Yes they will. Irony is not a word in their lexicon

Pekalongan, Central Java (ANTARA News) - The textile industry in Pekalongan, Central Java, is reeling under the weight of sharply increased prices of cotton and rayon, and facing tight competition from cheaper imported products, a spokesman said.

A consortium commissioned to develop the Palapa Ring fiber-optic network expects to launch bidding registration February for the project's procurement, an official says."We are about to finish the terms and conditions for the procurement and are hoping to invite bidders mid February," consortium...

The tax office has proposed a new tax system for property developers. For some companies the new legislation may prove to be a new year's gift; for others however it may turn out to be a handicap.The new regulations would impose a 5 percent final tax on revenues for big developers and a minimum 1...

I wonder if the immigration people will try to extort money from people attending the UN conference on efforts to battle corruption.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The looming US economic recession will not affect Indonesia`s investment growth if the government issues policies favoring investment inflows, an official said.To increase the investment growth, the government must attract investors to engage in the manufacture of raw...

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Bali`s non-oil/non-gas exports last year rose 9.8 percent to US$504 million from a year earlier, a trade official said."The foreign exchange earnings exceed the target of US$473.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government was expected to extend food commodity fiscal incentives to enhance the national food resilience, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said here Tuesday.The government has given fiscal incentives in the form of value added tax on vegetable oils to maintain...

The billions of dollars in state assets allegedly stolen by former president Soeharto, who died Sunday, could again become a hot topic of international debate during the United Nations conference on corruption beginning in Bali Monday.