DIY tractor culture in Poland

This exhibition happened earlier in the year in Berlin, but I still love the concept."In the '60s Poland it was almost impossible to acquire a tractor in Poland. Agricultural machines produced by the country were available mainly for state-owned enterprises. For private...

Repairing U.S. bridges would cost $140 billion

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It would cost at least $140 billion to repair all the nation's bridges if work began immediately, a nationwide safety organization said in a comprehensive report Monday. ...

Robert Mugabe ready for deal on power-sharing

Reports today say Robert Mugabe is ready to form a unity government in Zimbabwe. Only time will tell if this is genuine or if it is an attempt to stall for time and hope that international attention turns elsewhere."Robert Mugabe's regime signalled early today that it is...

PLN opening tender for supply of high-speed diesel oil

"PLN needs the HSD oil to operate power generating plants in Belawan (N Sumatra), Grati (East Java), Tanjung Batu (East Kalimantan) and Pontianak (West Kalimantan), the company`s power generation and primary energy director, Ali Herman Ibrahim, said here Wednesday."The...

State equities for state companies not abolished: official

"Secretary of the Office of the State Minister for State Enterprises, Muhammad Said Didu, said state equity in state-owned companies was necessary to prevent state-owned companies from posing a burden to the State Budget."The absence of state equities does not mean that state...

President asks Pertamina to increase oil production

"The Pertamina chief explained that the state company`s oil production in 2007 was expected to jump 7.2 percent to 140,000 barrels per day from last year`s output of 135,000 barrels per day.He said next year Pertamina would increase its oil production to 170,000 barrels per...

Govt yet to raise dividends for Pertamina and PGN

"State Enterprises Minister Sofyan A. Djalil said he still has no intention to raise the dividends from state oil and gas company PT Pertamina and state gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) which would enjoy a windfall profit from next year`s world oil price...

Five state firms expected to go public in 2008

""Actually, sixteen state firms ate the target of our revitalization and privatization program. But at present only five of them have sufficient potential to enter the capital market," Djalil said on Monday. He said his office would select which state-owned companies were...

Indonesian state electricity company sealed billion dollar gas deal

"The deals were among 12 gas purchase contracts together worth 6.79 billion dollars signed Tuesday by gas producers and domestic buyers in the sidelines of an international oil and gas conference, Yusgiantoro said. The producers include JOB Pertamina, Petrochina Jabung, Husky...