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INTERNATIONAL

Taste of Indonesia at the World Gastronomy Center Page A3

INFRASTRUCTURE

Commission V of the House Encourages Port Development in Babel Province

TOURISM

Tourism Minister Encourages Artists to Involve in Pentahelix Page A7

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Foreigners Allowed to Own Property in Indonesia Enhance Trust to Invest As the foreign direct investments keep increasing to come to Indonesia, one of the sectors benefited from it is the property. This is evidenced by the increasing number of foreign citizens who are interested in having their own houses in Indonesia.

Bhima Yudhistira, an observer from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), said that the more the number of foreign citizens who want to invest in property pro­ducts the more benefits will be reaped by Indonesia.

“In 1977 the 50-kilometer Jagorawi toll road became a model.

Other countries came here. China and Malaysia came to see.

From the year 77 to right now, how many years?

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“The government’s decision to open the opportunities for the foreigners to invest in the property sector, I think it is profitable,” he said on Sunday (5/28) Bhima further said that foreign citizens started to be allowed to own the property products in Indonesia after the issuance of Government Regulation (PP) No. 103 Year 2015. The PP regulates the Ownership of Housing or Residence by Foreigners Living in Indonesia.

“One of the main points is regulated by the PP is the price of the house or apartment allowed to be bought and owned by foreigners, which is it must be more than Rp10 billion for a landed house and Rp 5 billion for an apartment,” he added. (okz/tpp)

Quote Of The Day

“Each of us must take part in the efforts to make the world peaceful.”

President Joko Widodo

President Jokowi: Time to Push Investments to Indonesia JAKARTA (TPP) – President Joko Widodo has been quite firm in manner, hard in speaking lately. In two and a half years the president has laid the foundations of the state, the acceleration of development, as well as the deregulation and de-bureaucratization. Now it is time to invite the world’s financiers to invest in Indonesia.

Incidentally, the rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S & P) has upgraded the Indonesia status to the country with a predicate worth of investment! This is a strong momentum to encourage the investors to invest in Indonesia.

“Right now the golden opportunity is in front of us. Getting WTP (unqualified opinion) means our management is good, 84 percent get the WTP. Last Friday we also gained the international investment grade. It’s an

opportunity that we should use.

Do not trap into the ‘framing’ of blaspheming each other, vilifying each other, blaming each other, and arguing endlessly,” the president said.

Getting the unqualified opinion (WTP) for the Central Govern­ment Financial Report of 2016, as well as for 84 percent of the Financial Reports of State Ministries/Institutions (LKKL) also becomes the right moment for Indonesian nation to return to work hard.

The president again reminded the purpose of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), clearly embodied in the preamble of the 1945 Constitution. He said that in his speech at the delivery of Report of the Ins­ pection Result of Central Govern­ ment Financial Report (LHP LKPP) Year 2016 in the Bogor Palace, West Java, on Tuesday (5/23).

“I want to remind to all of us about our focus, our main goal, nation and state, that the forma-

tion of the Republic of Indonesia is not to fight each other, but our main purpose is clear that we want to create common prosperity, we want our nation to be educated,” said the president.

According to him, for the next 6 to 8 months, the energy of this nation will be depleted only to focus on the things that he called unproductive. Therefore, he again reminded to all parties about the purpose of the formation of NKRI. Looking back, Indonesia actu-

ally was once successful and became the model for the neighboring countries. Take the example of Jagorawi toll road which was used by other countries to learn.

But now, Indonesia is recognized as being lagged behind by the neighboring countries.

“In 1977 the 50-kilometer Jagorawi toll road became a model. Other countries came here.

China and Malaysia came to see. From the year 77 to right now, how many years? Almost 40 years we can only build 780 kilometer of toll roads, while the countries that learned from us, China is already 280,000 kilometers. How far we are left behind?” he asked.

The president said he does not want Indonesia to continue to fall behind. He also does not want Indonesia continuously stuck in negative thoughts. He wants the nation of Indonesia can re-unite to jointly build the nation.

“I invite you, brothers and sisters, get such negative thoughts out of all of us. Propel yourself to the positive thoughts to move forward together, working together for this nation,” he concluded. (lpt6/tpp)

President Jokowi Offers Investment Opportunities in Mega Projects to China President Joko Widodo offered cooperation for three mega pro­ jects to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a meeting of modern silk roads or belt and road initiated by China in Beijing on Sunday (5/14).

The three megaprojects, according to President Jokowi as reported by Antara news agency, will be carried out in North Sumatra, North Sulawesi, and North Kalimantan.

In North Sumatera, President Jokowi offers the opportunity to invest in the construction of Kuala Tanjung Port and roads from Medan to Sibolga.

The North Sulawesi plans to develop its infrastructure especially in the area of Bitung-Ma-

nado-Gorontalo by building access roads, a railway, a port, and an airport.

In North Kalimantan, President Jokowi offers cooperation for investment in energy infrastructure projects and power plant development.

The president also said he wanted to create fresh momentum especially for China-Indonesia cooperation in the framework of one belt one road.

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi told the repor­ters after the meeting that some projects may be cooperated in the context of the belt and road initiative.

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perate with any parties with principles that are mutually beneficial and useful for to the people, as well as prioritizing the cooperation of the Public Private Partnership,” said Retno.

Belt and Road Initiative, according to the Chinese govern-

ment is an economic corridor linking China with various regions of the world.

Like the silk roads, the ‘belt’ is a series of land routes from China to Europe through the Central Asia and the Middle East. The ‘road’ is a route across the sea connecting the southern seas of China to the waters in the east of Africa and the Medi­ terranean.

To realize various infrastructure projects along the corridor of modern silk roads, President Xi Jinping said the Chinese govern­ ment will invest US$124 billion.

“The struggle for influence is taking place, but not in a frontal sense. The China’s strength

is increasing dramatically. China offers an alternative to linking the country under the pretext that it is a partnership that benefits all parties,” said Tirta Mursitama, chairman of the department International relations of Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, to BBC Indonesia.

Before China confirmed to invest in Indonesia, Tirta warned that the Indonesian government should be smart and persistent in the negotiations given China would take a big profit in both business and political contexts.

“We may get something, but not at a cheap price. They must ask for trade off. The problem is, how much can we offer?” said Tirta. (bbc/tpp)

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“We prioritize to use the gas, not coal.

There are a number of power plants which already use more environmentally friendly fuel such as gas, microhydro, solar, and even ocean currents in East Nusatenggara (NTT).” said Jokowi.

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The President during the groundbreaking of Gas Engine Power Plant (PLTMG) with a capacity of 50 MW in Muara Tani District, Jayapura City

President Jokowi Accelerates Program to Provide Sufficient Electricity Supply President Joko Widodo has said that he always received complaints related to insufficient supply of electricity during his working visits in the regions of eastern Indonesia.

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or the president, these complaints are a sign that the electricity problem is urgent to be re-

solved.

“This is the fact. Therefore, I have continuously instructed the ministers of ESDM (Energy and Mineral Resources) and SOEs (State Owned Enterprises) as well as state owned electricity company PLN to quickly find a way to overcome the short comings, especially in Papua,” said

the president during the groundbreaking of Gas Engine Power Plant (PLTMG) with a capacity of 50 MW in Muara Tani District, Jayapura City, on Tuesday (5/9).

The construction of the power plant is one of the government’s preparations in organizing the National Sports Week (PON) there in 2020. Besides electri­ city, other supporting infrastructure, such as venues for matches are also being worked on.

“The venues are being built by governors and the municipalities, while some by the central government. This power plant is expected to make the electricity supply enough for the PON 2020,” said the president.

The data shows the electricity supply in Papua and West Papua is currently at 280 MW and the government targets to have 730 MW in 2019.

The president instructed the ESDM Minister to prioritize the use of gas fuel for power plants, given it’s more environmentally friendly. He also encouraged the finding and usage of more new renewable energy sources.

“We prioritize to use the gas, not coal. There are a number of power plants which already use more environmentally friendly

fuel such as gas, microhydro, solar, and even ocean currents in East Nusatenggara (NTT).” said the president.

The government has targeted to supply 600 villages with electricity from solar power plants in the next three years. “Today in Papua there are 22 villages and in North Maluku there are 13 villages already got the electricity,” the president added.

Some other power plants have been inaugurated recently, namely the Steam Power Plant (PLTU) in Tidore with a capacity of 2 × 7 MW, Micro Hydro Po­wer Plant (PLTMH) in Lanny Jaya with a capacity of 74 KW, PLTMH in Tolikara with 136 KW capacity, and Solar Power Plants (PLTS) centered in Papua and West Papua. (TPP)

Jokowi Please Swedish Investment Skyrockets 1400 Percent President Joko Widodo has appreciated the increased coope­ ration between Indonesia and Sweden in recent years. The relationship between the two countries has become more intensive and diverse since.

“Sweden is the largest trading partner of Indonesia from the Nordic Region, Sweden’s investments increased more than 1,400 percent in 2016, compared to 2015,” said President Jokowi in a joint press conference with

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at Bogor Palace on Monday, May 22, 2017.

He added that the better cooperation also showed in the tourism sector of which the promotion by Indonesia has yielded encouraging results. “The number of tourists also increased 15 percent in 2016. It is the biggest number of tourist arrivals from the Nordic countries,” he said.

In his state visit, King Gustaf was accompanied by Queen Sil-

via and 35 business people from the country. In the near future the Indonesia-Sweden Executive Forum will be held.

During the Swedish King visit, a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed for cooperation in several aspects. The first MoU is on the improvement of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

“I welcome the signing of two documents of intergovernmental

The opportunity like this does not come twice, let alone three times. We have to be ready to serve by expediting the services on the incoming investments. The services also must be integrated President Joko Widodo

International rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has raised Indonesia’s debt rating to investment grade. President Joko Widodo estimated the higher rank would increase the ratio of investment to Indonesia.

Jokowi said that while opening a limited meeting about One Belt, One Road (OBOR) in the meeting room of Bogor Palace, West Java, on Monday.

The meeting was attended by State Secretary Minister Pratikno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi, Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Ignasius Jonan, Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Thomas Lembong, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

“The investment grade by S&P will open widely the opportunities to cooperate with other countries. This adds confidence to us and a trust that we must keep,” said Jokowi.

The president reminded that the investment flows to Indo-

creased. “If previously once in two week, now it has to be once a week, then increased further to daily. You have to own that spirit. We cannot let it once a month for decades. It has to be better and better.”

