Qatar Telecom QTel plans to launch a tender offer of USD2.6bn to acquire the shares of Indosat that it does not already own. However, its bid could be challenged by Indonesia's Bakrie group, which plans to buy 10% to 15% of Indosat, sources tell Reuters. Changes in Indonesia's takeover...
This paper investigates the effectiveness of market discipline by depositors during the period of 1992-2002 in the four crisis-hit Asian countries: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. In Indonesia, the crises first weakened and then strengthened market, which is consistent with the wake-up-call effect found for the Latin American crisis-hit countries....
This paper examines the welfare consequences of social safety nets in developing economies relative to developed economies. Using panel surveys of households in Indonesia and the United States, it finds that food consumption falls by approximately ten percent when individuals become unemployed in both countries. This finding suggests that introducing...
The objective of this study is to help identify ways in which the Doha Development Agenda might contribute to further poverty reduction in Indonesia. To provide a good technical basis for answering this question, the authors use an approach that combines a computable general equilibrium CGE model with a microsimulation...
Establishment of community-based small-scale no-take marine reserves is being used with increasing frequency in the Southeast Asian region. However, there is increasing concern that they are experiencing high failure rates. Many factors have been hypothesized to explain the reason for failures and successes including the intrinsic characteristics of the community,...
DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/71c265/personal_hygiene_i) has announced the addition of the "Personal Hygiene in Indonesia to 2011" report to their offering. This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Personal Hygiene in Indonesia. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and...
TOYAKO, Japan -- We, the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States met as the world's major economies in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan, on 9 July, 2008, and...
Making Progress Toward A Future International Climate Change Agreement TOYAKO, Japan -- THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Toyako, Japan) Today, 17 leaders of the Major Economies held an unprecedented summit in Toyako, Japan, to advance shared objectives of reducing...
Mozart is said to have been inspired by the repertoire of musical notes produced by his pet starling. Now scientists can explain how the songbird is able to control such a varied voice. A study has found that the vocal muscles of an European starling can contract...
TOYAKO, Japan AFP — Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday announced a loan to Indonesia of 300 million dollars in the first batch of aid under Tokyo's new initiative on fighting climate change. Fukuda met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Japanese northern resort of...
JAKARTA AFP — The recent breakup of an alleged Jemaah Islamiyah JI militant cell shows terrorism is still a threat in Indonesia despite improved security, the US ambassador reportedly said Wednesday. The United States lifted a warning against travel to Indonesia in May, citing "objective improvements" in the...
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Leaders from the D8 group of developing nations Tuesday adopted an ambitious 10-year blueprint to substantially increase trade between their countries, an official said. "The leaders have agreed to the roadmap," a Malaysian foreign ministry official involved in the negotiations told AFP. ...
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — The "D8" group of developing nations Tuesday resolved to boost food production to combat shortages that it said threaten to trigger widespread political unrest. "We want to cooperate in areas of food production, we want to increase the food supply," said Malaysian Prime Minister...
ESPOO, Finland, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want, according to a global consumer survey released by Nokia today. Three out of every four people added...
Estee Lauder Signs an Agreement with the Lane Crawford Joyce Group to Distribute the Luxury Lifestyle Brand in Seven Asian Markets HONG KONG -- An affiliate of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. today announced an agreement with the Lane Crawford Joyce Group for exclusive distribution rights to the...
JAKARTA AFP — Saudi Arabian families are abusing female migrant workers to the point of slavery and Riyadh needs to respond with sweeping labour and justice reforms, a major rights group said Tuesday. US-based Human Rights Watch HRW said in a new report released in Indonesia that many...
PETALUMA, Calif. -- Dilithium, the leading supplier of converged video solutions, announced today that Indosat, the second largest operator in Indonesia, has chosen the DTG[R] multimedia gateway for deployment of advanced mobile video services. This marks the 100th deployment of the market-leading DTG multimedia gateway. "Indosat has launched...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e0c01a/indonesia_insuranc) has announced the addition of the "Indonesia Insurance Report Q2 2008" report to their offering. The Indonesia Insurance Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Indonesia's insurance industry. As was the case in Q108, the main focus of this...
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild, and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says. The declines in Indonesia and Malaysia...
