NEWS IN BRIEF

Indonesia-based Jamsostek… has recorded a 23.62% increase in its investment income for 2007 according to its unaudited report for that year’s financial performance. The state-owned insurer earned 896.9 billion rupees in profit compared to 722.9 billion rupees in 2006 and now holds 61.33 trillion rupees in assets, including 51.89 trillion rupees held in a long-term securities portfolio.