Free speech in Indonesia is seriously threatened by the Electronic Information and Transmissions Law (2008), often known simply as the ITE Law, which makes it a criminal offense to “defame” people. Inevitably, this law has become a tool of oppression of the ruling elite. Cases brought under this law typically involve a powerful and wealthy…
Never let it be said that TBI has any deeply-held values. Yes, they are incredibly greedy (in a short-term way) but that is surely a vice, not a value. There are no moral beliefs that I can see that have ever trumped short-term expediencies or the lure of an easy dollar. Respect for their customers?…
Just to mix it up a little, with this post I want to move away from the focus on TBI’s low wages and demoted managers (such as Anita Pasaribu). Instead, I’d like to address a specific (and rather odd) allegation that has been by our detractors. This is the claim that the exposure of TBI as…
In April 2010, Mariezka complained to Head Office that Luke Preece was corrupt. She had sent him her CV to apply for the job of School Manager at TBI Jalan Jawa in Bandung. But Luke Preece (seorang licik dari Australia) had thrown away CV Mariezka. Luke wanted to make his friend Scott Martin the school…
Tonight we take a break from TBI Cibubur to share another one of Luke Preece’s bombshell comments about TBI franchise owners. On several occasions he mentioned to either Cam or myself that the owner of TBI Bogor was heavily involved in organized crime. Preece, a 38 year old South Australian who is using forged documents…
In this series we will look at the true story about Eny Engriyani, the current manager of TBI Kuningan. We have avoided covering her complicity with the TBI Mafia until now, though it was mentioned in passing by the teacher testimonial of former Kuningan expat teacher “Lipi”. In her 5 part report on TBI Kuningan…
The behavior of Nida, the newish School Manager of TBI Fatmawati, would be very peculiar in most contexts, but it is strangely typical of The British Institute. After all, pathological lying from Luke Preece has been his main contribution to the culture of TBI. Nida has probably been inducted into the culture of massive and…
Have you ever heard of an ESL school, or any sane company for that matter, create rumors of a vigilante attack on an unpopular manager of their own school as a way of improving their image? Well, down right bizarre as this sounds, it is what has happened at TBI Fatmawati in recent weeks! So…
