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Indonesia, netherlands discuss economic cooperation
Selasa, 3 Juli 2018 16:59 WIB - 8 Views
Reporter: Yuni Arisandy
Foreign minister Retno Marsudi (right) shakes hands with Dutch foreign minister Stephanus Abraham Blok (left) in a bilateral meeting at the foreign ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday (3/7/2018) to discuss cooperation. (ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with her Dutch counterpart Stephanus Abraham Blok and discussed efforts to increase economic cooperation between both countries.
"The Netherlands is an important partner of Indonesia for economic cooperation in the European market," Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stated here on Tuesday.
The bilateral meeting between foreign affairs ministers of Indonesia and the Netherlands took place at the Pancasila building at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta.
During the bilateral meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed efforts to improve partnership and economic cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands, one of which being through negotiation on comprehensive economic partnership between Indonesia and the European Union.
"Indonesia and the European Union are currently negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership, which will be completed soon," Foreign Minister Marsudi noted.
In 2018, Indonesia and the Netherlands enter the fifth year of the Joint Declaration on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
"The Netherlands is the second-largest trading partner in Europe for Indonesia," the Indonesian foreign minister stated.
The value of bilateral trade between Indonesia and the Netherlands reached US$5 billion in 2017.
"Several Indonesian export commodities enter Europe through Dutch ports. Indonesia`s largest export commodity to the Netherlands is palm oil," Foreign Minister Marsudi noted.
In addition, the Netherlands is the seventh-largest investor in Indonesia, with an investment value of $1.49 billion spread across 871 projects by 2017.
Related to the tourism sector, Minister Marsudi stated that the number of Dutch tourists visiting Indonesia had increased by 5.31 percent in 2017 to reach 250,844 people.
Meanwhile, Minister Blok expressed the Dutch government`s keenness to enhance bilateral cooperation with Indonesia.
"Indonesia as the 16th-largest economy in the world and is one of the major economic partners of the Netherlands, and the two countries are now working to improve economic cooperation," Blok stated.
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Selasa, 3 Juli 2018 16:59 WIB - 8 Views
Reporter: Yuni Arisandy
Foreign minister Retno Marsudi (right) shakes hands with Dutch foreign minister Stephanus Abraham Blok (left) in a bilateral meeting at the foreign ministry in Jakarta on Tuesday (3/7/2018) to discuss cooperation. (ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with her Dutch counterpart Stephanus Abraham Blok and discussed efforts to increase economic cooperation between both countries.
"The Netherlands is an important partner of Indonesia for economic cooperation in the European market," Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi stated here on Tuesday.
The bilateral meeting between foreign affairs ministers of Indonesia and the Netherlands took place at the Pancasila building at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta.
During the bilateral meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed efforts to improve partnership and economic cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands, one of which being through negotiation on comprehensive economic partnership between Indonesia and the European Union.
"Indonesia and the European Union are currently negotiating a comprehensive economic partnership, which will be completed soon," Foreign Minister Marsudi noted.
In 2018, Indonesia and the Netherlands enter the fifth year of the Joint Declaration on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
"The Netherlands is the second-largest trading partner in Europe for Indonesia," the Indonesian foreign minister stated.
The value of bilateral trade between Indonesia and the Netherlands reached US$5 billion in 2017.
"Several Indonesian export commodities enter Europe through Dutch ports. Indonesia`s largest export commodity to the Netherlands is palm oil," Foreign Minister Marsudi noted.
In addition, the Netherlands is the seventh-largest investor in Indonesia, with an investment value of $1.49 billion spread across 871 projects by 2017.
Related to the tourism sector, Minister Marsudi stated that the number of Dutch tourists visiting Indonesia had increased by 5.31 percent in 2017 to reach 250,844 people.
Meanwhile, Minister Blok expressed the Dutch government`s keenness to enhance bilateral cooperation with Indonesia.
"Indonesia as the 16th-largest economy in the world and is one of the major economic partners of the Netherlands, and the two countries are now working to improve economic cooperation," Blok stated.
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Dari sekitar 15 menit pengamatan, meski masih belum rame banget tapi jumlah kendaraan sudah mulai banyak dibanding saat awal2. Bus2 juga mulai banyak yang lewat, biasanya masuk dari GT Lubuk Pakam.
Kenaikan pengguna mobil pribadi mungkin juga ada pengaruh positif selesainya Seksi 1 sehingga dari/ke Medan sudah bisa langsung jalan tol.
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Indonesia seeking industry partner for 150 Gbps national HTS project
by Caleb Henry — July 9, 2018
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The government of Indonesia aims to team up with a satellite operator to build, launch and operate a high-throughput satellite to bring internet access to unreached parts of the island nation.
A representative of Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics said that the ministry intends to award a contract by the end of this year with the goal of having the satellite in orbit by 2022.
“We are targeting 145,000 public sites including schools, hospitals, as well as government offices in areas across Indonesia, with expected capacity [of] at least 150 Gbps,” Ir. Ismail, the ministry’s director general of resources and equipment of post and information technology, said July 3 at the APSAT 2018 conference here. “[The] multifunctional satellite program aims to support the expansion of broadband infrastructure in Indonesia.”
Indonesia, like Australia with its National Broadband Network and Brazil with its SGDC satellite, intends to use government satellite communications to ensure the availability of connectivity to citizens beyond the scope of existing infrastructure.
As things stand today, a 150 Gbps satellite — plus another 50 Gbps of capacity the government intends to lease from other satellites — would make Indonesia’s satellite program the highest capacity system designated purely for the purpose of closing a single nation’s digital divide.
Ismail said that Indonesia’s domestic telecom satellite operators — Telkom Indonesia, Pacific Satellite Nusantara, MCI, Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Indosat Ooredoo — provide less than half of the nation’s satellite services. The majority comes from foreign operators that he described as needed but so far insufficient.
“To date, Indonesia’s satellite demand cannot be met by Indonesia’s satellite industry,” he said.
Indonesia is one of the world’s most dynamic markets for satellite communications. As the planet’s largest island nation, geography is a challenge to relying on fiber, cell towers and other terrestrial infrastructure to connect Indonesia’s population of 260 million spread across some 17,000 islands.
That same challenge has drawn the interest of numerous satellite operators. In a July 3 presentation, Telkom Indonesia said 44 foreign satellites provide communications services throughout Indonesia.
Indonesia Government Multifunctional Satellite
A graphic showing targeted use cases for the Indonesian Government Multifunctional Satellite as included in a Telkom Indonesia presentation. Credit: SpaceNews/Caleb Henry
Two Indonesian satellite operators presenting immediately after Ismail said the broadband is a relatively new service for satellites, and they are adjusting to this new application.
