Court drama ends as Jessica gets 20 years

Indra Budiari The Jakarta Post Jessica Kumala Wongso leaned back on her seat in the courtroom of the Central Jakarta District Court, gulped a few times and looked uncomfortably to her right where members of her defense team were sitting, sensing that the day would not...

Former minister of state companies Dahlan Iskan arrested

Surabaya (ANTARA News) – Former Minister of State Companies Dahlan Iskan has been arrested by the East Java high prosecution office. Dahlan Iskan was charged with illegally approving and signing the sales of the assets of PT Panca Wira Usaha (PWU), when he was...

Kadin Prepares Development Platform for SMEs

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), along with a number of Japanese entities, is preparing a cooperation platform aimed to further develop Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in both the countries and support each other. Director...

Indonesia needs 2,000 independent surveyors

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA — Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry and the National Land Agency (BPN) have said Indonesia needs 2,000 independent land surveyors. “In order to overcome the shortage of human resources, we will recruit licensed independent...