The registration of trademarks which take the form of three-dimensional logos or pictures must specify the trademark?s characteristics, while trademarks which take the form of sounds must enclose samples of the sound as well as musical notation

General public still considers 2017 state-budget plan to be in contradiction with Nawacita.

Such agreements may now also be drawn-up after marriage.

In this era of globalization, immigration represents a huge opportunity but also a multi-dimensional threat to Indonesia. In order to ensure that foreign citizens can enjoy legal certainty whenever they visit Indonesia, the countrys government has issued a number of regulations which relate to immigration issues. Most recently, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights issued Regulation No. 24 of 2016 on Technical Procedures for the Requesting and Issuance of Visitor Visas and Limited-Stay Visas. This edition of ILD will be focusing on things that all foreign citizens should know as regards the securing of these two kinds of visa.

E-Tilang will be available through smartphones, while tickets will be payable through m-banking and e-banking services.

National-inflation and economic-growth rates used by BPS neglect to take Decent Living Standards into account.

A number of provisions considered to place too great a burden upon entrepreneurs.

Indonesia is currently ranked in seventh place on the list of the world's largest importers. Indeed, a number of business sectors in the country remain highly dependent on the import of commodities. Given the importance of import activity for the national economy then, understanding the regulatory framework that governs imports is essential. Two main areas are addressed under the current regulatory framework for imports, namely: customs provisions and import licensing. This edition of Indonesian Law Digest (ILD) will discuss the procedure whereby a business secures an Importer-Identification Number (API), which is a primary requirement for all importers, regardless of their relevant business areas. The API serves as a license which can be used by businesses to import goods into Indonesian territory, as set out under Law No. 7 of 2014 on Trade.

Focus to be on accelerating the improvement of logistics and supply-chain systems across Indonesia in order to deal with the tight ASEAN competition

Human-Rights Watchdog Imparsial has reported that the Jokowi-JK Administration is still not placing enough focus upon human-rights issues and the state-security apparatus.