Quoting: biznews Govt revokes 715 problematic bylaws The government has revoked at least 715 regional bylaws which were considered to have hindered investment in Indonesia within the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second-term administration.

JAKARTA, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - While on honeymoon in Indonesia, Australian newlyweds Richard and Clair Webb decided to go somewhere truly exotic: not a luxury resort on an idyllic beach, but an eco-friendly lodge surrounded by wild orangutans.

JAKARTA, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Indonesia, the world's third-largest coal exporter, plans to gradually cease its coal exports to save for its future needs, says a government official. The National Energy Board, or DEN, is now putting together such a recommendation to be submitted to the government this month, state-owned news agency ANTARA reports.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) -The Maluku provincial administration has expressed optimism that the international marine event Sail Banda 2010 would attract around 6,000 tourists to the province. "Our target is that around 5,000 up to 6,000 domestic as well as foreign tourists will come to Maluku during the event, scheduled for July to August this year," Maluku Culture and Tourism office spokesperson Florence Sahusilawane said here on Thursday.

The government has revoked at least 715 regional bylaws which were considered to have hindered investment in Indonesia within the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second-term administration. “The revocation of the 715 problematic bylaws constituted a part of the agenda of the first 100 days of the government,” Kuntoro Mangukusubroto, head of the presidential development supervision and control taskforce, said as quoted by Antara state news agency in Jakarta on Friday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Industry Minister MS Hidayat said he would relax the SNI standardization procedures as a means of protecting the country`s industries by conducting cooperation with private research institutions and assessment agencies. "I want the procedures of SNI (Standar Nasional Indonesia) certification not to be done in the `business as usual` ways as is the case now," he said after the ministry`s working meeting here on Thursday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will not issue licenses to develop food estates in Merauke, Papau, to investors who will only sell the permits to others, Agriculture Minister Suswono said here on Thursday. "The licenses will only be given to serious investors," he said on the sidelines of a ministry meeting. He said investors who had applied for such licenses were now still candidates so the opportunity to obtain a license was still open to other investors.

Tangerang (ANTARA News) - A Singaporean investor will soon invest Rp400 billion in the construction of a dump site at Cipeucang, Serpong subdistrict, South Tangerang municipality, Banten province, an official said. Head of the South Tangerang Municipal Cleanliness, Park and Funeral Services Didi S Wijaya said the local authorities had prepared 2.4 hectares of land for the construction of the dump site.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Hitachi Asia Ltd. has an intention to expand its investment in Indonesia, Chief Executive & Chief Innovation Officer for Asia, Hitachi Ltd, Yasunori Taga, said here on Thursday. "We have planned so far to invest in Indonesia and we want to realize it as soon as possible," Yasunori Taga said in a Media Briefing Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative Alumni Forum.

Indonesian diplomacy should aim to attract more foreign investment to help reach economic growth of 7 percent in 2014, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told around 200 Indonesian envoys. This growth level would help the country create more jobs and prosperity, Yudhoyono said when opening a week-long meeting involving around 200 of Indonesia’s ambassadors, consul generals and diplomats at the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked Indonesian diplomats Thursday to proactively help attract investment to the country in order to meet the Rp 2,000 trillion (US$214 billion) per year in investment funds target. The targeted investment is designed to help the nation reach its 7 percent rate of economic growth by 2014.

The country should get its act together and make several changes if it wants to keep feeding its people amid volatile commodity prices, climate change effects and an ever-increasing population, officials said Wednesday. Deputy Agriculture Ministry Bayu Krisnamurthi said in a discussion about food security that Indonesia should make solid efforts in food provision matters to cope with current problems.

Reform actions need to be matched with greater capacity to outperform regional neighbors Jakarta, January 15, 2010 – Indonesia is determined to become an important player in international trade markets, and is following through on the logistical front with a series of a positive reform measures.