Indonesia News/Updates

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bigredcouch started the topic in Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 at 2:16pm

Hey guys,

Wondering what the go-to website is for Indonesian news/updates in English?

I'm mostly interested in Covid and international border related news. What's out there?

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seaslug Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 at 10:32pm

Like the blokes who commit suicide in Thailand, found with hands cable tied behind their back and bag over their head

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bigredcouch Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 at 8:53am

Red dress and all

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:32am

Hey mate. Any advice would be nice. You can find me on Facebook or email me. I know that loose lips sink ships. [email protected].

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:34am

Trying to talk with Blowin haha.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:36am

You might find that you miss Aussie surfers when you are there. I live on the Goldie but I hate Gold Coast surfers haha.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:37am

https://m.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:42am

Anyway. I’m thinking of applying for the exemption and jumping on a plane. Australia is a great country but my god it is the most boring stale place haha. I need me some Indo madness. Help a brother out haha.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 11:04am

Nobody really talks about Andy’s death. That Kissed by God documentary is rubbish. Typical American brush off. Oh he is a drug addict but let’s tell the kids that everyone didn’t know about it.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 11:08am

He loved the opiates. Tramadols are the best. No wonder he loved them.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 11:12am

Paging Blowin. Send me an email bloke. Lakey Peak might be fun. The ments would be much better. I know a few people there. I got the hook up haha.

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groundswell Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 1:31pm

a few of my mates are over there now one was surfing ujung bocur yesterday with a cyclone swell making it barrel all day, it usually doesnt barrel

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:35pm

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:40pm

Wake up boys. Gland is open. It really isn’t . Fuck me hey blokes.

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dudette Saturday, 6 Mar 2021 at 10:47pm

No brazzos allowed haha . Paging Blowin. Fuck I miss Indo

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indo-dreaming Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 at 7:26pm

I think this is a realistic outlook.

"Bali plans to restart foreign tourism in April 2022: Health Minister

It will be at least another year until Bali opens to international tourists, Indonesia’s health minister said last week, a statement which has prompted backlash from public figures and tourism players in the economically-battered province. "

https://coconuts.co/bali/news/bali-plans-to-restart-foreign-tourism-in-a...

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Supafreak Wednesday, 17 Mar 2021 at 5:04am
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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 3:25pm

2022 is going to be packed

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dazzler Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 4:45pm

My brother lives in part of Indo less frequented by westerners, sends me messages everyday how good it is surfing by himself...

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 4:50pm

But are we allowed to leave Australia in july?

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indo-dreaming Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 5:24pm

"But are we allowed to leave Australia in july?"

Zero chance of that, we won't be allowed out until 2022. (unless you can comment to a long trip and come back and hotel quarantine)

I hope Indo opens to tourist this year at least it will let other countries hit Indo and then next year Aussies will flood the place.

Yeah it will suck watching other countries get their fix, but at least it wont be a flood of all countries all at once.

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 6:00pm

oh well gives me enough time to save for a decent trip and a few boards for the trip.
Might do a month at g-land as well at least the crowd there is limited to around 50 or 60 in three camps
when speedies is 2-5ft and throwing it doesnt seem like many like the takeoff and most prefer the much bigger size of moneytrees. with easier entry

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Supafreak Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 5:40pm

You could get excemption indo , so can I , I can go for 3 months but need to be back October, November and that’s the lottery , getting back

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 5:56pm

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 6:21pm

If you got an exemption and stayed for 6-12 months doing a K. Lumpar trip in the middle to get a new social visa after six months im sure you wouldnt need to go into quarantine.

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indo-dreaming Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 6:21pm

"You could get excemption indo , so can I , I can go for 3 months but need to be back October, November and that’s the lottery , getting back"

Yeah i know, it's just the hotel quarantine that is a deal breaker, 2 adults and 2 kids (about $5k) and then being stuck in a hotel room 24/7 with them for two weeks, i also work for myself so if i dont work i dont get paid so that factored in im a few more thousand out of pocket.(plus holiday)

I know im going to regret it one day as it's a once in a life time opportunity with how uncrowded it is, but it's also hard to justify from a $$$ perspective.

