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Apple opens Developer Academy in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia — Apple today opened the first Developer Academy in Southeast Asia to inspire and train the next generation of app developers on the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. An initial class of 75 students are beginning their one-year training at a new centre in Tangerang, Banten, just outside of Jakarta’s central business district.

The Apple Developer Academy aims to challenge and inspire students through a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching and learning. Daily classes led by Apple-trained instructors who are experts, provide students with the skills and experiences to realise their app ideas and bring them to market on the App Store.

Classes at the Apple Developer Academy cover Objective-C and Swift. Swift is Apple’s powerful and intuitive programming languages created to build apps for iOS, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Swift gives developers the freedom and capabilities they need to create the next generation of cutting-edge software.

“We're thrilled to be opening the Apple Developer Academy in Jakarta to help provide the next generation of developers the skills they need to develop iOS apps and join the fast growing app economy,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives. "Our creative developer community has helped make the App Store the best app platform in the world and there are unlimited opportunities for people of all ages in Indonesia to create great new apps for customers around the world to enjoy.”

The Apple Developer Academy is a collaboration with BINUS University, one of Indonesia’s leading Computing and Engineering institutions, bringing its deep understanding of curriculums tailored for Indonesians into the classroom.

“We are very happy to be working with Apple to help empower Indonesia’s app economy by creating world class developers at the Apple Developer Academy. We have already seen incredible response from students, who are making great progress in developing innovative and fully functional apps. Becoming a developer and creating innovative apps for Indonesian society and global customers is a positive step towards building a strong digital literacy and ecosystem for the future,” says Professor Dr. Harjanto Prabowo, BINUS University's Rector.

The iOS developer community in Indonesia is expanding, growing by over 50% in the last two years. In 2017 alone, iOS developers worldwide earned $26.5 billion.

The Apple Developer Academy is currently open to University students across Indonesia, with scholarships available to those who may benefit from financial support. Students that are interested in signing up should visit BINUS University website for more information

source : https://www.apple.com/sg/newsroom/2018/05/apple-opens-developer-academy-in-indonesia/

 

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Indonesian geothermal complex of 330 MW reaches full capacity

The third unit of the 330-MW Sarulla geothermal power plant in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province has been switched on, bringing the complex to fully capacity.

The so-called NIL 2 unit, with a capacity of 110 MW, kicked off commercial operation last week, Ormat Technologies Inc (NYSE:ORA) announced on Tuesday. The US geothermal firm delivered the initial conceptual design of the Geothermal Combined Cycle Unit (GCCU) power plant along with an Ormat Energy Converter (OEC).

In addition to providing equipment, Ormat is also one of the project’s sponsors with a stake of 12.75%. The other owners of the Sarulla complex are Japan’s Itochu Corp (TYO:8001) with a 25% interest, Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9508) with 25%, PT Medco Power Indonesia of Indonesia with 18.9975% and Inpex Corp (TYO:1605) with 18.2525%.

SIL, the first 110-MW unit of the 330-MW geothermal plant, was put on stream in March 2017, while the second unit, NIL 1, was brought online in October. Electricity generated by the complex is being sold to state-owned Indonesian Power Company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) under a 30-year contract.

https://renewablesnow.com/news/indonesian-geothermal-complex-of-330-mw-reaches-full-capacity-611857/

 

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Trump Indonesia project latest stop on China's Belt and Road

• Ben Dooley and Albee Zhang
  Agence France-Presse
  

Beijing/Shanghai | Sat, May 12, 2018 | 10:18 am

MNC Lido City plan. (Courtesy of MNC Land/-)

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A billion-dollar Indonesian real estate development with ties to Donald Trump has become the latest project in China's globe-spanning Belt and Road infrastructure project -- just as Washington and Beijing are tussling over trade.

A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned construction firm Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) signed a deal with Indonesia's MNC Land to build a theme park outside Jakarta as part of the ambitious project, the company said in a statement Thursday.

The deal is the latest to raise questions about the extent of Trump's financial exposure to Beijing.

The park -- expected to be backed with up to $500 million in Chinese government loans -- is part of an "integrated lifestyle resort", known as MNC Lido City.

The project includes Trump-branded hotels, residences and a golf course, as well as other hotel, shopping and residential developments.

