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Express train enough for Jakarta-Surabaya: Study
Kamis, 19 Januari 2017 15:38 WIB - 0 Views

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Technology Application and Study Center (BPPT) said express train with a speed of 160 kilometer per hour is enough to cope with traffic congestion between Jakarta and Surabaya.

A preliminary feasibility study by BPPT, the transport ministry, PT KAI (state railway company) and Japan, showed that medium speed train is enough to reduce the land and air transport burden between the two countrys largest cities, BPPT chief Unggul Priyanto said here on Thursday.

"Building speed train as Japans Shinkansen would cost hugely. Development of express train is urgent , and its development should start in 2017 although not many are interested in the project, Unggul said.

The study also showed that the existing rails could still be used for medium speed train, he said.

"The existing rails, therefore, could be used more optimally and no need to build new track," he added.

In 2016, BPPT provided technical support for the development of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) in Palembang and study on the Greater Jakarta LRT system together with the transport ministry and on the Jakarta-Bandung speed train project.

Earlier Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said based on the result of a recent meeting between President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Indonesia government offered an opportunity for Japan to submit proposal for the plan to revitalize Java northern rail tracks.

Budi said the government had offered Japan the opportunity to take part in the project estimated to cost Rp80 trillion.

The government will also offer this project to other countries, including China, who won the high-speed railway project linking Jakarta to Bandung, West Java.

The government expects the upgraded line will shorten the trip to six hours from the current 13 hours using regular trains of state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).

The prospective contractors would prepare pre feasibility study including on the value of investment, and the result of the study would be compared with one by the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas).

The minister said the offer to Japan and other foreign countries was made because of the governments limited budget for transportation projects.

He said the medium-speed train would operate on the existing line, with the government planning to eliminate 1,000 level crossings from the track from Jakarta to Surabaya.

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan delivered an official letter offering the project to the Japanese government during his recent visit to Tokyo.(*)
Editor: Heru

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http://m.antaranews.com/en/news/109024/express-train-enough-for-jakarta-surabaya-study

 

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5 of Jokowi’s Infrastructures Coming in 2017
Posted On 18 Jan 2017


Here are the 5 top most anticipated new infrastructures that are set to complete or operate in 2017
Review
Jakarta, GIVnews.com – Infrastructure development has been one of President Jokowi’s priorities in boosting Indonesia’s economic growth.

Some mega infrastructure projects have started and are in the process of finalization. What are the 5 top most anticipated new infrastructures that are set to complete or operate in 2017?

1. Asian Games 2018 Infrastructure
One of the most anticipated projects to be completed in 2017 is the construction of Asian Games 2018 facilities that is expected to be finished in November 2017, as reported by Detik.

Minister of Public Works and Housing Basuki Hadimuljono had shared that all infrastructures for Asian Games 2018 will be completed on time and in accordance to the standard imposed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the international sport federation and the national sport standard.

This includes constructions of 11 new sporting venues and the refurbishment of Gelora Bung Karno (GKB).The 11 new sporting venues that are being built include the main stadium, training and other sporting facilities. The construction of Wisma Atlet (Athletes guesthouse) in Kemayoran, which consists of 10 towers with 7,426 occupancies capacity, will also finish soon.

The interior of Jakarta’s new terminal 3 building. (Photo source: Kompas/Kristianto Purno)

2. Soekarno-Hatta’s Terminal 3
Another infrastructure project that is set for completion is Soekarno-Hatta Airport’s Terminal 3. The terminal, which has been plagued by problems since its partial opening last year, is set to fully operate this year.

Nonetheless, the project that was originally targeted to complete in March 2017 will be delayed and construction is now targeted to complete by the 2017 Idul Fitri holiday, as shared by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi in Liputan 6. Final construction includes the airport train and a monorail that connect between terminals. There are some problems that hinder progress, including land acquisition problem for the railway.

(Read: Are Indonesians Left with New but Lousy Terminal 3 at Jakarta Airport?)

