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Japanese Investors Complain About Manpower Law

Japanese Investors Complain About Manpower LawWednesday, 26 July, 2006 | 18:20 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Japanese investors consider that manpower policies in Indonesia are not fair.It is expected that this will to lower the potential of Japanese investment in Indonesia in the future.

15 Investors Interested in Biofuel Project

15 Investors Interested in Biofuel ProjectWednesday, 26 July, 2006 | 16:02 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: As many as 15 investors have stated their interest in investing in the biofuel project that will require funding of Rp200 trillion.

Foreign investors want fairer manpower regulations

Foreign investors want fairer manpower regulationsJakarta (ANTARA News) - Foreign investors have demanded that the Indonesian government issue fairer manpower regulations in which a distinction is made between deserving and undeserving workers in the matter of severance pay, a spokesman said.

Bio-fuel Development To Receive Fiscal Incentives

Bio-fuel Development To Receive Fiscal IncentivesTuesday, 25 July, 2006 | 17:53 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government will officially form the national team for bio-fuel energy development. The components of this alternative energy team were decided at a limited meeting of the energy sector...

Batam to be ‘Shop Window’ of Indonesia's Economy

Batam to be ‘Shop Window’ of Indonesia's EconomyTuesday, 25 July, 2006 | 13:58 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Muhammad Luthfi, Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), said by setting up Batam, Bintan and Karimun as Special Economic Zones (SEZ) under the one-roof system, that Batam...

Govt allocates big chunk of land for biofuel projects

Govt allocates big chunk of land for biofuel projectsRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of its commitment to boost the use of alternative energy, the government has set aside huge swathes of land across the archipelago for the crops needed for raw materials for producing...

Government to Invite Investors for High Speed Train in 2008

Government to Invite Investors for High Speed Train in 2008Monday, 24 July, 2006 | 19:37 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is to invite local and foreign investors to invest in the Jakarta-Surabaya and Jakarta-Bandung high speed train projects in 2008.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I hear the banking sector needs to fix up its BI platforms (or put them in!!!)....

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I am thinking of extending my involvenment in indonesia, however i have a potential in Thailand. What is an honest, no Bs assesment of the JKT economy?

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel Prices

Now *there's* a radical idea: "Let's price our products so that we don't make a loss". Whoa. Radical thinking. Go Pertamina!

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel Prices

Pertamina to Evaluate Oil-Based Fuel PricesMonday, 24 July, 2006 | 14:46 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The continuing rise of the world's crude oil prices has resulted in PT Pertamina's (Persero) evaluating its oil-based fuel prices.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

I've been hearing about the "proposed new investment law" that's "about to be implemented" for the past 7 years. Even now, they are still talking in terms of the law being passed next year -- which will actually turn into the year after. This is the Indonesian "sense of urgency" in action.

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

Same Old Shit D... D... ??

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

S.O.S.D.D

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatment

Boediono assures foreign investors of equal treatmentThe Jakarta Post, Urip Hudiono, JakartaProviding a level playing field for investors will be the government's main focus in the government-sponsored new investment bill, although certain business sectors will still be closed to foreign investors.

Bank Mandiri sees increasing loan from CPO sector

Bank Mandiri sees increasing loan from CPO sectorJakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Bank Mandiri expects loan demand from the oil palm plantation and crude palm oil (CPO) sector to continue to increase in line with the government`s commitment to stimulate development of biodiesel fuel in the country, a...

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

Indonesian economy always looks like a Drexel Junk Bond issue. It has high ceilings but no foundations….

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

you're probably right, but indonesia seems to be taking a battering from these series natural disasters, never mind the disasters it brings on itself.

Incentives For Investment Excluded From Bill

Incentives For Investment Excluded From BillFriday, 21 July, 2006 | 16:41 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Boediono, the Minister for the Economy, said that incentives for investment will not be attached to the Investment Bill which is now being prepared.

Politics and business mix in Indonesia

Politics and business mix in IndonesiaBy Bill GuerinJAKARTA - On taking office, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono advised his officials to divest their personal business interests to avoid any allegations of conflict of interest hounding his reform-oriented government.

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

just a blip in the overall picture. Consumer confidence is trending sharply upward, and will continue to do so with the occasional blips due to quakes and other political shocks now and again. All the indicators for the next few months and years are positive and moving up, so I'd not put too much...

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya Earthquake

Consumer Confidence Index Drops Due to Yogya EarthquakeThursday, 20 July, 2006 | 20:16 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The consumer confidence index plunged again in June, after the earthquakes in Yogyakarta and Central Java.

Government set to build eight biofuel factories

Government set to build eight biofuel factoriesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is preparing to build eight biodiesel factories in the country in a move to provide an alternative to expensive fossil-based fuels.

Indonesia, Malaysia launch joint move to defend palm oil industry

Indonesia, Malaysia launch joint move to defend palm oil industryThe Jakarta Post, MedanIndonesia and Malaysia have agreed to allocate 500,000 euro (about US$394,000) to pay the fees of a consultant or joint spokesman to counter campaigns launched by non-governmental organizations against palm oil...

