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Poultry businesses going bankrupt

Many Papuans of my aquiantance blame the inter-island chickens for certain health problems the province is suffering. They'd have you believe it's a plot.

Harvey Nichols, Domino's Pizza to hit Indonesia

Domino's was already here once before the crisis, had a location near Tivoli's the Italian restaurant on Kemang Raya, think they closed in the last 3 or 4 years.

Harvey Nichols, Domino's Pizza to hit Indonesia

The country's leading retail-marketer for lifestyle brands, PT Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP), will bring London's premier fashion store Harvey Nichols and U.S.-based Domino's Pizza to Jakarta.Company vice president Virendra Prakash Sharma said the two new stores were part of the company's plan to expand...

Poultry businesses going bankrupt

Scores of poultry businesses in Jayapura are on the brink of bankruptcy due to low chicken prices, high animal feed prices and competition from other regions."We've been forced to leave our hatches empty since April due to the poor sale prices," said Julianti, owner of Bunga Tani poultry...

Indonesia to post wider trade surplus in May as exports rebound - economists

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is expected to report a wider trade surplus in May compared to April as crude palm oil (CPO) exports recovered after falling sharply in the previous month, economists said.

Bali on its Way to 2 Million Visitors in 2008

Originally Posted By: chewwyUKummm ---- "Bali foreign tourist arrivals for the month of May 2008 continued to perform in record-breaking territory achieving 159,877 visitors"The top 5 countries producing foreign visitors to Bali in May 2008 were:Japan 142,161, Australia 101,465, Taiwan...

Bali on its Way to 2 Million Visitors in 2008

Originally Posted By: chewwyUKummm ---- "Bali foreign tourist arrivals for the month of May 2008 continued to perform in record-breaking territory achieving 159,877 visitors"The top 5 countries producing foreign visitors to Bali in May 2008 were: Japan 142,161, Australia 101,465, Taiwan...

Bali on its Way to 2 Million Visitors in 2008

ummm ---- "Bali foreign tourist arrivals for the month of May 2008 continued to perform in record-breaking territory achieving 159,877 visitors"The top 5 countries producing foreign visitors to Bali in May 2008 were:Japan 142,161, Australia 101,465, Taiwan 60,395,South Korea 57,300,...

Bali on its Way to 2 Million Visitors in 2008

Bali on its Way to 2 Million Visitors in 2008Bali by the Numbers: Month After Month After Month - Bali Continues to Set New Arrival Records.(6/28/2008) Bali foreign tourist arrivals for the month of May 2008 continued to perform in record-breaking territory achieving 159,877 visitors, a full +24.

Errant Taxpayers Threatened with Company Closure

Errant Taxpayers Threatened with Company ClosureBadung Tourism Official Wants Hotels and Restaurants who Don't Pay Their Taxes Closed.(6/28/2008) The Head of Badung's Regional tourism office, Made Subawa, is quoted in NusaBali as threatening to yank the operating licenses of hotels, restaurants and...

Value of Bali's Clothing Exports Down Slightly

Value of Bali's Clothing Exports Down SlightlyBali Exporting More Clothing But Earning Less in 2008.(6/28/2008) Bali's Garment sector is suffering from intense competition from their counterparts in China, Vietnam and India who, according to an Antara report, are producing goods of better quality...

Japan needs 1,000 Indonesian workers

Japan needs 1,000 Indonesian workersManado, N Sulawesi, (ANTARA News) - Japan is in need of 1,000 Indonesian workers, comprising 600 nurses and 400 people taking care of elderly people on contract basis for 3 and 4 years.

House can now summon anybody involved in oil industry, trade : legislator

 Originally Posted By: Dilli"In addition, the overseas oil purchases were made through the services of brokers making the purchasing prices higher then they could be," Bimo said.I believe there are a group of Indonesians in Singapore doing rather nicely out of these "overseas" purchases And I...

Saudi proposes joint investment promotion initiative to RI

A Saudi investor has proposed Indonesia and Saudi set up a joint promotion company to increase investment in both countries.According to the chairman of the Global Unions Company of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Khalid S. Al Musa, the proposed body would promote investment projects.

