Indonesia Newsletter ( April 2011) [PDF]

Indonesia Newsletter

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, MUMBAI, INDIA VOLUME 4 / APRIL 2011 MONTHLY

INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW (IIMS) July 22 - 31, 2011 at Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia Organized by : PT. Dyandra Promosindo Visit : www.indonesianmotorshow.com/2011

The 19th Indonesia International Motor (IIMS 2011) Show is the most prestigious motor show in Indonesia featuring the latest automotive products and most innovative services with emphasizing the latest trends in the global automobile industry and will show a dazzling array of full range passengers and commercial cars to grand public growing from year to year. The IIMS 2011 will once again bring new atmosphere and experience with most entertaining and business enabling at Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran. Visitor's Profile : High-Net-Worth Families & Individuals, Executives & Businessmen, Overseas Buyers, Automobile Professionals, Corporate Buyers - CEOs, Decision Makers, Transport Operators, Tourism & Hospitality, Engineers, Technicians Exhibitor's Profile : Commercial Vehicles, Cars, Motorcycles, Special Purpose Vehicles, Automotive Parts & Components, Measuring, Testing and Control Devices & Systems , Automotive Accessories, Motorcycles & Motorbikes, Scooters, Bicycles Car care products, Batteries, Oil & Lubricants, Maintenance & repair and workstation Equipment, Audio Visual, Air-conditioning, Dash Boards, Luxury Cars, Related Manufacturing Technology, Machinery, Equipment and Tools, Other Items & Services Concerning Automotive Industry. For further details please contact : PT. Dyandra Promosindo, The City Tower 7th floor, Jl. MH. Thambrin No. 81 Jakarta Pusat 10310, Indonesia Telp : +6221 31996077 Fax : +6221 31996277 Email : [email protected] Dina : [email protected] Website : www.dyandra.com

The 8th International Craft & Gift Fair

INDOCRAFT 2011 October 19 - 23, 2011

Jakarta Convention Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia Organized by : Debindo Mitra Dyantama

Visit : www.indocraft-expo.com

INDOCRAFT is the place for quality crafts and gifts products. the show featured more inspirational products from all regions in Indonesia and other pparticipating countries. It is the mecca for crafts lower showcasing specialist products you won't see anywhere else. With three (3) exhibition hall (Cendrawasih Hall, Plenary Hall and Main Lobby), the show is Guaranteed to Satisfy you. Products Exhibit : Batik, Garments, Textile and Fashion Accessories, Rattan & Wooden Craft (Furniture, Interior Products, etc), Leather-based Products, Packed Food and Beverages, Certified Herbal Products, Banking Services, etc For further details please contact : Debindo Mitra Dyantama, Jl. MH. Thamrin 81, Jakarta - Indonesia Phone : +62 (21) 3199 6167 Fax : +62 (21) 3199 6170 Contact Person Tommy : +62 818 117 155 E-mail: [email protected] Novit : +62 815 110 25620 E-mail : [email protected]

RI’S ECONOMY GREW AT 6.5 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER : The Indonesian economy grew 6.5 in the first quarter of 2011 from a year earlier on rising investment, exports and domestic consumption, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported. BPS Chief Rusman Heriawan said that compared with the fourth quarter of 2010 the economy expanded 1.5 percent. Investment grew 7.3 percent, exports 12.3 percent and imports 15.6 percent. Meanwhile, household consumption rose 4.5 percent and government spending 3 perent. Overall, the Industrial, trade, hotel and restaurant sector and the transportation sector respectively constibuted 1.3 percent to the first quarter growth. Rusman said that the agricultural, husbandry, forestry and fishery growth sectors in the first quarter of 2011 grew 18.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010. The transportation and communication sector grew 13.8 percent, the trade, hotel and restaurant sector 7.9 percent and the financial, real estate and financial service sectors 2.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same period last year. The communication sector recorded significant growth due to an increase in the number of cellular phone users. NON-OIL COMMODITY EXPORTS IN MARCH INCREASE BY 12.88% : The Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) has reported that Indonesia’s non-oil commodity exports in March increased 12.88 percent to US $13.32 billion compared with that a month earlier. BPS Chairman Rusman Heriawan stated that if compared with that in the previous year, it also increase by 25.62 percent. The biggest export increase in March 2011 occurred with the rubber commodity group, namely reaching US $201.4 million while the biggest decline happened with the fat and vegetable oil commodity group at US $559.7 million. Most of the non-oil commodity exports in March 2011 were shipped to Japan (1.53 billion dollars), the United States (1.41 billion) and China (1.3 billion). The exports in the three countries contributed about 31.86 percent to the total non-oil commodity exports. Indonesia’s non oil commodity exports to European countries were worth 1.69 billion dollars and ASEAN countries 3.20 billion dollars with a market share of 13.40 percent and 23.31 percent respectively. The BPS chairman stated that in the first three months of 2011, non oil exports also were recorded at a high level reaching 37.12 billion or an increase of 28.66 percent if compared with the corresponding period in 2010. RI’S IMPORTS HIT ANOTHER RECORD : The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) stated that Indonesia’s imports hit another record high at US $14.48 bilion last March owing to improvements in the domestic economy. The previous record high of US $13.15 billion occurred in December 2010. Imports in March rose 2.23 perent compared with the pervious month or 31.96 perent compared with the same month last year. March’s imports consisted of non-oil/non-gas commodities worth US $11.60 billion and oil/gas commodities worth US $2.88 billion. Non-oil/non-gas commodities worth US $11.60 bilion and oil/gas commodities worth US $2.88 billion. Non-oil/non-gas imports in March were dominated by machinery and mechanical appliances valued at US $1.92 billion, a 19.32 percent increase compared to the previous month. Overall, imports in the first three months of 2011 rose 29.46 percent to US $38.79 billion compared to the same period last year. The import value of all groups of goods rose from the previous year. BPS data show the import of consumer goods in the first quarter of 2011 increased 48.19 percent, raw materials/auxiliary materials 31.32 percent and capital goods 17.77 percent compared to the same period last year. During the first three months of 2011 China was the biggest supplier of imported goods to Indonesia with a value of US $5.30 billion, accounting for 17.43 percent of the overall non-oil/non-gas imports. Japan came in second with US $4.42 billion (14.53 percent) and Thailand in third with US $2.58 billion (8.50 percent). Thailand overtook Singapore as the third biggest supplier of non-oiil/non-gas commodities to Indonesia. Indonesia’s non-oil/non-gas imports from other ASEAN member states and European Union respectively reached 23.94 percent and 8.76 percent of the overall non-oil/nongas imports. RI’S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GROW 5.15% : Indonesia’s big and medium manufacturing industries production grew 5.15 percent in thefirst three months of 2011, according to the National Statistics Bureau (BPS). Industries that recorded growth in production in the first three months of 2011 include basic metal, electric machinery

