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Archive: 5 June 2008

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Entrepreneurs Raise Food and Transport Allowances

This policy was advised in order to maintain stable relationships between companies and their employees.“This is so that employees do not need to ask for salary rises which would place a burden on companies,” he said.

Ecotourism is the way to go for Bali, activists say

Dicky Christanto, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarEnvironmental activists have urged the Balinese to abandon the island's prevailing mass tourism scheme and embrace ecotourism, believed to be the only way to generate profits without damaging the environment.

Govt to shield creative industry with copyrights

Novia D. Rulistia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to provide a framework for the protection of copyrights and financial assistance to help encourage creative businesses, a minister Wednesday said.

Govt planning second 10,000-MW series of power plants

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government is drawing up a program to build a second series of power plants with a combined capacity of 10,000 MW across the country to keep up with the mounting public need for electricity, a minister said.

Exports, investments remain key driving force for 2008 economic growth

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Exports and investments will remain the key driving force of Indonesia`s economic growth this year, a National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) official said."Thus, it is important to maintain the community`s and business world`s confidence in the national economy.

Jakarta and environs will have 15,000 new businessmen

Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - Cooperatives, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Ministry has projected 15,000 new businessmen in the Jakarta and environs including Depok, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi this year."We will develop a national entrepreneurs movement program (Getuknas) for high school and university...

Entrepreneurs Raise Food and Transport Allowances

Wednesday, 04 June, 2008 | 14:36 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has stated that entrepreneurs have eventually followed the government's suggestion about helping reduce the burden on employees after the fuel price rises by increasing their meal and...