Indo.com sells arts

Indo.com sells arts

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian travel portal Indo.com announced on
Wednesday the launch of its online service to facilitate the sale
and purchase of arts and crafts over the Internet.

The Internet portal operator said that through the online
marketplace, producers of arts and crafts in Indonesian would be
able to reach potential buyers worldwide, and in turn buyers
would be able to find comprehensive information about qualified
sources for the country's arts and crafts products.

The Craft.Indocom, a B-2-B business of Indo.com, was launched
to coincide with the Resources Indonesia Export Products Expo,
which was officially opened at the Jakarta Fairground on
Wednesday.

The website's manager, Dennis Walker, said producers of arts
and crafts had to pay an annual fee of Rp 500,000 to join the
service.(hen)