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and equipment, paper and paper products, non-machinery metal products, textiles, leather and leather goods, footwear, motor vehicles and garment. The production of basic metal industries was recorded to rise 26.29 percent, electric machinery and equipment 21.49 percent, paper and paper products 17.31 percent and non-machinery metal products 16.85 percent. Production in textile industries rose 16.22 percent, leather and leather products 16.18 percent, motor vehicles 15.29 percent and garment 11.20 percent. Production also increaseed in the tobacco processing industries, transportation means, machinery, food and beverages, non-metal mining products, chemicals and furniture. During the period a decline in production was recorded at rubber and rubber product industries by 2.89 percent, wood and wooden products industries (1.44 percent), publications, printing and reproduction of media recording (0.9 percent) and radio, television and telecommunications equipment (0.11 percent). Compared to that of the fourth quarter of 2010 production in the big and medium manufacturing industries in the first quarter of 2011 was down 2.18 percent. Production in basic metal industries, electric machinery and equipment, paper and paper product, non-machinery metal product, textiles, leather and leather products, footwear and motor vehicles rose 15.29 percent and communications equipment, food and beverages and furniture. Production in basic metal industries, electric machinery and equipment, paper and paper product, non-machinery metal product, textiles, leather and leather products, footwear and motor vehicles rose 15.29 percent while in garment industries also kept rising. RI’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT EXPORTS INCREASE BY 34 PERCENT : Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu stated that Industrial products served as the main engine of Indonesia’s nonoil/non-gas exports in the first quarter of 2011 when they grew 34 compared with the same period last year. In the first quarter of 2011, industrial products contributed US $28.4 billion to the state coffers compared to US $21.1 billion in the corresponding period last year. Mari added that the industrial products accounted for 62.57 percent of non-oil/non-gas exports in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 59.39 percent in the same period last year. Among the Industrial product that recorded growth at the start of this year were textiles and textile products, footwear, electronics and automotive products. Data from the Trade Ministry show textile and textile product exports rose 14.4 percent to US $1.89 billion in the first two months of this year from US $1.65 bilion in the same period last year. The data also show electronic product exports increased 12.2 perent to US $1.63 billion in the January-February 2011 period from theyear before. Footwear exports jumped 44.1 percent to US $507.4 million in the year to February 2011 from US $352 million a year earlier. Automotive product exports meanwhile climbed 46.1 percent to US $490.6 million in January and February 2011 from US $335.9 million in the same period last year. According to BPS, large and medium sized industries in the first quarter of 2011 recorded a 5.51 percent increase in their production compared to 4.26 percent in the same period last year. RI HAS TEMPORARILY SCRAPPED IMPORT DUTIES : The Indonesian government has temporarily scrapped import duties for 182 raw materials and capital goods to lower costs for local manufacturers, expecting to increase local product competitiveness amid flooding imports and a widening trade deficit with China. On the other hand, the government raised import duties for eight food items to 10 percent from 5 percent to “protect local downstream industries from an invasion of imports of such products”. The 182 products, which will be exempt from import duties between April 18 and Dec 31 this year include 59 items in the chemical industry, one food item (soybean oil), 91 machinery items, 16 eletronic items, 13 shipping items. As of Jan 1, 2012, import duties for all of the goods will return to 5 percent. A ministerial decree (PMK 80/PMK.011/2011) was issued for the new policies. Under the new policy, chemicals used in textile processing, such as methanol and paraformaldehyde, and machinery for drying, washing, bleaching and dyeing will be freed from import taxes. The new policy also exempted from import duties indefinitely chemicals and goods used for filmmaking to help boost the domestic film industry after criticism in recent months that the cost of producing movies domestically was far higher than importing movies. Cruise ships, tankers, vessels, tugs, dredgers, floating docks and floating and submersible drilling rigs will also be exempt from import duties,

