Lippo Group, founded by Mochtar Riady, is one of the largest property empires in Indonesia. It has grown into an important development player in Southeast Asia, and is famous locally for its construction of various satellite cities and independent community developments, including Lippo Karawaci, west of Jakarta. Abiding by the old saying, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree," Mochtar's first grand son, Michael, is already upholding the family's reputation in the business.

Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For 58-year-old Ratna Ariati, the sun is not just the source of light and life for everything on earth, but also the energy that keeps her household economic wheels spinning amid a time of high power costs. Encouraged first by green living hype, Ratna and her husband, Joko Wibowo, 60, bought eight solar panels and installed them atop their roof two months ago. She said the RP 48 million purchase had been a good investment.

The Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur Asia's growth is threatened by spiraling inflation from higher food and fuel costs, an Asian Development Bank executive warned Sunday, and called on governments to tighten monetary policies to deal with the scourge. The bank is reviewing its growth forecast of 7.6 percent this year for Asia, excluding Japan, amid concerns inflation will widen income inequality and cause more people to plunge into poverty, said its managing director general Rajat M. Nag.