Batam Happynings Vol 3 No 13 - 19 Apr

In this issue:
Vol 3 No 13 - 19 April, 2012
Is Indonesia veering
toward a dysfunctional
democracy? Page 3
New Zealand targeting
Indonesia’s middle
class. Page 4
The Queen v X Riyan and X
Hadi” - a tale of two
countries. Page 14
Indonesia growth forecast trimmed
THE ASIAN Development Bank has
cut its economic growth forecast for
Indonesia this year to reflect slowing
export growth. But the numbers are
expected to bounce back next year,
the lender said in Jakarta.
Manila-based ADB, whose mission is
to promote growth and alleviate
poverty in the region, sliced
Indonesia’s economic growth outlook
by one-tenth of a percentage point
to 6.4 percent. It made the original
forecast, 6.5 percent, in November.
The ADB’s growth forecast was
slightly lower than the 6.5 percent
set by the government in the
proposed state budget submitted to
the House last month.
Southeast Asia’s largest economy is
expected to bounce back to 6.7
percent economic growth next year
on the back of an expected recovery
in trade and improvements in the
investment climate, the ADB said.
In
its
annual
report,
Asian
Development Outlook 2012, the
lender also urged Indonesia to
increase spending on infrastructure
and improve the execution of state
capital spending.
“Although there is a weak global
environment,
Southeast
Asia’s
growth momentum continues,” Jon
Lindborg, the ADB’s country director
for Indonesia, said. “Indonesia is
generally adjusting toward a more
sustained long-term growth.”
The $813-billion economy expanded
by 6.5 percent last year, the fastest
pace since 1996, driven by growing
private
consumption,
strong
investment and exports. Household
consumption accounted for 56
percent of economic activity.
Indonesia, the ADB said, should
invest more in infrastructure by
improving state capital spending. In
the revised 2012 budget, capital
The Energy and Mineral Resources
Ministry has requested the Finance
Ministry to remove the land and
building tax (PBB) for oil and gas
explorations in deepwater areas in
a bid to boost the country’s future
production.
The ministry’s director general for
oil and gas, Evita Herawati Legowo,
said the imposition of the tax would
discourage oil and gas companies
to explore areas, considering the
huge investment required and high
risks faced by the companies.
“It will be too heavy for the
companies if the government
applies the land and building tax in
the exploration phase,” she said.
“The
Finance
Ministry
has
understood the situation and the
decision may be formalized in the
form of a ministerial regulation.”
She was speaking at the Deep
Offshore Forum held by Francebased Total EP Indonesie and the
spending for infrastructure was set
at $1.9 billion this year, almost a 50
percent increase from what was
spent in 2011.
“In order to boost economic growth,
it has to be supported by improved
Continued on page 2
Energy and Mineral
Ministry in Jakarta.
Resources
Upstream oil and gas regulator
BPMigas head Raden Priyono said
Indonesia’s onshore oil and gas
reserves had significantly declined
and now it was time for the country
to talk about offshore with a depth
of more than 1,000 meters.
“In addition to incentives given by
the government, we have also tried
to accelerate the approval of the
plan of development (PoD) for
deepwater blocks.” he said. “For
instance, we approved the PoD for
the Jangkrik field at the Muara
Bakau in East Kalimantan in only
15 days, the fastest in history.”
The government has provided
several incentives for deepwater
projects, including free import duty
and a higher split for contractors.
If in onshore oil projects, the split
is 85 percent for the government
Continued on page 2
Continued from page 1
capacity in executing these capital
projects. This can be done by
simplifying procedures and strengthening capacity in the spending
agencies,” said Edimon Ginting, the
ADB’s senior country economist for
Indonesia.
Lindborg said infrastructure spending
in Indonesia was small compared
with its peers in the region.
Indonesia, he said, only spent around
2.5 percent of its gross domestic
product for infrastructure, behind its
middle-income peers, which spent on
average 5 percent of their GDP.
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He said too much government money
was tied up in paying for a fuel
subsidy, which, “if you think about it,
essentially you are paying for people
burning up money in traffic jams.”
The House of Representatives on
March 31 rejected the government’s
proposed plan to cut the fuel subsidy.
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Continued from page 1
and 15 percent for contractors, in
deep water, the split can be 65
percent and 35 percent.
