Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Indonesia needs up to US$39 billion in fresh funds to build new power plants capable of producing a total of 35,000 megawatts of power to meet requirements in 2015, a minister says. More ...
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Bali provincial administration intended to limit the number of cars on the island by imposing higher taxes in order the keep the island`s threshold in balance. More ...
Indonesia needs up to Rp360 trillion (US$39 billion) in fresh funds to build new power plants capable of producing a total of 35,000 megawatts of power by 2015, a minister says. More ...
Consumers in the country are getting jittery from a possible domino effect from the lately pick-up in inflation to growth and beyond, putting their confidence on the economy at a down again, said a recent survey from the Danareksa Research Institute. More ...
Indonesia has a brighter investment future than China, but global perception underplays the reality in Indonesia, according to an executive of the European Business Chamber of Commerce (Eurocham). More ...
With oil prices on the rise, it is getting more difficult to find "alternative" sources of energy. However if current trends continue, the use of solar energy -- widely regarded as expensive -- may become a more attractive choice. More ...
Set your dreams as high as the stars in the sky -- but also try to keep a firm grip on reality.That has been the philosophy long followed by entrepreneur Abidin, the president director of electronics assembly company PT Sat Nusapersada, the biggest business of its type in Batam. More ...
Who would have thought that patrolling Jakarta's most glamorous shopping centers to investigate the latest fashion designs could put such a dampener on your spirits?Instead of stumbling across the "it-item" of the season, we found ourselves boxed into a maze of row after row of deathly boring ... More ...
Ketut Widarti, 25, was born and raised in an idyllic agricultural village in Singaraja, Buleleng regency.Instead of working on the farm, however, Widarti moved to the provincial capital of Denpasar, where she has been living for the past five years. More ...
JAKARTA (JP): Without discouraging reforms on more complex platforms, the World Bank has said that by simply cutting bureaucratic red tape, Indonesia could significantly improve its position in the "DoingBusiness" survey next year."Potentially, Indonesia could jump to the 41st rank. More ...
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