Commentary: Looking at Freeport deal through distorted lens of politics Published on December 27, 2018   President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo deserves the highest praise for his appropriate pursuit of resource nationalism. Last Friday, the government finally closed its deal with United States...

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Executive column: For insurance, it’s business as usual in election year  Jakarta   /   Wed, December 26 2018   /  02:48 am      Jonathan Hekster (Manulife Indonesia) Manulife Indonesia, the oldest foreign life insurance company in the country, remains...

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Greenpeace activists try to sabotage Indonesian economy Vincent Lingga The Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, November 27, 2018 | 11:05 am  Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner reading "Drop Dirty Palm Oil Now" at a Wilmar International palm oil refinery in Bitung, North Sulawesi, in...

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Executive column: Our goal now is to achieve chain scale in Indonesia

Tue, October 2 2018 | 02:58 am Alan Watts (Courtesy of Hilton) United States-based Hilton Worldwide, like most international hotel chains, sells only its managerial skills, expertise and global marketing network in the hospitality industry and does not own the properties or hotels it manages....

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Hilton hotel chain expands, beefs up operations in Indonesia

Vincent Lingga The Jakarta Post Singapore | Thu, September 27 2018 | 03:06 am American hospitality company Hilton Worldwide, which manages one of the world’s largest hotel chains, is poised to restore its status as the market leader in Indonesia’s hospitality industry with 15 new...

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Commentary: Freeport divestment, capital flight and collateral damage

Jakarta | Tue, July 10, 2018 | 09:41 am Dozens of people claiming themselves as workers of gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia hold a rally in front of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Jakarta on March 7, 2017, urging the government to immediately resolve its dispute...

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Belt and Road Initiative projects pick up momentum

Vincent Lingga The Jakarta Post Hong Kong | Sat, June 30 2018 | 02:39 am Massive infrastructure project: Business delegates and visitors listen to speakers during the third Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) summit in Hong Kong on Thursday. More than 100 infrastructure projects are under...

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Commentary: Time of reckoning on pace of Belt and Road Initiative

Vincent Lingga The Jakarta Post Hong Kong | Tue, July 3, 2018 | 09:33 am Closer ties: President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (second right) and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (second left) witness the signing of an agreement on the review design of the Janelata and Riam Kiwa dam construction...

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