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Veering toward dysfunctional democracy?
By Endy Bayuni
ocratic Party, and his failure to fire
those involved, have some people
wondering whether the president still
has the moral authority to lead. In
his first term, Yudhoyono increased
fuel prices three times, with little
opposition in the House or in the
streets, using the same arguments
that he employed this year. This time
around, people have simply stopped
listening to him.
THE GOVERNMENT of President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono suffered
a heavy political defeat when its plan
to raise fuel prices was rejected - by
a
vote
in
the
House
of
Representatives and under pressure
from massive street protests.
Nearly 14 years after abandoning its
authoritarian government, Indonesia
may claim to have a functioning
democracy; an open debate with
wide public participation over an
issue as important as fuel prices is
certainly one positive indicator. But
there are also grounds for arguing
that Indonesia is now veering toward
a dysfunctional democracy, one
where populism and the rule of the
majority are overpowering rational
and moral arguments for more
responsible government.
The will of the people has prevailed
in guaranteeing that the price of
gasoline in Indonesia - at the equivalent of 50 cents per liter - remains
among the lowest in the world. No
political cause is more popular in
Indonesia than cheap gas: Almost
everyone (except perhaps those who
have to balance the books at the end
of the day) embraces it. The outcome
of this debate was inevitable: They
who advocate cheap oil win.
The government, whose job is to
balance the budget or find the money
to pay for the heavy cost of
subsidizing domestic fuel consumption, is almost alone. Lost in the noisy
debate was its argument that the
energy subsidy bill for 2012, at
225.35 trillion rupiah ($25 billion),
was already eating up 15 percent of
state spending. That's a huge sum,
one that could be better spent on
more important social and economic
programs, such as poverty eradication, schooling, healthcare for the
poor, or the construction of economic
infrastructure. The other argument that the gasoline subsidy is enjoyed
mostly by the wealthy rather than
the poor - was also lost in the debate.
Indonesia may have been rich in oil
once, but the new millennium saw
rising domestic consumption and
rapidly falling reserves, turning the
country from an oil exporter to a net
importer. Judging by the recent
national debate about fuel prices, it
appears that most people still
believe, that Indonesia is still flush
with oil.
What those advocating for cheap oil
are not saying,is that someone,
somewhere, will have to pay for that
fuel subsidy. The
pro-cheap oil side
may have prevailed, but the government of President Yudhoyono
is not the ultimate
loser in this game.
The biggest losers
are the people and
the taxpayers. The
very same people
the advocates for
cheap oil claim to
speak for will have
to pay the price,
either
through
taxes
or
the
potential loss of
services such as
education
and
healthcare.
This defeat could
effectively
turn
Yudhoyono into a
lame duck president for the next
two years.
Reports of corruption within Yudhoyono's
Dem-
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More troubling for Indonesia's
nascent democracy is the message
sent with this government defeat: If
you can't win your case through a
civil debate in the House, mobilize
the people in the streets to wage
your fight for you. And don't forget
to make ample use of the
catchphrase "on behalf of the
people." What we saw in the streets
was not so much "people power" as
it was "mob power." Indonesians will
have to brace themselves for an even
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INDONESIA’S growing middle class
has not gone unnoticed in New
Zealand. The Pacific country is
seeking to strengthen trade ties with
the archipelago nation, with New
Zealanders confident they have
sought-after export products.
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim
Groser said the substantial middle
class in Indonesia, complemented by
a consistent economic growth at
about 6.5 percent and the AseanAustralia-New Zealand Free Trade
Agreements, would pave the way for
a new economic relationship.
able to provide, such as quality
high-end food.
Food and beverages is the largest
source of New Zealand exports to
Indonesia, worth 521 million New
Zealand dollars (USD$426 million) in
2011, 61 percent of the economywide total. Sixty-eight percent of the
food and beverage exports to
Indonesia are dairy products, with
milk, cream, butter and cheese
leading the way.
One of New Zealand’s business
delegates, Theo Spierings, chief
executive of Fonterra, the world’s
biggest dairy exporter, announced a
plan to invest in a manufacturing and
packaging plant in Indonesia to meet
domestic demand. Fonterra currently
is in discussions with potential
partners and is seeking agreement
on a location for the facility. – The
Jakarta Globe
“That middle class is in the position
now to demand things that New
Zealand produces,” Groser said. “We
have every reason to believe that you
will continue to see continued growth
of 6.5 percent.”
