INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY FOR EXPATS IN INDONESIA
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Keep your head down when it comes to government posts
You would think so but here we are. The only thing they haven't checked this guy for is a hernia but I suspect that is coming soon.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Keep your head down when it comes to government posts
If it made the wrong person angry, probably so. They are really digging deep with this investigation. Not sure what the end game is but they aren't playing around.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Keep your head down when it comes to government posts
Just wanted to remind everyone to be careful what you say on the Internet about the Indonesian government. Especially if you use your real name for something like a Facebook page. I know someone being investigated very throughly that started out as a Facebook post that someone reported to the...- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi
I cannot emphasize this statement enough.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi
Didn't even think about that part.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Please, advice about buying something from USA? terimakasi
Expect at least 35% in import taxes. Maybe more. I only imported twice here because of the high import taxes plus they don't go by any invoice you provide, they look the item up on the Internet so even if you got a great buy, you get to pay taxes on the highest price they can find. On top of...- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Affidavit
No so often that we get to hear the good news. I have mostly good things to say over all about my experiences here with government offices as well. Have dealt with a lot worse and some in my own country.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Are there any Freight Forwarder services you recommend?
Yes, yes you are. Most items that you would want to purchase are in the 30% plus range. Customs will get the value from the internet and doesn't care how much the invoice says you paid. It only took importing 3 items for me to learn not to do it.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Export, Import, Moving-in, moving-out
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DIY - Renew KITAS
Foreigners are an easy target. Locals almost never get into any trouble so it's pretty much risk free for them.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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DIY - Renew KITAS
Not uncommon here unfortunately.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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DIY - Renew KITAS
I'm not sure why they chose to make me jump through all the hoops and wait a week. Maybe they thought I would request expedited service ($$) , maybe they felt powerful that day or maybe it's just the rules and you have been lucky. It was harder paperwork wise to renew my KTP (is this the right...- Hawk256
- Post #47
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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DIY - Renew KITAS
KTP then? Mine expired after 5 years and the new one does as well in another 5 years. It used to look just like an Indonesian's card but now they are pink or light red according to your eyesight for a foreigner. Looks like this.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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DIY - Renew KITAS
Not for some things. I was 3 days late renewing my NIK because of Immigration being late on my KITAP. I had given them over a month but... Had to start all over again with paper work for my NIK like I had never had one before and got a slap on the wrist and had to fill out a letter that I was...- Hawk256
- Post #42
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Garden visitors
My SIL had a cobra get into her house shortly after they put a new highway in close by. I had no idea they were here. If I had seen that, I would have likely burned the house down.- Hawk256
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- Forum: Hobbies, Sports, Travel and Entertainment
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Any experience buying or using a electric wheelchair, kursi roda listrik please? Terimakasi
The may be more of something else but that doesn't make the other non newsworthy. 274 cases of possible property loss or loss of life in one year hardly seems like click bait.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Any experience buying or using a electric wheelchair, kursi roda listrik please? Terimakasi
That really narrows down the field here.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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Any experience buying or using a electric wheelchair, kursi roda listrik please? Terimakasi
I wonder what jstar would have to say. That is a lot of fires from a single source.- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
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New laws- Government control
This I would believe (as a matter of fact I think it's the number that I bet you were actually hearing) but seeing as how the volume doubles for every 3 db, even 75 db is no competition to the 120 db you have claimed in the past. Also the speakers are at least 3 or 4 meters up so your 102-107 db...- Hawk256
- Post #44
- Forum: General Chat
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Mobil Rakyat...new cars
These are for sale. I know of plenty for sale. Show me completed sales. I have one that I can't sell and the only way it will sell is when it qualities for dealer buy back in 2 months as long as they follow the contract.- Hawk256
- Post #1,172
- Forum: In the News
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Electric motor scooters
I never said that. You are putting words in my mouth. I only said a malfunctioning Chinese scooter battery is a fire hazard and repeated the recommendations of fire departments, HOA and insurance companies around the world on charging EVs and scooters. You don't have to agree but don't blame me...- Hawk256
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- Forum: General Chat
