In this part we focus on the ugliest of all the new kids on the block, our old nemesis, Rumah Bahasa. This hideous brainchild of sociopathic con-man Frendy Horas was surely the nastiest excuse for a language school to have appeared in Indonesia in the past decade. Nothing more than a elaborate con, Rumah Bahasa…
Is there any hope of the 300 latest victims of Frendy Horas gaining any justice? Sadly, it seems unlikely. They were lied to and cheated by the ‘marketing team’ at Rumah Bahasa, who were really nothing but fraudsters conning hard-working families out of their money. In a lawful country, they could go to the police,…
In 2013 we broke the story of a scandalous new school chain in Jakarta: Rumah Bahasa, The House of Language. We had received a tip off about lies and scams at Rumah Bahasa from a teacher who had gone for an interview and then an information session. He had painted a portrait of utter dysfunction:…
The busiest period ever for traffic to this blog was in the 1st quarter of 2014, and it had very little to do with TBI. Though this blog might be named after The British Institute, the story that generated the most interest was actually Rumah Bahasa. During the early months of 2014, it was not unusual to…
November was a very busy month at this blog, with the blog twice reaching over 250 views in a single day. The main reason for the increased traffic to this blog is our decision to report on the illegal goings on at Rumah Bahasa Kelapa Gading (Lotte Mart). For the past couple of months we…
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