You can live tax free in Bali as a freelancer if you move permanently

Jun 24 2022

Freelancers might be in for the opportunity of a lifetime as Bali is offering a tax free status for anyone permanently moving there to work from home.

The country’s tourism minister Sandiaga Uno announced that a five-year digital nomad VISA has just been issued, and hopes that the move will bring in around 3.6 million overseas travellers and create one million jobs.

Uno said that the proposed visa means freelancers can live utterly tax-free on islands like Bali as long as their earnings come from outside of Indonesia.

The Minister explained to South China Morning Post that he wants Indonesia’s tourism to shift from ‘sun, sea and sand’ and instead focus on serenity, spirituality and sustainability. ‘This way we’re getting quality and better impact on the local economy’ he explained.

The decision was based on research which showed that Indonesia was ‘top of the mind’ for 95% of the remote works that took part in the survey. Similar plans for a digital nomad visa were in the works last year but were put on hold due to the pandemic.

’Now that the pandemic is handled’ Uno added, ‘we believe that this is an opportune time to relaunch this idea.’ There are already a variety of visas available to remote workers but these only last between 30 and 180 days.

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Bernard Grech celebrates his father’s 90th birthday

Jun 24 2022

Bernard Grech took to social media to celebrate his dear father, John Grech’s, 90th birthday.

The Opposition Leader wrote on Facebook that the family had the privilege of enjoying John’s company and love for another year. ‘What a privilege, my dear father.

Grech has previously shared some precious moments with his father via social media, showing the deep father and son bond the two have cultivated throughout the years.

Happy Birthday Mr. Grech!

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‘We don’t need to bring in abortion to save her life’ says Archbishop Scicluna

Jun 24 2022

Archbishop Charles Scicluna spoke out about the recent controversy which saw a US tourist not being granted access to abortion in Malta despite suffering a life-threatening miscarriage.

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The local church leader said that we do not need to bring in abortion into the conversation but doctors should do everything to save the woman’s life.

Speaking during the homily for the Feast of the Birth of St John the Baptist, Scicluna expressed his sympathies with Andrea Prudente (the woman in question) and Jay Weeldreyer who were expecting a baby but suffered birth complications in the form of a miscarriage.

Scicluna prayed that the doctors find the necessary means to save both mother and child, saying that if the unborn could is not saved, no law, local or international, says that the mother should be left to die.

He went on to say that we should care for every life from the very moment of its conception, and said that for no reason should we abandon any life due to imperfections because ‘God abandons no one.’

The situation was made public by Doctors for Choice Malta with a social media post, leading to the story going international and calls for the legalisation and decriminalisation of abortion resurfacing on the island.

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Carelessly parked leased car causes massive Tallinja delays

Jun 24 2022

A carelessly parked leased car in the middle of the road in Triq Bordino, St Paul’s Bay ended up causing massive traffic delays. Tallinja routes were the main recipients of such delays as the buses could not pass due to the obstruction caused.

Tallinja’s Facebook page reported the obstruction, informing the public that routes 48 and 203 were stuck in the road awaiting removal of the car.

Police were informed almost immediately but given that it was a leased car it took far longer than expected to get the road cleared. Authorities took around 2 hours to get the car cleared, having been reported early at 6 in the morning and ending up being fully cleared at around 0745hrs.

The road has since been reopened and Tallinja service restored.

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