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Thu, 04 Dec 2008
AGO to check losses from web graft
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said Wednesday it would recalculate the state losses incurred as a result of a graft scandal centering on a legal administrative website operated by the Justice and Human Rights Ministry.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Half of civil servants are unqualified, says minister
Responding to discouraging results of recent public service surveys, State Minister for Administrative Reforms Taufiq Effendi revealed half of the country’s four million civil servants were unqualified.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
RI committed to developing sustainable palm oil industries
Nusa Dua, (ANTARA News) - Indonesia is committed to developing oil palm plantations and industries in environment-friendly and sustainable ways to facilitate the export of its key commodity particularly to the European Union (EU), a minister said.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
RI`s eastern regions yield half of nat`l fishery export earnings
Makassar, S Sulawesi, (ANTARA News)- Fishery exports from Indonesia`s eastern regions in the January- (early) December period in 2008 generated earnings totaling Rp15 trillion or half of the national fishery export target of Rp30 trillion, a senior fisheries official said.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
World Bank supports RI`s administrative reform efforts
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The World Bank has expanded its support for Indonesia`s administrative reform program since 2006 by cooperating with the administrative reform (PAN) ministry and other public services institutions, a spokesman said.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Indonesia: Fifth to Pirate Software in Asia
Thursday, 04 December, 2008 | 11:33 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Bandung:Indonesia is currently in the fifth position for countries to pirate software in Asia. “We are in the 12th position in the world,” said License Compliance Manager of PT Microsoft Indonesia, Anti Suryaman.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Malaysia Regrets HSBC Move on Palm Oil Lending
Kuala Lumpur. Banking giant HSBC’s decision to curb lending to oil palm projects in Malaysia is misguided and will hurt the bank more than it will hurt Malaysia’s palm industry, the country’s commodities minister said.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Irish businesses seeking joint ventures in RI
Irish businesses are keen to invest in the country by setting up joint ventures with Indonesian counterparts to eventually bolster trade between the two nations, Ireland's Ambassador to Indonesia H.E Richard O'Brien said on Tuesday.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Cambodian bizmen wish to do business with Indonesians
Phnom Phen (ANTARA News) - Some 25 Cambodian businessmen have expressed interest in establishing business contacts with Indonesians among other things in the industry and tourism sectors.The Cambodian businessmen expressed their wish to cooperate with Indonesian businessmen during a "Business...
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
RI to set up halal certification center
*winces*Sounds like just another way to milk money from food companies, the costs of which will be passed onto long-suffering consumers.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
RI to set up halal certification center
Originally Posted By: KuKuKaChuNon-halal products distributed in the country meanwhile should be labelled "for non-muslim consumption", he said.(*) thus, if jakchat is defined as a product, then all we have to do is put a "for non-muslim consumption" label somewhere on the site,...
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
RI to set up halal certification center
Bogor, W Java, (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government plans to set up an international-standard halal (edible according to Islamic law) product certificiation center, a minister said.Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said here on Tuesday the bill on halal product guarantee was currently...
Wed, 03 Dec 2008
More Workers Sacked in Central Java
well, i am buying a few goats: one for tegal, solo, jogja and dieng.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
More Workers Sacked in Central Java
You know this unemployment issue is already a big thing here in Jakarta with companies laying people off every day here. I would hope that most JC'ers know that Idul Adha is on this coming Monday so it would help if you dig in your pocket and scrap a few IDR together and buy a goat, buffalo or cow...
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Tourism Up on Thai Unrest
Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 21 percent in October from a year ago, according to data released on Monday, as security fears in Thailand prompted some vacationers to switch to Indonesia instead.The number of foreign tourists for the first 10 months rose 13 percent to 5.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Tax Office Expects 2 Million New Taxpayers
The Finance Ministry is expecting to register an additional two million taxpayers this year, courtesy of a “sunset policy” campaign that is part of an intensified effort to encourage more people to pay taxes .
