China Harbour & Backyard Named Indonesia

China Harbour Engineering (CHEC) is one of the most aggressive global engineering firms operating in Indonesia. The company is partner of state-owned construction firm PT Hutama Karya Persero in the construction of Medan-Kuala Namu toll road project in North Sumatra....

Infrastructure Projects Stalemate

Cikampek-Palimanan toll road, Kalibaru Port, Umbulan Water Project, Jakarta-Airport railway, Central Kalimantan coal railway, East Kalimantan railway, and Makassar New Port are major projects regularly talked, but yet to progress substantially. Why? CIKAMPEK –...

Chaotic Implementation of PPP

Government officers were enthusiastic in announcing the so-called public-private partnership (PPP) for infrastructure sector. They are, however, less motivated to sort out problems in the implementation stages for various reasons. The most common is, of course,...

Centrin-Retower Deal

PT Centrin Online Tbk is an Internet service provider (ISP) established 25 years ago. Last week, the company signed a master investment agreement (MIA) with Winlord Enterprises Ltd, a company based in British Virgin Island, to acquire options over 100% shares in PT...

Kalimantan Spatial Planning

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has finally issued regulation No. 03/2012 about Kalimantan Spatial Planning. This is an implementing regulation of Article 21 Paragraph 1 of Law No 26/2007 about Spatial Planning and Article 123 Point 4 of Government Regulation...

Bakrie Toll Projects; Too Much to Digest…

Government granted a concession for Batang-Semarang toll road project to PT Marga Setiapuritama (MSP). Media reported today that Bakrie Group has been out of MSP, and that the ownership has returned to original shareholders of the project. What’s up? Well, on...

Coal Railways: Losing Momentum?

Overseas Company of China Railway Engineering Group Co Ltd is reportedly working with Indonesian coal giant in the development of railway connecting Wahau in West Kutai and East Kutai in East Kalimantan province. This is going to be the third coal railway project...

Kalimantan Railway: The Clash of Titans

On February 7, 2012, East Kalimantan governor Awang Faroek Ishak signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian Railways for the development of coal railway in East Kalimantan. The company has established Kalimantan Rail for that purpose with initial investment of...

Kalibaru Project & Politics

Five groups are competing to win the Kalibaru port project in Jakarta. This is one of highly political projects in the country. This could be also a perfect target for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to prevent the repetition of shameful Central Java 2,000...

Toll Road Projects & SBY’s Legacy

In two years time, SBY has to leave the administration. What has he done in 10 years related to toll road infrastructure development would define his place in the country’s history. He has an effective one more year to lay the foundations. Else, he would be seen...
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