Abdus Somad Arief, director of Telkom Indonesia’s Wholesale and International Service division, said most of the capacity on the company’s two satellites are busy backhauling traffic for the company’s Telkomsel cellular business. Telkom Indonesia’s upcoming satellite, the SSL-built Merah Putih (formerly Telkom-4) launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 this summer to replace Telkom-1 — a satellite that exploded in orbit last year. Telkom officials have declined to state a reason for Telkom-1’s major anomaly, though the Lockheed Martin-built satellite was 18 years old, operating three years past its design life.
Arief said Telkom Indonesia needs the Merah Putih satellite also for cellular backhaul. The company has only recently started providing satellite broadband he said, and has “a few thousand users.”
Adi Rahman Adiwoso, CEO of Pacific Satellite Nusantara, praised the Indonesian government initiative, calling it “an affirmative action by the government to ensure that the whole country will have a broadband access.”
Adiwoso said the partnership arrangement calls for the private sector to procure the satellite, and then the government will take the entirety of its capacity for 15 years.
“The capex will be borne by the private sector and the revenue will be generated from the government contracts,” he said.
Ismail said Indonesia’s government does require the industry partner to provide the orbital slot. That stipulation means the industry partner will also need access to the Ku- and Ka-band frequencies Indonesia intends to use for broadband access.
Imran Malik, SES Networks vice president for the Asia Pacific, said SES is interested in participating in the government HTS program as part of a consortium with a local Indonesian partner.
“We are actively exploring discussions, and definitely if we can provide some value in the discussions for a multi-function satellite … then definitely there is interest in doing that from SES’s perspective,” he said. He did not name any prospective partners SES would work with on the program.
http://spacenews.com/indonesia-seeking-industry-partner-for-150-gbps-national-hts-project/
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Indonesia unveils plans to mitigate impact of trade war
Straits Times - July 10, 2018
Indonesia is set to put in place counter-measures that mitigate the anticipated uncertainties caused by the trade war between the US and China, which has hit investors' confidence at home and put pressure on the rupiah.
The government pledged yesterday to strengthen local industries, curb raw material import demands by developing basic industries, and boost tourism by encouraging budget airlines to expand and renovating airports across the archipelago.
"Everyone sees that the problem is the uncertainty itself from the policy side. What we can do now is to mitigate, to minimise risks faced by industries," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told reporters yesterday.
President Joko Widodo led a ministers' meeting after US President Donald Trump last Friday imposed 25 per cent tariffs on US$34 billion (S$46 billion) worth of Chinese goods. Calling it "the largest trade war in economic history", China responded by hitting back with retaliatory measures on US$34 billion in American goods.
In a pre-emptive move, China has deliberately let its currency weaken, said currency analysts.
Late last month, the People's Bank of China directed the yuan lower against the US dollar, a move observers said was meant to pre-empt and fend off the impending US tariffs. A weaker yuan would make Chinese products more affordable, but also drag down the currencies of other Asian countries by affecting China's ability to buy raw materials from markets such as Indonesia and Vietnam.
After Mr Joko's meeting, Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government would give incentives to manufacturers willing to move their plants from well-developed West Java to less populous provinces like Central Java, where labour and land costs are lower.
Mr Airlangga said tourism has been prioritised as a sector that can quickly be relied on to drive economic growth.
Last year, Mr Trump called for an investigation into trade imbalances between the US and partner countries, including Indonesia, in a bid to raise revenues.
Mr Airlangga said he did not foresee any imminent trade tension with Washington, as South-east Asia's largest economy ranks quite low in the list of countries with which the United States has a trade deficit.
The trade deficit with Indonesia dates back to at least 1985, according to US data. In the first five months this year, the US booked US$5.75 billion in deficits, compared with US$13.35 billion for the whole of last year.
The US is a major trading partner for Indonesia, whose non-oil and gas exports to that country accounted for 11 per cent of total exports in the first quarter, making the US the second-largest destination after China.
Maybank Indonesia economist Myrdal Gunarto told The Straits Time that Indonesian products that could be affected by the tariffs are textiles, rubber, shoes and fish, which are among Indonesia's main exports to the US.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-unveils-plans-to-mitigate-impact-of-trade-war
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by Caleb Henry — July 9, 2018
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The government of Indonesia aims to team up with a satellite operator to build, launch and operate a high-throughput satellite to bring internet access to unreached parts of the island nation.
A representative of Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics said that the ministry intends to award a contract by the end of this year with the goal of having the satellite in orbit by 2022.
“We are targeting 145,000 public sites including schools, hospitals, as well as government offices in areas across Indonesia, with expected capacity [of] at least 150 Gbps,” Ir. Ismail, the ministry’s director general of resources and equipment of post and information technology, said July 3 at the APSAT 2018 conference here. “[The] multifunctional satellite program aims to support the expansion of broadband infrastructure in Indonesia.”
Indonesia, like Australia with its National Broadband Network and Brazil with its SGDC satellite, intends to use government satellite communications to ensure the availability of connectivity to citizens beyond the scope of existing infrastructure.
As things stand today, a 150 Gbps satellite — plus another 50 Gbps of capacity the government intends to lease from other satellites — would make Indonesia’s satellite program the highest capacity system designated purely for the purpose of closing a single nation’s digital divide.
Ismail said that Indonesia’s domestic telecom satellite operators — Telkom Indonesia, Pacific Satellite Nusantara, MCI, Bank Rakyat Indonesia and Indosat Ooredoo — provide less than half of the nation’s satellite services. The majority comes from foreign operators that he described as needed but so far insufficient.
“To date, Indonesia’s satellite demand cannot be met by Indonesia’s satellite industry,” he said.
Indonesia is one of the world’s most dynamic markets for satellite communications. As the planet’s largest island nation, geography is a challenge to relying on fiber, cell towers and other terrestrial infrastructure to connect Indonesia’s population of 260 million spread across some 17,000 islands.
That same challenge has drawn the interest of numerous satellite operators. In a July 3 presentation, Telkom Indonesia said 44 foreign satellites provide communications services throughout Indonesia.
Indonesia Government Multifunctional Satellite
A graphic showing targeted use cases for the Indonesian Government Multifunctional Satellite as included in a Telkom Indonesia presentation. Credit: SpaceNews/Caleb Henry
Two Indonesian satellite operators presenting immediately after Ismail said the broadband is a relatively new service for satellites, and they are adjusting to this new application.
