yes, very sus indeed. there's a veritable land rush going on now with every man and his dog trying to get plantation land in kalimantan, sumatra and sulawesi, and the bupatis are in the middle of it all! they stand to make obscene amounts of money through "facilitation" fees and outright bribes.

 Originally Posted By: biznewsDarwan was speaking after attending fire awareness training held by Agro Indomas, in cooperation with the ministry of forestry, the Indonesian Palm Oil Council, WWF Indonesia, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) and Care International.

At least two regencies in Central Kalimantan are waiting for approval from the Jakarta-based forestry ministry to convert some of their forest into industrial plantations, the regents say.The conversion -- most of it from former industrial forest concessions -- is meant to accommodate expansion...

Italy is expects to boost its exports to Indonesia by 12 percent this year, mainly driven by machinery and consumer products, an Italian trade commissioner says."Although our machinery products, which are geared to the needs of the manufacturing industry, only account for 1 percent of our total...

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 06/19/2008 9:59 AM | BusinessWith strong demand from its large population, Indonesia is among the fastest growing bakery markets in Asia, a study by the German Bakers' Confederation has found.