8/31/2016

Sri Mulyani Got Mad during Work Meeting in Parliament


Sri Mulyani Got Mad during Work Meeting in ParliamentFinance minister, sri mulyani was not able to control emotion during her work meeting in parliament. She was scheduled to meet commission XI to elaborate the discretion of tax amnesty and budget cut of.

Mulyani hikened her tone after commission XI proposed to the finance ministry to communicate the 
representaive of regions regarding the aspiration of regions concerning the recent discretion of 
government.  The commission XI reasoned out that there should be the concrete and real to bring to the constituency. 

But finance minister declined the postulation on proposition that it should be the responsibility of 
commission XI/senate to communicate with other commission. Finance minister on her stance that it 
should just follow the regulation of MD3 in which senate as the work partner of finance ministry, and XI commission has the constituency thus it's their task to communicate down to the regions. 

However, a member of Commission XI Edison Betaubun, does not accept the subtle rejection Sri Mulyani. According to Edison, the Ministry of Finance has the role to fit into the budget of other agencies.

"Is it not possible Minister of finance can not assist the Commission XI in his constituency if there is no development. Therefore, it is impossible to speak of Commission XI at the Commission IV or V. All the decisions involved the Ministry of Finance there. If it is so, hopefully it also occur in Budget agency(of Senate) for clear. If not, what are the benefits commission XI, "said Edison.

"If you it's needed another ministry or institution budget can also be rejected here for fair. Because we are also in agency budget and observe possible existing conspiracy, "said Edison with a higher 
tone. Sri Mulyani then replied that the function is executed between the Commission XI it is actually much larger than that covered another commission.

"Actually I was so sad if you say that macro assumption is  useless bulky pack. If we have good 
Budget, it is not difficult to explain to the electoral district. Nonetheless,we need statesmanship. So it's important, " sri said.

"I understand, a little frustrating to explain to the area. we arein the Ministry of Finance  bound by the State Finance Act and the commission XI is tied with MD3. If you follow every page of md3 the debate won't end.

Taiwanese Investors Glances to Invest in Medan

Taiwanese Investors Glances to Invest in Medan

Taiwanese investors glance to invest medan, south sumatera province. Director of administration taipe economic and trade office (TETO) indonesia, wei ming,
there are many fields quite potential for investment in capital of south sumatera. The main agenda of taiwanese investor is to spark tight cooperation with medan as sister city just like what's priorly done with other cities like penang, burgas and milwauke. 

Taiwanese investors change their target area of business from java since there are already so many taiwanese investors there. There are juxtaposed of business opportunity in medan a reason for taiwanese including the investor of ASUS handphone who previously started business in china. 

Mayor of medan, dzulmi eldin expressed his welcome to the investor and offering belawan region since it's planned to be water front city of medan. This region provides big business oppurtunity of which taiwan investors can look forward. 

Why Muhhamadiyah Raised Judicial Review for Tax Amnesty


Why Muhhamadiyah Raise Judicial Review for Tax AmnestyOne of muslim biggest organization, muhammadiya raised the judicial review for tax amnesty. Busyro muqqodas, chairman of legal affairs, human rights and public policy claimed that disorientation of tax amnesty pushing him to propose judicial review of tax amnesty. Busyro said that tax amnesty which is campaigned to repatriate the funds of rich businessman abroad in fact a trouble for low and middle class citizens. 

Muhammadiyah exclaimed of receiving complaints from micro business owners who experienced of being disadvantageous by the discretion of tax amnesty.
After visiting the Communication Forum of Small and Medium Enterprises Indonesia (FK-PKMI), busyro said prompted to report filed judicial review because some mirco enterprisers have to paid the tax obligation of which they are not supposed since their total revenue still below Rp 50 million. 

One case for an example according to busyro experienced by arwan small businesses newly established in April 2011, CV RK. According to him, CV RK as an insurer STPs tax gain of Rp 408 million in 2012. However, CV RK filed the Application for reduction or cancellation of the tax assessment letter on tax bills received impropriety.

"Personal bank account was blocked and insurer tax makes CV RK bankrupt. CV RK do not understand the tax. But after I accompanied, Regional Office of Directorate General of Taxation granted CV RK in April 2016 so that the tax to be paid CV RK Rp 0. This is evidence of negligence taxman, "said Arwan.


Other cases related to tax amnesty policy set out in Finance Minister Decree Number 118 Year 2016 on the Implementation of Law Number 11 Year 2016 About the Tax Forgiveness.


One company, PT TK, intending to follow the tax amnesty program. However, Article 20 is considered burdensome, because PT TK must pay the cost of tax of Rp 3.2 billion in advance if you want to get a tax remission.

Former President SBY Critics on Jokowi and His Decline to Testify on Hambalang Corruption

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Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono(SBY) currently often criticizes on government program under President Jokowi. Months ago, SBY claimed that tax amnesty is a fragile assumption. It is not a good solution to escalate the revenue after the government is quite confident to reach Rp 1000 trillion from such discretion of tax. According to SBY in the midst of economy slowdown government has to be more economic in expenditure, not to force on unnecessary program of massive infrastructure platform.

