TEMPO Interactive, Makassar:Taiwan, through the Chamber of Trade and Industry, is considering investing in South Sulawesi. “I just found out that South Sulawesi is the biggest seaweed producer in the world. I’m interested and the meeting could be the beginning of an investment,” said Taiwan trade representative, Andrew Li-Yan Hsia, when meeting South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo yesterday.

From: The Jakarta Globe By:Ririn Radiawati Kusuma & Shirley Christie A report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services that a regulatory overhaul of Indonesia’s mining industry would hurt companies’ performance received mixed reviews from industry players on Tuesday. The report, “Indonesia’s Mining Law of 2009 and Subsequent Regulations: Unearthing the Impact,” explored how the law would affect companies in the country’s mining sector.

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The United States has asked the Indonesian government for certainty on time limited contracts, especially for oil and gas development. “We don’t want modifications on contracts once they are agreed on,” Tom Cutler from the United States Department of Energy said yesterday. The US department requested certainty saying length bureaucratic processes in Indonesia were a disincentive for American investors.

Indonesia promises incentives for investors in energy sector JAKARTA, (Xinhua) Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh has promised to consider providing fiscal incentives and more attractive production-sharing arrangements for potential investors in the energy sector, a media reported here on Monday.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Darwin Zahedy Saleh and US Ambassador Scot Marciel opened the US-Indonesia Energy Investment Roundtable on May 9 in Jakarta.