Indonesia Achieves Highest Export Record Since IndependenceTuesday, 04 July, 2006 | 12:48 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia achieved export value amounting to US$8.34 billion in May this year, a 9.79 percent increase over the previous month.

Fahmi Proposes Tax HolidayTuesday, 04 July, 2006 | 12:45 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Industry Minister Fahmi Idris believes tax holiday incentives (tax exemptions within a certain period) are necessary to be included in the Investment Bill.

Government blamed for messy port managementRendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSmall domestic-bound ports that manage international containers are to blame for the massive scale of smuggling in the country and are preventing international ports from providing better services, an...

Bio-diesel may reduce oil bills by 10% up to 2010The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is targeting a 10 percent reduction in the country's consumption of oil-based fuels by 2010 from the current level of 41 million kiloliters (kl) by promoting the production and use of bio-diesel.