May 19, 2015 | Industries, Law, News Group
There is an ongoing dispute between the Government of DKI Jakarta (Pemprov DKI) and the Land Transportation Organization (Organda) regarding the operation of Busway-Integrated Border Transport (APTB), and it’s getting serious. This dispute was originally about...
May 18, 2015 | Law, Politics
There have been interesting developments in the trial of the so-called holiday bonuses (THR) graft case implicating Sutan Bhatoegana Siregar, one of the Democratic Party’s key leaders. We are curious how many more politicians at the House of Representatives...
May 18, 2015 | Industries, Law, Market
Lawmakers are now working on the revision of broadcasting law No. 32/2002. They propose a total ban on advertisement of cigarettes in TV and radio stations. How serious will be its impacts to media companies like MNCN, SCMA, and VIVA? Mahfudz Siddiq, chairman of House...
May 18, 2015 | Industries, Law
The Government and PT Pertamina agreed to dissolve Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral). Commissioner of Pertamina, Tanri Abeng said that the dissolution would be a part of the initial step for transforming the state-owned oil and gas company. The Minister of...
May 17, 2015 | Commodities, Law, Market
On Friday, May 15, exactly one week after minister of energy and mineral resources Sudirman Said issued Regulation No. 15/2015, CEO of Total Patrick Pouyanne met President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo at the State Palace. Some media reports issued misleading...