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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    In a lighter color the front is better visible…obviously a BEV doesn’t really need a grille and radiator.
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    Toyota now finally comes with local hybrids for the Indonesian market. The Veloz and Vios are available in HEV versions. And yes, there we go again: Toyota’s "self-charging" marketing credo for its hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is also used here in Indonesia. That is at least misleading...
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    Ya, the M6 is more comparable to an Innova. It‘s rather obvious the focus of Renault is on other parts of the world: Europe, South America (Brazil), South Korea (Samsung) and India. The cars they are selling here would get a Dacia badge in Europe. They are designed and produced in India...
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    Depends a bit on the model. An Atto 1 or 3 is also rather plastic fantastic.
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    Wise (formerly TransferWise)

    Many here have made a big deal of the lack of LPS in RI. Now don’t forget that FDIC insurance is a similar system.
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    In Bali you will often get a VF6 when booking the Green SM online taxi. In Jakarta its often the smaller VF5. And that really shows for passengers in the back. If you’re taller than 170 cm your legs are in a kind of unnatural position. That’s because the shorter wheelbase (-22 cm) and the...
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    Dual citizenship, how likely is it?

    There are many (better) ways to attract foreign expertise and skills besides offering dual citizenship. And to get the brain drain -from all these WNI who left- back in Indonesia is a very different matter than getting top of the crop scientists and athletes etc. to work and stay in this country.
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    Car cameras.

    As so often, buying cheap is buying twice. My brother in law who is a freak in these kind of things, threw out the Xiaomi equipment in the cars and replaced them with BlackVue solutions.
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    No this not the snake pitch of a concert but a scene of a climbing etappe from the Tour. it is Pogacar winning the 5th time, now on legendary Alpe d’Huez. As you can see it gets busier every time and the organization really needs to take action to better protect the cyclists.
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    Wise (formerly TransferWise)

    July 24 (Reuters) - London-listed shares of Wise fell 10% on Friday after the money transfer ‌group said its application to create a ‌national trust bank in the United States was denied by regulators, amid major changes in financial policy. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...
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    Dual citizenship, how likely is it?

    Now that law of 2006 on Citizenship could be changed. But the 1945 Constitution (UUD 1945? Even if theoretically possible that will meet a lot of resistance….
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    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    A smaller EV which is rather popular in Europe, is the Volvo EX30. That car is also sold in Indonesia but the prices are ridiculous: between 900 million and 1,1 billion rupiah, depending on the version. Now, Volvo is a part of the Geely group, a huge Chinese car manufacturer. And quite some...
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    Extension of my ITAS E31a just costed me an extra 1000 USD

    Btw, in that particular case of the person who could not open a bank account (in Bali): The BCA and Mandiri he visited required an SKTT and a lease agreement besides his KITAS. And whether that’s the official stance of the bank is not so relevant, the branches -who have the freedom to deny new...
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    Extension of my ITAS E31a just costed me an extra 1000 USD

    If you can’t trust your agent, it is not wise to rely on the person and pay for the services. That is the whole reason to use one; not having to investigate what is needed, not having to do the work yourself and not having to double guess his/her work. If, like in Stephen’s case, you have a good...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Well, we will see. The Trafford Council's Executive Committee agreed to the contents of the draft Trafford Wharfside Strategic Masterplan on July 20, moving it forward for public consultation. Which is planned from July 28 to September 22, 2026. There are elections soon but according to the...
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    Michael vs Michael. 🎯 What a great game.

    Manchester United is going to move. In recent weeks, the plans for a new home have been presented, this week the English top club has bought the necessary piece of land. This brings the construction of the new football temple a little closer. The new stadium, which will be called New Trafford...
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    Extension of my ITAS E31a just costed me an extra 1000 USD

    Some people have been here for decades and are still confused. It’s very simple though: SKTT: Issued to temporary stay permit (KITAS) holders as proof of address. Kartu Keluarga & KTP: Reserved for Indonesian citizens and permanent stay permit (KITAP) holders. And those are all part of the...
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    Cheap very high speed Internet for Bali

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    Extension of my ITAS E31a just costed me an extra 1000 USD

    And even if you don’t look on a forum like this one, there are many sources talking about this. . I have met quite some WNA over the years who know a civil registration is mandatory but simply don’t feel like doing it. And for them a SIM -that they just bought like a bag of kripik- suffices...
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    Indonesia & Corruption: a few articles in the past few weeks

    After the Bandung Zoo corruption case last year which involved two key administrators -sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2025 for causing IDR 25 billion in state losses- there is a new case but now with the zoo of Surabaya. Former Surabaya Zoo president director Choirul Anwar was...

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