Afterward, SBY sternly asserted that marine platform through sea toll platform is merely a rhetoric of government. In fact, they still focus much more on land infrastructure. SBY added that government should make good balance between crowded land infrastructure and marine development policy.

What becomes interesting then, SBY who is recognized as an anti corruption leader for his breakthrough to build KPK ( commission on corruption eradication ) precisely declined the invitation to testify before regarding the hambalang corruption.

Take into note, this case has sent democratic party politician like anas urbaningrum, andi malaranggeng and nasarudin in jail of which SBY is the founder of that democratic party.

The netizen then criticized on SBY's decision. SBY said that his invitation is irrelevant. However, former vice president like budiono,yusuf kalla did best example to testify upon the summon of the court.
People in social media blamed the ex president for unable to give good example.

The polite critics of SBY toward current government leaves the puzzle.

Previous testify of the court, the convicts anas and nazarudin ever mentioned the involvement of IBAS, sby's son in the case. Yet until now, there is no proof to legitimate ibas's involvement still to expect the court to work on the issue.

Why sby postulates much critics on government? it's hard to relate to the issue of his son involvement from law perspective. However, probably it is his demeanor to uplift again the electorate of democratic party after tampered by corruption cases or it might be the best thing to divert series of issue against his family and his party too.

Coordinator of Indonesian Anti Corruption(MAKI): Sandiago Uno is allegedly Involved in Corruption Worth $6.4 million

Coordinator of Indonesian Anti Corruption(MAKI): Sandiago Uno is allegedly Involved in Corruption Worth $6.4 million


Coordinator of indonesia anti corruption (MAKI) boyamin saiman called for law enforcers to examine again the involvement of sandiaga uno in alleged corruption of pertamina oil depo construction in banten worht of $6.4 million.

Saiman stressed that public have to know about the involvement of sandiaga uno moreover concerning uno's plan to run for governor election.
Meanwhile Chairman of the People's Coalition Observer New Jakarta (Katar), Sugiyanto said that governor candidate endorsed should be freed of corruption and negative issues otherwise it will be a gateway for rival to have opinion assault.
He added that gerindra as endorser party for sandiaga uno has to reconsider looking to the fact that the candidate has to inherently holding a good trackrecord.

As the rival of Ahok to run for 2017  governor election, sandiaga uno has been buffetted by negative issues. Priorly, he is allegedly involved in scandal of panama papers of which he has the company listed. Sandiaga also was informed to have scandal against phenomenal actress dewi persik.

Source:rahasiakan.com

Top 3 Secrets of Gojek's Cooperation With Banks That Start ups to Imitate

Top 3 Secrets of Gojek's Cooperation With Banks That Start ups to Imitate

Gojek has turned to be one of biggest start up in the country just like kaskus.
The business  revolution of gojek to change traditional system of motorcycle transportation mode for passenger by means of online system has brought the start up to be a big company.

Gojek which has expanded its wings on various service like delivery of package, foods contineues to win the attention of public. In aline with this it innovate the payment system through the releasing of gopay in collaboration with around 7 banks.

According to gojek's seo nadiem makarim,here are the top three secret of gojek to win the cooperation with bank

1. The first secret of gojek to facilitate the business partnership with bank is to convince the bank that gojek can bring large user base that helping the convenience of customers and busines strategy. For nadiem partnership with bank is simillar to other institution. The company has to highlight the values convincing the bank's for parnership.


2. The second is start up has to withold unique technology, unique and special of which bank doesn't have.


3. The third factor is the start up has to embroil in business of which the bank incapable to focus in operational area. For instance the start up reaches the isolated area or villages.


Karim elaborated that one of big chemistry of gojek with banks is that the company becomes the bridge to help the financial company to other party. Gojek helps alot to support micro business and even the drivers of gojek themselves.

The success of gojek for partnership with bank is the good precedent for startups alluding to the fact that startups' main obstacles is to gain fundraising for their business. Some banks are nonetheless hesitate to release the fund credit. The director of mandiri bank, kartika widjoatmojo explicitly stated that mandiri bank won't sponsor the startup since they do not have clear and stable revenue. 

According to kartika, the best resolution for fund support of start up is venture capital. It is because the venture capital focuses more on prospective of the company in the future unlike bank who tend to concern on real reveue gained as the indicator of credit expediency.

8/30/2016

Mandiri Bank is Vigorous to Socialize Tax Amnesty Aiming for Rp 10Trillion

Mandiri Bank is Vigorous to Socialize Tax Amnesty Aiming for Rp 10Trillion
Mandiri Bank, stated own enterprise supports the tax amnesty program of government through massive promotion. Mandiri targets to socialize tax amnesty in big city and metropolitan city jakarta. The main goal is target the middle and high class customers especially after the issue of international treaty of the possibility to check the funds stored abroad.  issue Information openness of which the rich can not conceal anymore the data of their asset abroad. 


