The Indonesia Mining Association (IMA) suggested Friday the government allow foreign mining firms to sell their shares to local entities, as required under the mandatory divestment program, via initial public offerings (IPOs).

Irawaty Wardany , The Jakarta PostHotels and other tourism sector players should constantly improve the quality of their services so tourists will feel comfortable and want to come back to Bali, said an official of the Culture and Tourism Ministry.

The internet traffic capacity of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) was down to 10 percent on Friday as undersea fiber optic connections to Singapore, which connect the country to the rest of the world, failed to function.

Any food products found without halal or haram labels should be withdrawn from the market to avoid confusing Muslims, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) said Friday.Deputy head of MUI's food and drugs analysis body Lukmanul Hakim said once halal labeling was made compulsory all producers of halal...

Friday, 29 February, 2008 | 21:39 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) urged the Industry Department to have access to energy distribution. It is expected that this can answer the industry’s need of energy sources.

Friday, 29 February, 2008 | 21:44 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank’s subsidiary, asked Bank Indonesia and the Indonesian government to observe the opportunity of mobile banking transformation development.