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INFRASTRUCTURE
UNESCO Calls Indonesia Superpower in Culture
TOURISM
Government Gets Chinese Loan of Rp2.2 T for Building Cisumdawu Toll Road
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Indonesia central bank plans new rules to improve loans, liquidity Indonesia’s central bank is planning to issue new rules as it seeks to improve credit distributions by banks and improve their liquidity management, Governor Agus Martowardojo said during its annual bankers dinner on Tuesday. The changes are aimed at boosting Indonesia’s growth to well above 5 percent through the banking sector, where lending growth has remained sluggish this year despite a number of easings. Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to expand the implementation of reserve requirement for Islamic banks, as well as reserve requirements for foreign currency denominated deposits, Martowardojo said. It will be expanded from currently conventional banks and rupiah denominated deposits. The central bank aims to “adjust the ratio and extend the fulfillment period” of the reserve requirements, Martowardojo added. BI, earlier this year, as relaxed its reserve requirement rules. Current rules says conventional banks must keep a minimum 5 percent of their total rupiah deposits at BI everyday and maintain at least a 6.5 percent average of total deposits in the period of two weeks. Banks would get an interest of 2.5 percent from BI. Previously, banks have to maintain 6.5 percent reserves daily. Meanwhile, it also plans to implement a new measure called “macroprudential intermediation ratio” to gauge wider financing distributions by banks, which could include purchase of corporate debts. “We will go through this improvement in stages and in a measured way,” Martowardojo said, adding that the changes will start to be rolled out next year. BI’s target of 10-12 percent loan growth in 2018 has taken into account of this inclusion. The central bank estimates 8 percent loan growth in 2017. The central bank has cut the key interest rate by 200 basis points since the start of 2016 to boost economic growth, which has been hit by commodity downturn. (KITCO/TPP)
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“It is the first time in 20 years we got such an investment grade from S&P, Moodys, and Fitch” President Joko Widodo
Jokowi Speaks of Indonesian Economic Achievement in 3 Years In Front Of Asian CEOs President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday (12/6) attended the Bloomberg The Year Ahead at the Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta. On this occasion, Jokowi was asked to give a speech. The event was attended by CEOs from across Asia to discuss the trends, issues and challenges that will be faced in 2018. They also talked about the economic prospects, trade prospects, digital in the future and the investment opportunities in the upcoming years. Head of BKPM Thomas Lembong, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin
Nasution, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung were also present on the occasion. In his speech, Jokowi spoke about the achievement of his administration in three years governing. “The third year is always better than the first year,” said Jokowi. He told how he struggled in the first year of his tenure in dealing with the weakening
world economy after the drop of the commodity prices. However, a couple of years later, the economy has been reversed to a better condition where the Indonesian economy has managed to reach above 5% from previously below it. “The economy managed to grow well to above 5% after previously only 4.7 in the third quarter of 2015,” said Jokowi.
The achievement was followed by the international rating agencies raising the investment grade of Indonesia to the best in the last 20 years. “It is the first time in 20 years we got such an investment grade from S&P, Moodys, and Fitch,” said Jokowi. The ranking of ease of doing business in Indonesia also managed to rise to the level 72. This rank kept hiking
higher and higher each year. Jokowi said he believed the Indonesian economy in the future will move to a much better direction. “When you get married, keep in mind that in the first year if you feel bad, do not panic. Just stay and in the third year it will be much better,” said Jokowi welcomed by applauding from the audience. (MDK/ TPP)
Top 10 Countries with Biggest Investment to Indonesia in 2017 katadata.co.id
Singapore is still the largest investor in Indonesia until the third quarter despite falling 14 percent. The data from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) show that the foreign direct investment (FDI) from Singapore from January to September 2017 fell to US$6.12 billion (Rp82.6 trillion) from the same period previous year which reached US$7.13 billion. The value covers 25 percent of the total foreign investment in Indonesia and is the largest compared to the other countries. In the second rank is Japan with the investment value during January-September this year reaching US$4 billion. This figure is also lower 11 percent
from the same period previous year of US$4.5 billion. Meanwhile in third place is China with an investment of US$2.73 billion and in the fourth position is United States with a value of US$1.54 billion, increasing 72 percent and 257 percent respectively from the previous year. In general, the value of foreign investment in Indonesia in the first nine months of this year has increased 69.84 percent to US$23.9 billion from the same period previous year which only reached US$14.1 billion. As the domestic consumption weakened, the flow of foreign investments was able to support the economic growth to reach above 5 percent. (KTD/TPP)
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After Kahiyang’s Wedding Reception, Jokowi: Thank You Indonesian People
Jokowi Names ASEAN and India World Economic Generators ASEAN and India have enormous potentials in driving the world economy. Their combined markets reach 2 billion people with the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$4.5 billion. So, it is worth to name them the world economic generators. That was said by President Joko Widodo while attending the 15th ASEAN-India Summit which was also attended by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Manila, Philippines on Tuesday (11/14). “However, our balance in trade and investment is still far from optimal,” said the President. Indonesia also appreciated the progress of ASEAN-India cooperation in the past 25 years, as a momentum to strengthen the cooperation to-
wards the peak of the ASEANIndia Commemorative Summit next year “I want to underline the optimization of ASEAN-India economic cooperation as a shared priority,” said Jokowi. The optimization of economic cooperation has been done through various steps including the acceleration of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). “The success of the RCEP will send a strong message that economic integration can bring benefits to all,” said the president. He cautioned that up to now the world isstill being overshadowed by uncertainty. “Therefore, ASEAN and India should strengthen the cooperation in the regional security and maritime affairs including through the EAS and IORA in the Indian Ocean, and the completion
of the ASEAN-India Maritime Transport Agreement,” said Jokowi. Jokowi Pushes RCEP Completion in 2018 Jokowi encourages the target to complete the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations in 2018. “I hope that the RCEP negotiations can be concluded soon. It will send a strong message that economic integration can benefit all parties,” he said. According to Jokowi, the fiveyear negotiation process has yet to reach agreement on major issues especially in the field of trade in goods, services and investment. “The RCEP will be the world’s largest free trade pact with a population of nearly half the world’s,” he said. In front of all the leaders of
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Jokowi Appreciates 1,262 Percent Increase of Danish Investment in RI
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appreciated the significant increase of Danish investment in Indonesia up to 1,262 percent. One of DenmarkIndonesia’s commitments is to increase cooperation in eradicating the illegal fishing. Jokowi said that after a bilateral meeting with Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at the Bogor Palace on Tuesday (11/28). “With an improved investment climate, I expect the investments will increase,” he added. Denmark and Indonesia agreed to increase the cooperation in maritime affairs especially in the IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated) Fishing and Danish support to Our Ocean Conference in Indonesia in 2018. Indonesia and Denmark also
the RCEP negotiating country members, Jokowi also emphasized the importance of mandating the negotiators to be more flexible, pragmatic and realistic without sacrificing the quality of the agreement itself. “I understand that the different levels of ambition are challenges that we cannot ignore, but RCEP is a ‘living document’ so we can still adjust over the time,” he said. RCEP is a concept of free trade agreement between 10 ASEAN members with six partner countries namely Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. The formal RCEP negotiations began in November 2012 during the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. The economic projection of RCEP is estimated to have a combined GDP of 31.60% of the world GDP and represents 28.5% of the global trade. (DTK/TPP)
After Kahiyang Ayu and Bobby Nasution’s wedding reception in Medan was over, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed his gratitude. “I would like to express my gratitude to all the people of North Sumatra, especially Medan and generally all the people of Indonesia, who have supported to make the wedding reception along with the series of traditional rituals in Medan go well,” said Jokowi after Kahiyang-Bobby reception in Bukit Hijau Regency Setiabudi Park (BHR Tasbi), Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday (11/26). Earlier, Jokowi’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also expressed his gratitude. He and his brother Kaesang Pangarep expressed their gratitude
representing their family from Solo. “I and Kaesang representing the Solo family want to thank you so much to the family of the late Erwin Nasution and Mrs. Ade Siregar and to the entire people of Medanalso,” said Gibran. Gibran said he was impressed with the enthusiasm of the Medan people while welcoming the parade of the bridal carriage in the morning. “The people are very enthusiastic, very orderly, and very welcome,” he said. The traditional procession of Kahiyang and Bobby’s wedding started from Sunday (11/19) and ended the next Sunday (11/26). In the morning before the wedding party, the parade of bridal carriage was warmly welcomed by the people who flocked the sides of the streets in Medan. (DTK/TPP)
President Jokowi Inaugurates Silangit International Airport in Different Way President Joko Widodo was greeted by SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno and Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on his arrival at Silangit International Airport. The president and his entourage arrived at 10:35 pm. Before entering the venue, the president first took a look at the panel of Silangit International Airport development project. The president also visited one of the coffee shops in the terminal and waiting room. Surely enough the people who happened to be there would not waste the opportunity to shake hands and take photos together with the president. For the inauguration this time, the President also did it in a different way than usu-
al, which is by hitting a gondang (traditional drum). In his speech, the president slipped some sentences in Toba language. “Bukka ma pittu, bukka ma harbangan. Ai nunga rade labuan ni hopal habang international,” said the president, meaning ‘prepare yourself for the changes to come after the operation of this international airport’. Also present at the occasion were Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Presidential Chief of Staff Teten Masduki and North Sumatra Governor Tengku Erry Nuradi (PRN/TPP).
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agreed to increase the cooperation in environment through the Environment Support Program (ESP) in several projects, such as the Forest Hope conservation project in Jambi, the inter-university environmental cooperation, and the cooperation in the clean and waste water management as well as the garbage management. The signing of a memorandum of understanding on the cooperation has been done in the meeting between Jokowi and Rasmussen. The renewable energy was also the subject of the meeting. The cooperation will be focused on the long-term targets of new renewable energy and energy conservation. “The cooperation on the development of new energy is one of the priorities,” said Jokowi.
President Jokowi welcomed the endorsement of the Indonesia-Denmark Partnership Implementation Plan 2017-2020. This is a follow-up to the Innovative Partnership signed during the Danish Queen’s visit to Indonesia. “Two years ago, Indonesia got the honor to have the visit of the Queen of Denmark. All of these must be interpreted as a commitment to improve the bilateral relations between Denmark and Indonesia,” said Jokowi. In addition to the economic cooperation, President Jokowi also expressed Indonesia’s concerns on the discriminatory actions and the ongoing black campaigns against the palm oil in Europe. “I also ask for the Danish support for the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement,” he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Rasmussen said the main purpose of his visit was to improve the relations between Indonesia and Denmark to a better level. “President Jokowi and I have approved several action plans for the cooperation towards 2020 and mutually approve the political agreement and the agreement on people to people,” he said. In 2023, Indonesia is expected to become one of the countries with the largest economy. Rasmussen said this will increase Indonesia’s potentials and bring the benefits that can be utilized by the two countries. “President Jokowi and I have agreed to increase the investment and the trade while continue to eliminate the various trade barriers,” PM Rasmussen said. (LPT/TPP)
President Jokowi Calls on ASEAN-South Korean to Keep Mutual Profitable Economic Openness ASEAN countries and South Korea should be able to maintain the sentiment of mutual economic openness to keep the stability of regional security. That was said by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during the 19th ASEAN-South Korea Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila, Philippines, on Monday (11/13). On the occasion, President Jokowi said he considered South Korea as one of the ASEAN’s most active partners to develop the cooperation. “ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA) must be optimized. We also need to en-
courage the negotiations inthe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership to be concluded soon,” said the president. ASEAN and South Korea should also be able to partner in maintainingthe stability and security in their regions. President Jokowi said that all ASEAN member countries are very worried about the situation on the Korean Peninsula. A strict stance has been taken by the ASEAN member countries. “I appreciate President Moon’s efforts to continue to work towards peaceful resolution through dialogues. Indonesia is ready to contribute in efforts to maintain the stability and security in the Korean Peninsula,” said President Jokowi. (JPP/TPP)
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NATIONAL Japan Lends Rp15 Trillion for Developing UGM Campus and Patimban Port The Ministry of Finance and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed two loan agreements amounting to 127.215 billion Japanese yen or equivalent to Rp15.2 trillion. The first agreement is IP576 worth 8.309 billion Japanese yen or equivalent to Rp900 billion for the development of Gadjah Mada (UGM) into the world class university. The second agreement is IP-577 worth 118.906 billion Japanese yen or about Rp14.3 trillion for the construction of the Patimban Port. UGM will utilize the loan to build 10 study centers in Yogyakarta to strengthen its research and development activities, cooperation with the local communities and industries, and the human resource development at the
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According to a World Bank report, reforming the Indonesia’s migration system will provide access to better jobs and improve the protection for Indonesians working abroad. The study, entitled Indonesia’s Global Workers: Juggling Opportunities and Risks, recommends reform the labor migration into a professional and modern sector equivalent to the other economic sectors, as well as incorporate the international labor migration into the strategy in creating broader employment. “Being a migrant worker is the rights of Indonesian citizens. This should not be the last option in finding a job, but rather a competitive option for Indonesia’s growing workforce. Managing labor migration professionally can help migrant workers gain access to good jobs and improve their protection while abroad. And this is the government’s obligation to facilitate it,” said Manpower Minister M. Hanif Dhakiri. The Indonesian government has made progress in the newly enacted Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Act by the House of Representatives, as well
as the ‘Productive Migrants Village (Desmigrative)’ program in the rural areas. Indonesian migrant workers earn four to six times more than if they work in Indonesia. The remittances sent to their homes are able to improve the welfare of their families, while new skills gained help them find better jobs when returning to their homeland. Strengthening the migration system can improve their employment prospection and reduce the risks of working abroad. The reforms can improve the enforcement of work contracts, provide safer workplaces, and ensure the safety and well-being of individuals. Responding to the report, Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri said the migrant worker profession should be a competitive option for Indonesia’s growing workforce, rather than just being the last option in finding a job. “Managing labor migration professionally can help migrant workers get access to good jobs and improve their protection while abroad. This is a government’s obligation to facilitate,” he said.
