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Bumi profit soars 230%

PT Bumi Resources Tbk reported net profit of US$80.2 million in first quarter, jumped 230% from the same period last year on increasing sales and margin. Bumi posted US$577 million sales revenue in Q1/07 or a 36% growth from...

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Cipta Panelutama’s tranformation

Started out its business as wood panel producer, PT Cipta Panelutama Tbk has transformed itself into a mining company producing bauxite which recorded ten fold revenue last year. Cipta Panel’s subsidiary PT Harta Prima...

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Salim’s insurance business

Few of us really paid attention when Salim Group acquired small but listed insurance PT Asuransi Harta Aman Pratama (AHAP) Tbk few months ago. AHAP has asset less than US$5 million, while Salim’s insurance group already...

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IPO to Watch: Darma Henwa

Coal mining contractor PT Darma Henwa plans to offer its shares to investors in the second half  (July the earliest). The company expects to raise between US$200 million to US$250 million. Who are the people behind Darma Henwa?...

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Politiconomics of Indonesia-Singapore treaty

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s declining popularity, including on corruption eradication that earned him landslide victory in 2004 election, increased quite significantly in the last few days, especially after series of “PR” campaigns from Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and National Police to prosecute fugitives hiding in Singapore, and confiscating their assets in the country.

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