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Plan to open Indonesia trade promotion center in Shanghai canceled

Originally Posted By: Piss SalonWHAT FUCKING REGULATION MOTHERFUCKERS the regulation forbidding Indonesian Trade Promotion Centres in Shanghai, you moron! i mean, it isn't half obvious, is it?

Plan to open Indonesia trade promotion center in Shanghai canceled

The center could not be established in Shanghai because of a new regulation ...."We had planned to open the ITPC in Shanghai but because of a new regulation ....She said the plan to establish ITPC in Shanghai would not be realized because of a new regulation ....

Japanese Investors Eye Purbalingga

TEMPO Interactive, Purbalingga:A number of Japanese investors intend to invest in food production in Purbalingga regency. “At least 171 Jpanese companies are interested in investing in crystal coconut sugar produced by Purbalingga,” said Djoko Triwinarso, Purbalingga Secretariat spokesperson,...

Indonesia`s Utd Tractors sees big fall in heavy equipment sales

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) -- Heavy equipment sales by PT United Tractors (JSX:UNTR) totaled only 439 units in February down 48.83 per cent from the same period last year.Declines were recorded in sales to all sectors including agribusiness, construction, mining and forestry sectors, Ari...

Plan to open Indonesia trade promotion center in Shanghai canceled

Beijing (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has canceled its plan to open Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) in Shanghai and is now looking for another Chinese city where the center can be set up.The center could not be established in Shanghai because of a new regulation issued by the local government, visiting...

Exports may plunge 28% this year: BI

Aditya Suharmoko, THE JAKARTA POST, JAKARTA The central bank on Thursday painted a bleak picture of the country's economy, forecasting non-oil and gas exports to plunge by as much as 28 percent this year, as the world economy dives into negative growth for the first time since World War II.

Binani Cement soon to ink deal with Indonesian coal mine

Kolkata, March 19 : Cement manufacturer Binani Cement is in the last stage of finalising a deal with an Indonesian coal block for long-term mining rights, a top official said here Thursday."We will finalise the deal very soon.

MSE Earthstone resources acquires 100 per cent economic rights of coal tenement in Indonesia

Jakarta (Indonesia) Mar 18 (Business Wire India): MSE Earthstone Resources FZC, part of Earthstone Group, a diversified mining company, today announced the acquisition of 100 per cent economic rights for coal tenement extensively spread over 2,560 Hectares in the thermal coal resource region of...

Honda to make minivan in Indonesia

What an ironic name given that Jakartan drivers of the "Freed" will instead be trapping themselves in a little metal tin for up to a fifth of their waking lives.

Honda to make minivan in Indonesia

Hmm -- I wonder what they will price this little beast at? I wonder if it will be around the same price as the APV? If it is then I may think about a little swap

Government May Drop Taxes To Spur Refinery Construction

Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest oil importer, is searching for ways to persuade investors to build oil refineries to process the country’s crude supplies, including cutting taxes to zero on construction inputs and income, Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday.

Govt to require civil servants to use domestic products

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government will soon make it obligatory for civil servants, military and police personnel to use domestic products in an effort to improve the performance of national industries.

Mari Pangestu: automotive exports hit hardest

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia`s automotive exports had been hit by the current global economic crisis."Exposure of the electronic industry is not too big. Automotive exports will likely be hit the hardest.

Dark times in taxation sector now over, president says

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked all sides to let the dark times of taxation in the past be bygones and to enter an era where taxation is managed through a modern administration system.

Honda to make minivan in Indonesia

Japan’s second-largest automaker Honda Motor will make and sell the Freed minivan in Indonesia from June, the model’s first overseas foray, Bloomberg reported.The company also plans to export the Freed from Indonesia to other countries in Southeast Asia by the end of this year, Honda said...

Hutchison to build 3,000 new BTS units

PT Hutchison CP Telecom (HCPT) Indonesia plans to build 3,000 new units of base transceiver station (BTS) bringing the number of its BTS to 9,000 units by the end of this year, Investor Daily reported Saturday.

Obama, Yudhoyono discuss economic crisis

you can just imagine the conversation can't you?SBY: Well we are a poor country and need lots of money to ensure we can continue to be a "moderate" muslim nation. Obama: How much do you needSBY: How much have you got?

Biznet to invest Rp300B in fiber optics

An internet service provider and operator of fiber optic networks Biznet Network said it will invest up to Rp300 billion to build new fiber optic networks in the country this year.Biznet President Adi Kusma said the company will build a total of 500 km of fiber optic networks in Jakarta, Surabaya...

Sinar Mas to build new cooking oil factory

Sinar Mas Group said it will have a new cooking oil factory to start operation in Bekasi in July this year with a capacity to produce 1,000 tons per day, Bisnis Indonesia reported Friday.The new factory will increase the daily production capacity of Sinar Mas to 3,200 tons of cooking oil with crude...

Semen Tonasa to build fifth cement plant

Cement producer PT Semen Tonasa will start construction of its fifth production facility with an annual production capacity of 2.3 million tons in April, Investor Daily reported on Tuesday.The subsidiary of state cement producer PT Semen Gresik now has four factories.

Obama, Yudhoyono discuss economic crisis

US President Barack Obama on Friday spoke to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about the global economic crisis, underscoring warming relations between the two countries.Few details of the telephone call were released but Indonesia recently asked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for stand-by...

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Actually It started with and then ran with it the next day (i think). The correction was in the business section

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Originally Posted By: Piss SalonThey've bailed. Alwi Shihab is scrambling to cover his arse.That story certainly caused one or two ripples. It looks like they complained to the Globe, eh? Did anyone's globes get clamped in the vice as a result?

