Fintech changing finance

Edit The Jakarta Post 30 Aug 2016
There are even fintech startups specifically targeting cooperatives and farmers around the country ... President Joko “ Jokowi” Widodo, who aims to see 1,000 technopreneurs by 2020 to turn Indonesia into a regional digital powerhouse, will speak at the event on Tuesday, followed by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution and Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita, among others ... ....

World Bank support of US$ 202 mn to improve livability and...

Edit Topix 30 Aug 2016
The World Bank is providing support to a project to improve the livability and infrastructure in three major cities of Sri Lanka - Kandy, Galle and Jaffna. According to the global lender, Sri Lanka is in the midst of a structural transformation and urbanization process with the potential of yielding profound implications on economic development and ......

Tax reform as new human rights agenda

Edit The Jakarta Post 30 Aug 2016
Today, we see more enthusiasm for tax reform in Indonesia ... Last year, the Finance Ministry issued a new tax holiday regulation, expanding the scope and duration of tax holidays for eligible companies ... It is a new development ... To be honest, I doubt it ... Similarly, in her article in The Huffington Post, on April 14, Sri Mulyani, as World Bank managing director at the time, underscored the need to create a more fair taxation system ... ....

Sri Lanka Police Arrest Teen Over Hacking President's Website

Edit NDTV 30 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka police on Monday arrested a 17-year old school boy on suspicion of hacking into the president's official website, demanding that his university entrance examination dates not be changed, off... ....

Small taxpayers left confused

Edit The Jakarta Post 29 Aug 2016
achieving this year’s high collection target while at the same time making the public understand the tax amnesty program clearly, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has acknowledged. Tax officials are accustomed to collecting taxes while now they’re supposed to explain amnesty procedures to taxpayers, something Sri Mulyani said required different “memory muscles” ... But this hasn’t happened ... ....

MoF to Issue PMK on SPV Soon (Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Aug 2016
(Source. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia). Jakarta, 25/08/2016 MoF -The Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati will stipulate new regulation on tax amnesty, namely Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) concerning Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). Currently, the PMK is in legal drafting process ... (as) ... (noodl. 35116307) ....

Hide the Ferrari: Tax Cheats Face Indonesia Graft-Buster’s Zeal

Edit Bloomberg 29 Aug 2016
That’s because Indonesia’s graft-busting Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who was more or less driven into exile in Washington six years ago after trying to clean up corruption, is back in town. On her reform agenda ... "Sri Mulyani is ... “The savior for Jokowi is Sri Mulyani, who has a great track record and respect from investors.”....

Burhan Wani's father Ahmad says tripartite talks only solution to Jammu & Kashmir crisis

Edit DNA India 29 Aug 2016
Father of HuM leader Burhan Wani tells Sri Sri India, Hurriyat and Pakistan should hold dialogue. Lifting the veil of secrecy over his meeting with Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar, Muzaffar Ahmad Wani, father of slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) poster boy Burhan Wani, said that he batted for the Kashmir cause and told the spiritual guru that a dialogue between India, Hurriyat and Pakistan is the way out....

Australia edge out Sri Lanka in Dilshan ODI farewell

Edit The Himalayan 29 Aug 2016
Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan, center, is greeted with an arch of bats as he enters the field for the last match of his ODI cricket career during the third one day international cricket match against Australia in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Sunday, August 28, 2016 ... Australia edged out Sri Lanka by two wickets to spoil Tillakaratne Dilshan’s one-day farewell and go 2-1 up in the five-match series on Sunday....

Indian Minister's cancelled visit to Sri Lanka not linked to ETCA

Edit Topix 29 Aug 2016
Indian Minister of State for Commerce, Nirmala Sitharaman's cancelled visit to Sri Lanka was at no time linked to the on-going negotiations between India and Sri Lanka on the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement , New Indian Express has learnt. Minister Sitharaman was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on August 25 for a short visit at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Minister of International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama ... ....

Hon. Minister instructs reduction of the issuance of Sea Cucumber permits by 25% (Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Aug 2016
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) Hon ... The reasons which led to such a decision was the danger of seas cumbers getting extinct from Sri Lankan seas due to the over exploitation by Sri Lankan fishers ... Hence the Ministry has decided to temporarily suspend sea cumber fishing for four years in Sri Lanka....

New Lanka Constitution could be presented in parliament by November

Edit The Hindu 29 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka’s new draft Constitution could be presented in Parliament before the next budget which would be announced by mid-November this year, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said while hoping that it will celebrate the country’s diversity ... Sri Lanka, new Constitution, Mr....
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