News

22-02-2010	Indonesian nurses are in demand because they treat people in a diligent and friendly manner More and more countries are expressing interest in hiring Indonesian nurses because of the attentive and caring treatment they provide patients. Read more...
08-02-2010	Balinese Chef Wins the Global Chefs Challenge 2010 in Chile The Indonesian Chef winning the The Global Chefs Challenge proves that Indonesia’s chefs are capable of competing against the very best on any culinary stage. Read more...
20-09-2009	China, the land of opportunity, attracts job hunters from across the globe Driven by the global crisis, young foreigners are coming to China to look for jobs. China can be more accessible to job hunters than economies where getting work permits is much harder. Read more...
29-08-2009	Increasing international demand for Balinese workers Between 6,000 and 8,000 young Balinese will be sent abroad in 2009 to work on foreign cruise ships. Thousands more will be employed in the international hotel and restaurant industry. Read more...
08-06-2009	Bali getting hit by global economic recession ? Nope ! Bali is setting new record highs in arrival numbers For first quarter of 2009, Bali arrival numbers grew with 8.15% against the same period last year and for the first time Australia replaces Japan as Bali's top source market for foreign visitors. Read more...
30-03-2009	Canada has opened job opportunities for Indonesians Canada has opened job opportunities for foreign workers including from Indonesia to work in the fields of health, construction, and hotel industry. Read more...
14-03-2009	The mega-project for South Lombok might not happen The massive US$600 million project of shopping, recreation areas, golf courses and luxurious hotels on a 1,200 hectare site planned for South Lombok is now in jeopardy. Read more...
03-03-2009	Young people from Australia and Indonesia are now allowed to work and holiday in each other’s country Young people from Australia and Indonesia will benefit from a new work and holiday visa. The arrangement allows university-educated Australian and Indonesian travelers who are aged between 18 and 30 to work and holiday in each other`s country for up to 12 months. Read more...
25-02-2009	Although hoteliers throughout the world are expecting declines, hoteliers in Indonesia expect improvements in business performance for 2009 Hoteliers throughout the world are unanimously expecting declines in business performance for 2009. Although Asian hoteliers hold the most pessimistic outlook for the year, hoteliers in Indonesia expect improvements in room occupancy and average room rates. Bali expects the strong performance levels recorded in 2008 will continue through into 2009. Read more...
24-11-2008	Ritz Carlton Bali no more from April 1st 2008 The Ritz-Carlton will be withdrawing its brand from its very successful 368-key luxury resort at Jimbaran Bay in Bali. Read more...
08-11-2008	The luxury villa market in Bali enjoys long term growth Bali will achieve a record in international tourist arrivals this year and future growth is made possible with the potential resumption of Garuda services to Europe, the proposed expansion of Ngurah Rai Airport and the scheduled opening of a new international airport in Lombok in 2010. With improved development regulations, security and infrastructure, the luxury villa market will enjoy long term growth. Read more...
22-09-2008	Will Indonesia ever become a cruise-ship and yacht destination ? While large sums are being spent on new cruise infrastructure facilities in Bali and elsewhere, visiting vessels are being imposed huge bonds and guarantees that make Indonesia one of the world's least attractive cruise destinations. Read more...
24-08-2008	Benoa’s port size will be doubled and a 5-star accommodation complex will be built US$543 million deal has been signed with Korean Consortium which will double port size and create 5-Star accommodation complex at Benoa Harbor. Bali's Benoa Port will soon be enlarged to cover an area of 80 hectares by dredging shallow areas of the harbor currently inaccessible to shipping. Read more...
24-08-2008	Travel + Leisure rates Bali as 2nd best island in the world in the latest “World’s Best” Awards Till 2007, despite 2 terrorist attacks, Bali monopolized for six consecutive years the number one spot in the survey as the world’s favorite holiday island. This year Bali slipped to the #2 spot behind Galapagos. Read more...
22-08-2008	205 Indonesian caregivers and nurses arrived in Japan A total of 205 Indonesian caregivers and nurses arrived in Japan earlier this month, the first batch of recruits for jobs in Japan. They are set to begin working in January or February 2009 after undergoing six months Japanese-language training. Read more...
