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Archive: 4 September 2007

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Immigration office arrests three Malaysians over working permit

 Originally Posted By: DilliPerhaps Tit for Tat regarding the number of Indonesians working illegally in Malaysia and something to do with Karate? funny that a champion karate coach could not dispose of 4 podgy malay policemen ...

Immigration office arrests three Malaysians over working permit

Perhaps Tit for Tat regarding the number of Indonesians working illegally in Malaysia and something to do with Karate?

Immigration office arrests three Malaysians over working permit

some real oddities in this story. Quote:Ibrahim said the three had been arrested last Friday when they were about to extend their temporary visa.excuse me, but if they had tourist visas, then (legal) extension is impossible! so what was it; a tourist visa (VoA), or perhaps an extendable...

Immigration office arrests three Malaysians over working permit

BOGOR, West Java (Antara): The Bogor Immigration Office has arrested three Malaysians, identified as The Choong Eng (53), Yap Yuen Loy (43), and Tee Kok Khing (31), for violating immigration permits and other papers, an official said.

Morgan Stanley Prepares Billion Dollar Fund

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Morgan Stanley is preparing US$1.5 billion fund (around Rp10 trillion) for investment in several Asian countries, including Indonesia.According to Morgan Stanley’s Private Equity Managing Director, H.

Oil-rich Riau sets sights on more investors

To attract more investors, the Riau administration will put 25 projects, with a total value of Rp 24 trillion (US$2.53 billion), on the table during the Riau Investment Summit 2007 (RIS) in the provincial capital, Pekanbaru, on Nov. 7-8.

RI enjoys $3.55 B surplus in foreign trade

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia saw a surplus of US$3.55 billion in its foreign trade in August with exports rising to US$9.81 billion and imports standing at US$6.26 billion.Cumulatively, the country`s trade surplus in the first seven months of 2007 reached US$23.

European tourist arrivals in Indonesia unaffected by flight ban

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The ban by the European Aviation Authority for the Indonesian airlines to fly over its airspace does not affect the flow of European tourists arriving in Indonesia, a spokesman said.

Govt to earmark 30 million ha of land for permanent farming

Surabaya (ANTARA News) - The government has set itself the target of earmarking a total of 30 million hectares of land in the country as permanent farmland which cannot be turned into land for other purposes, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said."To date, Indonesia only has about 7.

Adidas Workers Cannot Seize Company’s Assets

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Soeparno stated that the workers of PT Tong Yang Indonesia (TYI) Group, which produces Adidas and Reebok shoes, cannot seize the company’s assets for their severance pay.

Indonesia Not Main Market for Cheap Laptop

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia is not the main market for the cheap laptop produced by Asustek Computer, Taiwan. Asus Indonesia’s spokesperson, Titi Kristiani, said that so far her she has not yet received any information from Taiwan regarding the arrival of the cheap laptop.