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in regards to cabotage, a maritime principle which became effective The Domestic Direct Investment realization based on location (five on May 7, prohibiting foreign-licensed ships from trading in Indonesian biggest locations) are East Java (Rp 2.5 trillion; 31 projects), West waters. Java (Rp 2.3 trillion; 41 projects); Jakarta Capital Territory (Rp 2.2 trillion; 7 projects); Central Sulawesi (Rp 1.2 trillion; 5 projects) and BKPM ISSUES PERMIT FOR 51 PROJECTS WORTH US $5.65 South Sulawesi (Rp 1.1 trillion; 10 projects) 2. Foreign Direct BILLION : The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) issued permits Investment Realization : Compared to the same period on 2010, the to at least 51 local and foreign companies spanning a total investment First Quarter of 2011, Foreign Direct Investment Realization value of about US$5.65 billion between January and April. BKPM increasesd 11.8%, from Rp 35.4 trillion to Rp 39.5 trillion. Based on deputy chairman for investment services Teuku Otman Rasyid stated Sectors (five biggest sectors), the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) that $4.34 billion of that investment value was from foreign investors, realization are Mining (US$ 1.0 billion; 79 projects); Electricity, Gas and Rp 11.4 trillion ($1.31 billion) from domestic investors. The permits and Water Supply (US$ 0.6 billion; 15 projects); Transport, Storage cover new plantations — including such sugar cane and oil palm — and Communication (US$ 0.5 billion; 35 projects); Food Crops and as well as processing factories for major commodities and basic Plantation (US$ 0.4 billion; 74 projects); and Food Industry (US$ 0.3 organic chemicals. One of the biggest domestic investors plans to billion; 61 projects). The FDI realization based on location (five biggest open oleaginous plantations and build edible oil and processed milk locations) are West Java (US$ 1.1 billion; 180 projects); Jakarta Capital production plants in several areas — Riau, North Sumatra, Greater Territory (US$ 0.9 billion; 183 projects); South Sumatera (US$ 0.4 Jakarta, East Java, North and Central Sulawesi. The total investment billion; 22 projects); Papua (US$ 0.4 billion; 9 projects); and West value will be around Rp 6.19 trillion. The largest single investment Kalimantan (US$ 0.3 billion; 18 projects).Based on country (five biggest was $962.04 million in foreign direct investment, for an edible oil countries), the FDI realization are Singapore (US$ 1.1 billion; 142 production plant in East Java, which was pledged by a company owned projects); United States of America (US$ 0.4 billion; 24 projects); Japan by investors from several countries. According to the BKPM, other (US$ 0.3 billion; 78 projects); British Virgin Island (US$ 0.2 billion; 30 large investments include a British Virgin Islands investor who will projects); United Kingdom (US$ 0.2 billion; 36 projects). 3. Location build a fruit and vegetable preservation plant in Banten with an Distribution : Location distribution on the first quarter of 2011 outside investment of $487.56 million, and a Singaporean firm which will set Java is Rp 23.7 trillion. Compared to the same period on 2010, it up a farm in Papua worth $424.89 million. Otman said not all of the increases 24.2 % from Rp 19.1 trillion. 4. The Indonesian Labor investments would be realized this year, may be it will take them two absorption during the first quarter of 2011 reached 196,906 people or three years to realize their investments depending on many factors consisted of 73,046 people from domestic direct investment and Otman said that in the first few months of this year the BKPM had 123,860 people from foreign direct investment. Compared to the also received applications from at least 13 foreign companies from absorption of the same period on 2010, it increased 59.2% from Malaysia, Singapore, India, South Korea, Iran, British Virgin Islands, 123,685 people. and the UK with a total investment of around $2.17 billion. The companies stated they wished to set up plants to make sugar, edible PRIVATE SECTORS COMMITMENT TO INVEST US $150 BILLION oil, fertilizer, processed milk, cacao, and basic organic chemicals, IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : National private companies have and geothermal power plants in areas including West Sumatra, Riau, expressed their commitment to invest Rp1,350 trillion (US $150 billion) Greater Jakarta, East and West Java, East Nusa Tenggara, East in the country under a masterplan for acceleration and expansion of Kalimantan and Papua. Separately, special staff to BKPM chairman Indonesian economic development (MP3EI) until 2025. Chairman of Silmy Karim said the BKPM was confident that total realized the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Suryo investments this year would exceed the target of Rp 240 trillion, a 15 Bambang Sulisto made the commitment at a meeting between the percent increase from last year’s Rp 208.5 trillion, after a significant government and the private sector at the Bogor Presidential Palace. growth of realized investment in the first quarter of this year. The total The investment commitment of Rp 1,350 trillion (US $150 billion) only realized investment in the first three months of this year was Rp 53.6 covered projects worth more than Rp 1 trillion and most of the projects trillion, 27.3 percent more than the Rp 42.1 trillion booked in the same dealt with the agricultural and mining sectors. Earlier, Indonesian period last year. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia would need more than US $200 billion in investment until 2025 to accelerate and DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REALIZATION expand economic development in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2011 : The Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) of the Republic of Indonesia today RI’S STATE LOGISTIC AGENCY (BULOG) IMPORTED NEARLY announces the Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment realization 2 MILLION TONS OF RICE : The Indonesian State logistic agency during the First Quarter of 2011. It is the Domestic and Foreign Direct (Bulog) imported 1.848 million tons of rice as of April 5, or 92.51 percent Investment realization which is counted based on Investment Activity of the 2 million ton import quota set by the government. Eddy Putra Report (LKPM) submitted by the companies on the First Quarter of Irwady, an aide to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, said in 2011. The total investment realization figure in the first quarter (January Bandung that the agency was allowed to import rice under a strict – March) of 2011 is Rp 53.6 trillion. Out of this number, Rp 14.1 quota system to anticipate the possibility of a decline in domestic rice trillion is the realization of domestic investment, and Rp 39.5 trillion production. Bulog had also procured 410,828 tons of rice from local from foreign direct investment. Compared to the target of investment farmers as of April 5 this year, or 45 percent of the national procurement realization of 2011 (Rp 240.0 trillion), the realization during the First plan for 2011. This represented an increase from 365,885 tons in the Quarter – 2011 has reached 22.3% of the target whereas if compared same period last year. Eddy said 135,600 tons of rice were used for to the realization of the same period on 2010, it increases 27.3%. The market operations from January to March this year and 817,844 tons investment realization on the first quarter of 2011 showed a significant of rice was allocated to poverty alleviation programs for the period improvement, compared to that of the same period on 2010. This between January and April. improvement is seen from the increased distribution and amount of investment flows to the outside of Java and the number of domestic RI HAS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR INVESTMENT IN THE direct investment as stated by the Chairman of Indonesia Investment GEOTHERMAL SECTOR : Indonesia has huge potentials for Coordinating Board, Gita Wirjawan. Highlights of the investment investment in the geothermal energy development sectors as until realization of domestic direct investment and foreign direct investment now investment in the sector still totals three percent. The Head of on the First Quarter – 2011: the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan 1. Domestic Direct Investment Realization : Compared to the same said that the potentials for investment in the geothermal sector is huge period on 2010, the First Quarter of 2011, Domestic Investment but not all of them have tapped maximally. The geothermal energy Realization increases about 110.4% from Rp 6.7 trillion to Rp 14.1 source in Indonesia is 40 percent of the world’s, offering a good trillion. Based on Sectors (five biggest sectors), the domestic direct opportunity for investment and foreign investors to come into the investment realization are: Transport, Storage and Communication country. Many investors have been interested to invest in the sector (Rp 2.7 trillion; 6 projects); Non Metallic Mineral Industry (Rp 2.4 trillion; with Investment has so far grown in Java, Bali and Sumatra while it 12 projects); Electricity, Gas and Water Supply (Rp 1.6 trillion; 12 has not yet grown in places outside the regions. Gita added that projects); and Food Crops and Plantation (Rp 1.4 trillion; 54 projects). investment in the sector would also support the government’s program

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in reducing gas emission by 26 percent. The geothermal energy development has also been the government’s focus for maximizing the use of renewable energy. Gita stated that several countries have already made investments and several others have also expressed their interest in the sector. Countries such as India and South Korea have already made investment reaching billion US dollars in total.