House can now summon anybody involved in oil industry, trade : legislator

"In addition, the overseas oil purchases were made through the services of brokers making the purchasing prices higher then they could be," Bimo said.I believe there are a group of Indonesians in Singapore doing rather nicely out of these "overseas" purchases

House can now summon anybody involved in oil industry, trade : legislator

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - By deciding to use its right of inquiry on the government`s fuel oil pricing policy, the House of Representatives (DPR) can now summon anyone involved in the production, distribution and consumption of fuel oils for questioning, one of the legislators behind the initiative...

Visitor arrivals in Singapore up 0.8 pct in May, Indonesians lead the numbers

Singapore (ANTARA News) - Visitor arrivals in Singapore rose 0.8 percent to 828,000 in May from a year earlier, a record for the month, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Friday.Tourists paid 28.

Japan to cut import duties on 80 pct tariff posts for Indonesia

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Japanese government will cut its import duties on 80 percent of tariff posts of goods from Indonesia beginning July 1, 2008, as part of the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two countries, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu...

Saudi investors ready to invest $2 B in RI`s Agroindustry

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Eight Saudi large companies have set aside US$2 billion to develop Indonesia`s agroindustry, a Saudi executive said."Saudi Arabia has allocated huge funds for investment in the agroindustry.

CBM investors to get more certainty

A revision to a ministerial decree on coalbed methane (CBM) mining to be signed tomorrow promises more certainties to investors, but more issues need to be followed up, a minister says.Director of Oil and Gas at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Luluk Sumiarso said the new regulation would...

Indonesian government more efficient, less corrupt: World Bank

They obviously have not heard the latest phone calls recording that has been played at the Nur Salim bribery trial..........

RI among Asia-Pacific's top expansion destinations

Indonesia remains attractive to expansion-minded multi-national firms despite global fallout from the U.S.' sub-prime crisis, a survey reveals.According to a report by global real estate management firm Jones Lang LaSalle, of 15 nations surveyed in the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia ranks sixth in...

Indonesian government more efficient, less corrupt: World Bank

which indonesia are they talking about? is there more than one indonesia in this world of ours?

Indonesian government more efficient, less corrupt: World Bank

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A reform push by leaders in Indonesia has substantially improved the performance of government and cut into corruption in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the World Bank said Wednesday.

Central govt plans to cash in on regional profits

Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central government plans to increase its take of profits garnered by regions through commodity trade starting next year in a bid to create a more balanced fiscal management, a ministry official says.

Soaring coal prices cause a frenzy among investors

Harry Su , AnalystWith coal prices at an all-time high, foreign and local investors alike are clamoring to accumulate coal mines as well as coal-mining stocks.Bumi Resources is an example of this, having displaced Telkom Indonesia as the biggest company on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in...

Indonesia company begins exporting fire trucks

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian company PT New Sentosa here Tuesday conducted a maiden shipment of 4 fire trucks to Tanzania in a ceremony attended also by Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu.The shipment was part of a US$640,000 order for 15 fire trucks from the African country, the minister said...

Honesty in advertising should come from the drawing board

Though it has been suggested often, I have refrained from writing about a continuing malaise in the advertising industry, a fraternity I used to be a member of. That is because candor is often not appreciated, or deemed partisan. So I will stick with the facts.

Prime Petroservices to build mini LNG plant worth $327m Ika Krismantari , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 06/

Integrated oil and gas service provider PT Prime Petroservices (PPS) plans to build a small liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Bali this year with a total investment of Rp 3 trillion (US$327 million).

Hanfeng Evergreen forms joint ventures to build plants in China and Indonesia

The Canadian PressTORONTO - Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. (TSX:HF) said Monday it has signed two deals to build new fertilizer plants in China and Indonesia.The Toronto-based company said it signed one deal to form a 50-50 joint venture with Shandong Mingshui Great Chemical Group to build and operate a...

Retail suppliers renew old grudges as prices surge

A dispute over retail-supplier contracts for medium enterprises has resurfaced in the wake of rising fuel and commodity prices after being silenced last year by a presidential decree.In 2005, PT Sariboga Snacks won a case against Carrefour after reporting the retail giant to the Business...

Editorial: Incentives for taxpayers

Citizens with taxpayer registration numbers will soon be exempted from the Rp 1 million (US$100) exit tax which all Indonesians, irrespective of age, must pay when they go overseas.A bigger incentive is that children of a father or mother with a taxpayer number will also be exempted from the exit...

