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The entrance of Ngurah Rai International Airport. Expansion project of the Ngurah Rai Airport by the operator, namely PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), will relocate about 140 houses.
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MANGUPURA — Expansion project of the Ngurah Rai Airport by the operator, namely PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), will relocate about 140 houses where 35 units of them are official residences consisting of 6 units owned by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance (9 units), Ministry of Agriculture (8 units), Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency or BMKG (11 units) and Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (1 unit).
President Director of PT Angkasa Pura I, Tommy Soetomo, stated the expansion work was very urgent because the growth of passenger traffic at the Ngurah Rai International Airport had now reached 11.1 million passengers per year, whereas the building was designed only to accommodate 8 million passengers per year. “We will also relocate the property of SDN 4 Tuban primary school. The expansion is expected to increase the capacity up to 24.6 million passengers per year in 2025,” Tommy said when signing the agreement with several building owners in Kuta. Continued on page 6
Tourists from Singapore increase 53% Antara
Denpasar – The number of tourists from Singapore visited Bali in the first three months of 2011 was 23,177 people, increased 53% compare to the same period last year which was 15,062 tourists. The Head of Bali Statistics Department, Gede Suarsa, said “the significant increase make the tourists from Singapore among
the top ten list of the most tourists coming to Bali.” He said that in 2010, the number of tourists from Singapore visited Bali was 97,402 people. The number increased 73% compared to 2009 which was 55,992 tourists. “Singapore is one of the most potential markets for Bali’s tourism. There is great hope that the number of tourists from Singapore will increase in the future,” Suarsa said. He also explained that most of the
tourists from Singapore were entering Bali through Ngurah Rai International Airport and only 8 people were using sea transportation. Singapore is on the number 8 from the top ten list of the most tourists coming to Bali and it is 3.71% from the total number of foreign tourists visited Bali in the first three months of 2011 which was 624.197 tourists. The number is increasing for 10% compare to the same period
last year which was 563,847 tourists. From the top ten countries on the list, six countries showed significant improvement while four of them were decreasing. The countries which are increasing were Australian tourists 28%, Malaysia 45%, England 46%, Russia 25%, and US 32%. While the countries which are decreasing were China 2%, Japan 19%, Taiwan 15% and South Korea 1%.