Mega opens expo but not mouth

Mega opens expo but not mouth

SURABAYA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri opened a jewelry
exhibition in a hotel here on Friday.

Accompanied by Industry and Trade Minister Rini Soewandi and
East Java Governor Imam Oetomo, the President did not make any
speech, only pressing a button to mark the official opening of
the four-day exhibition, which features about 100 domestic and
foreign participants.

Rini told reporters that 43 small and medium enterprises from
12 provinces and participants from Singapore, Turkey and the
United Arab Emirates were involved.

She noted that across Indonesia, there were about 2,200
jewelry businesses, exporting products worth US$110 million each
year.

After opening the exhibition, President Megawati traveled to
Blitar to visit the grave of her father, former president
Sukarno. -- Antara