Abdus Somad Arief, director of Telkom Indonesia’s Wholesale and International Service division, said most of the capacity on the company’s two satellites are busy backhauling traffic for the company’s Telkomsel cellular business. Telkom Indonesia’s upcoming satellite, the SSL-built Merah Putih (formerly Telkom-4) launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 this summer to replace Telkom-1 — a satellite that exploded in orbit last year. Telkom officials have declined to state a reason for Telkom-1’s major anomaly, though the Lockheed Martin-built satellite was 18 years old, operating three years past its design life.
Arief said Telkom Indonesia needs the Merah Putih satellite also for cellular backhaul. The company has only recently started providing satellite broadband he said, and has “a few thousand users.”
Adi Rahman Adiwoso, CEO of Pacific Satellite Nusantara, praised the Indonesian government initiative, calling it “an affirmative action by the government to ensure that the whole country will have a broadband access.”
Adiwoso said the partnership arrangement calls for the private sector to procure the satellite, and then the government will take the entirety of its capacity for 15 years.
“The capex will be borne by the private sector and the revenue will be generated from the government contracts,” he said.
Ismail said Indonesia’s government does require the industry partner to provide the orbital slot. That stipulation means the industry partner will also need access to the Ku- and Ka-band frequencies Indonesia intends to use for broadband access.
Imran Malik, SES Networks vice president for the Asia Pacific, said SES is interested in participating in the government HTS program as part of a consortium with a local Indonesian partner.
“We are actively exploring discussions, and definitely if we can provide some value in the discussions for a multi-function satellite … then definitely there is interest in doing that from SES’s perspective,” he said. He did not name any prospective partners SES would work with on the program.
http://spacenews.com/indonesia-seeking-industry-partner-for-150-gbps-national-hts-project/
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Indonesia unveils plans to mitigate impact of trade war
Straits Times - July 10, 2018
Indonesia is set to put in place counter-measures that mitigate the anticipated uncertainties caused by the trade war between the US and China, which has hit investors' confidence at home and put pressure on the rupiah.
The government pledged yesterday to strengthen local industries, curb raw material import demands by developing basic industries, and boost tourism by encouraging budget airlines to expand and renovating airports across the archipelago.
"Everyone sees that the problem is the uncertainty itself from the policy side. What we can do now is to mitigate, to minimise risks faced by industries," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told reporters yesterday.
President Joko Widodo led a ministers' meeting after US President Donald Trump last Friday imposed 25 per cent tariffs on US$34 billion (S$46 billion) worth of Chinese goods. Calling it "the largest trade war in economic history", China responded by hitting back with retaliatory measures on US$34 billion in American goods.
In a pre-emptive move, China has deliberately let its currency weaken, said currency analysts.
Late last month, the People's Bank of China directed the yuan lower against the US dollar, a move observers said was meant to pre-empt and fend off the impending US tariffs. A weaker yuan would make Chinese products more affordable, but also drag down the currencies of other Asian countries by affecting China's ability to buy raw materials from markets such as Indonesia and Vietnam.
After Mr Joko's meeting, Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government would give incentives to manufacturers willing to move their plants from well-developed West Java to less populous provinces like Central Java, where labour and land costs are lower.
Mr Airlangga said tourism has been prioritised as a sector that can quickly be relied on to drive economic growth.
Last year, Mr Trump called for an investigation into trade imbalances between the US and partner countries, including Indonesia, in a bid to raise revenues.
Mr Airlangga said he did not foresee any imminent trade tension with Washington, as South-east Asia's largest economy ranks quite low in the list of countries with which the United States has a trade deficit.
The trade deficit with Indonesia dates back to at least 1985, according to US data. In the first five months this year, the US booked US$5.75 billion in deficits, compared with US$13.35 billion for the whole of last year.
The US is a major trading partner for Indonesia, whose non-oil and gas exports to that country accounted for 11 per cent of total exports in the first quarter, making the US the second-largest destination after China.
Maybank Indonesia economist Myrdal Gunarto told The Straits Time that Indonesian products that could be affected by the tariffs are textiles, rubber, shoes and fish, which are among Indonesia's main exports to the US.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-unveils-plans-to-mitigate-impact-of-trade-war
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MRT ini merupakan salah satu upaya Pemprov DKI Jakarta untuk mengurai kemacetan.
Usai proses pembangunannya rampung MRT rute Lebak Bulus-Bundaran HI ini akan dilakukan uji coba pengoperasian.
Stasiun MRT pun masih dalam proses pembangunan
Untuk mendukung kelangsungan penyelenggaraan Asian Games, MRT ini ditargetkan rampung dalam waktu dekat.
Jalur MRT itu nantinya akan mengarah hingga Bundaran HI, Jakarta.
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Indonesia promotes strategic industries in Central, South America
Selasa, 10 Juli 2018 19:29 WIB - 0 Views
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Illustration. Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) at PT Inka Madiun railway factory, East Java. (ANTARA /Siswowidodo)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted Indonesia`s strategic industry in Central and South American countries to encourage penetration into non-traditional markets.
This was stated in a press release from the Foreign Ministry received in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The promotional effort was conducted by bringing officials from representatives of friendly countries in Central and South America to visit PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) in Madiun and PT Barata Indonesia in Gresik, East Java Province.
Representatives from the embassies of Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador paid a visit to PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia.
The group`s visit was received by President Director of PT INKA Budi Noviantoro and President Director of PT Batara Indonesia Silmy Karim.
On the occasion, representatives of South and Central American countries received information through presentations by the two directors and discussions with the leaders of the two state-owned enterprises.
The visit was continued by reviewing the latest high-quality manufacturing and production facilities from PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia.
Participants from representatives of friendly countries praised the ministry`s efforts to encourage economic and trade cooperation between Indonesia and South and Central American countries, which are potential non-traditional markets for Indonesia.
The participants were pleased to see the quality and production capabilities of PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia and held direct discussions with the leaders of the company.
Participants noted that the information was quite useful to be submitted to the relevant parties in their respective countries.
Reported by Yuni Arisandy
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Selasa, 10 Juli 2018 19:29 WIB - 0 Views
Reporter: antara
Illustration. Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) at PT Inka Madiun railway factory, East Java. (ANTARA /Siswowidodo)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted Indonesia`s strategic industry in Central and South American countries to encourage penetration into non-traditional markets.
This was stated in a press release from the Foreign Ministry received in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The promotional effort was conducted by bringing officials from representatives of friendly countries in Central and South America to visit PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) in Madiun and PT Barata Indonesia in Gresik, East Java Province.
Representatives from the embassies of Peru, Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador paid a visit to PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia.
The group`s visit was received by President Director of PT INKA Budi Noviantoro and President Director of PT Batara Indonesia Silmy Karim.