Referring to its subsidiary, MCC described the theme park as "the first culture and tourism industry project by the Central Research Institute of Building and Construction in response to 'China's One Belt, One Road' initiative."

It is also the first project to link the US president's business interests to China's signature infrastructure initiative, which aims to connect the world's second-largest economy with Africa, Asia and Europe through a vast network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks.

While the Chinese companies will not be directly involved in the construction or financing of the Trump properties, the theme park is a critical part of the 3,000-hectare (7,400-acre) development, which MNC describes as Indonesia's "most prestigious entertainment & lifestyle project".

Furthermore, Chinese companies are expected to put up $500 million -- half of the development's projected budget -- putting its success or failure in the hands of decision-makers in Beijing.

It is not clear to what extent the Trump Organization was involved in the decision to include Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the project.

But marketing materials for MNC Lido City refer to the theme park and Trump properties as flagship elements of the development, and corporate filings and internal documents show the Trump Organization and the president's sons have been directly involved in various stages of its planning.

'Not a good look'

Negotiations on the Lido deal began before Trump's November 2016 election and subsequent pledge that his family business would not engage in new transactions with foreign governments during his presidency.

Still, "even if this deal is completely and entirely above board, it simply furthers the perception of impropriety" surrounding Trump's business dealings, said Christopher Balding, an economics professor at Shenzhen's HSBC Business School.

"Especially with the potential trade war, this is not a good look... Critics will be entirely right to demand answers."

China's top economic official, Vice Premier Liu He, heads to Washington next week for another round of negotiations over the hot-button issue of the huge imbalance in trade between the two countries.

Richard Painter, who was an ethics lawyer for former president George W. Bush, said the project was "problematic" and could violate a US constitutional emolument clause if Chinese government funds create profits for the Trump hotel.

"I would have advised him to sell the hotel and other similar holdings," Painter said.

Trump Tower

The Trump Organization and MNC signed deals in 2015 for Lido and a Bali project, resulting in almost $3.7 million in licensing and consulting payments for the Trump Organization, according to MNC's most recent annual report.

The Trump company will also earn management fees for operating the projects and be eligible for additional unspecified incentives.

In June 2016, MNC Land -- a subsidiary of Indonesia's largest media conglomerate MNC Group -- signed a letter of initial intent with MCC.

At the same time, MNC received "a letter of interest" from Sinosure, a Chinese SOE specialising in backing overseas investment projects.

MNC's billionaire head Hary Tanoesoedibjo told local media the company would guarantee $500 million in financing from Chinese banks.

MNC representatives subsequently made several trips to China to negotiate the theme park's financing with Sinosure and the state-owned Bank of China, according to documents seen by AFP.

Hary flew to China for meetings about the project in October 2016, according to MCC's website.

MNC declined to respond to AFP's questions about the project. MCC could not be reached for comment.

Neither the White House nor the Trump Organization immediately responded to emailed questions.

In January 2017, Hary travelled to New York and Washington for "a design review with Trump" and to attend the presidential inauguration, the documents showed.

Photos posted on Hary's Instagram account show him in meetings at Trump Tower with Trump's sons, Eric and Donald Jr., and posing with Trump himself.

Trump's China ties

The Lido City project is not the first to raise eyebrows about Trump's financial ties to China.

In early 2017, Beijing approved almost 40 trademark applications Trump had long sought to protect his business interests in the country.

McClatchy has previously reported the involvement of Chinese SOEs in another Trump project in Dubai.

Trump Tower houses the American headquarters of China's ICBC bank.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...-stop-on-chinas-belt-and-road-1526055777.html

 

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Trans Sumatera
Palembang - Indralaya

Madiun-Caruban Toll Road/ Part of Trans Java Toll Road

 

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Exports of Indonesian Motorcycles Continue to Grow Robustly
14 May 2018 |

• Motorcycle Export
• AISI
• Motorcycles

Indonesia's motorcycle exports in the first four months of 2018 reached 174,123 units, up 41.1 percent year-on-year from exports in the January-April period one year earlier. These data were released by the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI). The marked increase in exports is attributed to the competitive price of Indonesian motorcycles in combination with good quality.

