Indonesia still suffers shortage of aluminum supply
Bernama reported that Indonesia is still suffering from a shortage in aluminum supply as PT Asahan Indonesia Aluminium the only aluminium smelter in Southeast Asia is only able to produce up to 260,000 tonnes a year while the domestic needs reach 800,000 tonnes.
Indonesia may soon sell weapons and military supplies to Iraq and Uganda, in what a top defence official said would be a first for an ASEAN member nation.