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Archive: 24 May 2006

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Mazda to set up own dealerships

Mazda to set up own dealershipsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMazda Motor Corporation of Japan will start direct selling of its cars in July through its wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary, PT Mazda Motor Indonesia (MMI), although it has only set itself a modest initial sales target of 500 cars by the end...

Cemex turns down government offer

Cemex turns down government offerRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMexican cement giant Cemex SA has turned down the government's proposal to buy the company's shares in state-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik (SG), saying that most of the government's proposal goes against the...

Why it's so difficult to eradicate corruption in Indonesia

Before I got married here we had to arrange a lot of paperwork in Jakarta, everywhere we went we paid extra to get it done quick but there was one place, I *think* it was the Foreign Affairs office that would not be hurried along. Come back tomorrow they said.

Why it's so difficult to eradicate corruption in Indonesia

Why it's so difficult to eradicate corruption in IndonesiaT. Sima Gunawan, JakartaYou don't have to be a businessperson or an international analyst to tell how corrupt Indonesia is. Whoever you are, once you set foot in the country, you'll get plenty of evidence from your interaction with corrupt...