Over the past few months, we have argued that with the ousting of TBI’s wretched old Director, the hapless and useless Ibu Mariam Kartikatrensi, the victory of her main rival, Ibu Nng Anhar, was complete. For many years, the shady yayasan (charity) USG had been the domain of Ibu Ning, while Mariam had thrown her…
In order to see how far TBI has fallen in the world, you just have to think about their policy of the never-ending promo. Every single month they are offering some sort of giveaway, bargain, discount or promo to their schools, which sets them apart form more professional outfits such as Wall Street and the…
What do gangster tattoos and the sheer, comic incompetence of the TBI Mafia have in common? Not much you would think. However, I recently read a review of a book called Codes of the Underworld: How Criminals Communicate which made me reconsider my opinion. I now see that gangster tats and the incompetence of the Lilies…
In the past few days, a teacher who TBI Malang tried to recruit has come on Dave’s ESL Cafe and alleged that Scott Martin has told him that Indonesian law is ”a grey area” with regards to employing teachers on business consultant visas. In other words, Martin has been caught red-handed lying to potential teachers…
In the past few days, a teacher has come on Dave’s ESL Cafe and made some damning revelations about Scott Martin of TBI. The teacher has alleged that Scott Martin lied to him that teaching on business visas was ”a grey area” in terms of legality. This is another bare-faced lie from Scott Martin, the…
Throughout 2014 the Rumah Bahasa story has provided an interesting counterpoint to the story of TBI. Before a brave teacher came forward and exposed the illegal shenanigans at Rumah Bahasa, this blog had focused exclusively on TBI (The British Institute), a school with its own sorry history of illegal and immoral behavior, all of it…
One of the greatest lies pedalled by the TBI authorities is that working in their schools is a good idea for your career. In reality, working for TBI has long proved to be one of the biggest mistakes that you could make. Whether you are a teacher or a manager, again and again TBI has…
1. TBI Dago Mid 2010 2. TBI Fatmawati Mid 2010 3. TBI Sudirman Early 2011 4.TBI Kuningan Late 2011 5. TBI Riau …
In this interview, we examine why many former teachers and managers have concluded that an unscrupulous and dishonest clique, popularly known as “The TBI Mafia”, control the company for their own selfish advantage and bully anyone who is a challenge to their authority within the organization. This interview is with the former manager of TBI…
The email below shows Luke Preece managing recruitment, especially with regards to illegal foreign labor. There are two especially interesting parts. In one he recommends hiring a teacher DIKNAS has explicitly rejected, showing that he is intent of defrauding the government in someone else’s country. This is an open admission of breaking Indonesian law. And…
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