Raknamo dam construction in Nusa Tenggara Timur. (Photo source: bwsnt2.org)

3. Raknamo Dam
Jokowi’s first dam project will also be finalized within this year, according to Kata Data. Raknamo Dam in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) was initially scheduled to be completed in 2019. However, because there is no problem with both the land acquisition process and geological factors, construction has sped up.

The project costs of Rp 782 billion will be covered by the state budget.

Besides the Raknamo Dam, there are some other dam constructions that are being prioritized by the the Indonesian government. The list includes Kuwil Dam in North Sulawesi, Sukoharjo Dam in Lampung, and Cipanas Dam in West Java. Moreover, Taju Dam in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) is also expected to complete the following year in 2018.

A tollway construction in Indonesia. (Photo source: beritadaerah.co.id)

4.Tollways
The public can expect to drive on several new toll roads in 2017. In Sumatra alone, there will be three new toll road sections that will start operating in 2017, which include the sections connecting Bakauheni-Terbanggi Besar (140.93 km), Medan-Binjai (16.8 km), and Palembang-Indralaya (22 km). Meanwhile in Java, there will be two new toll ways that are set to operate this year, which include the Bawen-Salatiga (17.6 km) and Solo-Ngawi (90 km) tollways.

5. Power Plants
Power plant construction is another focus of Jokowi’s government, aiming to provide more energy supply for the country.

One power plant project that can be expected to be completed in 2017 is currently being constructed by PT Pupuk Indonesia Energi. The company is constructing a power plant that can produce 22 MW electrical power and 160 tons of steam per hour. This is to supply electricity and steam to Ammonia-Urea factory II owned by one of its subsidiary companies, PT Petrokimia Gresik. The project is expected to be completed in September 2017 and the power plant will operate in November 2017.

 

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I like "cricket" design more coz it looks like something comes out from Tokusatsu hehe

Ternyata udah jadi... mockup kah?

 

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Ternyata udah jadi... mockup kah?

excatly mockup...no bulb on headlamp..

Pembangunan Gedung Pencakar Langit di Indonesia Melesat

Ilustrasi: Okezone

CHICAGO– Gedung-gedung pencakar langit terus menghiasi Jakarta. Pada tahun lalu tercatat lima pembangunan gedung jangkung berhasil diselesaikan. Jumlah ini menempatkan Indonesia pada posisi keempat dunia.

Agresifnya proyek gedung tinggi juga mencerminkan bisnis properti tetap prospektif. Laporan terbaru Dewan Bangunan Tinggi dan Hunian Kota (Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat/CTBUH) menyebutkan, pencapaian Indonesia mengungguli Filipina, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapura, Thailand, Uni Emirat Arab, dan Australia. RI hanya kalah dari China, Amerika Serikat (AS), dan Korea Selatan.
Secara keseluruhan, terdapat 128 gedung pencakar langit dengan tinggi minimal 200 meter rampung dibangun pada 2016, terbanyak bila dibandingkan dengan tahun-tahun sebelumnya. “Sejak tiga tahun terakhir, jumlah gedung tinggi menjamur di seluruh dunia dan mencatat rekor memukau di setiap tahun.
Namun tahun 2016 menjadi tahun pembangunan gedung pencakar langit paling besar di sepanjang sejarah,” demikian bunyi laporan CTBUH.

Menurut lembaga yang bermarkas di Chicago itu, lima gedung pencakar langit di Jakarta yang rampung tahun lalu adalah Gama Tower setinggi 285,5 meter, BTPN Office Tower (233 m), Capital Place Office Tower (215,1 m) , International Finance Center Tower 2 (213,2 m) dan The Tower (213,2 m).

Gama Tower yang difungsikan sebagai perkantoran dan hotel dengan brand The Westin Jakarta itu untuk saat ini tercatat sebagai gedung tertinggi di Indonesia, mengalahkan Wisma 46 (261,9 m). Berdasarkan data CTBUH, pembangunan gedung pencakar langit di Indonesia termasuk progresif.

