investors.html
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    How do you guys invest?

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    [FOR SALE] Villa in Batam

    You forgot to mention this is a HGB (right to build). So a contract for 30 years and it’s not mentioned how many years are still available and unexpired. Thus it does not fit neatly into the western categories of "for sale" (freehold) or "for lease". Only allowed for Indonesian citizens or a PT...
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    Departed on EPO but e-visa portal won't issue new voa says still in Indonesia

    Highly unlikely since you did get an EPO right? Problem is you can’t get into your dossier / account since it’s the sponsor (your previous employer) who has acces…and they’re probably not so interested -or capable enough- to help you out. Otherwise you could login yourself and even (re)apply...
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    Expat Indo Technical Issues (21 Aug 2018)

    Lately I’m having a lot of issues assessing the forum. Very often a login is not executed. Typed text will not be posted, it simply disappears after posting. And the amount of advertisements and pop-ups is staggering. (Mainly Tai Chi, dating for seniors and belly fat. And no, I did not Google...
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    Fix the Root Cause Instead of Just Picking a Villain

    If we look at the Philippines it doesn’t seem to be that successful either.
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    Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

    And me thinking it was a loanword from sh!tty .
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    Weakening IDR

    Yep first it was the Shariah vacation hub which would make Lombok obsolete. Then the medical hub (Sanur) which should compete with Penang, KL and Singapore. And now it’s…. Another brainfart anyone?

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