Bandar Lampung, March 5 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the second day of his two-day working visit in Lampung province opened a meeting of the country's second largest Islamic org

Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) has invited India's military to participate in efforts to optimize security in the Malacca Strait, a spokesman said.

Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA) - China and Japan have expressed interest in developing Indonesia's biofuel and renewable energy sources, an official said.

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign exchange trading by banks in South Korea fell
at the fastest rate in almost 11 years last quarter due to increased currency

Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA) - The rupiah surged 60 points against the US dollar in the Jakarta interbank spot market here on early Thursday, following Bank Indonesia (BI)'s decision to cut its key rate

Denpasar, Bali, March 5 (ANTARA) - A total of 23,111 Chinese tourists visited Bali in January 2009, accounting for 14.01 percent of the total number of foreign tourists visiting the resort island i

Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA) - Following are the headlines of major Indonesian dailies on Thursday:

The Jakarta Post
WORKERS IN 3 SECTORS RECEIVE TAX INCENTIVES

by Fardah Assegaf

Jakarta, Mar 5 (ANTARA) - Corporate Director of Bank CIMB Niaga Chaterinawati Hadiman said the bank has projected the bank's credits to grow to Rp3 triliun in 2009.

Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA) - RAS Al-Khaimah, an investor from United Arab Emirates, is ready to finance the development of a 150-km long railroad in East Kalimantan.