The Yogyakarta Sultanate and Shrimp Business

PT Indokor Bangun Desa (IBD) is one of the shrimp farming companies located in the Southern Coast of the province of Yogyakarta. Established in 1999, PT Indokor Bangun Desa is owned by Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Pembayun (the first daughter of the King of Yogyakarta Sri...

Revisiting Apexindo & Aserra Capital

Oil and gas services company PT Apexindo Pratama Duta (APEX) Tbk booked net profit of US$49 million last year, jumped by 113% from 2012 on strong revenue growth of 24.3% and improved margins. The company’s balance sheet also improved, which might trigger...

The New Jakarta Police Chief: Insp. Gen. Dwi Priyatno

The chief of the Indonesian National Police, Sutarman, appointed inspector general Dwi Priyatno as the new chief of the Jakarta Metro Police. Dwi Priyatno replaces Putut Eko Bayuseno, who was appointed as the new head of the National Police Security Maintenance...

Borneo Resource & Batubaraselaras Sapta Dispute

Borneo Resource Investments Ltd is a company traded on the US over-the-counter market. In its website, the company claimed itself an investment holding company with interests in coal assets in Kalimantan and West Papua. Funny that it describes the following:...

Korean Restaurant: Born Ga Korean BBQ Franchise

BornGa is the largest korean barbecue restaurant franchise in the world. The first BornGa restaurant opened in 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. The founder Jong Won Paik is a South Korean celebrity chef, who has been developing more than 20 food and beverage franchise...

Advertising Industry: PT International Matari Advertising

Matari Advertising Agency (PT International Matari Advertising) is one of the oldest Indonesian marketing communication services company in Indonesia. Established by the late Kenneth Tjahjady Sudarto in 1971, Matari Advertising Agency offers services such as strategic...

Reading Megawati

Media attention on Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has only intensified ever since the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) declared him as its presidential nominee. The aim now is to solicit the names of Jokowi’s potential running-mate from the man...

Advertising Agency: PT Fortune Indonesia Tbk

PT Fortune Indonesia Tbk (FORU) is one of the most well-known marketing and communication services companies in Indonesia. The company was established by Mochtar Lubis and six other people in 1970. FORU provides advertising services, public relation services, travel...

Harry Tanoe vs Tutut: Politics

Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (Tutut), daughter of the late president Soeharto, continues her fight to get back TV station TPI from Harry Tanoesoedibjo’s Media Nusantara Citra (MNCN). This is an interesting battle in the context of current politics and future of both...

Labor Movement Post Mineral Export Ban

A number of companies have laid off their workers following the implementation of the mineral export ban policy. The Government has been reluctant to admit this. The Director General for Mineral and Coal, R. Sukhyar, played the semantics card with Yosef Ardi News. R....
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