The Jakarta Post, JakartaA real estate association said Monday it would aim for a 25 to 30 percent increase in the development of houses for low-income people throughout the country in 2008."We will continue to develop more subsidized houses for low-income people, particularly in Greater Jakarta,...

Indonesia Strengthens Position in Palm Oil ExcellenceTuesday, 26 February, 2008 | 19:06 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesia will strengthen its position as the country of excellence in the world's palm oil industry by holding the World Palm Oil Summit and Exhibition (WPOSE) on 20-24 May, 2008...

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - PT Intanjaya Agromegah Abadi (IAA) said it will start construction of a US$14 billion oil refinery project in 2009.The company plans to build two refineries each with a processing capacity of 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day in Pare-Pare and Batam.

The runaway development of shopping malls in Jakarta is living proof of reckless greed, a monumental disaster in the offing. It is a good example of how poor information, bad planning and a lack of common sense is already hurting, and will continue to hurt, investors and workers alike.

Bandarlampung (ANTARA News) - Japan was the biggest East Asian contributor to Lampung province`s foreign exchange earnings in 2007, a local trade and industry official said here on Monday.In the January - December period in 2007, Lampung exported 2,390,786 tons of non-oil/non-gas commodities worth...

Life insurance company PT Manulife Indonesia announced Wednesday (20/2/08) its total insurance premiums grew by 88% last year to Rp767 billion from Rp 419 billion in 2006, The Jakarta Post reported. The growth was remarkable, president director David Beynon said, considering the industry as a whole...

The ministry of marine and fisheries has allocated funds amounting to Rp594 billion ($64.7 million) for development programs in small islands and coastal areas in 2008, a spokesman said, Asia Pulse reported Monday (18/2/08).

The transport ministry suggests foreign air cargo carriers should cooperate with Indonesian counterparts if they want to provide cargo transport to Indonesian cities, Asia Pulse reported Monday (18/2/08). Local cargo carriers should have a share of at least 30%, Air Transport Director Tri S.

Kajima Corp. plans to expand its urban development project in Jakarta, starting with the construction of a large office building, Nikkei reported Tuesday (19/2/08). The general contractor completed a large office building on Monday, and already plans to begin constructing a similar-sized office...

Jakarta plans to build a Rp3.6 trillion ($393 million) railway system linking Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Banten province with the capital to cope with growing passenger traffic, the Straits Times reported Monday (18/2/08). Targeted to be ready next year, the railway will stretch along 33.

JAKARTA (JP): The country's second-largest telecom company, PTIndosat, is to issue bonds worth a total of Rp 1.5 trillion(around US$163 million) to support its expansion drive.The company is also seeking another $400 million in externalfunding in the form of bank loans or global bonds.

TEMPO Interactive, JakartaMonday, 25 February, 2008 | 15:06 WIBPT PLN (the State Electricity Company) is predicting that Indonesia will experience an electricity crisis up until next year.The state-owned company, according to Muljo Adji, PLN's Manager of Load and Distribution Center, is currently...