Facebook Prefers ISAT to EXCL for Free Internet Access Project

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The popular social media platform Facebook announced its cooperation with PT Indosat Tbk (IDX:ISAT) to provide free internet access to Indonesian internet users through the internet.org. The internet.org is a Facebook-led initiative, bringing together technology leaders, non-profit, and local communities to connect the two thirds of the world that do not have access to the internet. [Continue reading]

No More Beers In Indonesia’s Minimarkets

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To protect the morality of the nation, and local culture, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel issued the Ministerial Regulation Number 6/2015, barring the sales of alcoholic beverages with less than 5 percent alcohol content, i.e., beer, in convenience stores throughout the country. The regulation comes into effect this coming April or three months after it was released. [Continue reading]