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My wife sells handicraft here in Indonesia, but occasionally has some international orders. Before it was all ok with Indonesia post/EMS (not cheap but always below 1jt). However right now she wanted to sent something light but big (0.5k but 50x50x50). And she was quoted almost 7jt to the US...

I agree, but most guest houses that I know have a kos kosan license and not a hotel license. So de facto this will be a ban on guest houses. Probably won't get that far, but who knows over here.

Wasn't that always the case, I think it is just the "real" kos/local accommodations that didn't pay tax, but the guesthouses with more than 10 rooms surely did? Thanks for the article. A pondok wisata as far as I recall used to be limited to a small tourism strip (at least here in Bandung) and...

Am I reading this correctly? I understand they want to tax all the accommodations that aren't paying taxes at the moment. However most of the buildings with a kos2 license are actually registered (guesthouses). Does this mean none of these guesthouses are allowed to host foreigners anymore...

Thanks for your reply Mark. At the moment I'm not living in Indonesia, but my wife is still registered there as a tax resident. I'm more worried about where she is registered since she will be on the receiving end of the gift, the taxes would have to be paid by her. I agree, but of course it...

Any members here in a mixed marriage who have bought land in their Indonesian spouse's name? We have a prenup and my plan was to gift my wife the money and she would purchase the land. Obviously I wouldn't have any rights to the land in case of a divorce, I'm well aware of that. However our...

60% is definitely possible, but from my experience the average nightly rate of $150 (assuming USD) seems high for a villa with an asking price of $180k. 7% before tax seems like a normal rate, but keep in mind that you'll have to deal with check ins/outs/repairs/etc... It definitely won't be...

Highly unlikely. First of all it will be hard to find established villas with still 30 years left on the leasehold. Secondly everyone here seems so bad at math (or just set on getting a holiday home) that most villas are horrible investments and 10% pa is just far fetched (unless you don't pay...

Yeah Sakumabali is correct, it is just a prerequisite and it is quite hard to find an office in denpasar with the correct IMB license, most of them have a ruko license.

Hello everyone, I'm looking for a dedicated office space (not just a desk, but an actual room) in the Denpasar region (preferably west) in an office building with an office IMB. As cheap as possible. The only one I found so far is in the ibis styles, however they don't have any available...

Thanks Spicyayam, I have the multiple entry stamp in my passport along with a plastic card/permit. I got it in Indonesia, but haven't been out of the country since. Last time when I didn't have it yet I had to book a return ticket on the spot when checking in from Europe. I assume there is no...

This is the first time I'll be returning to Indonesia with a spouse sponsored kitas. My kitas is valid for 1 year, do I need to show a ticket out of the country before that date or is there no need for that with a kitas?

Haha I'm not that big of a bule :). So I went with the 150cc vario (even though they look far from cool), one day I'd also like to try driving a manual bike, but for now it is probably safer for everyone if I stick to an automatic. Thanks for the advice guys.

But it looks so big and I already have issues getting through traffic jams with the vario. On top of that I'm afraid it makes me looks like a rich foreigner and I will have to stop for the police even more :).

Looking to buy a new scooter, figured a Vario is probably the best choice, but now doubting between the 125cc and 150cc. What are your opinions is the 150cc worth the 3jt extra? Right now I have a very old vario 125cc rental bike without the idling stop system. I mostly use it for driving...

Ah nice that means I didn't get ripped off that much ;). Crofty ultra HD is nice, but I don't think my macbook pro can handle it. Besides 2560x1440 pixel density is high enough for me (I barely see a difference with my retina screen side by side)

Just a question since both indihome/speedy and globalextreme are using fiber, why are globalextreme's speeds capped so low and their price so high aren't they using the exact same lines?

Those have been there for quite a while right? Anyone ever experienced being harassed by other drivers while being in an uber/grabcar? Some of the uber drivers I take don't want to go to the Canggu area since they say they are not allowed there and local transport will attack them, while others...

Ah didn't know that, glad I found it after all :)

Eventually bought it at RTC, couldn't find rimo or fast n cheap. Asked everyone if they had a big screen, but nobody had one larger than 24" finally 1 shop had a 27" dell but with a 1920x1200 resolution. Explained to the seller that I needed the high res version. He said he might be able to get...