Earlier, stakeholders in Indonesia's motorcycle industry had already informed that prices of Indonesian motorcycles are competitive because there is no price difference between units sold on the domestic market and those that are sold on the international market. Meanwhile, recent rupiah weakness should make Indonesian motorcycles even more competitive although production costs may also experience a rise as imports of specific spare-parts become more expensive.

The Yamaha brand was the most popular one in the aforementioned period. A total of 96,900 Indonesian-made Yamahas were shipped to overseas markets in the January-April 2018 period. After Yamaha the most popular Indonesian motorcycles are Honda, Suzuki, TVS, and Kawasaki.

Sigit Kumala, Commercial Head at AISI, added that massive production at home is another factor that causes competitive motorcycle prices, both on the domestic and overseas markets. Meanwhile, the improving global economy - including the economies of those markets that import Indonesian motorcycles - resulted in additional demand.

The table below does show a steep decline in motorcycle exports from 53,152 units in March 2018 to 44,271 units in the following month. Kumala, however, said no accurate conclusions can be drawn from this monthly decline because it all depends on the motorcycle stockpiles of importers. Hence, sharp swings in exports are possible on a month-on-month basis.

https://www.indonesia-investments.c...otorcycles-continue-to-grow-robustly/item8793

 

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After coal, government pushes DMO on gas for electricity
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After introducing its domestic market obligation (DMO) policy for coal on March 12, the government is going forward with its plan to introduce a DMO for gas in an effort to reduce electricity prices.

Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Electricity Director General Andy N. Sommeng said in Jakarta on Thursday that the DMO was expected to take effect by the end of this year.

Two female students hoist national flag on Mt. Everest, conquer seven summits
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Students Fransiska “Deedee” Dimitri Inkiriwang and Mathilda “Hilda” Dwi Lestari hoisted the national flag on the peak of Mount Everest, 8,848 meters above sea level, on Thursday morning.

The two climbers, both members of the Women of Indonesia’s Seven Summits Expedition Mahitala Unpar (WISSEMU), reached the peak at 5:50 a.m. local time.

 

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on progress 70%
Largest Vishnu Statue in The World

 

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Indonesia picks team for $3bn Javan port
Indonesia's transport ministry yesterday named the three Japanese and two Indonesian companies that are to start building a new, Japanese-funded port on the northwest coast of Java, about 150km east of Jakarta.

The port of Patimban is part of a large-scale upgrading of the Java’s transport infrastructure, intended to take the pressure off Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok port and connect with the planned $4.5bn upgrade of the 750km Jakarta–Surabaya rail line.

The contract, worth $1.2 bn, will go to Tokyo contractors Penta-Ocean, Toa Corporation and Rinkai Nissan Construction; the Indonesian companies will be Wijaya Karya, which is 65% state owned, and Jakarta-based Pembangunan Perumahan.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi met executives from the consortium on Sunday near the site to notify them formally of their selection.

These companies will handle part of the project’s first phase and will break ground as early as next month.

Costing $3bn in total, the port is expected to have an annual capacity of 7.5 million TEU containers when fully complete in 2027, making it comparable to Antwerp or Los Angeles. It may be able to begin operations as early as next March, one month before Indonesia’s presidential election.

The port is intended as a transhipment hub for Southeast Asia, and to improve Java’s sclerotic transport networks. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, logistics costs account for well over 20% of the country’s GDP.

One group of beneficiaries will be Japanese car makers at the Karawang Industrial Estate, about 70km west of the port site.

The decision to move ahead with the scheme followed a meeting between Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a G7 meeting in Japan in May 2016. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has given the Indonesian government a $1bn loan towards the cost of the scheme.

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Patimban port project to break ground in early July

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said that the development project for Patimban Seaport in Subang, West Java, will break ground in July, with the seaport targeted to start operating in 2019.

“God willing, the groundbreaking will be moved up to July,” Budi said on Sunday in Cirebon, West Java, as quoted by kompas.com.

He added that three contractors – Japanese company Penta Ocean Construction Co. and the two state-owned construction companies, PT Wijaya Karya and PT PP – would be managing the project

The project is funded through a 118.90 billion yen (US$1.07 million) loan from the Japanese government.*

JICA Indonesia senior representative Tomoyuki Kawabat said on Nov. 13, 2017 that the Japanese loan covered 83 percent of the total 144 billion yen funding for the project, as land procurement and taxes were the Indonesian government's responsibility.