Wirjoatmodjo, president director of mandiri bank claimed that they are together with finance fervices authority helping the success of tax amnesty socialization. Recently it has been Rp 430.4 billion tax amnesty ransom from  as many as 5,123 transactions. While the repatriation of funds of Rp 222.6 billion from 69 transactions. The target of mandiri bank is to reach Rp 10 trillion by the end of the year. 

 Mandiri's contribution of socialization is to open the tax amnesty clinic to accommodate repatriated funds.

Sri Mulyani was Summoned by the Senate Regarding Budget Streamlining

Sri Mulyani was Summoned by the Senate Regarding Budget StreamliningThe senate summoned finance minister sri mulyani  regarding the under way budget streamlining.After Jokowi's Rp 68.6 trillion budget cut off, the mass response criticizing on the seemingly non realistic budget of govermnet ends up like daylight thunder for regional heads.

In front of the senate, sri mulyani stated the the decision of budget streamline was taken through prudent and careful consideration of government not out of unwillingness to find for alternate.
" I took this responsibility well and not to put at risk the credibility of parliament, government and myself to manage the state budget", she said responding to budget agency of senate.

However, government is in great effort to boost the national revenue though it's hard since it already in the month of august. Sri mulyani said the she is monitoring on the tax directorate to reach the target of tax revenue.   finance minister tried anything possible to excalate revenue even if to learn from the more progress countries.

Sri mulyani admitted that government is too ambitous in 2016 budget. In 2017, she said the budget should be more realistically planned. She called for the extracaful makro assumption on state budget 2017. She is confident that the economy growht will be much better 5.3% in 2017 though its lower from target 5.2-5.6%. Meanwhile bank of indonesia governor, agus martowardojo described that BI will adjust with makro assumption of state budget. BI targets the growth of economy 5.1-5.5% in 2017. The good investment and household economy becomes the main factor to excalate the economy growth. The BI thus expects the government to push through the investment sector.

Petition to Defer Tax Amnesty, Palace said It's Politicization


Petition to Defer Tax Amnesty, Palace said It's Politicization
Tax amnesty in short term is clearly the ultimate solution for government to stabilize the fund deficit for national budget.It has passed series of challenges of being deterred both form internally and externally. After the allegedly accusation toward the step of singapore to fail tax amnesty, government has to confront with the rejection internally from political parties related and organization who consider the policy is disadvantageous for marginal classes. 

There is petition of tax amnesty rejection initiated by muhammadyah organization objecting the judicial review for regulation. PP muhammadyah chairman, busyro muqoddas sees the tax amnesty has to be reviewed ever since it's not beneficial for low class citizen. Busyro said the target of tax amnesty must be the high class and not the marginal class. 

In a different occasion, Gerindra politician, fadli zon pointed out on the issue of tax amnesty which causes the worrisome for the people. Fadli alarmed on the tax amnesty could be backfire for the government since the low class do not receive direct impact of tax amnesty itself. He is on the same stance with busyro considering the possibility of tax amnesty disorientation which should be aimed for high class who are tax disobedient. 

President jokowi responded on the issue tax amnesty disorientation stressing that the policy is not addressed for marginal class, pensioners, fishermen,etc. Precisely president emphasized the effort of government to push the tax amnesty and to defend against judicial review initiated. Jokowi enforced the role of tax directorate and stakeholders to socialize thus not to be misunderstood as the like the ruling on issue. 

Meanwhile the palace through cabinet secretary pramono anung stated that there is politicization intention of the certain people regarding the issue of tax amnesty disorientation. Pramono reaffirmed the main goal of tax amnesty to repatriate the funds of local investors stored abroad. Thus the cabinet secretary encouraged all the stakeholders, tax directorate to enlighten the main concept of tax amnesty. 

Regarding the petition of rejection including that are submitted already in change.org site, the palace claimed to prepare against the objection and con preposition against tax amnesty. Even the coordinating economy ministers and finance minister will be presented to defend judicial review against tax amnesty. 

8/29/2016

Tax amnesty Haunts for Taxpayers' Asset Abroad


Tax amnesty has been the focus of government. Since the unconvincing national revenue, government looks for alternative to hasten the tax amnesty. 

To anticipate the phoia of taxpayer, the government through economy coordinating minister, Darmin nasution elaborated the main focus of tax amnesty toward the taxpayers who store their asset abroad. Darmin affirmed that tax amnesty is not to target the obedient taxpayers or barely small business. Coordinating economy minister has to clarify since there is the issue that tax amnesty chases after the taxpayers who have been obedient to fulfill the tax their tax obligations.

Darmin futher said that the directorate of tax continues to promote and socialize the tax amnesty especially ahead of the end of expiration date of the lowest redemption rate. 

Deputy Finance Minister Mardiasmo also confirmed that it continued to socialize as well as the tax amnesty provides technical understanding through the issuance of new derivative regulations to accommodate the interests of the taxpayer.

The objective of tax amnesty program is for all taxpayers in Indonesia, ranging from businessmen abroad, until there are pensioners and civil servants with a single tax cuts. 

