I'll heed your advice. Thanks for the link (will check it out later).

Originally posted by: nwgirl If I paid $200,000 wasn't the apartment mine, Kuku? I'm not clear on your last stmt. ask them, what sort of title will i get? the answer will be a lot of mumbo jumbo about Hak Milik and nominees. villa ownership by foreigners in Bali is a house of cards that's going to collapse sooner or later. basically, foreign nationals cannot own property in Indonesia.

financial reports -- or more correctly, annual reports -- should be available directly from Indosat public relations, or from the BEJ. Stock Detail Stock Market JSX Code ISAT Company Indosat Tbk Last 6,000 Change -100 Bid 6,000 Ask 6,050 High 6,000 Low 5,950 Open 5,950 % Change -1.64 Volume 669,000 Value 4,013,349,888

If I paid $200,000 wasn't the apartment mine, Kuku? I'm not clear on your last stmt.

Kuku, How do I get a hold of the financial reports of Indosat??? What's the current share price, or PE??

i would not believe too much of what they claim. the very first question you should be asking is, "do i own it?" in this case, i can guarantee that the answer will be "no".

To attract more buyers, the group is offering a 6 percent guaranteed rental return per annum for the first three years of operation. -- JP So if I buy this one-bedroom flat in Bali for $200,000, I can then rent it out for $1000 USD a month? (guarantee according to this). Question to all you expats, is that a reasonable rent???

JAKARTA: Tourism business the Panorama Leisure Group is planning to build a boutique hotel and apartment complex in Seminyak, Bali in what the management says is a vote of confidence in the island's tourism prospects. Panorama management said in a statement that it would build the complex, the Haven Villa and Apartments, in the second quarter of 2007, with operations expected to commence at the end of 2008.

Established in 1967 to provide international telecommunication services, PT Indosat officially began operations in 1969. In 1980, the government acquired all of the company's shares and turned it into one of Indonesia's most successful state-owned firms. Indosat and state-owned PT Telekom, which held the exclusive rights to provide domestic call services, controlled the telecommunications sector until the government deregulated the industry in the early 2000s.

With total reserves of 453 trillion cubic feet (TCF), or about 81.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Indonesia has the largest coal-bed methane (CBM) deposits in the world after China. CBM -- natural gas formed by the activity of microbes during the coal-forming process, and trapped amid coal beds -- could be a godsend for Indonesia as it struggles to cope with the depletion of its oil reserves and rising demand.

Kuku, I appreciate the postings on current events/business news etc.

Slower inflation in January gives the central bank room to further cut rates, analysts say, although not as aggressively as previously due to the need to guard against possible upward inflationary pressures and global rate trends ahead. Economist Fauzi Ichsan of Standard Chartered Indonesia said he believed Bank Indonesia (BI) would likely lower its key rate by a quarter percentage point to 9.25 percent from 9.5 percent at present.

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla is attempting to convince major Indian major steelmakers, including Essar, Tata Steel and Ispat Steel, to invest in Indonesia. Kalla, who is currently on an official visit to India, told India's steelmakers that now was an opportune time for them to take advantage of Indonesia's growing demand for steel.

Medan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) was interested in financing micro, small and medium scale businesses in North Sumatra and Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam provinces after its regional director had visited the Shariah Fair and UMKM Bazaar held on Jan 14 through Feb 4 here, a spokesman said. "Ahmed S.

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA News) - Fresh from securing a major infrastructure project in Saudi Arabia, Zelan Bhd expects to clinch another major power plant deal in excess of 1 bln rgt in Indonesia, the New Straits Times newspaper reported. The newspaper quoted an unidentified source as saying that the design-and-build project in Indonesia is bigger than the one Zelan won recently in Saudi Arabia.