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Originally Posted By: Piss SalonOriginally Posted By: Roy's Hair , always first with the hard hitting news... I'm claiming this one. Ah yes OK then. fail

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Originally Posted By: KuKuKaChuNeither Emaar Indonesia nor its parent company have made an announcement that they are quitting Indonesia.We regret the error. fail?

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

From The Jakarta GlobeGovernment Insists Lombok Deal Not Deadby Janeman LatulHigh-ranking Indonesian government officials and Emaar International PJSC have denied that the Dubai-based development company has killed its massive $600 million project to turn a major portion of Lombok Island into...

Down, sale of car, motorcycle parts and equipment

Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The sale of car and motorcycle parts and equipment in Indonesia has dropped very sharply along with the drop in the sale of motor vehicles by 23 percent in January."Car and motorcycle equipment sales are hindered by illegally imported products in the...

Retailers accept new rules

Retailers have agreed to comply with a new regulation that puts limits on listing fees and trading terms that retailers may charge suppliers.Despite its compliance, the Indonesian Association of Retailers (Aprindo) said the regulation would hurt its profit margin even more during these adverse...

Rattan craftsmen greet Mari with protests

In an ironic twist during her campaign for the development of creative industries, Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu was met Sunday with protests during her visit to a center of creative industry in Cirebon, West Java.

Indonesia must boost palm yields to save forests

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia needs to squeeze far higher yields from existing palm oil plantations rather than open up more land in a country with some of the world's swiftest deforestation, a Greenpeace official said on Monday.

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Virtually all of this airport project has been run out of Jakarta. The NTB provincial govt and Central Lombok regency are really small fish. I don't doubt that they had their hand out for both the airport and the Emaar project, but they don't hold much power on these big projects.

Furniture Entrepreneurs Disappointed at Government’s Lack of Support

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Businessmen from the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry Association are greatly disappointed at the lack of government support in promoting and marketing furniture products.

Five New Mining Regulations to be Issued in 2010

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Mineral, Coal, and Geothermal director-general, Bambang Setiawan, is aiming to produce five drafts on 28 guidelines to complement the Mineral and Coal Law by 2010. He said the drafts cover mining areas, mineral and coal businesses, mining regulations and supervision, as...

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

“Corruption in international megaprojects is commonplace in our country, especially on the part of local government officials,” he said. “Middle Eastern investors will have a problem with that.”Although that wasn't BAE's experience in Saudi?

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

Thanks K3C, understood and thanks again for a very timely post. This stuff is all pretty confusing for non legal types. It's already taken me months to get to some level of understanding and I still can't decide what to do! I guess I am still concerned about being separated from my hard-earned cash!

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

Originally Posted By: chewwyUKwhat is happening to the revision that will allow foreign ownership of property?? nothing. that's just the usual annual beat-up from the english language media. you may quote me: "it won't happen"what *may* happen, at some time in the future, is that...

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

what is happening to the revision that will allow foreign ownership of property??

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Nice one. An important story wihich our "Elites" will now try to explain away as being due to Emaars own financial problems? In fact that's already starting I see. After all, it never is the fault of anyone in Indonesia, is it!

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

Originally Posted By: DontpanicAny Company, Indonesian or foreign capital, can only own land with HGB title. correct. this is direct ownership, where the land title is in the name of the company. this is generally the preferred option for long-term ownership.

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

The Jakarta Post doesn't seem to covering any of this?

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Janeman LatulEmaar: Just the Start?The announcement that Dubai’s state-owned Emaar Properties PJSC has pulled the plug on a $600 million property project on Lombok Island may be a signal of worse to come, business players and analysts said on Sunday .

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

Thanks for the clarification but now I'm even more confused. Any Company, Indonesian or foreign capital, can only own land with HGB title. You suggested in an earlier post that a PMA should become the beneficial owner in a nominee structure.

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

"HGB atas Hak Milik"?! i dont think so! that is compeltely impossible.you may mean "Hak Pakai atas Hak Milik", which is very common in bali, and not very useful, in my opinion. it's really no more than a long term lease.

Bali Property Ownership by Foreigners

Thanks for that, very helpful as I'm in the process of trying to secure a small pied a terre in Bali at present. As this was explained to me by my lawyer in Jakarta, it was very common in Bali until recently to set up a PMA with the sole intention of buying a property.

Plantation industry aims big despite economic crisis

The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Betting on higher prices for top commodities and the emergence of new markets, the country’s plantation industry is seeking to buck the trend and expects export values this year to increase by 16 percent.

Govt gears up to limit free trade deal adversities

The Agriculture Ministry has proposed Rp 145 billion (US$12.18 million) this year from the stimulus package to boost the competitiveness of the country’s meat, milk and dairy businesses against foreign competitors, ministry officials said Saturday. (JP/J.

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Most of the funding (about 75%) for the Lombok International Airport is (supposed to be) coming from Angkasa Pura (the state-owned firm that runs airports) and the rest from the NTB provincial govt and Central Lombok regional govt.

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

To be known as the "Bridge to nowhere" International airport, conveniently located 2 hours away from existing tourism infrastructure in Senggigi?The commissions for the boys on this project must have been really juicy?In terms of ROI, wouldn't the completion of the Jakarta our ring road,...

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Originally Posted By: Jungle GeorgeWrong, the airport was started before Emaar entered the pictureThe whole Emaar development area is just a takeover of the area previously held by Bambang Tri's LTDC, which had been doing its land grabbing and development planning since before the new airport was...

Emaar Withdraws From US$600 Million Lombok Project

Well we'll see. It looked to be well under construction when I passed it at Xmas. However, economic depression and all that. Work may well grind to a halt. Not much point building it if the Ay-rab resorts don't materialise is there?