Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 1 March 2007

7 articles found

PT Telkom plans to lower Internet Speedy access rate

"slowly". hmmm ... not very appealing.there is no requirement whatsoever in indonesia for truth in advertising.

PT Telkom plans to lower Internet Speedy access rate

Can I also suggest they change the name for Slowy? Lower the price is just making it fair, right now it's so expensive for a crapy connection like that.

PT Telkom plans to lower Internet Speedy access rate

The question is... WHEN?

PT Telkom plans to lower Internet Speedy access rate

Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) - State telecommunications firm PT Telkom is trying to reduce the rate of Internet broadband access called Speedy by 30 percent in 2007 and by another 20 to 30 percent in 2008, the company`s director Arwin Rasyid said here.

Investment in construction industry to grow 10%, says industry executive

Total investment in the national construction industry is likely to increase by 10 percent to Rp 250 trillion (US$27.5 billion) this year, according to an industry executive."The investment will be used to finance both government and private-sector projects," Sulistijo Sidarto Mulyo, the president...

New bill offers more protection for rupiah

A House special committee was established Tuesday tasked with deliberating the new legal tender bill, which will replace provisions governing the national currency that are currently found in the Bank Indonesia Law, the Criminal Code, the 1981 Currency Counterfeiting Law and the 2003 State Finances...

Let us cheer, not fear, the arrival of foreign banks

The dilution of the deposit insurance scheme to a maximum of Rp 100 million (US$10,500) per account next month will unleash stronger market forces to screen banks, as depositors will have to be more careful about choosing the financial institutions they deal with.