IMF’s Projection: Indonesia’s Economy Grows 5.3% Next Year ft.com
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates the Indonesia’s economy will grow 5.3% in 2018. The projection is lower than the government’s assumption in the State Budget (APBN) 2018 of 5.4%. According to the IMF report, growth will be supported by the increased exports and investments.
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ternational logistics port. The JICA IP-577 loan is the first phase to be used for the construction of an 8.1 km access road, a new terminal, a bridge and a back-up port area. “The new Patimban Port will become an alternative for the industries in the surrounding area and will strengthen the economic activities and the maritime logistics network in the Jakarta area,” Sri Mulyani said. She added that the Japanese government has provided soft loans to Indonesia since 1958. As of October 2017, the Indonesian government has 31 loans from Japan through JICA with a commitment value of 565.75 billion Japanese yen (US$5.1 billion or Rp69 trillion) for the ongoing development projects. (DTK/TPP)
Meanwhile the domestic demand is projected to increase moderately in line with the credit growth. The year-end inflation is projected to remain low at 3.7% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, due to the stable food and administered prices. The current account deficit is estimated at 1.7% of GDP 2017 and 1.9% of GDP 2018.
IMF’s discussion team head, Luis E. Breuer, said the Indonesian economy continues running well, supported by prudent macroeconomic policies, increased global economic growth and commodity prices to strengthen the competitiveness. He said there are external challenges to the economy, such as the exit of foreign capitals, the slow of China’s economic growth and the geopolitical conditions. “The domestic risks such as tax shortages and tight global financial conditions could raise the interest rates,” he said in an official statement on Wednesday (11/15). Breuer added the shortterm policies should balance the goals of growth and maintaining the stability. For example, a fiscal policy which can be expected to lower the budget deficit next year. “A monetary policy which will support the price stability to support the growth,” he added. (DTK/TPP)
ESDM’s Performance in 3 Years: One Price of Fuel Across Indonesia esdm.go.id
“Labor migration provides benefits to Indonesian citizens and their families. Reforming the migration policies and programs will maximize these benefits and reduce the risks,” said Rodrigo A. Chaves, World Bank Country Director for Indonesia. “Indonesia can implement reforms to strengthen the contribution of migrant workers to achieve equal prosperity across the country,” he added. The recommendations include: 1. Creating professional employment by improving the skills of migrant workers in accordance with the demands and standards abroad and providing transparent information about the overseas labor market. 2. Simplifying documentation and pre-departure processes. 3. Improving the protection of overseas workers through binding bilateral legal agreements and enhancing the role of labor attachés in the destination countries. 4. Maintaining the benefits of migration and remittance by facilitating the reintegration of migrant workers into the local labor market and encouraging long-term investments, such as in the education and health sectors. 5. Improving the coordination among institutions involved in the migration process. In 2016, over 9 million Indonesians worked abroad, representing almost 7% of the Indonesian workforce. In the same year, the migrant workers sent remittances of more than Rp118 trillion (US$8.9 billion) back to Indonesia, or about one percent of Indonesia’s GDP. The study was funded by the Australian government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (WORLD BANK/TPP)
The government has decided to apply a one-price fuel policy throughout the country to realize social justice for all Indonesian people. The policy was proclaimed by President Joko Widodo in Yahokimo, Papua on October 18, 2017. To implement the policy, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) issued the Minister Regulation No. 26/2012 on Accelerating the Implementation of One Price of Certain Fuel Types and Specific Fuels on National Assignments. The one-price fuel policy is implemented by establishing a fuel supplying agent in each of 150 locations in 148 regencies until 2019. Since these locations are remote areas with difficult access, the fuel prices there have been very expensive. In Puncak, Papua, for example, the price of fuel reached Rp50,000 to Rp100,000 per liter. With the one price fuel policy, now the prices become Rp5,150 per liter for diesel fuel and Rp6,450 per liter
for gasoline. The people living in the remote areas throughout Indonesia, especially in the Papua region, have highly anticipated to have the fuels with the same prices as in the other regions. Until October 2, 2017, the establishment of supplying agents has been completed in 25 locations in 11 provinces. The eleven provinces are Papua, West Papua, North Maluku, Maluku, NTT, NTB, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sumatra, West Sumatera, Central Java and East Java. Now people in the 25 locations can enjoy the prices of fuels much cheaper than before. The plan is to establish supplying agents in 150 locations with the target to complete 54 locations by the end of 2017. Meanwhile agents in 50 more locations will be set up in 2018 and the rest of 46 locations in 2019. (ESDM/ TPP)
9.36% of Government-owned Freeport Shares to be Given to Inalum geotimes.co.id
The government currently owns 9.36% shares of PT Freeport Indonesia. The PTFI shares owned by the government will be transferred to stateowned PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum
(Persero) aka Inalum. The transfer of 9.36% PTFI shares to Inalum is in line with the establishment of state-owned holding company in mining. Inalum oversees three other state-owned mining companies of PT Timah (Per-
sero) Tbk (TINS), PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk (Antam/ANTM) and PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk (PTBA). “The 9.36% stake is given to the holding company,” said Deputy Minister for Mining, Strategic Indus-
tries and Media Fajar Harry Sampurno at the StateOwned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, Central Jakarta, on Friday (11/24). The divestment PTFI shares up to 51% is done through the mining holding company. From the remaining shares of 41.64% to be divested, 10% will be given to the provincial and regency governments. “We actually want 51% at once, but technically it might 40% first and then the rest,” said Harry. The technical acquisition of the PTFI shares through the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) or BPJS Employment is still being discussed and no decision has been made yet. The funding to buy the remaining 41.64% of PTFI shares may involve the national banks if necessary. “How the SPV or BPJS to fit in the financial structure is uncertain yet because the negotiation is still underway. We might get enough funding from the equity of the holding company, if not, there are still banking loans,” said Harry. (TPP)
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Development of Cooperation on Strategic Issues Through MoU between NAM CSSTC and IORA Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Collaborative Framework between the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the Non-Aligned Movement Center for South-South Technical Cooperation (NAM CSSTC) on Tuesday (11/28). “I welcome the concrete step of capacity building in the IORA region in fields of blue economy, SMEs and women empowerment,” said Minister Retno. The MoU was signed by Director of NAM CSST Ambassador Prianti Gagarin Singgih-Djatmiko and IORA Secretary General KV Bhagirath. The MoU covers the development of cooperation between NAM CSSTC and IORA on various issues, including blue economic development, financing the small and medium enterprises, women’s economic empowerment, renewable energy and disaster management, through the exchange of expertise and information. The MoU is expected to support the achievement of IORA’s strategic vision set forth in the Jakarta Concord and its action plan. “The signing of this MoU is one of the efforts of NAM
CSSTC as an international organization that oversees the Non-Aligned Movement of 120 countries to collaborate with the regional organizations, including IORA,” said Ambassador Prianti Gagarin. Meanwhile, IORA Secretary General KV Bhagirath said that the MoU would benefit all members of IORA, including Indonesia. He also expressed his appreciation to Indonesia as part of the IORA’s Troika leadership. Indonesia officially holds the IORA’s leadership for the period 2015 – 2017, replacing Australia at the 15th Ministerial Meeting (PTM) in Padang. Indonesia is considered to play a dynamic role in realizing two important documents within IORA, namely IORA Concorde and IORA Action Plan for 5 years. The MoU signing ceremony was coincided with the farewell of Secretary General Bhagirath after his meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi. Secretary General Baghirath serves as Secretary General of IORA for five years since 2013. For the period 2018-2022 the IORA Secretary General will be Nomvuyo Nontsikelelo Nokwe from South Africa. (KEMLU/TPP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has appreciated the ease of doing business in Indonesia achieved during the administration of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The rating of Indonesia’s ease of doing business (EoDB) went up to 71st, and so the investment grade rating. “Due to the progress, Prime Minister Abe pledged to continue increasing Japanese investment in the upcoming years, although this year it’s already up by 90%,” Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told reporters after accompanying President Jokowi who met with PM
Shinzo Abe at the Hotel Diamond, in Manila, the Philippines, on Sunday (11/12) afternoon. The minister explained that in the meeting with President Jokowi, PM Abe expressed his commitment to continue to participate in the infrastructure development such as the Patimban Port, MRT tunnels, Trans-Sumatra highway, and other projects. Logo of 60-Year Relations Launched Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi also said that the other subject discussed in the meeting between President Jokowi
and the Prime Minister of Japan was about the plan to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations in 2018, especially on what activities will be carried out by both countries. “The logo of 60-year bilateral relations between Indonesia and Japan was launched in the meeting,” said Retno. After meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Jokowi attended the “Special Gala Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN” held at the SMX Convention Center, near the main venue for the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at the Philippines International Convention Center, Manila. During the meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Jokowi was accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Wiranto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita. (JPP/TPP)
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UNESCO Calls Indonesia Superpower in Culture The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said that Indonesia is a superpower country in the field of culture. UNESCO’s acknowledgment was conveyed by UNESCO Director-General for Cultural Affairs Fransesco Bandarin to Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy on the sidelines of 39th UNESCO General Assembly which took place at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (11/14). There is no country in the world that has cultural heritages as rich as Indonesia, Muhadjir Effendy told Antara in London recently. The minister said he was in Paris, France, attending the UNESCO General Assembly and Indonesia was seeking the
support to be elected as a member of the UNESCO Executive Board for the period of 20172021. According to Minister Muhadjir, the Indonesia’s intangible cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO include wayang, keris, batik, batik training, angklung, noken Papua, Saman and Balinese dances. Almost 600 intangible heritage objects are listed nationally in Indonesia, said Ambassador/Alternate Permanent Delegation of RI to UNESCO, T. A. Fauzi Soelaiman, who accompanied the minister. According to Muhadjir, who is also Chairman of Muhammadiyah for the period 2015-2020, UNESCO’s recognition has encouraged Indonesia to carry out the inventory. He mentioned the Law No. 5 of 2017 on the Advancement of Culture as the le-
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gal basis for the inventory. After 72 years of independence, it only recently that Indonesia passed a law on culture for developing and promoting its cultural heritages. “Now we no longer need to hesitate in caring for and promoting the cultural heritages of Indonesia,” said Muhadjir. He said the various cultural heritages scattered throughout Indonesia will be handed over to the local governments to be selected and certified for recognition nationally, as well as for UNESCO’s recognition. “The cultural heritage objects also have added value which will be able to improve the economy.” According to Ambassador T. A. Fauzi Soelaiman, Indonesia’s achievements in the UNESCO’s recognition range from Borobudur and Prambanan temple,
recognized in 1991, up to Bali Cultural Landscape: Subak System, recognized in 2012. In 2017 Indonesia has filed Document of Pandji Story, Tsunami Document and Borobudur Document for the Memory of the World-UNESCO. By the end of 2017, Indonesia expects the Phinisi Ship will be included in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. For the year 2018, it is expected that the Kota Tua (Old Town of Jakarta) will be listed in the UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage, and the Pantun Melayu will be included in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the end of 2019, Pencak Silat is expected to be included in the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage also. (ANT/ TPP)
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister: RI Startups Attract International Attention Singapore and Indonesia have committed to enhance the cooperation in digital economy. The commitment was sealed in the meeting of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore recently. Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the two leaders saw a great opportunity to boost the digital economy, considering the fast development in that field. According to him, many startup companies in Indonesia have attracted the international attention. “In Jakarta, there are a lot of digital startup companies that are growing very well. The digital economy in Jakarta has been taken into account internationally,” Vivian told ASEAN journalists in his office, Singapore, on Friday (11/24).
