Jakarta Bali Indonesia Information

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is scheduled to meet the union leaders in the President’s office in Jakarta this afternoon, Monday (29/04/2013).

The meeting between Yudhoyono and the union leadership is done ahead of International Labor Day or May Day on May 1, 2013.

A number of elements of the workers will perform a demonstration that will coincide with May Day.

One of them is the Confederation of Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) Indonesia, that will hold a press conference regarding the preparation and action plan will be scheduled on May Day.

Approximately there are thousands personnel of City Police will be prepared to secure the International Labor Day that will be held by hundreds of thousands of workers in the Jakarta area.

Approximately 23,000 personnel of City Police will be prepared to secure the International Labor Day that will be held by hundreds of thousands of workers in the Jakarta area.

"Our personnel which are assigned to the field consist of the regional polices, police resorts, and police sectors. TNI will also be involved," said Metro Jaya police chief, Inspector General Putut Bayuseno Eko, after welcoming Minister of Women, Linda Agum Gumelar, on the talk show "Violence Against Women and Children "in the Central Jakarta Police said on Monday (29/4) morning. [Read more...]

PT Intiwhiz International aggressively expands its operations in the hotel business. The company will build hotels whose location are spread out among others in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Malang, Surabaya, Makassar, Palangkaraya, and Manado.

President and Chief Operating Officer Intiwhiz Moedjianto Soesilo Tjahjono said the company continues to explore business development in several cities in Indonesia.

The company will build 32 hotels in various locations until 2014. The developments of the construction of some hotels are already done, but others are still at the stage of designing and licensing process. [Read more...]

Automotive analyst, Jessada Thongpak predicted Indonesia would become the largest car market in Southeast Asia in 2014.

The estimate refers to the data in the country’s car market grew by 25% to a record 1.1 million through the sale of units in 2012.

With the large number of vehicles, it has created a traffic jam in Jakarta every day and increase air pollution.

That number, he said, approaching the position of Thailand as the biggest car market in Southeast Asia today with sales of 1.4 million vehicles. [Read more...]

Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) complained of job cuts by employers every day, especially in labor-intensive industries. The step was taken to avoid the rising provincial minimum wage (UMP).

"Many labor-intensive companies reduce hundreds of employees in stages. They will not announce the reduction of workers, because they are embarrassed," said Sofjan, Monday (03/18/2013).

Ironically, the shrinking number of factory workers or employees may be substituted or replaced using engine power.

According to Sofyan, adjustments Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) was not accompanied by an increase in the productivity of the workers. [Read more...]

Lion Air will open an aircraft maintenance center in Batam in mid-year. The workshop aircraft would be used to treat 100 aircraft owned by the company, as well as other airlines both locally and internationally, according to the Managing Director of Lion Air, Rusdi Kirana.

The facility will be built on an area of 16 hectares. "However, 4 hectares would be finished first and will be able to operate in mid-2013," said Rusdi in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday (3/19/2013).

Rusdi said the aircraft maintenance center can help reduce operating costs of the company. [Read more...]

Lion Air has ordered 234 Airbus aircraft. With the new aircraft, Lion Air will expand its operations into two countries in the Asia Pacific region next year.

"Our target is the Asia Pacific region. The choice of these countries has not been determined. But in 2014, we are targeting expansion in the two countries," said President Director of Lion Air, Rusdi Kirana at the Hotel Sofitel, Paris, France, on Monday (18/3/2013 ).

The expansion plan is supported by the arrival of six Airbus aircraft in July 2014. The plane was part of 234 aircraft worth U.S. $ 24 billion were purchased by Lion Air. The Airbus aircraft will be shipped from July 2014 to 2026. [Read more...]