The president called on the stakeholders to take care of the ports by eradicating illegal levies. “If there is an illegal levy, report it to me. It will burden of the people in North Maluku,” he said.

President Jokowi revealed that he was told his helicopter might not able to land due to the bad weather, but it landed safely. “All was by Allah’s permission,” he said.

The president also called for the Halmahera Airport to be developed so it can be landed by medium type aircraft. “I ask Halmahera to develop the airport as soon as possible, so that the mobility of goods and people can be more quickly.”

In his visit to the Central Halmahera, President Jokowi was accompanied by First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, Minister of Transportation Budi K. Sumadi, and Presidential Chief of Staff Teten Masduki. (TPP)

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cooperation in the field of visafree for the holders of diplomatic and state official passports,” Jokowi said.

The second MoU is the cooperation in transportation, air navigation and airport, while the third is cooperation in the field of creative industries. “Some cooperation is also signed separately, such as the cooperation in innovation, entrepreneurship, science and education financing,” Jokowi added. (BSN/TPP)

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that since Indonesia is archipelagic country with 17,000 islands, it requires many ports. “That is our priority right not. Alhamdulillah (Thank God) three ports have been fi­ nished,” said President Jokowi while inaugurating the Tapaleo Seaport, Wayabuka Seaport on Morotai Island and Bicoli Port in East Halmahera Regency.

The inauguration was done simultaneously at Tapaleo Seaport, in Tapeleo Village, North Patani District, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, on Monday (5/8) afternoon.

The president arrived in Central Halmahera, after flying from Banjarbaru (South Kalimantan) to Ternate on Monday morning. From Ternate, President Jokowi used Super Puma Helicopter belonging to TNI to fly to Central Halmahera.

The president said with the completion of Tapaleo Seaport, the sailing frequency of the ship should be in-

nesia might increase, which should be anticipated with much better services, quickly and efficiently.

“The opportunity like this does not come twice, let alone three times. We have to be ready to serve by expediting the services on the incoming investments. The services also must be integrated,” he said.

Jokowi urged to not let the potential investors to get disappointed due to the complexity of investment bureaucracy and chose to move their investments to other countries. According Jokowi, the management of investments in Indonesia should be improved by processing them quickly.

“We like it or not, we must follow the flow. Although I think we’re on the right track right now, we still have to constantly improve it to get better and better. Any matter related to the licensing although it seems not fundamental, we have to keep monitoring. Do not let anything, although how small it seems, make the investors disappointed,” said Jokowi. (KMRN/TPP)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asserted that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) is absolutely ready to defend the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI).

The 2017 Joint Exercise (Latgab) of Rapid Reaction Strike Force (PPRC) demonstrated that readiness.

“How obvious the readiness of the TNI, whether on the land, in the sea and in the air TNI is so ready when­ ever the country needs it,” said President Jokowi after watching Latgab PPRC 2017 in Tanjung Datuk, Natuna, Riau Islands, on Friday (5/19) afternoon.

No less than 5,000 troops participated in the Latgab in the northern most island of Riau Islands. According to the president, the PPRC six months exercise aimed to demonstrate how solid the TNI is, as well as its readiness to defense this country.

The exercise began with air operations when the Sukhoi aircrafts succeeded in destroying the enemy’s defenses. The sea battles fought against enemy in the ship on the water surface, in the air and in the submarine by releasing bombs from

four F-16s.

After winning the sea battles, the special force jumped from 17,000 feet in the air. The jumps were also done from the height of 8,000 feet and 1,500 feet.

All combat equipments were demonstrated in this Latgab.

There were the warships, combat aircrafts and helicopters, as well as a number of tanks. In the closing of the Latgab, one pilot said, “Yours sincerely and proudly for President Jokowi.

Glory, Indonesian Armed Forces.”

On the occasion, President Jokowi was accompanied by TNI Commander General Gatot Numantyo, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu, Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, and Riau Islands Governor Nurdin Basirun.

A total of 23 governors were also present at the event. They stayed in one of the warships and discussed a number of issues about this country with TNI Commander General Gatot Numantyo.

On Friday (5/19) morning, the TNI commander held a ceremony of putting on a black beret to each governor in Muara Beach, marking the “military exercise” has been completed.

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NATIONAL Minister Wants SOEs to Help Improve Economy of Islamic Boarding Schools Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Rini Soemarno has visited Islamic Boarding School of Salafi Terpadu Darussyifa Alfitroh Yaspida in Sukabumi, West Java. The vi­sit was part of the program called ‘SOEs Care’.

In her speech, Rini said her visit accompanied by a number of directors of SOEs to the boarding school was to emphasis the role and duty of the stateowned enterprises which not only to generate profit but also to prosper the society.

“I am here because I want to emphasize that SOEs are owned by the state, by the people of Indonesia, by all of us,

which means that we must also do something beneficial to the people of Indonesia. The SOEs should be beneficial for santri (students), kyai (masters), ulama (scholars),” she said in Suka­bumi, Java West, on Sunday (5/21).

According to Rini, boarding schools as part of the community groups and educational institutions should be empowered.

The state owned companies are expected to help them to do so.

“One important thing must be improved is tåhe concern for the society. We cannot just implement development program without pay attention how to make the people strong econo-

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mically. We will become stronger if the santris are strong economically,” she added.

Minister Rini said that she hopes the synergy between the SOEs and the boarding schools all over Indonesia will improve the people’s economy. Such a synergy in the end will provide positive impact to the national economy.

“To help the Islamic boarding schools and their communities to improve the economy, we should be working together to find the best way to solve any problem may arise in order to improve the economic capa­ city of the people in each region,” she said. (LPT6/TPP)

To Embrace Industry 4.0, Industry Minister: We Have Prepared 4 Strategic Steps

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Major changes are needed in the national manufacturing sector to embrace the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0, especially on the innovation and sustainable production system.

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When a country is entering the Industry 4.0, a tho­ rough and sustainable industrial growth will occur.

Therefore, we have prepared four strategic steps for Indonesia to implement the Industry 4.0, “said Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto while attending the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2017 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday (5/12).

The first step, according to Airlangga, is encouraging the workforce in Indonesia to upskill and to keep updating their knowledge on informa-

tion technology and its application in the production lines.

“One way to do that is by linking and matching the curriculum of the vocational schools with the needs of industry,” he said. The program to prepare ready-to-use workers for the industry has set the target of one million skilled labors by 2019.

The second step, Airlangga said, is using the digital technology to boost productivity and competitiveness, especially in small and medium scale industries (SMIs) so as to penetrate the export market through SMIs e-smart program.

Enggartiasto’s Strategy to Fights against Sugar ‘Samurai’ bp.blogspot.com

Considering the pricing of staple foods unfair, Trade Minis­ ter Enggartiasto Lukita has taken the hard way. He tied up the producers and distributors with a pricing agreement and whoever broke it will be punished.

“I had enough,” he told a press conference at his office in Central Jakarta, on Thursday night (5/18). “Therefore, I take this risk.”

Enggartiasto, a Democratic National Party politician, said the commitment of all parties to stabilize the prices of staple foods is very important, espe-

cially before Ramad­han and Lebaran festi­vities. “It seems to be a must for the prices to rise right before Lebaran. Now with the agreement, that should not happen.”

He urged the media to not raise the issue of sporadic price increases, which could trigger the psychological effects to the markets and would make the government’s efforts to stabilize the prices become futile. “It is the consumers, especially the poor ones who will suffer.”

Enggartiasto considered four staple foods were tempered with in pricing, namely sugar, cooking

oil, meat and garlic. For sugar, he said he knew about the sugar cartel of seven companies nicknamed the ‘Seven Samurai’ who allegedly control the sugar pri­ ces.

In April the minister invited the key players of the four staple foods, both producers and distributor to have an agreement on the fair price of each commodity. Through the tough debates, finally at 01.30 early in the mor­ ning they reached the agreement.

The highest retail price (HET) of sugar was agreed at Rp12,500 per kilogram, while the HET of cooking oil was agreed at Rp11,000 per liter, and for meat was at Rp80,000 per kilogram.

The standard prices were sealed in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Association of Indonesian Retailers (Aprindo) and distri­butors of sugar, cooking oil and meat. The MoU was signed on April 4, 2017 at the Trade Ministry.

According to Enggartiasto, especially for sugar, about Rp10 trillion would be saved per year by setting the HET. That is because the consumers would save Rp3,000 per kilogram of their sugar purchase, while the sales of sugar reach 3.3 million ton per year. (KTDT/TPP)

The third step, Airlangga continued, the national industry has to use the digital technology such as the Big Data, Autonomous Robots, Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Augmented Reality.

“The System Industry 4.0 will provide benefits for the industry, such as raising efficiency and reduce costs by about 12-15 percent,” he said.

According to him, a number of national industrial sectors have entered the era of Industry 4.0, including food and beverage, cement, petroche­ mical, and automotive. “The automotive industry, for example, in the

production process, they already use the robotic systems and the internet of things in their infrastructure,” he said.

Meantime the fourth step is innovation through the startup development by facilitating business incubation sites. This effort has been done by the Mi­ nistry of Industry by creat­ing the techno­ logy based entrepreneurs through several technoparks built in several regions in Indonesia, such as in Bandung (Bandung Techno Park), Denpasar (TohpaTI Center), Semarang (Incubator Business Center Semarang), Makassar (Makassar

Techno Park - Home Software Indonesia, and Batam (Mobile Design Center).

“The innovation development centers will be added with the Apple’s Innovation Center. So from all of these ecosystems, we want to find the strategic policy to spur the growth and competitiveness of the national industry, including preparing the incentives,” the minister said.

Regarding the competition among ASEAN countries, Airlangga said that each country has a comparative and competitive advantage. “Specialization is the key,” he added. (TPP)

Head of BKPM Ensures Loan for Rapid Train Project Disbursed Soon Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Thomas Lembong, has affirmed that the China’s loan for the Jakarta-Bandung rapid train project will be disbursed in the near future. The disbursement will take place in Beijing, China.

According to Thomas, the financial closing of the project worth US$5.9 billion has not occurred yet. However he made sure the process will be done soon so that fund can be disbursed immediately afterward.

“The financial closing will be done soon in Beijing,” he said at the BKPM Office, Jakarta, on Wednesday (5/10).

