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Archive: 6 May 2008

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Emaar Jakarta tower to be the tallest in SE Asia

It was only four years ago that Sutiyoso launched construction of the "Jakarta Tower" in Kemayoran, announcing it would be the world's tallest tower at 558 meters. Then again, around that time he also launched construction of the city's monorail, which was to be up and running by 2006.

Bill Gates to Visit Indonesia This Thursday

with the frequency of his visits to indonesia, one would be forgiven for thinking that bill was wanting to immigrate.but no. more like he's trying to lock in the indonesian government into using microsoft's crappy and expensive software.SBY, here's some free advice: open source.

Bill Gates to Visit Indonesia This Thursday

Tuesday, 06 May, 2008 | 16:06 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, will come to Indonesia on Thursday this week.He is scheduled to give a speech at the annual Asia Pacific government leaders forum.

Holcim to build new plant in Tuban by 2009 to meet domestic demand

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta Publicly listed PT Holcim Indonesia, the nation's third largest cement producer, plans to build a new plant worth US$400 million with an annual production capacity of 3.5 million tons in Tuban, East Java, by the end of 2009.

RI economy grows slower in Q1, BI says

Aditya Suharmoko, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe economy grew at a lesser rate in the first quarter of 2008, compared to in last year's fourth quarter, on a slower growth in investment and consumption amid rising inflation and a global economic slowdown, Bank Indonesia (BI) said Monday.

Emaar Jakarta tower to be the tallest in SE Asia

The Jakarta Post , JakartaDubai-based real estate giant Emaar Properties plans to build a landmark tower in Jakarta, which would be the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia, a presidential envoy says.Special envoy for the Middle East Alwi Shihab said Monday the Chairman of Emaar, Mohamed Ali...

VP signals fuel oil prices to rise by 30 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has signaled that the domestic fuel prices would rise by 30 percent."The government twice raised the domestic fuel prices, namely by 30 percent in March 2005, and by 120 percent in 2006," the vice president said at the National Development Planning...

Apac Coal looking to raise $15M for mine

Australia's explorer APAC Coal Ltd is looking to raise $15 million through an initial public offering to fund the development of a thermal coal mine in Indonesia, Australian Associated Press reported.APAC Coal's flagship project is located in East Kalimantan, and contains a resource of 5.

Reliance Power to buy coal mines

India’s Reliance Power Ltd. plans to invest $650 million to develop an Indonesian coal mine to ensure supplies as prices rise to a record, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.The cost includes the mine, a railway and a jetty to ship coal from the South Sumatra province to a power station being built in...

Govt. considering cutting coal royalty

The government is considering cutting coal royalty to be paid by coal contractors to the government from 13.5% to 7.5% Asia Pulse reported Tuesday.The policy is to encourage contractors to supply low grade coal for state electricity company PLN, which needs large supply to feed its coal-fired power...

German firm to enter motorcycle market

German motorcycle maker Sachs Fahrzeug-und Motorentechnik Gmbh wants to grab a share in the Indonesia's fast growing but tightly competitive market, Asia Pulse reported. Sachs Germany, as the company is known, has established a joint venture with a local partner PT Minerva Motor Indonesia to...

US trade chief in talks in Bali

US Trade Representative Susan Schwab was to discuss ways to boost trade with Southeast Asia and wrap up long-running world trade talks in meetings beginning on Thursday in Bali, according to a statement reported by Reuters.