Investment-hungry Indonesia must fight corporate locusts Budi Widianarko, Semarang I took pleasure in reading Ong Hock Chuan's column in this newspaper (March 24, 2006) that commented sympathetically on the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's statement defending the interests of foreign mining investors against the despotism of the political elite. He advised that if the pressure on investors continued there would be a great chance that this country would lose its foreign investors.

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Foreign F&B chains flourish amid changing tastes Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Doni Danika Putera was eager to open a Starbucks coffee shop in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. "The number of expats working for foreign companies in Balikpapan has increased significantly. It is definitely a promising market," the sales manager of a car leasing company told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of a seminar on the food and beverage (F&B) industry here recently.