5 Australian Companies Invest in Indonesia
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Mar 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Indonesia’s head of Investment Coordination Board Gita Wirjawan says that there are five big companies from Australia that will expand their investment with value of USD 1 billion in Indonesia this year.
Gita Wirjawan - Indonesia Investment Board Head
“From those five companies, I roughly calculate that they will invest around USD 1 billion and will be undertaken this year” Gita says on the presidential plane that...
Two Babies were Kidnapped from Hospital
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[Liputan6.com - Tanggerang, West Java ] 18 month old Hajah Samimah was abducted by a woman when the baby and its mother were visiting its father Samlawi who was treated at Tangerang General Hospital, Banten, for a lung infection on Wednesday (10 / 3).
Two Babies were Kidnapped from Hospital
The incident happened when Hajah Samimah was taken out for a walk by a maid named Sarno because the baby was crying. Not long after...
Industries gets Green Industries 2010 Awards
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Indonesian Ministry of Industry held a ceremony awarding Green Industries in 2010 recently. The Award is intended for industrial companies that deemed to have been able to minimize pollution and environmental destruction.
In a statement to the press release, Minister of Industry Mohamad S. Hidayat promised to producers of environmentally friendly products that the Government will consider a variety of facilities to allow...
Jihad Jane, American who lived on Main Street
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(CNN) -The Pennsylvania woman who dubbed herself Jihad Jane is an American who lived literally on Main Street in an apartment where she spent much time online, posting messages saying she was “desperate to do something” to help Muslims.
Colleen LaRose, a 46-year-old who converted to Islam, has been indicted, accused of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country,...
China Dominates Indonesian Laptop Market
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Every year Indonesia is swamped with laptop imported from overseas. In 2009 the value of import was USD 461 million increased from USD 353.4 million or 30.4% increase compare to 2008.
From those numbers laptop from China dominate the Indonesian laptop market with total import value of USD 416.7 million or more than 90% of all imported laptops. This is followed by Singapore with 3.75%, Malaysia 2.62%, Japan 2.32% and Hongkong...
Indonesia’s Bid to Host World Cup 2022 is Crushed
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Mar 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Football International Federation Association has rejected Indonesia’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup because of insufficient Government support.
The bidding process requires 19 steps that need to be undertaken in order to qualify. Indonesia has completed 13 of the steps and is about to take step number 14 which is the Government support and guarantee that it will help the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to make...
Domestic Gas Supply is Priority
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Indonesian Oil and Gas authority (BP Migas) has committed to prioritizing domestic gas supply especially for fertilizer companies, electricity and other industry. BP Migas will push for gas supplier to honor their domestic supply contract.
“Domestic gas utilization is expected to increase significantly after 2010” said Sulistya Hastuti Wahyu, BP Migas Public Relation head in Jakarta on Wednesday (10/3/2010).
He also...
20 Suspected Terrorist Captured
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Indonesian Anti Terrorist squad Densus 88 has arrested a number of people suspected to be involved in various terrorist activity in certain areas such as Aceh, Jakarta and West Java province. These arrests following information obtained by the police regarding terrorist group deep in the jungle of Aceh mountain. Two of the suspected terrorist were killed in the shootout.
Suspected Terrorist Killed in the Shootout
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