He added the rapid train funding is part of the China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) program. For the initial phase, US$1 billion of the fund will be disbursed. Thomas said that the government is finalizing all the requirements to get the fund.

Earlier, SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno also stated that the government was finalizing the loan disbursement requirements for the Jakarta-Bandung rapid train project.

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with the Chinese government, where the Chinese government facilitates the loan through the China Development Bank.

Rini confirmed that the value of the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train project has increased from US$5.5 billion to US$5.9 billion or around Rp78.6 trillion (with

the exchange rate at Rp13,329 per US dollar).

“We are currently finalizing.

Yes, there is a slight increase in the value of the project due to some changes on the ground plan. So the project is worth at US$5.9 billion now,” she said.

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INTERNATIONAL Through Bazaar, Wisma Kobe Promotes Indonesian Jewelry

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During the gastronomic week, Chef Degan team in collaboration with Michelin star Chef, André Laurent from Hotel Inter Continental Paris Le Grand/ Café de la Paix served Indonesian specialties such as Rendang, Gado-Gado, Soto Ayam, and Bebek Bumbu Bali.

Indonesian Consulate General of Osaka in Kobe (Wisma Kobe) became lively on May 20, 2017 after a Jewelry Bazaar was opened for public. The bazaar was also enlivened by the appearance of six beautiful models who demonstrated how to wear typical Indonesian jewelry on the parts of the body.

In his speech before the demonstrations by the models, Consul General Wisnu E. Pratignyo said to about 100 invited guests from the diplomatic circles and the Indonesian enthusiast communities, that Indonesian culture is very famous, including the art of jewelry. These jewels are generally made by the skilled hands of the jewelry artists with patience and thoroughness. This will produce one product of its kind or at least will be diffe rent with products manufactured by machines.

After enjoying the demonstrations by the models on how to wear typical Indonesian jewelry, the invitees approached 12 Indonesian jewelry booths to see, try and buy some. The 12 companies participated in the bazaar have just joined the International Jewelry Kobe (IJK) on May 17-19, 2017. They are Elleyhan Je­ welry, Runa Jewelry, Dientje Art Stone, Noverika Jewelry, VITE, A & R Jewelry, Reny Feby, Aulia Jewelry, Charma, Mutiara Jaya Makmur, Maisya Jewelry, and Fa Suardana. (KML/TPP)

To promote the gastronomy and taste of Indonesian food, as well as the culture and tourist destinations of Indonesia to French society in Paris, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Paris organized the Indonesian Gastronomy Festival, titled Semaine Saveurs et Reflets d’Indonésie (Tastes and Reflections of Indonesia Week) at Café de La Paix, Paris on May 17-21.

Semaine Saveurs et Reflets d’Indonésie was held to mark the 67th anniversary of the RIFrance bilateral relationship as well as to strengthen the agreement signed by presidents of both countries during the visit of French President François Hollande to Jakarta on March

29, 2017 particularly in the field of creative economy. One of the main sectors is gastronomy and food.

The gastronomic week presented 5 Indonesian chefs headed by Chef Degan Septoadji and assisted by Chef Theodo­ rus Setyo, Chef Agus Pandetria, Chef Agus Wiryawa and Chef Gede Susila Yadya. During the gastronomic week, Chef Degan team in collaboration with Michelin star Chef, André Laurent from Hotel Inter Continental Paris Le Grand/Café de la Paix served Indonesian specialties such as Rendang, Gado-Gado, Soto Ayam, and Bebek Bumbu Bali.

The launch of Indonesia’s Gastronomy Week in Pa-ris started

with a Gala Dinner (5/15) held at Opera Ballroom, Hotel InterContinental Paris - Le Grand.

The Gala Dinner was attended by about 300 invited guests from various government institutions, embassies of allied countries, UNESCO and OECD, members of the Se­nate, the communities of business and French gastronomy. The event was enlivened by the presence of renowned Indonesian artist Christine Hakim and singer Anggun C Sasmi.

In addition to the presentation of the typical cuisine menu, the audience also enjoyed the fashion show of Indonesian batik and woven attires by Indonesian designer Oscar Lawalata and Indonesian traditional dances and music performed by

the Indonesia-France dance studio group and gamelan orchestra in Paris.

As the Indonesian gastronomy ambassadors in France, the five Indonesian Chefs also demons­ trated the Indonesian cooking techniques and concocting spices at a cooking class for the Le Cordon Bleu students, the renowned international cooking school in France on May 16.

Café de la Paix in Paris is one of the iconic restaurants and is located in the heart of Pa­ris. The Café de la Paix, adjacent to the Opéra de Paris building, is always crowded with visitors from various backgrounds such as business people, government officials and foreign tourists.

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and mutual understanding between the two countries.

The event was held in cooperation with Directorate of History, Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture who facilitated the delivery of dozens of batik collection from Indonesia. The batik clothe designs both modern contemporary and traditional fashioned by Uzbekistan’s models and mannequins stunned the public of Tashkent as well as the expatriates. They looked enthusiastic to practice in making batik guided by Br. Aditya Yusma (batik artist from Pekalongan) using a tool called canting and melting wax.

Director of History of the ministry, Mrs. Triana Wulandari, in front of the lecturers and students of Tashkent State Institute of Culture, presented the history, techniques and important role of Batik as one of the cultural arts and social elements of Indonesia.

The presentation was followed by coaching clinic on the techniques in making batik.

During batik promotion (May

15-16) in Art Gallery of Navoy city, about 600 km west of Tashkent, the visitors also looked impressed with the design and technique of making batik.

“I always go to the fashion shows every year in various cities in Uzbekistan, and the fashion show of Indonesian traditional batik is the most interesting,” said a collector of traditional cloth from Navoy. A demonstration of making batik and woven fabric was held at State Institute Pedagogic of Design Navoy.

The Embassy also invited 25 members of Tashkent Women International Group (TWIG) to try batik on May 18. They were very enthusiastic and some expressed their intention to come to Indonesia.

The batik coaching clinic attracted the attention of Republican Design College, Repub­ lican Art College and National Institute of Fine Art and Design which expressed their interest in exploring the possibility to have Indonesian lecturers to provide lessons on making batik. (KML/TPP)

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The diversity and beauty of Indonesian batik and weaving clothes amazed the Uzbek people who attended the Batik Fashion Show held by the Indonesian Embassy in Tashkent (5/11) in collaboration with the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan.

The Batik Fashion Show is one of a series of batik promotion activities conducted by the Indonesian Embassy for about a week (May 11-19), in addition to seminars and workshops held at the International Cultural Center of the Serai Caravan, Art Gallery of Navoy City and the Indonesian Embassy in Tashkent.

“Indonesia has produced batik cloths since two millennia ago and in 2009 UNESCO recognized batik as the world intangible cultural heritage,” said Ambassador Alit Santhika at the opening of the seminar and coaching clinic attended by 60 participants at the Culture Center International Caravan Sarai Tashkent. Alit also said that the introduction of batik was expected to strengthen the friendship

Way Kambas Lampung National Park Presented in Sydney

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“Welcome to Way Kambas, Sumatra.” This is written on the gateway of the Sumatran Tiger at Taronga Wildlife Park (TM).

On the morning of May 16, 2017, accompanied by the cold air of the Sydney bay, Consul General Yayan GH Mulyana and Taronga Wildlife Park Director Cameron Kerr together with other special invitees entered the Sumatran Tiger theme park to gain prelaunching experience.

The situation in the theme

park is exactly like Way Kambas in Sumatra, including the colors of vegetations and the buildings with typical Lampung architectures. The new theme park is truly a miniature of Way Kambas Natio­ nal Park.

“This Sumatran Tiger will be evidence to the greater presence of Indonesia in Sydney, as well as a concrete step of cooperation between the state of New South Wales (NSW) and Jakarta through the Sister Province partner-

ship,” Consul General Yayan said to Director Cemeron Kerr and the guests at present.

The development of the Sumatran Tiger is also supported by the Government of NSW po­l icy related to the revitalization of the Taronga Zoo Experience Prog­r am. Through this policy a budget of AU$114.8 million has been allocated.

The new theme park has been designed in such a way which makes it immersive, interactive, visual and edu­ cative. (KML/TPP)

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“A number of flyovers have also been completed.

Functionally they are 85 to 90 percent ready so we expect that on June 7, 2017 they can be passed through by the travelers,” said Tri Mulyo

PBTR Ensures Pemalang - Batang Toll Road Ready D-15 of Lebaran The Investors of Pemalang-Batang Tol Road (PBTR) has ensured that the PemalangBatang Toll Road, Central Java, will be ready to accommodate the home-travelers 15 days before Lebaran holiday 2017.

PBTR Project Leader Tri Mulyo said that currently the construction of the Pemalang-Batang Toll Road continues to be accelerated with the target to finish on June 7, 2017.

“Almost all have been connected from end to end, only the casting of lean concretes (LC) is still about 55 percent,” he said on Monday (22/5).

According to him, the construction of the 39.2 kilometer toll road will pass through permanent bridges and temporary ones intentionally built to ac-

commodate the home-travelers du­ ring Islamic holiday of Idul Fitri/Lebaran. There are 14 bridges, he said, with the longest one is in Comal, Pemalang Regency, which its span is nearly 300 meters.

“A number of flyovers have also been completed. Functionally they are 85 to 90 percent ready so we expect that on June 7, 2017 they can be passed through by the travelers,” he said.

Tri Mulyo added that PBTR has prepared two rest areas in

Kalang Depok, Pemalang and Candiareng, Batang. “In the two rest areas there will be a Pertamina’s gas station for the travelers to get the fuel oils (BBM) for their vehicles,” he said.

According to him, with the Pemalang-Batang Toll Road functioning, the traffics can be broken down as an effort to prevent congestions in the northern coastal highway. “We will also put in enough traffic signs and provide information to make it easier for the travelers to drive through,” he said. (RPBK/TPP)

Jokowi Administration Builds Rail Station in Front of Borobudur Temple

Transportation Ministry Targets LRT Financing Scheme Done in 2 Weeks The Presidential Regulation related to the acceleration of the implementation of Light Rail Transit (LRT) has been signed by the president. To follow up the Presidential Regulation No. 49 of 2017, the government will start discussing the financing scheme.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said that his ministry has targeted the financing scheme will be finished in the upcoming two weeks. He said the funding would not merely rely on the state budget, but also opens the opportunities of multilateral lending.