Groser was in Jakarta as part of
Prime Minister John Key’s first state
visit to Indonesia since the premier
took office in 2008. Key and Groser
were accompanied by 40 business
delegates, and representatives of
New Zealand’s education, tourism,
aviation and agricultural agencies.
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tourism, food and beverages are
among the areas that New Zealand
can offer to Indonesia’s middle class.
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build 200,00 homes, the latest
set intended for laborers in
industrial areas across the
country, in a move intended to
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“The government has met with
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Manpower and Transmigration
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Muhaimin went on to say that the
government will continue to help
workers and laborers to afford
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workers’ welfare, Muhaimin said
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housing and transportation, and
social sec-urity.
“There will be at least 50 towers
of rusunawa to be built in
Jabodetabek (the Greater Jakarta
area). Female workers will have
special towers and there will also
be a tower for single male
(workers) so the capacity will be
bigger. (The capacity of) one
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said.
The ministry will build the
apartments for workers on land
in industrial areas and will
collaborate
with
the
city
administration. The ministry said
it would leave the management
to state-owned construction company Perumnas, state-owned
insurance company Jamsostek or
the city administration.
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THERE IS the possibility that
subsidized fuel prices might increase
by July, energy policy observer
Kurtubi predicted this week.
Legislation passed by the House of
Representatives included the insertion of Article 7, Clause 6a, which
allows the government to increase
the prices of subsidized fuel prices if
the Indonesian crude price (ICP)
benchmark price is 15 percent higher
than assumed in the state budget in
the past six months.
If January is counted as part of that
time frame, then iprices could be up
by July, Kurtubi said.
“If the six-month time period
includes January, then fuel prices will
increase by late June or early July.
But that depends on global conditions
for oil markets,” Kurtubi said.
He added that ICP reached US$128
per barrel in March, much higher
than the $105 assumed in the state
budget.
“The way things are going, it can be
guaranteed that fuel prices will go up
by July 1," Kurtubi said, “unless the
situation in the Hormuz Strait
changes. If there is peace and
stability there by May or June, then
the 15 percent threshold won’t be
breached.”
Energy and Mineral Resources
Deputy
Minister
Widjajono
Partowidagdo has stated that fuel
prices could be up by May. – The
Jakarta Post
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Somali pirates tracked
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SHIPPING companies may have
found a new tool to fight piracy: It
turns out, pirates like to tweet. Not
only that, Somali-based pirates blog
and are on Facebook, security
experts say. And it is through social
media that shipping companies are
increasing their understanding of
how they operate.
"Somalia is a very sophisticated
economy, it has one of the best
mobile phone communication systems in the
world,"
said
Jessica
Lincoln,
director
of
intelligence at Rubicon
Resolution, a risk consultancy.
Lincoln follows pirates'
activities using what she
describes as "normal"
Web tools. She gathers
whatever individuals and
organizations like alQaeda's Somali affiliate
Al-Shabaab post online
about
attacks.
The
insurgent
organization runs a Twitter account
where it publicizes its activities. The
Al-Shabaab Twitter account has been
a part of the debate over whether
terrorist organizations should be
allowed to use Twitter.
Lincoln has put together data from
social media, mainstream media,
academics, governmental organizations, and NGOs to create a virtual
representation
of
the
social
networking web of pirates in Somalia.
Her work aggregated from online
sources has drawn the interest of
shippers and government intelligence
agencies.
But the same weakness Lincoln
exploits can favor criminals. Shipping
companies are required to disclose
information like vessel sizes, their
expenses in armed escorts and usual
routes. Pirates are armed with
increasingly sophisticated technology
and ample online access to stay
ahead of the game. As a result, the
high-seas clash between pirates and
commercial shippers is becoming
more of a technology race, security
experts say.
"(Pirates)
are
understanding of
being
more
the shipping
industry, because of the World Wide
Web and the money they've got
through ransom payments, they
bought themselves the laptops,
they've got their iPhones and their
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"Actually getting verified information
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Therefore, Twitter is only one source
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before accepting these bits of
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Lincoln has three guidelines.
