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Archive: 21 June 2009

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Jalan Tengah Economy

Middle Path sometimes is considered equivocal, undecided, in doubt or deliberately deceptive. But Middle Path is also considered the wisdom of Confucius. As Mencius so aptly says, "Confucius did not go to the extremes." Anthony Giddens calls it "third way".

Transport Association Condemns Private Villa Transport

Transport Association Chief Says Unless Government Takes Action Against Illegal Tourist Transport His Members May Stop Renewing their Vehicle Permits.(6/20/2009) The Chief of the Tourism Transport Association (Pawiba), Bagus Soediana, told BisnisBali that he deeply regretted the growing fleet of...

Bali Braces for Higher Electricity Rates

New Electricity Regulations Will See People Paying More for Electricity in Java and Bali than in Other areas of Indonesia.(6/20/2009) Electricity rates for customers on the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali are likely to be higher than elsewhere in the Republic if current plans to introduce...

August may see implementation of new regulations

Alfian, The Jakarta Post, JAKARTA The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said Friday it expects to submit a draft on the implementing regulations of the new mining law for final approval from the president in August.

Beefing about Indonesia

Duncan GrahamIn the slightly less polluted suburbs of Jakarta and other big Indonesian cities, restaurants specialising in beef dishes are doing well, particularly those serving steaks from New Zealand and Australia.