Outsourcing Limitation for Indonesian Banks
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Dec 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Central Bank issue a new regulation that regulates banks’ ability to outsource works to a third party. The Central Bank regulation No 13/25/PBI/2011 is aimed so that banks are more selective in selecting an outsource company in order to maintain the level of service to the bank customers.
The Central Bank says that they have coordinated with other parties such as Manpower Ministry, bankers and outsourcing...
IFC Is Funding Indonesian Cacao, Coffee and Palm Oil
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Dec 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Indonesia is potential to be one of the countries where World Bank funds can be distributed. One of such funds is from the World Bank financing arm International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The reason is that Indonesia is predicted to have substantial contribution to the world commodity market in the future.
For the next five years IFC has targeted to disburse some USD 4 billion for financing projects worldwide. Around...
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,...
Greenpeace Office Will Be Forced Closure By Jakarta Municipal
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The request for the Jakarta municipal government to close Greenpeace, the international environmental NGO, office in Kemang, South Jakarta continues to flow from various parties. What is more, the office is located in an area designated as residential zone and not for offices.
South Jakarta Head of Supervision and Control Agency (P2B) Widyo Dwiyono said that they will close the office very soon. However, prior to forced...
Kerinci Seblat Conservation Park Road Development Need to Consider Economic Aspect Too
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 07, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Forestry Ministry said that the road development that cuts through the Kerinci Seblat Conservation Park (TNKS) can still be cancelled provided that sufficient proof of its environmental damages. At the moment there are teams of experts that currently looking at the benefit as well as drawback of the road development.
“Building roads that cut through protected forests requires deep impact analysis. Because...
5.2 Million Hectares Of Forests For REDD+ In Papua
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 04, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Papua Local Government is preparing 5.2 million hectares or about 60% of Papua provincial forest for the REDD+ carbon scheme. However, the Papua Local Government admitted to not yet have regulation issued that can preserve these forests for the duration required by the scheme.
According to West Papua Forest and Plantation Department Head, Hendrik Runaweri, the province has been officially accepted as a member of Governors...
Close To 1000 orangutans are killed between 2008 and 2009 in Kalimantan
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Nov 02, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Potret Orangutan Kalimantan which is a joint study between The Nature Conservancy and Indonesian Primate Researcher Association (Perhappi) in conjunction with 18 local NGO, recorded from April 2008 to September 2009 there was between 750 to 1,800 orangutans killed for various purposes in Kalimantan alone.
The number was obtained through fact findings and interview with local communities primarily in villages or area known...
200 Thousand Hectares Land in Papua Will Be Opened for Palm Oil Plantation
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Sep 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Five private companies are now eyeing the Papua Province for their new palm oil plantation place. Boven Digoel regency has been selected as the most suitable place. The 5 companies are now in the process of getting permits and licenses for their plantation.
These investments are received with open hand by Boven Digoel Agricultural Department Slamet Wahyudi in Tanah Merah. Slamet hopes that these investments can help improve...
Revised Regulation Allows for Opening Millions Hectare of Palm Oil Plantation
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Sep 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The revised Indonesian Government Regulation No. 10 year 2010 regarding Procedures for Forest Areas Functions Changes is considered by Greenomics Indonesia as a backward step. The revision is currently at its final stage.
Executive Director of Greenomics Indonesia, Elfian Effendi believes that this revision would allow the opening of at least one million hectares of forest in Central Kalimantan, and elsewhere for palm...
Seven Companies Are Taken To Court For Pollution
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Aug 08, 2011 | Leave a Comment
The Indonesian Environment Minister Gusti Mohammad Hatta in Brebes, Central Java on Saturday, said at least seven companies which are operating over several areas in Indonesia will soon be taken into court for industrial waste processing violations.
“Those seven companies are comprised of five companies operating in the field of fish processing while the other two are mining companies. Those companies has been in...
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