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Seeds producer expects 40 percent sales growth next year
PT BISI International, the country's top producer of hybrid seeds for corn, rice, vegetables and fruit, forecasts a 40 percent growth in sales next year but has decided nonetheless to adopt a prudent liquidity position by postponing an expansion plan.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Ministry proposes Rp 6.8t tax cuts for key sectors
Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Industry Ministry is proposing the removal of value-added tax (VAT) totaling Rp 6.8 trillion (US$561.98 million) to help keep labor-incentive sectors afloat, an official says.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008
More Workers Sacked in Central Java
TEMPO Interactive, Semarang:Several companies in Central Java have been dismissing workers since September due to the world financial crisis and this will continue.“Businesses cannot do anything in facing the global crisis. The export market is bad.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Kadin challenges company law in court
A number of business groupings have filed for a judicial review on the 2007 Law on Limited Liability Companies with the Constitutional Court, arguing the law contradicts other laws and creates legal uncertainty.
Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Batam ports to use new IT system
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung All ports on Batam Island will soon introduce a new information and technology (IT) system in a bid to curb income leaks, an official says.Head of Batam Port Office's Commercial Unit Heri Kafianto said the new system, to be implemented by 2009, would...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Astra Agro Sets Long-Term Goals Amid CPO Weakness
PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk, the country’s biggest producer of crude palm oil, on Friday confirmed its readiness to face the global economic downturn.Santosa, the company’s director of finance, said Astra Agro would survive the current CPO market volatility, “even if crude palm oil prices...
Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Crisis Opens Opportunity for Local Products
Crisis Opens Opportunity for Local ProductsThe government should focus on the domestic market to maintain economic growth during the global financial crisis, respected economist Emil Salim said late on Friday, adding that the recent depreciation of the rupiah should be seen as an opportunity to...
Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Aussie investors complain of fraud
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, MataramAn Australian couple who had intended to develop a resort in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, have been allegedly cheated out of Rp 4.2 billion (approximately US$380,000) by a local real estate agent.
Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Six Australians Lost Rp12 Billion
TEMPO Interactive, Mataram: Four Australians who planned to invest in hotels in West Nusa Tenggara were deceived. They were to buy land in Sekotong, West Lombok Regency. Attorney Muhammad Taufik Budiman yesterday accompanied Paul Frederick Robson, Deborah Cynthia, Michael Edward Gadsby, Valerie Ann...
Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Global Crisis Affecting Bird Livestock
Thursday, 27 November, 2008 | 23:58 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The global crisis has started affecting bird livestock. Out of 100,000 tons of chicken in South Sumatera, only 50 percent is absorbed in the market.
Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Cabinet meeting to discuss regulation on food estates
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A cabinet session scheduled for Thursday noon is to discuss a regulation on food estates to be established to support Indonesia`s food resilience."In the cabinet session at noon, there will be a report on this matter (regulation of food estates)," Bayu...
Fri, 28 Nov 2008
Tourism Ministry projects foreign tourists at 6.7 mln in 2009
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has projected the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia in 2009 would increase by 6.2 percent, or 6.7 million.The statement was made by the Ministry`s marketing director general Sapta Nirwandar when disclosing the result of the 2009...
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Govt may ban imports of used machinery
The government is planning to scrap permits for the import of secondhand machinery in a move aimed at supporting locally made machinery and to help save energy, an Industry Ministry senior official says.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Heavy equipment sales to drop
The credit squeeze will reduce heavy equipment sales by 40 percent next year, a business player says.The sales of heavy equipment will decrease to around 6,000 units in 2009 from 10,000 units this year, Gidion Hasan, director of finance at the heavy equipment company PT United Tractors told...
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Domestic Investments Decline By 54 Percent
Tuesday, 25 November, 2008 | 18:39 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Surakarta:Domestic investments up to September 2008 has declined by 54 percent compared to last year. The government is urging public agencies providing services to investors to improve their performance.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Japan to Increase Investment in West Java
Wednesday, 26 November, 2008 | 01:06 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Bandung: Several of investors from Japan are committed to increase their investments in West Java.West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan said that Japan was asking for confirmation about the setting up of a special economy zone in the province.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Indonesia tourism industry still waiting to rebound
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia, a vast archipelago nation with the world's second-longest shoreline, has consistently underachieved in the tourism sector and 2008 is proving no exception."The global economic crisis has started to have an impact," said Sapta Nirwandar, director-general...
