TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has stated that the proposal of the Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) to import gas will not help the government’s effort to curb gas prices applicable to the industry. The proposal is one…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesias Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti said here on Monday she would order increased surveillance against smuggling activities in the countrys waters. “Smuggling has been proven as one of the reasons for the…
Jakarta. Mining operations at Freeport-McMoRan’s giant Grasberg open pit site in the Indonesian province of Papua “have returned to normal” after resolution of a labour dispute, the company said on Monday (10/10). “Freeport Indonesia and representatives of the Freeport Indonesia…
TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo dubbed illegal fishing as the biggest crime at sea. “Illegal fishing is an organized international crime,” Jokowi said at The 2nd International Symposium on Fisheries Crime in Yogyakarta on Monday, October 10, 2016. According to President…
Ayomi Amindoni The Jakarta Post Taxation director general Ken Dwijugeasteadi has said he is not satisfied with the results of the first round of the tax amnesty program even though it has collected Rp 97.2 trillion (US$7.49 billion) in redemption or 58.99…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesias foreign exchange reserves had increased by US$2.2 billion to US$115.7 billion by the end of September 2016 from US$113.5 billion earlier. Bank Indonesias senior deputy governor Mirza Adityaswara said here on Friday the countrys foreign…
Ayomi Amindoni The Jakarta Post The directorate general of taxation reports that the government’s flagship tax amnesty program has collected Rp 142 trillion (US$10.92 billion) in repatriated assets as of Oct. 7 and Rp 97.3 trillion in tax revenues since…