Tue, 01/06/2009 - 7:46 PM
A cardinal, at left in background, gestures as Pope Benedict XVI walks
past during an Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican,
Tuesday. The pontiff spoke to pilgrims and...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:12 AM
Spiritualist and author Anand Krishna on Monday presented a 2.5-meter-high statue of Buddha to the Dalai Lama as a token of the spiritual and cultural ties between Indonesia and Tibet.
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 8:03 AM
Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas
rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young
brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 7:39 AM
The Palestinians urged the U.N. Security Council
on Monday to quickly adopt a resolution calling for an immediate end to
Israeli attacks in Gaza and a permanent cease-fire, including international...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:11 AM
Singapore's Permanent Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Lim Thuan Kuan, on Monday presented his credentials to ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan at a ceremony...
Question:
Indonesia will increase the airport exit tax to Rp 2.5 million (US$227) from Rp 1 million beginning Jan. 1 for those without a tax number (NPWP), whereas those with a NPWP will be exempt from it. What do you think?
Does a Singapore Permanent Resident who holds an Indonesian passport and lives in Singapore have to pay for this ridiculous exit visit when they...
wendy, Singapore