As a neighboring country, said Vivian, Singapore will assist Indonesia in developing the digital economy. Singapore already has a strong infrastructure and capacity to make this happen. One of them is by optimizing the Batam Bintan Karimun (BBK) area. “The digital economy is a great opportunity for Indonesia and Singapore to work together more closely,” he added. Singapore has encouraged the local companies to expand outside Singapore, helping many other companies in Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries to grow. The ultimate goal is able to compete in the global market. “One of the projects we want to enhance during the ASEAN Leadership is Smart City. We want to connect all the corporate and new technological nodes so that our entrepreneurs
can share ideas, modify and apply, then work together to access the global markets,” he said. The ASEAN Challenges in the Future Vivian sees the rapid development of the world as a challenge for ASEAN. So, each country must be prepared to anticipate. The first is about the balance of power. China is recovering again after many analysts believed the bamboo curtain country would experience a very tough economic downturn caused by its inability to shift the economic resources. The second is the economic fundamentals. Many countries are always constrained when the world’s major nations change their fiscal and monetary policies. “This should be strengthened fundamentally, internally and regionally,” Vivian said. The third is the digital revo-
lution. “This digital revolution is changing the way we live, work and play. Old jobs are gone, middle-class wages are under pressure, and new jobs are created, but there’s also skill incompatibility,” he explained. The solution needed is restructuring the economy, providing quality employment and improving the infrastructure. The government should be able to ensure that people will not get nervous during the revolution. The fourth is ASEAN unity. This region has become international concern because of its power of unity. “So, we see the balance of forces geo-strategically, the fundamentals of economic growth, the digital revolution and then ourselves internally, whether we will remain united - all these are fundamental challenges,” he concluded. (TPP)
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Government Gets Chinese Loan of Rp2.2 T for Building Cisumdawu Toll Road
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The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Directorate General of Highways has signed a loan agreement of Rp2.23 trillion with the China Exim Bank for the construction of Cileunyi-SumedangDawuan (Cisumdawu) toll road section 1. The loan is the third from China after the previous first and second loans of Rp1.1 trillion and Rp3.48 trillion for building the section 2 of the toll road. The construction of Cisumdawu toll road is done in six (6) sections. To finance the
construction of sections 1 and 2, the government has borrowed the money from China. During the signing ceremony, the constructors to work on the toll road’s section 1 with a length of 12.2 km were selected. They are PT Adhi Karya (Persero) and China Road and Bridge Corporation with a portion for Adhi Karya is 40%. “The works of sections 1 and 2 are financially supported by the government, using the three phases of loan from China. The first and second loans are to complete the section 2, while this third loan
of Rp2.237 trillion, including VAT, is for the section 1,” said Director General of Highways Arie Setiadi Moerwanto in the Bina Marga Building, PUPR Ministry, Jakarta, on Friday (11/24). Arie said that the progress of land acquisition for the Cisumdawu section 1 has reached 60 percent. It is expected that the construction of section 1 will begin early next year and is targeted to be completed by December 2018 “We have a duty to accelerate the land acquisition. We will start the construction on the land areas already
acquired first. Hopefully the land acquisition will be complete soon,” he said. The Cisumdawu highway will be 60.27 km long, consisting of six sections. The government works on two sections, namely the section 1 of 12.2 km Cileunyi-Rancakalong and the section 2 of 17.35 km Rancakalong-Sumedang. The rest of section 3 Sumedang-Cimalaka (3.75 km), section 4 Cimalaka-Legok (7.2 km) section 5 Legok-Ujung Jaya (15.9 km) and section 6 Ujung Jaya-Dawuan (4.048 km) will be done by highway companies (BUJT).
Director of Roads and Bridges Sector, Committee for the Acceleration of Priority Infrastructure Provision (KPPIP), Max Antameng, said he was optimistic the development of Serang-Panimbang toll toad will run on time. According to the work plan of PT Wika Serang Panimbang as the toll road constructor, the land acquisition will be complet-
“The investors are from Korea, Singapore, and China. Even the Chinese investors had come to offer themselves. I think they are interested in the scheme we offer,” he said. The LRT Medan project is currently in the final stage of business case (FBC). After this phase is completed, a bidding process will be done next year while the construction will begin in 2019. The project has been listed in the projects 2017 with the scheme of Public Private Partnership (PPP) or Government and Business Entities Cooperation (KPBU) prepared by the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas). “I am committed to the future (investment). So, I have to propose it first to Bappenas or the Finance Ministry through SMI (Multi Infrastructure Facility). They can cooperate directly with us, but they will only get the municipal guarantee. If they want the guarantee like in the KPBU scheme, we must do this process,” he concluded. (DTK/TPP)
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To Support Development of KEK Tanjung Lesung, Construction of Serang Panimbang Toll Road Starts This Month
The 83.677-km Serang-Panimbang toll road to access the Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Zone is included in the list of 37 priority projects. Its construction is scheduled to start in December 2017 and is targeted to finish in 2019. The construction of Serang-Panimbang also aims to boost the economic growth in Banten.
The project of Light Rail Transit (LRT) Medan will be done through the cooperation between the government and business entities (KPB). Medan Mayor Dzulmi Eldin said the result of feasibility study shows a number of investors have expressed interest to invest in the construction of the first light rail in the capital city of North Sumatra Province. He added at least 10 investors, both local and foreign, are interested to invest in the project that is expected to become a solution to reduce the congestions in Medan. “There are 10 interested investors. Some of them even want to build more than 3 corridors that we plan,” he said at the Finance Ministry, Jakarta, on Wednesday (11/29). Declining to mention in detail, Dzulmi said the investors interested to build the LRT Medan were from China, South Korea and Singapore. It was the investors from China who wanted to build more corridors than set in the development plan.
ed no later than June 2018. “The land acquisition process is indeed the most difficult challenge. Many toll road projects in Indonesia are hindered by the land acquisition problems, such as people’s rejection due to unsuitable prices and the management of charitable land,” said Max in a press release on Wednesday (11/29).
Max added, after hearing the explanation from the constructor, he was optimistic the work plan will be carried out as scheduled. He also visited the site of the Serang-Panimbang toll road project in Serang, Banten, on Tuesday (11/28). Meanwhile President Director of PT Wika Serang Panimbang (WSP), Entus Asnawi Mukh-
son, said the acquisition of 5,507 plots of land sized 758 hectares spreading across 14 districts and 51 villages will be completed in June 2018. As of November 28, 2017, in Serang Regency/City PT WSP has been negotiating the price of the land plots in five villages of two districts, namely Pengampelan Village and Pabuaran Village in Walantaka District, also Cisait Village, Silebu Village and Sukajadi Village in Kragilan District. The total area of the 611 land plots reaches 413,915 m2. In Lebak Regency, the negotiation is being conducted in four villages of two districts, namely Bojong Cae Village and Cisangu Village in Cibadak District, as well as Gunung Sari Village and Kumpay Village in Banjar Sari District. The total area of the 313 land plots is 446,121 m2. For Pandeglang Regency, the negotiation will be done in the near future. According to Entus, if the negotiation process in Serang Regency/City was completed in December 2017, the documentation and payment would be done right away. “So, the first phase construction of 5.3 km of the toll road will begin in December 2017,” said Entus in a coordination meeting with KPPIP. He added another problem arose related to the Technical
Assistance personnel whose contract will end in December 2017. Such personnel can only be hired again in March and will start to work in April, so there will be a void in the period of JanuaryMarch 2018. The personnel have a significant role in the land acquisition process assisting the Commitment-Making Officials (KDP). They go to the field, meeting with the residents to collect the required documents. “The KDP officers will not be able to do it alone,” said Entus. Max Antameng said he acknowledged the problem, caused by the State Budget timeline. According to him such a case could be resolved internally in the PUPR Ministry. KPPIP, according to him, can only suggest implementing the Operational Costs and Supporting Costs (BOBP) for the personnel in a multi-year scheme or setting aside a transitional fund to finance the activities in JanuaryMarch period. From the 83.7-kilometer toll road, PT WSP will only work on the Serang-Cileles section with a length of 50,677 kilometers. The remaining 33 km of Cileles-Panimbang section will be done under the Scheme of Government and Business Entities Cooperation (KPBU) using the Availability Payment (AP). (BSN/TPP)
is now renovating the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex. On Thursday (11/23), Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimoeljono said he was sure the completion will be according to the target. Basuki inspected three venues, namely Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), aquatic venue, and Istora Senayan. The minister even tested the quality of grass. He also simulated a penalty kick. After inspecting the aquatic venue and Istora Senayan, he said he was more optimistic that the venues would be ready on time. “All will be finished this December. For the progress in percentage, it depends on the zone, there are zone 1 and zone 2, but all will finish on December 31. The ministry should be optimistic, we work 24 hours a
day,” Basuki told the journalists. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani shared Basuki’s optimism. “Now after looking at this, it will be done well and in good quality. So, the entire budget spent is not for the 2018 Asian Games only, but also to beautify the capital city of which the benefits can be felt by the society,” said Sri Mulyani. She also promised to help INASGOC as the organizer committee of Asian Games 2018, especially in budgeting. The SUGBK stadium will be the center of attention as the opening and closing ceremonies will be held there. “We have disbursed the budget for the preparation until 2017. Now we focus on the completion and preparation for the opening ceremony,” said Sri Mulyani. (LPT/TPP)
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Asian Games 2018 becomes a means for Indonesia to prove itself, not only in providing the athletes but also the venues. The construction and renovation of all venues for the 2018 Asian Games have reportedly reached more than 90 percent.