Jokowi's Rp 68.6 trillion Budget Cut off Suffers Regional Government


Jokowi's Rp 68.6 trillion Budget Cut off Suffers Regional Government
Jokowi's government blatantly to make necessary cut off for 2016 budget. This is the most logical option after the swollen yearly budget to boost government program yet deficit of total revenue forcing to streamline the budget in the midst of uncertain tax amnesty to mend the deficit. 

Jokowi decided to cut Rp 68.8 trillion to transfer to regions. The secretary general of local government association ( APKASI) nurdin abdullah said that the approach of governmetn has made the district heads shrill. 

The district heads face the dificulty to catch up with the sudden decision of government to cut of the budget along the road. The local government has made program and platfrom like project contract to the stakeholders along the road. Futhermore, the central government has not provided the legal regulation regarding the discretion. 
Nurdin expected the government to provide the solution not only to diminish the amount of budget to the regions. 

The snap decision of jokowi is expected not to recur. Nurdin postualted that it's better not to include the budget at first otherwise causing such problem suffering the regional heads. 

Prior to the decision, many criticize on the ambitious budget of jokowi. The massive infrastructure program which is not much bolstered by the revenue has causing the government to loan. Recently the tax amnesty program is ecxpected to mend tebudget lea. GOvernment targets to gain 1000 trillion rupiahs frim tax amnesty, yet up to now it is still apprehensive. 

8/28/2016

5 Truths That Made Young Millionaire Suceeds

5 Truths That Made Young Millionaire Suceed
Being rich while you are young is the ultimate dream of masses. Even if someone ever said money is not the ultimate pursuit to happiness but the real life encounter proves that money guarantees the majority of happiness. It gives the light happiness in the game of life of man. 

Now how to make yourself rich?

To be a millionaire you gotta to think, to philosophize and to follow the strategy of the rich people into real life action. Don't let them lay as the stored knowledge, only action makes you close to the ultimate destiny that the rich has attained. 

Being rich is not a matter of age/time. The truth some top rich people of the world are preoccupied by the young just like the founder of facebook, wordpress, and so many other examples. The only thing that excalates the millionaire faster is their learning experience along the way, the mistakes that they turn to the milestones of success. 

Here are the truths that made young millionaire succeed, their habit of success.

1. Think of Money as the problem solver and go for it.

The world richest person always think of money as the great thing to provide freedom, abundance and ready to claim it as the life ultimate purpose. While most of people sees money as the enemy, they think of it as the solver of happiness. Money is the key to maintain family, the modern era shows that many divorce is much caused by financial freedom problem. People want happy life with money. 

Now after having much determination with money, the wealthiest usually take into action finding source of money funnel. They will emroil in retail trading, service business and won't take much time to take the action for it. 

2. Age is matematic calculation and Education not a hindrance

If you hear the young success millionaires, you will be stunned by the truth that most of them succeed before turning 30. Some of them even already succeeded before 20. 

This means age is not a problem to suceed in your life. If you have skill and knowledge to do something you love and create money then it has nothing to do with how old you are. 

Beside, education means nothing to do with you to be millionaire. The truth that most of richest people are drop out of college. But they shifted to succeed because the know the key of being wealthy. While the mass choose to leverage their education as their myth it guarantees success, the millionaire opts the self learning. They take a risk to do their own business.

3. They Devote on their things love to do and change it to money funnel

The millionaire even if they are an employer, it will last for only short time and shifts to their own business, things they love. They are not type of person who prioritize safety of stable and sufficient salary from their job. They prefer their selves to be their own boss. The young millionaire never worries about the type of job they apply, working for most potential profit job. By devoting on what they love to do, it will generate money and make them wealthy. 

4. The young millionaire start form zero, they won't wait for money to start

The fundamental thing that the rich use to belief that money is not everything to start their project. While the rest of people believe on cliche that you have to have money first before running a business which is destructive at worst. the millionaire has the vice versa perception. They tend to believe on ideas to make money rather than having money to run a certain idea of business. They ignore the fact of fund emanates that they are courageous to run business even from loans provided they own already the ideas to run the business. 

5. They have the balance between work and life and love the challenge

The unique fact about young millionaire that is less known is that they really love their family. They make the balance between work and time for them and their family. They exercise a lot, travelling for mind refreshing. They devote time with those around them, their family, parents even people who are in need. If you know bill gates, this top richest of the world spend billion dollars for people addicted of cancer. At certain stage, they think that money is  only reward. They push their limit beyond money that is a challenge. 

Tanimban port becomes the national stategic project

Tanimban port becomes the national stategic projectThe governmnet through Through the Regional Infrastructure Development Board (BPIW) Ministry of Public Wor
ks and Housing (PUPR) plans to set the patimban port becoming the national strategic
project. 

On this project of which ministry of transportation as leading sector has to consider the capacity and 
resources to support suitable with international standards of port. International port development plan needs to be created by the integration of development of infrastructure, so as to increase the competitiveness of the port.

Patimban International Port will be connected with areas consisting of industrial zones, economic zones, urban areas, rural areas in the vicinity.

