Indonesia's Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi said on Wednesday that the government encourages private sector to take part in the construction of 14 new it planned to build starting next year. "Principally if the private sector wants to join, just go ahead, " Freddy said.

Businesses have welcomed a new government strategy to eliminate bureaucratic hurdles that have stunted the pace of infrastructure development. The government on Wednesday transferred the marketing and registration duties for public-private partnerships from the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), paving the way for a more streamlined administrative process.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has begun preparing the stationing of fiscal officers at its overseas missions to ensure optimum collection of state revenue from taxable subjects or activities in foreign countries, a spokesman said.