Govt told to simplify import procedures for oil industry The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Petroleum Procurement Association (APPI) has called on the government to simplify import procedures for equipment used in oil and gas exploration and production. APPI's secretary-general M.H.

Bakrie Telecom plans to expand coverage to 17 cities next month The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed cellular phone provider PT Bakrie Telecom, which operates the CDMA-based esia mobile phone service, plans to expand its coverage to 15 cities in Banten and West Java next month in a bid to carve itself out a bigger share of the mobile phone market.

Cemex ready to drop lawsuit: Report Mexican cement giant Cemex SA is reportedly insisting on going through with a plan to sell its shares in state-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik to local diversified business group Rajawali, but would drop its lawsuit against the Indonesian government. "Cemex insists on selling the stake in Rajawali.