To the ancient Romans, vallar was the laudatory adjective applied to the legionary who first surmounted the enemy’s ramparts and broke into his camp. At first sight, that is what Nathaniel Rothschild has done with a $3bn deal that will turn his Vallar cash shell into a London-listed Indonesian coal group. But what if it is actually Vallar’s ramparts that are being scaled?

Australia-based Coca Cola Amatil will increase its investment in Indonesia by A$100 million per year, it was announced when the company’s managing director Terry Davis met Wednesday with Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Davis told reporters after the meeting at the Presidential Office that his company would continue to increase its investment in the country every year for at least the next three years.

Jakarta. The Supreme Court has rejected the Business Competition Supervisory Commission’s appeal of its ruling that voided sanctions against French-based retailer Carrefour for unfair market practices. The commission, also known as the KPPU, accused Carrefour in November last year of violating business competition laws by monopolizing the wholesale supplier market and imposing unfair trading terms on its suppliers.

VIVAnews - Asian countries, including Indonesia, are gaining more improvements in the economy and divert the attention of western countries to the East. The rising economy in Asia as a result causes the countries to join in the eastern economic order. "The geo-political and geo-economical pendulum will swing toward the region," said ASEAN Partnership Director General of Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Djauhari Oratmangun, yesterday, Nov 23.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The government has asked China to invest in shipping and harbor development. One of the industry potential, said Edy Putra Irawadi, deputy Coordinating Minister for the Economy, in charge of Industry and Trade, is the big volume, 110.000 ships or around 30 percent of the world trade volume pass through the Malacca Strait on the Sumatra east coast. The government also wants to build connectivity in eastern Indonesia to reduce activities in Java.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government is inviting Chinese investors to increase their investment in the shipbuilding and port sector in Indonesia, an official said.