"First we look at corroboration of
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Conservation, not subsidies,
can fuel energy solutions
By Henricus W. Ismanthono
THE WORLD’S five biggest naturalgas producers are Russia, the United
States, Canada, Iran and Norway,
but Indonesia is not far behind.
Eventually, Indonesia needs to
diversify its supply of energy,
including its fossil-based fuels.
In addition to liquefied natural gas
and liquefied petroleum gas, which
are mostly for export, coalbed
methane is another source of gas for
fuels. The nation’s potential reserves
of CBM are currently at about 453.3
trillion cubic feet.
Indonesia is expected to produce up
to 500 million cubic feet of CBM per
day by 2015 and more than 900
million by 2020. By 2025, production
is expected to top 1.5 trillion cubic
feet per day.
Indonesia also has plenty of room to
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or coal that has been converted into
gas, because the nation boasts a
substantial
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metric tons of coal in reserve and, by
2010, the rate of production was
expected to reach 300 million tons,
marking a 7 percent rise.
Refining coal into synthetic gas can
be more efficient than the direct
combustion of synthetic gas, which
is flammable at high temperatures.
In fact, Indonesia has been using
synthetic gas from coal gasification
to supply city gas since the end of
the 18th century.
Shale gas, which is trapped in rock
sediment about 600 meters below
the surface, will eventually be
another usable energy source for
Indonesia.
Energy conservation can be achieved
by making use of coal and gas
reserves, but the government’s
subsidies on energy are not enough
to be economical.
In Indonesia’s energy policy, conservation has not been given high
priority. In addition to using gas for
industries, including for electric
power generators, the government
is currently focusing on its plan to
impose a price hike on gasoline,
instead of fuel oil, for vehicles.
Recent reports indicate that countries
using natural gas-powered cars such as Italy (2.5 million cars),
Russia (1.2 million), Pakistan (2.7
million), Iran (1.95 million), South
Korea (2.53 million), India (1.1
million), Thailand (473,000), Australia (655,000), China (590,000), and
Malaysia (42,600) - have not seen
negative consequences.
The world has changed its strategy
for the conservation and intensification of energy resources, related
to the global effort to minimize
climate change and reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases. Environmentalists say these efforts require
highly funded technology to support
a skilled workforce.
The author is a lecturer in the school
of
economics
at
Atma
Jaya
University.
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China eying $5B
investment in
train network
CHINA HAS expressed interest in
investing more than $5 billion in four
railway systems in Indonesia as Vice
President Boediono and China’s Vice
Premier Prime Hui Liangyu held talks
in Jakarta.
The world’s second-largest economy
will support coal mining train systems
in Central Kalimantan and South
Sumatra, as well as Soekarno-Hatta
International
Airport’s
express
railway and a Solo-Jakarta railway.
Deputy
Transportation
Minister
Bambang Susantono said the railway
project in South Sumatra is the most
advanced among the four, as Chinese
company China Railway has teamed
with two local companies, Transpacific and Bukit Asam, to start
building work in a joint venture.
The three companies will put forward
up to $1.3 billion to build a 300kilometer railway system from Muara
Enim in South Sumatra to Lampung.
Bambang said the companies will
immediately start construction of the
railway project.
In
the
185-kilometer
CahuBangkuang
route
in
Central
Kalimantan, which is worth $2.3
billion, China Railway will join forces
with Bakrie Group.
China Harbour will handle the $1.1billion
Soekarno-Hatta
express
railway. Possible local partner,
Sarana
Multi
Infrastruktur,
is
currently reviewing the project. – The
Jakarta Globe
Nationwide Internet
coverage by 2013
THE MINISTRY of Communication
and Information Technology said that
by the end of this year every
subdistrict in Indonesia would be
connected to the Internet.
“We have to have 100 percent
(connectivity) this year,” Ashwin
Sasongko, the ministry’s director
general of IT applications, said.
Ashwin said that although his office
had not received information about
the progress of the subdistrict
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Internet Service Provision (PLIK)
program, he was certain the goal of
connecting all 6,468 subdistricts to
the Internet would be achieved.
The ministry first launched the
program in early 2010 to bridge
Indonesia’s Internet divide. It’s an
ambitious plan, considering Indonesia comprises more than 17,000
islands. Many subdistricts are
underdeveloped, with poor infrastructure and access to roads, not to
mention the Internet.