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Pertamina, Rosneft inch closer to Tuban project kickoff

• Fedina S. Sundaryani
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Tue, January 17, 2017 | 03:04 pm

Power house: Locals fish near an oil refinery belonging to state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina in Cilacap, Central Java. The facility, which produces up to 348,000 barrels of oil per day, is the biggest of its kind in Indonesia, supplying around a third of the nation’s fuel. (JP/Agus Maryono)

State-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina and Russia’s Rosneft oil company are getting closer to starting the construction of the Tuban oil refinery in East Java after the former wrapped up the much-needed land-use agreement for the project with the East Java provincial administration.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed on Monday, has granted Pertamina permission from the local government to access a 60-hectare plot of land in Tanjung Jenu, Tuban regency, owned by the Environment and Forestry Ministry, which had previously given a similar approval.

“This MoU solves two problems at once — that on the use of land owned by the Environment and Forestry Ministry; the other related to [local government] permits. Both are extremely important to ensure the smooth development of the Tuban refinery,” Pertamina president director Dwi Soetjipto said in a statement.

(Read also: Pertamina names five candidates to build Tuban refinery)

Pertamina and Rosneft signed a joint venture agreement last year to build the Tuban refinery, Pertamina’s first new oil refinery to be built in the past two decades.

Through the agreement, it was established that Pertamina will have the controlling stake of 55 percent while Rosneft will hold the remaining 45 percent. The Tuban refinery is expected to be completed in 2021 with a processing capacity of 300,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). Though a final investment decision has not been reached, it is estimated the project will cost between US$12 million and $14 million.

The MoU also mentioned that the East Java provincial administration will help Pertamina in obtaining several permits needed to build the refinery, including the public space permit. In exchange, Pertamina will provide a 60-ha plot of land as compensation for the area that they will use to build the refinery. The area was originally earmarked for the construction of a port.

The Tuban refinery, along with the Bontang refinery in East Kalimantan, is part of Pertamina’s plan to boost national production to 2.3 million bopd by 2025 from the current 1 million bopd.

Furthermore, four existing refineries will receive a facelift under Pertamina’s ambitious plan.

According to Pertamina’s grand scheme, production capacity is expected to further increase to 2.6 million bopd by 2030. At present, the country’s refineries are only capable of producing around 830,000 bopd, a little over half of the current refined fuel demand, due to age.

Even so, there have been a few speed bumps in Pertamina’s ambitious plans to boost its refined oil production, including the absence of a joint venture agreement with Saudi Aramco, although the latter had signed a head of agreement (HoA) over the Cilacap refinery upgrade in Central Java more than a year ago.

Moreover, despite the expected boost in oil production, Pertamina still expects to see a small deficit of 231,000 bopd — comprising only gasoline — even if those projects are completed on time.

However, ReforMiner Institute executive director Komaidi Notonegoro said the government has already shown it is being proactive by issuing a ministerial decree that allows private companies to build their own refineries.

“Private refineries could fill up the small deficit Pertamina is expected to experience in 2030,” he said.

 

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Government plans to certify 65,000 tourism workers this year
Minggu, 22 Januari 2017 11:24 WIB | 553 Views

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has set a target of certifying 65,000 tourism workers this year, so the country can compete with other nations from the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

"We are optimistic that the target can be achieved. Last year 35,150 out of the targeted 35,000 tourism workers were certified," the Assistant Deputy for Tourism Human Resources Development to the Tourism Minister, Dr. Wisnu Bawa Tarunajaya, stated on Saturday.

To achieve the target of 65,000 certified tourism workers, the ministry will conduct competency tests on 27,000 tourism workers across the country, he said.

Tourism colleges and vocational schools have also been set up across Indonesia to conduct competency tests on between 8,000 and 20,000 tourism workers, he added.

