Indonesia :: One and Only

Kamis, 28 Agustus 2008 | 00:54 WIB

Kompas.com

Nyaris sepuluh jari tangannya pernah terluka dan berlumuran darah karena tercapit kepiting. Namun, dia tidak pernah kapok meneliti hewan yang bercangkang keras itu.

Itulah Dr Ir Yushinta Fujaya MSi, dosen Fakultas Ilmu Kelautan dan Perikanan Universitas Hasanuddin (Unhas), Makassar, yang tengah memperjuangkan Hak atas Kekayaan Intelektual (HaKI) terhadap sebuah karya penelitian tentang budidaya kepiting cangkang lunak. (more…)

Source: Trading Market

TOKYO, Jul 15, 2008 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) — KWHIY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Buoyed by strong demand for a just-launched sporty motorcycle in the Philippines, KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. (TSE:7012) plans to expand sales to Indonesia next month. According to Kawasaki, the 125cc Fury 125 model is more rigid than other mopeds, enabling it to handle extreme operating conditions.

* Kawasaki had initially planned for annual sales of 20,000 units when the motorbike recently debuted in the Philippines, but strong demand has prompted it to double its target.

* The company anticipates even better sales in Indonesia, where the motorcycle market is growing at a blistering pace.

Source: the World Bank

JAKARTA, July 17, 2008 – In Indonesia’s on-going, wide-ranging agenda of reforms, the trade sector has proven to be a quiet success story. The Inaugural World Trade Indicators (WTI) report from the World Bank shows that when compared to countries in the East Asia Pacific region and other countries in low-middle-income category – Indonesia has among the lowest trade tariffs for goods. On the tariff restrictiveness index, Indonesia stands at an average of 4.5% compared to East Asian and Pacific countries at 4.9%, and far lower than the middle-income country average of 8.7 percent. The reform effort it has made in trade policy has put Indonesia in the 50th rank out of 125 countries on the WTI. (more…)