The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a non-profit anti-piracy organization funded by the software industry, has launched a nationwide campaign against software piracy by conducting a raid in collaboration with the police. Police recently raided two Singaporean companies operating on Batam Island with the help of the BSA, whose members include the world's largest software makers.

Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group is increasing its oil palm plantation investments in Indonesia through its subsidiary PT Central Palma Plantation, as part of its plan to own up to 100,000 hectares of plantations in Indonesia by the end of the year, executive vice president Virachai Ratanabanchuen said Monday (21/5/07).

Australia's biggest steelmaker BlueScope Steel Ltd on Monday (21/5/07) announced it will spend $101 million to expand its operations in Indonesia, Dow Jones Newswires reported. The Melbourne-based company plans to build a second metallic coating line at its Cilegon operation west of Jakarta. Construction of the line, expected to be operational by the end of 2009, had previously been postponed as BlueScope focused on other developments already underway in Asia.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Cellular telephone operator PT Telkomsel plans to double its call center capacity to 1.1 million calls a day. "The service supported by an interactive voice response system is operated by around 4,000 personnel and has been the busiest call center in the country," VP Customer Service Irwin Sakti said in a written statement received here on Sunday.

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Several foreign investors have become interested in investment in low-cost apartments for rent to be built in various regions in Indonesia, Housing Affairs Minister Yusuf Asyari said here on Sunday. "Several foreign investors have already come to Indonesia, including from Malaysia and the Middle East, while others are still in the process," he said at the completion of the "Elnusa" integrated village restoration program.

Will the 'Magic Kingdom' of Bali Soon Have Donald Duck Selling Tickets at the Gate? Bali News: Changing Demographics May Change Bali's Character (5/26/2007) A recent article in the Indonesian language Nusa Bali suggests that the increasingly large share of domestic travelers coming to Bali may play a determining role in the future face of the Island.

Despite Record Setting Foreign Tourist Arrival Numbers, Many Businesses Complain that Business is Bad. (5/26/2007) While balidiscovery.com's continuing series "Bali by the Numbers" suggest foreign tourist arrivals to Bali are hitting record highs [See: April Foreign Arrival Numbers Set New Records], we are often accused of "cooking the numbers" by local observers who have a difficult time reconciling buoyant arrival reports with quite shops, restaurants and hotels across the Island.