Archive: 17 January 2009
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Sat, 17 Jan 2009
Indonesia Sets Ambitious $5bn Investment Target Ahead of Islamic Economic Forum
Indonesia may sign business investment deals worth up to $5 billion during the 5th annual World Islamic Economic Forum scheduled on March 2 and 3 in Jakarta.Tanri Abeng, WIEF co-chairman, said on Friday that the event could produce a host of joint-venture and shareholder agreements between Arab...
Sat, 17 Jan 2009
The new mining law and the environment
With the enactment of the new Mining Law, we may now face the dilemma of Ulysses when he navigated his ship: To sail toward the Scylla cliff to avoid the Charybdis whirlpool.The new Mining Law seems to have better and clearer rules on the permitting of mines and on the financial responsibilities of...
Sat, 17 Jan 2009
Malaysian tourists to Bali in 2008 reach over 113,000
Denpasar (ANTARA News) - The number of Malaysian tourists visiting the Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali in the January - November 2008 period was recorded at 113,409, a statistics agency official said."The number of tourists coming from the neighboring country increased by 20,546 or 22.