In 2011, the ministry introduced
Mobile Internet Service Centers
(MPILKs), which are essentially small
buses equipped with six laptop
computers with a satellite Internet
connection. Each unit also features a
124-centimeter flat-screen television
and a telephone line.
Ashwin said there have so far been
5,748 MPILKs, each dedicated to a
single subdistrict. Each unit costs
around Rp 500 million ($54,500),
and funds are collected from cellular
and Internet providers operating in
Indonesia, he said.
“Each (provider) contributes 1.5
percent of its profit (for the
program),” he said.
Developers say piracy still poses a
big threat to developers in Indonesia,
which for several years has been on
the U.S. Trade Representative’s
priority watch list for copyright
infringement.
“There must be protection for
people’s work. If (a developer) is
certain his idea is protected, then he
will not be afraid to make innovative
creations,” said Rama Mamuaya, CEO
of DailySocial.net. – The Jakarta
Globe
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The Queen v X Riyan and X Hadi
By Duncan Graham, Malang
FOR A CLEAR example of the cultural gulf between
Indonesia and Australia, consider these proceedings in
Perth’s District Court. Recently, three Indonesian
fishermen were each jailed for five years. Their crime
was helping Afghan asylum seekers get to Australia.
They weren’t the Mister Bigs who do secret business in
Indonesian shopping malls, seemingly immune, selling
high-price illegal passages to desperate people.
The crew are the gullible victims. While they’re behind
bars, the Afghans they helped now walk Perth’s streets
as free men. In return, they
give evidence in court against
the Indonesians.
plus their interpreters, all paid by the Australian
taxpayer, trod a long and tedious road of detailed
evidence and ponderous procedure.
It’s obvious the two men have credibility problems. They
tell different stories. To Western ears some elements
sound fantastic. Riyan says he was picked up in Jakarta
and offered Rp 15 million (US$1,800) to help take the
boat to Probolinggo for sale. He claims ignorance of
people smuggling.
Prosecutor Anthony Eyers makes much of the fact that
Riyan was earning only Rp
25,000 ($3) a day fishing. So he
surely knew something illegal
was planned when 600 days
income was proposed by an
unnamed “friend” for four days
work.
Day one in courtroom 7.1., X
Riyan and X Hadi shuffle into
the dock, confused and
chilled, for the air
conditioning is like the justice
system – icily efficient. Riyan,
28, wears a blue top; Hadi,
age unknown, an oversize
fleecy white-and-black
hoodie, hiding his hands in
the long sleeves. Through
their interpreters they plead
The issue of asylum seekers being
“not guilty.”
Hadi says he didn’t get paid and
hadn’t negotiated a salary. He
also says he knew nothing about
the destination: Australia. But
the boat was carrying ample
water and food, along with life
jackets and mattresses for 57,
not three.
Even if he hadn’t noticed the
trafficked by Indonesians is a sore festering gear and supplies, why didn’t
Judge Richard Keen politely
Hadi jump up when the Afghans
asks them to sit and the trial relations between the two countries.
clambered aboard like phantoms
gets underway. Officially, it’s
in
the
darkness,
shouting:
“Hey boss, this isn’t right - I
called “The Queen v X Riyan and X Hadi”; Australia’s
want out!?”
legal system can’t cope with one-name people.
Facing them across the wide and almost empty court
sits the randomly selected jury of 12 citizens. Being
judged by your peers is an ancient principle of
imported British justice.
“We’re dealing here with poor, almost illiterate village
people,” said Indonesia Institute president Ross Taylor
outside the court. “They have no understanding of the
risks and consequences. “Australia is running a deterrent
policy and the kids are the victims. The real people
smugglers exploit Australia’s decency and commitment
to human rights - and stay in Jakarta.”
But peers they are not; the comprehension gap
between the eight men and four women of Western
Australia’s booming capital and the poor knockabout
fishers of the archipelago is as wide as the Arafura Sea. “This issue is like a sieve. Block one hole and the water
just comes out another. They cannot put a deterrent in
According to Hadi, his journey started in May 2010
place that will actually deter,” said activist Victoria
when he crewed a boat carrying coconuts to Flores.
Martin-Iverson of the Refugee Rights Action Network.