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Banten Governor Targets to Finish Serang-Panimbang Toll Road in 2019, Tanjung Lesung Will Get Busy Banten Governor Wahidin Halim is targeting the construction of Serang-Panimbang toll road to access the Tanjung Lesung beach resort be completed in 2019 so that it can mobilize the economy of the community. “We will finish the land acquisition in early 2018,” Wahidin Halim said while inaugurating a housing complex in Lebak Regency on Saturday (11/18). The local government has been focusing on building the Serang-Panimbang toll road as well as the railway to support the access to the region. The toll road is expected to improve the economy of the people as well as to develop underprivileged areas, considering that Lebak and Pandeglang regencies still lag behind
economically. The toll road is also meant to facilitate those who want to visit the southern coastal tourist destinations of Banten, such as the Special Economic Zone (KEK) for Tourism of Tanjung Lesung, the Umang Island, the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUG) as well as the Carita Beach and Anyer Beach. The local government has proposed to the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to build the Tangerang Selatan-Maja toll road too. “We are optimistic Banten will be more advanced if there are toll roads, including the one leading to the new integrated township of Maja which will give the economic impact big enough for the soci-
Popularizing Local Soybean, Ganjar Gets Rumah Kedelai Awards 2017 Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has been awarded Rumah Kedelai Awards 2017 for his contribution in promoting the Central Java local soybean and its processed products to the national market. The award was handed by Grobogan Regent Sri Sumarni to Ganjar on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of Grobogan Creative Economy Expo in Purwodadi Square, Grobogan, on Thursday (11/30). Ganjar said the Central Java soybean, especial-
ly from Grobogan, has been recognized nationally and the world. The soybean is known as very good and non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism), so it is healthier for consumption. “Our soybean has a great potential. We can become a nation of tempe (fermented soybean cake). With the superior product of tempe, we conquered world,” said Ganjar. The high quality of Central Java soybean made the Agriculture Ministry asked for ex-
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pansion of soybean cultivation areas. He also suggested Central Java become a national and international soybean brand. Currently there are three soybean producing areas in Central Java, namely Grobogan, Purworejo and Kebumen. In the future the areas will be added by cooperating with the state-owned forest management company Perhutani. Ganjar further said Central Java should produce more products made of soybean. So,
the soybean would not be sold as a raw material only but also be processed first into a variety of products with added value. “Make something, like tempe, tofu, tempe brownish, tempe chips, soybean cake, soy milk and other processed products. The outcomes will certainly be better,” he said. Grobogan Regent Sri Sumarni said that soybean produced in Grobogan is superior. All farmers have been educated how to plant health-
ily to produce high quality soybean. “There are tens of thousands of hectares of soybean cultivation in Grobogan and we will add up to 100,000 hectares,” Sri Sumarni said. The Rumah Soybean Awards 2017 was also given to Director General of Food Crops at the Agriculture Ministry Sumardjo Gatot Irianto who initiates the local soybean branding and improves the soybean trade in Indonesia.
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To Develop Kampar, Regent Learns about Kendal Industrial Park The government of Kampar Regency, Riau, wants to develop a special economic zone in its territory. To do so, for the first step a delegate of Kampar Regency administration went to the Kendal Regency to learn about the industrial park there. Led by Kampar Regent Aziz Zaenal, the delegate paid a working visit to Kendal on Monday (11/20), welcomed by Kendal Regent Mirna Annisa and her staff. “We want to learn from Kendal who has successfully built an industrial park,” said Aziz. Aziz said his regency is preparing for the development of an industrial estate. To that end, the regent of Kampar wants to lean the knowhow of the Kendal Industrial Park development.
ety,” said Wahidin. Banten is currently also urging the Ministry of Transportation to reactivate the railway in Banten. If the Rangkas bitungSaketi - Tanjung Lesung - Carita-Anyer - Bayah railway was operated again, it would encourage the growth of the local economy. President Director of PT Wijaya Karya Serang Panimbang (WSP), Entus Asnawi, said that the company, as the concessionholder of the Serang-Panimbang toll road, has targeted the 84-kilometer toll road to be completed by the end of December 2019. “We believe that the toll road will help equalize the people’s economy because the traffic flowswill increase around the clock,” he said. (KPS/TPP)
He said, Kampar has a great potential to develop industry. In addition to having a large land area, the regency also has the raw materials for industry, especially the palm oil. Mirna invited Aziz to meet the Chief Executive Officer of Kendal Industrial Park (PT KIK) Stanley Ang who said that an industrial estate must be supported by various facilities and enough infrastructure. Kampar regency should dare to invest for the future so that its industrial estate can grow rapidly. Not only the industry, Mirna also introduced the potential tourist destinations in Kendal. Mirna said she hoped the relations between the two regencies will spur the development of their respective regions. (MRT/TPP)
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North Jakarta Mayor Interested in Electric Motors North Jakarta Mayor Husein Murad adds the list of officials who are fascinated by the electric motors. In the event of car free day in the Lake Sunter area, Huseinbought an electric motor of Viar Q1. He was accompanied by North Jakarta Deputy Mayor Syamsul Huda, Head of Tanjung Priok District and Municipal Secretary Desi
Putra. Husein Murad said using electric vehiclesis a solution to make Jakarta better as the pollution will be reduced. Husein estimated in the future the electric vehicles will be favored for they are environmentally friendly. They are also legality certified with the Vehicle Registration Certificate (STNK) and of course they also contribute to the regional income.
The award was handed to Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman too for increasing the production of rice and corn, as well as for his success in reducing imports and his initiatives to achieve selfsufficient on soybean in 2018 through the Upsus Pajale program. There were other award receivers who were considered having a major contribution in the development, research, and cultivation methods of the local soybean. (TRB/TPP)
“Hopefully the electric vehicles will attract more people to use them, especially in the North Jakarta area which is promoting Go Green campaigns for a better future of our earth. Besides, they will also reduce the use of fossil fuels that are currently running out,” said Husein. Like Husein Murad, Syamsul Huda also mentioned the many benefits of electric vehicles, including its efficiency due to the minimal maintenance needed. “The most important thing is theelectric vehiclesare safe to drive by women and teenagers because the maximum speed is limited to only 60 kilometers per hour,” Syamsul added. After buying the Viar Q1, Husein Murad was invited to join the Viar E-Motor Community, the official organization of the Q1 users established in early August. “Surely, we are supporting the Motor Vehicle Free Day as one of the realization of our commitment of Blue Sky Pollution Free by producing the electric motor Viar Q1. We encourage people to use the electric vehicles so that we will have clean and healthy environment by reducing the air pollution from the fumes of motor vehicles,” Area Marketing Manager of PT Triangle Motorindo Haryadi said in a press release on Sunday (11/26) after handing over the electric motor Viar Q1 to Husein Murad. (DTK/TPP)
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TOURISM Helicopter Tour Appears in Indonesia, Tourism Minister Says This whitesky.co.id
Helicity Services by Whitesky Aviation was officially launched on Monday (12/4) in Jakarta. The aviation tour using helicopter is expected to continue to grow in the future. Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, BP3N Deputy Esthy Reko Astuti, BPDIP Deputy Dadang Rizky Ratman and Co-Branding team attended the launching ceremony of Helicity held at the Wisma Aldiron, South Jakarta. The Helicity Services by Whitesky Aviation offers an alternative in the premium trans-
portation solutions. Currently it is operating 4 helicopters consisting of one 130 Series Airbus, one Bell series 429 and two Bell series 505. The preparation of the Helicity Services has been done since 2015. As many as 254 Helispots are ready in Jakarta and West Java. The Whitesky Aviation plans to increase its fleet to 30 helicopters in the next 5 years. In his speech, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said the launching also marked the cooperation in Wonderful Indonesia co-branding. The white Wonderful Indonesia logo emblazons on the red
body of the helicopter. The minister also mentioned some points of benchmarking in the helicopter tour packages, such as Heli Hiking, Coastal Experience, City Sight Seeing, and Island Hopping. Arief further said that he hoped the Helicity will focus its initial marketing and operations in Bali, Jakarta, and Riau Islands, since the people’s purchasing power there is already high enough. He advised to use the formula of 3A (access, accommodation, attractions). “So, the Helicity must sell transportation products in the form of tourism packages that include the accommodation and attractions.” One of the attractions can be offered, according to him, is diving packages in Bawah Island, Riau Islands, in cooperation with the other tour operators to make the packages more affordable. The tourism minister also offered the idea to combine the helicopter tour with the Nomadic Tourism like Caravan Tourism, Glam Camp, and Home Portable to make it more interesting. (DTK/TPP)
To Support 10 New Balis, Tourism Ministry Holds Strengthening Network of Morotai Tourism presidentpost.com
The Tourism Ministry keeps trying to improve the branding of 10 priority destinations set by President Joko Widodo as New Balis. One of the efforts is by organizing an event of “Strengthening the Morotai Tourism Networks” at the Hotel Grand Dafam Bela Ternate on November 6-8, 2017. The 10 priority destinations are Lake Toba, Tanjung Lesung, Kepulauan Seribu and Kota Tua, Tanjung Kelayang,
Borobudur, Bromo Tengger Semeru, Mandalika, Labuan Bajo, Wakatobi and Morotai. Deputy for Archipelago Tourism Marketing Development at the Ministry, Esthy Reko Astuti, accompanied by Head of Strengthening Network Hidayat, said the event was held to synchronize with all parties in enhancing the promotion and strengthening the networks of tourism related industries. “So, we are
heading to one goal, to raise the level of tourism in Morotai to the world class,” said Esthy which was confirmed by Hidayat who added that he invited all elements of tourism in Ternate and Morotai to attend the event. Hidayat mentioned the importance of Pentahelix for strengthening the tourism networks. The five elements of Pentahelix are considered by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya as a determinant factor for the success in tourism. “The formula is ABCGM, standing for Academics, Business people, Community, Government and Media. The five elements must be united, mutually support, build a conducive and professional tourism climate, including in Ternate and in Morotai,” said Hidayat. The concept has also been carried out well by the Deputy for Archipelago Tourism Marketing Development. The Tourism Ministry implements the Pentahelix concept by equalizing and strengthening the networks across the regions, especially in the 10 priority destinations. (KEMENPAR/ TPP)
Hospitality Industry: Digital Disruption, Room Oversupply and Labor Shortage freeimages.com
Digital technology is successfully creating changes in the businesses, including the tourism sector. According to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), there are approximately 2,300 starred hotels in Indonesia with about 290,000 rooms. Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded 16,000 non-star hotels in Indonesia with 285,000 rooms.
Although the hotel occupancy rate in 2016 was still better than the previous year, the hotels are facing serious challenges this year due to oversupply and a shortage of skilled workers in the tourism sector and hospitality. Digital Disruption PHRI Chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani in a press conference at the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel in Jakarta on Monday (11/13/) said the digital disruption affects the hospitality industry in positive and negative ways. According to him, the hotel industry cannot deny that hotel occupancy is greatly helped by the services provided from the online travel agencies. “For the number of rooms, Indonesia is the largest in Southeast Asia. The figure does not include the rooms available through the concept of sharing economy,” said Hariyadi, who will also become a speaker at The Hotel Week Indonesia event, a conference and exhibition with a focus on the hotels and tourism.
