Oct 13, 2015 | Law, Market, Politics, Reviews
Coordinating minister for maritime and resources affairs Rizal Ramli openly criticised an announcement from minister of energy & mineral resources Sudirman Said about the future of PT Freeport Indonesia’s operations in Grasberg, the world’s largest...
Oct 12, 2015 | Law, News Group
On October 9, 2015, the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court held the hearing of the indictment against the former General Manager (GM) of PT Hutama Karya Budi Rachmat Kurniawan. Budi allegedly masterminded the abuse of the construction of the...
Oct 12, 2015 | Law, News Group
Following the footsteps of several other regions affected by forest fires, the Jambi Police are now intensifying their investigation. The entire police force are involved in order to find the cause of the fire and the culprits—be they individuals or corporations. As...
Oct 10, 2015 | Law, Market, Reviews
Coordinating minister for politics, security, law & human rights affairs Luhut Pandjaitan openly blamed PT Bumi Andalas Permai, unit of Sinarmas Forestry, behind the fire in its timber concession area in Ogan Komering Ilir Regency, South Sumatra. He demanded the...
Oct 9, 2015 | Law, News Group
The trial on the case of alleged corruption involving the former Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali However is almost over. But despite the various statements of witnesses affirming the accusation that Suryadharma had conducted fraudulent acts, the former...
Oct 9, 2015 | Law, News Group, Politics
The authority to waive or halt a case in the name of public interest or for the sake of the greater good (otherwise known as deponering, an Indonesian legal term derived from the Dutch language) lies in the hands of the Attorney General. The Law that regulates this...
Oct 9, 2015 | Law, News Group, Politics
The Attorney General HM Prasetyo finally responded to the call to waive the case of alleged false testimony that had ensnared the former Deputy Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Bambang Widjojanto. The request for the waiver (otherwise known as...
Oct 8, 2015 | Law, News Group
The trademark dispute between PT Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya with the Turkey-based food manufacturer Yildiz Holding A.S. continues. The proceedings have been carried out by the Commercial Court of the Central Jakarta District Court. The disputing parties are...
Oct 8, 2015 | Law, News Group
The Indonesian Government’s Third Economic Policy Package addresses licensing process in the agrarian sector. Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (Men-ATR) Ferry Mursidan Baldan told the press that the Government wanted to minimize red tapes to save time. The...
Oct 7, 2015 | Industries, Law, News Group
The long struggle of the Dayak community in the village of Silat Hulu, Ketapang, West Kalimantan against palm plantations on their ancestral lands paid off. The Supreme Court (MA) granted the request of Reconsideration (PK) filed by the two members of the indigenious...
