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Jakarta the Big Durian – a land of opportunity for young Singapore expats

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Enterprising Singaporeans searching for their next wind should pin their sails to the booming Indonesian digital economy.

Enterprising Singaporeans searching for their next wind should pin their sails to the booming Indonesian digital economy.

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Joel Shen

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Pang Xue Kai moved to Jakarta in 2018, when he was 28. 

The Singaporean had completed a mechanical engineering degree at the National University of Singapore and just finished serving his scholarship bond with the United States multinational oil and gas company that sponsored his degree.

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