South Sulawesi Rattan Exports Up 98 Percent   

AFTER the Trade Minister’s Regulation No. 36 came into force, rattan exports from South Sulawesi are up by 98 percent. South Sulawesi’s Association of Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Entrepreneurs (Asmindo) notes that prior to the issuance of this regulation in October 2009, the province’s rattan exports were only 797 tons. Six months after the regulation was enacted, the rattan exports