attention. In the meantime, the secretary general of the Agriculture Ministry, Hari Priyono said that Indonesia`s various agricultural policies aimed at fostering national food resilience has brought in a result such as reflected in the success of national rice self-efficiency in 2008. He said that the agricultural sector occupied the strategic position in the country`s economy, and the government would continue to make efforts to meet national consumption need and ensure people`s access to INDONESIA AIMS TO BECOME TOP ALUMINA PRODUCER : food which was one of the vary basic rights of the people. Indonesia aims to become one of the world's top alumina producers as the country kicked off the construction of a factory specializing in RI ONE OF THE LARGEST SOURCE FOR AGARWOOD : From alumina production in West Kalimantan. Industry Minister MS Hidayat the tropical rain forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan to Papua and the said he was confident that the "Chemical Grade Alumina" project would pastures of Nusa Tenggara, land in Indonesia has one of the most make Indonesia the world's second largest alumina producer, extensive biodiversity on earth. From its diversity, Indonesia is also especially as the government will also take over alumina producer PT known as one of the largest source of gaharu or agarwood, the most Inalum from Japan in 2013. Three years from now indonesia will no expensive wood in the world. Valued in the many cultures for its longer be an alumina importer. The factory will be run by PT Indonesia distinctive fragrance and used extensively in incense and pefumes, Chemical Alumina, in which 80 percent of the stake belongs to state- gaharu has been traded for thousands of years throughout Asia. owned mining company PT Aneka Tambang and 20 percent by its Inaugurating the first direct agarwood exports to China, Forestry Japanese partner PT Showa Denko. Located in Tayan in West Minister Zulkifli Hassan has stated that gaharu potential in Indonesia Kalimantan, the factory is set to have a production capacity of 300,000 was predicted to increase by 600,000 tons per year with its production tons of alumina per year. The factory's construction is scheduled to centers in Papua, Kalimantan, and Sumatra. Indonesia’s gaharu be completed within 32 months, with US$450 million allocated for the commodity has been able to penetrate the Chinese market after being project. exported through third countries such as Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The forestry ministry added that the world’s gaharu demand at INDONESIA TO BECOME LARGEST FISH PRODUCER BY 2014 : international market was 4,000 tons per year with China as one of the Indonesia has set itself the target of becoming the world’s largest fish biggest importer with 500 tons a year. Indonesia has so far been producer by 2014 on the basis of its huge marine potential. Herman exporting gaharu to Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates Union, Taiwan, Suherman, the ministry’s head of the marine and fishery counselling Singapore, Hong Kong, European Union, the United States. Zulkifli center said that in the future, the marine affairs and fisheries ministry said that in the past five years Indonesia exported 170 to 573 tons of will revitalize counselling bureaus at all local marine and fishery offices gaharu with an estimated foreign exchange earnings of US $26.8 throughout Idonesia’s provinces. The quality of fishermen, farmers million in 2006 and increased by US $86 milion in 2010. In the years and breeders will improve. The ministry has allocated budget to to come the exports will not be taken from natural forest but also from intensify the counselling program and to train more counselling staff cultivation. Agarwood was exported in the forms of chips, blocks, members. Meanwhile, Head of the Jambi marine and fishery office powder and oil. Gaharu cultivation has been developed in Bangka Herman Rahim said that Jambi has huge potential in the marine and Island, Subabumi, Bogor, Lampung, and East Nusa Tenggara. fishery sector which has not yet tapped optimally. The province’s sea Following the success made by Indonesian gaharu exporters to fish catch potential is 114,036 tons/annually, but only 39 percent has penetrate international markets in China, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, been exploited, while for general waters fishery product, the potential European Union, and the United States, farmers in Langkat district, is 34 tons/year and just 17.8 percent in used. The Jambi potentials North Sumatra, have turned to agarwood planting to meet international for brackish water fishery is 18,000 hectares, but only 8.3 percent is market demand. exploited, general water aquaculture 115,000 hectares, and just 7.8 percent is used, and fresh water fishery 100,000 hectares, and only RI TO BECOME WORLD’S LARGEST SEAWEED PRODUCER : 23 percent is tapped. Indonesia sets its 2010 fishery product exports Indonesia is determined to become the world’s largest seaweed at US $2.9 million. It is a US $0.1 million increase from last year’s US producer with production expected to reach 10 million tons in 2012. $ 2.8 million, stated overseas marketing director of the Ministry of Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister, Fadel Muhammad Marine and Fisheries Affairs Saut P Hutagalung. As to last year’s stated that Indonesian government is determined to produce up to 10 exports, Hutagalung said that the value and volume were still being million tons of seaweed by 2012 so it will become the world’s largest calculated by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). Indonesia’s seaweed producer. Faded stated that start of 2011 Indonesia’s exports of fisheries products reached US $2.6 million in 2008. seaweed production reached 3 million tons, little bit higher then the Hutagalung stated that his office still applies previous export marketing Phillipines. The Indonesian government was determined to raise policy which included maintaining Indonesia’s traditional export markets seaweed production to up to 5 million tons this year, or twice as much in the United States, Japan and the European Union. as Phillipines. The figure was expected to hit a record high of 10 million in 2012, making Indonesia unbeatable seaweed producer in INDONESIA PROVIDES AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR SIX the world. Fadel said that Indonesian seaweed had the best quality in COUNTRIES : Indonesia continues to reinforce the South-South the world with World Bank has recognized that Indonesia’s has the cooperation by providing agricultural apprenticeships and training for best quality in the world. The seaweed comes from Sulawesi, Bangladesh, Fiji, Laos, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste and Comoros (East particularly West Sulawesi so that its production must be boosted. Africa). The trainings on fruit and vegetable post harvest technology Seaweed was in great demand in the United States, China and for representatives from the five Asia Pacific countries and on Germany. apprentice program for Comoros are being held from April 7 to April 21 in Lembang, West Java, and from April 3 to May 27 in Jakarta, RI TO EXPAND THE AREA OF SOEKARNO-HATTA Lembang and Kuningan (West Java). Director General for European INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT : Tangerang administration and state and American Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi airport operator PT Angkasa Putra II have agreed to expand the area said while opening the activities that the training and apprentice of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport using land in several programs were carried out as part of Indonesia`s commitment to subdistricts including Teluk Naga and Kosambi. The expansion could helping other developing countries in the agricultural sector. Retno be by up to 1,000 hectares, Tangerang Spatial Planning Agency chief Marsudi said that the agricultural sector was Indonesia`s important Akip Syamsudin stated. The acquisition of 1,000 hectares of land soft power policy asset. In this case Indonesia has played an important from 10 villages in the Teluk Naga and Kosambi subdistricts will be role in facilitating experience-sharing process on agriculture through finished within a year. Akip added that the expansion would support a training, apprentice and the sending of experts to various Asian and a program to develop the Kota Baru Pantura area, which would include African countries as well to the pacific and Africa over the last three the reclamation of 9,000 hectares of sea. Angkasa Pura II director Tri decades. Through the cooperation in the agricultural sector, Retno Sunoko said that the expansion would be carried out to build new Marsudi was convinced that developing countries could contribute to runways, amid a 10 percent increaase in numbers of passengers each efforts of increasing world food resilience which now gained a world year, and with the passenger numbers expected to reach 75 million