21-08-2008	A movie on Expat Life in Dubai is planned for the end of this year The movie will chronicle the lives of three Expat families who left their native country to take advantage of the opportunities that the rapidly growing Middle East is bringing. Read more...
18-08-2008	Middle East about to impose a maximum length of stay of 6 years on expats Labour ministers in the Middle East propose a maximum length of stay of 6 years for expats in any state of The Gulf in order to limit the unemployment among locals and to stop the erosion of local culture. Read more...
13-08-2008	Sulawesi is preparing 100 local nurses to work in hospitals and elderly homes in Japan in 2009 Sulawesi is preparing 100 local residents to work as nurses at hospitals and elderly homes in Japan. In 2002-2004 the province sent 765 workers to Japan, but from 2005 to 2008, Japan was no longer accepting workers from Sulawesi because they often violated their work contracts. Now the negative Sulawesi image has been repaired and the 100 nurses will be sent to Japan in 2009. Read more...
25-07-2008	Singapore, the UAE and the US are the best locations to be an expat HSBC Bank International Limited revealed that Singapore, the UAE and the US are the best locations to be an expat, according to findings of its Expat Explorer survey, the largest international survey of expats ever conducted. Read more...
28-06-2008	Japan needs 600 nurses and 400 elderly-care workers from Indonesia Japan is in need of 1,000 Indonesian workers, comprising 600 nurses and 400 people taking care of elderly people on contract basis for 3 and 4 years. Potential nurses and caregivers will first have to undergo a series of tests and interviews. And upon arrival in Japan, they will have to follow special trainings to obtain a Japanese national certificate. Read more...
17-05-2008	Indonesia will start sending nurses to Japan in July Japan is ready to accept nurses and elderly-care workers from Indonesia beginning this July. The Japanese government has long kept immigration to a minimum, but as Japan is the most rapidly ageing country in the world, Tokyo had to rethink its attitude to foreign workers.The Indonesian nurses and care workers will be paid similar salaries to their Japanese colleagues. Read more...
15-05-2008	A modern and permanent port for foreign cruise ships will be built in Bali A modern and permanent port for foreign cruise ships will be built in the Indonesia`s island resort of Bali. Luxury cruises ships carrying tourists from other countries to Singapore are expected to come to Bali as well after the port is ready. Read more...
26-04-2008	100 cruise-ships heading for Indonesia Indonesia's improving security and growing perception of safety will bring 100 cruise-ship visits to Indonesia in the 2008/2009 season. Read more...
09-04-2008	Indonesian workers overseas transfer huge amounts of money to their hometowns in Indonesia The money tranferred by Indonesian workers overseas through Western Union to the post offices in their hometowns West Java had reached more than Rp900 billion. Read more...
07-04-2008	The cultural differences of living and working in the gulf Foreigners are flooding into the Gulf. Salary levels are similar to those in Western Europe, but with no income tax the net income is much greater. Though lifestyle is great, cultural exchange is not happening as fast as some Westerners expect. Read more...
03-03-2008	Bali's port Benoa to become cruise-ship terminal Bali's southern seaport of Benoa is being prioritized for development as an international standard turn-around port for cruise vessels. By 2009 a turn-around port should be in operation, creating an international cruise destination that is equal to Singapore. Read more...
29-02-2008	Manpower authorities plan to send 500 Indonesian workers to Australia Indonesian manpower authorities plan to send up to 500 skilled and semi-skilled workers to Australia this year to be employed in the construction, mining, nursing, education and fruit plantation sectors. Read more...
27-12-2007	United Arab Emirates and Indonesia have signed a labour recruitment agreement United Arab Emirates and Indonesia have signed an agreement whereby Indonesia will provide labour in fields of health, tourism, hospitality and construction sector to the UAE. The agreement  aims at providing regulations for recruitment and placement of the Indonesian manpower to the UAE labour market. Read more...
22-12-2007	Japan accepts 1000 nurses and health care workers from Indonesia Japan will accept 1000 nurses and health care workers from Indonesia to help ease the country’s shortage. Nurses will be limited to staying for three years and care workers for four years on their Indonesian certificates and licenses. But they can extend their stay by passing Japanese nursing exams or receiving Japanese caregivers certificates. The workers will work as assistants at hospitals and nursing care facilities after receiving language training. Read more...