Nov 19, 2014 | Industries
Forget about MP3EI, the signature and glossy infrastructure and development master plan from the previous administration of SBY-Boediono. The new administration led by President Joko Widodo, whose cabinet members might be depicted as bunch of amateurs by those fond of...
Nov 17, 2014 | Industries
The future of US$3.5 billion Cilamaya Port is now in the hands of President Joko Widodo. Minister of transportation Ignasius Jonan said in principle he agrees with the project.Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan said this week that he has approved a plan to...
Oct 29, 2014 | Commodities, Industries
Kulim Sdn Bhd is known in Indonesia as plantation company. On October 23, 2014, however, Kulim Energy Nusantara Sdn Bhd (KENSB) entered into a joint operating agreement (JOA) with PT Radiant Bukit Barisan E&P (RBB) and PT Graha Sumber Berkah (GSB) to participate...
Oct 24, 2014 | Industries
The Bike-to-Work movement has grown in popularity among residents of Jakarta. Many have resorted to cycling as an alternative to the capital city’s over-crowded mode of transportation. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo previously acted as the Bike-to-Work brand...
Oct 23, 2014 | Industries, Profiles
The two largest cassava industry players in Indonesia—which produce sorbitol, tapioca flour, and other cassava derived products—are PT Sorini Agro Asia Corporindo Tbk (IDX: SOBI) in Pasuruan, East Java and also PT Budi Starch & Sweetener Tbk of Sungai Budi Group...
Oct 22, 2014 | Industries, News Group
Aside from being a source of calories, cassava can also be processed into at least 13 derivative products for the food industry, textile industry, pulp and paper industry, cosmetic industry, pharmaceutical industry, and renewable energy industry—cassavas are typically...
Sep 29, 2014 | Industries, News Group
The former Minister of Trade Gita Wiryawan had previously stated that Indonesia lost up to 4.5 trillion rupiah per year to pirated films and pirated music. The Government’s approach has been heavy-handed on cracking down the supply side. But it has not been...