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by 2017. ASTRA CONTINUED TO DOMINATE THE INDONESIAN AUTOMOBILE MARKET : The Indonesian Automobile Manufacturers Association (Gaikindo) reports that car-market gain Astra Group continued to dominate the Indonesian market in the first quarter of 2011, acoounting for 57 percent or 125,442 of the total 225,413 new vehicle sales in that period. Within Astra, the report shows, Toyota came in on top, with 85,426 vehicles sold, followed by Daihatsu, which booked 323,734 vehicles. Astra is also the maker of Isuzu and Peugeot vehicles in Indonesia. Following Astra in second place was Mitsubishi, which sold 34,227 cars. Behind Mitsubishi was Suzuki with 21,448 cars. Next in line was another Japanese automaker, Honda with 13,679 automobile sales in the same period. INCO TO INCREASE NICKEL PRODUCTION BY 20 PERCENT : PT Internatinoal Nickel Indonesia (Inco) is aiming to increase the annual capacity of its nickel production in Sulawesi by more than 20 percent in coming years. President Director Tony Wenas stated that in order to achieve its target, the company would carry out aggressive exploration programs, called CEPAT, in which mining activities in different locations would be carried out simultaneously instead of using traditional sequential mining. Inco will invest US $232 million to raise its annual production to 90,000 metric tons in 2014 or 2015 from an average of 73,000 metric tons in the last five years. Wenas added that the aggressive exploration and exploitation programs would be effective for the improvement of the company’s productivity because under the program the company would mine simultaneiously in several areas. The company currently mines in one designated area after another under a sequential mining approach. Wenas added that they will start expansion in 2011 as soon as the government approves their plan. The expected completion of a 90-megawatt hydropower plant in Karebbe, South Sulawesi, in August would also support the expansion of the company’s prodution capacity. The plant would replace a higher -cost geothermal power generator, thereby reducing the company’s production costs. ANTAM CONSTRUCTIION OF COMPANY’S CHEMICAL GRADE PLANT : State-owned mining firm PT Antam Tbk has stated that it had officially begun construction of the company’s chemical grade alumina (CGA) plant in Tayan, West Kalimantan, with total investment of about US $450 million. Antam corporate secretary Bimo Budi Satriyono said that a consortium of three construction and engineering companies - PT Wijaya Karya Tbk. (WIKA), Japan Tsukishima Kikai Co. Ltd. and PT Nusantara Energi Abadi (Nusea) had been named to build the CGA plant. Antam will operate the CGA plant in cooperation with Japan’s Showa Denko KK, adding that two companies had established joint venture PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina (ICA) to operate the plant. Antam owns an 80 percent stake in joint ventre while the Japanese company holds the remaining 20 percent. The construction of the Tayan CGA plant, which would have an installed capacity to produce 300,000 tons a year, is scheduled to be completed within 32 months. If plans proceed on schedule, the plant would begin commercial production in January 2014. The Tayan CGA project is part of Indonesia’s Master Plan of Development Acceleration and Extension 2011-2015 for the Kalimantan Corridor.

four it might break the 800 thousand unit car sale and in the next two years Indonesian car market could reach one million units. Currently Toyota and Daihatsu have become major production base in Indonesia. Toyota has a production capacity of over 100 thousand units, and Daihatsu is also producing collaboration products of Toyota Avanza and Rush has a prodution capacity of up to 400 thousand units per year. Last year Toyota sales reached more than 280 thousand units of which 90 percen came from products manufactured in the country, and only 10 percent imported. This year, Toyota continued to maintain its target car market control in Indonesia by 36 percent. In the JanuaryMarch period Toyota had sold 85,494 units or an increase of 24.1 percent compared to last year’s 68,890 units. In the first quarter of 2011 Toyota leads with a market share of 37.9 of the total national sales of 225,413 units. GERMAN TO INVEST US $900M IN WEST PAPUA : German engineering firm Ferrostaal AG announced plans to build a petrochemical plant in West Papua at a cost of US $900 million. The investment is about US $900 million but it can be changed depending on the project and everything needed, including the gas supply. The firm planned to procure gas for the plant from the Tangguh LNG plant to support the operation of the plant, which would produce methanol and dimethyl ether (DME). The company is expected to complete all planning and preparation in the next one or two years and start construction in 2013. The plant, set to commence operations in 2016, would produce around 1 million tons of methanol and dimethyl ether (DME). Gloede expected the company to complete all planning and preparation in the next one or two years and start construction in 2013. The plant, set to commence operations in 2016, would produce around 1 million tons of methanoal and up to 200,000 tons of DME annually. Methanol will be sold both domestically and exported, while the DME, which can be used as an alternative to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) would be sold on the domestic market. Industry Minister MS Hidayat said that the operation of the petrochemical plant was feasible because it could receive supplies of gas from the Tangguh field. The Tangguh LNG plant in Papua, along with the Arun plant in Aceh and the Bontang plant in East Kalimantan, are the largest contributors to the country’s LNG production. Earlier this year, Indonesian President H.E. Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Coordinating MInister for Economy Hatta Rajasa and National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana launched an economic master plan to grow the economy by 7 to 8 percent per year from 2013 to 2025. The plan covers the development of six economic corridors throughout the archipelago : Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, and the Papua and Maluku corridors. Economic growth in the Papua and Maluku corridor is targeted to increase six-fold by 2030. SAMSUNG C&T PLANS TO INVEST IN RI’S SOLAR POWER PLANT : Samsung C&T of South Korea plans to invest US $150-200 million in Indonesia’s solar power plant with a capacity of 50 MW. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa stated that the Samsung C&T president has expressed commitment that the company is very serious about developing solar energy in Indonesia. To develop the project, Samsung C&T was expeted to sign a memorundum of understanding with Indonesia’s PT Land and state electricity company PT PLN in Bali in May 2011 on the occassion of South Korea-Indonesia ministers meeting. Amir Sambodo, special assistance to the coordinating minister for economic affairs said Samsung C & T was planning to invest US $150-200 million in a solar power plant on the assumption the project would cost US $3 million per megawatt. To that end, the company had applied for a permit to conduct a feasibility study on the grounds the solar power plants developed by PLN in 10 different places in Indonesia now had a maximum capacity of 1 megawatt. Amir and Samsung was exploring the possibility of developing a special area for solar power plant in Java, Bali or other islands having the capacity to develop a power plant with a capacity of develop a power plant with a capacity of 50 MW. The Korean company was in the process of applying for a permit to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Industry Ministry, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and the Investment Coordinating Board.