The job done, he thought they were heading back to
When sentencing Riyan and Hadi to the mandatory
Batam. Instead, the boat went to Probolinggo on East
Java’s north coast. Offshore and at night it collected 54 minimum period, judge Keen said jailing the men would
“bring home the message” that Australia treats people
Afghan men and headed west, then south. On June 3,
smuggling seriously. Whether anyone in the archipelago
they were stopped by an Australian naval patrol.
is listening is another matter.
The issue of asylum seekers being trafficked by
The sentences were back-dated and parole allowed after
Indonesians is a weeping sore festering relations
three years. So the men may be deported mid-2013 if
between the two countries. There’s little public
they behave.
sympathy on either side. Last year, 168 Indonesian
crews illegally brought 4,565 people on 69 boats - the
During the trial, six more boats carrying asylum seekers
previous year, the numbers almost doubled.
were caught. Each had two or three Indonesian crew.
Skipper Mahmud Rizal had already pleaded guilty. So
for nine days, two prosecutors, two defense lawyers,
There’ll be plenty of business ahead for Australia’s
courts. – The Jakarta Post
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on
plus tax
RI to stop selling
natural resources
Mining Review
“This is our commitment toward our
natural resource endowment and
environment and we have to be
consistent,” Hatta said.
He said that the export of natural
resources had disadvantaged Indonesia and had hampered the
development
of
downstream
domestic industry.
“We have lost a lot of jobs and work
hours,” Hatta said, citing that the
government had disseminated the
plan to investors and had asked them
to submit their road maps regarding
the establishment of downstream
business units in their operational
areas.
“For those who fail to submit their
plans, we will stop their operations
or we will reduce their capacity here,”
he warned.
The
government
will
provide
incentives, including tax allowances
and holidays for investors who
establish downstream businesses,
Hatta said.
“We respect investors and their
contracts. We only want changes so
that our people can create something
more and produce valuable products
made from our natural resources,”
he said. – The Jakarta Post
Bayan to produce
20m tons of coal
PUBLICLY listed coal producer PT
Bayan Resources plans to produce up
to 20 million tons of coal this year, a
29 percent increase from last year’s
production volume of 15.5 million
tons.
The coal company’s average selling
price stood at US$95 per ton in 2011
and the firm has projected a similar
price for this year.
Bayan director Jenny Quantero said
that most of Bayan’s coal was sold
based on contracts. She declined to
reveal the number of contracts her
company had secured this year.
Jenny said that the increase in
production would be supported by
Bayan’s existing mining areas in
South and East Kalimantan.
Last year, Bayan acquired nine
mining
concessions
in
East
Kalimantan, which were previously
held by PT Apira Utama, PT Bara
Sejati, PT Cahaya Alam, PT Tiwa
Abadi, PT Dermaga Energi, PT Orkida
Makmur, PT Silau Kencana, PT
Sumber Api and PT Tanur Jaya.
According to Bayan President
Director Eddie Chin Wai Fong, the
company estimates that it has coal
resources of up to 4 billion tons, with
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According to Eddie, Bayan needs
$700 million to $900 million this year
to support its capital expenditures,
refinancing existing debts and further
expansion. – The Jakarta Post
Parmount begins
diamond drilling
PARAMOUNT Mining Corp. has
commenced a 3-hole diamond drilling at the Gunung Rosa Gold Project,
West Java, aiming to expand the
historic 358koz gold JORC-compliant
mineral resources within the area.
Engineering studies will commence
in the second quarter of 2012, as
well as the design of a trial mining
program that will operate under the
terms of the granted exploitation
IUP license.
Meanwhile, Chairman Mo Munshi expects the Gunung Rosa Project can
deliver substantial value despite recent ‘negative’ publicity about the
updated Indonesian mining regulations. – Indonesia Today
S&P cautions about
new mining regs
INVESTORS may have expressed
concerns about looming new mining
regulations, but ratings agency
Standard & Poor says it doubts the
government will implement them
strictly.
“Whether
the
government
of
Indonesia will follow up on its hardline stance is still a question,” the
ratings agency said in its latest report
on mining.
The government this year issued a
series of controversial mining
regulations, including plans for an ore
export ban, higher royalties, a ceiling
on foreign ownership of mining
assets, a required upgrade in coal
quality before export and so-called
“contract of work” renegotiations.
