Taking the pulse after two years into the SBY administrationKahlil Rowter, JakartaIt is that time of year again when report cards are being contemplated. And not just for school children but for the government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Government Prepares Management ContractsFriday, 20 October, 2006 | 12:48 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is preparing management contracts with the board of directors of state banks for the settlement of non-performing loans (NPL) at the banks.

Government to Help Fertilizer FactoryFriday, 20 October, 2006 | 13:25 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is allocating a budget valued at US$111 million for the gas to coal conversion program on five state-owned fertilizer factories.

Agriculture ministry releases new cacao varitiesJakarta (ANTARA News) - The Agriculture Ministry has released new cacao varieties which were developed jointly by its research and development institute and ACIAR, Australia`s agricultural research agency, an Indonesian official said.

Originally posted by: DilliMay I suggest we ban anyone who works for them from joining Jakchat!Just a thought! would be a good idea, except the ban list would be extraordinarily long ...

May I suggest we ban anyone who works for them from joining Jakchat!Just a thought!

Originally posted by: patungThey forgot to mention Indonesia's position - 60th of 62. funny that ANTARA should miss that in their report ...

They forgot to mention Indonesia's position - 60th of 62.

Funny thing is that most Indonesian go there and they could be discipline, smart and follow the rule, I wish Singapore could take over Indonesia gov't too

Singapore ranked most globalized countrySingapore (ANTARA News) - Singapore has been rated the world's most globalized country, according to the Globalization Index compiled by management consultancy AT Kearney and Foreign Policy magazine.

Paper firm posing threat to Indonesian forest : WWFJakarta (ANTARA News) - Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's largest paper companies, poses a threat to a massive peatland forest sheltering rare animals on Indonesia's Sumatra, conservation group WWF said Friday.

Govt to announce names of state firms to be privatized in 2007Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will announce next month the names of state firms to be privatized in 2007, State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said.