"We will give tourism colleges with the status of profession certification institutions (LPS) the opportunity to certify 10,000 tourism workers" said Tarunajaya.

He further mentioned that only 10 out of 120 tourism colleges in Indonesia have LPS status.

"We want to encourage the tourism colleges that do not have LPS status to improve the quality of their graduates," he added.

Some of the tourism colleges with LPS status are found in Bali, including STP Bali Nusa Dua and STPBI Denpasar.

The government has set a target of attracting 15 million foreign tourists to Indonesia this year. (*)

http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/109057/government-plans-to-certify-65000-tourism-workers-this-year

 

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Tinjau Perkembangan Proyek VelodromePlt Gubernur DKI Jakarta Soni Sumarsono (kedua kiri) meninjau proyek pembangunan arena balap sepeda, Velodrome, Jakarta, Selasa (17/1/2017). Peninjauan ke lokasi tersebut dilakukan guna mengecek perkembangan proyek pembangunan Velodrome yang nantinya akan digunakan perhelatan Asian Games 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Reno Esnir)

Proyek Pembangunan VelodromePekerja menyelesaikan proyek pembangunan arena balap sepeda Velodrome di Rawamangun, Jakarta, Selasa (17/1/2017). Saat ini proyek pembangunan Velodrome sudah mencapai 30 persen dan ditargetkan akan rampung sebelum Asian Games 2018 mendatang. (ANTARA FOTO/Reno Esnir)

Progres Pembangunan Tol PalindraFoto udara proyek pembangunan jalan tol Sumatra ruas Palembang-Indralaya (Palindra) Seksi I di Kecamatan Pemulutan, Kab Ogan Ilir (OI), Sumatra Selatan, Selasa (17/1/2017). Pembangunan jalan tol Palembang-Indralaya sepanjang 21,93 km ini telah mencapai 41,187 persen. Jalan tol ini ditargetkan dapat beroperasi sebelum pelaksanaan Asian Games 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi)

Progres Pembangunan Tol PalindraFoto udara proyek pembangunan jalan tol Sumatra ruas Palembang-Indralaya (Palindra) Seksi I di Kecamatan Pemulutan, Kab Ogan Ilir (OI), Sumatra Selatan, Selasa (17/1/2017). Pembangunan jalan tol Palembang-Indralaya sepanjang 21,93 km ini telah mencapai 41,187 persen. Jalan tol ini ditargetkan dapat beroperasi sebelum pelaksanaan Asian Games 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi)

Progres Pembangunan Tol PalindraFoto udara proyek pembangunan jalan tol Sumatra ruas Palembang-Indralaya (Palindra) Seksi I di Kecamatan Pemulutan, Kab Ogan Ilir (OI), Sumatra Selatan, Selasa (17/1/2017). Pembangunan jalan tol Palembang-Indralaya sepanjang 21,93 km ini telah mencapai 41,187 persen. Jalan tol ini ditargetkan dapat beroperasi sebelum pelaksanaan Asian Games 2018. (ANTARA FOTO/Nova Wahyudi)

 

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Jakarta BRT project, 13th corridor

 

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CAP at a Glance
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (CAP) is a result of merger between PT Tri Polyta Indonesia Tbk (TPI) and PT Chandra Asri (CA) on January 1st, 2011. TPI was the largest Polypropylene producer in Indonesia and was established in 1984. CA was the producer of Olefins and Polyethylene products and was established in 1989.

After the merger, we became the largest publicly listed petrochemical company in Indonesia. Currently, CAP is owned by two major shareholders, Barito Pacific Group and SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. (SCG), a subsidiary of SCG Group, Thailand.

CAP is the largest integrated petrochemical company in Indonesia that operates the country’s only world-scale size Naphtha Cracker in Indonesia. After the completion of a multiyears project of Naphtha Cracker expansion in December 2015, CAP is now able to increase its annual production up to 43% consisting of Ethylene production amounting to 860KTA, Propylene 470KTA, Py-Gas 400KTA, and Mixed C4 315KTA.