The ratings agency said it believed
“the government of Indonesia will
take a pragmatic approach while
implementing mining regulations,
given
the
sector’s
economic
importance.”– The Jakarta Globe
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bribed, or failing to prevent bribery.
“This
law
could
slow
down
investment here,” Wren said, “but on
the bright side, it also means that
working with British companies can
improve.”
DESPITE seeing Indonesia as a
potential investment destination,
British businesses appear still
concerned
with
the
country’s
bureaucratic hindrances.
Indonesian Industry Minister M.S.
Hidayat said investors have come to
understand the challenges they face,
“but there are some complaints
about regulations here.”
Hidayat’s remark came after a
delegation of 30 British companies,
accompanied by British Prime
Minister David Cameron, met with
President
Susilo
Bambang
Yudhoyono in Jakarta.
Hidayat said British companies want
to put money into the infrastructure,
airspace, information technology,
capital goods and pharmaceutical
industries, but they faced hurdles.
Indonesia recently took investors by
surprise with its plan to impose a 25
percent export tax on coal and base
metals this year, a move that
analysts say is a sign of inconsistency
that hurts growth prospects in
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest
economy.
Chris Wren, executive director of the
British Chamber of Commerce in
Indonesia, said that red tape was as
much of a concern as corruption in
Indonesia.
British companies, he said, want their
operations around the world to be
free of corruption.
United Kingdom’s Bribery Act, which
went into effect last year, allows
individuals or companies with links
to the country to be prosecuted in
Britain for committing bribery, being
A study from the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Kadin) last month showed that
businesses in Indonesia need to set
aside up to 17.4 percent of their
investment for illegal fees.
The World Economic Forum Global
Competitiveness
Report
last
September ranked Indonesia 103rd
in terms of irregular payments and
bribes, just ahead of other emerging
countries Vietnam (104th) and
Russia (115th).
Regardless, Lord Green, British
minister of state for trade and
investment, said that with fourthlargest population in the world, and
6.5 percent growth, Indonesia is too
big to be ignored. “Our market share
in the Indonesian import market is
less than one percent,” he said. – The
Jakarta Globe
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Aker’s Batam site
in Egypt oil deal
AKER SOLUTIONS has won a twoyear frame agreement with Badr
Petroleum to supply surface wellhead
equipment for the oil company’s
operations in Egypt’s Western
Desert.
The Norwegian contractor will act as
sole supplier for the Egyptian
operator, providing equipment, as
well as installation and lifecycle
operation services, under the deal
that marks Aker’s entry into the
North Africa market. The contract
value was not disclosed.
Aker will service the contract from its
surface products manufacturing
centre in Batam, Indonesia, where it
has recently boosted capacity by
50%.
“Our ambition is to grow Aker
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Garuda buys 11 A330s
worth US$2.54 billion
FLAG CARRIER Garuda Indonesia
has signed a memorandum of
understanding (with aircraft maker
Airbus to purchase 11 Airbus A330300s worth US$2.54 billion.
Garuda Indonesia President Director
Emirsyah Satar said the purchase of
the aircraft was part of the
company’s Quantum Leap program
to develop Garuda’s fleet and add
more medium- and long-haul flights.
“In line with the Quantum
Leap program, Garuda
will operate 194 aircraft
in 2015, consisting of
B737-800 Next Generations, A330-300s,
A330-200s,
B777300ERs and A320s
that are operated by
Citilink, with an average fleet age of 5
years,” he said.
The A330-300s will arrive
gradually from 2013 to 2017. – The
Jakarta Post
Indonesia poised
for rating bump
INDONESIA, able to raise funds at
a lower cost than Italy, may be
poised to get its highest credit rating
since the 1997 Asian financial crisis
as it steps up efforts to boost
investment.
Officials from Standard & Poor’s, the
only company to grade Indonesia’s
Statistic of the week
A study from the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry showed that
businesses in Indonesia need
to set aside up to 17.4
percent of their investment
for illegal fees.
debt as junk, visited the largest
economy in Southeast Asia this week
after raising the nation’s bonds to
BB+ a year ago, the Finance Ministry
said.
“Asian
economies,
including the Philippines
and Indonesia, have
finally
shaken
the
effects of the Asian
financial crisis,” said
Frederic Neumann, cohead of Asian economic
research at HSBC in
Hong Kong. “This period
marks the return to
high rates of growth.”
