AsiaPulse News back issues from September 2001:
INDIA'S UTI BANK TO OFFER 30-33% STAKE TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS.
Sep 01, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - UTI Bank is planning to offer a 30-33 per cent stake to private equity players during this fiscal year. It has also kept its options open for the possible inclusion of a strategic partner or a merger with another bank. "We had a choice ...
CITIBANK INDIA OFFERS NEW INSURANCE BENEFITS TO CARDHOLDERS.
Sep 01, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - CitiBank has announced its new "Citibank Suraksha" scheme, which offers twin insurance benefits to its card members - credit shield from Tata AIG and personal accident insurance from Royal Sundaram Alliance. The Credit Shield facility exempts a ...
IRANIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 1, 2001.
Sep 01, 2001 ... TEHRAN, Sept 1 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: IRAN DAILY - Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat urged a UN conference on racism Friday to "stand by us, to stand by justice, by international legitimacy which is now being trodden upon by the Israeli ...
AUSTRALIAN DEMAND FOR EXECUTIVES FALLS 25% IN 6 MONTHS.
Sep 02, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - A sruvey has found a 25 per cent drop in demand for executives in the past six months as Australian firms have become nervous about a US recession and a looming federal election. Executive search firm EL Consult's August survey of executive employment ...
PHILIPPINE GOVT ALLOCATES US$1.13 BLN ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Sep 02, 2001 ... MANILA, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - The national government intends to spend P57.3-billion (US$1.13 billion) next year on building critical public infrastructure projects. Senate Majority Leader Loren Legarda said the amount, contained in the proposed P780.8-billion national budget for ...
PHILIPPINES' EARNS US$1.99 BLN FROM 33 PROJECTS IN CLARK ECO ZONE.
Sep 02, 2001 ... CLARK SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - The government has generated additional revenues of P101.6 billion (US$1.99 billion) from 33 new investment projects in this special economic zone during the first half of the year. The Presidential Commission on the Central Luzon ...
US ENVOY URGES INCREASED IP RIGHTS IN PHILIPPINES.
Sep 02, 2001 ... CEBU CITY, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - A senior US Embassy official warned the Philippines will not succeeded in its aim to become the information technology hub of Asia if it does not tighten its implementation of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Code. Michael Malinowski, Charge' ...
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT TO VISIT JAPAN ON SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT.
Sep 02, 2001 ... MANILA, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo today clarified that she will be going to Japan this September on a speaking engagement, not a state visit. In her regular press conference in Malacanang, the President said she will be addressing the Global Business ...
INDONESIA CEMEX AGREES TO A DELAYED PUT OPTION.
Sep 03, 2001 ... JAKARTA, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Mexican cement company Cemex has approved the Indonesian government's request to move forward the due date of Semen Gresik's put option, said State Minister for State Entrerprises Laksamana Sukardi. "SG's put option is a commercially fine opportunity ...
FOREX - US DOLLAR UNCHANGED AGAINST RUPEE- SEP 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... FOREX - US DOLLAR UNCHANGED AGAINST RUPEE- SEP 3, 2001 $all $in $stx pticloser MUMBAI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The U.S. Dollar ended unchanged against the rupee at Rs 47.1350/1400 per dollar but the ...
STOCKS - BSE CLOSES DOWN - SEP 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... STOCKS - BSE CLOSES DOWN - SEP 3, 2001 $all $in $stx pticloser MUMBAI, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Led by IT bellwether Infosys Tech, technology stocks lost further ground and pushed the sensex down by another 18 points at close in restricted activity on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today due to ...
STOCKS - DSE CLOSES UP - SEP 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... STOCKS - DSE CLOSES UP - SEP 3, 2001 $all $in $stx pticloser NEW DELHI, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - A moderate recovery in Reliance Ind. and a few other old economy stock prices, pushed up the DSE index by 3.28 points at 845.64 in thin trading volumes on the stock market today following selective ...
OPEN - ASIA PULSE INTERNATIONAL - SEPT 3, 2001.
