Don't treat subsidy as part of income, say Southern planters
The United Planters' Association of Southern India (Upasi) has urged Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, to include the subsidy scheme for production of orthodox tea under the ambit of Section 10(30) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 so that the subsidy from Tea Board is not treated as part of total income.
PH rice firm goes to 4 countries
THE Philippines continues to import rice mostly from Thailand and Vietnam. However, SL Agritech Corp. is expanding its hybrid rice seed production in Brunei and continues to export to Vietnam, Indonesia and Nigeria.
Indonesia to Set Up $5.6 billion Palm Oil and Rubber Firm
By Janeman Latul and Fathiya Dahrul JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government plans to create one of the world's largest palm oil and rubber firms in March by combining state planters with total assets of $5.6 billion, a government minister told Reuters on Thursday. [More]
Indonesia to set up US$5.6b plantation firm
JAKARTA, Feb 2 — Indonesia’s government plans to create one of the world’s largest palm oil and rubber firms in March by combining state planters with total assets of US$5.6 billion (RM16.91 billion), a government minister told Reuters today. A planned listing of the firm will tap investor interest in a country with a recently acquired “investment ...
7. Indonesia plans US$5.6bil company to compete with Sime Darby, Wilmar
JAKARTA: Indonesia's government plans to create one of the world's largest palm oil and rubber firms in March by combining state planters with total assets of US$5.6bil, a government minister told Reuters.
Indonesia plans US$5.6bil company to compete with Sime Darby, Wilmar
JAKARTA: Indonesia's government plans to create one of the world's largest palm oil and rubber firms in March by combining state planters with total assets of US$5.6bil, a government minister told Reuters.
Lively NKorean capital celebrates Lunar New Year
North Koreans bundled against the freezing cold paid respects again to late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang's main plaza Monday and celebrated the Lunar New Year holiday with colorful flowers and children's games.
Flags and flowers on Lunar New Year in North Korea
Soldiers and children, all bundled up against the freezing cold, lined up Monday at Pyongyang's main plaza to pay their respects again to late leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Family biography
THE ALLSTONS OF CHICORA WOOD: Wealth, Honor, and Gentility in the South Carolina Lowcountry. By William Kauffman Scarborough. Louisiana State University Press. 183 pages. $35.