“I think in two weeks it will be done. I’ve talked with domestic and foreign financial institutions and they seem very enthusiastic,” he added.

The financing so far has come from PT Adhi Karya as the LRT contractor, reaching Rp 3.3 trillion. President Director of PT Adhi Karya, Budi Harto, said that out of the Rp 3.3 trillion, from Adhi Karya’s own pocket was Rp 1.4 trillion.

“The total cost of construction to date is Rp 3.3 trillion, but from our treasury is Rp 1.4 trillion, the rest is from the banking loans,” Budi said on Sunday (5/21).

He added he, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of SOEs and PT KAI met to discuss the financing scheme on Friday (5/19). However, Budi said it has not yet decided what kind of scheme will be used by the government to cover the shortage of LRT construction cost of Rp 23.3 trillion.

“All parties will work on to get the funding, for example the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises will prepare the state equity participation for KAI,” Budi said.

The Presidential Regulation No. 49 of 2017 Article 8B states that the funding for LRT by PT KAI consists of several components. These components include State Equity Participation or PMN, loan forwarding from government from abroad and/or domestic. Issuance of bonds by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero).

Loans of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) from financial institutions, including multilateral financial institutions, and/or other funding sources. (RPBK/TPP)

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The government through the Ministry of Transportation will reopen the railway line connecting Yogyakarta and Magelang.

The railway line will support the tourist visits to Borobudur Temple.

Director General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation, Prasetyo Boeditjahjono, said that he will create a new line instead of utilizing the old Dutch one given on both sides of it has been already too crowded with human settlements. In some locations, the iron rail and the cushion have gone.

“We want to reopen the Yogyakarta-Magelang railway by using the existing line. But after we found out that the railway line has become human settlements, even some of the rail is in the houses, and it is difficult to clear the human settlements although we have coordinated with the local governments, so finally we decided to build a new one,” he said.

The new train station, according to Prasetyo, would be located not far from the entrance gate of Borobudur Temple. The construction of the railway line is intended to increase the tourist

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arrivals. In the Dutch colonial era, the train serving MagelangYogyakarta was always full.

“If the tollgate is built as close as possible to the Borobudur, the train station is also close to the door of Borobudur, because the goal is indeed Borobudur,

not Magelang,” Prasetyo said.

Some segments of the new railway line will be built side by side with the Yogyakarta-Solo toll road built by the Minis­try of Public Works and People’s Housing (PUPR). By this way the land acquisition can be done at once

with the toll road.

“We will not use the old railway line, but we will create a new one to connect Yogyakarta-Magelang. Hopefully the land acquisition can be done at once with the toll road,” said Prasetyo. (DTK/TPP)

Commission V of the House Encourages Port Development in Babel Province The Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR) has called for the construction of a port in Bangka Belitung Province (Babel). The port is expected to be able to open the access to the island of Lengkuas.

That was conveyed by a member of Working Visit Team of Commission V Yoseph Umarhadi after visiting the Tanjung Batu Port, Belitung, recently to learn the problems on infrastructure and transportation in the province.

“This port is very important, so a development is a must by constructing adequate piers.

The preparation is ready, starting with the location, the water

depth, current to the water traffics and signs,” said Yoseph.

Related to the port development plan, this PDI-P politician urged the local government to prepare the land for the development of the port. Meanwhile the Commission V will support the development in terms of budget provision.

“The local government should immediately prepare the land for the development. The commission V will support from the budget side. The budget can only be provided if the port master plan is ready,” he said.

The politician from West Java said Bangka Belitung province

has enough prospects, so the infrastructure should be improved in order to accelerate the economic growth in the region.

However it needs a synergy between the central government and the provincial government so that the development targets in Bangka Belitung can be achieved.

“Belitung becomes a very promising area. It is up to the regent, governor to provide the land. I want to urge the local go­ vernments to set up a task force, consolidate the program and concept with the central government,” said Yoseph.

Meanwhile, Belitung Regent

Sahani Saleh said he will try to provide the land plots available at 70 hectares in the area.

“The land plots there have been certified and they are 70 hectares in the port area. However, they should be equipped with various documents referring to the existing regulations,” said Sahani.

Under the Regulation No. 6 of 2016, Belitung is one of the areas set by the Government as a Special Economic Zone (KEK). It is expected to become a strategic area of national tourism. Therefore, the Commission V encourages the development of infrastructure in Belitung, one of which is the port. (TRBN/TPP)

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Semarang Regent Receives LKPD Award from President Jokowi President Joko Widodo awarded the Government of Semarang Regency for the unqualified opinion (WTP) on its local government financial statements (LKPD) for five times in a row. The award was handed over by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani to Semarang Regent H. Mundjirin at the opening of the National Working Meeting (Rakernas) of Accounting and Regional Finance Reporting 2016 at the State Palace on Tuesday (9/20).

“The award is a pride for Semarang Regency. It is also a challenge to make it better in the future,” said Head of Public Relations and Protocol of Regional Secretariat Heru Subroto in Ungaran, on Thursday (9/22) afternoon.

Magelang Promoted as Tourism Satellite of Borobudur Temple Magelang Mayor Si­ g it Widyonindito has said with various existing facilities, the town of Magelang is feasible to become a tourism satellite for Borobudur Temple, as expected by Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.

According to him, sufficient facilities are available lodging, good infrastructure, cleanliness, and the absence of road potholes. “If there is a pothole on a road, report it immediately. I will definitely fix it,” he said while opening a rally of ancient cars in order to commemorate the 1111th anniversary of Magelang in the town square on Saturday (5/13) morning.

Sigit also said that to hold the event, Magelang Municipal Government and Association of Ancient Car Enthusiasts Indonesia (PPMKI) has been co­ operating for 10 years. No wonder the number of participants coming from all regions in Indonesia is growing in every year.

Last year the route for the rally was Boyolali-Solo and now the end destination is changed to Sermo Reservoir in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta.

“The city of Magelang is the right point to organize this activity. Especially if you can pass through the Borobudur Temple, it would be more beautiful,” he said.

Meanwhile, Bambang Bur Efendi from PPMKI Central Board of Trustees said that the participants of the rally came from Bali, East Java, Central Java, West Java, DKI Jakarta and Lampung.

According to him, the selection of Magelang as the starting point was because it is the oldest city who is celebrating its 1111 anniversary. No city in Indonesia has reached 1,000 years old yet.

Chairman of PPMKI Magelang City, Willy Gosali said the total number of participants this time reached 150 people. In the first stage the participants travelled a distance of 150 kilometers with from the Magelang Town Square to Sermo Reservoir Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, and went back to Magelang through Purworejo.

The second stage was held on Sunday (5/14) with the route down the streets in Magelang, and Temanggung. “The start and finish of the second stage is the Magelang municipal office,” he said.

He added that the judging would not on the speed, but discipline and on time. The rally was divided into three classes, the ancient with cars produced in 1976 and before, the retro with cars produced in 1977-1988 and the new with cars manufactured in 1989 and after. (MRDK/TPP)

Heru added similar awards were also given to the institutions/ministries/provincial/local governments which got the WTP opinion on their respective Government Financial Statements (LPK) from Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

The LKP must use accrual based on the government accounting standards beginning 2015 mandated by the Law No. 17 of 2013 on State Finance and Law Number 1 of 2004 on State Treasury as well as Government Regulation Number 71 of 2010 on Government Accounting Standards.

“There are 37 districts/ci­ties in the country who received the award from the President and the Minister of Finance for obtaining unqualified opinion

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(WTP) for its LKPD at least five times in a row,” said Heru.

In his speech, President Joko Widodo said the achievement of WTP opinion from BPK on the financial statements should not the main objective, although it was an important indicator of local government financial management. “The quality of good local government budget management, effectiveness and efficiency that continue to get public trust is the more important,” said the president.

He added the preparation of financial statements should not be just a routine, since high quality government financial statements will show the financial management highly accountable. (TPP)

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JVP is a program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Directorate of Information and Media, aiming to disseminate information about Indonesia to the foreign communities through fo­reign media. During the program, journalists and participant media are expected to understand.

As a city which consistently maintains its natural environment, cultures, traditions and ancestral relics, Yogyakarta has become in high demand by both domestic and foreign tourists.

To encourage more tourists to come, in 2017, Yogyakarta is chosen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be one of the cities visited by journalists from six countries through the Journalist Visit Program 2017 (JVP 2017).

JVP is a program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Directorate of In-

formation and Media, aiming to disseminate information about Indonesia to the foreign communities through fo­reign media.

During the program, journalists and participant media are expected to understand more about the sociocultu­ral, economic and political conditions of the visited areas of Indonesia.

For this year, the activities took place on 7-19 May 2017 and with 10 journalists from 6 countries, namely China, Japan, Hongkong, Hungary, Poland and Croatia. They visited DKI Jakarta on May 7-9, 2017, Medan on 9-13 May, Yogyakarta on 13-15

May and Denpasar on 16-19 Mei. On Monday (5/15) the JVP 2017 delegates had the opportunity to visit the Local Government of Yogyakarta Special Region, and they were received by Deputy Governor of Yogyakarta, Paku Alam X, accompanied by representatives from the DIY Office of Information and Communication, DIY Office of Investment, DIY Office of Tourism, DIY Office of Culture, DIY Specialist Assistant, and DIY Bureau of Public and Protocol.

Siti Sovia Sudarma, Director of Information and Media of Foreign Affairs Ministry, as the

Kendal Regency Holds Job Fair Again The Regency of Kendal again held a job fair in 2017 which took place in Wisma Haji Building Islamic Center Complex Bugangin Kendal, on Tuesday-Wednesday (1617). Kendal Regent dr. Mirna Anissa, M.Si in her written speech read by Kendal Vice Regent Drs. Masrur Masy­ kur, said that she expected to hold such a job fair often to reduce unemployment in Kendal Regency. By holding frequent job fairs, the graduates vocational schools and universities do not need to go to other regions to apply for jobs.

The regent added that the job fairs are expected to make the applicants easier to apply and get the jobs they wanted sooner, while the employers also get benefits in getting the right candidates for their job openings.

Meanwhile, Head of Manpower and Transmigration Office of Kendal Regency, Drs Ratno, MM said that the 4th Job Fair was estimated attracting 6000 job seekers to fill a total of 500 vacancies available.