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AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: - Boat refugees to be send to Papua New Guinea aboard an Australian battle ship as early as today. - 11-year-old girl finds three cousins dead in her bed, father charged ...
FOREX - AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR DRIFTS LOWER - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The Australian dollar drifted off over the weekend with dealers looking for a consolidation ahead of possible further moves higher. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.5278/83 from $US0.5336/41 at Friday's close. It ...
CROSSWAVE SETS NEW CHARGES FOR CARRIERS IN JAPAN.
Sep 03, 2001 ... (Full text of this release can be found at http://www.asianet.com.au) TOKYO, Aug. 31 PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet - Crosswave Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CWCI) ("Crosswave") will set new charges for users of the local access lines of the power-related regional new common carriers, ...
NORTH KOREA PROPOSES URGENT TQALKS WITH SOUTH.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - North Korea on has proposed an early resumption of talks with South Korea, making a turning point in the months-long stalled inter-Korean relations. Rim Dong-ok, vice-chairman of the committee for the peaceful reunification of fatherland, said: "We ...
US, JAPANESE AUTO SECTOR OFFICIALS TO VISIT SEOUL.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - U.S. and Japanese delegations will visit Seoul later this month and October, respectively, for consultation on purchasing domestic auto components, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said. The Japanese delegation, comprised of 63 ...
S KOREAN SMALL BUSINESS CORP TO SEND FEMALE TEAM TO JAPAN.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The Small Business Corporation (SBC) has said it will send a 15-member female entrepreneur delegation to Japan today to open up new markets there. The delegation, headed by Kim Hyon-sook, vice chairperson of the Korean Women Enterpreneurs Association, ...
SHINHAN BANK, SUBSIDIARIES LAUNCH FINANCIAL HOLDING CO.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sep. 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's Shinhan Bank and five other affiliated financial institutions launched a financial holding company here at the weekend. Prior to the launch ceremony, the Shinhan Financial Holding Co.'s board of directors approved taking two additional ...
SEOUL BANK TO CUT HOUSEHOLD LOAN INTEREST RATES.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The Seoul Bank has said it will cut its household mortgage rate by three-quarters of a point to 9 percent per year, effective from Sept. 14. Borrowers will be free to select their interest payment schedule from every three months to six and 12 months, ...
HANVIT BANK OBTAINS NET BANKING CLEARANCE FROM UK.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's Hanvit Bank has said it has obtained authentification concerning information security for its Internet banking system from the British Standards Institute (BSI). Hanvit said it is the first Korean bank to win BS7779 ...
FINLAND SET TO OFFER ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO INDIA.
Sep 03, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Finland has said it can offer specific technology to India for efficient energy production, transmission and end-use. "Finland can offer specific technology for energy efficiency in energy production, transmission and end-use. In the research and ...
KOREAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: DONG-A ILBO - North Korea offers to reopen talks with South Korea - Ruling coalition partners fail to narrow differences over no-confidence vote on unification minister HANKYOREH ...
EVEREADY INDIA SET TO RESTRUCTURE DEBTS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... KOLKATA, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Eveready Industries India Limited (EIIL) has said it will restructure its debts and approach financial institutions and banks to reduce interest rates on various types of loans. "We will approach the institutions to extend a moratorium on loans ...
INDO-JAPAN IT SUMMIT IN TOKYO TUESDAY.
Sep 03, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Facilitating high-level interaction between Japan and India, an IT summit and IT eminent Persons's meet between the two nations will be held in Tokyo on September 4. Japan-India IT summit will be the first ministerial level IT dialogue between the ...
INDIAN UNI SIGNS DRUG RESEARCH CONTRACT WITH UK UNI.
Sep 03, 2001 ... CHENNAI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - India's Anna University, located here in Chennai, and the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, have signed an MoU to pursue common research interests in drug discovery, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The MoU would help both to ...
INDIA'S WILLIAMSON MAGOR & CO TO SEEK ROYALTY FROM EVEREADY.
