I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Hatten Wines
Hatten Wines is 100 percent Balinese and owned by a prominent Sanur family. In 1968, Ida Bagus Oka Gotama...
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Tips for Investors: The Unwritten Rules of Doing Business in Lombok
An experienced entrepreneur shares some important tips you should take note of before starting up a business or putting your...
Bursa Efek Indonesia Joins IPC’ Global Financial Marketplace
IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service (MNaaS) solutions for the financial trading community,...
Grabbing the Ground Transportation Market in Southeast Asia
Originally established in Malaysia in 2011 as MyTeksi, Grab is a Southeast Asia-focused transportation application founded by Harvard Business School...
Local Content Rule for 4G Smartphones to Drive Black Market for Gadgets
Indonesia’s local content rule for 4G devices may cause import permits to stall in 2017, prompting the growth of black...
Property: Nightmare or Sound Investment?
Will Rogers (the actor, writer and real-life cowboy) said it best: “Don’t wait to buy land. Buy land and wait.”...
Lamudi: The Online Property Giant
Lamudi is an online portal that connects property seekers with property suppliers, from land to residential and commercial, generating tens...
Indonesia Just Made it Easier to Invest in Property, No More Double Taxation on REIT Trading
The government has removed double taxation on Real Estate Investment Trust securities in a bid to attract more investors to...
Tax-Free Paradise: Lotte Duty Free Indonesia
Lotte Co., Ltd. is a multinational food, chemicals and shopping corporation, which is South Korea’s eighth largest business conglomerate. Their...
Hammer to Fall: Property Ownership
It’s time to bring out the legal eagles for a look at expatriate matters What with various cable TV channels...
Indonesia’s Bans on Netflix and Tumblr: Is it the Porn or the Taxes?
Following recent bans of digital content services Netflix and Tumblr in Indonesia, entrepreneurs and netizens speak out about the government’s...
Mr. Hornby’ Opus: Global Jaya School
Established in 1995, Global Jaya School (GJS) is located in Bintaro, a suburb on the outskirts of Jakarta. GJS is...
Safe as Houses: Owning Property in Indonesia?
Expat bars in Bali are treasure troves of secret knowledge and hidden wisdom. It’s where the mysterious oracles live. If...
Sax in the City: PT Java Festival Production
The Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival debuted in 2005, staging 146 shows which were visited by 47,500 festival-goers. Arguably the...
Indonesia Remains Confident the Economy Will Grow by More than 5 Percent This Year
The Indonesian government aims to bolster its slowing economy by encouraging domestic consumption, increasing government spending, and drumming up investment....
Danone AQUA: Committed to Healthy Hydration
Bottled water company AQUA was founded in 1973 by the late Tirto Utomo. When Utomo passed away unexpectedly in 1993,...
Through the Grapevine: VIN+ Wine and Beyond
Middle class Indonesians are really starting to enjoy drinking wine, and this can be seen in the opening of many...
Jokowi Signs New Government Regulations on Foreign Property Ownership
In December, President Joko Widodo signed a Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah, PP) on foreign home ownership in Indonesia. The president’s decision...
Premier Eye Care in Indonesia: The Jakarta Eye Center
Tjahjono D. Gondhowiardjo, MD, is the Director of Corporate Development and Education at Jakarta Eye Center (PT Nitrasanata Dharma), practicing...
Indonesia’s dollar millionaires to reach 151,000 by 2020
The number of dollar millionaires in Indonesia is projected to rise by more than half over the next five years...
Servicing Small Businesses and Startups: Marquee Executive Offices
Lena Thong is a leader of serviced offices in Indonesia, founding Marquee Executive Offices 10 years ago in Jakarta. Her...