Quoting: KuKuKaChu He added that because the issue was related to health, consumption should be limited, as with cigarettes. The tax on cigarettes is increased by 10 percent to 30 percent yearly. What a load of shite!! They are still miles cheaper than anywhere else in the world and almost all Indonesians smoke but not as many drink alchohol!!! Err, you idiots have got it the wrong way around!!! DOH!

A big increase in exports is expected for Indonesian footwear firms this year, with a projected surge in orders from EU and non-traditional markets, a shoe producers’ association spokesman has said. Indonesian Footwear Industry Association (Aprisindo) secretary-general Binsar Marpaung said in Jakarta Tuesday that with the expected increase in orders, the country’s footwear exports might increase by 17.5 percent to about US$2 billion this year, from about $1.7 billion in 2009.

Quoting: Om Pong Eka Ginanjar, an internist from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, said Western-style toilets were more unnatural than traditional conveyances because they caused more pressure to the rectal area. I hear this repeated every few years. all I can say is "crap". it just aint true.

Indonesian Hemorrhoid Increase Blamed on Western Toilets The recent development of using sitting toilets rather than squat commodes was increasing the incidence of hemorrhoids among Indonesians, a doctor said on Tuesday. Eka Ginanjar, an internist from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, said Western-style toilets were more unnatural than traditional conveyances because they caused more pressure to the rectal area.

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the jezabel! we've been betrayed!! Cheers to Jeers: Indonesia Trades One Alcohol Tax for Another by Irvan Tisnabudi Just over a week after the country’s producers of alcoholic beverages applauded the government’s move to scrap the luxury tax on their products from April, they are now indignant over the government’s sudden decision to increase the excise tax by up to threefold.

From Tempo Indonesia Signs Tax reduction Deal With Hong Kong TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Indonesian government and China's Special Administrative Region Hong Kong have signed a tax agreement in Jakarta on Tuesday (23/3), which would cut taxes on revenue from investments by up to 15 percent.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia expects its textile and textile product exports to rise by 12 percent to between US$10.5 billion and US$10.6 billion this year after dropping by eight percent last year. Due to the global crisis in 2008 to 2009 the market of manufacturing products in the world has dropped including the textile and textile products that declined by 30 percent as demand was down, the chairman of the Indonesian Textiles Association (API), Ade Sudrajat, said here on Monday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Hong Kong signed an agreement on avoidance of double taxation (P3B) here on Tuesday to provide fiscal certainty and stability. The agreement was signed by Indonesia`s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and the finance secretary of China`s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Tsang, at the finance ministry.