TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Freeport Indonesia Workers’ Union has urged the government to intervene in an industrial dispute between the workers and the mining company following the dismissal of 840 employees on May 15. “The move was out of control. Freeport cannot treat employees as they pleased,” Freeport Workers’ Union secretary-general Tri Puspita said yesterday. Tri […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government of Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan, hopes that the distribution of basic necessities via the sea toll program will reduce Malaysian products in the region. “We hope that the distribution of staple foods through the sea toll program will reduce Malaysian products in Nunukan Regency,” Herry Ageng Santoso, head of foreign […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The property industry is predicted to grow by 12 to15 percent in 2017.The big number of government infrastructure projects that is currently underway will assist the growth of the industry, according to Director for Consumer of Bank Tabungan Negara Handayani. “The government is pushing to build infrastructures that can improve the connectivity between […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) projects May’s inflation at 0.27 percent. This is based on a survey BI held in 82 cities in the second week of the month. On an annual basis, May’s inflation is estimated at 4.12 percent. “This is still in line with the government’s and BI’s target,” BI governor Agus Martowardojo […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Seattle – Lee Lik Hsin, CEO of Singapore Airlines subsidiary Scoot operating in Jakarta, Surabaya, and Denpasar, revealed that he had been in communications with Indonesian authorities. Lee added that Indonesian officials had visited Scoot to discuss flights. However, Lee did not reveal whether his company is planning to serve new flight routes outside the […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia is targeting to produce four million tons of nickel by 2020. This volume will allow Indonesia to become a world supplier to contribute 10 percent to the 40 million tons global demand per year. The Industry Ministry’s director general of metal, machinery, transportation and electronics industry I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan said in […]
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