Friday, 31 October, 2008 | 18:17 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Ministry of Energy and Mineral resources said the government will impose the Domestic Market Obligations on biofuel producers to prevent fuel shortage in local market. The remark was made by Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro on Friday when visiting a biofuel producer, PT Darmex Biofuel in Bekasi West Java.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said good public services may boost the country`s economic growth. Speaking at a function marking the conferment of prime service awards at the State Palace here late Friday, President Yudhoyono said the economy would grow significantly if the bureaucracy was able to provide public services in a good and transparent way. "The economy grew by around 6 percent in the past seven quarters.

Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several provinces have announced a significant rise in workers’ minimum wage, but the amount of the increase is facing opposition from certain business groups. Workers in Jakarta will get a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage, from the current Rp 972,604 (US$89.22) to Rp 1,069,865 next year. Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said Friday the raise had been agreed to by wage councils, labor unions and business associations.