BAKRIE BROTHERS SUFFERS RP16.6 TRILLION NET LOSS

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Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Publicly listed PT Bakrie & Brothers suffered a net loss of Rp16.624 trillion in 2008, a condition which was quite different from a year earlier when it recorded a n

BEI INDEX OPENS HIGHER EARLY FRIDAY

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Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Composite Stock Price Index (IHSC) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) got off to a strong start here early Friday as the country's stock market was st

RUPIAH CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EARLY FRIDAY

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Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - The rupiah sharply gained against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market here early Friday as market players were optimistic about Indonesian economic growth

JEMBRANA MAKING SEA WATER DRINKABLE

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Denpasar, Indonesia, April 3 (ANTARA) - Bali's Jembrana district has succeeded in turning sea water into processed mineral water to meet the drinking water needs of local people, a spokesman said.

BI LOWERS BENCHMARK RATE TO 7.5 PCT

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Jakarta, April 3 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI)'s Board of Governors in a meeting on Friday decided to lower the central bank's benchmark rate (locally known as BI Rate) by 25 basis points to 7.5 p

VP VISITS BUNTET ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN CIREBON

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Cirebon, Indonesia, April 3 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla visited Buntet Islamic boarding school in Cirebon, West Java, on Friday but it was not part of his election campaign rally for Golk

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