Expats in Indonesia | Working in Indonesia
Do you want to live or work in Indonesia? Do you need to know about the advantages and disadvantages of living here?Do you need the latest news on Coronavirus prevention in Indonesia.
Unicef have a popular guide on how to protect yourself from Coronavirus in Indonesia. Wear a mask and wash your hands regularly. Clean products with alcohol and water.
In Indonesia, the lives of millions of children and their families have already been upended. Lockdowns and school closures are affecting their education, mental health and access to basic health services.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Indonesia, UNICEF has been leading efforts with the government, the World Health Organization and other partners to respond to the pandemic.
Impact of Covid-19 in Indonesia
Indonesian hospitals are struggling to cope with the coronavirus crisis.
Standing outside the glass wall at one of the emergency installations in a hospital in Tangerang, Benten, Uta Verina Maukar, 26, looked at her mother as she lay resting on a bed. She texted her mother, telling her that she was standing outside. Her mother looked at her from across the room, and with an oxygen mask on her face, tried to sit up so she could see her better. They both looked at each other like that for a while. That was the last time Uta saw her mother’s face.
She died from Covid the following day. She was 51.
For Uta and her brother, Varrio Sanel Maukar, 24, everything happened so quickly. When his mother tested positive for Covid on Monday, Varrio tried to stay calm. Her oxygen saturation was about 93%. The next day it dropped to 89%. That Tuesday Varrio visited four hospitals but their intensive rooms were all full.
“I called dozens of hospitals and they either did not pick up my calls or informed me that their beds were all occupied,” Uta said.
Uta said the health ministry’s website, Siranap – which is supposed to give up-to-date information on the bed availability – was unreliable. The data online didn’t match the situation inside hospitals.
Varrio found a bed in the fifth hospital he tried. But by then their mother needed specialist care.
“Doctors said she must be in the intensive care units. But they told us they were running out of beds and ventilators at the ICU,” Varrio said.
Their mother was kept in a room with five other patients; all were in a similar critical condition and waiting for a space in ICU. She died after two days in hospital.
As Covid cases have risen sharply over the past few weeks in Indonesia, more and more families have been forced to say goodbye to their relatives. Many of them have died without receiving proper medical treatment.
Indonesia has repeatedly announced record cases over the past two weeks. On Thursday, it again recorded new highs: 24,836 new infections and 504 deaths. Health experts believe the spread of the Delta variant and travel during June’s Idul Fitri holidays have driven the surge.
It is important to get vaccinated in Indonesia.
- Patients with severe comorbid, autoimmune, or those who undergo immunosuppressant therapy must have a doctor’s recommendation letter.
- Recovered patients of COVID-19 can get vaccinated at least 1 months (for mild symptoms) or 3 months (for severe symptoms) after being declared recovered.
Learn more about how vaccines work.
It is also important to have expat medical insurance.
Living in Indonesia
Culture Club Indonesia is a website for British expats living in Indonesia. If it’s about life abroad in Indonesia, you’ll find it here. How to live and work in Indonesia – with the latest news about friends and events. Plus a forum for all aspects of IT, living, working and staying in Indonesia. From travel writing to book reviews and conversation guides to insurance, there’s something here for everyone, whatever they’re doing or planning to do as an expat or new resident of Indonesia.
We are a group of British people who have been living in Indonesia for many years. If you are thinking of moving to Indonesia, here are some answers to the questions that we were asked. If you still need help, just ask! We have personal experience as expats in Indonesia and work (or worked) in Indonesia.
To meet other expats in Indonesia try Internations group meetup.
We can help British expats in Indonesia get the help and advice that they require. Our site is full of useful information about living and working in Indonesia but it is also for those who want to visit our country. We have lots of information on how to get to Indonesia and when you’re here how you can get around easily. You can find out some basic words and phrases so you’ll rub shoulders with the locals in no time!
- Good Morning: Selamat pagi (sounds like: “suh-lah-mat pah-gee”)
- Good Day: Selamat siang (sounds like: “suh-lah-mat see-ahng”)
- Good Afternoon: Selamat sore (sounds like: “suh-lah-mat sor-ee”)
- Good Evening: Selamat malam (sounds like: “suh-lah-mat mah-lahm”)
- Apa kabar?” (“How are you?”) Another sure way to impress locals is to ask them how they’re doing. You answer with “Kabar baik” (sounds like:bai-yeek”)
Expats in Indonesia Network
For expats in Indonesia, Internations is a network for Brits living and working in Indonesia.
Hello and welcome! We help British people who have moved to Indonesia, or to those thinking about the move. We are here for advice and support, so please feel free to join us whether you’re a newbie or a long-time resident.
Welcome to the Expats in Indonesia website. Whether you’re planning to move or already living in Indonesia, this is the place to find out what it takes to live and work in Indonesia as well as share your own experiences.
Welcome to Expats in Indonesia, one of many sites for expats in Indonesia. We offer a place for British residents and visitors to Indonesia to find everything they need about their new home.
Britain is home to more expats than any other country in the world, so moving away from Britain is a popular choice for many. But where do you go? Finding paradise abroad isn’t as easy as simply booking on a flight, but with its beaches and unique culture Indonesia could be just what you are looking for.
Expats in Indonesia is a website for those who are planning to move to Indonesia, or those who have already moved. Our site provides information, resources, answers and all of the necessary information that one may need when considering moving to Indonesia.
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Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populated country. The worlds largest Muslim country. The world’s largest archipelago with between 5 and 7 thousand islands, about 6 per cent of which are inhabited. Three regions: Sumatra, Java, Bali; a population that speaks over 300 languages; Ethnic groups ranging from Chinese to Irianese and aboriginal peoples such as the Dayaks of Borneo. It is said that every third Indonesian is a Batak, either in part or entirely. Indonesia is an enigma.
A land so large and diverse that few foreigners do not want to discover more about it and the people who live there. South East Asia’s largest economy has attracted expats since the end of World War II. It continues to draw more expats today than ever before as more Westerners learn about this sprawling culture, from its rich and diverse nature, through to its complex politics – a culture which is still rapidly developing with new ideas and innovations entering every year thanks to ideas being shared by friends on Twitter or Facebook for example or students who travel to other countries for education purposes in order to share their experiences when they return home.
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