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Indofood to keep prices steady

 Originally Posted By: flingwing Food ItemServingCaloriesFatCarbsProteinMi Goreng (Indomie)1 pack (85g)39017g52g8gMi Rebus (Indomie)1.41 oz (40 g)1808g25g4gChicken Breastn/a1301g0g27gSaladn/a150g3g1gBroccoli (raw)1 cup (florets)190.2g3.7g2.6gSteamed Brown Rice100g1120.83g23.5g2.

Indofood to keep prices steady

Listen lads. brain tumors beckon. Eat some fresh veg and fruit in this country. Not up ya arse. New Indo Mie flavors:Rubber 'n' Sand FlavorBurnt plastic 'n' Hypersaturated chlorates flavorNothing Flavor.Cap'n still doubts my true idenidy.

Indofood to keep prices steady

 Originally Posted By: flingwingI don't know if I entirely agree with your evaluation, RH. Indomie has kept me alive several times on overseas trips. When you're in a hotel room with minimal pots & pans, and want something to eat that's hot, nothing beats a 35-cent pack of Indomie in any one...

Indofood to keep prices steady

I don't know if I entirely agree with your evaluation, RH. Indomie has kept me alive several times on overseas trips. When you're in a hotel room with minimal pots & pans, and want something to eat that's hot, nothing beats a 35-cent pack of Indomie in any one of several flavors.

Indofood to keep prices steady

 Originally Posted By: Roy's hairIndomie does indeed symbolize this country. Utterly lacking in substance, fibre or nutrition. A poor simulation of actual food. An ersatz breakfast for those completely without taste or descrimination.

Indofood to keep prices steady

"Indomie seleraku"; Hari-hari bersama indomie; indomie dari dan bagi: INDONESIA".

Government rues illegal coal export

Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta PostAt least 20 million tons of coal have been produced and exported illegally every year since the beginning of 2005, the government says.Simon Sembiring, director general of coal, mineral and geothermal energy at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said...

Center to boost enterpreneurship

A new government-funded center that will tailor state research to the business community for free was opened by State Minister for Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman on Thursday.The Business Innovation Centre (BIC) will link researchers with the business community, Kusmayanto said.

Indofood to keep prices steady

PT Indofood Sukses Makmur said Monday the company would not increase the prices of its flour-based products until the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan despite the soaring wheat price."We want to keep the prices steady until Ramadhan," Indofood vice president told reporters on the sidelines of...

CPO exports to increase 27 percent in 2008

The Jakarta PostDespite new tariffs on export duties and a more restrictive export regulation on crude palm oil (CPO), exports for this year are expected to increase by around 27 percent, says the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).

US no longer engine of world economic growth: academic

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Economic conditions in the United States which were now on the brink of crisis show that Uncle Sam is no longer the engine of world economic growth, an academic said.Prof Gracia S Ugut, dean of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), said Asia had now replaced the United...

Biofuel efforts make higher food prices inevitable, academic says

Higher food prices are inevitable due to an energy shift from fossil fuels to bioenergy, finance management professor Wibisono Hardjoparnoto said Wednesday."Bioenergy efforts will surely touch food issues such as in the case where corn is being used as biofuel," he said.

Govt, private sector to boost internet penetration

An ambitious plan aiming to roll out "cheap and meaningful" broadband to 20 percent of the Indonesian population by 2012 is gearing up in Jakarta, with strong support from the government and corporate sectors.

Benefits of integrating mining, forestry

There are promising signs that a long-awaited reformation of the Indonesian mining industry is taking place. The government now is seriously dealing with several issues that have starved the mining industry for 10 years.

Govt officials must now have more guts to commit corruption

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that government officials must now have more guts to commit corruption."Government officials must now have six times the usual guts to commit corruption," the vice president said here on Tuesday.

Tata Power interested in coal projects

Indian utility Tata Power Co Ltd is considering building power plants in Southeast Asia and is looking at mines in Indonesia though rising coal prices is making acquisitions expensive, its managing director said Reuters reported from Mumbai.

Coal price seen rising 3-fold: Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch has raised its forecasts for contract prices of coal for power plants and steel mills in 2008, predicting that prices will jump by as much as 200%, after recent supply disruptions resulted in a severe global shortage, Reuters reported Friday (7/3/08).

Indonesia sees coal exports at 150M tons

Indonesia is likely to have a maximum of 150 million tons of coal available for export in each of the next several years due to rising domestic demand, Jeffrey Mulyono, head of the Indonesian Coal Mining Association, said, Reuters reported Tuesday (4/3/08).

Sarulla geothermal project to start next year

Construction of the 340-MW Sarulla geothermal power plant in Tapanuli, North Sumatra, will start in 2009, Asia Pulse reported Monday (3/3/08).First phase construction will be for a 110 MW capacity plant, said Hilmi Panigoro, president of PT Medci Energi Internasional, which owns the project jointly...

Mobile-8 Telecom 2007 net profit up 45.4%

CDMA-based cellular operator PT Mobile-8 Telecom said Wednesday (5/3/08) its net profit last year rose 45.4% supported by stronger sales, Thomson Financial reported.The company posted net profit of Rp50.35 billion for 2007 compared to 34.64 billion a year earlier.Net sales surged 49.9% to Rp882.

Matahari's net profit rises 12% on stronger sales

The country's largest retailer, PT Matahari Putra Prima, said Tuesday (4/3/08) its net profit grew 12% in 2007, supported by stronger sales, Thomson Financial reported.Matahari booked net profit of Rp180.19 billion, against Rp160.50 billion in 2006.Sales rose to Rp9.8 trillion from Rp8.