On the occasion, representatives of South and Central American countries received information through presentations by the two directors and discussions with the leaders of the two state-owned enterprises.
The visit was continued by reviewing the latest high-quality manufacturing and production facilities from PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia.
Participants from representatives of friendly countries praised the ministry`s efforts to encourage economic and trade cooperation between Indonesia and South and Central American countries, which are potential non-traditional markets for Indonesia.
The participants were pleased to see the quality and production capabilities of PT INKA and PT Batara Indonesia and held direct discussions with the leaders of the company.
Participants noted that the information was quite useful to be submitted to the relevant parties in their respective countries.
Reported by Yuni Arisandy
(T.KR-TQA/INE)
(T.SYS/B/KR-BSR/F001)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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Indonesia Launched the Online Single Submission Licensing System
10 July 2018 |
In an effort to boost domestic and foreign direct investment, the Indonesian government launched the online single submission (OSS) licensing system on Monday (09/07). The system, which is based on (1) Presidential Regulation No. 91/2017 on the Acceleration of Business Implementation and (2) Government Regulation No. 24/2018 on the Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Service, was designed to cut lengthy bureaucratic procedures (red tape), thus attract more direct investment.
The OSS licensing system should make business registration in Indonesia easier as several key permits - the location permit, environmental permit and building permit - can be obtained within one hour of submitting all required data. After these permits are completed, then the business permit as well as the operational/commercial permit will be activated. This allows investors to immediately start preparations to run their business in Indonesia while awaiting formal documents.
The integrated OSS licensing system is supported by systems from various Indonesian ministries and other government agencies that have the authority to issue licenses, including the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) system, the General Law Administration System at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and the Information System of Population Administration at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said the mining and financial sectors are not included in the OSS licensing system as these sectors do not fall under the authority of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). While the mining sector remains under the authority of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, the financial sector remains under the authority of Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Since his inauguration Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been eager to cut red tape in Indonesia (deregulation) in a bid to encourage investment. Considering the 2000s commodities boom ended a long time ago (thus resulting in the country's weaker export performance), while household consumption is not as strong as it was several years ago Widodo regards direct investment a great source for economic growth. Widodo's deregulation measures allowed Indonesia to rise in the ranks of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index from 109th in 2016 to 72nd in 2018. However, Southeast Asia's largest economy still lags behind some of its peers such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Whether this system can indeed smoothen investment realization in Indonesia remains to be seen. For example, the website oss.go.id is only available in the Indonesian language, implying most foreign investors will still need to rely on local business consultancies or agents to submit the data and obtain the necessary permits. Moreover, through the OSS licensing system not all permits are delivered. Only a few that are related to business registration can be obtained through the system. To obtain all other required permits it may continue to be a struggle, especially when it involves permits at the local level (in the regions). There have been many examples of weak coordination and cooperation between the center and regions in Indonesia.
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This is a good example of the bad side of decentralisation. I believe that decentralisation (while avoiding federalisation) was the right thing to do, but there are weaknesses that it causes.
One of them is multi-layers of permits. The Central Government simply can't issue all relevant permits because it doesn't have the authority to do so. Hopefully the OSS system could be slowly upgraded, and responsive local governments could start integrating their services into it. As it stands, even the current OSS system, limited as it is, is already technically in violation of local autonomy laws, but has sailed smoothly due to local government heads supporting the move or being too preoccupied with the 2018 simultaneous local elections.
In the end, what is important for Indonesia is just not to improve but to improve faster than anyone else.
10 July 2018 |
In an effort to boost domestic and foreign direct investment, the Indonesian government launched the online single submission (OSS) licensing system on Monday (09/07). The system, which is based on (1) Presidential Regulation No. 91/2017 on the Acceleration of Business Implementation and (2) Government Regulation No. 24/2018 on the Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Service, was designed to cut lengthy bureaucratic procedures (red tape), thus attract more direct investment.
The OSS licensing system should make business registration in Indonesia easier as several key permits - the location permit, environmental permit and building permit - can be obtained within one hour of submitting all required data. After these permits are completed, then the business permit as well as the operational/commercial permit will be activated. This allows investors to immediately start preparations to run their business in Indonesia while awaiting formal documents.
The integrated OSS licensing system is supported by systems from various Indonesian ministries and other government agencies that have the authority to issue licenses, including the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) system, the General Law Administration System at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and the Information System of Population Administration at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said the mining and financial sectors are not included in the OSS licensing system as these sectors do not fall under the authority of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). While the mining sector remains under the authority of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, the financial sector remains under the authority of Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Since his inauguration Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been eager to cut red tape in Indonesia (deregulation) in a bid to encourage investment. Considering the 2000s commodities boom ended a long time ago (thus resulting in the country's weaker export performance), while household consumption is not as strong as it was several years ago Widodo regards direct investment a great source for economic growth. Widodo's deregulation measures allowed Indonesia to rise in the ranks of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index from 109th in 2016 to 72nd in 2018. However, Southeast Asia's largest economy still lags behind some of its peers such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Whether this system can indeed smoothen investment realization in Indonesia remains to be seen. For example, the website oss.go.id is only available in the Indonesian language, implying most foreign investors will still need to rely on local business consultancies or agents to submit the data and obtain the necessary permits. Moreover, through the OSS licensing system not all permits are delivered. Only a few that are related to business registration can be obtained through the system. To obtain all other required permits it may continue to be a struggle, especially when it involves permits at the local level (in the regions). There have been many examples of weak coordination and cooperation between the center and regions in Indonesia.
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Poster's Notes:
This is a good example of the bad side of decentralisation. I believe that decentralisation (while avoiding federalisation) was the right thing to do, but there are weaknesses that it causes.
One of them is multi-layers of permits. The Central Government simply can't issue all relevant permits because it doesn't have the authority to do so. Hopefully the OSS system could be slowly upgraded, and responsive local governments could start integrating their services into it. As it stands, even the current OSS system, limited as it is, is already technically in violation of local autonomy laws, but has sailed smoothly due to local government heads supporting the move or being too preoccupied with the 2018 simultaneous local elections.
In the end, what is important for Indonesia is just not to improve but to improve faster than anyone else.
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Indonesia Launched the Online Single Submission Licensing System
10 July 2018 |
In an effort to boost domestic and foreign direct investment, the Indonesian government launched the online single submission (OSS) licensing system on Monday (09/07). The system, which is based on (1) Presidential Regulation No. 91/2017 on the Acceleration of Business Implementation and (2) Government Regulation No. 24/2018 on the Electronically Integrated Business Licensing Service, was designed to cut lengthy bureaucratic procedures (red tape), thus attract more direct investment.
