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JAL Says 'Sayanora' to Bali

Teetering on the Edge of Bankruptcy, Japan Airline Cuts Bali and 14 Other International Destinations from its Flight Network.(5/1/2010) Facing life-threatening financial difficulties, Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced drastic steps to cease operations at over 15 international routes in an effort...

Bali`s per capita income up 14.1 pct

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Bali`s per capita income averaging Rp16.21 million last year, increased 14.1 pct compared to the Rp14.20 million in 2008."The per capita income is expected to increase to Rp22.

Tax holiday projected to finish before end of 2010

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Head of the Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan said the tax holiday given by the government to investors is expected to be finished before the end of this year."It is enough to give the tax holiday in one or two quarters to enable the investors to boost...

Electronics industry expected to grow 9-10 pct

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s electronics industry is expected to grow by 9-10 percent per annum until 2014 and absorb 150,000 new workers, a senior official said."We are inviting electronics businesses to invest in this sector, including the digital-based electronics industry,"...

Q1 investment reaches rp41 trillion

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Chief of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan said investment in the first quarter of this year reached Rp42.1 trillion."Investment in the first quarter of this year reached Rp42.1 trillion consisting of 574 projects," Wirjawan said here on Sunday.

‘Tighter Scrutiny’ of Labor Laws After Riots

Quoting: KuKuKaChuMinistry data show there were 59,577 foreign workers in Indonesia in 2009, down 23.6 percent from 2008 due to the global financial crisis and the rising quality of local labor. I wish this were true. it would save a lot of money having to engage expensive foreign workers.

‘Tighter Scrutiny’ of Labor Laws After Riots

The rights of outsourced domestic workers will be better protected and the use of foreign workers more closely scrutinized in the wake of last week’s riots at PT Drydocks World Graha’s facility in Batam, Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Muhaimin Iskandar has promised.