Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A consistent rise in new car sales during the first six months of this year despite a hike in fuel prices has raised hopes that full year sales could revisit record levels, an industry official said on Monday.

An ongoing dispute between the central and local governments over the disbursement of authority to manage licenses for mining operations is unlikely to be resolved any time soon, the Jakarta Post daily on Monday reported.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - State oil and gas company Pertamina has set itself a target of becoming a non-publicly listed company in 2009 at the latest following the conclusion of an audit on its financial conditions.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's cement consumption during the first half of 2008 surged 21 percent from a year ago supported by growing construction activities, a producer association report showed on Monday.