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter poured cannon
fire into a Japanese ghost ship that had
been drifting since last year's tsunami,
sinking the vessel in the Gulf of Alaska
and eliminating the hazard it posed to
shipping and the coastline. – U.S. Coast
Guard
Borrowing costs for
Indonesia
and
the
Philippines have fallen
0.6 of a percentage
point this year as plans
to boost investment in
roads and rail systems
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support growth prospects
faltering global demand.
amid
S&P’s visit followed decisions by
rivals Fitch Ratings and Moody’s
Investors Service to raise Indonesia
to investment grade. - Bloomberg
Economic crisis
affects exports
DEPUTY Trade Minister Bayu
Krishnamurti
said
the
global
economic crisis adversely affected
Indonesia`s exports during the first
two months of this year, which
recorded a slower growth than in the
same period in 2011.
He pointed out that some of the other
countries that experienced a slowdown in exports in January and
February were China, South Korea,
Japan and Brazil. The export growth
of China plunged to 6.9 percent from
21.3 percent, South Korea to 5.6
percent from 30.5 percent, Japan to
0.03 percent from 15.5 percent, and
Brazil to 7 percent from 35.9 percent,
he added.
Although Indonesia`s exports in
February increased by 8.5 percent to
US$15.6 billion from the same period
in 2011, they slowed compared to
the same period in 2010 when they
had grown by 29.1 percent.
The increase in Indonesia`s exports
were fueled by oil and gas exports,
which grew by 26.4 percent to
US$3.3 billion and non-oil/non-gas
exports that expanded by 4.6 percent
to US$12.3 billion. - Antera
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A GUY stuck his head into a barbershop and asked,
“How long before I can get a haircut?”
The barber looked around the shop full of customers
and said, “About 2 hours.” So
the man left.
A REDNECK was walking home late at night and
sees a woman in the shadows.
A few days later, the same
fellow stuck his head in the
door and asked, “How long
before I can get a haircut?”
The barber looked around at
the shop and said, “About 3
hours.” Again, the fellow left.
“Twenty dollars,” she whispers.
Bubba had never been with a hooker before,
but decides what the heck,
it's only twenty bucks, so they hide in the
bushes.
A week later, the same guy
stuck his head in the shop
and asked, “How long before I can get a haircut?”
They're in there for only a minute when all of a
sudden a light flashes on them.
The barber looked around the shop and said, “About
an hour and a half.” Once more, the bloke left.
It’s a police officer.
The barber turned to his friend and said, “Hey, Bob, do
me a favour. Follow that chap and see where he goes.
He keeps asking how long he has to wait for a haircut,
but he never comes back.”
“What's going on here, people?” asks the
officer.
“I'm making love to my wife!” Bubba answers,
sounding annoyed.
“Oh, I'm sorry,” says the cop. “I didn't know.”
Bubba says, “Well, neither did I, til ya shined
that light in her face.” - Mark Sedam
A little while later, Bob returned to the shop, laughing
hysterically.
The barber asked, “So, where does he go all the time?”
Bob looked up, wiped the tears from his eyes and said,
“Your house!”
let's see what happens.”
Then in a normal tone he
asks, “Honey, what's for
dinner?” No response.
So the husband moves
closer to the kitchen,
about 30 feet from his
wife and repeats, “Peg,
what's for dinner?”
BERT feared his wife
Peg wasn't hearing as well
as she used to and he thought she
might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he
called the family doctor to discuss the
problem. The doctor told him there is a
simple informal test the husband could
perform to give the doctor a better idea
about her hearing loss.
Still no response.
Next he moves into the
dining room where he is
about 20 feet from his Wife and asks,
“Honey, what's for dinner?”
“Here's what you do,” said the doctor.
“Stand about 40 feet away from her, and
in a normal conversational speaking tone
see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet,
then 20 feet, and so on until you get a
response.”
Again he gets no response.
So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about
10 feet away. “Honey, what's for dinner?”
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. “Peg,
what's for dinner?”
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen
cooking dinner, and he was in the den. He
says to himself, “I'm about 40 feet away,
“For fook's sake, Bert, for the FIFTH time,
CHICKEN!”
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