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For Cikadu Village Development, Government Disburses Rp80 Billion Hariyadi said the owners and operators of today’s hotels should be able to adapt to the demands of the online travel agencies who ask for higher commissions than the conventional ones. “Their commissions are quite high, 15-30 percent,” he said. Hariyadi, who also serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), also highlighted the Article 26 of Income Tax (PPH26) related to the foreign Online Travel Agencies (OTA). According to him, the hotels are forced to pay the PPH26 tax because the Directorate General of Taxes cannot impose the tax on the foreign OTAs. “It’s being processed in the directorate. They [the directorate] ask the hotels to pay it. I think all the hotels will react strongly against it,” said Hariyadi. PHRI, he added, has asked the directorate to require the foreign OTA to set up a business entity in Indonesia. “We have talked with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani about the tax issue. Hopefully she will coordinate with the
Minister of Communication and Information Technology,” he said. “The question is how if they refuse? Like the Google case. We have discussed it and we are ready to support if the government decided to block the foreign OTAs,” said Hariyadi, the owner of Sahid Indonesia Hotel. Moratorium of New Hotel Licenses? Another challenge facing the hospitality industry is the oversupply of rooms, triggering the demand to impose a moratorium on the new hotel licenses, especially in the big cities. “I think moratorium should be imposed in Bali, Jogjakarta, and Bandung, since they are already very crowded,” said Hariyadi. Professional Certification Alexander Nayoan, chairman of the Jakarta Hotel Association which houses more than 140 five- and four-star hotels in Jakarta, said that the hospitality industry lacked skilled professionals and experienced inade-
quate professional certifications for the top management positions. “The general manager, for example. Ideally a GM has certifications of all the positions below,” said Alex, who is also one of the top executives at The Dharmawangsa Jakarta. “Let say the position of GM needs 54 professional certifications, unfortunately only 15 certifications are available,” he said, adding the Tourism Profession Certification Institute could not provide clear professional standardization for the workers in the hospitality sector. Alex said the hospitality industry desperately needs a helping hand from the government to seriously fix the certification issue, because the future of this industry is highly dependent on its human resources. According to him, the hotel industry players have been complaining about this from 6-7 years ago, but until now there has been no concrete solution from the regulator. (IND/TPP)
The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has disbursed Rp80 billion for building the infrastructure of Cikadu Tourism Village (Kampung Cikadu) in Banten. Kampung Cikadu is located in the special economic zone for tourism of Tanjung Lesung, which is included in the ten National Tourism Strategic Areas (KSPN) stipulated in the Presidential Regulation No. 3 of 2016. Rina Farida, PUPR Ministry’s Director for Development of Settlement Areas, said the infrastructure development in the tourist destination is very important to improve the economy of the surrounding community. “Besides, the infrastructure development in the tourism site symbolizes how tourism in Indonesia supporting the Nawacita,” Rina said in a written statement on Wednesday (11/8). Kampung Cikadu has a variety of economic potentials, such as batik and agritourism for its snake-skinned fruit of Salak Purus. The fund from the PUPR
Ministry will be used to build a lake with a playground, floating restaurants, and an amphitheater. The other facilities to be built are boulevard area, a plaza, gazebos, and a parking lot. It is expected that the Kampung Cikadu will become a new tourist destination based on rural development, supported by the potentials of local resources which will develop the people’s economy. Now the physical progress of the projects reached 33 percent. Meanwhile, to support the connectivity, the PUPR Ministry is also building the 84-kilometer Serang-Panimbang toll road. The toll road is built with the scheme of Government and Business Entity Cooperation (KPBU). The government’s support is in the form of the construction 33 kilometers of the toll road, while the rest is done by the Toll Road Enterprise (BUJT) named PT Wijaya Karya Serang Panimbang. The fund needed for the toll road construction is Rp3.56 trillion. Hopefully, the toll road, which is now still in the stage of land acquisition, can be completed and operational by 2019. (KPS/ TPP)
To Encourage Halal Tourism, Kertajati-Shizuoka Route will be Opened West Java Provincial Government is set to explore the halal tourism in Shizuoka, Japan. The route from Kertajati International Airport, Majalengka, West Java, to Shizuoka will be opened. A statement released by the West Java Provincial Government on Friday (11/3) said a meeting for the opening of the route was held between the West Java International Airport (BIJB) and the Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport. The meeting was held on Thursday (11/2) at the Shizuoka Airport which is facing the Mount Fuji, the highest mountain and the icon of Japan. West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan (Aher) said the close relationship between West Java and Shizuoka has resulted the BIJB-Shizuoka flight route.
“We hope there will be direct flights from Shizuoka to West Java and vice versa. It will be useful for marketing the products of the two regions and for expanding cooperation in tourism also,” he said. Aher added there are many things that can be collaborated with Shizuoka, ranging from education, culture, economy, plantation, food security, to tourism. The cooperation will get closer with the flights connecting the two airports. Director of PT BIJB, Virda Dimas Ekaputra, said Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport is currently expanding its international passenger terminal, commercial area and other facilities, including Islamic pray house of Mushola. Although the number of passengers coming and going from the airport is relatively small, Virda sees the potential in cargo or freight transport from the airport
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to BIJB in Majalengka. “Right now, the Shizuoka Airport is not big enough for the direct flights to and from BIJB. Maybe after the expansion we can have the direct flights. BIJB is more likely to have direct flights to and from Haneda Airport in Tokyo,” said Virda.
The Shizuoka Airport will be expanded to 17,900 square meters from previously 12,093 square meters with three flights per hour from previously one flight per hour. “The potential most likely to be explored soon is cargo whose capacity is estimated at 1,200 tons.
West Java houses many companies from Japan and they surely will send their exported goods through the BIJB. According to the governor of Shizuoka, there are many industrial estates in Shizuoka too,” Virda said. He added Japan can also cooperate with BIJB in developing an aerocity with Aerospace Park, Energy Center, Business Park, Creative Center, and residential complexes on its 3,480 hectares of land area. Manager of Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport, Kakesawa, said he hoped to operate a direct flight from Shizuoka to BIJB. “The airport is special because you can see right away the Mount Fuji from there.” Kakesawa also said the construction of Mushola is to serve the Muslim passengers and encourage the halal tourism in Shizuoka.
Regarding the halal tourism, Shizuoka Prefectural Governor Heita Kawakatsu said Shizuoka government has communicated with the Shizuoka Muslim Association (SMA), a Muslim community in Shizuoka, to discuss everything related to the Muslim lifestyle. Heita said after learning about the needs of Muslim tourists while on vacation, he will build facilities for the Muslim tourists in Shizuoka. “First, we will build a prayer room (Mushola) at the Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport.” He also has socialized the halal food and beverages to the restaurant owners in Shizuoka. They are encouraged to serve the halal foods. Kertajati Airport will be inaugurated in June 2018. The construction of the airport costs Rp2.1 trillion. (DTK/TPP)
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Kendal Industrial Park to Build Facility of 100,000 Houses for Workers The Kendal Industrial Park (KIK) will build a facility of 100,000 units of houses for the workers working at the companies operating in the estate. “In the early stage we plan to build 1,000 units next year,” said President Director of PT Jababeka Tbk, Setyono Djuan-
di Darmono after attending the “Central Java Investment Business Forum” (CJIBF) at the Hotel Solo Paragon, Solo, on Thursday (11/23). The rest of the targeted houses will be offered to investors to build. How much the investment needed for building the houses for workers,
Darmono declined to say. He only said that due to the big number, the houses will be built in the form of apartment instead of landed house. According to him, such idea is widely applied in the developed countries. Darmono considered housing development in an indus-
RedDoorz Expands Hotels Portfolio to More Cities in Indonesia reddoorz.com
RedDoorz is growing rapidly in Indonesia. This online hotel booking platform is developing its wings to 16 cities in the country. RedDoorz is an online booking platform for budget hotels operating in a number of countries, including Indonesia. The headquarters of RedDoorz is in Singapore, starting its business in 2015 and now has provided more than 450 properties and 3,000 rooms with affordable prices. The lodgings are available in Bali, Bandung, Bogor, Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya and
Yogyakarta. In 2018 there will be many cities included in this booking platform. “Indonesia is our main market, we plan to expand to 9 cities,” said Rishabh Singhi, COO of RedDoorz in a press conference at the RedDoorz office in Jakarta on Wednesday (11/15). The nine cities are Aceh, Balikpapan, Batam, Lombok, Makassar, Manado, Medan, Palembang and Solo. The company plans to invest more than US$10 million in the next 12 months. “Cities are chosen based on how big the opportunity in tour-
ism and businesses. In eastern Indonesia, outside of Java Island, we are also operating in Makassar, Manado,” Rishabh added. In the future RedDoorz will include many more cities, but now its focus is to realize its operation in the 9 additional cities immediately. Along with the addition of properties, of course, the quality will also continue to be improved. RedDoorz has made a variety of improvements in the staff quality of hotels registered in this platform, through trainings and technology. All the guests will get a comfortable stay in 3-star hotels. The rooms are equipped with facilities from TV, free WiFi, mineral water, toiletries, to a clean bathroom. The price to stay the night is friendly to the pocket, so that the spending for traveling can be more efficient. “The prices offered are fantastic and so the quality of the lodgings. You can book the hotels starting from Rp125,000,” Rishabh said. (DTK/TPP)
trial estate is very beneficial for both employers and workers since the expenditure of the workers for transportation can be reduced. “On the other hand, they will also work more productively to generate bigger profit for their employers,” he added. Meanwhile, so far, the devel-
opment of KIK is quite encouraging. Darmono said from the target of 300 companies, there are already 35 companies operating in the KIK. Meanwhile the investments in the industrial park have reached Rp6.2 trillion. To increase the investments, he said, Jababeka as the man-
aging company of Kendal Industrial Park continues to try to attract more investors by offering interesting products. This time is 14 units of standard or ready-to-use factories. “Additionally, we will also build 50 units of shophouses and a golf course,” he said. (TRB/TPP)
Wika Signs Rp894 Million of Loan to Acquire Land for Serang-Panimbang Toll Road
PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk (WIKA) through its subsidiary PT Wijaya Karya Serang-Panimbang (WSP) on Thursday (11/16) signed a syndicated loan agreement for the construction of Serang-Panimbang toll road. PT Wijaya Karya SerangPanimbang, as the concession holder of the 83.6 km toll road, obtained the syndicated loan from two stateowned banks of Bank BNI and Bank Mandiri. They act as mandated lead arranger and bookrunner creditors of Rp894 billion, consisting of Rp440 billion from Bank BNI and Rp457 billion from Bank Mandiri. The signing of the loan agreement was done by the
Board of Directors of WSP, Bank Mandiri and BNI, witnessed by Wika’s Director Bintang Perbowo. The credit is given for 2 years period from the signing date. The credit is guaranteed by PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (PII) and subsequently will be repaid by the government through the Public Service Agency of State Asset Management (LMAN). “The WIKA Serang Panimbang involves the participation of Bank Mandiri and BNI as large state-owned banks with good capability and reputation in supporting the government’s programs to succeed the land acquisition as an early stage of the toll road development,” said WSP’s
President Director Entus Asnawi at the WIKA Tower 2, Jakarta, on Thursday (11/16). “As having determined by the governor of Banten, the Serang-Panimbang toll road will be built with the length of 83.7 km. It will require approximately 785 hectares of land area and the land acquisition process is expected to be completed in the mid of 2018,” he added. The construction of the 83.67 km toll road will need funds amounting to Rp3.56 trillion. This toll road will connect at least four cities/ regencies, namely Serang City, Serang Regency, Lebak Regency, and Pandeglang Regency, so that it will grow the economy in the areas. The toll road is also aimed to increase the accessibility to the southern Banten and support one of 10 priority tourist destinations developed by the government and also known as the Special Economic Zone/Strategic Area of National Tourism (KSPN) called Tanjung Lesung. (DTK/TPP)
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Standard Chartered Cooperates with BKPM in Inviting Foreign Investors, Taiwan Interested in Logistics and Energy
Standard Chartered Bank appreciates the government’s moves in improving the business climate to attract foreign investments into the country. One effort is by organizing the Investment Forum with the Taipei Economic & Trade Office (TETO) and Indonesia Taiwanese Business Club (ITBC) at the Raffles Hotel Jakarta on Wednesday (11/8). Standard Chartered Bank previously signed a memorandum of understanding with the Investment Coordinating Board (BPKM) as a partner in attracting foreign investments to Indonesia. The BKPM data show as of the first quarter of 2017 as much as 60% of total investment in Indonesia came from outside the country amounting to US$7.3 billion. The dominant investors are from Asian countries, including Taiwan, whose numbers continue to increase. As of the third quarter of 2017, Taiwan’s investment realization in Indonesia amounted to US$41.3 million in 99 projects, while until September 2017 is US$336 million.