IndoAgri posts 59% sales increase to $715M

Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (IndoAgri), a major subsidiary of food giant PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, reported a 59% increase in sales to Rp6.5 trillion ($715 million) in 2007 from Rp4.09 trillion in the previous year, Asia Pulse reported Tuesday (4/3/08).

15 plantation enterprises to come under 1 holding

State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil said the government will complete the process of forming a holding company for 15 state plantation firms, including PT RNI, a state-owned sugar distribution firm, next month, Asia Pulse reported Thursday (6/3/08).

Higher plantation output in 2008

The country expects higher output of its key agriculture commodities rubber, coffee and cocoa in 2008, an official said on Wednesday (5/3/08), due to good weather and higher prices, which have led to more intensive farming, Reuters reported.Rubber output is expected to increase by 2.7% to 2.

GM to resume operations in Indonesia

US car maker General Motors Corp. (GMC) is set to restart its car manufacturing business in Indonesia using the facility it abandoned earlier, Asia Pulse reported Monday (3/3/08).The world's second largest car maker will produce special models to suit the Indonesian market, Mukita Sutikno, general...

BI: Fund inflows would strengthen currency, aid CPI

A widening gap between Indonesian and US interest rates could help draw capital inflows to the country and strengthen the domestic currency, Bank Indonesia (BI) Senior Deputy Governor Miranda Goeltom said Wednesday (5/3/08), Dow Jones Newswires reported.

Inflation rises, rate stays at 8%

The annual inflation rate inched up in February to the highest level since late 2006 due to higher food prices, while the central bank decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 8%, Reuters reported.The consumer price index (CPI) in February rose 7.

Plantations boom continues

The plantations sector performed well above expectations during 2007, and is expected to continue to boom through this year, according to a senior official of the Department of Agriculture.One major plantations firm, Singapore-listed Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (IndoAgri), reported a 59% increase...

Indosat Post-Paid Tariffs to be Reduced

Tuesday, 11 March, 2008 | 14:51 WIBTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: PT Indosat, Tbk has been considering reducing post-paid tariffs rather than prepaid tariffs. The reason is because the post-paid customer is a more frequent user than prepaid ones.

Japanese investors focus on local potential

To attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan, Indonesia needs to take a good look at what's happening in local markets.The reason is that motives make Japanese investors go overseas have shifted -- from a need for low production costs to an interest in the potential of local markets,...

OVOD program on track, more studies needed: Kadin, govt

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) expects the government's "one village one product" (OVOP) program to go ahead next year as planned, despite incomplete studies on core potentials and competencies of cited regions.

Cell phone ads 'misleading'

CELLULAR ATTACK: An advertisement board in Puncak, Bogor, West Java, shows the latest promotion from PT Exelcomindo and its product XL bebas. (JP/P.J. Leo) CELLULAR ATTACK: An advertisement board in Puncak, Bogor, West Java, shows the latest promotion from PT Exelcomindo and its product XL bebas.

Tourism offers unmissable business opportunities for Indonesia

As with people of all nationalities, many Indonesians spend their whole lives in their provinces, never traveling far from home.About 13 percent of the population travel beyond what is required by their daily routines.

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

On your computer, in your computer, near your computer. Like, whatever dude.

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

It is like a different planet in the My Pictures Folder on my 100GB external thingy....

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

Same difference.

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

Nada, all on external HD

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

I would hate to see what you have stored on your computer.

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

Nah, Kuku did.... I just thought it to be the right level of inapropriate for the subject matter

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

You deleted it. It is still going to take me a number of weeks to get my appetite back.

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

Ha ha ha ha ha

Herbal medicine expected to soar this year

Aditya Suhermoko , The Jakarta PostHerbal medicine, known locally known as jamu, has become increasingly popular recently as global consumer trends turn to nature and 'old wisdom' in search of cures.Indonesia's major herbal consumers and producers are likely to see jamu getting a stronger foothold...

Poor hygiene weakens RI's tourism: Study

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will need to work extra hard to lure foreign visitors with this year's ambitious Visit Indonesia Year campaign, in the light of health and hygiene issues mentioned in a recent report.

Government scapegoating in Indonesian power crisis

We faced a power crisis recently. Bad weather and high tides and waves on the sea stopped the coal supply needed by the steam-powered generator in Paiton, Cilacap.The immediate solution projected was cutting-down the electricity supply in Java and Bali, which meant a shifting black out for...

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

Yes nana did mention that ... BTW you Mrs was looking very hot on Friday..she had a girly dress on and everything

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

I didn't. Haven't been since stag party and am avoiding it. Sorry I missed your missus' bday. Peaked a bit early.

Bali’s Nusa Dua Reports Record Start to 2008

Bali News: Bali’s Nusa Dua Reports Record Start to 2008(3/8/2008) Bisnis Bali reports that spirits are high at the Bali Tourism Development Corporation (BTDC) - the Management company for the 350 hectare complex of hotels, championship golf course, and shopping outlets found within Bali's Nusa...

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

Stadium??? Rumour had it that you passed out an an early hour after a hard day of working! What time did you get to stadium?

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

Think he was in Stadium last night. I didn't know whether to bow or not. Just slipped him an E while his security detail was detained on the fifth floor.

Prince Andrew promises to encourage more British bizmen to invest in RI

tea and tiffin...