The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s oil and gas director general, Djoko Siswanto, said on Monday that the gas-rich Masela block’s operator, Japanese oil firm Inpex, had pledged to submit the block’s development plan by next month. Djoko said Inpex made the commitment when he visited the company’s headquarters in Japan recently. “One of the things we […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opened the 14th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC) and 2019 Price Outlook held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Monday and called on stakeholders to increase palm oil production. “That is why, since last year, I had been conveying the importance of replanting; it is a must,” Jokowistated. The head of state called on stakeholders to benefit from advanced technology for sustainable palm oil industry. […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – PT Asia Cakra Ceria Plastik has successfully met the United Kingdom (UK) market standard, enabling the small-scale company to export plastic products worth billions of rupiah per annum to the European country. Minister Counselor of the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in London, Thomas Siregar told Antara correspondent here on Sunday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to that effect was signed in front of Director General of National Export Development, Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Arlinda, attended […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia (BI) says expansion of the manufacturing sector has started to slow down after obtaining high growth in the third quarter. BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said over the weekend that the prompt manufacturing index (PMI) in the third quarter was above 50 percent, indicating that there was growth but it was slower than during the previous […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – After months of speculation, Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek has launched a portal through which drivers can pre-register to use its platform. In a statement on Monday (Oct 29), the firm said that drivers who provide their contact details will receive notifications from Go-Jek with details on how to apply to join the platform when the […]
Read MoreThe government has long planned to collect taxes from e-commerce companies, but officials have hinted that the Finance Ministry will not issue a specific regulation on the digital business anytime soon. The head of the Finance Ministry’s state revenue policy center, Rofyanto Kurniawan, said in Jakarta on Thursday that his office was focusing on helping […]
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