Indonesian Political, Business & Finance News

Archive: 28 May 2007

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Campaign Against Software Piracy Launched

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a non-profit anti-piracy organization funded by the software industry, has launched a nationwide campaign against software piracy by conducting a raid in collaboration with the police.

CP to Hike Oil Palm Investment

Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group is increasing its oil palm plantation investments in Indonesia through its subsidiary PT Central Palma Plantation, as part of its plan to own up to 100,000 hectares of plantations in Indonesia by the end of the year, executive vice president Virachai Ratanabanchuen...

Australia's Bluescope to Expand

Australia's biggest steelmaker BlueScope Steel Ltd on Monday (21/5/07) announced it will spend $101 million to expand its operations in Indonesia, Dow Jones Newswires reported.The Melbourne-based company plans to build a second metallic coating line at its Cilegon operation west of Jakarta.

Telkomsel to double its call center capacity

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Cellular telephone operator PT Telkomsel plans to double its call center capacity to 1.1 million calls a day."The service supported by an interactive voice response system is operated by around 4,000 personnel and has been the busiest call center in the country," VP Customer...

Foreign investors wish to build low-cost apartments

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Several foreign investors have become interested in investment in low-cost apartments for rent to be built in various regions in Indonesia, Housing Affairs Minister Yusuf Asyari said here on Sunday.

Changing Demographics May Change Bali's Character

Will the 'Magic Kingdom' of Bali Soon Have Donald Duck Selling Tickets at the Gate?Bali News: Changing Demographics May Change Bali's Character(5/26/2007) A recent article in the Indonesian language Nusa Bali suggests that the increasingly large share of domestic travelers coming to Bali may play a...

Has Anyone Seen Our Tourists?

Despite Record Setting Foreign Tourist Arrival Numbers, Many Businesses Complain that Business is Bad. (5/26/2007) While balidiscovery.com's continuing series "Bali by the Numbers" suggest foreign tourist arrivals to Bali are hitting record highs [See: April Foreign Arrival Numbers Set New...