Besides, the Head of the Toll Road Regulatory Agency (BPJT) Ministry PUPR Hery Trisaputra Zuna said that the development of the Port Patimban there is good potential to build a highway that connects Port Patimban with Toll Road Cikopo palimanan (Cipali).

Distance to the highway that connects it to 38 kilometers and the necessary land acquisition for toll road with 60 meters row. As the acceleration of the central government can provide assistance, especially regarding land acquisition if the local government does not have the capacity Subang district financially.

Based on Presidential Regulation No. 47 Year 2016 concerning the Stipulation Port Patimban in Subang, West Java as a Project of National Strategic established on May 25, 2016, the central government has set Port Patimban will replace Port project Cilamaya in Karachi due to contact with oil pipelines and gas.

The government is targeting International Port project Patimban could already start in 2017 and finish in 2019.

8/25/2016

Rupiah's dilemma after the issue of FED' interest rising

Rupiah's dilemma after the issue of FED' interest raising

Rupiah has weakened since august 18th which is the discretion of indonesia central bank after the positive trend of rupiah continues to strengthen. The repatriated fund becomes the main factor of rupiah's strength. According to tax directorate, total repatriated net asset of tax amnesty per august 24th is Rp 1.94 trillion.

In fact, rupiahs for this months is recognized as one of the strong currency insouth asia. But its continuous strength becomes the dilemma affecting the export. On account to be more competitive in export sector, Bank of Indonesia has to weaken the rupiah.

The weakening of rupiah is also influenced by the anticipation of fed's interest rising issue. The president of FED, willian dudley alarmed the investor about the plan of interest rising predictably on september and december.

HOw ever, deputy of governor senior of Bank of Indonesia mirza adityaswara that inflow is still in stability since the investors still trust the singal of better economy growth in the country. The amount of foreign currencies increase which signifies the confidence of investor toward future economy growth of the state. 

The fed interest issue becomes the main influencer after the end of brexit issue toward the weakening of rupiah. It's predicted that it will be maintained around Rp 13.300 per dollar along this year due to the 50% interest issue of USA central bank.

Top Indonesian Business woman that are Known to the World


Indonesian businesswoman are worldly recognized through their involvement in business sector. Most of their business are related to the primordial needs of woman like cosmetics, fashions and even airlines owner. Among those top successful businesswomen are martha tilaar, josephine komara, kartini muljadi and the phenomenal one susi pudjiastuti.



1. Martha tilaar

Top Indonesian Business woman that are Known to the WorldMarta tilaar is the founder of famous cosmetic brand sariayu martha tilaar. She was boern in kebumen, cen


tral java september,4th 1937. Martha was a school teacher before turning to be woman enterpreneur through her popular product. Martha tilaar took the study of academy beauty culture in USA. Right after graduation, martha opened the beauty salon and making the mini brochure for promotion. 

Martha tilaar built sari ayu indonesia inc in 1983 to distribute her brand sariayu martha tilaar. She was known for her interest with the nature to preserve woman's beauty. She is also discipline and hard worker type. 



2. Josephine Komara

Top Indonesian Business woman that are Known to the WorldShe died in 2013. Josephine was familiarly called obin, engaging in design business of batik. She built the batik outlets in some parts of the country since 1986.She was recognized as the batik promotor since she spent times going around the world to promote uniqueness of indonesian batik. The success of obin was transforming batik outfit from politician outfits to trendy fashion of cocktail parties. Batik which is traditional method of indonesian to decorate fabric wax using patterns in dyed cloth able to be the ultimate choice fashion after elegant modification by obin to answer the fashion demand. 






3. Kartini Muljadi

Top Indonesian Business woman that are Known to the World
She is the ex judge and public notary. On account of economy pressure and her desire to leverage economy better, muljadi opened her law office named " Kartini Muljadi & rekan". Then she opened tempo scan pasific inc , a company engages in medicine products.Kartini also was ever nominated as indonesian richest woman by forbes. 






4. Susi Pudjiastuti
Top Indonesian Business woman that are Known to the World
Susi is the current marine minister under president jokowi. This phenomenal minister is also a fampus business woman who owns susi air. She is reported to have around 40 planes. What is interesting from susi is that she only graduated from junior high school. She sold fish before turning it to be her main business which leads her to be one of top indonesian business women.  

8/24/2016

It's time for Indonesia to Develop Nuclear Energy

It's time for Indonesia to Develop Nuclear Enery
Nuclear energy has been popular as the main holder for the need of energy. Though it elicits the polemy due to the dangerous use for military use like iran, north korea, the use of nuclear to sustain the need of energy continues to be the trend throughout world wide. 

Indonesia, through the chairman of economy committee and national industry(KEIN), soetrisno bachir called the government to take initiate about the urgency of nuclear energy fulfilling the state energy demand. The main objective is to achieve national energy independence  complying the need of nationwide. 

Soetrisno affirmed the importance of energy sector as the main holder for national revenue. So far, gas energy sector, raw oil and coal have been the main source of revenue aside from taxes. He expected president jokowi to find the alternative of nuclear energy as the new breakthrough to comply with the rising demand of national energy. 