TETO’s Director for Economic Division Jack Chen-Huan Hsiao said Taiwan’s investment is heavily referring to the New Southbound Policy, in which the Taiwanese government encourages the Taiwanese business people to expand their businesses to the markets other than China, such as ASEAN and Indonesia. He mentioned the challenges faced by the Taiwanese investors about Indonesia. “The Indonesian market has its own challenges because of its huge size and diverse cultural and regulatory backgrounds.” To that end, the Taiwanese government cooperates with BKPM by forming a special Taiwan desk team to help the Taiwanese entrepreneurs interested to invest in Indonesia, he added. Meanwhile Senior Economist of Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia Tony Phoo said, “The business growth in ASEAN is a positive value for Taiwan. There are three main sectors in ASEAN important for Taiwan, namely tourism, trade and investment. In the tourism sector, in
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2017 the ASEAN tourists contribute about 30% to Taiwan’s tourism revenue. “In trade, Taiwan’s exports to ASEAN reach 20%, higher than the exports to the US (12%) and Japan (17%). In investment, foreign direct investments from Taiwan to ASEAN grew 12% per year in the period of 2015-2017. Therefore, ASEAN is a very attractive market for Taiwan.” According to Chief Economist of Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia, Aldian Taloputra, Taiwan’s investments in Indonesia focus on the manufacturing of paper, non-metal minerals and rubber. “The manufacturing is Taiwan’s largest investment sector, focusing on the paper industry (35%), non-metal minerals (23%), and rubber (22%). Taiwan’s investments in Indonesia help enhance the manufacturing industry, bringing in financing, improving the human resources and technological development,” Aldian said. “Taiwan ranks 13th in the amount of investments in Indonesia. Its investments spread
in Java (58%), Sumatera (40%), and the rest in other areas,” he added. Aldian also revealed that the ratings are likely to increase as Indonesia’s cooperation with Taiwan investors continues to rise. During the last five years Taiwan’s investment realization reached US $ 1.6 billion, which in 2016 Taiwan investment reached US $ 108 million, an increase of 9.3% from a year earlier. While the Financial Times data in February 2016, Taiwan’s total Outward Investment to Indonesia is in seventh position with a total investment of US $ 1.5 billion. Jack again added that in the future Taiwan will target investments in infrastructure development that focuses on the development of the logistics and energy industries. Based on data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the share of logistics costs accounted for about 40% of the retail price of goods, of which 72% of the largest components of logistics are transportation costs. (PR/RPP)
The Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu (Becakayu) toll road is on sale right away after being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Friday (11/3). President Director of PT Waskita Karya (Persero) Tbk, M Choliq, revealed that after the inauguration of Becakayu toll road in Bekasi. He said the sale of Becakayu toll road is a way for the company to get the fresh cash to be used for building other toll roads. “Becakayu toll road is sold at a reasonable price,” he said at the project site. According to Choliq, the daily traffic on the toll road is estimated at 22,500 vehicles. A number of domestic and foreign investors have expressed their interests to buy the concession of the toll road, although they will only operate the section 1B and 1C. “They are SOEs, private companies from inside and outside the country, like Malaysia and Australia,” he said. The sale means Waskita will release its shares in PT Kresna Kusuma Dyandra Marga (KKDM). Through this
scheme, the company expects to reduce its debt to equity ratio so that it can stay healthy in running its other projects. This is possible because the debt incurred during the construction period will be the responsibility of the new owner of Becakayu toll road. “Loan is one of funding sources. The ratio between the debt and equity cannot be too high. If we want to grow big and build a lot of projects, we need a lot of money. If we chose securitization, it will increase the debt while we have to maintain the debt to equity ratio low,” he said. The sale of Becakayu toll road was approved by Minister of SOE Rini Soemarno. As a development agent, SOEs should be able to keep its cash flow healthy so it can continue to run the next projects. “We hope this toll road will provide income to make the cashflow better,” said Rini. “We guarantee the traffics will be good. There are still many sections to connect the trans-Java up to Banyuwangi, then to the South route also. We have to rotate the money fast to finish the other sections of the highway on time,” she concluded. (DTK/TPP)
Jurnal.id Introduces Journal Pay for SMEs, Efficient Payment Solution Partnering with Xendit, Payment Gateway Based in Southeast Asia After introducing the feature of direct bank feeds to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Jurnal.id, a simple online accounting software provider, presented its newest feature, Journal Pay, on Wednesday (11/8). This feature helps the SME to make direct payments via a virtual account or a credit card that is integrated with the Xendit portal. So, they can process the billings quickly and easily and so the payments by the customers. By using the Journal Pay, the SMEs can assemble financial plans by providing options in the payment methods which can be done quickly, anywhere and anytime. Since it is integrated with Xendit, Payment Gateway Portal based in Southeast Asia, Journal Pay helps the
SMEs receive easy and fast payments through the Virtual Account or Credit Card for a small fee. The users do not need to register their own Virtual Account anymore. By simply entering information of company name, email address, bank name, account name, Journal account, and cost account in Journal Pay, the users will receive payments through selected banks of Mandiri, BRI, and BNI. The money transfers and disbursements are verified automatically, so the users do not need to manually check the payments because they have been recorded in the Journal system. Daniel Witono, Chief Executive Officer of Jurnal.id said, “Considering that the SMEs tend to be influenced by exter-
nal factors so that they miss the mandatory invoices to be paid and still confirm the money receipts manually, it encourages us to innovate a practical service for them. By partnering with Xendit as the Payment Gateway Portal, we provide a practical solution of Journal Pay so that the users can receive the payments directly, get the notifications, and recording the invoices that have been paid automatically so that they no longer need to worry to miss the mandatory invoices to be paid.” Moses Lo, Founder & CEO of Xendit added, “We are delighted to be part of the Jurnal.id in terms of providing a payment portal that make it easier for the Jurnal.id users and SMEs to pay their mandatory invoic-
es fast and trustworthy. This is in line with our mission to help the business people to receive easy and controllable payments. On the other hand, it is also easier for the customers to make a payment through a virtual account (bank transfer) or a credit card. We hope this will get positive responses from the users and strengthen the Journal’s position as accounting software number 1 in Indonesia.” Journal Pay sends an email notification when a customer has successfully made the payment so that the users do not have to check. It is an easy online accounting software that can be accessed anywhere, anytime providing there is an Internet connection. With the Journal, the users
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Jurnal.id can be accessed from www.jurnal.id and available for the Android platform. Download the application through PlayStore to get the online accounting service platform free for 14 days. (PR/TPP)
Ethica’s Pharmaceutical Factory in Jababeka Is the 90 Percent of Kawana Golf Residence Sold in First Stage Biggest Kabi Fresenius Investment in the Last 20 Years The joint venture apartment project of PT Grahabuana Cikarang and Creed Group, Kawana Golf Residence, received a positive response from the consumers with 90% sold in the first phase. President Director of PT Grahabuana Cikarang, Sutedja S Darmono said the Kawana Golf Residence is a service apartment targeting the expatriates in Cikarang and surrounding areas. The project consists of one tower of 234 units with selling prices range from Rp1 billion. “Together with our Japanese partner, we will collaborate in managing and bringing in the apartment tenants as part of our services to the consumers,” Sutedja said in Jakarta on Tuesday (11/28). According to Sutedja, the potential of this project is supported by the existence of 10,000 expatriates working in the Kota Jababeka area. Thus, the project offers a considerable yield value.
“The conservative figure is about 10 percent per year. Besides, the rental price of the existing apartment in the Cikarang region can reach US$2,000 per month on average,” he added. Meanwhile, General Manager Corporate Marketing of PT Grahabuana Cikarang, Handoyo Lim, said in the first stage sales of the Kawana Golf Residence, 90% have been taken by the consumers. “We are optimistic that the units offered for the first phase will be sold out, considering we will hold another event with the investors early next month to see the investment and business prospects in the Kota Jababeka,” Handoyo said. The construction of the apartment, he further said, according to the plan will begin in the mid of 2018. “The handover of units to the consumers will be done by the end of 2020,” Handoyo added. (IND/TPP)
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Gerrit Steen, President Director of Fresenius Kabi Board Member for Asia, has said that the construction of PT Ethica Industri Farmasi’s factory in Jababeka Industrial Estate is the largest investment of Fresenius Kabi in Asia in the last 20 years. Fresenius Kabi is known for its medicinal products for infusions, transfusions and clinical nutrients to treat sick people, especially chronic illnesses. Gerrit Steen said all that in his opening speech at the inauguration of sterile in-
jection drug factory of PT Ethica Industri Farmasi in the Jababeka Industrial Estate Cikarang, on Thursday (11/23). Gerrit also said that Fresenius has been operational for more than 100 years, precisely since 1912, and employs 270,000 people. The mission of this company is caring for live and puts quality above all else in helping patients with very affordable prices. “With this factory, I am very glad that we will serve the people of Indonesia through various highly sophisticated technologies. I strongly believe that this
will be very helpful to the people of Indonesia,” said Gerrit. He added Indonesia is good for investment for it is the fourth most populous country in the world. In the health market, Indonesia is the country with the purchasing power fifth highest in the world. The Indonesian government has also made maximum efforts in health sector through the National Health Insurance (JKN) so that it has provided the access for the people to get quality health, said Gerrit. According to him, with the growth of the pharmaceutical industry of 10% per year on average, Indonesia becomes an attractive place to invest in pharmaceuticals, both for drugs production and future development. Gerrit also pointed out Indonesia’s ranking in the World Bank index for Ease of Doing Business, which is currently at 72th from the previous 110th two years ago. That is a remark-
able achievement. According to Gerrit, the ease of doing business in Indonesia is the right policy so that Ethica will be able to provide affordable injection drugs, especially for the patients with chronical illnesses. “In the future, we will export the products to Asia and Australia. Currently, we have been exporting medicinal products in the Asean region, especially to Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines and others,” he said. Gerrit added that Jababeka is the right place to develop various products needed by the people of Indonesia, the other Fresenius products which are currently produced outside Indonesia. This is in line with the government regulation to increase the number of pharmaceutical products in Indonesia. “Today and years to come, we will always help the government of Indonesia in the health sector through the JKN program,” said Geritt. (IND/ TPP)
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Telkom Acquires PT Bosnet to Strengthen Logistics Business telkom.co.id
PT KA Logistik: Currently Cikarang Dry Port is the Most Promising The development of dry ports in Indonesia is supported by many parties. Dry ports will reduce the congestions on the roads caused by the cargo trucks and also expedite the process of loading and unloading the containers at the sea ports since the customs inspection can be done in the dry ports. Gani Hartono, chairman of DPP Organda (Organization of Land Transport Owners), in the discussion of “Evaluation on Dry Port Development Policy” in Jakarta said on Tuesday (11/7) the development of dry ports in Indonesia needs to be supported and developed as a solution to overcome the traffic jams in the Jabodetabek and Tanjung Priok Port nowadays. “In the Cikarang Dry Port, the customs have been checked there so when the exported goods arrive at the Tanjung Priok they can directly be loaded into the ship to be sent to the destination country. For import, the goods can also be unloaded right away given the inspection can be done in the dry port,” Gani said. According to him, dry ports can also integrate with the industrial areas and connect to the railway
and other transportation modes. To improve the efficiency of national logistics, the transportation system as well as the customs inspection in Indonesia should be fast, precise and accurate. “That will facilitate the entry process of raw materials into the industry and the export process of industrial products. With the fast and precise services, the cost can be reduced and ultimately improve the national competitiveness,” Gani explained. The same opinion was also voiced by Robby Toni, representing the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance in the discussion. “The development of dry ports in Indonesia will be better if they can integrate with various modes of transportation, such as railway, trucks, if necessary boats on the rivers. The dry ports should be close to the industrial estates as well as container terminals,” he added. “Dry ports are good,” said Tonny. Unfortunately, there are only a few dry ports right now, one of them is Cikarang Dry Port. “Why dry port does not grow fast? It cannot compete or not enough commodities to handle?” asked
the customs official. Gigis Saptono, representing the director of PT KA Logistik, said currently the Cikarang Dry Port is the most active and the most promising. The Cikarang Dry Port is close to Bekasi, Cikarang and Purwakarta industrial areas. The Gede Bage Dry Port in Bandung is considered very slow and even less competitive with the truck transportation mode. “The train cannot do door to door services like the truck. Even using the train will need double handling so they have to spend an additional cost, especially in the port area. As a result, the cost of container transport from the Gede Bage Dry Port in Bandung and the Cikarang Dry Port often higher than using other modes,” said Gigis. Nevertheless, he added, KA Logistik will keep looking for ideas to lower the cost. KA Logistik has been cooperating with various parties, especially Cikarang Dry Port, and promoting their services to the importers and exporters in Indonesia. “KA Logistik is ready to work hard and provide the best services to the customers,” said Gigis. (BRTT/TPP)
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) through its subsidiary PT Sigma Cipta Caraka has acquired a majority stake in PT Bosnet which is engaged in fast moving consumer good (FMCG) ICT Solution. In an information disclosure sent to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Monday (11/20), the public state-owned company said a stake purchase agreement with PT Bosnet was signed on November 13, 2017.