Our plant is strategically located in Ciwandan, Cilegon, Banten province, providing convenient access to our key customers. Further exploiting our geographical advantage, we have installed and are currently operating a 45 km distribution pipeline which connects our petrochemical complex to customers within the area.

We incorporate state-of-the-art technologies and supporting facilities to produce 1,330KTA of Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene), Py-Gas and Mixed C4; and 816KTA of Polyolefins (Polyethylene and Polypropylene). Our production facilities include two trains for Polyethylene products and three trains for Polypropylene products. In order to support the overall production operations, CAP has on-site power generator capacity that excesses the normal production requirements as a back-up power source which is connected to the State Power Company (PLN).

Our subsidiary, PT Styrindo Mono Indonesia (SMI), produces 340KTA of Styrene Monomer, which first started in 1992. Until today, SMI remains the sole Styrene Monomer producer in Indonesia. SMI is located in Bojonegara, Serang, Banten province, about 40 km from CAP’s main petrochemical complex in Cilegon. SMI also owns a subsidiary, PT Redeco Petrolin Utama (RPU), that engage in the business segment of tank and jetty rental. RPU is also handling refined petroleum product for local and international oil companies.

Since 2013, another subsidiary, PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI) operates the only Butadiene plant in Indonesia that produces Butadiene. The 100KTA Butadiene plant consumes Mixed C4 produced from our Olefins plant as its raw materials. Butadiene is a raw material for the production of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), and Styrene Butadiene Latex (SBL). Furthermore, the output product from Butadiene plant will be used as feedstock for our future synthetic rubber plant that will produce raw material for environmental friendly tires.

The synthetic rubber manufacturer. PT Synthetic Rubber Indonesia, is a joint venture company between SMI and a multinational tire producer, Compagnie Financiere Du Groupe Michelin (Michelin) as a strategic partner. This joint venture reflects our objective in capturing the added value of our petrochemical value of our petrochemical products chain.
http://www.chandra-asri.com/about/cap-at-a-glance

 

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Why Indonesia cut all ties with JPMorgan

Firm's downgrade of equity market could fuel stampede out of assets: Sri Mulyani

Published - Jan 22, 2017, 5:00 am SGT

JAKARTA • Indonesia's reform- minded finance minister seemed to invoke memories of the 1997- 1998 Asian financial crisis last week when explaining why she came down so hard on JPMorgan Chase for downgrading the country's equity market.

JPMorgan published a research report on Nov 13 that gave Indonesia an underweight assessment, just as South-east Asia's biggest economy was seeing a fund outflow, along with other emerging markets, after Mr Donald Trump won the US presidential election.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a former International Monetary Fund director and World Bank managing director, thought the downgrade could fuel a stampede out of the country's assets.

There may be a "herd mentality" during a situation of panic in financial markets, "so if someone shouts fire, everyone runs and then there's a stampede", she told a parliamentary committee last week.

She shocked the financial community by cutting all business ties with JPMorgan after the November research note, including its role as a primary dealer and underwriter for Indonesia's sovereign bonds.

She also signed new rules on Dec 30, requiring all primary bond dealers to adhere to "a principle that is aligned with the government" and avoid "conflicts of interest". She said those conflicts arise when partners "receive business from the government, but on the other side they do something that is different from the government's own interest".

Dr Sri Mulyani defended her crackdown on JPMorgan, saying that alongside fundamental economic factors, investors are influenced by psychology and perception, which is "sometimes very subjective".

Analyst Achmad Sukarsono of consultancy Eurasia Group called her moves "a wake-up call for investors that even the most reformist official in Indonesia is taking a political approach to policy and has no qualms about punishing negative opinion".

Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to a foreign stampede from its markets: Foreigners owned 37.55 per cent of its government bonds at the end of last year. In November, foreigners sold nearly 32 trillion rupiah (S$3.4 billion) of Indonesian stocks and government bonds, according to data from the Finance Ministry and the stock exchange, though the selling has since abated.

Before Indonesia's punishment, JPMorgan was a primary dealer. That meant it was allowed to buy government bonds in auctions and resell them in the secondary market. Indonesia had 19 such dealers including Citibank, Deutsche Bank and HSBC as of Nov 25.

Last Monday, JPMorgan upgraded its call on Indonesian stocks to "neutral", saying "bond volatility should now decay" after funds sold a large amount of bonds and equities in emerging markets.

REUTERS

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/why-indonesia-cut-all-ties-with-jpmorgan

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Indonesia to fight against forest fires starting early this year

Asiaone - 22/01/2017

January is not over yet, but two regencies in Riau province have already declared emergency alert statuses to tackle any potential forest fires, which could get out of control when the weather gets drier in upcoming months.

The decision made by Rokan Hulu regency and Dumai city to raise their alert statuses, which would allow the central government to send aid to the regions, has been lauded by government officials in Jakarta.

Indonesia has learned the hard way that failing to act as fast as possible to address forest fires would cost it dearly. In 2015, massive forest fires ravaged Sumatra and Kalimantan and caused diplomatic tensions as cities in Malaysia and Singapore, were covered by smoky haze for weeks.

With the weather in 2017 expected to be drier than in 2016, the country could not afford to risk another disaster.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has called on other fire-prone regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan to follow the initiatives of Rokan and Dumai before the dry season starts in late January and runs until the end of March, the period hot spots could quickly turn into fires if treated late.

A break from fires is expected to take place between April and May this year when rain pours down on the country, but threats of fire could recur from June to late October in haze-producing regions like Sumatra, Riau and Kalimantan, said BNPT spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.

By setting emergency standby statuses early, regions could ask for aid from the central government to tackle very small fires to prevent them from growing bigger when the dry season begins.

Sutopo said that the BNPB had improved its early warning system to detect the emergence of hot spots across the country and had asked the Regional Mitigation Agencies (BPBD) to prepare artificial rain as an anticipatory move ahead of the dry season.

"We have instructed the BPBDs to urge local administrations to declare emergency alert statuses before it is too late to do so. It is a good move that Rokan and Dumai took the initiative. We hope that other regions follow suit. Next week, there will be a meeting at the State Palace to discuss preparations to prevent forest fires," Sutopo told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

Sutopo said that the BNPB could directly send helicopters to regions that had declared emergency alert statuses as an early anticipation to prevent forest fires.

The head of the Rokan Hulu BPBD, Aceng Herdiana, said that the status was effective from Jan. 16 to May 31. He said in the last 10 days hot spots detected in a number of districts were identified to be forest and land fires.

"That's why the regency administration considers it necessary to declare the emergency siaga alert status," Aceng said.

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had also been routinely reporting that the rainfall in a number of regions in Riau would be very limited until April 2017, he said.

Such indicators, he said, had to be watched, because it meant that the potential for fire in several fireprone districts was increasing.

Riau BPBD head Edwar Sanger said that he expected the Riau provincial administration would also soon declare a standby emergency status as an early measure to prevent hot spots from expanding.

"The objective is to maintain the situation. The haze-free achievement made by Riau in 2016 has to be maintained this year," he said.

He said the emergency alert status on the provincial level would be announced on Monday during a meeting led by Riau Governor Arsyadjuliandi Rachman.

Meanwhile, the Environment and Forestry Ministry's fire mitigation director Raffles Brotestes Panjaitan said the alert status was declared when the fires were still under control and it would only be raised to "emergency" status when fires became massive.

Raffles added that the status could be raised quickly, unlike in 2015 when some regional governments were too late raising their alert statuses, resulting in late responses.

