To help boost the application of open source technology, which could in turn benefit local industry, the government needs to help out with better regulations, an IT firm says.Harry Kaligis, business and marketing general manager of Sun Microsystems Indonesia (SMI), said that although open-source...

Moving one step closer to the wrapping up of the deliberations on the mining bill, lawmakers and the government clinched a deal Wednesday on a special scheme, similar to the current contract of work (CoW) arrangements, for major mining projects.

BBC News, JakartaBorneoHuge swathes of Borneo's jungles are under threatA coalition of environmental groups in Indonesia has called on the United Nations to intervene in a palm oil project being planned in Borneo.The project will allocate up to 1.8 million hectares (4.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s economy is estimated to have grown by 6.04 percent in the first half of 2007 on improving economic conditions in June, the Finance Ministry said."Economic growth hit six-month highs in June.