So how many more decent state enterprises are let for selling to meet the needs of the State Budget? They will runout soon of State companies that outside investment will want to buy. What's next Telkom, Pertamina, PLN (na no one would want to buy PLN)?

Oh boy, I know of several steel resellers in the city that will not be happy with this arrangement once it takes hold. Some have exclusivity in Krakatau to certain sizes of steel that gives them the ability to sell at their set price.

Indonesia News.NetFriday 9th May, 2008 (IANS)Jakarta, May 9 (Xinhua) Luxembourg-based steel maker ArcelorMittal has raised its investment cap for new operations in Indonesia to $10 billion from $3 billion that includes bid to acquire shares in state-owned Krakatau Steel, media reports said Friday.

What a twat. Where would it get refined!

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Finance Ministry is taking care of the distribution of funds allocated by the Agriculture Ministry to the farmers to increase the production and productivity of rice, corn and soybean.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia could have reaped great profits from the current high world crude oil prices and would not have plunged into its present difficult situation if it had managed its oil potentials well, oil industry observer Dr Kurtubi said.

I'll have to give up at least one off my hobbies...

 Quote:The company has also scrapped subsidies for the 6,600-watt user group, which includes businesses and wealthy consumers.i'm in this category (no, not as a wealthy consumer!)oh well, free ride is over ...

 Quote:For households with a 2,200-watt capacity, the benchmark is set at 283 watts. These households would have to a pay nonsubsidized rates of Rp 1,092 per kilowatt hour (KwH) if their electricity usage exceeds the benchmark.Thats me fucked then....