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/indonesia-fight-against-forest-fires-starting-early-year
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Progres Simpang Susun SemanggiSejumlah kendaraan melintas di dekat proyek pembangunan simpang susun Semanggi di bundaran Semanggi, Jakarta, Sabtu (21/1/2017). Proses pembangunan proyek yang bertujuan mengurai kemacetan lalu lintas di kawasan Semanggi tersebut sudah mencapai 50 persen dan ditargetkan selesai pada Agustus 2017. (ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan)

Progres Simpang Susun SemanggiSejumlah kendaraan melintas di dekat proyek pembangunan simpang susun Semanggi di bundaran Semanggi, Jakarta, Sabtu (21/1/2017). Proses pembangunan proyek yang bertujuan mengurai kemacetan lalu lintas di kawasan Semanggi tersebut sudah mencapai 50 persen dan ditargetkan selesai pada Agustus 2017. (ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan)

 

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Telkom to launch US$199.7m satellite in February

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  Anton Hermansyah
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Wed, January 18, 2017 | 12:44 pm

Ariane 5, the heavy launcher (Courtesy of Arianespace/File)
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After a delay last year, the country’s largest telecommunication firm, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), plans to launch a new satellite worth US$199.7 million in February.

Called Telkom-3S, the new satellite will be launched from French Guiana in the northern mainland of South America, Telkom chief technology officer Abdus Somad Arief said.

"This satellite will be our third and it will support our voice and data services," he said during the 2017 Internet Retailing Expo Jakarta on Wednesday.

(Read also: Fiber optic-based Internet system can serve 4.3 million customers: Telkom)

Beginning in July 2014, the construction of the satellite was handled by French company Thales Alenia Space.

The launch will be carried out by Arianespace, a French contracting firm that previously tackled the Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) satellite.

Abdus further said to support Telkom’s future services, it also planned to launch a fourth satellite in June 2018.

Dubbed Telkom-4, the satellite will be able to provide 100 Gbps internet connection and is set to replace the Telkom-1, one of its pioneer satellites.

Apart from satellites, the state-owned telecommunication firm also relies on its backbone cabling spanning 106,000 kilometers from the western part of Indonesia to Europe through Asia, and from the eastern part of the archipelago to the United States through Guam. (lnd)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/01/18/telkom-to-launch-us199-7m-satellite-in-february.html

 

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Affirming automotive dominance, Astra may face LCGC cannibalization

• Rini Winati
  Bareksa
  

Jakarta | Fri, October 21, 2016 | 02:12 pm

A worker assemblies car parts at an Astra International factory. (Astra/File)

PT Astra International has revamped its dominance in the national automotive industry, thanks to the selling-out of low-cost green cars (LCGC). However, there is a risk of competition among the company's internal brands after its launch of new cheap cars recently.

From January to September, Astra managed to sell 422,494 cars, up 10.5 percent year-on-year (yoy). The growth was considered stellar compared to national four-wheel ( 4W ) sales, which rose by not more than 2.5 percent yoy. The increase was mainly generated by Astra's Toyota and Daihatsu brands, with sales of their newly launched Calya-Sigra types remaining firm.

Hence, the market share of Astra has increased significantly to 54 percent from 50 percent a year ago. Astra’s position has been stronger since Mazda Motor was reported to be leaving the Indonesian car market, following Ford Motor, which stopped its Indonesian operations in June.

Astra's 4W market share

Source: (Gaikindo/Mandiri Sekuritas)

According to Mandiri Sekuritas' recent research report, the impact of cannibalization from the newly launched Cayla to existing Agya has been widely anticipated. However, Astra's policy continues to hamper the sales of the non-LCGCs, such as the Toyota Avanza, leading to the car-price decline of between 9 and 10 percent.

As a note, the Toyota Cayla – along with its low-end twin Daihatsu Sigra – was launched in early August. The seven-seater type may be more expensive than Toyota's first LCGC model but it is surely comparable to the mainstay Avanza.