TOYOTA HAS DEVELOPED RI INTO PRODUCTION BASE FOR INDONESIA : In the past forty years Toyota has developed Indonesia into a strong production base for the domestic and export markets. PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM) President Director Johnny Darmawan stated that from 1987 to last year, Toyota has been exporting around 225,382 thousand CBU (completely built up) cars, exported 561 thousand card in CKD (completely knocked down), 1.4 million engines, and 200 million parts from Indonesia. In 1987 Toyota has been exporting multipurpose vehicles Kijang to the Philippines and Fiji. Toyota’s exports later included other products such as MPV low Avanza and SUV Fortuner, in addition to Innova. Johny estimated that since 1971 Toyota has invested billion of dollars, where one factory could have invested upto 150 million U.S. dollars. Currently, Toyota has several factories in Indonesia and has invested in its subsidiary company Daihatsu. In the next two years the car market is expected to reach one million units a year. Domestic car sales in the January- PTPN X TO CONSTRUCT BIO-ETHANOL PLANT : State plantation March period have reached 225 thousand units, and multiplied by firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) X, in tandem with Japan’s

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New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), will began construction of a bio-ethanol plant in Mojokerto, East Java in May with a total investment of around US $25.5 million. PTPN X president director Subiyono stated that this company would allocate some US $9.5 million for the project, while NEDO would provide the remainder in form of a grant. Subiyono added that the Gempolkrep mill in Mojokerto, which will provide the raw material, annually produced around 250,000 tons of molasses and sold it to other companies such as mono-sodium glutamate producer Miwon and bio-ethanol maker Molindo Raya Industrial. Subiyono expected the construction of the plant to be completed in early 2012. Bio-ethanol project manager Nur Iswanto said that NEDO, through three appointed Japanese companies Tsukishima Kikai Co Ltd, Sapporo Engineering Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation would provide the main processing equipment, such as distillation towers and fermentation tanks, as well as technical assistance, while PTPN would be responsibile for all civic works. Subiyono said that the plant, set to commence commercial operations at the end of 2012, would be able to produce around 30 million liters of 99.5 percent fuel grade ethanol per year.

companies. The governor said that two more CPO processing plants would also be built in Subulussalam which is one of the province’s southern coastal areas.Irwandi added that they would try to attract investors to process CPO derivatives into finished goods in the area., they will try to invite investors to build plants to process CPO into finished goods, such as soap and cooking oil as part of efforts to create more jobs in Indonesia.

PT. TOTAL SINERGY INTERNATIONAL WILL UPGRADE ITS ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF COAL : PT Total Sinergy International (TSI), in association with Agritrade Resources Limited of Hong Kong, will upgrade its annual production of 500,000 metric tons of low-grade coal with Geo-Coal technology after the completion of its US $5 milion mine-site commercial plant in Tamiang Layang, Central Kalimantan, by the end of this June. Agritrade chief operating officer Ng Xinwei stated that after the operatiion of ths first plant, they are planning to build a second one by the end of this year and aim to produce 1 million metric tons per annum with a total investment US $10 million. Ng hoped that with the Geo-Coal process, the company could produce Geo-Lite coal containing approximately 4,800 to 5,700 kilocalories (kcal) worth around US $95-US $105 per ton. The company currently produces low-grade coal containing 4,000 kcal worth around US $50 per ton. Ng added that the company planned to export 60 percent of its product to China and India, while the remaining 40 percent would sold domestically. According to the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI), Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI), Indonesian COAL miners expect to produce 340 million tons this year, an increase of 23 percent from 275 million tons last year. Twenty percent of that amount around 70 million tons - will be allocated to fulfill domestic demand, while the remaining 80 percent will be exported. TSI president director Harsudi Supandi said that the state electricity firm PT PLN would use his company’s upgraded coal for its 2x300 megawatt power generation plant in Labuan, Banten.

INDONESIAN PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION (IPA) TO HOLD 35TH IPA CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION : The Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) annouced it would hold the 35th IPA Convention and Exhibition with the theme “Indonesia Energy : Growth, Security and Sustainability” from May 18-20 at the Jakarta Convention Center. The association aims to invite 150 local and international companies to take part at the event, which will be staged in a 4,000 square-meter area designed to accomodate more than 4,000 visitors. More than 130 companies have confirmed their participation and hope that the number of participating companies will exceed 150 this year making it the largest ever.