The port will be situated roughly 70 kilometers from the Karawang Industrial Estate in West Java, where many Japanese automotive companies have built factories.

Once the project's first phase of development is completed, Patimban Seaport will have a container capacity of 1.5 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), which will expand to 7.5 million TEUs once the second and final phase of construction is completed.

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Minangkabau Airport train connection operated
Sabtu, 19 Mei 2018 20:20 WIB - 12 Views

Reporter: Bayu Prasetyo

Minangkabau Ekspres at Minangkabau International Airport Station, in Padangpariaman, West Sumatra. (ANTARA FOTO/Iggoy el Fitra)

Batusangkar, West Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The express train of Minangkabau Airport has started to be operational and will be inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on Monday (May 21).

"The president will inaugurate the operation of Minangkabau Airport express train," West Sumatra Governor, Irwan Prayitno, said here on Friday evening (May 18).

The train has been operational since May 1. The authority gave an opportunity for the local people to board the train for free in three days.

The Indonesian Railway Company has set the fare of the airport train at Rp5 thousand and Rp10 thousand depending on the mileage.

The public can board the train from four stations, including Padang, Tabing, Duku, and Minangkabau Airport.

Jokowi plans to visit West Sumatra Province in two days from Monday (May 21).

He plans to witness the distribution of land certificates and check the infrastructure construction progress.
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Kertajati Airport to operate on May 24
Rabu, 23 Mei 2018 06:55 WIB - 0 Views

Reporter: antara

Masterplan of aerocity of Kertajati Internastional Airport in Majalengka, West Java. (pupr.go.id)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Kertajati Airport in Majalengka, West Java Province, will officially operate on May 24, beginning with the inaugural landings of two planes from Jakarta and Bandung (West Java).

"There will be a historical landing flown by Garuda Indonesia," Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi stated here on Tuesday.

Budi added that on May 24, 2018 Kertajati Airport can be already functioned, and technically the airport is ready to operate even before that date.

"Today is also ready. But internationally it will be allowed for flights on May 24," he said.

On the same occasion, the Director of Operations of Indonesian Air Navigation Service Provider (AirNav Indonesia), Wisnu Darjono, confirmed that Kertajati Airport is ready to be operated on May 24, 2018 at 00.00.

On the official operational day there will be two flights back and forth between Bandung and Kertajati. Garuda Indonesia and Batik Air will be the airlines which will be landing at the airport.

"From May 24, the airport will be open for operation. We have published internationally that on May 24 at 00:00 the airport is operational," he said.

Kertajati Airport will be the transit embarkation of Hajj as the runway has not been able to accommodate wide-bodied aircrafts.

Currently, the runway has 2,500 meters long so it cannot be accommodated wide-bodied aircrafts such as Boeing 777 which is commonly used for hajj flight.

The runway will be extended to 3,000 meters by July and is expected to complete within six months.

Later, Garuda Indonesia will transport pilgrims by Airbus 330 to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Cengkareng, Banten. Then, the pilgrims will move to Saudi Airlines planes to fly directly to Saudi Arabia.

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Indonesia wants to learn transportation safety at ITF Summit

• Farida Susanty
  The Jakarta Post
  

Leipzig, Germany | Thu, May 24, 2018 | 09:40 am

A bus plunges into a 15-meter-deep ravine in Jl. Puncak-Cianjur in Cipanas subdistrict on April 30, 2017. (Antara/Yulius Satria Wijaya)

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Indonesia wants to learn and adopt new transportation safety technology as displayed at the International Transport Forum (ITF) 2018 Summit in Leipzig, Germany.

"If we talk about safety and security, we can't just rely on a single system. There are technologies that we can learn about," secretary of the Transportation Ministry's research and development agency, Fadrinsyah Anwar, said on Wednesday.

He revealed Indonesia’s focus on developing digital technology and the use of big data in the transportation system.

Indonesia has targeted to reduce the number of accidents by 80 percent by 2035, from the figure in 2010, he said.

