Children's toys manufacturers in Indonesia are increasingly looking at Central Java - specifically Kendal - for business expansion or full relocation as land prices and minimum wages are more competitive in this province. Sutjiadi Lukas, Chairman of the Indonesian Toy Association (AMI), said one kids toys manufacture - Sinar Harapan Plastik - has already bought a 2-hectares plot of land in Kendal.

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The Indonesian government is preparing two locations - Kendal (Central Java) and Gresik (East Java) - as alternatives for the automotive manufacturing industry in Indonesia. Currently, West Java (specifically Karawang) is the nation's car manufacturing hub where most carmakers establish their manufacturing facilities.

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Seven suspected terrorists have been shot dead and 20 more have been arrested by Densus 88, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad, on Wednesday (08/05/13) during raids in Kendal (Central Java), Sumedang (West Java), Bandung and Banten. The suspects are believed to be part of a terrorist network that imported weaponry from the Philippines and engaged in violent robberies on bank branches of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) to fund various terrorist activities in Poso (Sulawesi).

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