TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Director General of Customs and Excises at the Finance Department, Anwar Suprijadi, denies that he has blocked activities and licenses of 6,000 importers who have violated the excise law and haven’t been active for a year.

Medan, N Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Three state plantation firms will cooperate in building a biodiesel plant with a capacity of 300,000 tons per year, a spokesman said."The three state firms will begin construction of the joint biodiesel plant in 2008 and the plant is expected to start operating in...

Palembang, South Sumatra (ANTARA News) - National corporation PT Wijaya Karya (Wika) and PT Pertamina`s Management Unit (UP)-III Plaju are planning to set up a biodiesel industry in South Sumatra, a spokesperson said.

The Nangroe Aceh Darussalam provincial government has stepped up its efforts to strengthen the region's fragile economy by launching an "Investor Outreach Office" (IOO) on Monday to attract foreign investors.