Archive for December, 2011

2011 Indonesian Law Review: Tax Holiday

Written by Andini H. Dewi In August, the Government of Indonesia enacted the most anticipated tax regulation for the year of 2011. Having discussed this regulation on and off for almost two years, Minister of Finance Regulation No. 130/PMK.011/2011 (the “Tax Holiday Regulation”) was finally enacted on August 15, 2011 to provide tax allowances and [...]

2011 Indonesian Law Review: Investment

Written by Deni Sri Anjayani and Winnie Yamashita Rolindrawan With a population of over 240 million people and a rich supply of natural resources, Indonesia is increasingly an attractive market for domestic and foreign investment.  Based on the Capital Investment Coordinating Board’s (“BKPM”) third quarterly report of 2011, total investment was 14.3 billion US  dollars [...]

2011 Indonesian Law Review: Infrastructure & Public Private Partnerships

Written by Dewi Savitri Reni and Richard Emmerson While Indonesia continued to enjoy robust economic growth in 2011, such growth increasingly highlighted the nation’s infrastructure woes. There are enormous shortages – and thus opportunities for investors – in transportation, irrigation, drinking water, waste management, telecommunications, private power and the distribution of oil and gas. Partly [...]

SSEK Named Best Indonesian Firm for Women in Law

SSEK has been named “Best Firm in Indonesia” at the inaugural Asia Women in Business Law Awards, held in Hong Kong on December 8, 2011. The awards celebrate the achievements of women in the field of law across Asia, and are based on extensive research of firms and individuals. “I’m proud to receive this award [...]

Attorney in Focus: Stephen Igor Warokka

Every year since 1994, SSEK has sent one of our associates to study overseas as part of our professional development program. Today, we talk with Stephen Igor Warokka about this recent overseas study trip. Where did you go and why? During 2010 and 2011 I went to University of California Berkeley for my LL.M. Degree. [...]