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er the companies as a provider of employment with the job seekers in Kendal as an effort to open up the employment opportunities.

The activity also optimizes the performance of the job market in Kendal Regency by routinely introducing the job seekers in the area.

The benefits of the job fairs, Ratno said, were that the employers can hold recruitment process on site (psychological and interview), giving opportunity for applicants and employers to interact directly. The job fairs also can bridge the partnership between the employers and the

Manpower Office.

In 2016 the job fair attracted 25 companies, while the number of job seekers was 3450 people. The constraints faced by last year job fair were company participants confirmed on the closing date and the difficulty in obtaining data on job seekers who have been employed.

To overcome the obstacles, according to Drs Ratno, the applicants will be asked to register in a range of time and the companies will be asked to report the employment of workers maximum 1 month after being recruited. (TPP)

head of the delegation introduced the participants of JVP 2017 as Mr. Barany Robert Balaza Ozone from Hungarian Network TV, Mr. Moinar Gabor from Ozone Network TV Hungary, Mr. Vladislav Sestan Hrvatsko from Travel Tip E-magazine Croatia, Ms. Gabriela Romana Lonescu from Agerpres Romania, Mr. Liu Chenguang from Deep World Magazine China, Ms. Ren Ziyu from China.com China, Ms. Piyapan Pinthong from Thai Vision Channel Thailand and Mr. Wisarut Kenkobari from Thai Vision Channel Thailand.

While in Yogyakarta, the de-

legation visited Kaliadem, Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta Sultan Palace, Imogiri Tomb, Batik Workshop at Giriloyo Imogiri, Hati Kudus Church, and Courtesy Call with Vice Governor of DIY. Yogyakarta Governor in a written speech read by the Vice Gover­ nor of Yogyakarta, Hamengku Buwono X, said he wished the JVP program would strengthen the friendship between Indonesia and the parti­ cipant countries, as well as promoting Yogyakarta tourism to lure the foreign tourists to visit Yogyakarta. (TPP)

Wahidin Halim Calls on Rano Karno to Set Aside Election Problems and Build Banten Together Banten Governor Wahidin Halim has called on former Governor of Banten Rano Karno to forget about the problems occurred during Banten governor election 2017. Wahidin and Rano who contended in the election said they wanted Banten to continuously develop.

“Yesterday we were different, today we are the same.

Yesterday there were small pebbles that interfered with our communication. Now we have left behind the frenzied different opinions that filled the space and time for six months earlier,” said the governor in front of hundreds of guests during the hand­ over of governor office in Pendopo, KP3B, Curug, Serang City, on Monday (5/15).

The former mayor of Tangerang is reported to have good ties with Rano Karno, renowned for his acts in Doel Anak Sekolahan TV series, since before he became governor of Banten.

According to Wahidin, until now the relationship is still in good shape.

Yesterday we were different, today we are the same. Yesterday there were small pebbles that interfered with our communication.

The governor invited Rano Karno to jointly build Banten which has enormous potentials, not only in its natural resources, but also its extraordinary social, cultural, and historical values.

On that occasion, Rano Karno said he entrusted the development that has been done since he led Banten to his successor to continue. Rano added the he is optimistic that Wahidin Halim (WH) and his deputy, Andika Hazrumy, will be able to continue the development. “The communication with urban districts needs to be improved. It is important to smooth the development process,” he said.

Rano also urged WH and Andika to focus on 12 national projects in Banten Province. The projects will have a significant impact on the infrastructure development and people’s welfare in Banten. (TPP)

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TOURISM Borobudur Operator Develops Village Tourism around the Temple Borobudur Temple has become the main tourist center in Magelang along the time. To provide an alternative for the visitors, a tour going through villages around the temple is being prepared.

The management of Borobudur Temple Park is developing tourist destinations in the villages around Borobudur, numbering 20 in total but three of them are still far from ready, namely Margogondo, Giripurno, and Sambeng,” said Head of Borobudur Service Division Suhartanto at on Saturday (4/15).

According to him, all the 20 villages will be developed into tourist destinations. In the villages, tourists can try a variety of interesting activities such as traveling around the villages riding dokar (a cart pulled by a horse) or to try to live like a local.

There are still many more activities to try.

“In the tourist villages we can enjoy the life of rural communities, we can interact, plowing the rice fields with buffalo, harvesting rice, catching fish with hands, and we can also learn to make handicrafts,” explained Suhartanto.

The management of Borobudur Temple Park also provides assistance in setting up homestays and training for the communities to improve their skills.

The objective is that the surrounding communities are better prepared in entertaining the tourists with their best.

“We provide assistance to each village, 20 homestays for tourism development, skill enhancement training, assistance

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in the form of working capital, and the development of village potentials working together with local government,” added Suhartanto.

Among the villages around Borobudur, Candirejo Village is the most advanced. In addition to being the first tourist village in the Borobudur area, the vil-

lage also offers many choices of activities to be done there.

“Candirejo is the most popular village. It is the first tourist village offering a tour to see the lives of its community,” said Suhartanto.

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Makassar International Eight Festival & Forum 2017 Launched

“The yachts parked in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, are owned by people from all over the world. They park there because the services are good and the tax is cheap so they prefer it there, for example there is a camera operating 24 hours nonstop and the owners in Europe can monitor their yachts anytime,” Indroyono said.

Government Targets 5,000 Yachts to Have Marine Trips to Indonesia The Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Tourism has targeted 5,000 yachts to sail in Indonesia to develop the marine tourism in the archipelago.

“Currently, yachts are visafree and they are happy but it is valid for only 2 months and it is not enough for them. So we give a social visa which is valid for up to 6 months and the yachts can be parked in Bali for 3 years,” said Chairman of the Marine Tourism Development Acceleration Indroyono Susilo.

Indroyono said that after the event of Fremantle to Bali Ocean Classic 2017 at Prama Sanur Hotel, Denpasar, Bali, on Saturday (5/20) night. This yachter marine tourism is protected by

Presidential Regulation No. 105 of 2015 on Visits of Foreign Tourist Vessels (Yacht) to Indonesia.

“With the Presidential Regulation, they can come here like this, fortunately the yachter families also come to the location but by the plane,” said Indroyono.

According to Indroyono, the Indonesian government is developing the marinas in Bali, Labuan Bajo, Banyuwangi, Tanjung Lesung and Belitung. The marinas will have the same facilities and services as the marinas in Singapore, Phuket and Langkawi.

“They have to pay US$40 a day to park their yachts, and when our marinas are ready,

rather than parking them in Darwin, they will choose to park in Bali, so the government and the private sector will build several marinas,” Indroyono said.

It is known that yachters have been parking their yachts in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand because it is cheaper, easi­ er and more facilities than in Indonesia, while the sailing destination is Indonesia.

“The yachts parked in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, are owned by people from all over the world. They park there because the services are good and the tax is cheap so they prefer it there, for example there is a camera operating 24 hours nonstop and the owners in Europe

Tourism Minister Encourages Artists to Involve in Pentahelix Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has stated that the artists have an important role in the development of tourism. According to him, artists actually have become important component in Pentahelix synergy to promote tourism.

The statement was conveyed

by Arief while attending the painting auction event as a fundraising for Salman Hospital at Ciputra Artpreneur Gallery, Ciputra World, South Jakarta, on Sunday (5/7). The charity raised Rp 1.3 billion to build Salman Hospital in Bandung regency.

There is one work of an artist sold at a price somewhat wow in the auction. That painting is ti-

the village tour. They can book the village tour from a local tour guide or come directly to the villages they like.

“Our goal is to equate the development and distribution of welfare, so the center of economy is not Borobudur only, but the whole district,” Suhartanto concluded. (DTK/TPP)

tled “Piringan Berlubang” with a plate which some parts still covered with gold by painter Ahmad Sadali.

The 1977 painting was sold for Rp 600 million. Late Sadali was a senior abstract painter graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB).

Arief said in his speech at the event that Pentahelix cooperation which is now an important formula in the development of tourism also needs to embrace the artists. “Pentahelix in tourism can also be applied in the development of fine arts,” said the minister who is also an ITB graduate.

The event was attended by Chairman of YPM Salman ITB

Syarif Hidayat, Chairman of IA ITB 81 Arlan Septia and Rina Ciputra Sastrawinata as the president of Ciputra Artpreneur.

Arief said he is committed to apply the formula Pentahelix in tourism, a synergic cooperation involving academics, business, community, government and media.

The term is also known as the ABCGM formula, standing for academician, business, community, government and media.

Arief added that such auction event should be supported by media coverage. “Because media perceptions are stronger than reality,” said the winner of Marketeer of The Year 2013 from MarkPlus. (TPP)

can monitor their yachts anytime,” Indroyono added.

“We are working on the marinas to make them like that and the tariff will be the same with the three countries to make it competitive. But we have the sailing destinations which are not owned by others in the world, so we target to attract 5,000 yachts,” said Indroyono.

To achieve the target, the Tourism Ministry is promoting Sail Sabang in July 2017, Darwin-Sabang in December 2017, Darwin-Ambon, and North Kalimantan-Raja Ampat. It is expected that these four events will be able to help reach the target of the yacht visits. (DTK/ TPP)

Makassar International Eight Festival & Forum (MIEFF) 2017 is a cultural event featuring 8 agenda, namely fashion, film, folk, flora & fauna, fine art, fusion music, and fiction writing. The objective is to promote the city of Makassar as a tourism destination and become the main gateway to Eastern Indonesia, as well as to support the program of Wonderful Indonesia in achieving the target of the visits 15 million foreign tourists and 265 million of domestic tourists this year.

While launching the MIEFF 2017 on Tuesday (5/9) Tourism Minister Arief Yahya offered his appreciation on the event which will have a direct impact on the increase of tourist visits and mobilize the economy of society. “The MIEFF 2017 is targeting 1 million visitors and 100 participants to promote the tourism,” said Minister Arief Yahya.

He also said that Makassar as one of the leading destination for MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition/Event) in Eastern Indonesia must be creative to improve its competitiveness by strengthening 3 A elements (Attractions, Amenities, and

Accessibility). “The visits of foreign tourists to Makassar in March 2017 reached 1,491 or up 24.87% compared to March 2016 of 1,194. This increase is above the national average of 5.47%,” said the minister.

Data from Central Bureau of Statistics show the number of fo-reign tourists visiting Indonesia in March 2017 reached 1,021,538 or increased 5.47% compared to March 2016 of 968,567. In January-March (first quarter) 2017 the number was 3,012.051 or grew 9.19%.

The foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2017 exceeded the target set at 3 million.

South Sulawesi Governor H. Syahrul Yasin Limpo said the MIEFF 2017 aimed to show to the people of Indonesia and abroad that Makassar or South Sulawesi is an attractive destination and rich with cultural, natural and artificial tourist attractions, especially MICE. “Makassar is the largest city in the Central and Eastern Region of Indonesia. In terms of consumption of goods and services, the city of Makassar included in the 5 leading cities in Indonesia together with Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Bandung. (KMPR/TPP)

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Chairman of the Judicial Commission Aidul Fitriciada Azhari, S.H., M.Hum,

The keynote speaker at the inauguration ceremony was Aidul Fitriciada Azhari, S.H., M.Hum, Chairman of the Judicial Commission, who delivered a speech titled “Realizing Indonesia as Rechstaat: Law as Commander”.

In his speech Aidul told the history of the concept of Rechstaat, of which the one formulated by the founders of the In-

donesian state is different from the Rechstaat concept prevailing in the Dutch East Indies.

Indeed the concept of Rechstaat has been in force in the Netherlands Indies or Indonesia since 1848, at the time of the Law of the Netherlands Indies set in Indonesia.

Then the principle of legality began to apply, “That the actions of the government should be based on the Law,” he said.

“In the 1945 Constitution, what was desired is a system of deliberative democracy. Mohamad Yamin formulated it as a rational negotiation, or conferred with common sense and not by hating each other.

“Aidul added unfortunately the formula is converted into electoral democracy which relies more on majority-minority relation, not representation.

“This representative deli­ beration is deliberation by representatives. Therefore there was the Representative Group and they were deliberating, not based on majority-minority,” he said.

“In the last regional election case, we lost the representa-

“At the Panglima Institute the academics can get non-formal education, such as case study solving, bankruptcy proceedings, and tax law. This meeting will be held regularly every month,” Budi Susilo Supandji said.

tion. Apparently Pak Ahok represents the ideals of certain groups and his contender is the same, so negotiation never took place and what happened is lost-win. A situation like this will certainly affect our common law,” he concluded.

Budi Susilo Supandji, Supervisory Board of the Panglima Institute said, “The Panglima Institute will facilitate the resources in universities, industry or the private sector to work together to strengthen the researches and public policies related to legal products.

“The institute also provides a

Welcoming Lebaran, Garuda Indonesia Adds 61,000 Seats infopenerbangan.com

To anticipate the peak season of Lebaran 2017, Garuda Indonesia airline has prepared 61,324 extra flight seats. The additio­nal seats are to accommodate the increased number of passeng­ ers during Lebaran 2017, which is expected to take place on from 16 June 2017 to 9 July 2017 (D10 to D+14) for both domestic and international routes.

VP Corporate Communications of Garuda Indonesia Benny S. Butar Butar said the additio­ nal seats are carried out by operating large-aircrafts as well as extra flights.

The composition of additional

seats is 50,210 seats for domestic routes and 11,114 seats for international flights.

“With the a d d i t i o ­n a l seats, Garuda Indonesia during the peak season of Lebaran 2017 will operate as many as 348 additio­nal flight frequencies consisting of 188 extra flights and 160 flights using bigger aircraft,” said Benny on Monday (15/5).

The domestic routes expected to have increasing number of passengers are Jakarta - Yog­ yakarta, Jakarta - Padang, Jakarta - Solo, Jakarta - Denpasar, Surabaya - Balikpapan, Bandung - Denpasar, and Makassar - Balikpapan. Meanwhile for the international routes include Jakarta - Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta - Singapore, and Jakarta - Bangkok.

“The additional seats for the peak season of Lebaran this year

increase 87.24 percent from the total extra flight capacity in the same period last year,” Benny added.

The increase in flight capacity is also part of the company’s commitment to accommodate the public’s needs for access to flight services during the Leba­ ran holiday season in 2017.

In this year’s Lebaran peak season period, Garuda Indonesia will operate a number of narrow body aircrafts and wide body aircrafts to maximize the flight capacity on each route.

The types of aircraft to be operated are B737-800 (162 passengers), A330-200 (222 passengers), A330-300 (287 passengers), and A330-300 all economy class (360 passengers).

For the convenience and security for the passengers during hectic Lebaran, Garuda Indonesia called on its customers to plan their trips as early as possible.

The customers are also encouraged to use the “City Checkin” facility at Garuda Indonesia sales offices or “Web Check-in” and “Phone Check-in” facilities to avoid long queues at the airport check-in counters. (LPT6/TPP)

facility to hold a meeting for the academics and the legal practitioners experienced in handling various legal cases such as lawyer Hotman Paris who is expert in taking care bankruptcy proceedings, tax law cases and others.

“At the Panglima Institute the academics can get non-formal education, such as case study solving, bankruptcy proceedings, and tax law. This meeting will be held regularly every month,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Panglima Institute Sahrin Hamid said that in the future, he

will review the conditional laws or actual issues that are currently developing. The law is the commander in this country, all issues that arise must be resolved legally with no discrimination, as it does in the principle of equality before the law which requires that all persons are equal before the law, therefore law enforcement shall animate this principle in enforcing the law.

“When the law is not guided by the principle, which is the Groundnorming of a law, then here what we say the law is the commander but the ruler is the

king,” he said.

Sahrin added that the Panglima Institute will provide special education of legal professions, courses, seminars and academic studies either in limit­ ed scope, national or international scale on government policies, current issues and other strategic matters as a contribution of the Panglima Institute to the nation and state. “Starting in June it will begin with the implementation of Special cation of Advocate ProfesEdu­ sion (PKPA), then Tax Consultant Profession, Capital Market and others,” he said. (MII/TPP)

Agreement Signed, Induk UMKM Indonesia Ready to Market Products in China Induk UMKM (micro, small and medium enterprises/SMEs) Indonesia signed a cooperation agreement with Rikananta China Trade International Limited, at Bengawan Solo Restaurant, Grand Sahid Hotel on Friday (5/19).

The event was attended by Chairman of Advisory Board of the Induk UMKM Indonesia Samsul Hadi, Chairman of Induk UMKM Indonesia Drs. Hariadi Saptadji, Member of the Founding Board of Induk UMKM Indonesia Wa­ yan Alit Antara, and Director of Rikananta Lin Guo Biao.

Samsul Hadi said that Induk UMKM Indonesia will cooperate with the parent firm for UMKM in Fujian, China.

In the near future he will follow up, promote and create an exhibition in Fujian area.

Samsul Hadi said, “For China, we will start with Fujian first, then we will go to other provinces. So hopefully in this cooperation it’s not only we who import from China, but we also export our products to there.”

The signing of the agreement, according to Lin Guo

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Biao, was expected to facilitate SMEs of both countries to dialogue and cooperate. He also said that he hoped this cooperation will bring goodness to both parties and foster the development of Indonesia.

He said, “I hope all poor people in both countries can leave po­verty and prosper.”

Hariadi Saptadji responded that this is a good momentum for Indonesia, especially for Indonesian SMEs, considering how rapid­ly growing SMEs in China.

He also said that it is a mo­del that can be imitated by SMEs Indonesia in order to accelerate the poverty eradication.

Hariadi said, “China can free its 600 million people from po-

verty in 30 years, so can Indonesia.”

He further said that for the first step of the cooperation, there will be exchange of promotions to see what are needed, also what can be sold in China.

He also targets in the next 2-3 years the results of the cooperation will show.

“I think this should be continuous, it is a big opportunity for UMKM Indonesia, but it should also be assisted with sufficient production equipment,” Hariadi said.

“Maybe in this case, from China we can get equipment for producing some products, and we sell the products to China,” he concluded. (FAM/TPP)

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J&T Alibaba Brings Indonesian SME Products to International Markets Alibaba.com in cooperation with J&T Express held an official launching with a theme of “Let the World Believe in Indonesian Products” at Ayana Hotel on Tuesday (09/05).

Also attending the event were Deputy for Production and Marketing of the Ministry of Co­ operatives and SMEs I Wayan Dipta MSc., Director of J&T Alibaba Oliver Yang, and General Manager of Overseas B2B of Alibaba Grop Jack Zhang.

J&T Alibaba is a strategic partnership between technology­based logistics company in Indonesia J&T Express with Alibaba. com, a leading global e-commerce portal in the world for Business to Business (B2B).

With the mission of advancing the Indonesian economy through a technology-based business, J&T Alibaba aims to boost the Indonesia’s econo­ mic growth, particularly the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other business players who want to sell Indonesian products to international markets.

Deputy of Production and Marketing I Wayan Dipta MSc. said, “Hopefully with Alibaba’s involvement in Indonesia, more

and more products of the nation’s producers can be recognized by the world, especially products of SMEs.” He added, “We hope the J&T Alibaba will encourage the SMEs to join, so that our SME products can penetrate the global market.”

J&T Alibaba provides global access for Indonesian entrepreneurs through digital platforms and offers services to SMEs in Indonesia, in order to overcome their challenges in exporting their products. It includes consulting and educational programs on e-commerce, export, and marketing strategies and access to a pool of potential buyers from around the world.

In addition, through a program called SMEkers Zone, J&T Alibaba will help in mapping the local products typical of their res­pective regions in order to be more noticeable. This is in line with government initiatives in encouraging the SME sector.

On the occasion, Director of J&T Alibaba Oliver Yang said, “J&T Alibaba officially stands as Alibaba.com’s business partner in Indonesia, not as a logistics partner. We are commit-

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ted to advancing the Indonesian economy by encouraging the SME sector. We equip the Indonesian entrepreneurs to become superior businesspersons and introduce proudly the Indonesian products to the international market.”

“We provide an accurate and efficient technology-based business platform and international access. J&T Alibaba hopes to contribute to this country by advancing the SMEs,” he continued.

In response, the General Manager of Overseas B2B of Alibaba Group Jack Zhang said, “We see a great potential for Indonesian medium scale entrepreneurs and quality of Indonesian products, but they have problems in selling their products to the domestic and international markets.”

“Therefore, Alibaba.com coope­ rates with J&T Express, which has a strong network spreading all over Indonesia, to become our official partner in Indonesia. We hope this solid synergy can make a significant contribution to the Indonesian economy,” he added.

