PRESIDENT DIALOGUED WITH FARMER IN JEMBER: AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT HAS TO BE MORE INTENSIVE Food demand is an absolute need, hence it is an important priority in the national development, said President at an interview with farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM) in Rejo Agung Village, Semboro, Jember, East Java, Sunday (8/10) afternoon “Since Indonesia’s independence until now, the target of our development is to increase people’s prosperity from time to time,” said the...

PRESIDENT IN PLTU PAITON: ELECTRICS FOR A BETTER LIFE Electrics for a better life. With sufficient electrics, progress of a nation will be totally able to be reached better, said President when he evaluated Electrics Generator of Steam Power/ PLTU Paiton, in Probolinggo, on Monday (9/10) noon. President SBY told that PLTU Paiton has a national production capacity of 3.200 mega-watt of 25.000 mega-watt output total.

Smuggled textiles dominating in Jakarta’s retail market JAKARTA: Smuggled textiles and garments are dominating in Jakarta’s Tanah Abang and Mangga Dua retail market; sources said here on October 10. Illegally imported textiles and garments have been flooding the retail markets either through airports or seaports over the past three years. 30 percent have entered the country illegally out of 80 percent of textiles on sales in Tanah Abang retail market.

JSX again warns Texmaco Jaya of possible delisting Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) has once again threatened to delist the shares of publicly-listed textile company PT Texmaco Jaya (TEJA) if it fails to table a corporate plan to the bourse in one month, a spokesperson said. The JSX would delist TEJA`s shares due to the suspension of the company`s share trading for the past two years, head of JSX`s real sector listing division Yose Rizal said here Wednesday.

Pertamina Asks Lapindo to Finance Relocation of Gas Pipelines Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 14:31 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: PT Pertamina (Persero) is asking that Lapindo Brantas Inc cover all costs for relocating pipelines that channel gas to hundreds of industries in Surabaya, Sidoarjo and Gresik. “Lapindo should cover the costs,” Sukusen Soemarinda, the Director of Upstream at Pertamina, told Tempo.

Government Offers Projects Worth US$4.5 Billion Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 16:00 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government will offer 10 infrastructure projects at the Indonesia Infrastructure Summit II in November. The total of the project value reach US$4.5 billion or around Rp40.5 trillion.

Foreign Exchange from Sale of Wild Animals Very Low Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 16:15 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The state's revenue from the sale of wild animal is very low, last year only reaching US$16.7 million. However, according to Malam Sabat Kaban, Forestry Minister, the state's foreign exchange from this activity can be much higher than that amount. “It should have reached US$16.7 billion,” said Kaban in Jakarta yesterday (10/10).

Australian Company to Build Explosives Factory in Bontang Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 13:45 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Orica Ltd, an Australian chemical company, will build an ammonium nitrate explosives factory with an investment value of US$200 billion. The factory, with a yearly capacity of 350,000 tons, according to Orica’s CEO Philip Etienne, will be located in Bontang, East Kalimantan.

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Govt says Exxon's Natuna D-Alpha contract has expired Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Exxon Mobil Corp's contract at the Natuna D-Alpha oil and gas block has expired, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said. Yusgiantoro told reporters last night that this was because Exxon had not submitted to the regulator a plan for developing the block and selling the gas. "So the contract was automatically terminated," Yusgiantoro was quoted by XFN-Asia as saying.

Consumer confidence up: Danareksa Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumer confidence dipped in September as the seasonal drought and Ramadhan fasting month nudged up food prices and affected the job market, the latest survey from Danareksa Research Institute (DRI) shows. Yet the long-term outlook remains positive with consumers believing that things will improve over time, signaling a willingness to spend more on credit over the next six months.

Chinese products dominate Indonesia's electronic market Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Some 45 different brands of electronic products made in China dominate Indonesian market, along with those of Japanese and Korean brands. "Many Chinese products are available in Indonesia. There are around 45 brands," Heru Santoso of the Indonesian Electronic Businessman Association (GABEL) said here on Wednesday.

Indonesia optimistic Taiwanese investment to increase Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia intensified its luring Taiwanese investors to come to Indonesia, because their number has been decreasing since they preferred operating in China.

Foreign Property Ownership Proposed to Be 70 Years Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 12:33 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Public Housing Ministry has proposed that foreign parties’ right of use on properties in Indonesia be extended from the current 25 years to 70 years. The extended period is regarded as already sufficient enough to attract foreign parties’ interest in investing in the property sector in Indonesia. M.

BPK Still Cannot Audit Data of Taxpayers Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 | 11:40 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Directorate General of Taxes has refused the request of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to provide access to data of taxpayers. “We will certainly not permit them to access the archives of taxpayers,” said Director General of Taxes Darmin Nasution last week in Jakarta. According to Darmin, people pay tax voluntarily.