Mining Ministry Expands Online Licensing to Boost Transparency

18 Apr 2023 Digitalization of the pre-existing manual system for licensing and approval at the Directorate General of Minerals and Coal (“DGMC”) had yet to be completed when the Investment Coordinating Board (“BKPM”) launched its Risk-Based Online Single Submission System (“OSS”) for business licensing and applications in 2021, followed by the issuance of Government…

Indonesian Competition Commission Rolls Out Major Overhaul of Merger Control Regime

12 Apr 2023 The Indonesian Competition Commission (“KPPU”) has issued a streamlined merger control regulation, which makes fewer mergers, consolidations and acquisitions subject to a notification requirement (particularly foreign-to-foreign ones), sets new rules on the notification process, and reduces review periods.[1] Separately, the Indonesian Government has issued a regulation that makes…

Herry Nuryanto Kurniawan (1974-2023)

10 Apr 2023 It was with grief and sorrow that we learned of the passing of our esteemed colleague at ABNR Counsellors at Law, Herry Nuryanto Kurniawan, who passed away early in the evening of Wednesday, 4 April (14 Ramadhan 1444 H), at the relatively young age of 48. Herry earned his law degree from the University of Indonesia in 1998 (class of 1993). He then joined ABNR in February 1998,…