Tue, 01/06/2009 - 7:11 AM
Having earmarked Rp 50 trillion (US$4.9 billion) for a stimulus package
to help the country survive the economic crisis, the government said
Monday the money could help the economy grow by as much...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 7:05 AM
The Corruption Court appeared in no celebratory mood Monday, despite
the holiday period, as it handed down its verdict to former legislator
Al Amien Nur Nasution, sentencing him to eight years in...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 7:01 AM
Students and teachers in Jakarta were left scratching their sleepy
heads Monday — at least the ones that woke up on time — and trying to
figure out the reasoning behind the Jakarta...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 4:22 PM
Want to hear Cameron Crowe's thoughts on winning an Oscar or see how
king-sized movie posters are assembled? How about a sneak peek at some
of the exclusive exhibitions held at the film academy's...
A HIGHER CALLING: A cardinal, at left in background, gestures as Pope Benedict XVI walks past during an Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. The pontiff spoke to pilgrims and tourists Tuesday, and said he wants to encourage efforts to get Israelis and Palestinians to sit down together in peace talks over the Gaza conflict.
WALK, DON'T WALK: High school students cross cross a busy downtown street in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. Hard to find pedestrian right of ways and lax street discipline has contributed to traffic accidents in the country's capital. (JP/J. Adiguna)
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO: PT Sarijaya Permana Sekuritas (SPS) employees are seen serving clients in Jakarta on Tuesday. The Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) recently suspended trading of SPS shares in an alleged embezzlement scam worth some Rp 240 billion.
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:12 AM
Religious organizations grouped under the Inter-Religious Forum have called for Indonesians to stop viewing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a religious clash.
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:11 AM
It is only human for emotions to run high in conflict situations such as the current Israeli operation in Gaza. Cries of alarm and harsh condemnation have been heard worldwide since Israel began its...
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:12 AM
The global economic downturn continues to strike the country's exports hard as weakening demand and falling commodity prices pushed down November's exports by around 11 percent from a month earlier,...
| IDX Rate (01/06/2009) - Closing | |
|---|---|
| Index | 1,435.54 |
| Previous | 1,437.34 |
| Volume | - |
| Value | - |
| IDR Conversion (01/06/2009) | |
|---|---|
| US$1 | 11,050 |
| GB£1 | 16,197 |
| EUR1 | 15,011 |
| A$1 | 7,883 |
| S$1 | 7,512 |
| JP¥100 | 11,858 |
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:12 AM
The city saw year-on-year inflation of 11.11 percent in 2008, slightly lower than its inflation target of 11.5 percent, the Jakarta Statistics Agency reported Monday.
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 11:12 AM
Chess prodigy Irene Kharisma Sukandar says it is a dream come true to have become Indonesia's first Woman Grand Master (WGM).
Question:
Indonesia will increase the airport exit tax to Rp 2.5 million (US$227) from Rp 1 million beginning Jan. 1 for those without a tax number (NPWP), whereas those with a NPWP will be exempt from it. What do you think?
The poor Indonesian who dont have income for to pay tax cannot go anywhere even when they are invited .
But the rich can go everywhere and dont pay...
No Ko, Jakarta, Indonesia