I once had some of the most delicious grilled cumi2 in Padang, they cooked it with lemon and some sambal .

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - The operator of the third generation (3G) telecommunication service PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler (NTS) said it plans to invest US$1 billion this year for the expansion of infrastructure networks building more base transceiver stations (BTS) in Java and Sumatra, according to NTS President Erik Aas.

Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - West Sumatra is to export, for the first time, 30 tons of tuna fish to the United States through Padang`s Bungus ocean fishing port at the end of April, a local fisheries official said. "PT Dempo which has been assigned to conduct the fish export has expressed its readiness, and the company now only needs to prepare a 40-foot container for the purpose," Yosmeri, head of the provincial marine and fisheries office said here Thursday.

 Originally Posted By: Piss Salon What a great article. Can it be moved to News, Opinion & Current Events? You couldn't write a better piss-take if you tried.

What a great article. Can it be moved to News, Opinion & Current Events? You couldn't write a better piss-take if you tried.

 Quote: - Prefer immediate benefits - Do not have long-term plans - Like to spend time with friends and relatives - Slow in adapting to technology - Prefer context to content - Like foreign brands - Attracted to the religious and superstitious - Like to show off - Have strong subcultural influences - Less aware of the environment - Likes a bit of fiddling Sounds like the average expat teacher.

Products with superstitious, religious and luxury overtones are the most appealing to Indonesian consumers, a marketing survey shows. "Indonesians like simple and entertaining things rather than complicated things that make them think hard," said Handi Irawan, chairman of marketing and research firm Frontier Consulting.

The Industry Ministry and the private sector will jointly organize the nation's first research and development expo next week to promote use of R&D in industry and strengthen competition. Head of standardization at the ministry's R&D agency, M. Najib said Wednesday many R&D products developed by research agencies remained unused by industry due to poor marketing. "The products of research and development usually stop at the laboratory. Many companies are reluctant to come to the laboratory.

The city mining agency will soon audit businesses that use both groundwater and tap water, agency head Peni Susanti said Wednesday. She said 3,655 businesses held agency-issued permits to use groundwater, 70 percent of which also had artesian wells. "We don't know whether those 70 percent use more water from their artesian wells than they do tap water," she said.

New Zealand-based milk producer Fonterra Group says it is unlikely to invest in processing facilities in Indonesia as the climate and environmental conditions are less than ideal for breeding cows and milk of its desired standards. "We choose to expand our investment in countries which have cooler climates, such as China, Australia and North America," managing director for Asia, Middle East and Africa, Mark Wilson said Tuesday.

Five insurance companies from France, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Italy and Malaysia are seeking local partners to tap the increasingly lucrative Indonesian life insurance industry, an insurance association says. Chairwoman of the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) Evelina Pietruschka said in a statement Wednesday the companies had approached the association for information on qualified companies for potential partners.

Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Business players have demanded the government immediately provide certainty on its fiscal policy as they struggle to formulate business plans amid global market pressures. Speaking at a discussion held by the central bank Wednesday, Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairman Sofyan Wanandi said it was crucial the government be concerned about rising global oil prices that may stretch fuel subsidies.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Strong domestic consumer demand is expected to drive Indonesia's economy this year and steer it away from the worst impact of a global economic slowdown, an official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. The economy has also become more resilient towards external financial instability, given its higher foreign exchange reserves and a declining external debt ratio to gross domestic product, he said.

Solo, Central Java (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has been self-sufficient in chicken meat and eggs for years but the domestic poultry industry is not making progress, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said. "The country has been sufficiently meeting its own need for chicken meat and eggs for the past few years but poultry breeders should now orient their businesses to oversea destinations," the minister told at a seminar on poultry business at Hotel Lor here on Wednesday.