POH VP Investor Relations of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Prakoso Imam Santoso said, “This corporate action is expected to strengthen TIMES portfolio, particularly Telkom Group’s e-logistic and e-commerce businesses in line with Telkom’s vision of being the king of digital in the region.” He added that the corporate action is also expected to strengthen the Telkom group’s synergy in logistics business, ICT Solution, e-commerce, payment gateway, and big data analytic.
Telkom Sigma now becomes the majority shareholder of PT Bosnet and strengthens Telkom Group’s position in the business of logistics ecosystem. PT Bosnet is a company established under the law of the Republic of Indonesia whose business is running the fast moving consumer good (FMCG) ICT Solution. Meanwhile Telkom Sigma is a subsidiary of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia engaged in ICT (information, communication and technology) services. (TPP)
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Focused on Character Building, BPK Penabur Kota Jababeka Inaugurates New School Building BPK Penabur Kota Jababeka, Cikarang, has inaugurated its new school building. The inauguration was held at the BPK Penabur Kota Jababeka, followed by a thanksgiving service at the school hall on Saturday (11/11). The inauguration was marked by the signing of an inscription by Bekasi Regent Hj. Neneng Hasanah Yasin and Chairman of BPK Penabur Ja-
karta Adri Lazuardi, S.H. and Chairman of BPK Penabur Foundation Ir. Robert Robianto. In his speech, Adri Lazuardi said, “The presence of the BPK Penabur complex will complement the advantages of Kota Jababeka.” “This complex also provides a synergy of three pillars between the school teachers, students, and parents where all the three will together contrib-
ute to the progress of the students,” he added. Meanwhile, Robert Robianto said, “This school is not only for the rich, but also for the students from the underprivileged who excel. The Penabur school is to shape the students to have a good character, starting from the teachers and the parents.” “This is a school for everyone, let’s get together for the future. Uphold the sense to care
Indonesian Arts Team Champion of 10th International Folklore Festival The Indonesian Arts Team from Prasetiya Mulya University, Tangerang, has emerged as the overall champion in the 10th International Folklore Festival “Interfolk in Russia” in St. Petersburg, Russia. The festival was held on November 10-14, 2017. The art lover students, who are members of the Student Activity Club (SAC) Sasikirana Traditional Dance, came to the cultural city of Russia to compete. Although it was winter with the temperature of nearly 0 degrees Celsius, their spirits did not freeze. They even gave Indonesian warmth to the audience with the stunning performances. The challenges were not easy. A total of 59 teams from 11 countries were showing their best. Prasetiya Mulya University’s 13-member Arts Team was the only participant from Indonesia and Asia. Other participating countries were Russia, Ecuador, Cuba, Belgium, Iran, Romania, England, Latvia, Switzerland and Estonia. In the semi-final, the Indonesian team presented “Harmoni Khatulistiwa” consisting of Zapin Sinapelan dance from Riau and “Gebyar Dewata” dance from Bali. In the final
round, the dancers performed Saman Ranto Jaroe from Aceh, making the audience and the judges stunned by the dancing moves as well as the clothes they wore. The Prasetiya Mulya University Arts Team participated in the D (Folk Dance) category of the five categories contested. Their spectacular performances made the judges give them five awards at once, the first winner for the Folk Dance Category, the Special Price of the Jury for Artistry in the Performance of the Competition Program, a Special Reference from the President of the European Association of Folklore Festivals (EAFF) to participate in the World Championship of Folklore “World Folk” in Bulgaria 2018, and the GRAND PRIX Award of the 10th International Folklore Competition “Interfolk in Russia”. Indonesian Ambassador to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, M. Wahid Supriyadi, who received the Prasetiya Mulya Arts Team at the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday (11/15), expressed his high appreciation for the achievement. The Prasetya Mulya University Arts Team has
taken part in the cultural diplomacy. “We are very proud of this achievement. This mission is part of cultural diplomacy. Indonesia has cultural diversity, such as interesting regional dances and clothing that can be shown off internationally through festivals. The more participations in the cultural events, the relations between nations, especially in the level of people to people will be more solid,” said Ambassador Wahid. Farel S.V. Sinaga, Student Affairs Manager of Prasetiya Mulya University said that the audience’s welcome was extraordinary. Many other participants and audience wanted to take pictures together with the Indonesian dancers because they were impressed with the costumes and the dances. They also congratulated him while mimicking Saman dance moves. “A lot of spectators were very impressed with the Saman dance moves, especially the variations of sitting and hand movements. With a short-time preparation, we are delighted to introduce Indonesian culture to the international world through this festival,” said Farel. (KMPR/TPP)
for others, willing to share. We are taking part in building Indonesia,” he said. “Good education produces students with good characters, not only their academic grades. Penabur is very well known both for its good academic and character building and we see ourselves the extraordinary facilities,” he added. President Director of Jababeka Residence Sutedja Sidar-
ta Darmono, who attended the event, said, “Our vision and mission are about the same. This is an example to show that our area continues to grow better and must be enjoyed by all levels of the society.” The event was enlivened with the performances of Sendratasik (drama, dance, and music), presented by 170 students of kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school.
President University Student Represents Indonesia in Asia Youth International Model United Nations One more student of President University of International Relations Department stands out; this time for being appointed by Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) as the representative of Indonesia for the AYIMUN event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Muhamad Rizki Nugraha Darma Nagara became Co-Chair of IMF Council in the annual event of “Enhancing Global Power Through Diplomacy and Regional Integration” held on November 2 to 7, 2017 by the Indonesia Global Network. Born in Bandung 20 years ago, the youngest of 5 siblings is usually called Iki. He frequently participated in the United Nations Model. The graduate of SMAN 2 Ciamis in 2015 was recorded as the Best Delegate of GGA UI Model United Nations-UNHCR 2015, Most Outstanding Delegate ALSA UNPAD Model United Nations - UNHCR 2016, Most Outstanding Delegate International Bandung Model United Nations - UNHCR 2016, Best Delegate ASEAN YOUTH GENERAL FORUMASEAN ECONOMY COMMUNITY UMY 2016, Best Delegate ASEAN Youth General Forum - General Assembly - South China Sea 2016
The school complex of Penabur Kota Jababeka is an integrated school from the kindergarten to high school with a total capacity of 1,770 students. The BPK Penabur Kota Jababeka building consists of five floors on a land area of 6,080 square meters with total space of building 13,477.28 square meters plus a parking lot of 4,200 square meters. (TPP)
and Verbal Commendations - SE UI MUN 2017. “Recently I was selected as the 500 best participants from 5,330 applicants to join the Asia Youth International Model United Nations (AYIMUN) in Kuala Lumpur. MUN is a kind of competition on UN Session simulation, where a contender represents a country to solve a case. During the session, we act like a president or diplomat of the country we represent in debating, lobbying, practicing diplomacy, analysis, research, and leadership,” said Iki who is active in the President University Model United Nations Club and has an average GPA of 3.8. As many as 18 countries in Asia participated in 7 sessions, including: ARF (ASEAN Regional Forum), UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council), UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), IMF (International Monetary Fund), WHO (World Health Organization) and OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation). Iki was a judge at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) session, attended by 170 delegates who raised the topic of “Addressing Resettlement Planning of the Global Financial Assistance”. At the awarding session themed cultural night, there was something different and became the center of attention of other delegations. “At that time, I as a judge who would announce the winners. As I am native Sundanese, and once became Jajaka West Java 2015, then I wanted to do a cultural diplomacy by wearing traditional Sundanese clothing, so everyone will know that I am native Sundanese and introduce the Sundanese culture to the international community,” said Iki who gained a lot of experiences while becoming the international judge, such as networking and friendship with other delegates from Singapore, India, Malaysia and Pakistan. (LPT/TPP)
Students of ITB Triumphant at E2FESTA 2017 in South Korea merdeka.com
ITB students again accomplished another achievement at the international level. A team of Irham Mulkan Rodi-
ana (Electrical Engineering class of 2013), Freddy Kurniawan (Mechanical Engineering class of 2013), Kinari Nur Aulia Padma
Negara (Product Design class of 2013), and Ninik Kania (Product Design class of 2013) and two students from Chonbuk National University (CBNU) managed to become the winner of the Engineering Education Fiesta 2017 Capstone Design Fair International Session (E2FESTA 2017) held in South Korea on Friday (11/10). The competition was held at the Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, South Korea, and was initiated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea and Korea Association of Innovation Cen-
ters for Engineering Education. The ITB team successfully defeated the superior competitors from Asia. The participants in this competition were ITB (Indonesia), PENS (Indonesia), Tel-U (Indonesia), KLE TECH (India), HKUST (Hong Kong), NUS (Singapore), NTU (Singapore), RMUTT (Thailand), SCUT (China), KIT (Japan), CBNU (South Korea), CNU (South Korea), JNU (South Korea), NCKU (Taiwan), and UKM (Malaysia). The ITB team contested its work of health equipment called Re-Lease, a device designed to
assess the health by checking the urine for its turbidity and color. The device uses the system of smart device and big data. The making of the Re-Lease device needed six months to complete, four months for finalizing the concept and two months for product workmanship. The progress report was carried out weekly to the lecturer coaches from the program studies of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design. Through the competition, each participant learned to integrate various sciences to build a useful product. The most im-
portant thing for this competition is teamwork since the team must consist of crosssciences, cross-cultures, and cross-countries so that the communication within a team should be solidly developed to maximize the quality of the product. “In this competition, we are very happy not only because of winning the Grand Prize but the idea of our product is acceptable to the international community,” said Freddy Kurniawan, one of the members of the Re-Lease team. (MDK/TPP)
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Indonesia 5th Biggest Number in Diabetes Cases, Tropicana Slim Educates 87 Seniors at D’Khayangan Tropicana Slim in collaboration with Senior Living D’Khayangan held a seminar of “Educational Seminar on Good Nutrition Selection for People with Diabetes” at the Care Center of Senior Living D’Khayangan Jababeka, Cikarang, Bekasi, on Tuesday (11/21). The seminar was an education on diabetes prevention. Brand Associate Tropicana Slim Annice Manthovani said, “Our goal is prevention. It is better preventing than curing.” According to her, one important target to be educated about diabetes is the elderly or seniors. “They are vulnerable to this condition. It is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility to educate the communities,” she added. “Why do we emphasize on diabetes? Because Indonesia is the 5th highest in the number of diabetes cases in the world and every year it keeps increasing. The latest information shows diabetes nowadays does not only affect elderly, but also the youngsters at the age of 20 to 30 years. So, we try to raise awareness to avoid the diabetes as early as possible,” Annice said. The seminar was attended by 87 participants of the elderly and the younger people as well. The question and answer session of the seminar was lively because of so many questions asked by the participants. The diabetes complication is known as the third leading cause of death in Indonesia. Two of three people with diabetes do not realize they have the condition.
Meantime Head of Business Development of Senior Living D’Khayangan Trisno Muldani said thatsuch a seminar at D’Khayangan is held regularly in every month. “Next we will hold a seminar with a ‘heart doctor’. Healthy can be physical, psychological, social, and spiritual. So,the ‘heart doctor’ in the seminar will explain how to manage our hearts to make us happy,” he explained. The seminar discussed three types of diabetes.The first type is due to the damage of pancreas. The pancreas is the organ which produces the insulin. The insulin allows your body to use the sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the foods consumed as energy or store it as an energy reserve. Insulin keeps your blood sugar level healthy, not too high (hyperglycemia) nor too low (hypoglycemia). The second type is diabetes due to the lifestyle which causes obesity, like lack of exercises, irregular eating patterns, or under stress too often. The third type is Gestational diabetes. This type of diabetes only affects women who are pregnant and will generally heal by itself after giving birth. Pregnancy can cause diabetes when the blood sugar level in the body increases drastically and the body has difficulty to produce enough insulin. In addition to getting education about diabetes, the participants also got free tests for blood sugar and Body Mass Index (BMI) after the seminar. (TPP)
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BOOK REVIEW
Prof Scott Younger OBE DEng(Hon) PhD International Chancellor, President University
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A SHIP WHILE SAILING S.D Darmono This latest contribution from businessman and industrialist, Bpk Djuandi Darmono, is a useful follow-up to his earlier book highlighting his philosophy of starting and developing a business venture, Think Big, Start Small and Move Fast. In this new book, he takes a panoramic view of what makes Indonesia from its genealogy, then through its fledgling days in the runup to the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia right up to the present day. He sets out the good and the needs for improvement and discusses how it can become one of the greatest success stories of recent history.
