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USA: NCO Group to Buy OSI for $325 Million
Buyout creates the world's largest ARM firm with 29,000 employees in 10 countries.

NCO Group, the world’s largest accounts receivable management company, announced today it is purchasing the second-largest U.S. collector, Outsourcing Solutions, Inc., creating a combined firm with 29,000 employees in 140 offices in ten countries.
Horsham, Pa.-based NCO, will pay $325 million in cash for St. ... Read more...

Indonesian Electronic Information and Transaction Bill of March 2008
Indonesia has recently passed a bill covering the Internet that focuses upon both web content and business transactions, although the Government admitted one goal of the new legislation was to “block porn sites.” Clamor from some circles for the Government to crack down upon lewd websites is stronger in Indonesia than in the West, given its majority Muslim population and their official emphasis ... Read more...