President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced the decision to cut down fuel subsidies yesterday (Nov. 17) evening, and since then Indonesian Twitter users have managed to make several hashtag keywords into trending topics. [continue reading]
Newsroom
Conversation with Bambang Sugiarto, The Head of Pasar Santa
NewsroomPasar Santa is a traditional market located on Jalan Cipaku, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The market was left empty for the years. But things started to change. The market managed to attract new kinds of tenants. Since then, Pasar Santa grew in popularity and has now transformed to become one of the most interesting youth scene in Jakarta. We spoke to the man managing the Pasar Santa Market Bambang Sugiarto to understand what’s happened. [continue reading]
GBPH Prabukusumo: Business & Politics
NewsroomAnyone, who wants to run a business or trying to get a political support from the society in Yogyakarta province, needs to build a relationship with Yogyakarta Sultanate family member. It is because Yogyakarta Sultanate is believed to have a certain power to influence the local authority in the issuance of important business permits as well as influencing local residents in supporting certain political party, where the member of Yogyakarta Sultanate family belong to. [continue reading]
Ornamental Plants Merchandising: PT Istana Alam Dewi Tara
NewsroomThe “Go Green” campaign has become a popular foundation for the establishment of new businesses ranging from the “green” laundry, “green” car wash, to “green” school. Today, we are going to look into a curious niche called the business of “green” souvenirs by PT Istana Alam Dewi Tara. [continue reading]
Cemeteries to Die For
NewsroomThe business of luxury cemeteries is growing in Indonesia. Today, the Indonesian upper middle class have several options of exclusive real estate to choose from for their final resting place. These cemeteries are far from the image of burial sites as a frightening space. Herein, we will talk about two of such cemeteries. [Continue reading]