The metaphor used for the title is apt since the founders of one of the largest republics in the world and now also the foundation for the ASEAN union, established this archapelagic country of 17,000 islands out of the stormy waters that pervaded world politics and the socio-economic mess that was left at the end of World War II. Development of the new country, or the sailing of the ‘Ship called Indonesia’, had to be done while at the same time establishing all the foundations of government and in the correct form to ensure the country would progress for the benefit of all the people. The book is divided into eleven chapters and provides much thought and many ideas for all generations, first providing a useful historical background for the younger generations unaware of the many trials and difficulties faced by their forefathers and forthright suggestions for how the civil servants and private sector can raise the economy for the benefit of all. The first chapter, entitled the Genealogy of Indonesia, commences with a look back to the ancient history as to how Indonesia, as it is today, came into being over the billions of years since planet Earth was born. A summary of the pre 20th period of colonialism leads into the 1920s stirrings in the thinking of Indonesians benefiting from study in Europe and being introduced to the ideas of socialism as it entered into the mainstream of political agendas, in UK (birth of
the Labour party) for instance, and in its extreme form, communism as already then being administered in Russia. A cadre of young educated Indonesians signed the Youth Pledge in October 1928 to acknowledge one motherland and one nation, Indonesia and one language, Indonesian. The period saw the emergence of those who would later be among the founders of the country, Hatta, Yamin, Syahrir and Tan Malaka, not to mention Soekarno. The ideas took root to set the path of the new Republic of Indonesia, launched in 1945, and stating the Pancasila with its 5 principles as the constitutional foundation of the country. Reference is made to the storm of 1965 and the economic crisis of 1998, and how Indonesia weathered these, emerging as a fully fledged democracy with involvement by right at the highest seats of international government, discussion and policy. Chapter II provides an interesting profile of the founding fathers of the country, their strengths and weaknesses, and the roles that they played in the establishment and early development of the nation, while Chapter III follows on with the need to engage and play a full part in global affairs, while still respecting and sustaining the deep cultural roots embedded in the country. The chapter addresses the important subjects of what it means to be part of the Global Society, the importance of education and the impact on this and future of living in the Cyber Age, care for
the nation but without any inward-looking form of nationalism, issues for migrant workers and the proper meaning of patriotism. It discusses the nation state and its future and the role of unions of nations, such as ASEAN. Chapter IV is a tribute to the strong cultural roots of Indonesia, too often not properly appreciated, particularly by Indonesins themselves. The chapter lays out a set of principles to live by and warns against those to be avoided, and marks the challenges to nurturing a strong society, corruption being a major issue Care for our fellow human beings and our environement is stressed. Chapter V is entitled “Making the people prosper”, and delves more deeply into the challenges that the country faces in raising standards and spreading these more widely across the archipelago, linking education quite properly as the foundation for a people’s prosperity. It draws attention to the key roles that pushing further industialisation in the economyand working hard on the underdeveloped tourism sector can play in raising prosperity more fairly and widely. It also stresses how it is essential to break down governmental obstructions to private sector and community initiatives. This leads neatly into Chapter VI, which discusses actions needed to galvanise the resources and energy in the business world. It touches on the need to create tough business people,
but at the same time safeguarding business ethics, becoming less reliant on government and stamping out the eroding influence of feudalistic practices. The next chapter discusses the importance of learning from other nations, and presents the impact of the political development of the main world’s countries of China, India and the US. Reference is made to the application that Japan and S Korea made to the principle of observe, copy and modify as the foundation of their impressive growth after WWII. Tribute is paid to the very active way in which Australia has raised it education and training methods to the highest levels, and the single-minded dedication that Singapore has made over half a century to become a leading first world country in many technology development fields, and not just a place to go for shopping and medical attention. All this leads to the adoption of the Mental Revolution promoted by President Joko Widodo, a prerequisite to overcome negativity, suspicion and narrow-minded arrogance, often a substitute for ignorance, something that is in the forefront of thinking at President University. The inadequately promoted subject of Tourism and the huge cultural heritage across the country is the subject matter of Chapter VIII. Not only is an active tourist industry good domestically for the further internal socialising of the people of the archipelago, it is also the best way to promote the understand-
ing of what the country means to foreign tourists. All round, it also provides huge economic returns not just to government, but directly to the many people that can work in the industry. Indonesia’s immediate neighbours, especially, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, without the full diversity of culture and environment that Indonesia has to offer, have made huge strides in the development of their respective tourist industries, currently outmatching the efforts of Indonesia. The opportunities and rewards are huge and the challenge is there! Chapter IX considers the sobering subject of Improving Governance. The main thrust of this chapter concerns a proposal to get the different sectors of country governance, namely the government, private sector and education and academia all sharing and mixing together over the crucial decisions that are required to move the country ahead. The proposal is to develop executive clubs, on the principle of Jababeka’s Executive Club that was established in its successful Jababeka industrial estate at Cikarang, east of Jakarta, across the archipelago in each of the provincial regions of the country. The idea has been tried elsewhere and found to be a successful way in galvanising government and communities, wherein the decision making processes on development needs can be made in a corporate community spirit to serve the specific needs of a given area. In Chapter X the ongoing is-
sues around the Urbanisation of the country are raised, including the need to embrace the ever-changing technology that is a feature of the Cyber Age. Some further 90 million more Indonesians will live with town and city lifestyles within the next 30 years, in line with world trends, and there is an urgent requirement to consider how expansion is to be achieved, while also taking on board the many ideas that are being proposed around the theme of Smart Cities. Jababeka has taken the concept on board but there will be much to do in the years ahead, involving the whole range of development disciplines around urban develop ment – planning, architecture and engineering, environmental and various support services, to ensure that all the new areas are long-term sustainable. The final chapter is in form of a summary of the key points that the country has to take on board to ensure that the ‘Ship called Indonesia’ sails steadily and majestically into the future. There is no question that this is a ‘must read’ for all Indonesians who want to find out about their country, a land of opportunity, and put their hand up and say ‘Yes, I want to be part of the crew that sails the ship’.
l Prof Scott Younger OBE DEng(Hon) PhD International Chancellor, President University l Preface by Prof Dr Komarudin Hidayat
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Year-end holiday is getting closer. Have you picked a tourist destination yet to go to with the family or friends? Indonesia has many interesting destinations to visit at the end of the year. Pegipegi Public Relations and Media Officer, Devi Agustina, recommended several anti-mainstream tourism destinations for the year-end holiday. “From the perspective of Pegipegi, I suggest you to go to Bandung, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Sumba, and Sukabumi. Anti-mainstream means doing the unusual, so it’s up to your creativity. The five favorite cities have some new attractions to enjoy,” said Devi on Wednesday (10/25). According to Devi, the five cities have interesting tourist destinations to visit although only three of the five cities are popular as the year-end holiday destinations. “Many new tourism spots are instagramable, people usually go to a place to get pictures to be uploaded on the social media,” said Devi. Here are the destinations and attractions for the year-end holidays recommended by Pegipegi.
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Bandung According to Devi, most of tourists go to Bandung to get the city tour. However, there are more attractions to enjoy such as The Lodge Maribaya. “Bandung is now more popular for its the natural attractions, the downtown is getting obsolete,” she said. Sukabumi “Sukabumi has many interesting spots. It has a complete package, and the trip to Sukabumi takes 3-4 days to explore,” said Devi. Sukabumi at least has nine waterfalls such as Curug Puncak Jeruk, Cimarinjung, and others. There are also highlands called Puncak Geopark Ciletuh, Puncak Girimukti, Cikiara, Mekarsakti and some more. “It also has small islands such as Karang Daeu Island, historical tours, ancient rocks, and geysers (hot spring),” she added. Sumba Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara is famous for its beaches. Devi said there is an interesting beach to visit called Walakiri Beach in East Sumba. “Walakiri Beach is like other beaches in general, but on this beach if the water recedes, the sand area will expand much larger, so we can play further and there is also a mangrove area. During the Sunset people can take photographs in silhouette at a mangrove tree,” she said. (KPS/TPP) uDae ang r a K
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145 Tenants of Jababeka Industrial Estate Play at JET Golf Tournament PT Jababeka Infrastructure in cooperation with Jababeka Golf & Country Club (JGCC) held “JET Golf Tournament” on Tuesday (11/14). I Nyoman Mertasari, representing the Jababeka Golf & Country Club, expressed his gratitude to the sponsors who supported the tournament. No less than 145 golfers, who are also business people in the Jababeka Industrial Estate, participated in the event. The tournament uses the game format of system 36 (handicap today), offering the prize for Hole in One of one Harley Davidson and one unit of Kawana Golf Residence apartment. Another prize was Grand Lucky Draw of Exclusive Flight tickets from the Jakarta Heli Club. It was the Jababeka’s
seventh annual tournament which started in 2011. The event began with the performance of 108 caddies of Jababeka Golf doing gymnastic Gemufamire Maumere moves. The golf tournament was officially opened by Chairman of PT Jababeka S.D. Darmono and Vice President Director of PT Chemco Harapan Nusantara Yohannes Lawalata with releasing some balloons. In his speech during the trophy awarding ceremony, President Director of PT Jababeka Infrastruktur Tjahjadi Rahardja said, “This is an activity to establish a harmonious relationship between the entrepreneurs in Jababeka and the estate managers.
It is also an opportunity for the stakeholders to networking. Who knows you can create new business opportunities from here.” He added, “The JET Golf Tournament this time is attended by 145 participants. This shows tremendous enthusiasm and support from all parties to succeed this event.” The winners of JET Golf Tournament were: Mr. H. Yan for the nearest to the pin # 13 category with 60 cm distance, Mr. Ferdian for the nearest to the line # 9 category with 1.5 m distance, and Mr. Suranta for the longest drive # 14 category with 225 m distance. In the Category of Flight C (16 - 24), the Best Nett III was
won by Mr. Indrajana with gross 64, handicap 17 and nett 47, while the Best Nett II by Mr. Yandi Boy with gross 63, handicap 17 and nett 46, and the Best Nett I by Mr. Dony Wisnu with gross 64, handicap 18 and nett 46. In the Category of Flight B (11 - 15), the Best Nett III went to Mr. Darmanto with gross 58, handicap 11 and nett 47, while the Best Nett II to Mr. AH Gunawan with gross 59, handicap 13 and nett 46, and the Best Nett I to Mr. Edy Tjugianto with gross 61, handicap 15 and nett 46. In the Category of Flight A (1 - 10), the Best Nett III was won by Mr. Suranta with gross 54, handicap 7 and nett 47, while
the Best Nett II by Mr. Gede D. with gross 53, handicap 6 and nett 47, and the Best Nett I by Mr. H. Yan with gross 52, handicap 5 and nett 47. The Best Nett Overall went to Mr. Ardian with gross 52 handicap 6 and nett 46, while the Best Gross Overall to Kemal P. with gross 50. The tournament was sponsored by PT Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk. (PGN), PT Jababeka Infrastruktur, Jababeka Residence, Cikarang Golf Community (KGC), PT Banten West Java (KEK Tanjung Lesung), President Executive Club, Jababeka Golf, and Jakarta Heli Club. Designed by world-class golfer and architect Nick Fal-
do, the Jababeka Golf & Country Club is located at KM 31 Kota Jababeka Cikarang, about 30 minutes from Jakarta. The Jababeka Golf & Country Club offers a challenging course for international class championships, equipped with strategic elements such as water features, a wide selection of tees and various pin positions, while providing magnificent views and lush green fields. The 67-hectare golf course has 18 holes and a 72 par, offering a true challenge and an unforgettable golfing experience for busy executives, both local and foreign. (TPP)