The OSS licensing system should make business registration in Indonesia easier as several key permits - the location permit, environmental permit and building permit - can be obtained within one hour of submitting all required data. After these permits are completed, then the business permit as well as the operational/commercial permit will be activated. This allows investors to immediately start preparations to run their business in Indonesia while awaiting formal documents.
The integrated OSS licensing system is supported by systems from various Indonesian ministries and other government agencies that have the authority to issue licenses, including the Indonesia National Single Window (INSW) system, the General Law Administration System at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and the Information System of Population Administration at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said the mining and financial sectors are not included in the OSS licensing system as these sectors do not fall under the authority of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). While the mining sector remains under the authority of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, the financial sector remains under the authority of Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
Since his inauguration Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been eager to cut red tape in Indonesia (deregulation) in a bid to encourage investment. Considering the 2000s commodities boom ended a long time ago (thus resulting in the country's weaker export performance), while household consumption is not as strong as it was several years ago Widodo regards direct investment a great source for economic growth. Widodo's deregulation measures allowed Indonesia to rise in the ranks of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index from 109th in 2016 to 72nd in 2018. However, Southeast Asia's largest economy still lags behind some of its peers such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Whether this system can indeed smoothen investment realization in Indonesia remains to be seen. For example, the website oss.go.id is only available in the Indonesian language, implying most foreign investors will still need to rely on local business consultancies or agents to submit the data and obtain the necessary permits. Moreover, through the OSS licensing system not all permits are delivered. Only a few that are related to business registration can be obtained through the system. To obtain all other required permits it may continue to be a struggle, especially when it involves permits at the local level (in the regions). There have been many examples of weak coordination and cooperation between the center and regions in Indonesia.
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This is a good example of the bad side of decentralisation. I believe that decentralisation (while avoiding federalisation) was the right thing to do, but there are weaknesses that it causes.
One of them is multi-layers of permits. The Central Government simply can't issue all relevant permits because it doesn't have the authority to do so. Hopefully the OSS system could be slowly upgraded, and responsive local governments could start integrating their services into it. As it stands, even the current OSS system, limited as it is, is already technically in violation of local autonomy laws, but has sailed smoothly due to local government heads supporting the move or being too preoccupied with the 2018 simultaneous local elections.
In the end, what is important for Indonesia is just not to improve but to improve faster than anyone else.
Nice! Sad it was not there yet when I did market entry project for a German company into Indonesia. I had to go through many different "kantor urusan".
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US-China trade war has impact on Indonesia: Kalla
Selasa, 10 Juli 2018 19:11 WIB - 1 Views
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Vice President Jusuf Kalla. (ANTARA /Wahyu Putro A)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla opined that the trade war between the United States and China had direct and indirect impact on the Indonesian economy.
"The United States and Chinese trade war has an impact on us, directly and indirectly," he stated after attending the National Workshop of "Caring for Peace: Learning from Conflict Resolution and Peace in Maluku for United, Sovereign, Adjust and Prosperous Indonesia," at the JS Luwansa Hotel, Jakarta, on Tuesday.
The direct impact of trade tensions between the two countries on Indonesia is the evaluation of Indonesian export products by the United States government through a generalized system of preferences (GSP) evaluation system.
"The immediate impact is that the United States is considering to evaluate the GSP, which gives eminence to developing countries, including Indonesia," he explained.
Currently, the US government is evaluating around 124 Indonesian export products, including textiles, cotton, and fishery products, such as shrimp and crabs. The US import evaluation policy is undertaken to determine what type of products are still eligible to enter the country.
Meanwhile, the indirect impact of the trade war is the value of Indonesia`s raw material exports to China that declined due to weak industrial production of the country.
"Hence, our effort aims to stabilize the domestic economy, so it is not only exports but our domestic consumers can grow into new markets," he added.
The US import evaluation policy is a unilateral trade policy generally owned by developed countries to assist the developing country`s economy, but not binding on both the giving and receiving countries.
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Vice President Jusuf Kalla. (ANTARA /Wahyu Putro A)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla opined that the trade war between the United States and China had direct and indirect impact on the Indonesian economy.
"The United States and Chinese trade war has an impact on us, directly and indirectly," he stated after attending the National Workshop of "Caring for Peace: Learning from Conflict Resolution and Peace in Maluku for United, Sovereign, Adjust and Prosperous Indonesia," at the JS Luwansa Hotel, Jakarta, on Tuesday.
The direct impact of trade tensions between the two countries on Indonesia is the evaluation of Indonesian export products by the United States government through a generalized system of preferences (GSP) evaluation system.
"The immediate impact is that the United States is considering to evaluate the GSP, which gives eminence to developing countries, including Indonesia," he explained.
Currently, the US government is evaluating around 124 Indonesian export products, including textiles, cotton, and fishery products, such as shrimp and crabs. The US import evaluation policy is undertaken to determine what type of products are still eligible to enter the country.
Meanwhile, the indirect impact of the trade war is the value of Indonesia`s raw material exports to China that declined due to weak industrial production of the country.
"Hence, our effort aims to stabilize the domestic economy, so it is not only exports but our domestic consumers can grow into new markets," he added.
The US import evaluation policy is a unilateral trade policy generally owned by developed countries to assist the developing country`s economy, but not binding on both the giving and receiving countries.
Reported by Fransiska Ninditya
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Ekspor Motor Rakitan Indonesia Meroket
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Yamaha NMAX Foto: Dadan Kuswaraharja
Jakarta - Sepeda motor rakitan Indonesia tak hanya laris manis di dalam negeri. Merek sepeda motor yang punya pabrik di Indonesia juga mengekspor motor-motornya ke luar negeri.
Lima pabrikan anggota Asosiasi Industri Sepeda Motor Indonesia (AISI)mengekspor sepeda motor ke berbagai negara di dunia. Tahun ini, ekspor motor dari Indonesia mengalami peningkatan dari tahun sebelumnya.
Berdasarkan data AISI, ekspor motor pada periode Januari-Juni 2018 tercatat sebanyak 265.662 unit. Angka itu naik signifikan dari pencapaian ekspor periode yang sama tahun sebelumnya. Sebagai pembanding, periode Semester 1-2017 ekspor motor tercatat hanya 185.093 unit.
Yamaha menjadi pabrikan sepeda motor yang paling rajin mengirim motornya ke luar negeri. Setidaknya Yamaha menyumbang 58,01 persen ekspor dari total pencapaian ekspor motor semua merek anggota AISI pada periode Januari-Juni 2018. Pabrikan berlogo garpu tala itu telah mengirim 154.100 unit selama Januari-Juni 2018.
