Four classes of luxury goods -- automobiles, electronics, tobacco and alcohol -- sold on three free-trade islands of Batam, Bintan, and Karimun regions will be tax exempt at the start of the new year, a minister said Thursday.

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The debate about whether Asia has decoupled earlier this year is now history as it is clear that Asia's fortunes are clearly intertwined with those of the United States and the European economy.

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Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should enforce a limit on sea port charges charged by service providers to help reduce the high cost that traders, in particular importers, have had to bear for far too long, a discussion heard Thursday.

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