Private Investors Are Welcomed To Develop Soekarno Hatta International Airport
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Dec 06, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PT Angkasa Pura II, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport managing company, promised an immediate action to improve the condition to the airports that are now being classified as in a state of emergency.
This label came about after a report came out that the international airport that used to be the pride of Indonesian is forced to accommodate tens of millions of passengers while the airport designed capacity was just...
Religious Ministry Is The Most Corrupt Ministry
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The 2011 Indonesian Public Sector Integrity survey has discovered that the most corrupt department ironically is the Religious Ministry. The ministry has the lowest score compare to other 22 central institutions included in the survey.
The survey was conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and was distributed to more than 15,000 respondents from various fields. Other than the 22 central institutions,...
Tax Holiday Application Time Period Is Shortened To Two Weeks
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Industry Ministry and the Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) have agreed on the guidance and procedures to speed up investment applying for tax holiday for the industry sector. The procedures promised that the tax holiday process will only takes two weeks.
This agreement was signed by the head of BKPM, Gita Wirjawan who also the Trade Minister and the Industry Minister MS Hidayat at the Industry Ministry...
Indonesian Labor Law Will Be Revised Next Year
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Government and People Representative will revise the prevailing Labor Law No 13 year 2003. The revision is expected to be complete before 2012 ends. The revisions are expected to be on regulation regarding outsourcing, work contract, minimum wages and redundancy money.
The Man Power Ministry through its Manpower and Transmigration head Muchtar Lutfie confirmed the news and said that the revision has already...
Blackberry Discount Sale Left 4 Faint And 1 Injured
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Police have charged a man from the Blackberry event organizer for the fiasco that causes 4 people to faint and 1 other suffers from broken bones in a stampede caused by the event. The event was set up by Research In Motion to introduce the new Blackberry Bold 9790 or as dubbed in Indonesia as Bellagio.
The Police say that they will also question Research In Motion as the event owner as well as the building security...
Angkasa Pura Sign Cooperation Agreement With South Korea Incheon
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian airport administrator company PT Angkasa Pura I will jointly manage the Surabaya international airport Juanda with the South Korean counterpart Incheon Airport.
The cooperation came amid the Angkasa Pura I intention to boost its income from non-aeronautical services at its airports. These incomes include land and office rent, advertising space and motorcar parking. Angkasa Pura I director Tommy Soetomo...
Indonesian Corruption Eradication Committee Never Indicted Any Police Officers For Taking Bribes
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) has been accused by the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) to have been discriminatory in doing its work fighting corruption in the country.
IPW said that the KPK has arrested prosecutors, judge and attorneys suspected to have received or gave gratification or bribe. However, KPK has never charged or arrested any Police officers even though the officers are implicated in...
Akon Live in Concert Jakarta 2011
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
4 hours before the show even started hundreds of Akon fans have started pouring in into the Jakarta International Expo at Kemayoran Jakarta. It’s no wonder Akon fans in Indonesia are very eager to see their beloved singer as they have been waiting many years for this show.
Three years ago Akon had a sterling performance with Java Soulnation and was going to have a solo show the same year. The solo show however was never...
Pertamina Wants To Cancel Fujian China Purchase Contract On Tangguh Gas
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The state owned oil and gas company Pertamina said that they are willing to purchase all the natural gas produced from Tangguh Block Papua with a price three times higher than the current price the gas currently fetch from their purchase agreement with Fujian China or around USD 10 per MMBTU.
This is mentioned by Pertamina Corporate Communication Vice President Mohammad Harun when asked by media in Jakarta on Thursday...
Jakarta Embraces Itself For Big Floods January 2012
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Jakarta is predicted to have a major flood in January 2012. Although this flood will be nowhere near as big and subside faster than Bangkok flood, it will still create a disturbance in the big city already have its own traffic problems and bad drainage system.
Jakarta has experience major flooding in average once in every 5 years. The last two big floods were in 2002 and 2007. The Municipal needs to prepare an emergency...
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