According to Central Statistics Agency (BPS) data, the number of traffic accidents in 2010 in Indonesia stood at 66,500, a 5.5 percent increase from 63,000 accidents in 2009.

In the ITF, Indonesia wants to seek cooperation with agencies or other countries to improve transportation safety in the country, Fadrinsyah said, adding that Indonesia expected to hold bilateral meetings with several countries to discuss possible cooperation.

Organized by the International Transport Forum at the OECD since 2008, the Leipzig summit is the world’s largest gathering of transportation ministers and policy makers.

More than 40 ministers attend the three-day event, which runs from May 23 to 25, with around 1,300 delegates also participating.

Meanwhile, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) deputy secretary general Masamichi Kono said governments needed to introduce the right regulation and use data to develop transportation safety. (bbn)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...earn-transportation-safety-at-itf-summit.html

 

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Rio Tinto Is Ready to Accept $3.5 Billion Deal to Exit Giant Indonesian Mine

Rio Tinto Group is said to be ready to accept a $3.5 billion deal with Indonesia for its interest in the giant Grasberg operation, paving the way for an end to a protracted, three-way wrangle over the world’s No. 2 copper mine.

A deal for Rio’s exit still depends on Freeport-McMoRan Inc. striking an agreement to transfer some of its stake to a local firm, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. No accord has been signed and an agreement may still not be reached, according to the people, who asked not be identified because the matter is confidential.

State-owned PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, known as Inalum, plans to acquire Rio’s joint venture interest in the operation under a wider arrangement aimed at taking control of Freeport’s local unit, which owns and operates Grasberg, said the people.

Indonesia and Freeport have been locked in talks for more than a year to agree terms for the miner to cede majority ownership in Grasberg, part of a deal that will allow the producer to keep operating in the country. The U.S. miner jumped Tuesday, while Rio pared a loss in New York and then closed near a seven-year high in Sydney Wednesday as a deal that hands Inalum control of Freeport’s local unit promises to deliver a win for all three sides.

Freeport will retain exposure to what Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson described last week as a “remarkable” asset, while Rio can exit a problematic region and reward shareholders with some of the proceeds, according to Andy Forster, senior investment officer at Argo Investments Ltd., which manages more than A$5 billion ($3.8 billion).

An agreement between Rio and Indonesia is the key to spur a final resolution of the mine’s ownership, according to Freeport’s Adkerson . The U.S. producer has been acting as a “match-maker” to its current and future partners, he said last week in a speech at a Miami conference.

“They are negotiating basically, one thing -- the value of that transaction,” Adkerson said. “If that happens, I believe there will be strong momentum to finalize this process quickly -- and that appears to be the desires of the government from the top.”

Foreign miners have been given until 2019 to comply with divestment obligations, imposed amid a push by President Joko Widodo’s government to exert more local control over the nation’s resources. A previously agreed pact outlined plans for investment of as much as $20 billion in Grasberg through 2031, including the construction of a smelter.

“Discussions between Rio Tinto, Inalum and Freeport are ongoing, including as to price,” Rio said Wednesday in a statement. “No agreement has been reached, and there is no certainty that binding agreements will be signed.”

Inalum declined to comment, while a spokesman for Freeport didn’t respond to a request for comment. Riza Pratama, a spokesman for PT Freeport Indonesia, said the company hopes to conclude negotiations by the end of June.

For Indonesia, a deal would bring the asset into line with the country’s ambition for its natural resources “to be controlled by the state and be used for the prosperity of the nation," said Ahmad Redi, mining law professor at Tarumanagara University in Jakarta.

Gaining majority ownership will ensure Indonesia “will have maximum monitoring control over the operations,” according to Redi. “Secondly, Indonesia stands to receive significant dividends from the company.”

Rio, the world’s No. 2 miner, has been a partner in Grasberg since the 1990s under an agreement that helped Freeport finance an expansion. The London-based producer currently holds rights to a 40 percent share of output above specific levels, and had expected that to shift to 40 percent of all production from 2023, according to an April filing.

“It’s a fantastic deposit, but it’s been a bit of a challenging asset in terms of its ownership structure,” Argo’s Forster said by phone. “It just highlights the challenge of actually getting hold of assets that are in good jurisdictions.”

