India’s state-run National aluminium Company (Nalco) may postpone the construction of an aluminium smelter in Indonesia due to problems in securing coal supplies for power generation, an official said Tuesday.

Energy Law has been promulgated and has set the direction of our future energy policies. The government is committed to increasing our primary energy portfolio from the current 4.5 percent of energy used from renewable resources and low carbon sources, to over 17 percent by 2025.

The French Embassy has been enlisted to help PT Carrefour Indonesia resolve disputes that have led to the closure of one of its Jakarta stores and a threat to close a Palembang outlet, a company lawyer said on Tuesday.

PT Hess Indonesia said it believed it has found a huge gas reserve in the Semai V field in the Arafuru sea off Papua.The Semai V field may hold gas reserve as big as that of Tangguh, Hess operation superintendent Joseph Witjaksono said.

Palangkaraya, C Kalimantan (ANTARA News) - The chairman of the Association of Indonesian Businessmen (Apindo), Sofyan Wanandi, said the recent arrests of terrorists had given the investors` community a greater sense of security.

The volume of crude palm oil exports to India is expected to rise by 10 percent next year, thanks to the Asean-India Free Trade Agreement, according to a commerce promotion body.Under the deal, which is due to be signed at this week’s Asean Economic Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, India is...