The Consumer's sentiment

The Sentimen Konsumen index in December descended down to the point was lowest, was compared during the financial crisis 1998, resulting from the increase in the unemployment and the decline in the income. According to the survey of the Korean Central Bank of 22 thousand Korean households in 56 cities, the Sentimen Konsumen Index was December recorded 81, descended 3 points from November and the figure was that was lowered since 80 and quarterly the 4 in 1998. The index was supervised by the figure 100 significant that more consumers of the pessimist towards the economic situation dimasa front. Was based on results of this survey the household that had a high income also had the view that was more pessimistic towards future economics. The prospect of the recruitment opportunity was recorded 45 points or descended of 5 points, so as to give the opportunity that was smaller to get the work.

Handled the economic crisis

The government will increase the fund was equal foreign currency to overcome the liquidity crisis that was increasingly serious in the middle of the economic crisis at this time, as well as increased the ratio of the adequacy of capital in the Bank or the BUS by means of using the fund extra in the market. In the cabinet meeting, on Tuesday, the Department of Finance and the Strategy of Korea announced the policy direction of the national economy, as well as said that essence of this crisis of year finance was the problem of the liquidity.
To stabilise the financial market and currency dollar, the Department of Finance and the Strategy of Korea will increase the provisions of the fund was equal foreign currency that at this time 10 trillion to 20 trillion won. Moreover, the government will divide the budget of the country around 9 trillion won to be lent to banks, in accordance with the company's small and medium request.

Investors

Chairman of Indonesian Industrial Estates Association, Hendra Lesmana, has said that investors are holding on to their investment funds until the draft government regulation regarding industrial estates is completed.

He said he considered this regulation could increase the industry’s growth by up to 10 percent within two years after it has been launched.

“It is legal certainty for investors,” said Hendra in Jakarta, yesterday (30/12).

He mentioned that 20 companies from Japan, two from India, and 10 from Korea were ready to invest in Indonesia.

Increased the income

The number of foreign tourists to visit Central Java is targeted to increase by 2.5 percent in 2009.

There were 317,222 foreign tourists in 2008.

Head of the Marketing Division at the Tourism Department at the Central Java Province Budiyanto explained the target in 2009 was larger than the target in 2008, which was only 1.2 percent.

“As regards domestic tourist, Central Java targets to increase the number by five percent. There were 16.5 million domestic tourists in 2008,” said Budiyanto yesterday (30/12).

The Tourism Department will carry out several improvements to increase the tourist number.

More promotions about Central Java as a safe place will also be carried out.

“So tourist will not be worried about visiting Central Java,” said Budi.

Reduced the weight healthily

Although not yet having the certain answer what diet that was most exact to reduce the weight, but Dr. Johanes recommended the pattern of the diet that was carried out by National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) in AS. NWCR was the collection of the person's data (had 4000 people) that succeeded in reducing the weight more than 13 kg and continued to remain for more than 5 years.
Karateristik the pattern of eating him was low fat (24 percent asupan calorie), asupan the carbohydrate was high enough, low calorie (1300-1500 kcal/the day). Because we were not possible knew how many calorie that was contained in food, dr.Johanes suggested to reduce asupan smaller than the normal portion.
"To reduce 500 calorie every day was easy how come, for example if eating gado-gado, reduced the peanuts spice and his crackers, more chose steamed rice than fried rice, et cetera", suggested the doctor that that practised in RS. St.Boromeus, Bandung this.
It was explained by dr.Johanes, the member's majority that was registered in NWCR did breakfast routinely, monitored the weight personally periodically as well as carried out sport. With the pattern of eating low low fat calorie as this was proven could reduce the weight more than 13 kg and could be maintained more than 5 years.