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Thu, 18 Sep 2008
RI's tourism sector: Missing the boat again
Andry Asmoro, AnalystInterestingly, with the third quarter of 2008 almost out of the way we have seen some major highlights in macroeconomic indicators but only little attention in the way of the government's national program: Visit Indonesia Year 2008.
Thu, 18 Sep 2008
Business associations urge govt to ease value-added tax
Additional goods and services should be exempted in the upcoming amendment to the luxury and value-added tax (VAT) law, a trade association says.Among the services proposed by the group are food catering, money transfers via the post office, parking fees and public phones, while goods included...
Thu, 18 Sep 2008
Working for the Yankee Dollar Bali's Burgeoning Tourism Industry is Playing a Role in the Loss of the Island's Agric
Bali's Burgeoning Tourism Industry is Playing a Role in the Loss of the Island's Agricultural Roots.(9/15/2008) The Indonesian Daily Kompas recently carried a report relating the plight of women in Bali trying to eek out a living working as coolies at local markets and the role tourism is playing...
Thu, 18 Sep 2008
Making Up the Rules as You Go Along in Bali's North. Growing Controversy Over Villa Projects on Bali's North Coast U
Growing Controversy Over Villa Projects on Bali's North Coast Underlines the Vagaries Awaiting Foreigners Buying Land in Bali.(9/15/2008) Bali Post reports that Bali's northern coast, stretching some 144 kilometers, is under threat of submerging below a continuous strip of commercial and private...
Thu, 18 Sep 2008
Indonesia Starts to Strangle on Success Print E-mail Tag it: Delicious Furl it! Mister.Wong NewsVine R
Our Correspondent 16 September 2008Infrastructure development, always a concern, can’t keep up with economic growthIndonesia, with its economy growing at its healthiest pace since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, is starting to burst at the seams from a serious lack of infrastructure...
Thu, 18 Sep 2008
South Korea to develop marine resources in indonesia
Seoul (ANTARA News) - South Korea has signed a deal with Indonesia to lease 25,000 hectares of coastal waters to cultivate seaweed that can be processed to produce bio-ethanol fuel, the government said Wednesday.
Mon, 15 Sep 2008
Santos opens its coffers for Mudlow settlement
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Santos Ltd., Australia's third- biggest oil and gas producer, said it believes a provision made for a mud-flow disaster in Indonesia is appropriate and rejected a suggestion it understated the incident's severity.
Sun, 14 Sep 2008
Visit Indonesia Year 2008 not a failure, says minister
Marmz is only borrowing them, sort of like test driving a car before buying, he is a strong advocate of "Try before you Buy".......
Sun, 14 Sep 2008
Visit Indonesia Year 2008 not a failure, says minister
Originally Posted By: MarmaladeTake a look outside - it's like friggin' Disney land, all these bules coming over here stealing our women... Ahem, I seem to recall you have participated in more than your fair share of that particular pastime.
Sun, 14 Sep 2008
Visit Indonesia Year 2008 not a failure, says minister
"marketing guerilla"
Sun, 14 Sep 2008
Visit Indonesia Year 2008 not a failure, says minister
Take a look outside - it's like friggin' Disney land, all these bules coming over here stealing our women...
Fri, 12 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: chewwyUKHmmm --- shit location to have as it's in a private complex full of overpaid oil and gas types I'll find out tomorrow as I am going over to collect my coffee beans. Have only ever been to the Periplus one and that was months ago.
Fri, 12 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Hmmm --- shit location to have as it's in a private complex full of overpaid oil and gas types
Fri, 12 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: Phoenixwhere is the new place dave?This was the reply I got from them about the new placeQuote:We are no longer at Periplus, as you may know they took over the operation with 5 days notice.
Fri, 12 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
where is the new place dave? I didnt know they had kicked him out. I thought something was going on as me and the mrs used to go for breakfast there from time to time but the last visit (end of may) was so piss poor we were put off.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: Polisi CepekBTW seems the kemang outlet has closed. WTF is the "Jakarta's Kemang Club Villa’s café" - sounds rather wanky. Hi PC.. I heard from the guy at Merdeka about this and he told me the new place is close to the old Periplus book store in Kemang so I am...