It's appreciated the program of government to build infrastructure from the isolated areas and not anymore focusing only in the island of java. Gas and oil energy have contributed to support the program of government yet should not only meant for export but more on the use of energy for local needs. 

KEIN expected much on the decision of government as the decision maker to ensure the program like equalization of energy distribution through nationwide. 

Indonesia Aims to be the silicon valley of Asia


Indonesia Aims to be the silicon valley of Asia
Indonesia under president jokowi has slowly transformed to the better progress. In term of technology, seemingly indonesia has the mission to emulate silicon valley developing the biggest start up ecosystem in asia. JOkowi himself has supported through his expectation to bear thousand of start up in the country. Government shows seriousness in this sector after analysing the market opportunity for start up to be the novel business trend following the european countries. 

As recognized, silicon valley is  the world basis of technology like start up in USA. According to ceo of fenox ventura capital, anus uzzaman in 3 to 5 years from now, indonesia is predicted to be the next silicon valley of asia. It is due to the population and supporting factors like trend of online business, and government policy. The start up in the country has basically proliferated such as GOJEK, TOKOPEDIA, TRAVELOKA, BUKALAPAK, BLIBLI.COM and many others. All these prototype has shown significant progress and acquire positive response in market. 

Government really support the progress of start up technology. Last time in his visitation to silicon valley, president jokowi also bring famous CEO start up like kaskus and gojek for futher study of start up technology and creating business network. Government also provides condition to boost the progress of start up through involvement in start up world cup and better infrastucture for internet and many others. 

Meanwhile, creative economy agency, fajar utomo sees that the greatest challenge for local start up to go  international is english communication. Most of start up inventor doesn't have good skill of english as the requirement for international level. Basically, the potentiality of local start up is quite promising. The foreign investors start to look for local start up like from hongary and singapore. 

Research and technology minister, m nasir said that the government will give up to Rp 300 million for new start up. M nasir claimed that government, jokowi support much and expecting the start up to be promising breakthrough in business sector. 

Habits of Successful Millionaire to Imitate

Habits of Successful Millionaire to Imitate

Being successful millionaire is almost the dream of all. Every one desires to be in state of financial freedom, it's the ultimate purpose. Yes, financial freedom is almost like godess of modern world. 

But Do you think to be successful millionaire is merely by coincidence?

Definitely not, most of successful millionaire are self made. They are not born. Approximately 80% of people who have a net worth of $ 1 million or more made it without a trust fund or inheritance, according to fidelity survey. 

This means everyone has a chance to be a millionaire by their ownselt yet but HOW TO MAKE IT TRUE?

The difference between the millionaire and mediocre class lies on the habit that they establish for life. The successful millionaire build their habits since their young ages which lead them to incredible achievement as successful enterpreneurs. These are daily common habits of successful millionaire which they believe to be their daily belief and practices.

1. Successful Millionaire Reads Alot

 The successful millionaire has the habit of reading. They love the books, the information of newspaper, web or magazine to enrich their knowledge. They realize that enriching knowledge is the requirement to catch up with the new information necessary in their life career or the business they are to build. The millionaires devote 30 minutes per day to read book and almost 2  books they finish each month. They love the biography of the successful persons to motivate and find the strategy of business.

2. The millionaires Devote Time on their Interest

They have the habit to explore their talent and interest to particular thing. They uphold the tendency to work on it and turning to productive thing. Because of this usually they are the type of workers who  enter careers not for stability. They won't work for such long period, instead they prefer to deveop their talent and quiting to turn it into their money funnel. 

3.  The successful Millionaire Save their money in big amount

The different type of millionaire candidate is that they save big amount of money instead of spending it for unnecessary needs. According to the survey, 56% world's millionaire save their big amount of money. Moreover they prefer of brilliant investment and capable to control their expenditure wisely. They don't love glamour life.

4. The succesful millionaire writes to do list

They won't let the day without useful activity, thus the succesful millionaire will make list of things to do for the day. They set up goals for physical and achievabilty. they break down goals into to do list training their concept and habit constantly for long term. 

5. They Collect the treasure since their young age

They realize well not to let their young age meaningless. They start collect treasure since their young. This is commonly done by world millionaires even since their young age at 14.

6. Millionaires prioritize education

Education is the ultimate key to success. The very first time of as employe, the first requirement is based on education 

7. Millionaries Love Charity

In religious perception, the more you give, the more you recive too. Indeed they know well the importance of being charitable. Most of the world millionaires claim that charity is really the ultimate pursuit of happiness and not at all the money. Take a look at bill gates, world's number one richest, spending million dollars for charity. Tahir, the millionaire of indonesia also do the same thing like bill gates. Giving won't lessen the amount of your wealth, precisely you receive more upon gicing more.

8. Millionaires are hard workers

They believe the main key of success is hard working.95 % of this factor guarantee the success. Throughout the process to be millionaire, they pass all the great difficulties. They are tampered with series of falls. They experience ups and down. Through hard working, those challenges turn to be the miles stone of their success.