A tide of resource nationalism is causing miners to rethink where they invest, Rio Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques said in a May 15 speech in Miami. The producer has flagged a strategy to continue to exit from unwanted operations, after agreeing to $5 billion worth of asset sales this year.

Freeport shares jumped as much as 6.5 percent on Tuesday before closing up 2.9 percent. Rio’s New York shares ended down 0.3 percent, recovering from a 0.7 percent decline earlier in the day, and closed 0.2 percent higher in Sydney.
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Uber's Exit Prompts Go-Jek to Finally Expand Beyond Indonesia

• Startup will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines
• It plans to invest $500 million on an overseas expansion

Go-Jek, Indonesia’s first billion-dollar startup, will invest $500 million to expand ride-hailing and other services to four Southeast Asian countries, taking advantage of Uber’s pullout from the region to make its first international foray.

The Jakarta-based company will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in coming months, starting with ride-hailing but with the aim of replicating the multiple services it offers back home, it said in an emailed statement.

That will pit Go-Jek directly against larger rival Grab, including in the latter’s home market of Singapore. The Indonesian startup is taking the plunge after Uber Technologies Inc. agreed in March to swap its Southeast Asian business for a 27.5 percent stake in Grab, thereby withdrawing from a hotly contested region of more than 600 million people.

Go-Jek, whose backers include Warburg Pincus and KKR & Co., has evolved from an app to book motorbike taxis to a way to pay bills, order food or buy movie tickets in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. It recently raised funds from investors including Google, Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Temasek Holdings Pte and was valued around $1.8 billion in 2016 by CB Insights.

“Consumers are happiest when they have choice and at the moment, people in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines don’t feel that they’re getting enough,” Go-Jek Chief Executive Officer Nadiem Makarim said in the statement. “We hope that as we arrive in new markets, we will quickly become everyone’s go-to lifestyle app.”

Grab, aided by $4 billion raised from investors led by SoftBank Group Corp., has also pushed aggressively onto Go-Jek’s home turf. Grab already operates in seven countries and is run by Anthony Tan, Makarim’s former classmate at Harvard Business School.

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Soekarno-Hatta airport operator apologizes for baggage theft

• News Desk
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Thu, May 24, 2018 | 01:23 pm

Airport staffers check luggage belonging to passengers at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten on Aug. 9, 2016. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)

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State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) has apologized to a Garuda Indonesia passenger whose baggage was stolen at Terminal 3 on May 12.

The airport’s CCTV footage showed the bags had been stolen by a man wearing shorts and a striped long-sleeve T-shirt.

The alleged thief stood by the conveyor belt area at 6:30 p.m., 30 minutes before the passengers, who flew in from Bali, arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 7 p.m.

Soekarno-Hatta branch communication and legal senior manager Erwin Revianto has apologized for the incident.

“We apologize for the inconvenience caused by our service,” Erwin said as quoted by tempo.co on Thursday.

He added that AP II had met with Garuda Indonesia and its ground handling subsidiary, PT Gapura Angkasa, to discuss this matter. Gapura Angkasa will compensate the victim.

Read also: More baggage handlers involved in luggage theft

The AP II will also evaluate the monitoring system in the baggage claim area. The airport has 1,900 CCTV cameras monitoring activities inside and outside the airport.

Erwin, however, said the AP II now realized that some spots were not covered by CCTV cameras.

The operator would immediately handle the problem, he added. (cal/wit)

Go-Jek sets sights on Vietnam

• News Desk
  The Jakarta Post
  

Jakarta | Tue, May 22, 2018 | 03:19 pm

A Jakarta resident uses his smartphone to access the Go-Jek application. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)

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The management of Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek has confirmed a report that the company is eying an expansion to Vietnam but declined to reveal any details.

“We cannot talk about the details yet, but yes, we have a plan to explore [business opportunities] there. When we are ready, we will make an announcement,” said Nila Marita, Go-Jek Indonesia’s chief of corporate affairs, as reported by kontan.co.id on Tuesday.

Vietnamese news portal VNExpress had reported that Go-Jek would start operations in the country in July.

In the neighboring country, Go-Jek is set to compete with Grab, which dominates the ride-hailing market in the country, and Singapore-based blockchain-powered ride-hailing app MV, which will reportedly also enter Vietnam in July.

