JAKARTA, July 17 (Reuters) - Bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta's business district on Friday, killing nine people and wounding dozens in attacks that could dent investor confidence in Indonesia.

With cities and villages around the country clogged by devil-may-care bikers, it may come as a surprise that motorcycle sales tumbled by about 16 percent in the first half in 2009. The decline, however, represents improved performance compared with sales of cars and commercial vehicles, which...