9. They Look for Mentors in their career

No man is in an island, likewise, no one can succeed without the help of others. Consluting the problem with the right mentor help much the successful millionaire to grow and reach their success. The first and foremost mentor is the parents, then teachers, career mentors who have large experience and finally their own mistkaes. Experience however is the best teacher or mentor. Learning from mistake help them to know the weakness and changing it into the great power to succeed.

10. Millionaires are so discipline

They appreciate the time management. They are always on time and never letting the time passing without meaningful things to do. 
Sixty-seven percent of the self-made millionaires according to the study watch less than an hour of TV each day, and 63% spent less than an hour a day on the Internet in activities such as Facebook or watching YouTube videos.






Stated Owned Companies Know only to Ask for Fund, unwilling to be Development agency

The finance minister, sri mulyani expressed her disappointment to some unmentioned stated owned companies. According to her, some of them know only to ask for fund, participation state capital yet unwilling to  be agent of development. 

Overall, sri stated that the contribution of stated owned company is not really significant not in accordance with the stimulated fund from government. In fact, the stimulated fund is still maintained for them in the midst of the efficiency urgency through the cut off of some government project and programs. 

Sri mulyani postulated the contribution for total revenue last year 2015 was only Rp 202, meanwhile the government had released stimulated fund to boost these enterprises. 

The finance minister expects much that stated owned companies should be the agent of development. It is reflected through the good corporate governance. 

High Cigarettes Price Rp 50.000 per pack, Cigarette Companies and Objectives

High Cigarettes Price, Cigarette Companies and ObjectivesThe issue of sudden mark up of cigarette price becomes the main core of trending issue. The government seems to increase the price of cigarettes from around Rp 20.000 per pack to Rp 50.000 per pack. Many experts see this is still logical and acceptable since the other countries like singapore, USA even have the higher prices than Rp 50.000 per pack. 

The director of beverage and tobacco industry, wilhem petrus has a contradictory opinion regarding the issue. He said that precisely the cigarette price in indonesia is higher than other countries since indonesia has the low income per capita. Compared to Japan for instance, though the price is higher than Rp 50.000 but they have the high income per capita. Meanwhile, in indonesia, such price is too high. It will affect the daily budget of people since almost 80% of daily expenditure is for cigarette.

Discourse of amount of Rp 50.000 per pack of cigarettes comes from the results of the calculations Hasbullah Thabrany research professor, Head of the Center for Health Economics and Policy School of Public Health, University of Indonesia. In a study based on the results of a survey released in July 2016 it was mentioned the price of cigarettes is ideal for preventing students and poor people smoke is Rp 50 thousand per pack.

The data collection was conducted from December 2015 through January 2016, with the number of respondents 1,000 people. As a result, 82 percent of respondents agreed price of cigarettes increased. In fact, 72 percent of respondents agreed price of cigarettes increased to above USD 50 thousand, to prevent students smoke.

Earlier, Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Central Java Margo Yuwono mention the presence of cigarette filter was judged to be the cause of one of poverty in Central Java after rice. The findings were based on a survey of Central Java BPS poverty profile in the period September 2015 to March 2016.

We come on common perception that cigarettes  are not good for health and future of persons even if the same question addressed to the active smokers. Though the research basically is solely the further study of general truth about negativity of cigarettes but we can't deny the fact that it's not simply like flipping the hand to eradicate the smoking habit of indonesians looking to the fact that almost majority of population is smoker not to mention the high school students. 

But the discretion of government following the research has to be tampered by other consideration like the fate of companies like jarum, sampoerna inc, gudang garam etc. Those are the big companies which contribute the big revenue for the state. If these inc are to be terminated slowly through the increase of cigarette prices, the possibility of thousands jobless should be the consideration government. Precisely the top richest of the country are the owner of jarum, rudy and budi hartono. 

The ultimate question of cigarettes price is that who gain benefit from it? the mostly reasonable answer is the government though the tobacco tax. This might be alternative of government to gain revenue mending the deficit or may be the mental revolution platform of jokowi through sudden shocking policy is to terminate the smoking habit. 


Efficiency of Budget, Sri Mulyani aims not to Cut off Spending PriorityPrograms

Efficiency of Budget, Sri Mulyani aims not to Cut off Spending PriorityProgramsThe government through the minister of finance, sri mulyani finally realized to be realistic with the deficit of budget 2016. The deficit of budget of which the government has to cover from loans around Rp 365.7  trillion has been realized well by sri mulyani as over ambition of government to boost the infrastructure projects. 

In her assembly with the senate to day, wednesday, august 24th, 2016, sri mulyani underlined the efficiency of budget through the reduction of certain projects that are basically less significant. Nonetheless Sri said the budget cuts made by the government will not bother spending priorities, namely poverty eradication, reduction of disparities, and increase employment. "But, in some ministries, the budget will be managed in a multiyear," she said.
Furthermore, she explained that the participation of capital state for stated owned company (BUMN) won't be annihilated though the government will make the efficiency of Rp 133.8 trillion.

