It was now abundantly clear that TBI was no better than a nest of vipers and no amount of battling would make them right their wrongs. This was not a place where I could envisage continuing to work. Thus, my next step was to email H.O. and request to be released from my contract, with…
This story has already been told, in snippets, to a number of my family, friends and colleagues. Their unanimous response has been disbelief. Adjectives they have used to describe it include extraordinary, shocking, manipulative and altogether very back-street, which all, to my mind, describe the dysfunctional mess that is hidden behind the respectable veneer of The…
In the current (seventh) season of the American TV show ‘Dexter’, about a vigilante serial killer, there was an interesting scene which reminds us of Mariam Kartikatresni’s recent conduct at TBI Malang. In the scene a Russian Mafia boss places a gun in the hand of a man he wants dead and tells him to…
Last night I interviewed a highly-placed source at MCE, the joint venture which was the dominant partner of the TBI Malang-MCE pairing. In the coming days we will offer fresh insights and information into why TBI has been kicked off the premises at their own school, TBI Malang. We will also offer insights into how…
Was there any more sexual misconduct at TBI Kelapa Gading? There was. Who did it involve? One incident involved suspicious dealings with a local teacher. The other involved a TBI student; Helmy V was really caught in the act there. The third case involved the student assistants. He was generally sleazy and sexual in his…
1 TBI Bogor Opened in 2002 with expat manager Last expat 2011 2 TBI Kelapa Gading Opened in late 2005 with expat manager Last expat 2012 3 TBI Surabaya Opened with expat owners Special case 4 TBI Cengkareng Opened in 2006 (?) Bankrupt 5 TBI Sun City (Bekasi) Opened in 2008…
You have criticized Ashley Platts and Mariam Kartikatresni for their roles in the Helmy V. disaster. Did Luke Preece play any role in this matter? None whatsoever. In mid 2009, Luke Preece, Lilies Agustine and Matthew France were all tucked away at TBI Dago together. It was a shame for TBI that they ever moved…
In this interview we examine the allgeations of sexual impropriety which were made against Helmy V- the former school manager of TBI Semarang and TBI Kelapa Gading. What can you tell us about Helmy V’s sexual misconduct in TBI Semarang? According to our source, Helmy had been accused of sexually harassing every single female staff…
We have long been arguing that one of the main reasons that The British Institute is failing is because of the inept TBI Director, Mariam Kartikatresni. See Part 2. of our interview series on this blog for an exploration of this theme. With this post, we want to point to Mariam’s work as a choreographer…
Before returning to the lax supervision and tax-shy business dealings of Dr. Pauwsan Sutanto, we offer a short post on the incredible ignorance of the TBI Director. How long were you the manager of TBI Kelapa Gading? For two years and five months. How many times did Mariam Kartikatresni contact you personally during that period…
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