<b>The wages of corruption</b><br />By Chan Akya<br /><br />"In India, corruption is under the table. In China, it is over the table, while in Indonesia corruption includes the table," it has been said.

<b>Economists cautiously welcome budget targets</b><br /><br />Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<br /><br />While maintaining that the government's economic performance in 2006 has been less than satisfactory, a number of well-known Indonesian...

<b>Govt upbeat on the economy</b><br /><br />Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<br /><br />The government clearly believes that 2007 will be the year when the economy finally begins to shine again, with the President unveiling an outline draft budget...