Untuk lebih jelasnya, berikut data pencapaian ekspor sepeda motor lima merek anggota AISI periode Januari-Juni 2018.
1. Yamaha: 154.100 unit (58,01 persen)
2. Honda: 69.204 unit (26,05 persen)
3. Suzuki: 19.724 unit (7,42 persen)
4. TVS: 17.367 unit (6,54 persen)
5. Kawasaki: 5.267 unit (1,98 persen) (rgr/lth)
Berikut 10 motor rakitan Indonesia yang laris di luar negeri.
1. Yamaha Nmax: 61.680 unit
2. Honda BeAT eSP: 43.169 unit
3. Yamaha MX King: 31.100 unit
4. Yamaha R15: 14.200 unit
5. Yamaha Aerox 155: 14.000 unit
6. Honda Vario 150: 13.786 unit
7. Yamaha Xmax: 12.120 unit
8. Yamaha R25: 9.120 unit
9. Suzuki Address: 9.110 unit
10. Honda Vario 125: 7.296 unit. (rgr/lth)
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Poster's Notes: Some good news amid rising imports.
Rangga Rahadiansyah - detikOto
Jakarta - Sepeda motor rakitan Indonesia tak hanya laris manis di dalam negeri. Merek sepeda motor yang punya pabrik di Indonesia juga mengekspor motor-motornya ke luar negeri.
Lima pabrikan anggota Asosiasi Industri Sepeda Motor Indonesia (AISI)mengekspor sepeda motor ke berbagai negara di dunia. Tahun ini, ekspor motor dari Indonesia mengalami peningkatan dari tahun sebelumnya.
Berdasarkan data AISI, ekspor motor pada periode Januari-Juni 2018 tercatat sebanyak 265.662 unit. Angka itu naik signifikan dari pencapaian ekspor periode yang sama tahun sebelumnya. Sebagai pembanding, periode Semester 1-2017 ekspor motor tercatat hanya 185.093 unit.
Yamaha menjadi pabrikan sepeda motor yang paling rajin mengirim motornya ke luar negeri. Setidaknya Yamaha menyumbang 58,01 persen ekspor dari total pencapaian ekspor motor semua merek anggota AISI pada periode Januari-Juni 2018. Pabrikan berlogo garpu tala itu telah mengirim 154.100 unit selama Januari-Juni 2018.
Untuk lebih jelasnya, berikut data pencapaian ekspor sepeda motor lima merek anggota AISI periode Januari-Juni 2018.
1. Yamaha: 154.100 unit (58,01 persen)
2. Honda: 69.204 unit (26,05 persen)
3. Suzuki: 19.724 unit (7,42 persen)
4. TVS: 17.367 unit (6,54 persen)
5. Kawasaki: 5.267 unit (1,98 persen) (rgr/lth)
Berikut 10 motor rakitan Indonesia yang laris di luar negeri.
1. Yamaha Nmax: 61.680 unit
2. Honda BeAT eSP: 43.169 unit
3. Yamaha MX King: 31.100 unit
4. Yamaha R15: 14.200 unit
5. Yamaha Aerox 155: 14.000 unit
6. Honda Vario 150: 13.786 unit
7. Yamaha Xmax: 12.120 unit
8. Yamaha R25: 9.120 unit
9. Suzuki Address: 9.110 unit
10. Honda Vario 125: 7.296 unit. (rgr/lth)
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Poster's Notes: Some good news amid rising imports.
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Observatory with largest telescope in SE Asia being built in Kupang
Rabu, 11 Juli 2018 18:32 WIB - 0 Views
Reporter: Fardah Assegaf
Mount Timau in East Nusa (NTT) will host the largest national observatory facility in Southeast Asia . (infoastronomy.org)
Jakarta, July 11 (ANTARA News) - Lying on the equator and having a tropical climate, Indonesia has several observatories mostly located in the western part of the country and is now planning to build another one in the eastern region.
The country`s Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) is building an observatory to be equipped with a telescope, believed to be the largest in Southeast Asia, in the Mount Timau area, Central Amfoang Sub-district, Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara Province.
The construction of the observatory, expected to cost some Rp400 billion, began on July 9, Jasyanto, spokesman of Lapan, noted recently.
"Indonesia is entering a new chapter in aeronautics to be marked by construction of the largest national observatory facility in Southeast Asia, to be located in Timau mountainous area," he said.
Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Prof Mohamad Nasir officially designated Mt Timau area as a national observatory site and as a national dark sky park. He has also officially named the facility as Timau Observatory.
LAPAN builds the observatory with the cooperation of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), the University of Nusa Cendana (Undana) in Kupang, and the Kupang district administration.
The observatory will be equipped with a telescope having a diameter of 3.8 meters, believed to be the largest and modern telescope in the Southeast Asian region.
Having the latest and efficient technology, the telescope will be used for astrophysical research related to star observations, nebulae and galaxy structures. The large telescope is currently being manufactured in Japan.
Located some 200 km east of Kupang city, the construction of Timau Observatory is expected to be completed in 2019.
The Timau mountainous area is considered to be a suitable site for building an observatory since it is located near the equator and can be used to observe the northern and southern hemispheres. The mountainous area is free from air pollution, and its tropical climate is ideal for making astronomical observations.
In fact, East Nusa Tenggara, in general, has bright skies in the evening for extended periods of time, as it experiences a prolonged dry season or drought.
The Timau observatory will be located in a nature sanctuary area that is far from residential areas.
For decades, Timau has been able to preserve its dark skies that are suitable for making astronomical observations.
"Dark skies must always be preserved and prevented from being affected by air pollution for optimal astronomical observations," Lapan Head Thomas Djamaludin remarked.
Djamaludin was in Kupang on July 9 to inaugurate the building of an operational office to support the Timau observatory.
The operational office will also serve as a center for education in aeronautics for the public.
In addition to serving scientific and public education purposes, the observatory facility is expected to attract tourists to Amfoang, Kupang District.
Timau could be specifically designated as a tourist destination for its dark skies.
Indonesia, with its long history of astronomical research since 1923, has several observatories including the famous Bosscha Observatory, Tanjungsari Observatory located in Sumedang, West Java; Watukosek Observatory in Surabaya, East Java Province; and Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Planetorium and Observatory in Jakarta.
Bosscha Observatory is still the largest in Indonesia and the only one used for astronomical purposes. In fact, the observatory is the oldest modern observatory in Indonesia and one of the oldest in Asia.
The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java, approximately 15 kilometers north of Bandung. It is situated on a hilly six-hectare plot of land and is 1,310 meters above the mean sea level plateau.
