Govt blocks dozens of sites carrying pirated content

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian government, through the Creative Economy Board, has blocked dozens of sites which provided access to pirated music and movie content in an effort to tackle online infringement of copyrighted material. “As many as 22...

Gov`t Encourages SMI to Utilize E-commerce

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Trade Ministry said that it has been encouraging small and medium industries (SMI) to take benefit of online trade (e-commerce) to market their products. “We are pushing the small and medium industries to take their products to various...

Importing gas will not help deal with rising prices

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, 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...

Investors sought for transport

Dylan Amirio The Jakarta Post The Transportation Ministry is struggling to lure the private sector into investing in and helping meet the targets of many transportation infrastructure projects that are crucial for growth in the country, which is dealing with a tight...