The wages of corruptionBy Chan Akya"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. People might quibble about the relative placement of Asia's three largest countries.

Economists cautiously welcome budget targetsAndi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile maintaining that the government's economic performance in 2006 has been less than satisfactory, a number of well-known Indonesian economists say that the economic targets and programs proposed by the President...

Govt upbeat on the economyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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 promising better growth on higher development spending and improving...