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Khiri Travel the first to earn Travelife Partner status in Indonesia and Laos

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Travelife is a leading training, management and certification initiative for tourism companies that are committed to sustainability. Travelife was founded with the support of ABTA in the UK and ANVR…

Astra doubts car sales would increase

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

The country’s largest car manufacturer, PT Astra Internasional, expresses doubt that sales of automotive products would increase in 2016. Car and motorcycle sales would not increase under the economic slowdown,…

Peruri to build currency paper factory in 2017

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

The state-owned money printing company, Peruri, has set a target to build a currency paper factory in 2017, according to the companys President Director, Prasetio. Such a currency printing firm…

Citilink to serve international flights China-Morotai

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Citilink plans to open a new international flight route between China and the Morotai island in North Maluku to support development of the island into one of ten main tourist…

Garuda to strengthen fleet with 17 new units of aircraft

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Garuda Indonesia Group said it will strengthen its fleet with 17 new units of aircraft this year. The 17 units of aircraft will include a Boeing 777-300 ER, four units of…

Garuda Indonesia launches re-operations of Singapore-Medan flight

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, today launched the re-operation of a daily flight between Singapore and Medan. The flight reopening is in line with the airline’s future expansion plan, and…

Cloud computing can help firms cut costs

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

With the rise of cloud computing in business practices worldwide, Microsoft is encouraging Indonesian industries and businesses to take advantage of this technology in their day-to-day operations, mainly due to…

Charoen welcomes Salim Group into poultry feed business

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Salim Group’s decision to enter the poultry feed business in Indonesia in a bid to expand has yet to deter publicly listed poultry firm Charoen Pokphand Indonesia — whom currently…

Garuda re-exploring plans for flights to US in 2017

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Garuda Indonesia plans to re-explore the feasibility of starting flights to the United States in 2017 if the national flag carrier passes Category 1 test of safety and security standards…

Indonesia’s Lion Air removed from EU air safety blacklist

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Indonesia’s Lion Air, a major buyer of Airbus and Boeing jets, was removed from the European Union’s air safety blacklist, the European Commission said in a statement on Thursday. That means…

Bank Indonesia cuts benchmark interest rate to 6.50 per cent

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Indonesia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate again by a quarter point to 6.50 per cent Thursday amid slow and uneven recovery of the global economy.Bank Indonesia spokesman Tirta…

Xiaomi teams up with China Unicom to boost offline sales

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi Corp has teamed up with the country’s second-largesttelecom carrier, China United Network Communications Group Co, to expand its offlineretailing channels. The move came as the country’s…

Ministop closing up shop in Indonesia for now

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

Japanese convenience store operator Ministop is pulling out of the Indonesian market, at least for the time being. The company announced Friday that it is terminating a franchise agreement with…

ASDP Launches Mobile E-Ticketing

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry has launched a mobile e-ticketing service to facilitate passengers when buying ferry tickets during Eid holiday. “We launch this mobile e-ticketing service to anticipate…

Japan to invest in fire extinction technology in Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan June 22, 2016

The Investment Coordinating Board said a Japanese company engaged in fire extinction technology is interested in investing Rp600 billion in Indonesia. The Head of the Board, Franky Sibarani, in a…

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Khiri Travel the first to earn Travelife Partner status in Indonesia and Laos

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Garuda to strengthen fleet with 17 new units of aircraft

Garuda Indonesia launches re-operations of Singapore-Medan flight

Cloud computing can help firms cut costs

Charoen welcomes Salim Group into poultry feed business

Garuda re-exploring plans for flights to US in 2017

Indonesia’s Lion Air removed from EU air safety blacklist

Bank Indonesia cuts benchmark interest rate to 6.50 per cent

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Ministop closing up shop in Indonesia for now

ASDP Launches Mobile E-Ticketing

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