Sep 03, 2001 ... KOLKATA, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - B M Khaitan Group company Williamson Magor & Co Limited (BSE:WILM) said today it would seek royalty charges from associate company Eveready Industries Ltd (BSE:ERDY) for using the company's logo on exported tea. "Eveready is using the 'WM' logo in its ...
INDIA'S RANBAXY RECEIVES US FDA APPROVAL FOR LORAZEPAM TABLETS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals , a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories (BSE:RANB), said Saturday it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lorazepam tablets USP 0.5 mg, 1mg and 2mg. ...
RIVAL CAMPS EXPRESS VARIED RESPONSES ON N.KOREAN PROPOSAL.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The ruling and opposition camps on Sunday revealed different attitudes toward North Korea's proposal of an early resumption of the stalled inter-Korean talks made in the afternoon. Chong Wa Dae first welcomed the North Korea's proposal made to ...
GOODMAN FIELDER SET TO REPORT FULL YEAR LOSS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Goodman Fielder Ltd (ASX: GMF), Australia's biggest food company, is set to report a full year loss this week, as it takes a one-off $A150 million ($US78.89 million) hit to cover restructuring costs. The food giant - which makes Uncle Tobys products, ...
AUSTRALIA'S WOOLWORTHS SET TO CHALLENGE NEWCOMER PICK 'N PAY.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Major grocery chain Woolworths Ltd (ASX: WOW) has issued a price challenge to new supermarket entrant Pick'n'Pay, and said Woolworths may even overtake market leader Coles Myer Ltd (ASX:CML) within two years. Woolworths said it would consider buying ...
STOCKS - KOREAN MARKET UP ON DOW JONES RISE- SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Shares on the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) edged upward in early morning trading Monday following a slight rise on Wall Street late last week. Construction issues fueled the climb, despite economic uncertainties surrounding Hynix ...
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE CO MYOB REPORTS 6MTH NET LOSS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Accounting software development company MYOB Ltd (ASX: MYO) expects to run at an operating loss of about $A1 million ($US525,900) for the 2001 year, the business said today. The firm this morning reported a $1.96 million net loss for the six months ...
KOREAN BIZ DEBT DOWN, BUT NUMBER OF TEETERING FIRMS GROWS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Listed companies generally improved their financial structure, but an increasing number of companies have debts reaching dangerous levels, according to the Korea Stock Exchange Monday. At the end of June, combined debts among the listed companies which ...
JAPANESE MORNING NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TOKYO, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of the morning edition of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) today: - Govt Plans To Open 10,000 Nursing Homes Without Subsidies - Orix, Toppan Printing To Launch Online Nursing Care B2B - Govt Plans Tax Rebate For Legal ...
[0] PAKISTAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... KARACHI, Highlights of today's newspapers: DAWN - Iraq accused of firing at Saudi forces - Palestinian leader escapes bid on life - Envoy to work with Indians in US - Political violence on the rise in Bangladesh THE NEWS ...
ECONOMISTS PAINT BRIGHT PICTURE OF AUSTRALIAN GROWTH.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Economists are painting a very bright picture of Australia's national growth in the June quarter. The growth was underpinned by consumer spending and retail sales. The AAP economic indicator for August shows growth at 0.8 per cent in the ...
HONG KONG NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... HONG KONG, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - A battle has broken out for Hong Kong's lucrative public-transport advertising market, with infotainment service provider Mobile Media taking on the MTR Corp and newly ...
NIKKEI WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TOKYO, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Major headlines from the September 3 issue of the Nikkei Weekly: FRONT: - Race is on to reap benefits of new pension system - Calls for action intensify as stocks sag, job cuts soar - Readers seeking self-help prop up ...
HITACHI TO HALVE CHIP OUTLAYS, EXPAND STORAGE BUSINESS: CHIEF.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TOKYO, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Hitachi Ltd. (TSE:6501) will rebuild itself through job cuts and lower capital spending, and by expanding its data storage business, company president Etsuhiko Shoyama told reporters. "We will aim to strengthen the firm using both defensive and ...
