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. Previously, the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI) suggested wage rises of between 35 and 40 percent before the fuel price increases. Rekson suggested that industries which profited from the fuel price increase should raise wages by 50 percent.

Dicky Christanto, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Environmental 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. Made Suarnata of the Wisnu Foundation said mass tourism activities and facilities such as hotels, villas and amusement parks were of more benefit to investors than to locals.

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. Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said the framework would form part of industry's development blueprints.

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. Some aspects of the program were disclosed by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro to reporters following a meeting on acceleration of the first 10,000-MW power plants project at the vice presidential office here Wednesday.

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, (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 students, and unemployed youngsters," Cooperatives, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Minister Suryadharma Ali said in a Getuknas Coordinating Meeting here on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 04 June, 2008 | 14:36 WIB TEMPO 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 transportation allowances. “The allowances will be realized this month (June),” Manpower and Transmigration Minister Erman Soeparno told Tempo in Jakarta, on Monday (3/6).