Bio-Solar Marketing to be Extended

Bio-Solar Marketing to be ExtendedWednesday, 19 July, 2006 | 16:16 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: PT Pertamina (Persero), the state oil and gas company, will extend its marketing of bio-solar (automotive diesel oil) in Jakarta.

RI to spend Rp 200t by 2010 to promote biofuels

you could have a point. but i'm still putting all my cash into Pangandaran real estate.

RI to spend Rp 200t by 2010 to promote biofuels

Buy UNSP stocks! It is the Bakrie family plantations unit (regardless of what one thinks him and his ilk, 'business is business') and already has plans to build the largest bio-diesel factory in the world.

RI to spend Rp 200t by 2010 to promote biofuels

RI to spend Rp 200t by 2010 to promote biofuelsJAKARTA (Bloomberg): Indonesia plans to invest Rp 200 trillion (Rp$22 billion) over the next five years to promote the use of alternative fuels using crops such as palm oil, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.

DPR passes new citizenship bill into law

DPR passes new citizenship bill into lawJakarta (ANTARA News) - All political party factions in the House of Representatives (DPR) here Tuesday agreed to pass a new citizneship bill into law.The approval was expressed in a DPR plenary meeting, which was led by DPR Deputy Speaker Soetardjo...

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

in the old law that could not happen

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

if the Indonesian Gal marries a bule and moves to his country and is over the age of 18 then the President at HIS discretian can take away her Indo Citizenship

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

Then how different is the new law in respect of the old one, in this area, which is to say how would the loss occur?

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

of course it does

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

Does it also threaten Indonesian women who marry foreigners with loss of citizenship?

Has the corruption battle gone too far?

The economic development in INA still should looking by holistic perspective which means, every economic development for success should be plan for prosperity and people justice. It means welfare economy which set aside for wage and proper social security should be maintenance, beside strongly...

Has the corruption battle gone too far?

Quote:Originally posted by KuKuKaChu: From The Jakarta PostHas the corruption battle gone too far?Leonard Ginocchi, Washington D.C....(anti-corruption environment) could be adversely affecting the country's economy and national development.......

Has the corruption battle gone too far?

Has the corruption battle gone too far?Leonard Ginocchi, Washington D.C.There appears to be a growing debate concerning Indonesia's robust anti-corruption campaign. Views are beginning to emerge that the anti-corruption campaign may have gone too far and could be adversely affecting the country's...

Government to draft law on special economic zones

Government to draft law on special economic zonesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is planning a new law to legalize the creation of special economic zones (SEZs) in the country, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono said during the weekend.

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship

New bill threatens corruptors with annulment of citizenship Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The new bill on citizenship to be approved by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006, threatens corruptors fleeing to foreign countries with annulment of their Indonesian citizenship if they fail to report to...

Latest BPS survey 'difficult'

Latest BPS survey 'difficult'The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Central Statistics Agency (BPS) is having problems carrying out its 2006 economic survey on private companies."We've found it is difficult to collect data on private companies, especially foreign companies, since their Jakarta offices are...

Infrastructure More Interesting Than Fiscal Incentives

Infrastructure More Interesting Than Fiscal IncentivesThursday, 06 July, 2006 | 17:41 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Entrepreneur groups consider that improvement to infrastructures is far more interesting to investors than the granting of fiscal incentives.

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006Thursday, 06 July, 2006 | 15:19 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: According to the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), the realization of investment during the first half of this year reached Rp45.24 trillion.This is a rise of 12.

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006

Rise in Investment During First Half of 2006Thursday, 06 July, 2006 | 15:19 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: According to the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), the realization of investment during the first half of this year reached Rp45.24 trillion.This is a rise of 12.

Govt hopes hard sell will draw investment

Govt hopes hard sell will draw investmentRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is changing its strategy to lure more direct foreign investment by picking up the ball earlier to persuade multinational companies to come here, offering them a number of incentives.

Govt urged to provide tax incentives

Govt urged to provide tax incentivesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to include fiscal incentives -- in the form of a tax holiday and tax amnesty -- and simplify its taxation system in the proposed tax laws in a bid to attract foreign direct investments, a former senior minister has...

Exporters 'need strategies' to tap into European market

Exporters 'need strategies' to tap into European marketThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe European Union, the world's second largest market, offers huge opportunities but Indonesian exporters have failed to tap this potential because of their inability to meet market requirements.

Why is investment in the mining industry stagnant?

Why is investment in the mining industry stagnant?Montty Girianna, JakartaExploration and investment in the mining industry have seen a significant downturn. This has resulted in a considerable decrease in production.

Infrastructure conference finally gets go-ahead

Infrastructure conference finally gets go-aheadThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is due to hold its twice-delayed 2nd infrastructure conference and exhibition in November in an effort to drum up much needed private-sector investment to bring the country's woefully inadequate infrastructure into...

Govt to issue new license for int'l call services

Govt to issue new license for int'l call servicesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government plans to allow another telecommunications company to provide direct international call services in competition with the two existing operators, PT Indosat and PT Telkom Indonesia.

Tax breaks for investors

Tax breaks for investorsSahminan, JakartaAs reported in The Jakarta Post on June 9, the government is now considering offering tax breaks for foreign investment in the automotive industry. The policy is obviously intended to help attract foreign direct investment.