Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Trade Ministry is exploring the posssibility of cooperation with retail trade firms in Japan and the USA to conduct in-store promotions of Indonesian branded products, the ministry`s chief said."With such a cooperation, we hope we can boost our exports.

Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA News) - Total investment in cement industry in 2007 reaches about US$ 1.4 billion, head of the National Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Muhammad Lutfi said.Lutfi made the remarks here on Thursday during his visit to the capital city of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD),...

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is planning to build an environment-friendly thermal power plant running on sludge fine coal wastes in East Kalimantan as recommended by a study conducted as part of a "Care For Mahakam" program, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Department of Energy and Mineral Resources has asked that three gold and copper mining companies increase production.The three companies are PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Inco and Newmont Batu Hijau.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government will soon finalize the establishment of the Qatar Investment Fund (QIF).“The Finance Minister and I will finalize this when we met investors-to-be in the Middle East,” said Alwi Shihab, the President's Special Envoy of Middle East Region, after meeting...

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: A total of 17 investors are interested in investing in a drinking water project at Tangerang.This project is one of the 10 projects that the government offered at the 2006 Infrastructure Summit.

Chandra Sahala Pasaribu, Equity AnalystThe telecommunications industry remains attractive despite the high inflation of 2006.Last year, the total number of subscribers climbed to almost 65 million, representing a healthy growth rate of 38.6 percent.

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Bali is hoping to receive 1.6 million foreign tourists and 2.8 million domestic tourists in 2007."We have made various efforts and breakthroughs to improve the tourism industry in Bali.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia no longer needs help from its main group of Western donors and will rely more on its own funding for development plans, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Wednesday.

Singapore (ANTARA News) - Construction counters were lower after the government of Indonesia said, in effect, that it had banned the export of sand to protect the country's environment, dealers said.Indonesia is Singapore's main source for sand for making concrete.At 9.