JAPAN'S DENTSU INC TO SPONSOR MARKETING RESEARCH IN CHINA.
Sep 03, 2001 ... BEIJING, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Dentsu Inc. has said it will initiate a Japan-China Marketing Research Exchange Project with China's Education Ministry, Beijing University and five other major universities. The project will study advertising slogans and their ...
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK FORESHADOWS US WRITEDOWN.
Sep 03, 2001 ... MELBOURNE, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX: NAB) has foreshadowed another big writedown on its US mortgage unit HomeSide Lending Inc - this time to the value of $US1.75 billion ($A3.05 billion). The bank has appointed an adviser to review the market sale ...
PRODUCTION FACILITIES OF TAIWAN'S IC FOUNDRIES LYING IDLE: CEPD.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TAIPEI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The production utility rate of Taiwan's semiconductor foundries this year is estimated at only 54 per cent of their manufacturing capability, as compared with 97 per cent last year, according to a report by the Council for Economic Planning and Development. ...
KOREA'S EXPORTS TO 10 LARGEST MARKETS SET TO FALL IN H2.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The export outlook for the country's 10 largest overseas markets continues to grow grim in the second half, according to a report compiled by the Korea Trade-Investment Agency (KOTRA) Monday. The agency said exports to China, which expanded in the ...
PASMINCO FACES SALE OF THREE AUSTRALIAN SMELTERS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Pasminco Ltd (ASX: PAS), the embattled zinc group, is reportedly facing the sale or closure of its three Australian zinc and lead smelters. The Australian Financial Review reported today that Pasminco had delayed the release of its annual results by ...
TAIWAN'S INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT NO. 5 GLOBALLY: BERI REPORT.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TAIPEI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced Friday that Business Environment Risk Intelligence (BERI) has again ranked Taiwan as the fifth best investment environment in the world in its most recent assessment report. According to the August 2001 ...
AUSTRALIAN MAGNESIUM CORP TO REVISE MINE FUNDING PACKAGE.
Sep 03, 2001 ... BRISBANE, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - An announcement has been delayed by the Australian Magnesium Corporation Ltd (ASX: ANM) on a revised funding package for its $A1.7 billion ($US894.03 million) Stanwell magnesium project in central Queensland. Following initial hopes, a revised ...
HYNIX' FINANCIAL TROUBLES A LOSE-LOSE GAME: SECURITIES FIRMS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - South Korea's financial markets are likely to face a setback regardless of whether Hynix Semiconductor Inc. creditors bail out the debt-ridden company or places it under court receivership, securities sources said Monday. Foreign investors will hardly ...
INDIA'S HINDUJAS GROUP WITHDRAWS FROM AIRLINE TUSSLE.
Sep 03, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Without waiting for the government's verdict on qualification of its bids, Hindujas has withdrawn from the race to grab control of both Air India and Indian Airlines. "The government is prejudging the issue without even waiting for the Law ...
THAI NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... BANGKOK, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE BANGKOK POST - Thailand can expect to raise oil production by at least 10,000 barrels a day next year, with the increase coming from an offshore field that is being revived after being shut down four ...
MALAYSIAN NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - SEPT 3, 2001.
Sep 03, 2001 ... KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Highlights of today's newspapers: THE STAR - Like good news waiting to be told, the little-chronicled story of Taiwanese tech company Uchi Technologies Bhd is a nice tale at a difficult time. - Banking stocks have ...
TAIWAN MILITARY TO STRENGTHEN ELECTRONICS WARFARE CAPABILITIES.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TAIPEI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Administrative reports submitted Friday to the Legislative Yuan indicate that the government plans to increase spending on electronics and information warfare programs to strengthen the ability of the armed forces to defend Taiwan from such high-tech attacks. ...
AUSTRALIAN MINERS PESSIMISTIC ON YEAR OUTLOOK.
