TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Vice President Boediono held a meeting today with cabinet member, offcials to discuss plan to expand Jakarta's main seaport Tanjung Priok. The plan which sparked a deadly clash at the port in April due to the presence of a tomb of an islamic cleric inside the port complex.

JAKARTA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The rise of Indonesia's credit rating by Moody investor rating from stable to positive on Monday has smoothed the government efforts to attract more investment. Indonesian Central Bank Deputy Governor Hartadi Sarwono has said that the increasing grade rating provides more positive outlook to the country's economy. "The improving outlook shows that Indonesia has a well- preserved macro economic fundamentals and reducing debt ratio.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu said Indonesia is currently in a very good condition to take advantage of the implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). "We need to build power. I believe we will be able to make adjustments and compete for a gain," she said during an oration on entrepreneurship and CAFTA in Jakarta Monday night.

Mamuju, W Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The Saudi government has invested around US$8 billion in Indonesia since the two governments established cooperation 50 years ago, a spokesman said. The Saudi government invested US$2 billion in Indonesia in the early days of the cooperation, spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Indonesia Ahmad Ali Kattonah said here on Monday. "The increase in investment was the result of good bilateral cooperation particularly in the economic field," he said.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government expects Indonesia to have at least five fully-developed special economic zones (KEK) by 2014, a minister said. "Our priority is, up to 2014, there should be at least five (developed) special economic zones," Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa said at his office here Tuesday after chairing a coordinating meeting on special economic zones.

After more than a decade of neglect, money has finally started flowing into Indonesian infrastructure. Those who attended the Infrastructure Asia Conference in Jakarta from April 17-19 heard a confident government and met an investor community that has gotten the spring back in its step - not a minute too soon. Infrastructure is quite literally the way forward for Indonesia. Virtually every aspect of the nation’s decrepit infrastructure requires urgent attention.