PERTAMINA TO EXPORT LUBRICANTS TO THREE MORE COUNTRIES : Indonesian State oil and gas company PT Pertamina will export its lubricants to three more countries - China, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, to boost its international sales. The company has targeted to sell between 125,000 and 150,000 kiloliters of lubricants overseas this year with Australia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates projected to become the largest consumers. Pertamina lubricant markeing manager for overseas market Redesmon Munir said that the company was now undergoing final preparations to penetrate the three new export destinations. Redesmon Munir added that for Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh they hoped that they can finalize the process next month while for China it is expected in June. In 2010, Pertamina sold lubricant to 12 countries around the globe, including Japan, Myanmar, the Phlippines, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. The company sold a total 458,000 kiloliters of lubricant in the domestic and global markets in 2010. This year, the company targets to sell 546,000 kiloliters. The bulk of the export sales, 95 percent, consisted of lubricants for automotive applications, while the remaining 5 percent was for industrial use. The company is currently conducting feasibility studies in Japan and China to determine the best place to construct the plant. CPO PROESSING PLANT IN SUBULUSSALAM : A national private company plans to build a crude palm oil (CPO) processing plant with a production capacity of 20 tons per hour in Subulussalam municipality, Aceh province. To date, Subulussalam has 31,030 hectares of oil palm plantations spreading in a number of subdistricts. Of the total, 13,568 hectares are owned by local people and 17,462 hectares by private

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ITALIAN INVESTOR TO IMPORT CPO FROM BENGKULU : An Italian investor will in the near future import crude palm oil (CPO) from a number of oil palm plantations in Bengkulu, head of the local Capital Investment Coordination Agency (BKPMD) Musiardanis stated. Initially, they hope they would also be able to make investment in this sector but because of the lack of infrastructure, they only decided to import CPO. The Italian investor’s plan to import CPO from Bengkulu constituted a follow up of the visit of a number of Italian investors to Bengkulu sometime ago. For the first stage, the Italian investor will import some 30 thousand tons of CPO per annum from two oil palm plantation firms, namely PT Mitra Puding Mas and PT Bio.Nusantara.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COCOA JULY 7-8, 2011: The Indonesian Cocoa Association (Askindo) will hold its fifth Indonesian International Cocoa Conference in Nusa Dua, Bali from July 7-8, 2011. The conference titled “Working together for a better cocoa future”, will be attended by cocoa buyers, producers and experts from all over the world. Askindo chairman Zulhefi Sikumbang said that Representative of cocoa trading associations from several countries such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, the United States and some Asian countries will join the meeting. Zulhefi said that the conference key focus was to discuss sustainability and certification for improved profitability, social and environmental conditions. The certification is to verify that the company can produce good, quality products and use environmentally-friendly technology. The Indonesian government would register the National Standardization Board to get international recognition so that all the cocoa companies could be certified by the country’s certification board. The conference, which will be opened by Agriculture Minister Suswono, also will address cocoa’s global future, collaboration for sustainable cocoa and chocolate, and other cocoa business issues. Other figures scheduled to speak at the conference include the International Cocoa organization executive director Jean-Marc Anga, World Cocoa Foundation president William Guyton and Cocoa Merchants Association of America board member Ruth Moloney. Indonesia accounts for around 15 percent of world cocoa production and is an important exporter of cocoa. However, Askindo predicted that the country’s cocoa export would fall from 320,000 tons in 2010 to 280,000 tons this year due to bad weather. TRANSACTIONS IN INDOGREEN EXPO : The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has recently stated that the transactions that had been concluded in the third Indogreen Forestry Expo this year reached Rp1.2 billion. On each of the four-day (April 14 to 17) expo collected Rp300 million. Some 20 thousand people attended the expo, a 30 pct increase from last year. 50 investors had expressed interest in eco-tourism development in National Parks, mostly in Thousand Islands National Park and some others in West Kalimantan to a lesser degree. INDONESIA TO INCREASE AIRPORTS TO 65 BY 2030 : Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi said Indonesia had set itself the target of having 65 international airports by 2030. Besides developing air transportation infrastructures, the government was also targetting to increase the development of its sea transportation in Indonesia. The development of transportation infrastructure would

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support the economic activities and growth in Indonesia because the The foreign tourists length of stay in the 20 provinces in March 2011 transportation sector was one of the main arteries of national economy. days, down by 0.06 day from March 2010. UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE CONFERENCE IN BALI : Bali will host the 6th Inter-Governmental Committee for safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (ICC-ICH-UNESCO) to be held on the island in November 2011. Indonesia will join the assesment team that will review intangible heritages sites nominted from 142 countries worldwide. Last year, Indonesian nominated the textile tradition of batik and the West Javanese angklung for inclusion in the UNESCO lists. This year, Indonesia has nominted Balinese traditional dance, Noken woven bags from Papua and Tamin Mini Indonesia Indah Cultural Park in Jakarta. The latest three nominations saw Balinese dance nominated as an intangible cultural heritage; Noken woven bags from Papua as a handicraft tradition in urgent need of safeguarding and Taman Mini Indonesia as an example of best practice in cultural heritage preservation. Indonesia is also seeking UNESCO recognition of Bali’s rice Jatiluwuh terraces and the Saman dance from Aceh. UNESCO TO OFFICIALLY LIST THE SAMAN DANCE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE : UNESCO is set to officially list the Saman Dance from Aceh as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November. I Gde Pitana, Indonesian Cultural and Tourism Ministry cultural and tourism resources agency head stated that the Saman Dance will be announced as intangible world cultural heritage by UNESCO on November 19, 2011. I Gde Pitana said that UNESCO’s recognition of Saman added to numerous Indonesian cultural products already recognized by UNESCO as among world cultural heritage such as Wayang (shadow puppets), Keris (traditional dagger), Batik textiles and Angklung (a set of Sundanese musical instruments). Pitana stated that the announcement would be made at a ceremony in Bali. USA TODAY HAS LISTED INDONESIA AMONG THE 10 GREAT PLACES FOR TRAVEL BARGAINS IN 2011 : USATODAY.com has listed Indonesia as one of the 10 great places for travel bargains in year 2011. This year is still seen as a good time to travel. Even if budgets are limited, one only needs to look for the right place. Indonesia with wide variety of attracrtions surely offers an abundance of choices at very affordable prices. Indonesia has been recognized as a bargain destination for a decade, and there’s no reason that it will change in 2011. Resort islands like Bali are easy to reach, and although the country is popular with Australians, most Americans don’t realize how much Indonesia has to offer. As an archipelagic country, Indonesia is an endless chain of wonders. From popular destinations such as Bali or Yogyakarta, to more secluded gateways such as Raja Ampat or Derawan, the splendors of the country are found almost everywhere. Accomodations and transportations also vary, making every destination affordable both for backpackers and luxury travelers. TOURIST ARRIVAL IN INDONESIA IN MARCH 2011 : More than 598.1 thousand tourist visited Indonesia in March, up slightly by 0.64 percent from the same month last year, the Central Bureau Statistics Agency (BPS) reported. BPS Chief Rusman Heriawan stated that compared with February 2011, the number of tourist arrivalw in March 2011 rose 5.28 percent. The number of foreign tourists visiting Bali via Nugrah Rai Airport in March increased 5.97 percent to 202.5 thousand from 191.1 thousand in the same month last year. Compared to February 2011, the number of touist arrivals in Bali in March rose slightly by 0.54 percent. Cumulatively, the number of foreign tourist visiting Indonesia in the January-March 2011 period reached 1.71 million, a 6.44 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The increase in the number of tourist arrivals occured in most of the country’s main gateways, with the highest increase of 73.82 percent recorded at Sepinggan airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. This was followed by Huseian Sastranegara airport in Bandung, West Java, with 33.22 percent. The increase in the number of tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2011 is a good signal, Hopefully, the number will increase in the upcoming months. The room occupancy rates of starrated hotels in 20 of the country’s 33 provinces in March reached an average of 51.95 percent, up 2.09 point from March 2010 when the figure was 49.86 percent. Compared to February 2011, the room occupancy rates in March 2011 rose 0.61 points. In March, the highest room occupancy rate of 75.07 percent was recorded in Central rSulawesi and the lowest one of 39.79 percent in West Kalimantan.