Ive just been saving over the last year and have saved some good money and will continue to save until borders open, i have a few bits of land in Indo near good waves, so viewing this all more long term and will build a nice house/villa and get a nice speed boat once it's over, so it kind of makes this all worth well.

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groundswell Thursday, 18 Mar 2021 at 7:58pm

Good post indo.
I wish i had of taken up a mates offer of becoming an ex pat and teach english on a kitas. you only need around $50 a week to live if your renting longterm and that includes cigarettes and a beer or two.You get paid around $250 a week.
I stayed in Krui with an english teacher he only charged me about 300 000 rupiah to stay with him (with food) for 5 weeks and teach him more english. he only knew how to say hello mister!

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bigredcouch Thursday, 25 Mar 2021 at 9:47am

Latest news is that Indonesia currently isn’t issuing any visas to anyone offshore...

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Supafreak Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 9:49am

Just been in touch with mate who has returned from Bali , flight home was $2400 Bali Jakarta Sydney , when he flew over December 2020 was $650 , rules me out this year as for 3 of us would cost roughly $16000 flights , visa and quarantine both ends .

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thermalben Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 11:31am

This is an amazing read. Hard to imagine OS travel returning any time soon.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/01/surviving-global-travel-during-...

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fitzroy-21 Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 12:16pm

And then, if you are a celebrity and have money, come on in....

The double standards are astounding...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55851074?fbclid=IwAR1ENPB-Zj8rc...

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goofyfoot Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 4:52pm

Made the mistake of showing the father in law some photos of Indonesian trips this weekend. ( being a non surfer he was interested. I didn’t just start up a slide show... )
Anyway it was a big mistake as it’s just made my desire to get back to Indo and more specifically Grajagan to increase 10 fold.
When is this fucking shit ever going to end!!!

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udo Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 5:06pm

Tis time for a Hans Tholstrup Haines Hunter Darwin to Kupang run ..

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GuySmiley Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 5:07pm

See you in 18 months GF, by then vaccinations might allow flights between many but not all countries, only my guess

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groundswell Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 5:08pm

here here Goofy im hangng for speedies..at least g-land camps have a maximum of 60 or so where as everywhere else in indo will be packed once gates are open. 60 is a managable number between kongs speedies, 20/20's and tiger tracks

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groundswell Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 5:11pm

A group of my old mates managed to stay in Maluk through covid, not sure how, they're not english teachers or anything but go every season for the full season. this time they're going for 18 months or so

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goofyfoot Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 6:20pm

not what i wanted to hear guy..
yeah seems to handle a few groundswell

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groundswell Monday, 5 Apr 2021 at 6:31pm

I reckon air flight prices will be through the roof. Even from Darwin or Perth.

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gibbsy Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 9:42am

Groundswell, at G-land thats about 60 PER CAMP..... so around 180 people total capacity, which I expect it will be when it opens up! (dammit)

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udo Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 9:46am
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stunet Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 9:51am

Can Kiwis get to Indo easier than us?

Thought they had the same restrictions...?

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ilikelamb Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 12:07pm

New Zealanders are allowed to leave the country, getting backs a bit of a hassle and getting flights.

https://covid19.govt.nz/travel-and-the-border/leaving-new-zealand/

Just had a quick flight check and Singapore airlines is flying Auckland-Denpasar for about $2700 return plus your return Hotel quarantine nz$3000 and a bunch of preflight covid test costs, and obviously somehow getting an Indo visa.

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seaslug Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 1:28pm

Transit through Singapore which can involve a long layover overnight in the airport if you don't want to enter Singapore

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ilikelamb Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 3:36pm

You can do a lot worse than a night at Changi.

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seaslug Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 4:01pm

Indeed, done hundreds

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indo-dreaming Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 4:53pm

There has been a lot of talk of a travel bubble with Singapore too, same deal as what is going to happen with NZ no quarantine.

I wonder if it will be any easier to travel from Indo to Oz if via Singapore.

Like a shorter quarantine in Singapore?? (havent cheeked their quarantine system out)

BTW. smart move by NZ they are going to be flooded with Aussies their tourism industry is going to boom.

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seaslug Tuesday, 6 Apr 2021 at 5:24pm

Hey ID, read thermalben post from yesterday, contains some pertinent info re Singapore