BALI-Asian Beach game

Denpasar, Denpasar Mayor A.A Ngurah Puspayoga in order to make Asian Beach Game successful was ready to help the great activity coastal sport that was first for this Asian Level. This matter was sent when receiving the Committee of Asian Beach Game IB. Antara was accompanied by the consultant from Philippino Ramos Suzara, on Thursday (10/1) in his office.

Denpasar Mayor really welcomed good was carried out event this everything was chosen by him Sanur and the Attack as the place of the match. “Saya welcomed this activity on the occasion of to promote Bali especially Sanur and the Attack to the outside world with with beauty of his coast and this has entered the program Sightseeing the Denpasar City “ he said. In this opportunity of Puspayoga that was accompanied by the Assistant Ii Ketut Wisada,Kadis PU Ketut Winarta, Kadis Town Planning of A.A Nindia Putra and Kasubdin the cleanliness of DKP A.A Putra was at once ordered immediately to coordinate with the committee's side also DKP will from now on monitor the cleanliness in the locations of the match that will be held. IB. Antara that also as Manager Oparasional explained Balinese Kembali was believed

Google eyes RI SMEs to boost expansion in Asia

Google is targeting Indonesia's small and medium enterprises to boost its expansion in the region.

The Silicon Valley giant is providing an opportunity for Indonesian SMEs to develop their businesses and find new customers by advertising on Google Adwords, a Google product aimed at businesses with limited cash flow.

"The thing we always have problems with in small businesses is cash flow. Sometimes it is a good month, sometimes not, so many small businesses are very pragmatic and adopt very cost-effective advertising strategies," Google Southeast Asia marketing manager Derek Callow told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.

"Indonesia is an important market for us in Asia and it's important for us to help small businesses understand that AdWords is a great platform to advertise their businesses online."

Callow said online advertising, especially search marketing, could be a powerful driver of business growth for nearly 50 million Indonesian small and medium businesses, adding "Google AdWords is one of the most cost-effective and highly targeted online advertising platforms available today."

The key benefit of Google AdWords, said Callow, was it could help advertisers target new audiences on the Google advertising network, provide greater control of budget, content and geographic targeting of adverts, as well as control over time commitments.

"There's no minimum spending requirement or time commitment. And with the cost-per-click option, you're only charged if people click your ads. This means every dollar of your budget goes toward bringing you new prospects," Callow said.

"With a minimum bid of Rp 90 per click, and where impressions are free, Google AdWords helps small and medium businesses with traditionally small advertising budgets to target and find relevant customers online through our ad network, which reaches 78 percent of Internet users globally."

To date, he said, the most popular Indonesian adverts in Google were those from travel, import-export and professional service companies, including accounting, legal, healthcare and financial companies.

Callow was speaking at a seminar on how Indonesian small and medium businesses could take advantage of targeted online advertising.

The seminar, held in cooperation with news portal detik.com and market research firm Synovate at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place Hotel, is Google's first-ever foray in promoting online advertising in the country.

Eva Yusuf, associate director of Synovate Indonesia, said her company's research showed there were more than 23 million Internet users in Indonesia in 2007, projected to grow by more than 16 percent to almost 27 million users by the end of this year.

"We also found most Indonesians turn to the Internet to search for information before making a purchasing decision," Eva said.

"These trends imply more business opportunities for small and medium businesses to advertise online to a growing pool of Internet users in Indonesia as well as to overseas customers."

Papua govt, Freeport to build cement factory

JAYAPURA (Antara): PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) and Papua's provincial government are set to build a cement factory using the giant US-based copper and mining company's tailings waste as feedstock, a PTFI spokesman said.

The cement factory project would be carried out based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu and PTFI President Director Armando Mahler some time ago, PTFI spokesman Mindo Pangaribuan said Wednesday.

"The aim of building the factory is to help process PTFI's tailings into cement products. Actually, some of PTFI's tailings are already being used in various projects in Timika. The waste can also be used in other places for infrastructure development," he said.

Mindo did not mention the details of the project, saying these matters were up to the provincial government to decide

Indonesian businessman plans to drop money from airplane

JAKARTA (AP): If you're short of cash and don't mindrunning in tropical humidity and smog for a few bucks, read on.

An Indonesian businessman plans to throw 100 million rupiah (US$10,600) out of an airplane over the capital this Sunday as a publicity stunt to promote his new book.

"I want to create a rain of money in Jakarta," author and motivational speaker Tung Desem Waringin said. "It's a little bit crazy, but it's marketing."

Police spokesman Col. I Ketut Untung said authorities may not allow the plan to go forward because it could draw huge crowds and cause chaos.

Tens of millions of Indonesians live on less than US$1 a day and food and aid giveaways always draw large numbers.

The 42-year-old Tung said instead of opting for regular advertising for his book, he came up with an idea that "will make people happy."