Pond after pond stretches out as far as the eye can see in the 450 hectares of fisheries that line the coast in Karawang, West Java. At feeding time, the surface of the water bubbles up as the fish fight over their food. While this government-owned fish farm, operated by Badan Layanan Umum Pandu Karawang, appears to be thriving, it is only just getting back on its feet after some tough times.

ASEAN is pushing for the integration of its members in the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) project, which will allow signatory countries to exchange import and export data online. “There will be an ASEAN customs director general meeting in Kuching, Malaysia, from March 23 to 30 to finalize the MoU draft on the ASW,” Indonesian National Single Window (NSW) technical team chief Susiwijono Mugiharso said Friday at a conference at the Trade Ministry.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The government has determined 14 industry sectors to receive government-borne 2010 import duty (BMDTP) facilities with a budget ceiling of Rp1.53 trillion. The facilities are channeled through five budget authorities.