Referring to the Deloitte Ac-

cess Economics report, the increased use of digital platforms

by SMEs in Indonesia can contribute the country’s economy growth by 2%. However, only 9% of a total of 56.5 million SMEs are utilizing the online platforms or having online stores. According to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) it already reached 15.8%, but still the lowest among the Southeast Asian countries.

J&T Alibaba offers International Free Member (IFM) program and Global Gold Supplier (GGS). Specific to GGS members, there is a package of basic, standard and premium to meet all customer needs according to their size, industry, product and category.

GGS members will get an exclusive offer of expert business consulting assistance, access to buyer demand, also appears as a higher order priority than free members (IFM) on Alibaba. com’s first page when buyers enter a related keyword.

By providing reliable access and sound briefing, J&T Alibaba has faith that the world will believe in the quality of Indonesian products. (Fakhri / TPP)

PT Jababeka Tbk in cooperation with the HIJ Ngarariung CSR Community carried out a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity in the form of free medical treatments in the Harjame­ kar Village, North Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, on Thursday (5/18). The activity is part of the “Healthy with HIJ Ngarariung” programs.

The event was attended by Harjamekar Village Head Wijayanto, CSR Partnership Supervisor of PT Jababeka Tbk M. Taufik Hidayat, and representatives of six companies incorporated in the HIJ Ngarariung.

In his speech, the Head of Harjamekar Village expressed his gratitude for the social activity held in the Harjame­kar Village. “I would like to say thank you very much especially to the HIJ Ngarariung, which every month or every three months will implement a program, especially those concerning health,” he said.

Wijayanto also said that the activity this time is the fifth CSR program held in his village.

“If we have the cooperation, synchronization, and in the same page, everything will run smoothly. Alhamdulillah (Thank God), since I was elected, these have been improving,” he said while explaining the effects of the CSR program on improving the people’s welfare in Harjamekar Village.

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The coordinator of the free medical treatments from HIJ Ngarariung, CSR Manager of PT Ferron (Dexa Brand) Matius Ramidi said, “We distributed 200 free medical coupons plus 50 additional coupons for people coming with no coupons. However we kept serving the people who came after the coupons have run out.”

Apart from the medical treatments, packages of instant noodle were also distributed. The target was 200 people but followed the suggestion of Mr. Village Head to prepare 250 packages,” Matius added.

HIJ Ngarariung is a corporate community located in Jababeka Industrial Estate blocks H, I, and J consisting of 6 companies, namely PT Ferron, PT Katshushiro, PT Showa, PT Menara Terus Makmur, PT PATRIA, and PT Komatsu Undercarriage Indonesia. The HIJ Ngarariung was founded as a manifestation of CSR cooperation by its members to the surrounding communities. The six companies, together with PT Jababeka, have become partners of the CSR programs of West Java Province. (RGP / TPP)

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CKB Allocates Rp25 Billion for Bonded Logistics Center presidentpostindonesia.com

PT Cipta Krida Bahari (CKB Logistics) is preparing Rp25 billion to build and operate bonded logistic centers (PLB) in five provinces.

Imam Sjafei, Chief Executive Officer of CKB Logistics, said this year the company will ope-rate its PLB in Sorong (West Papua), Surabaya (East Java), Semarang (Central Java), Karawang (West Java) and Marunda (North Jakarta).

“The PLB in Sorong is for the oil and gas industry or the ener­g y sector, possibly in July,” Imam said in Jakarta on Thursday (5/18).

According to him, the investment needed was not too big because the company has cooperated with the land owners. The

investment of Rp25 billion is needed for the racking system of PLB. He said the company has been managing a PLB for one year and its contribution to the total revenue was not much. Last PLB contributed 5% to the company’s revenue.

Imam added that besides the oil and gas industry, CKB Logistics will also operate PLB for iron and steel industry, as well as for the storage of raw materials of contractors for their infrastructure development pro-jects.

“This business can grow 50%

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once the other PLBs start operating,” he said.

So far, CKB Logistics has been providing PLB services in on-off concept, only storing materials during a project and not many customers know about it.

A number of companies have complained about unsmooth flows of materials for construction works due to the lack of PLBs which are able to accommodate the storage of the materials. In fact, the government is currently intensively conducting infrastructure and transportation development projects.

Imam said CKB Logistics may operate a PLB or more for multipurpose with multitenant. “Currently it is only for the energy sector, later it will be for the iron and steel industry, then for construction goods.”

Ety Puspitasari, Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Bonded Logistics Centers (PPLBI), said that some PLBs

have used the on-off working mechanism with their customers.

She reminded there should be a special strategy to manage PLB in Sorong, given the infrastructure development in eastern Indonesia is not evenly distributed. “For efficiency, it should use bulk shipments”.

(INDST/TPP)

Cikarang Dry Port, an inland port managed by PT Cikarang Inland Port has been developing the concept of smart port to accelerate and simplify the distribution of goods in order to support the smooth flows of the national logistics system.

The early stage of smart port development was started early May 2017, when Cikarang Dry Port implemented the auto gate system, e-DO, e-Biling and ePayment in one roof connected to the port service system, Customs, Quarantine and banks.

This effort is considered a first step towards a paperless system.

Benny Woenardi, Managing Director of PT Cikarang Inland Port, said that the Cikarang Dry Port will continue to deve-lop the concept of smart port to improve its services to the customers.

“We continue to improve the services and provide more benefits for the customers. For us, that is the key to run the business sustainably,” he said in a written statement on Sunday (5/7).

According to him, in the first

quarter of 2017, the development of smart port in Cikarang Dry Port began to take shape.

This concept will further facilitate the customers in performing their activities in Cikarang Dry Port.

In the process of taking out the goods later, the unloading and data verification will be done through a network that connects various systems including the Customs Office and Indonesia National Single Window. The process will become easier and faster.

In addition, Cikarang Dry Port has implemented an electronic delivery order (e-DO) system with several shipping services in this inland port.

This system, Benny said, can directly identify when the importer has completed the admi­ nistration with the shipping company without the need to submit the e-DO documents physically. Combined with the auto gate system, this will greatly simplify and speed up the process of unloading of the goods.

To support the concept of this smart port, he added, in the near future Cikarang Dry

Port will also launch Android and iOS-based mobile application. This application will facilitate the customers to track their containers, check the bill, make order, as well as check the ship and train schedules.

“This will make it easier for the customers to manage their logistics activities by using their smart phones, whenever and wherever they want,” Benny said.

The development of the smart port concept is also to support the government’s efforts in streamlining the national logistics system and integrate the Indonesia National Single Window program. This is a continuation of the successful development of the concept of dry port that has overcome the problem of dwelling time to become only 1.63 days.

Coordinating Minister for Marine Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that currently the dwelling time at major ports in Indonesia, such as Tanjung Priok Port, has dropped.

“We will strive to maintain the dwelling time at 3 days,” he said.

(TPP)

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Approaching Ramadhan, Cikarang Dry Port Ready to Accommodate Increasing Logistics Activities The Cikarang Dry Port (CDP) has made various preparations to support the acceleration of national logistics traffics which usually increase significantly during Ramadhan and Lebaran holiday. This was conveyed by the Managing Director of PT Cikarang Inland Port Benny Woenardi while delivering a presentation in Media Gathering event held at Bebek Bengil restaurant, Ubud Building, Jakarta (5/17).

Benny said that container freight train serving the route of CDP and Tanjung Priok Port has been in operation since April 2016. In anticipation of the surge of goods, the frequency will be increased so that the connectivity between Tanjung Priok Port and the industrial areas through the Cikarang Dry Port can be maintained without disturbing the homecoming traffics of people on the highways or toll roads.

For the domestic distributions, the container freight train serving the route from CDP to Surabaya and vice versa is also already in operation.

He added that the trade has been estimated to grow signi­ ficantly in 2017, especially the

imports and exports ahead of Ramadhan and Lebaran. Benny said, “The imports will rise considering our trade structure so far is still dominated by imports rather than exports. However, we expect the export performance will be better and no longer rely on exports of raw materials but rather manufactured products.“ loped The CDP has also deve­ and implemented the concept of smart port of auto gate system, e-DO, e-Billing and e-Payment in one roof connected with port service system, customs, quarantine and banks to accelerate and facilitate the distribution of goods to support the smoothness of the national logistics system. This is the first step towards the paperless system.

To support the concept of the smart port, in the near future Cikarang Dry Port will also launch android-based mobile applications and IOS that will facilitate the customers to tracking the containers, checking the bills, placing an order, and checking the ship and train schedules whenever and wherever they want.

In addition, he said CDP had recorded a volume growth of 20% in the first quarter of 2017.

He added that he is optimistic the CDP performance this year will reach the target, considering the number of new customers who use the inland port services keeps increasing.

The number of new customers reached 500 companies until the first quarter of 2017, whereas at the beginning of the operation of CDP in 2012 there were only three (3) companies. “The exponential growth occurs especially from 2014 up to now,” he explained.

Benny added that the increase in number of customers was because Cikarang Dry Port prioritizes various and sufficient facilities while being supported with multimodal distribution resulting in cost and time efficiency.

At the CDP, the Bonded Logistics Center (PLB) business for cotton continues to grow and has been serving the international cotton traders who routinely bring in thousands of tons of cotton for dozens of local cotton buyers. (RGP/TPP)

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said he is optimistic that Kertajati Airport or West Java International Airport (BIJB) can be ope­rated in 2018. The airport will become a new icon of West Java.

During his visit to the location, Budi appreciated the development of BIJB which he considered very fast and went well. “The West Java residents will only need 2 hours to get to the airport (BIJB) ins­tead of currently 10 hours (to Soekarno Hatta),” he said on Monday (5/22).

Budi said that besides BIJB, West Java will have another icon, which is Patimban Port, expected to start

operation in 2019. The Patimban Port is designed to be able to accommodate heavy goods for exports.

“The government simultaneously builds the two strategic facilities to facilitate exports from West Java especially in the north and west areas,” he added.

“People of West Java will get the benefits from the lower cost of logistics and save the cost to go to the airport,” said the former managing director of Angkasa Pura II. Meantime West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan or commonly called Aher said the development of West Java International Airport became the pride of the people of West Java.

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tares it becomes the second largest airport after Soekarno Hatta Airport,” said Aher.

According to him, the Government of West Java will soon build a toll road to the BIJB Airport.

