PT Indonesia Epson Industry, a subsidiary of Japan-based Seiko Epson Group (SEG), launched its new plant at EJIP industrial estate in Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java, on Friday. SEG director Hagata Tadoaki said that the company wanted to boost its production capacity to more than double by 2012 by opening the new facility. “Currently, our Indonesian plant produces 6 million printers per year.

Indonesia, the world’s top supplier of thermal coal, has issued more trading permits that will allow traders to export coal and metals stuck at ports since January, an energy ministry official said. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has awarded a total of 101 trading licenses, an increase from 60 earlier this month, out of 338 applications, Bambang Gatot Ariyono, the director of mining development at the ministry, said on Thursday.

Analysts and industry players expect demand for office space in Jakarta’s central business district to continue growing this year as landlords take rising inflation and other costs into account. Real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield said in a report on Wednesday that many landlords raised their base rental and service rates in the fourth quarter last year. It said many buildings with stable and high occupancy rates saw base rental prices increase 5 percent to 10 percent.

TEMPO Interaktif, Bogor:President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the Jakarta City administrators to solve its problems before 2020. “A significant improvement must be realized before 2014. It does not mean that governor Fauzi Bowo must wait until 2020. At least, Jakarta citizens could get a better transportation system before then,” he said at the closing speech of the government retreat at Bogor Palace, yesterday.

TEMPO Interactive, PALU:Central Sulawesi Governor H.B. Paliudju has given an ultimatum to PT International Nickel Corporation (Inco) to conduct mining activities in Morowali regency, especially in the Bahodopi and Kolonodale blocks. If until March 1 there are no signs of activities, the government will not be responsible for the people’s reactions towards the nickel mining company. Paliudju admitted that the warning was an agreement between the provincial government and Morowali regency.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will focus on seaweed cultivation in 33 districts classified as disadvantaged regions in seven provinces. "The focus on seaweed cultivation will be made by five ministries and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) to speed up economic development in disadvantaged regions," State Minister for Disadvantaged Regions Ahmad Helmi Faisal Zaini said here on Thursday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Japan trough its external trade wing has shown interest in Indonesia`s transportation infrastructure market which is valued at 120 billion US dollars until 2014. "In the transportation field, we project that Indonesia will need a fund of about 120 billion US dollars for the improvement of the transportation infrastructure until 2014," said Takashi Nakayama, president director of Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro)-Jakarta, in a seminar, here on Thursday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Boediono has assured visiting French businessmen that the government would give them legal certainty if they are serious to expand their business in the country.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and France have agreed to step up the growth of their two-way trade to twice its present rate of 5.0 percent per year considering that there were plenty of opportunities to do so. "The value of bilateral trade with France was only 2.5 billion US dollars in 2010, not a sufficiently substantial growth.

and it's gonna be 10 hotels will be built in 2011 that's what I read on batavia.co.id hmmm...so that's why now a lot of graves disassembled and become residential