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Appears that the hardware (facilities and equipment) will be of high standard. If they also hire foreign doctors it could be an alternative to Malaysia and Thailand over time, although catching up to Singapore may never happen. Unfortunately I'm afraid the rates will be at Singapore level, i.e...

1. Who is the legal owner of this site? There is no "who are we". 2. Why is address in a unusual location in Bali (outside tourist zone in a rather dodgy area)? 3. Why PayPal only? 4. Why charge in USD when all Indonesian transactions must bein IDR? 5. Site registered 1 year ago with low volume...

No worries. From what I understand check-in, security check, immigration or customs are not involved in Bali "tax" collection. I doubt Bali gov. will be allowed to hassle or fine foreigners prior check-in on departure. If the tax is changed to a nation wide tax then it could be collected via...

Generous amount of money smooth over any issues in Indonesia!

About waste to energy: Singapore. The he incinerator is operated at temperatures of between 850 and 1,000 degrees Celsius: https://recyclopedia.sg/resources/wte In Denpasar on the other hand they opened a new "waste treatment" plant that is a total disaster with people living kilometers away...

True that. My driver in Jakarta had a "grandma" that "passed away" every now and then -- so as to avoid my request for weekend work.

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The local developers do not have have much money (in Bali at least) for big developments so the concept is as usual to have foreigners to finance (I have another word but will not mention it here) and then the local "gatekeepers" will insert themselves into the process. China and the Russian...

1. China financing massive expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia. 2. Nickel prices see a dramatic drop causing shutdown of loss making mines. 3. China waiting in the wings for non-China owned miners needing a "helping hand". Classic China playing all sides to expropriate resources...

I have occasionally reported online on ProDenpasar portal the most egregious cases of illegal activities affecting my villa in south Denpasar (super noisy motorbikes, dumping trash outside my wall, burning trash engulfing the villa). Obviously I made sure it was in fact an illegal activity and...

The bot forgot to mention all the "helpful" locals awaiting. In this context "helping" to empty your pockets: Desa Adat leader in Berawa arrested for extorting a 10 Milyar "fee" for approving a land transaction. Caught red handed in a Renon cafe receiving 100 Juta down-payment. Too funny: He...

No "thoughts" to be expected from Zamirmewelldy: Sound like a bot to boost traffic. I'm using Biznet in Denpasar via fiber. Very good with fluid Netflix and youtube streaming. They respond quickly to technical issues and they have an office in Sanur if a personal visit is required.

Tabanan declared a couple years back they would convert 3,100 Ha of "non-productive" rice fields into tourist zones (from Nyanyi to Soka). Great luck that the "non-productive" rice fields all happen to be located along the beach. This shameless conversion of rice fields is happening at a high...

Gov. backtracking their carry on customs regulation from 10th March 2024. New regulation to be made by Finance Ministry. "International aircraft passengers (non-migrant workers) are no longer bound by the regulations stipulated in the 2023 Trade Minister Regulation. Trade Minister Zulkifli...

Yeah, all good according to the bots. From the news: https://asianews.network/indonesian-taxman-scandal-tip-of-the-iceberg-corruption-watchdog/

I arrived in Asia with two large bags. Not planning to bring much more when i repatriate. At the very end I will only need 2 meter land.

All these improvements are exposing the main bottleneck even more: waiting for my bags spending my time filling in the customs declaration on the computers there as online app often fail to work.

I have updated my post #19 with some more details. SOP = Standard Operating Procedure. On a KITAS/KITAS all this should have been done as part of the address change process (MUTASI). Maybe sponsor knows?

In the past I needed to get a letter (surat pengantar?) from head in the area I moved from (Kelian Dinas in Bali, RT/RW outside Bali). However, last time I moved internally within Denpasar I was told regulation changed so I only informed Kelian verbally about moving and then I got a letter...

You refer to "Magnum Residences Sanur"? Just south of the new ICON mall although the marketing material shows coconut trees and low rise villas at the ICON mall location. Owner of Magnum seems to be Indonesian businessmen although nothing is transparent here. 1 bedroom unit prices start at AUD...