F&B Business: Socieaty

Dec 21, 2015 | Industries, Market, News Group, Profiles

Socieaty is a new restaurant located in the First Floor of the Plaza Indonesia shopping center in Central Jakarta. The restaurant was opened in September earlier this year. Socieaty offers all-day dining with a combination of Asian and European influence in their...

F&B Business: NamNam Noodle Bar

Dec 17, 2015 | Industries, Market, News Group, Profiles

Vietnamese food has been growing popularity amongst Indonesians in the past few years. A number of new Vietnamese restaurant chains opened are easily spotted across Jakarta. There are Pho 24, Saigon Delight, Do An and NamNam Noodle Bar. The most recent of the addition...

Fakhrurozi Ishak, FPI’s Governor of Jakarta

Nov 12, 2014 | Profiles

On Nov. 10, the high imam of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab told attendees of a public rally that he would appoint Fakhrurozi Ishak, a Betawi cleric as the new governor of Jakarta to counter Ahok’s reign. The acting Governor of Jakarta Basuki...

The Search for the New Chief of Tax

Nov 12, 2014 | Politics, Profiles

The committee for the selection of the Finance Ministry’s new Chief of Taxation Office is expected to start the open recruitment to search for Fuad Rahmany’s successor today (Nov. 12)—Fuad Rahmany will enter his mandatory retirement age on Dec. 1. The open recruitment...

Minister of Elementary, Secondary Education, and Culture Anies Baswedan

Nov 6, 2014 | Profiles

Developing Indonesia’s human resources has always been a part of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s mission. The president sees human resources development as one of the key strategies for strengthening Indonesia’s competitiveness in an...

Acting Oil and Gas Chief Naryanto Wagimin

Nov 6, 2014 | Politics, Profiles

Replacement of senior officials comes naturally with a change of regime. One of which is the most recent rotation of leadership at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM). Edy Hermantoro, the Ministry’s Director General of Oil & Gas has been replaced...

Sudirman Said & Extension of Mahakam Block

Nov 6, 2014 | Profiles

So far, so good! This is the general impression we received from business people in oil & gas and mineral resources industry about Sudirman Said, minister of energy and mineral resources. “What he said about fuel subsidy, downfall of oil and gas production, the...

The Search for the New Chief of National Intelligence Agency

Nov 5, 2014 | Politics, Profiles

Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law & Security Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno recently told the press that five candidates are being considered for the position of Chief of the Intelligence Agency to replace incumbent Lt. Gen. Marciano Norman. According to the Tedjo...

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono

Nov 4, 2014 | Profiles

In the morning of Oct. 21, the day after his inauguration, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo remained his coy self. The President told journalists in a door-stop that they should’ve hung around the night before, because otherwise the would’ve...

Minister of State Secretary Pratikno

Nov 4, 2014 | Politics, Profiles

 Instead of introducing his Coordinating Ministers first, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided to begin introducing his cabinet members by presenting the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno. And if you saw the cabinet structure, the Ministry of State...