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I’ve moved from Bristol to Indonesia at 56. My beach villa is only £2k per year
Sarah Burgard says life in Indonesia is cheap enough that she can 'afford to be extravagant' - and she rents her home five ...
Indonesia to permanently relocate thousands of residents after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki eruptions
The Indonesian government plans to permanently relocate thousands of residents after a series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi ...
Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
Paula Hamadi cleans up trash as she collects clams in a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter in Jayapura, ...
The Negative Impact of Indonesia's VAT Increase to 12 Percent
Jakarta, VIVA – The government plans to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent starting on January 1, 2025. This ...
Indonesia’s planned 12% VAT rate angers public, sparks ‘structural frugal living’ boycott
Analysts say the hike could add to the middle class’ financial burden, with some Indonesians planning to avoid buying goods ...
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Employment, Living Standards and Poverty in Contemporary Indonesia
Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Understanding the nexus between employment, living standards and poverty is a major challenge in Indonesia. Trends in poverty are heavily ...
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From Call Centre To The Country’s First Unicorn: How Go-Jek Is Becoming A Way Of Living In Indonesia
In case you’re new to the scene or have been living in a remote cabin somewhere, Go-Jek, founded by Nadiem, is one of the fastest-growing and most visible tech startups in Indonesia. The courier ...
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Indonesia election: An 'impossible' country tests its hard-won democracy
It's a fast-growing economy, but with millions of its people still living in poverty. Yet it has proved remarkably stable. Defying predictions that it would implode, like Yugoslavia, Indonesia has ...
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Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
It is expected the new laws will be challenged in court. They apply equally to locals and to foreigners living in Indonesia, or visiting holiday destinations such as Bali. Under the laws ...