Construction of the observatory began in 1923 and was completed in 1928. Since then, continuous observations of the skies have been made. The first international publication from Bosscha was released in 1922.
In 1959, the observatory`s operations were handed over to the Bandung Institute of Technology and has been an integral part of research and formal education of astronomy in Indonesia.
Five large telescopes were installed in Bosscha: the Zeiss double refractor, the Schmidt telescope or nicknamed: Bima Sakti telescope, the Bamberg refractor, the Cassegrain GOTO, and the Unitron refractor.
Meanwhile, the TIM Planetarium and Observatory, located in central Jakarta, has been considered an impressive and popular site for children to learn about space and the Universe, in general, through science.
The public can witness and be enthralled by the astronomical simulation of the universe, the stars, and planets at the TIM Planetarium and Observatory, which was constructed in 1964 and personally inaugurated by Indonesia`s first president, Soekarno.
Editor: Andi Abdussalam
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https://m.antaranews.com/en/news/11...st-telescope-in-se-asia-being-built-in-kupang
The one in Bosscha can be used for education purpose and museum things and backup research units
Observatory with largest telescope in SE Asia being built in Kupang
Rabu, 11 Juli 2018 18:32 WIB - 0 Views
Reporter: Fardah Assegaf
Mount Timau in East Nusa (NTT) will host the largest national observatory facility in Southeast Asia . (infoastronomy.org)
Jakarta, July 11 (ANTARA News) - Lying on the equator and having a tropical climate, Indonesia has several observatories mostly located in the western part of the country and is now planning to build another one in the eastern region.
The country`s Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) is building an observatory to be equipped with a telescope, believed to be the largest in Southeast Asia, in the Mount Timau area, Central Amfoang Sub-district, Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara Province.
The construction of the observatory, expected to cost some Rp400 billion, began on July 9, Jasyanto, spokesman of Lapan, noted recently.
"Indonesia is entering a new chapter in aeronautics to be marked by construction of the largest national observatory facility in Southeast Asia, to be located in Timau mountainous area," he said.
Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Prof Mohamad Nasir officially designated Mt Timau area as a national observatory site and as a national dark sky park. He has also officially named the facility as Timau Observatory.
LAPAN builds the observatory with the cooperation of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), the University of Nusa Cendana (Undana) in Kupang, and the Kupang district administration.
The observatory will be equipped with a telescope having a diameter of 3.8 meters, believed to be the largest and modern telescope in the Southeast Asian region.
Having the latest and efficient technology, the telescope will be used for astrophysical research related to star observations, nebulae and galaxy structures. The large telescope is currently being manufactured in Japan.
Located some 200 km east of Kupang city, the construction of Timau Observatory is expected to be completed in 2019.
The Timau mountainous area is considered to be a suitable site for building an observatory since it is located near the equator and can be used to observe the northern and southern hemispheres. The mountainous area is free from air pollution, and its tropical climate is ideal for making astronomical observations.
In fact, East Nusa Tenggara, in general, has bright skies in the evening for extended periods of time, as it experiences a prolonged dry season or drought.
The Timau observatory will be located in a nature sanctuary area that is far from residential areas.
For decades, Timau has been able to preserve its dark skies that are suitable for making astronomical observations.
"Dark skies must always be preserved and prevented from being affected by air pollution for optimal astronomical observations," Lapan Head Thomas Djamaludin remarked.
Djamaludin was in Kupang on July 9 to inaugurate the building of an operational office to support the Timau observatory.
The operational office will also serve as a center for education in aeronautics for the public.
In addition to serving scientific and public education purposes, the observatory facility is expected to attract tourists to Amfoang, Kupang District.
Timau could be specifically designated as a tourist destination for its dark skies.
Indonesia, with its long history of astronomical research since 1923, has several observatories including the famous Bosscha Observatory, Tanjungsari Observatory located in Sumedang, West Java; Watukosek Observatory in Surabaya, East Java Province; and Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Planetorium and Observatory in Jakarta.
Bosscha Observatory is still the largest in Indonesia and the only one used for astronomical purposes. In fact, the observatory is the oldest modern observatory in Indonesia and one of the oldest in Asia.
The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java, approximately 15 kilometers north of Bandung. It is situated on a hilly six-hectare plot of land and is 1,310 meters above the mean sea level plateau.
Construction of the observatory began in 1923 and was completed in 1928. Since then, continuous observations of the skies have been made. The first international publication from Bosscha was released in 1922.
In 1959, the observatory`s operations were handed over to the Bandung Institute of Technology and has been an integral part of research and formal education of astronomy in Indonesia.
Five large telescopes were installed in Bosscha: the Zeiss double refractor, the Schmidt telescope or nicknamed: Bima Sakti telescope, the Bamberg refractor, the Cassegrain GOTO, and the Unitron refractor.
Meanwhile, the TIM Planetarium and Observatory, located in central Jakarta, has been considered an impressive and popular site for children to learn about space and the Universe, in general, through science.
The public can witness and be enthralled by the astronomical simulation of the universe, the stars, and planets at the TIM Planetarium and Observatory, which was constructed in 1964 and personally inaugurated by Indonesia`s first president, Soekarno.
Editor: Andi Abdussalam
COPYRIGHT © ANTARA 2018
https://m.antaranews.com/en/news/11...st-telescope-in-se-asia-being-built-in-kupang
The one in Bosscha can be used for education purpose and museum things and backup research units
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Government to open tender for six toll road projects
Rabu, 11 Juli 2018 08:15 WIB - 0 Views
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Illustration. The activities of the Depok-Antasari toll road development project (Desari) in Cilandak, Jakarta. (ANTARA /Reno Esnir)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government will soon open a tender process for the construction of 327 kilometers of six toll roads, worth Rp124 trillion, an official said.
"The party, which will ask for the least support from the government, will be the winner," Chief of the Toll Road Regulatory Board (BPJT), Herry Trisaputra Zuna, said here on Tuesday.
The tender process will be announced in stages, starting from July 15, 2018, he noted.
He added that the Semarang-Demak section in Central Java, with a length of 26.5 kilometers worth Rp20-21 trillion, is the readiest among the six toll road projects for auction.
The Semarang-Demak section, which will be financed with state budget fund and private investment, will have dual functions as a toll road and a dike to prevent flooding from the sea, he remarked.
The government has prepared designs for the toll road and the dike. However, it remains open to receive such designs from tender participants, provided the designs must have the same function, he revealed.
He noted that tender prequalification process will last for one month, starting from July 16, 2018.
"Hopefully, the cooperation contract will be signed at the end of this year," he added.
The government will also open tenders for the construction of the other five toll road projects, which have secured initiative permits from the public works and housing minister this year.