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Indonesia gets tough with foreign drug companies
Originally Posted By: Polisi CepekAfter Bakrie, she must be the most embarrassing serving minister. Not content with excluding foreign doctors because they're too good and hence create unfair competition with clueless local specimens, she now wants to deny Indonesians decent drugs.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008
Palm Oil's Environmental Cost
As my recent traipsing about to several of the biggest palm oil expansion provinces has convinced me, this article is spot on. Except for the bit about NGOs just now spotting the RSPO as bullshit, they've been saying that for a couple of years.
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Indonesia gets tough with foreign drug companies
After Bakrie, she must be the most embarrassing serving minister. Not content with excluding foreign doctors because they're too good and hence create unfair competition with clueless local specimens, she now wants to deny Indonesians decent drugs.
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Indonesia gets tough with foreign drug companies
I wonder if there are any unique "drugs" in particular that Supari is targetting here.. she always has a separate agenda in her outbursts...
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
M`sian minister ascertaining Indonesia`s coal supply capability
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Malaysia`s Energy Minister Shariman bin Abu Mansur is visiting Jakarta to make sure Indonesia can meet his country`s need for coal.Speaking to the press after meeting Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro here Monday, Shariman said he was...
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Special Tax Offices to Be Opened
TEMPO Interactive, Bukittinggi: The Tax Directorate General at the Finance Department is to open special service offices for high wealth individuals in Indonesia.The office is to maximize tax revenue from wealthy people.
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Indonesia gets tough with foreign drug companies
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Foreign drug companies can quit Indonesia if they do not like new rules requiring them to have local production facilities, Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said Monday.Rules introduced earlier this month are designed to encourage foreign companies to transfer...
Tue, 25 Nov 2008
Political Fight Threatens to Shred Rupiah
Market fears that Indonesia may impose capital controls to rescue the rupiah may prove to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, but only if the finance minister loses a power struggle with influential business leaders.
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
Global Crisis Starting To Affect Bali Tourism
Monday, 24 November, 2008 | 17:03 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Denpasar:The impact from the global financial crisis is starting to be felt by the tourism business in Bali. Hotel room cancellations for December have reached 20 percent, according to reports.
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
Tax income exceeds target: Director general
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tax office reported on Monday it was optimistic that this year's tax revenue would exceed the targeted amount, despite impacts of the global financial downturn.Finance Ministry taxation director general Darmin Nasution told journalists that this year his office had...
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
Sea Wave Powered Electricity Generating Plant Delayed
Monday, 24 November, 2008 | 13:51 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Mataram: The installation of a sea wave powered electricity generating plant in the waters of Tanjung Menangis, Pringgabaya sub-district, Lombok Timur Regency, in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), will not be carried out this November.
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
Palm Oil's Environmental Cost
Despite endorsement by a tame certifier, Southeast Asia’s miracle oil faces troubleJust outside Danau Sentarum National Park, a large and diverse wetland area in West Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo, lumberjacks working for an Indonesia plantation company are busy felling trees and...
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
SBY Says Growth Forecasts May Be Revised Downward
Lima, Peru. Indonesia may revise its economic growth forecasts, as declining foreign investment and weakening demand for exports slows the country’s expansion, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Nov 2008
Govt optimistic tourist arrivals to reach 10 millions in 2009
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government said it is optimistic the number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia next year will reach 10 million with foreign exchange earnings estimated at US$10 billion."We hope the condition will be getting more stable so that the tourism sector will contribute...
Sun, 23 Nov 2008
Bali News: Worse to Come?
Bali Hotel Association Reports Cancellations in Response to Global Financial Crisis.Bali News: Worse to Come?(11/21/2008) Kompas quotes the Executive Director of the Bali Hotel Association (BHA), Djinaldi Gosana, as confirming that the Island's hotels are beginning to report cancellations tied to...
Sun, 23 Nov 2008
Changes Urged to Permit Foreign Land Ownership
Government Now Scrutinizing Foreign Property Transactions.Bali News: Changes Urged to Permit Foreign Land Ownership(11/21/2008) The National Defense Agency (BPN) has formally asked the National Ministry for Housing and the Indonesian Real Estate Association (REI) to commence collecting information...