Michel Favard
@MF24
French expat in Indonesia
Forum posts
12
About me
French
Lives in Malang, Jawa Timur
Speaks French, English, Spanish, German, Occitan, Bhasa Indonesia (beginner)
Registration: 18 August 2014
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About my current job situation by guestposter77
Dear Readers, Hi, may I consult about my current work situation? I am currently working at a pretty big multi national company. This is my fourth year in 2017 with them, in April 2018 I will be exactly 4 years working with them. In the previous ...
Hi, If you are a member of a trade union, contact them to help you. If not join a trade union to support you struggling for your rights using labour laws whether they are local or international ones. Good luck Yours sincerely Michel Read More
Surabaya to become alcohol free city by tel522
The second-largest city in Indonesia, Surabaya, has approved a bylaw that bans the production, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages. “If in three months [Governor] Soekarwo does not respond to this bylaw, it would be ...
The question is not suppressing alcohol ban. I am a French citizen from Périgord in south west France. We produce excellent wine, including the world famous Monbazillac sweet white wine. Our gastronomy is based on matching local food like fat ... Read More
Surabaya to become alcohol free city by tel522
The second-largest city in Indonesia, Surabaya, has approved a bylaw that bans the production, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages. “If in three months [Governor] Soekarwo does not respond to this bylaw, it would be ...
This is a stupid narrow-minded fanatical decision from this backward lady mayor of Surabaya for whom the rest of the world does not exist apart from her dark age way of thinking. Read More
2016 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival by Ubudian
Scheduled for October 26 to 30 this year, this literary festival has gained a great degree of world wide attention in the years since Janet DeNeff first conceived it several years ago. It has become a “must attend” event for many ...
What about the censorship on the 1965 Genicide of 1million Indonesians as it happened in 2015 when all debate or film, especially Joshuah Oppemheimer's ones were prohibited? I hope there will be a massive protest against this violation of human ... Read More
Fred went a wandering. by Fred
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1840/43286595615_c539efb222.jpg I went for a little ride this morning. Mountain bike clubs are really popular at the moment and even housing estates have clubs. These guys may well live on such an estate but ...
That's quite right. Indonesian dust men do not get any professional qualifying training for their job or even wear protection overalls, gloves or boots which is miles away from sensible work and health regulation respectful of these workers. Read More
where to get tea in Indonesia by bkk tea blog
I'm visiting Indonesia now (so much for planning this ahead of time) and I'm curious about where to get higher quality tea here. Online sources would also be interesting but the plan is to get lucky in finding a shop where I already plan to ...
Visit Rollo Tea Garden which is situated 60. Km North East of Malang, East Java, at the foot of the Bromo. This is a tea plantation whose shop sells excellent teas. Read More
Ahok to unbend the prohibition of smoking in shopping centers. by linoff
From Jakarta Post article, dated November 12, 2015 "The city administration has issued three gubernatorial regulations prohibiting smoking: gubernatorial regulations No. 75/2005, No. 88/2010 and No. 50/2012. Some regulate the prohibition of ...
I totally agree with Ahok's policy over tobacco, but he ought not bend down before shopkeepers and tobacco deadly industry. I am a French resident in Malang, East Java. My Indonesian wife is a civil servant pharmacist as a manager of Dinas ... Read More
Trouble at t'mill by Fred
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/09/01/hundreds-workers-cilacap-reject-foreign-employees.html At least 500 workers who are members of several labor unions in Cilacap regency, Central Java, staged a rally on Tuesday to reject the ...
Jeff, before blaming Indonesian workers in such a despising way, I suggest you to think about the last 100 years of Indonesian history with the struggle of its people against Dutch colonialisation for its independence, the Japanese occupation and ... Read More
Healthcare in Indonesia by Julien
Hi, how does the healthcare system work in Indonesia ? Is it efficient ? What are the main differences between public and private sectors? Is it recommended to purchase private health insurance in Indonesia? Thanks in advance for sharing ...
As far as I am concerned, I am lucky enough to be happily married with my Indonesian wife who is a pharmacist and a head executive civil servant working at the Indonesian Public Health Service. Therefore I could access a decent doctor and dentists ... Read More
No beer in mini markets from this week. by lukereg
Forget visa issues. This is more depressing. As from some point this week mini markets etc are banned from selling beer. Cigarettes can of course be sold legally to anyone and it's still ok to take a 10 year old to any movie you like. But bless ...
Alcohol prohibition is only one of the numerous issues in Indo. Maybe the next step will be pork meat and mini skirts which are haram. What about one of my Indonesian friends who is an artist from Bandung? He could not set up an art exhibition ... Read More