i have observed the same phenomenon ... and the bikes that are being purchased aint cheap: Rp20-30jt. owning a bike and all the accessoraries has become a new middle class status symbol.

TEMPO Interactive, Makassar:The South Sulawesi Provincial Government hopes to be one of the world food suppliers. The opportunity come from the “food basket” concept proposed at the BIMP-EAGA Agricultural and Fisheries annual meeting in Makassar yesterday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Agriculture will include coffee as one of the commodities to be prioritized in the plantation revitalization program next year, a minister said. Agriculture Minister Suswono said here on Saturday that at present the plantation revitalization program only included three commodities, namely oil palm, rubber and cacao. "Coffee is also a strategic commodity for rural economy.

Bandung, West Java (ANTARA News) - Industry Minister MS Hidayat said Indonesia needs to stop being an exporter of raw materials so as to develop its own industries. "It is my ambition to increase the volume of exports of goods other than raw materials. Our raw materials should be feedstock for our own industries," Hidayat said at the opening of an "Increasing Domestic Product Use" Expo 2010 here on Saturday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will focus on the development of Arabica coffee next year, a cabinet minister said. "Indonesia`s arabica coffee is quite popular in the world market, therefore, the government will focus on the development of arabica coffee. This type of coffee had contributed 30 percent to national coffee production so that it is expected to increase in the future, Agriculture Minister Suswono said here over the weekd.