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Manpower Minister: Outsourcing Contract Provision Put Labor at a Loss

I know of a number of Multi-nationals who have decided to keep manufacturing levels at the same level or reduce them in Indonesia because of the Manpower here. There are still concerns about quality at a global level as well as reservations about the overly protective manpower regulations.

Manpower Minister: Outsourcing Contract Provision Put Labor at a Loss

so as manufacturing companies flock to China, India and Vietnam the Manpower department finds another reason for companies to create jobs somewhere else

Newmont Considers New Investment

Newmont said it will proceed with plans to expand its gold and copper output in Indonesia following the decision of a court in North Sulawesi to acquit a subsidiary, PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) and its president director, Richard B Ness, of pollution and environmental damage.

Govt. Mulls Incentives for Biofuel Sal

The government is considering offering financial incentives to encourage gas stations to stock biofuel blends, says an official.Evita H. Legowo, an assistant to the energy and mineral resources minister, told The Jakarta Post on Monday (23/4/07) that the incentives, which could take the form of tax...

Jamsostek Gets ISO Certification

State-owned workers' insurance company PT Jamsostek has received ISO certification setting international standards for the company in providing services to its customers.The ISO 9001:2000 certification was presented by president of PT SGS Indonesia Robert James Rom Paris to Jamsostek president...

State Firms Encouraged to Invest

The government will encourage state-owned companies to increase investment in the country to spur the real sector’s growth, State Minister for State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said on Wednesday (25/4/07).

Govt. Sets Aside 6.1m Hectares for Oil Palm

The government is reserving 6.1 million hectares of land for oil palm plantations to meet growing demand for crude palm oil, State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto said.He said land has been set aside in Kalimantan, Papua and other areas, and that the government hopes to boost the country's...

Q1 Growth Ahead of BI Prediction – BPS

Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) chief Rusman Heriawan estimated that Indonesia`s economic growth in the first quarter of the year will surpass the central bank`s expectation of 5.4% but doubted it will exceed the Finance Department`s projection of 5.7% to 5.9%.

Govt. Sets Ambitious Targets in Long-Term Plan

The government officially unveiled its long-term development plan on Monday (23/4/07), which envisages the current high poverty rate falling to 5% and per capita income soaring to up to $9,000 by 2025.The economic blueprint set out in the newly endorsed Law No 17/2007 on the 2005-2025 National...

BSP plans to expand oil-palm plantations

Publicly listed PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations (BSP) plans to expand its oil-palm and rubber plantations to about 83,000 hectares this year by acquiring more land for new plantations, and purchasing existing plantations.

Domestic travel industry shows signs of recovery

Though the Indonesian transport industry has yet to make a full recovery from the crash of September 2005, it is on an upward trend.It is poised to win back much of the ground lost as a consequence of the fuel price hikes that year.

Korean firms in Pertamina deal

State-run Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and SK Corp. are to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Tuesday on oil and gas exploration and production with Indonesia's national oil and gas firm, Pertamina.

Manpower Minister: Outsourcing Contract Provision Put Labor at a Loss

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, Erman Soeparno, said that the provision about outsourcing (sub-contract) workers in the Manpower Decree No. 13/2003 must be reviewed because it causes workers and laborers to suffer losses.

Bellezza blaze raises fire safety questions

Adisti Sukma Sawitri and Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe fire has been put out, leaving behind smoke and water damage in a basement level of an upscale mixed-use building in South Jakarta, but the finger-pointing has only begun.

Distances between Hypermarkets and Traditional Markets to be Regulated

they aren't really planning regulations. they are more attempted to nobble mals and supermarkets because pasar tradisional can no longer compete. why can they no longer compete? because jakarta consumers now want to buy their goods in places that are clean, secure, and pleasant to be in.

Government to limis foreign capital in telecom sub-sectors

 Originally Posted By: chewwyUKHappy to Take Foreign money to build their country ... not so happy to let foreign companies trade on an equal playing field. indeed. this is the other side of the alledgedly liberal new investment law: a tightening of the "negative list" for foreign investment.

RI, South Korea sign billion-dollar rail deal

when i read this, i only had one question: where was the tender process?

Distances between Hypermarkets and Traditional Markets to be Regulated

"He explained that under the current Jakarta regulations, these matters were already regulated."Jakarta has planning regulations???? Well this is news to me .. I thought people just banged up shopping malls anywhere they wanted to with little thought to the local area or the increase of traffi

RI, South Korea sign billion-dollar rail deal

Dam those Koreans must really need Coal !

Government to limis foreign capital in telecom sub-sectors

Happy to Take Foreign money to build their country ... not so happy to let foreign companies trade on an equal playing field. How is the quality of the services the people of Indonesia ever going to improve with these sorts of laws being introduced? Foreign companies coming in to other countries...

Economy well on track, says finance minister

JAKARTA (JP):With encouraging increases in consumption, exports and investment during the first three months of this year, the Indonesian economy is well on track for higher growth, Finance Minister SriMulyani says.

Japan allocates $15.7 million for Jakarta MRT

JAKARTA (Antara): The Japanese government reiterated that it would lend Indonesi US$15.7 million to develop Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) in order to reduce traffic congestion and improve Indonesian investment climate through infrastructure development, a Japanese official said.

Distances between Hypermarkets and Traditional Markets to be Regulated

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government has confirmed that it will strictly regulate the minimum distance between hypermarkets and traditional markets.Ardiansyah, Director General of Domestic Trade at the Trade Department, emphasized that the regulation will be included in the President...

Financial Management 2008 Investor-Friendly

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government will create friendlier state financial management for investors by next year.In its 2008 financial notes, the government will include fiscal risks including contingent liabilities, especially for guaranteeing infrastructure projects.

Restriction on CPO Exports Continues to be Discussed

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The discussions on limiting the export of crude palm oil (CPO) products, aimed at supporting downstream industries, is already at the ministerial level.“The discussions at the level of director general have ended.

New Method of Money Transfers Must Be Developed

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government, as well as banks and telecommunication services companies must develop a money transfer service that does not require a bank account.With a new service like this, money circulation would be faster and this would speed up economic growth.

RI cannot avoid being flooded by Chinese goods

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Indonesia cannot avoid being flooded by goods from China because international trade has adopted a free system, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indonesian Embassy Mohammad Oemar said here on Monday.

Gaikindo fears moratorium on new car production to cause disinvestment

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - If the government really implements a minister`s plan to impose a moratorium on production of new cars, many companies, especially in the automotive sector, will disinvest, an industry spokesman said.

N Sumatra earns $389 million from CPO exports

Medan (ANTARA News) - North Sumatra province in the first quarter of 2007 earned US$389.546 million from exporting crude palm oil and by-products compared with US$307.387 million in the same period a year earlier.

Government to limis foreign capital in telecom sub-sectors

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will limit foreign investment in premium call, premium SMS (Short Message Service) and courier services because these businesses are to be reserved for domestic small-and medium-scale enterprises (MSEs), a spokesman said.

RI, South Korea sign billion-dollar rail deal

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Two South Korean companies signed an agreement with an Indonesian state firm Monday to build a railway line in Borneo in a deal worth one billion dollars, a report here said.South Korea's POSCO and Canatect Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with PT Kereta Api...