INDONESIA DETERMINED TO EMERGE AS NEW ASIAN TIGER

By Andi Abdussalam
Jakarta, April 20 (Antara) - Indonesia is now putting in place industrial development programs across the country in an effort to create a new economic growth momentum and emerge as a new Asian economic tiger.          "I am very much convinced that the current 21st century will be the best century for Indonesia, as the country is destined to emerge as an Asian giant," former Indonesian ambassador to the United States Dino Patt Djalal, who is now taking part in the ruling Democratic Party presidential candidate convection, said in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday last week.          As part of the development, the Ministry of Industry is encouraging the acceleration and equitable distribution of locating industries throughout the country.          "We hope we can continue to develop industries throughout the country to increase their added values, particularly industries outside Java," Industry Deputy Minister Alex SW Retraubun said in press statement made available to Antara here on Wednesday.