Truckload of problems: A truck transporting palm oil fruit products travels along a road dissecting a plantation in Riau. An increasing number of forest areas nationwide are being converted into palm oil plantations due to a rise in demand for the natural commodity globally.

Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday said that the competitiveness index of Indonesia had increased significantly, meaning that the country's products can compete those from overseas.“The country's competitiveness index has improved pretty well.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal has expressed disapproval of an industry ministry plan to gradually ban the importation of used ships older than 15 years starting in 2010.