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…
This blog has always been based on a simple proposition: TBI (The British Institute) is a fraudulent, delusional and rapidly declining company which is the sick man of the Indonesian TEFL industry. Over the past several years we have attempted to document in its decline by compiling and cross-checking all the information we have accrued…
In recent days we have had confirmation of the shocking reports that not only has TBI Sudirman gone out of business, but TBI (The British Institute) has been forced to abandon its own Head Office on Level Four of the Sequis Centre. They used to be so proud of that office, right in the financial…
As we have long been forecasting, International Language Center has now collapsed totally. Its last few branches have all closed; there are now no more ILC branches in existence. The last one to close its doors was ILC Ciputra. As so often before, hundreds and hundreds of victims have been cheated out millions and millions…
From time to time we have received complaints from people who allege that this blog is making the Indonesian TEFL industry look bad, especially PT. Titian Buana Ilmu (TBI). It is alleged that the recruitment woes of PT. Titian Buana Ilmu are down to the nasty things we say about Ibu Mariam’s scandal and gaffe-prone…
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