The five toll road projects include Semanan-Balaraja section, Kamal-Teluk Naga-Rajeg section, Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap section, and Jembatan Balikpapan-Penajam Passer Utara section.
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If Rupiah is at her true value (of around 9.000 to 10.000) i bet Indonesia gdp is around 1.4 trillion US dollar and got per capita around 5.600
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Illustration. The activities of the Depok-Antasari toll road development project (Desari) in Cilandak, Jakarta. (ANTARA /Reno Esnir)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government will soon open a tender process for the construction of 327 kilometers of six toll roads, worth Rp124 trillion, an official said.
"The party, which will ask for the least support from the government, will be the winner," Chief of the Toll Road Regulatory Board (BPJT), Herry Trisaputra Zuna, said here on Tuesday.
The tender process will be announced in stages, starting from July 15, 2018, he noted.
He added that the Semarang-Demak section in Central Java, with a length of 26.5 kilometers worth Rp20-21 trillion, is the readiest among the six toll road projects for auction.
The Semarang-Demak section, which will be financed with state budget fund and private investment, will have dual functions as a toll road and a dike to prevent flooding from the sea, he remarked.
The government has prepared designs for the toll road and the dike. However, it remains open to receive such designs from tender participants, provided the designs must have the same function, he revealed.
He noted that tender prequalification process will last for one month, starting from July 16, 2018.
"Hopefully, the cooperation contract will be signed at the end of this year," he added.
The government will also open tenders for the construction of the other five toll road projects, which have secured initiative permits from the public works and housing minister this year.
The five toll road projects include Semanan-Balaraja section, Kamal-Teluk Naga-Rajeg section, Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap section, and Jembatan Balikpapan-Penajam Passer Utara section.
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Already upper-midle income kah ?
If Rupiah is at her true value (of around 9.000 to 10.000) i bet Indonesia gdp is around 1.4 trillion US dollar and got per capita around 5.600
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Indonesia to take controlling stake in massive gold, copper mine
Indonesia will take a controlling stake in one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines for $3.85 billion, the government said Thursday, as it moves to claw back control of the country's vast natural resources.
State-owned mining firm Inalum will get a 51 percent interest in the Grasberg mine, from just under 10 percent now, Jakarta said.
The agreement requires US-based Freeport-McMoRan to cede its ownership stake, but it will keep operating the huge complex in the jungles of Indonesia's Papua province, officials said.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is also selling its interest in the mine as part of an agreement that the government said it hopes to finalise before the end of the year.
Freeport and other foreign firms operating in Indonesia have been ordered to comply with new mining ownership rules designed to give the country more control of its plentiful resources.
The announcement comes after more than a year of see-saw negotiations about the future of Freeport's operations in the Southeast Asian nation.
The company and Indonesia's government have sparred over the ownership structure of Grasberg and its social and environmental impact, including how the firm manages mine waste known as tailings.
"Today is a very positive and important step," Freeport chief executive Richard Adkerson told a press briefing held to announce the deal.
"We have worked very diligently over these past months to meet president Widodo's instruction to us to find a win-win solution."
Indonesian president Joko Widodo launched the new divestment rules that pushed Freeport to relinquish control of its Papuan mining operations.
Widodo, who is seeking re-election next year, said earlier Thursday that the agreement came after "very difficult, intense" negotiations.
"This is a leap forward," he told reporters.
The deal means more tax and royalties revenue for the government, he added.
The mine is a frequent flashpoint in Papua's struggle for independence from Indonesia and has fuelled resentment over how much locals benefit from the region's resources.
Papua, on the western half of New Guinea island, has been the scene of a simmering independence insurgency since it was annexed by Jakarta in the late 1960s.
Despite sitting atop some of the world's most abundant natural resources, successive governments have failed to take advantage of its vast riches, with critics blaming badly thought-out and nationalist policies that make the country an uncertain place to invest.
A series of regulatory changes from the government in recent years have caused jitters among miners, with some foreign firms choosing to exit Indonesia rather than deal with such an unpredictable environment.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/in...ng-stake-massive-gold-copper-mine-doc-16z6g43
Indonesia will take a controlling stake in one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines for $3.85 billion, the government said Thursday, as it moves to claw back control of the country's vast natural resources.
State-owned mining firm Inalum will get a 51 percent interest in the Grasberg mine, from just under 10 percent now, Jakarta said.
The agreement requires US-based Freeport-McMoRan to cede its ownership stake, but it will keep operating the huge complex in the jungles of Indonesia's Papua province, officials said.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is also selling its interest in the mine as part of an agreement that the government said it hopes to finalise before the end of the year.
Freeport and other foreign firms operating in Indonesia have been ordered to comply with new mining ownership rules designed to give the country more control of its plentiful resources.
The announcement comes after more than a year of see-saw negotiations about the future of Freeport's operations in the Southeast Asian nation.
The company and Indonesia's government have sparred over the ownership structure of Grasberg and its social and environmental impact, including how the firm manages mine waste known as tailings.
"Today is a very positive and important step," Freeport chief executive Richard Adkerson told a press briefing held to announce the deal.
"We have worked very diligently over these past months to meet president Widodo's instruction to us to find a win-win solution."
Indonesian president Joko Widodo launched the new divestment rules that pushed Freeport to relinquish control of its Papuan mining operations.
Widodo, who is seeking re-election next year, said earlier Thursday that the agreement came after "very difficult, intense" negotiations.
"This is a leap forward," he told reporters.
The deal means more tax and royalties revenue for the government, he added.
The mine is a frequent flashpoint in Papua's struggle for independence from Indonesia and has fuelled resentment over how much locals benefit from the region's resources.
Papua, on the western half of New Guinea island, has been the scene of a simmering independence insurgency since it was annexed by Jakarta in the late 1960s.
Despite sitting atop some of the world's most abundant natural resources, successive governments have failed to take advantage of its vast riches, with critics blaming badly thought-out and nationalist policies that make the country an uncertain place to invest.
A series of regulatory changes from the government in recent years have caused jitters among miners, with some foreign firms choosing to exit Indonesia rather than deal with such an unpredictable environment.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/in...ng-stake-massive-gold-copper-mine-doc-16z6g43
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Observatory with largest telescope in SE Asia being built in Kupang
Rabu, 11 Juli 2018 18:32 WIB - 0 Views
Reporter: Fardah Assegaf
Mount Timau in East Nusa (NTT) will host the largest national observatory facility in Southeast Asia . (infoastronomy.org)
Got to admit I'm impressed with the choice of location
However the optical & radio package aren't that impressive 
. Hopefully they have enough land area for future upgrade
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