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
BTW seems the kemang outlet has closed. WTF is the "Jakarta's Kemang Club Villa’s café" - sounds rather wanky.Wednesday 07.05.08Periplus Kemang ClosureAt mid day today Periplus Books gave Merdeka Coffee 7 days notice to take over management of the Café at Periplus, Hero Kemang.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
SE Sulawesi opens opportunities for investement of Rp24 trillion
Kendari, SE Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Southeast Sulawesi Province has opened opportunities for investment of up to 24 trillion rupiah in the agricultural, industrial and mining sectors, a regional official said.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Govt: foreign direct investment growth in 2008 May not reach 15 pct
Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu predicted foreign direct investment growth this year may not reach 15 percent in view of sluggish global developments."Perhaps it will be a little below 15 percent," she said.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
Trade ministry to take firm measures against illegal batik imports
Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said the government would take firm action against illegal batik imports and suspected dumping of batik which was threatening local industries.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008
RI plays important role in creating Asian integration: ADB
Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) predicts Indonesia will play a significant role in creating Asian integration as global economic power."So far, Indonesia has shown its important role in forming regionalism by, among other things, being one of the ASEAN founders and...
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: KuKuKaChuOriginally Posted By: v8daveOriginally Posted By: KuKuKaChuyep, i'll second that. good coffee. such a damn pity, however, that i have to go to the ends of the earth (aka south jakarta) to buy it. Send one of your academic qualified staff to get it... good thinking, 99.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: v8daveOriginally Posted By: KuKuKaChuyep, i'll second that. good coffee. such a damn pity, however, that i have to go to the ends of the earth (aka south jakarta) to buy it. Send one of your academic qualified staff to get it... good thinking, 99.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: KuKuKaChuyep, i'll second that. good coffee. such a damn pity, however, that i have to go to the ends of the earth (aka south jakarta) to buy it. Send one of your academic qualified staff to get it...
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
yep, i'll second that. good coffee. such a damn pity, however, that i have to go to the ends of the earth (aka south jakarta) to buy it.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
PC, Bob, check out the coffee from Merdeka (http://www.merdekacoffee.com) which you can get from the the Periplus Bookshops (I get it from the one next to Hero in Kemang)I buy the Java Estate coffee which is strong but a good tasting coffee.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Originally Posted By: Polisi CepekI don't like starbucks on principle - creepy cookie-cutter stores, big american company, etc. The price is absurd, but taste-wise are there better options in Indonesia? Beng. Solo is cheap, but really much worse than starbucks.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
I don't like starbucks on principle - creepy cookie-cutter stores, big american company, etc. The price is absurd, but taste-wise are there better options in Indonesia? Beng. Solo is cheap, but really much worse than starbucks.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Bali: Officials looking to crackdown on residence abuse
I'm baffled, I thought having a kitas was what they wanted foreigners to do. Kuku?
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Tax proceeds leap 46 percent on higher taxpayer compliancy
Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Improved tax collection by extending the tax base and modernizing the tax system have boosted tax proceeds by 46 percent during the first eight months of this year, Finance Ministry's director general of taxation Darmin Nasution says.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Foreign-owned banks
Some analysts have again expressed serious concern over increasing foreign ownership of banks in Indonesia, arguing this makes it more difficult for Bank Indonesia (the central bank) to guide monetary policies and bank lending for national economic development.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Three Materials Manufacturers Threatened with Bankruptcy
Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 | 12:19 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Due to the availability of cheap Chinese products, some Indonesian materials manufacturers are threatened with bankruptcy.According to Ario N Setiantoro, Head of the Nail and Wire Manufacturers Association (Ipaki), one...
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Tens of firms tried for dodging Jamsostek scheme
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Tens of companies have been taken to court for not registering their workers with state-owned workers insurance company PT Jamsostek, an official said.Director for Manpower Supervision Affairs of the Directorate General of Manpower, Mudji Handojo, said here on Tuesday that...
Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Singapore tops in making doing business easy: World Bank
Singapore (ANTARA News/afp) - Singapore kept its top ranking for the third year in a row as the easiest place in the world to do business, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday.The Asian city-state edged out New Zealand and the United States in the "Doing Business 2009" ranking by the...
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
New regulation may up real estate values
The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta's property values are expected to rise by about 50 percent if the government revises its regulation on foreign nationals' right to own property, an analyst predicts.The government is looking into extending property usage rights by foreign nationals from 25 years,...
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Starbucks Indonesia Continues to Grow
Tuesday, 09 September, 2008 | 13:02 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Although many Starbucks branches in Australia and the USA have been closed down, Starbucks Coffee Indonesia intends to add more branches.
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Business-friendly tax bill endorsed
The House of Representatives enacted on Wednesday a much-awaited amendment to the income tax law aimed at spurring economic activities by providing lower rates and more incentives to businesses, The Jakarta Post reported.
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Bali: Officials looking to crackdown on residence abuse
The large number of expatriates living in Bali with temporary stay permits (Kitas) could cause an increase in the number of permit violations, head of Ngurah Rai Airport's immigration office Jusuf Hadi has said, The Jakarta Post reported.
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Palu`s fried onion enters world market
Palu, C Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Fried onion from Palu, Central Sulawesi, has entered the world market for its unique flavour, a local official said here Monday.Head of Central Sulawesi`s Investment Coordinating Board, M Hadjir Hadde, said that the fried onion was always included in national and...
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
25 companies to invest in agribusiness
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Twenty-five companies are interested in making an investment in large-scale corn agribusiness in Indonesia, manager of PT DuPont country manager Mardahana said.Many investors were interested in developing large-scale corn plantations in the country in view of the current...
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Visit Indonesia Year 2008 not a failure, says minister
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Visit Indonesia Year 2008 program does not fail, Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said at a hearing with House of Representatives said here Monday."According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, in the first semester of this year, the number of foreign...
Tue, 09 Sep 2008
Intiland to Develop Ngoro Industrial Park
Monday, 08 September, 2008 | 18:07 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Responding to investors’ demand in the industrial sector, PT Intiland Development will allocate US$ 2 million to develop the second stage of Ngoro Industrial Park on a 240-hectare land in Mojokerto, East Java.
Mon, 08 Sep 2008
RI demands OZ, NZ open up service markets under FTA
kinda sounds like the wok calling the billy black ...
Mon, 08 Sep 2008
RI demands OZ, NZ open up service markets under FTA
Indonesia has proposed the liberalization of professional and service sectors in Australia and New Zealand under the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries and ASEAN members.Gusmardi Bustami, Trade Ministry director general for international trade cooperation, said the government had...
Mon, 08 Sep 2008
Tax rate to blame for drop in local investment
Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post Indonesia's "uncompetitive" tax law has contributed to a massive drop in domestic realized investment in the first six months of the year by forcing investors to seek "foreigner" status to take advantage of lower rates in other countries, an...
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
President asks for new policies to facilitate investment in Bali
Quote:In discussing the President's request with Antara, Pastika said: "To meet those requirements, one effort that will be undertaken by the provincial government is to give clear information to investors. This must be done because we are not merely opening our door wide to investors.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
President asks for new policies to facilitate investment in Bali
Same story reported on Bali Discovery (http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=4731) gives a slightly different slant:President Tells Pastika to Facilitate Investment in BaliPastika Promises Clear and Precise Information for Potential Investors in Bali.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
President asks for new policies to facilitate investment in Bali
Quote:"One of the things we do to attract investors is to provide prospective investors with true and correct information. We do not just invite them without more," the governor said. now there's a novel idea.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
President asks for new policies to facilitate investment in Bali
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Bali provincial administration to formulate new policies to facilitate investment in the province, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said here on Friday.
Sun, 07 Sep 2008
Significant rise in tourist arrivals in Bali
Denpasar, Bali,(ANTARA News) - The number of foreign tourist arrivals in Bali rose significantly in the first semester of this year, a regional tourism official said."According to records, a total of 280,222 foreigners visited Bali in the first semester of this year, an increase of 22.