It stands to reason there is more than 1 Minister importing this equipmwnt for his own company, the 1 we all know about is the world famous Minister of Welfare. SO I would expect high powered Indonesians will import equipment this year with most companies havinga new exploration budget to spend so...

 Originally Posted By: DilliI better research this one more fully! indeed, you better. i would not entirely trust the word of a JP journalist.and just because the regulation will be "issued" in January, does not mean it will be "implemented" in January.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched Friday Indonesia on the Move, a compilation of his articles and speeches depicting a "true picture" of Indonesia.Yudhoyono said the book could be used to tell the global community about Indonesia.

The government has issued a regulation to restrict the expansion of modern retailers including supermarkets, hypermarkets and convenience stores, which have been widely criticized for edging out traditional retailers.

A regulation exempting oil and gas operators from paying import duties and other taxes on drilling equipment will issue in January, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here Friday.Speaking at the year-end meeting of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the finance minister said the...