Two other brokerage houses also note that cannibalization is a potential risk. Nomura Indonesia in a letter sent to clients on Oct. 18 also warned of some risks, such as car oversupply or potential cannibalization by new LCGC models.

LCGC contribution to national and Astra car sales

SourceCIMB/Data)

Meanwhile, CIMB also mentioned a potential cannibalization risk given Astra’s current product positioning. However, the risk should not materialize in the short term as each model has its own segment.

The LCGC segment has continually grown in recent years. Astra’s models accounted for 75 percent of the LCGC market. According to the CIMB research report, the LCGC segment increased 14 percent yoy as of July and accounted for 18 percent of total market volume. The figures showed a wider LCGC market share compared with its only 16 percent contribution to the total market volume last year. (dan)

Source: Bareksa

 

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Energy planning policy finally signed by President

• Fedina S. Sundaryani
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Mon, January 23, 2017 | 03:20 pm

Men work on a high electricity voltage tower in Waru, Sidoarjo, East Java, in December. (JP/Umarul Faruq)

A presidential regulation on the General Planning for National Energy (RUEN) has finally been signed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a National Energy Board (DEN) member has said.

“According to the energy and mineral resources minister, the RUEN, as our national energy policy, has been signed by the President,” DEN member Tumiran said during a press conference on Monday.

The RUEN-making process itself was completed last June. The bulk of the targets set out in the RUEN remain unchanged. It maintains that renewable energy should account for at least 23 percent of the country’s total energy consumption in 2025.

(Read also: Electricity privatization regulation introduced to boost rural access)

The government’s ambitious target of securing 35,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2019 will remain the same in the Perpres despite doubts that such a target can be achieved.

The government has previously acknowledged that it is likely to procure just 19,700 MW by the deadline.

Dwi Hary Soeryadi, another DEN member, said it was essential that the 35,000 MW target be achieved by 2019 if the government wanted to reach the subsequent electricity procurement targets in the RUEN.

“There is a 114 gigawatt target in the RUEN and the national energy policy that must be procured by 2025, and then a subsequent 400 gigawatts in 2050. So the 35,000 MW target must remain in place for 2019,” he said during the same press conference. (tas)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...nning-policy-finally-signed-by-president.html

 

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Major West Papuan mamas market operational

A large new purpose-built market for West Papuan women vendors is beginning operations in downtown Jayapura. The construction of the building known as Pasar Mama Mama Papua, or the Mama Mama Market, was completed shortly before Christmas.

The market was commissioned by Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who oversaw groundbreaking of the construction effort in April last year.

It is billed as part of his campaign to enable better grassroots participation in economic development in Papua.

The market is described by Jakarta as a way of empowering Papuan women who are the key players in the traditional markets where fresh, home-grown produce is sold.

For many years the Papuan capital lacked an adequate central market in Jayapura, with women vendors left to sell in an unused car park on a busy street corner.

Similar to a major new market in the nearby town of Sentani, this market complex has streamlined electricity and modern toilet facilities.

It is designed in a way to offer Papua's indigenous Melanesians a way to better market their produce, literally lifting their wares off the floor.

The complex includes a food court, a floor for traditionally-produced souvenirs, and various business training units.

Papuan women vendors are being offered opportunities to train as modern traders, growing their entrepreneurial skills and develop new businesses.

A spokesperson for the Indonesian government said that this is done in a way that will not disrupt their time dedicated to selling at their new stalls.

She said empowering "mama mamas" was important for Papuan development.

"Mama is often the sole income-generator of her family. Accessing jobs for other members of her family and have multiple-incomes is key."

"The core problem of poverty in Papua is because indigenous Papuans are not able to access and keep permanent jobs, or incapable to establish and grow sustainable businesses," said the spokesperson.

"This is due to lack of lifeskills and education (informal or formal) that allows them to be competitive in a 21st century economy."

http://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...93/major-west-papuan-mamas-market-operational