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5TH SUMATERA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL FAIR (SITF) 2011 JUNE 3-5, 2011 : The 5th. Sumatera International Travel Fair (SITF) 2011 will be held at the Tiara Convention Center in Medan , North Sumatra, from 3rd to 5th. June. The Fair will also include a Culinary Fiesta and Cultural presentations from various provinces on Sumatra, reported the Chairman of its Organizing Committee, Henry Hutabarat. The Travel Fair itself will comprise Business Contacts and a Tourism Gathering with guest speakers Ms. Esther Chin from Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Mr. Ong Bang Seang, CEO of Penang International Sports Arena, Malaysia, and Mr. Putu Juarez Robin Putra, Chairman of DPD Society of Indonesian Professional Convention Organizers (SIPCO) Bali. Organized in the framework of the IMT-GT (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle), SITF has already attracted international buyers and sellers in the region. As at 18 April are confirmed 7 buyers from Europe, 6 from India, 1 from China, 4 from Yogyakarta, 1 from Bandung, and 20 PCOs (Professional Convention Organizers). Most of the 66 booths have already been taken by Indonesian travel agents coordinated under Garuda Indonesia, Sumatra Hotels, and adventure travel agents, and the provinces of West Sumatra and Riau, the North Sumatra district of Simalungun, as well as the municipality of South Jakarta. While also present will be Singapore’s STB, Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, and TAT Thailand. In a recent meeting with the organizing committee, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism through the Directorate in charge of MICE has pledged its support to organize familiarization tours for buyers from Europe and China, site visits for 10 PCOs, and to host the Farewell Dinner. For booking and further information contact: The Secretariat, Sumatera Promo, Jalan Sei Batang Serangan no. 148 Medan 20119. Fax: +6261 4158253 Email:[email protected] INDONESIA 2011 MEGA EVENTS : This year 2011 Indonesia will host a large number of most exciting Mega Events to be held throughout the Archipelago,that should not be missed. Note them down in your Calendar. They include: 1. The 4th Indonesia MICE and Corporate Tourism Mart (IMCTM), to be held in Manado, 17 – 21 May 2011 Hailed as the Largest Corporate Travel Mart in Asia, the event will be staged at the Novotel Hotel Golf Resort & Convention Center – Manado, North Sulawesi, carrying the theme:” Inspiration, Education, Execution” IMCTM 2011 provides a single platform for Business to Business forum. The two days event promises to provide detailed information on MICE suppliers from hotel, resort, convention centres mostly in Indonesia.Visit : www.rajamice.com/upcoming-imctm 2. Sail Wakatobi-Belitong, held from July through August 2011 Sail WakatobiBelitung is being heralded as Indonesia's third world-class marine event in three years, following the success of Sail Bunaken in 2009 and Sail Banda in 2010. The event is hoped to attract sailing-lovers from all over the world in a spirit of adventure to share new experiences and explore the beauty of Wakatobi and Bangka-Belitung waters. Visit : http://test.sailwakatobibelitong2011.com/ 3. Celebrate the Sea Festival 2011: a huge event for Diving and Underwater Photographers, held in Manado, 23 – 25 September 2011Asian Diver calls it: One of the Biggest Underwater Imagery Festivals in the Asia-Pacific. The Festival organizes an International Underwater Imaging Competition, and a Shoot-out Competition from 19 – 23 September. Seminars with celebrated speakers. Main Venue is the Sintesa Peninsula Hotel of Manado. Visit : www.celebratethesea.oneocean.com/2011/ 2011news1.htm 4. The International Ecotourism Business Forum, to be held in Makassar, from 15 – 19 October 2011 5. Governors Climate Forum, to be attended by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, September 2011 6. Pasar Wisata, TIME, Selling Indonesia Under One Roof – Bandar Lampung, Lampung, in October 2011. 7. SEA Games, - the South East Asian Games, held in Palembang, South Sumatra and Jakarta. SEA Games 2011 will be held from November 11th to 22nd, 2011 in two host cities, Palembang and Jakarta. The event will feature 44 sport numbers and competing for 542 gold medals. This year marked the fourth time Indonesia hosted the sports festival after SEA Games X in 1979, SEA Games XV in 1987, and SEA Games XIX in 1997. Visit : www.seag2011.com 8. ASEAN Tourism Forum and TRAVEX, to be held 9 – 15 January 2012 in Manado, North Sulawesi In January 2012 Indonesia will again be the Host to the prestigious Annual ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), which will be held in the city of Manado, North Sulawesi from 9 – 15 January 2012. ATF 2012 carries the theme: ASEAN Tourism for a Global Community of Nations. The Business and contract Mart of ATF, the TRAVEX, will take place from 13 – 15 January 2012 at the Golden Kawanua Convention Center, which has a colossal 7,000 sq meters exhibition area.Visit: www.atfindonesia.com/atftheme.php

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