JFCC Panel Discussion on e-commerce

Dear JFCC Members and Friends, 

Indonesia is on the cusp of an e-commerce boom, propelled by rising mobile use and one of Asia’s youngest populations. Local startups are capitalizing on rising incomes, while global players have set up shop and venture capitalists are looking for investments. The government announced this year that e-commerce businesses can be fully foreign owned.

Please join the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club for a discussion on the prospects and challenges for e-commerce in Indonesia, at a morning meeting featuring:

1. Noor Iza, Head of Infrastructure at the E-Business Department at the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information

2. Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board representative

3. Markus Bihler, CEO of HappyFresh

4. Jeremy Fichet, CEO of Orami

Day/date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM

Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel

Cost: Rp. 270,000 for journalist members (RSVP)

           Rp. 300,000 for associate members (RSVP)

           Rp. 320,000 for walk-ins (members)

           Rp. 420,000 for non-members

Please confirm your attendance to director@jfcc.info or office@jfcc.info

 Hope to see you there,

 The JFCC Executive Committee

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

JFCC Movie Night: Oscar-nominated The Look of Silence

Dear JFCC Members,

For members only, the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club presents a screening of Joshua Oppenheimer's Oscar-nominated film The Look of Silence at Por Que No at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 1. 

The film, which follows an Indonesian man as he confronts the killers of his brother in the 1965 anti-communist purges, has already picked up nearly a dozen awards, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered in 2014.   

A trailer can be seen here - http://thelookofsilence.com/

Day/date   : Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Time         : 7 PM

Venue       : Por Que No, Menteng

Cost         :  Free for members

Please confirm your attendance to director@jfcc.info and office@jfcc.info.

Hope to see you there!

The JFCC Executive Committee

Tuesday March 1, 2016

JFCC Panel Discussion on LGBT issues in Indonesia, on Tuesday March 1, 8 AM, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel

Dear JFCC Members and Friends,

What began as a campaign against LGBT groups at university campuses has rapidly escalated into a wider debate about the rights of minorities in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, which has traditionally taken pride in its reputation for diversity, tolerance and pluralism.

Under pressure from hardline groups, the authorities have shut down the world's only transgender Islamic boarding school in Yogyakarta, social media companies have been told to remove same-sex emojis, and government ministers have made some extraordinary claims about the threat LGBT groups pose to the nation's moral and religious values.

Please join the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club for a discussion of issues facing LGBT groups in Indonesia today, at a breakfast meeting
featuring:

1. Muhammad Nurkhoiron, Commission of Education and Counseling,
National Commission of Human Right (Komnas HAM)
2. Asrorun Ni’am Sholeh, Chairman of National Commission for Child
Protection
3. Hendri Yulius Wijaya, Writer, Researcher on Gender Studies.

Day/date : Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Time : 08:00-10:00 AM

Venue : Grand Hyatt Hotel

Cost : Rp. 270,000 for journalist members (RSVP)

Rp. 300,000 for associate members (RSVP)

Rp. 330,000 for walk-ins (members)

Rp. 420,000 for non-members

Please confirm your attendance by today to director@jfcc.info or office@jfcc.info.

Hope to see you there.

The JFCC Executive Committee

Thursday, March 3 2016

Dear JFCC Members,

The JFCC is taking part in a mini-futsal tournament against the Australian Embassy and The Asia Foundation. The games will be followed by an Aussie BBQ.

This event is free to attend and only open to JFCC members. Wanna play? Let us know! Wanna watch? Fans to cheer us on welcome.

Day/date: Thursday, March 3
Time: 5.30-8.30pm
Venue: Australian embassy in Kuningan
Cost: Free

Contact director@jfcc.info and office@jfcc.info to register to play or attend.

Hope to see you there.

The JFCC Executive Committee

Thursday, February 17 2016

Dear Members and Friends,

Jakarta's premier social and networking night is on for this Thursday at our mother ship, Face Bar in central Jakarta, with extended hours. Card-carrying JFCC members can enjoy free flow of draft beer, mixed drinks with house spirits, juices and soft drinks from 6.30pm to 8pm, free Heineken for an extra hour from 8pm to 9pm courtesy of PT Multi Bintang and Face Bar.

Nonmembers can enjoy Face Bar's normal happy hour prices. Complimentary Indian and Thai appetizers will be served as usual for everyone.

JFCC members must present a valid membership card when ordering during free flow, and can also use their card for discounts on dining in any of the restaurants, or at the bar, afterwards.

See you there Jakarta,

JFCC Executive Committee

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Dear JFCC Members and Friends,

Indonesia's property prices are no longer rising at the double-digit pace seen when the market was awash with commodity dollars, but even so there are still opportunities, thanks to lower interest rates and loan-to-value rules, along with recent moves to liberalize the sector.

In January, President Joko Widodo's government revised regulations to allow foreigners to own houses for up to 80 years, up from 50 years previously, following a similar relaxation of ownership rules for high-end apartments worth at least $720,000, which foreigners can now own outright.

Please join the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing Indonesia's property sector, featuring:

1. Michael Broomell, Managing Director, Colliers International Indonesia

2. Fabian Pascoal, Partner, Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners Law Firm

3. Ignesjz Kemalawarta, Vice Chairman, Real Estate Indonesia

Day/date      : Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Time            : 10 AM - 12 PM

Venue          : Intercontinental Hotel (Jasmine Room on lower level)

Cost            :  Rp. 230,000 for journalist members (RSVP)

                     Rp. 250,000 for associate members (RSVP)

                     Rp. 270,000 for walk-ins (members)

                     Rp. 340,000 for non-members

Please confirm your attendance by today to director@jfcc.info or office@jfcc.info.

Hope to see you there.

The JFCC Executive Committee

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

JFCC Movie Night "A Copy of My Mind", which was shown in 2015 at the Toronto International Film Festival, tells the story of beauty-salon worker Sari and pirate-DVD pedlar Alex who become fugitives after coming into possession of evidence of high-level political corruption.
A trailer can be seen here -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JigYotRQoY
Day/date : Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Time : 7 PM
Venue : Blitzmegaplex cinema, Grand Indonesia
Please confirm your attendance to director@jfcc.info and office@jfcc.info.
Hope to see you there!
The JFCC Executive Committee

Wednesday, January 13th 2016

Friday, January 29th 2016

Panel Discussion on Jakarta Terror Attacks

January 20

Panel Discussion on Indonesian Economic Outlook in 2016

January 21

Third Thursday Mixer at Face Bar from 6:30 to 8 PM