(JAKARTA) Mining firms in Indonesia with long-term overseas supply contracts will be allowed to increase their production to meet a requirement of setting aside supply for the domestic market, a government official said yesterday.

(JAKARTA) Australian firms Coca Cola Amatil Ltd, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Thiess Pty Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd have agreed to invest more than US$1 billion to expand in Indonesia this year, the head of the country's investment agency said yesterday.

(BANGKOK) Indonesia, South-east Asia's biggest sugar consumer, will maintain its sugar imports from Thailand at around one million tonnes this year, a Thai industry official said yesterday.