To attract Vietnamese drivers to join its service, Go-Jek, reportedly will initially charge them no commission fee and will offer free installation of its geographical positioning system.

Go-Jek was also looking to enter the Philippine market, Reuters reported in April, citing Manila’s transportation regulator.

In trying to diversify its business, Go-Jek, has reportedly acquired local financial technology companies, underscoring its ambition to become the dominant player in the country’s nascent digital-payments industry. (bbn)

 

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Construction of eight dams to be completed this year: President
Jumat, 25 Mei 2018 17:24 WIB - 1 Views

Reporter: antara

President Joko Widodo has visited the Kuningan Dam in Randusari Village, Cibeureum District, Kuningan District, West Java Province on Friday (25/5/2018). (Joko Susilo)

Kuningan, West Java (ANTARA News) - The construction of eight dams, including one in Kuningan District, West Java, is targeted for completion this year, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated.

Reviewing the development of Kuningan dam here on Friday, the president reiterated that the construction of eight dams will be completed this year.

The government of Indonesia, through the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry, has been building 65 dams across the country and will soon be completed one-by-one.

He explained that the construction of Kuningan dam will also be completed this year, as no problem has been encountered with the surrounding population of 365 families.

On completion, the president noted that the Kuningan Dam will be capable of irrigating three thousand hectares of rice fields in the districts of Kuningan and Brebes in Central Java.

"This dam can also meet the raw water requirement of 300 liters per second for 300 thousand families," the head of state added.

Located in Randusari Village, Cibeureunq Sub-district, the Kuningan dam is constructed to store 25 million cubic meters of water.

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First trial of Palembang Light Rail Transit had been conducted successfully

Sukses Uji Coba, Kereta LRT Palembang Melaju 35 Km/Jam
Raja Adil Siregar - detikFinance

Foto: Dok. Humas LRT Palembang

Palembang - Menteri Perhubungan Budi Karya Sumadi memastikan uji coba Light Rail Transit (LRT) di Palembang, Sumatra Selatan berjalan dengan baik. Menurutya, kereta sudah berjalan dengan kecepatan hingga 35 Km per jam saat tes dinamis.

"Sekarang sudah dilakukan tes dinamis, menurut laporan kereta LRT sudah bisa berjalan dengan kecepatan 35 Km/Jam di atas rel tanpa ada hambatan saat uji dinamis," kata Budi Karya saat ditemui di Palembang, Sabtu (26/5/2018).

Baca juga: LRT Palembang Melintas Mulus untuk Pertama Kalinya

Menurut Menhub, proyek pengerjaan LRT di Kota Palembang telah berjalan sesuai target. Seluruh progres pengerjaan mulai dari tiang hingga ke konstruksi dipastikan selesai pada Juli mendatang.

Dengan begitu, kereta LRT dapat segera beroperasi sebelum berlangsungya Asian Games mendatang. Sehingga LRT dapat digunakan sebagai transportasi massal oleh atlet dan official dari bandara ke komplek olahraga Jakabaring Sport City.

"Konstruksinya udah selesai semua, saat ini mulai menguji lintasan dengan kereta LRT yang real. LRT akan disiapkan dalam waktu dekat dan beroperasi kurang lebih 3 atau 4 minggu sebelum Asian Games berlangsung," katanya.

"Kita mau LRT bisa digunakan oleh atlet dan official saat Asian Games, termasuk oleh masyarakat Palembang. LRT juga akan menjadi contoh untuk kemajuan di Kota Palembang bagi daerah lain," kata putra kelahiran Sumatera Selatan ini.

Baca juga: Diuji Coba, Kereta LRT Palembang Mulus Melintas di Atas Rel

Sebagaimana diketahui, kereta LRT baru saja dilakukan uji dinamis pada Selasa (22/5) dari pukul 21.00 WIB hingga dini hari. Uji dinamis dilakukan mulai dari Depo menuju stasiun OPI dan stasiun Jakabaring.

Tidak ada kendala berarti dalam uji coba dinamis yang dilakukan diatas rel. Kereta juga diketahui dapat berjalan mulus saat melakukan uji coba pengereman dan uji kelistrikan.

(dna/dna)