Sep 03, 2001 ... MELBOURNE, Sep 3 Asia Pulse - Australia's three biggest miners are pessimistic about the next 12 months, in light of the global economic downturn. Of the trio, the newly-merged BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP) is more confident about its prospects for the coming year than either Rio ...
TELSTRA BOSS LAMBASTS GLOBAL NEGATIVITY AGAINST TELCO STOCKS.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Ziggy Switkowski, the Telstra (ASX: TLS) chief executive, has blamed his company's slashed shareprice on global negativity towards telecommunications stocks. Mr Switkowski said investors, who drove the company's shares to three-year lows Friday, were ...
JT MOBILE ISSUE TO BE TAKEN TO INDIAN CABINET SOON : MINISTER.
Sep 03, 2001 ... NEW DELHI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Federal Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said that DoT has received the final set of comments from the Attorney General on the issue of over Rs 5 billion (US$106 million) dues of JT Mobile which was acquired by Bharti, and the issue would be taken ...
AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURERS SHOW OPTIMISM FOR FUTURE.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - An industry survey has found that NSW manufacturers are more optimistic about the future, despite being unable to escape a profit squeeze. The September quarter 2001 Survey of Manufacturing in NSW examined 418 manufacturing firms, which employ around ...
COMPAQ & ACADEMIA SINICA TO COOPERATE IN TAIWAN BIOTECH RESEARCH.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TAIPEI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Compaq Computer Inc. and Taiwan's Academia Sinica, the most reputable academic research institute in Taiwan, signed a cooperative memorandum Friday to engage in gene and biotechnology research in Taiwan. The memorandum was jointly signed by Compaq ...
CHINESE MOTORBIKE GROUP TO SET UP PRODUCTION UNIT IN PAKISTAN.
Sep 03, 2001 ... ISLAMABAD, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Chongqing Yongda Group, a Chinese motorbike manufacturing giant, plans to invest US$200 million in Pakistan to set up an industrial unit. The group's decision has been formally conveyed to the government by the Chinese embassy, a daily newspaper ...
AUSTRALIA'S EHYOU.COM SET TO BECOME CASH-FLOW POSITIVE THIS QTR.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Application service provider ehyou.com Ltd (ASX: EHY) has said that it is likely to become operationally cash-flow positive this quarter as it announced its sixth acquisition in the web hosting market. The company said it purchased of Ocean Internet ...
KOREAN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES TO SURPASS US$100 BLN IN SEPT.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SEOUL, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - The Bank of Korea (BOK) today said the country's foreign exchange reserves are expected to reach more than US$100 billion during September, because South Korea has finished the repayment of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The foreign ...
AUSTRALIA'S PENFOLD PRINTING SINKS INTO THE RED.
Sep 03, 2001 ... SYDNEY, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Australia's Penfold Printing Ltd (ASX: PPR) has posted a $A292,000 ($US153,562.8) full year net loss and is scrapping its final dividend payment. The company said a market slump in the second half wiped out its first half profit result. In ...
PORTS TO BE USED FOR TAIWAN STRAIT SHIPPING STILL UNDECIDED.
Sep 03, 2001 ... TAICHUNG City, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - A Cabinet official said Friday that it is still too early to react to speculation on whether Taichung Harbor in central Taiwan will be authorized as one of the Taiwan seaports to engage in direct shipping with mainland China. Chen Ming-tong, ...
PAKISTAN HOLDS JOINT BUSINESS DIALOGUE WITH JAPAN.
Sep 03, 2001 ... KARACHI, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - A day-long joint business dialogue between the Japanese and Pakistani businessmen was launched here today (Monday). Businessmen and corporate leaders of both countries will speak on subjects related to the promotion of bilateral trade and economic ...
INDONESIAN RUPIAH SET TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN: CENTRAL BANK GOV.
Sep 03, 2001 ... JAKARTA, Sept 3 Asia Pulse - Bank Indonesia Governor Syahril Sabirin has said that he is expecting the rupiah to strengthen again until a new equilibrium was achieved. "The opportunity for the rupiah to strengthen again is still open. Let's see what happens in the next few days, ...