All Jakarta to be wi-fi by year end: Telkom

Publicly-listed telecommunication firm PT Telkom said June 15 it would connect all public places in Jakarta with wireless broadband by the end of this year."We expect all strategic locations in Jakarta to be covered by our hotspots with a bandwidth capacity of 1 Mbps by the end of 2008," general...

Soybean production may rise 63% in 2009

Soybean production in Indonesia may increase 63% next year, more than previously expected, as planting increases, Bloomberg reported.The harvest may rise to 1.5 million metric tons, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono, said. That compares with his January 21 estimate for production to reach 1.

Jan-May actual investment jumps 80.9%

Actual investment in the first five months to May surged 80.9% to Rp93.9 trillion ($10.4 billion) from Rp51.9 trillion a year ago, Bisnis Indonesia reported on Tuesday, citing Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Muhammad Lutfi.

Thousand Islands to improve transportation

The Jakarta administration is considering developing a transportation system in the Thousand Islands regency in an attempt to improve the mobility of residents there.Governor Fauzi Bowo said Sunday some improvements on water transportation needed to be made to support goods and service distribution...

Suryainti to invest US$111 mln to build new tourist resort in Bali

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Listed property company PT Suryainti Permata (JSX:SIIP) has said it will build a tourist resort over a 20-hectare plot of land in the Pecatu area in Bali with a total investment of Rp1 trillion (US$111 million).

Adidas seeks friendly breakup with supplier

most of the shoe manufacturing contractors in indonesia are actually owned and operated by obsessive koreans, despite the companies being nominally owned by indonesians.

Adidas seeks friendly breakup with supplier

German-based footwear maker Adidas Group pledges to maintain communications with its Indonesian supplier, PT Prima Inreksa Industries, following its decision to terminate a contract with the company by the end of this year.

70% of Central Javans skip paying taxes

Yes I can see where some of the richest in the govt. are unaware of their tax obligations.........

70% of Central Javans skip paying taxes

Around 70 percent of Central Java residents did not pay income tax in 2007 due to poverty and lack of awareness on tax obligations, says a local tax official."Public awareness of tax obligations has been dwindling in the past two years and this is a serious cause for concern," head of the Central...

The Vanishing Beauty of Bali's Shorelines Government Spending US$43 Million to Stem Shoreline Erosion in Bali.

Government Spending US$43 Million to Stem Shoreline Erosion in Bali.(6/21/2008) Tempo Interaktif estimates that as much as 25% of Bali's shorelines have suffered significant erosion caused by sea waves.

RI`s target for Chinese tourist arrivals still low: Diplomat

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s target for Chinese tourist arrivals at 300 thousands this year is still low as China has a population of 1.2 billion people, Indonesia`s Deputy Chief of Mission for China Mohamad Oemar said.

Despite recession American tourist flow to Bali increasing

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - The economic recession currently hitting the Americas seems not to have discouraged people in those countries to spend vacations in Bali, provincial tourism data show.The number of American tourists who came to Indonesia`s "island of gods" during the January-April period in...

Bogor Institute to host int'l conference on jatropha biofuel

The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) alongside Indonesia's second largest cement company PT Indocement will jointly host an international conference on the use of the jatropha plant for biofuel production.

Govt, House to solve tax bill impediments

Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the House of Representatives are set to solve stumbling blocks hampering the deliberation of the income tax bill by the end of this week, a ministry official says.

RI ranks high in attracting trade

The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is good at attracting international trade with its relatively competitive tariff barriers, but our border controls and distribution channels create major obstacles, a report says.

President calls for service improvements in industrial zones

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged stakeholders of industrial zones to improve their services in order to enhance the country's competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.During the opening event of the Indonesian Industrial Zones Association's meeting Thursday, the President requested...

Regents seek approval for plantation expansion

yes, very sus indeed. there's a veritable land rush going on now with every man and his dog trying to get plantation land in kalimantan, sumatra and sulawesi, and the bupatis are in the middle of it all! they stand to make obscene amounts of money through "facilitation" fees and outright bribes.

Regents seek approval for plantation expansion

 Originally Posted By: biznewsDarwan was speaking after attending fire awareness training held by Agro Indomas, in cooperation with the ministry of forestry, the Indonesian Palm Oil Council, WWF Indonesia, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) and Care International.