INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY FOR EXPATS IN INDONESIA
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Jimmy Carr is in Indonesia
Jimmy Carr is in Indonesia and will appear in Jakarta tonight. Next stop Bali. If you are a Brit you will know who Jimmy Carr is. He is one of the very few un-woke.. non politically correct comedians left in the dystopian, ultra woke UK. There have been many attempts to "cancel" him but...- ukcouple
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Dentists in Jakarta
Can anyone recommend a really good dentist or dental clinic in Jakarta.? Help urgently required for extracting a broken tooth and replacement. One that doesn't charge exorbitant amounts and uses up to date equipment and techniques. Thanks.- ukcouple
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Investing in Property for Mixed Couples
A typical situation. A husband and wife are living in Indonesia.. he's a foreigner and she's Indonesian. They have some spare cash (well.. the husband does). The wife has her eyes on a great investment property which she wants to buy to renovate and sell or rent out. The husband agrees that...- ukcouple
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Internet Indosat Ooredoo GIG to Shutdown
An email message was sent last night by Indosat GIG to it's customers to inform them that their internet service will cease on the 25th this month. The reason given was a court decision related to a corruption case but the exact circumstances are unclear. My first reaction was that it was all...- ukcouple
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How to make sure you get the Chinese vaccine.!
For those who need to get back to Hong Kong or mainland China, a visa requirement will be proof of innoculation with one of the Chinese developed vaccines either Sinovac or Sinopharma. So how to make sure that the vaccine is one of the approved Chinese ones before getting vaccinated, and get a...- ukcouple
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Lazada website on a Computer
Is anyone else getting these popups on the Lazada website...?? "Sorry, we have detected unusual traffic from your network. Please slide to continue." When you swipe it fails to verify with an error. Happens repeatedly and it's getting tiresome. (clearing cache and being logged in makes no...- ukcouple
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KITAP - The "Unlimited" One
I have some questions regarding the "unlimited" KITAP - which is more expensive than the regular one so should have some advantages right.? But what are they.? I ask because.. 1. You still have to 'report' to immigration every 5 years (it says so on the KITAP card and gives the 'report' date.)...- ukcouple
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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CBN Fiber Internet
Has anyone had experience with CBN Fiber Internet in Jakarta.? They are offering unlimited 20 Mbps for to 299k / month and 50 Mbps for 399k / month.- ukcouple
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Tokopedia delivery delays from BATAM
I just noticed this Announcement on the Tokopedia website.. "Dikarenakan ada regulasi baru dari Bea dan Cukai di Batam, pengiriman asal Batam dapat mengalami keterlambatan maks 14 hari." in English: "Because there are new regulations from Customs and Excise in Batam, shipping from Batam can...- ukcouple
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Indihome and Indosat Router Issues
I have a question for any experts out there who are on either Indihome or Indosat fiber internet. The ISP supplies a combined ONT / wifi router. However, I want to use my own router (preconfigured with tomato firmware), but the ONT wifi router settings are locked so cannot be reconfigured to...- ukcouple
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a couple of technical questions.
Hi everybody.. this may be wrong forum but I have a couple of technical questions which I can't get a reliable answer to in my local mall. So here goes on the chance that someone here might have a quick answer.. Question 1. I am about to buy a new TV with UHD 4k 3840 x 2160 resolution. I want...- ukcouple
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VPN with Dedicated IP (maybe the only way.)
I've seen a few post here recently about sites such as BBC player and Netflix not working with VPNs because they blacklist the IP address if it belongs to a VPN. It's because when you use a VPN you are sharing your IP address with lots of other people which makes it easier to blacklist. It...- ukcouple
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Expat Watering Holes in Jakarta
So where are the expat watering holes in Jakarta these days.? I mean bars, where expats go for a beer and a chat with other expats.? And I don't mean the expensive bars in pricey 5 star hotels where business men on company expense accounts hang out. It used to be the bars in Jalan Jaksa...- ukcouple
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BPJS vs KIS
Is there difference between the KIS ( Kartu Indonesia Sehat) and BPJS Kesehatan card. Some of us have the standard BPJS Kesehatan card. Others have a green KIS card. Is there a difference between the two.? If you have the normal BPJS Kesehatan card should you change it to the green KIS ( Kartu...- ukcouple
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NFC mobile payments
NFC = (Near-field communication). I have this NFC function on my phone but have never used it.. forgot it was there. So.. is anybody using NFC for electronic payments.?- ukcouple
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- Forum: Money matters, Banking and Investments
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Internet Connection Speed
My ISP has various Internet packages available, at different prices and speeds.. yaitu.. 15 Mbps, 30 Mbps and 100 Mpbs. There will be max 4 people using the connection at any one time. Used for streaming, downloading etc. If I chose a more expensive "faster" package will I see much real...- ukcouple
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- internet connection speed
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Optician in South Jakarta (english speaking)
Does anyone know a good english speaking optician in Jakarta.? A friend of ours, visiting from the UK and first time in Indonesia, stumbled while crossing the road in Blok M. He wasn't injured but his glasses went flying and were promptly run over and crushed by a Go-Jek moto. He is as blind...- ukcouple
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Reddit Indonesia
I was wondering how many of the members here follow the Indonesia sub-forum on Reddit (actually called subreddits).? Reddit is actually banned in Indonesia, blocked by Internet Positif - but some of you may still be able to access it. There is often interesting stuff there and worth a read...- ukcouple
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What happened following the Raid on Blok M.?
Does anyone have any follow-up on what happened after the immigration raid on Blok M a couple of months ago.? What happened was.. a few guys were having a quiet drink in one of the bars in Blok M and immigration shows up to check documents. It seems most had photocopied their passports and...- ukcouple
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Finally found the this Forum..
Hi Everybody.. I knew about the move to a new forum but couldn't find it. A google search turned up nothing. Finally found the link on Balipod and so glad i did. It's great to find all the famous refugees from the "other" forum here and thriving. Thanks and the best of luck to the...- ukcouple
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