Well it's certainly not culturally relativistic. I just think all that excessive, obsequious politeness stuff plays into the hands of those with the power. I'll stick my flag in the sand and say that meritocracy will produce a better society

closed at 1895 today (down 26.5) ahead of the long weekend.

The "jakchat ticker" must be about 8 hours off. Better to check this site: http://www.e-bursa.com Make sure you have java enabled.

according to the jakchat ticker™, the JSX is only down 11.8 at this time.

That was Wednesday's market. Today (thursday) it just closed down nearly 30 points (almost 2%)

JAKARTA (AP): Indonesian shares rose to a fresh record Wednesday on capital inflows ahead of an expected rate cut by the central bank. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite index climbed 27.475 points, or 1.4 percent, to 1,922.051 points, with Nickel miner robust trading volume where gainer led losers 96 to 73 with 59 stocks unchanged. Mining stocks remain stars in market on strong commodity prices.

There are probably a hundred posts on this site you could look at! try clicking on advanced button in the search box (left of screen), type in "rubber CPO" and search for past 2 years (not just one week!). about a hundred articles come up!

Hi Saw your post so have a question that I believe you can answer. I am looking for info that can state in Indonesia Palm Oil is replacing latex/rubber plantations due to the higher profit margin as palm oil can be used for bio-diesel. Any comments

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - State electricity firm PT PLN will soon embark on the construction of a thermal power plant with a combined capacity of 400 MW near Celukan Bawang port in Buleleng district, Bali, aimed at anticipating power shortages on the resort island, an official said. The construction of the power plant is scheduled for completion in two years` time, PT PLN General Manager for Bali Distribution Area Ngurah Adnyana said here Thursday.

Local cargo services provider RPX Group opened a second transit warehouse Wednesday in response to increasing imports and exports. Located at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, Tangerang, the information technology-integrated building will facilitate exporters and importers with their air cargo shipments, RPX Group said in a media statement.

Ritz Carlton is to open a new resort in the Bintan Resort Tourism Zone on Bintan island in Riau Islands province by the end of 2008 at a total cost of US$65 million. The 77,000-square meter resort, which will boast 60 villas, is expected to attract more tourists to the area, Bintan Resort Development Corp.'s public relations manager Nia Firtica said Tuesday in Batam. The resort, the construction of which will start in July, will also have a conference center that can accommodate 600 people.

The government will allocate more money for infrastructure development in next year's budget in an effort to ease the distribution bottlenecks that have seriously hampered the country's economic growth. "The bottleneck problem will become worse in 2008 if nothing is done to deal with the infrastructure issue," Coordinating Minister for the Economy Boediono said Wednesday in Jakarta.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has called on the country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their levels of entrepreneurship and innovation if they want to grow their businesses in today's fiercely competitive global market. Speaking Wednesday during the opening of an SME exhibition in Jakarta, Kalla said that the government, for its part, would continue to support SMEs in securing greater access to financing, and in marketing their products.

With the services on offer mostly the same, the tight competition in Indonesia's crowded wireless telecoms market has led to a no-holds-barred price war and massive ad spending. This month, the war is about to get even fiercer with the established operators set to react to the arrival of upstart Hutchison Charoen Pokphand Telecom (HCPT), dubbed "Hutch" in the business.