Robins wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:00 pm Maybe it won't pass, I've been wanting to visit Jakarta but this would take away any nighttime fun. Kuala Lumpur was a nice place last time I was there, hope this silly idea does not spread to Malaysia.

Indonesia's bid to increase international investments with a so-called second-home visa for the wealthy may drive out foreign retirees who have long considered the country their only home.
Under the second-home visa, foreigners can stay in Indonesia for five to 10 years, as long as they have at least 2 billion rupiah (US$128,000) of deposits in their personal accounts at one of Indonesia’s state-owned banks, or proof they own luxury property.
The government hopes the programme will entice billionaires and millionaires, foreign investors, Indonesians abroad, highly skilled workers and wealthy elderly foreign tourists to the country.
“This immigration policy is one of the non-fiscal incentives that can be a stimulus for certain foreigners to stay and contribute positively to the Indonesian economy amid increasingly dynamic global economic conditions,” said Widodo Ekatjahjana, acting director general of Indonesia’s immigration agency at the launch of the visa on October 25.
The new scheme will replace current retirement visa schemes when it is launched on December 24, sparking worry among long-term foreign retirees who permanently live in Indonesia and cannot afford the new thresholds.