According to finance minister, the participation of state's capital for BUMN is must be suitable with its main agenda of business. She agreed with the right use of state's capital as criticized by the senate. The stakeholder will work on together to monitor the progress of BUMN platform and work aiming for healthy and stability of BUMN itself. 

Take into note,President jokowi is on his campaign to bring massive infrastructure like toll road of transpapua, trans java, trans sumatera and the rail way project of trans celebes which is basically the first time in the history. However the inequilibrium of total revenue and expenditure forcing to seek for loans from partner countries like china and usa. Many saw this as illogical ambition of jokowi. Jokowi's strategy to look for loan mending the deficit was seen not a wise policy by former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. SBY prefered that government should be thrifty in using budget and not forcing the massive project of infrastructure in the midst of economy slowdown. 

It seems that the discretion of Sri Mulyani who blatantly claimed that government is too ambitious in arranging national budget has ended with the realistic cut off Rp 365.7 trillion for the efficiency. 

8/23/2016

Indonesia General Commissions Election Claimed The Country doesn't Need yet E-voting

Indonesia General Commissions Election Claimed The Country doesn't Need yet E-voting
General commission of Election(KPU) sees no urgency of the country to use e-voting. In the Asian electoral forum held in bali, KPU stated that indonesia doesn't intend to imitate the other countries like USA using e-voting. Though Indonesia is considered as the big country with such high population estimated more than 100 Billion citizens, KPU opted to still use the manual voting and opting to use the e-recap for general election and regional elections to come consisting of USSB, C1 scan and seven segments. 

USSB system was sort of banking and SMS system is trying recommended by BPPT. If the seven segments with the letter kalkultor and immediate results, while the scan C1 which we have applied in the last election, "said Ferry Riskiansyah, KPU commissioner. 

Meanwhile, general election watchdog is ahead advance in using the trend of technology and social media to monitor the election in regions, provinces, and districts. 
The Election watchdog staff, nasrulah said that through facebook and you tube, the transpiring elections in all over part of the country can be well monitored, thus to diminish the violation of election. 

8/18/2016

Foreign Investment in Banten Province Skyrockets Following Tax Amnesty

Foreign Investment in Banten Province Skyrockets Following Tax AmnestyForeign investment in Banten skyrockets in the second quarter of 2016 according to the data  of the coordinating board and integrated services (BKPMT).  The realization of foreign direct investment(FDI) in south tangerang for instance increased to $64.5 billion more than the same period last year which was only $180.000 for year on year/yoi. 
Furthermore, the sum of projects in banten increases to 80 projects more than last year which was only 20 projects. Most of them are foreign investment and project from countries like singapore, england, south korea and china.

The favourite investment sectors in banten province according BKPMT are property, services and trade. These are the main choice investors and well profit promising. Meanwhile local investors haven't increased mostly caused by the non available alternative of investment of leading sectors due to narrow area. Moreover, the domestic investment in the second quarter is still basically the continuation of first quarter budget.

Based on data from the Investment Coordinating Board and Integrated Services (BKPMT) Banten, the realization of investment in the province reached Rp11,1 trillion in the second quarter / 2016. In terms of the distribution of investment, Kota Cilegon, Serang regency and Tangerang regency still be excellent.

Special quarter II / 2016, Cilegon still be the first choice of foreign investors in Banten, with a value of US $ 236.8 million, followed by the Serang District US $ 229.5 million, and the district of Tangerang US $ 146.5 million.

Meanwhile, based on the country of origin of investment, Singapore is a country with the highest investment value in Banten with a US $ 274 million with 172 projects followed by Japan, China, Switzerland, the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.


8/17/2016

Waiting for Legal Certainty, Tax Payer are Still Hesitant of Tax Amnesty

Waiting for Legal Certainty, Tax Payer are Still Hesitant of Tax AmnestySerious anxiety seems to snob the government following the realization of tax amnesty that is still too far from the target. Up to august 17th, 2016, total tax amnesty collected are Rp 1.14 trillion from total target of Rp 1000 trillifunds that have been declared reached Rp 29.46 trillion. In details, Rp 25.8 trillion foreign declarations and declarations of Rp 3.66 trillion in the country. While the ransom reached Rp 625 billion, with the total number of Statement of Assets (SPH) reaches 4,994
on up to march, 2017. Meanwhile

In fact, the government, through president jokowi himself has directly socialized the program to the businessmen who are still saving their money abroad. Including the new finance minister, sri mulyani directly socialized and created the easiness of procedure and law, the termination of tax investigation for tax amnesty participants.  President Joko Widodo wished fund repatriation and declaration of the tax amnesty program reached Rp 5.000 trillion.

Director of executive center for indonesia taxiation analysis ( Cita ) yustinus prastowo said that the legal certainty becomes the main problem of tax amnesty participants. They are waiting for surely legal law provided or presidential regulation as the real legal protection for them. The participants are still afraid of being confronted before the law since the government has not released the legal protection for them. 

The achievement of repatriated funds that are still too far from target basically alarming the government to ensure all the elements ready to boost the program. The failure of tax amnesty will be the great challenge since the government relied much the national budget deficit from tax amnesty post.