Quoting: biznews Indonesia's Kuntoro in line to head new reform unit "He will be like a special staff for the president in order to help the president to accelerate development and reform," a source close to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told Reuters. Editing by Ed Davies and Paul Tait) So what this badly edited piece is saying that the president has a special stick?

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, a former Indonesian energy minister, is in line to head a new presidential unit which could speed up reform of the civil service and accelerate infrastructure projects, a minister said on Tuesday. The new unit would help improve coordination between various ministries and resolve many of the bottle necks holding back Indonesia's economic growth.

Dian Ariffahmi, Teguh Prasetyo & Venissa Tjahjono The appointment of MS Hidayat as industry minister has been welcomed by the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo). The group is confident that Hidayat’s frequent anti-free trade stances would not seriously disrupt cooperation with the Trade Ministry.

JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- Indonesian's Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa said Thursday that the removal of investment obstacles is a priority for the government in the next 100 days. "I will give more attention on energy infrastructure in order to increase the country's electricity supply," Rajasa said after he was sworn in as the new chief economic minister.

The market has signaled disappointment with the cabinet lineup announced by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday night, according to analysts. The market may be somewhat disappointed that except for some key technocrats, cabinet posts may signal 'business as usual'," Citi analyst Johanna Chua said in a statement Thursday. Such a lineup may slow the structural reforms expected to boost Indonesia's growth to a higher level, as promised by Yudhoyono during his campaign, she added.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Gemalto, a company dealing in digital security solutions, yesterday opened a centre for personalized sales in the Indonesian market, located in Pancoran, South Jakarta. The new facility is expected to support Gemalto in providing card production services to provide financial institutions with an end-to-end system. The company also wants to develop the use of chip technology-based cards (EMV) in Indonesia. Gemalto has been operating in Indonesia for the past 20 years.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian economic ministers are facing at least three main challenges, according to economic observer Tony A Prasentyantono. "The first is realizing infrastructure projects to promote efficiency and then curbing inflation and attracting investment," he said to ANTARA News following the inauguration of the new cabinet. In the new cabinet for 2009-2014 Sri Mulyani remains the finance minister. Mari Pangestu also still holds the post of trade minister.