“A toll road will be built soon, starting about three kilometers after the Cipali tollgate. For people from Bandung Raya area, they can pass through the toll road of Cisendawu (Cileunyi, Sumedang, Dawuan, Kertajati) which is under construction,” Aher added.

Also attending the event were Director General of Air Transportation Agus Santoso, Director of BIJB Virda Dimas Ekaputra, and Head of West Java Transportation Department Dedi Taufik. (LPT6/TPP)

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EDUCATION UB Students Develop Ornamental Plant for Anti-worms Medicine cdns.klimg.com

Worm diseases are common in Indonesian, especially among children. Although it seems insignificant, this disease can lead to the loss of nutrients needed by the body, decrease the immunity, inhibit the physical and mental development, intellectual decline in children, and lower the productivity.

Recognizing the problems, 4 students of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP) Brawijaya University (UB) conducted a study by developing an ornamental plant to become a tea to cure the worm diseases. The tea made from Miana leaves is called ‘Miantea’ by the four students named Inmas Putri, Della P Arumsari, Savrida Nurahmi, and Ica Raditia.

Miana leaves were selected for their abundance in Indonesia so the price is cheap, between Rp2,000 and Rp5,000. This leaf contains ingredients that can cure the worm diseases.

“Miana is also known as iler or ingler. Its leaves have a phenolic compound with anthelmintika activity, which is able to inhi-bit the growth and development of parasitic worms in the human body.

Miana leaf is also rich in antioxidants, flavonoids, tannins, and saponins that have the function to prevent degenerative di-seases such as coronary heart disease and stroke,” said Inmas, as leader of the study.

The idea to create Miantea drink is praised by lecturer of FTP UB Novita Wijayanti, STP., MP. She said this drink provides a new breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of worm disease and can increase the economic value of Miana leaves.

“So far we only know Miana as an ornamental plant. Traditional worm treatment usually uses boiled manggo leaves. However, it tastes bitter so children would refuse to drink it. That is why we create the Miantea,” said Savrida.

The study itself was conducted for three months covering various processes ranging from teabag production to testing the content of phytochemical compounds and worm motility tests. The results showed that tea of Miana leaves contain phenol compounds high enough that can inhibit the growth of worms.

“On the motility test applied to tapeworm (Taenia solium), Miana tea was proven to cause paralysis and death within 36-96 hours,” said Della P Arumsari. (MRDK/TPP)

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An academic of the President University has successfully invented a market risk measurement method that will provide more accurate results so as to protect the customers’ investments, called “Realized Volatility”.

This method was created by Dr. Josep Ginting CFA. He delivered a presentation about this method while becoming a speaker at the 2017 Research & Entrepreneurship on Stage at the campus lobby of the President University, Cikarang, Jababeka, on Wednesday (5/24).

In his presentation, he explained that currently the financial industry still uses the market risk measurement tools like the standard deviation, ARCH (Auto-Regressive Conditionally Heteroscedasticity), and GARCH (Generalized Auto-Regressive Conditionally Heteroscedasticity).

According to Josep, those methods are no longer effective.

It was evident when the crisis of 1998, 2005, and 2008 hit Indonesia, the movement of the average investment instruments, es-

pecially the stocks and bonds, could not be read.

“The ARCH is formed from the regression coefficient while the GARCH is formed by the standard deviation of error. So I researched and proposed a replacement formula. Its name is Realized Volatility by measuring the Standard Deviation over Standard Deviation,” he explained.

“It turns out after I created the formula then tested it with the mathematical approach, the mean square error is small which means it’s more accurate,” he said.

He added that the formulation has been copyrighted for 50 years starting from 2011.

Josep said he hoped the banks and companies in the

capital market will apply the formula along with its concept in order to protect the customers’ investments either in the banks or in the capital market.

Josep Ginting was graduated with the majors in finance and mathematic. In the past he held leadership ranks in several state-owned and private companies, with the positions ranging from director to president director. The last position he held was the Investment Director of PT Danareksa.

Previously, Josep served as Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at the President University and Senior Lecturer in the Doctoral Program of Financial Sciences at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Padjadjaran University.

Currently he is a permanent lecturer at the President University for Accounting Program and develops a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CPA (Certified Public Accountant) program based on the international accounting certification.

In addition to being active in the Shariah Economic Community as well as a judge of the national and international sharia investors, Josep also spends time for researching and lecturing the S1 and S3 students.

Until now he has been helping develop the educational programs of city planning in order to accelerate the development of Jababeka’s 100 townships in cooperation with the local governments and some ministries in Indonesia. (Rachmat/TPP)

President University Student Reaches Top 15 Miss Internet Indonesia Christy Raina Septiningrum Mamesah, One of the students of Public Relations Study Programme in President University was successfully reached the top 15 finalist of Miss Internet Indonesia held by Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia (APJII) (30/4). The Grand Final Night took place in Inaya Putri Hotel, Bali and was attended by approximately 200 people.

Miss Internet Indonesia was held to search for an ambassador of APJII, expected to be a role model in good and safe Internet usage. This event is also aimed to make women actively involved in campaigning Internet positive.

Christy is one of the six successful contestants from Jakarta to compete in the national level, and set aside approximately 60 contestants from Jakarta only. APJII selected 36 contestants from 12 provinces in Indonesia to present their skills and ability in this prestigious event.

After being quarantined for a

week, the 36 finalists presented themselves in the Grand Final night, and 15 finalists were chosen to have Q&A session. Three successful participants went to the next stage before finally one of them crowned as Miss Internet Indonesia.

Even though finalists are not required to make a pro­ject, but Christy initiated a project named Gerakan In-Post (Gerakan Internet Positif). This project was made to educate people to use Internet positively through online and offline campaign. The online campaign was done by uploading positive content on the Internet while the offline campaign was done through direct counseling to the society. She came to seve­ral schools such as Rumah Belajar Be Kind, SDN 1 Mekarmukti, and SMPN 1 Balikpapan campaigning about Internet positive.

“This event is different with the other beauty pageant competition. In Miss Internet Indonesia, beauty is not the main indicator, but skills like pub-

lic speaking and a good manner are also strong points. This is because Miss Internet Indonesia is expected to be an agent of change in the Internet usage in Indonesia. I hope I can make

a positive impact to the society through internet, and I also hope that Indonesia could be a developed country supported by smart society in the use of internet,” Said Christy. (PU/TPP) president.ac.id

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This year’s Intel ISEF involved 1,778 students from 78 countries. LIPI has been sending Indonesian students to participate in this event since 2011.

Four Indonesian students with 3 research works won awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in Los Angeles Convention Center, California, USA on 14-19 May 2017.

The 4th place Grand Awards was grabbed by Latifah Maratun Sholikhah from high school of SMA Negeri 1 Teras, Boyolali, Central Java, for the category of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The title of her research is “Neglected Children: Case Study of Public Attitudes toward Children with HIV AIDS in 6 (Six) Sub-Districts in Surakarta”.

Latifah is the first winner of the 48th Scientific Writing Competition (LKIR) of 2016 in the field of Social Sciences and Hu-

manity (IPSK), organized by LIPI. She was also rewarded Honorable Mentions from the American Physiological Association.

The Special Awards were given to 3 students with 2 research works. Azizah Dewi Suryaningsih from SMA Ne­geri 1 Yogyakarta won the award for “Bamboo Forest as a Natural Levee of Pyroclastic Flows in Merapi Volcano”. She was awarded the Special Awards, Third Place from the American Geosciences Institute.

Azizah was the first winner of 48th Earth and Marine Sciences (IPK) LKIR in 2016.

Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti from LIPI said that she was pleased and grateful for the outstand-

ing achievements of the Indonesian students. “We hope more younger people will love to do researches after a number of students are able to achieve international awards like that.”

This year’s Intel ISEF involved 1,778 students from 78 countries. LIPI has been sending Indonesian students to participate in this event since 2011.

This year LIPI sent 5 research works, involving 7 high school students as finalists, 2 high school students as observers and 1 junior high student who represented Indonesia in Intel International Broadcom Master, a science introduction for teenagers under the age of 15 years.

All Intel ISEF participants started the competition since

the opening ceremony on Monday (5/15). The event was opened by Rosalind Hudnell (President of Intel Foundation) and Maya Ajmera (Pre­ sident and CEO of Society for Science & the Public). Manu Prakash, Assistant Professor of Bio engineering at Stanford University, was the keynote speaker.

Aside of the competition, some activities included Intel ISEF Alumni Entrepreneur Panel and Excellence in Science and Technology Pa­ nel, Science Tour to Grifith Observatory activities, and the Indonesian delegation conducted an audience at the Indonesian Consulate General in Los Angeles. (CNN/TPP)

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Senior Living D’Khayangan Presents Komaruddin Hidayat to Discuss Psychology of Happiness The Senior Living D’khayangan, in collaboration with the Mercantile Athletic Club, held a Lunch Dialogue with the theme of “Discussion on Psychology of Happiness Book” at the World Trade Center, Jakarta (5/17).

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Moderated by the Advisor of The President of Post Indonesia Ali Basyah Suryo, the event was attended by the author of the book Prof. Dr. Komaruddin Hida­yat and Director of PT Jababeka Longlife City Marlin Marpaung.

Opening the Lunch Dialogue, Senior Coordinator of Living D’Khayangan Yulia delivered a presentation about the Senior Living D’Khayangan.

She explained that PT Jababeka Tbk, who has the experience and the know-how of the Senior Living services in Japan, has established a new company specializing in providing facilities for the elderly to live comfortably called Senior Living D’khayangan.

Yulia said, “It is very special to be part of the life story of the elderly, by creating a community where the seniors are respected and appreciated.”

In the next session of the Lunch Dialogue, Marlin Marpaung and Maya Hasan promot-

ed Music for Healing, describing how music can affect the health of the audience.

In his speech Marlin said, “I just want to introduce the concept of Music for Healing. We will try to develop this in Cikarang, East Jakarta.”

“That could be part of the social culture for the people of East Jakarta,” he added.

The event was continued with the discussion of the book of ‘Psychology of Happiness’ written by Komaruddin Hida­yat.

In his presentation Komaruddin said that every day is the birthday for everyone, because during sleeping in the night, humans experience a brief death event and when they wake up it means birth.

Komaruddin said “I have a madaniyyah school whose slogan is ‘everyday is a birthday’, so it must be celebrated. Even learning must be celebrated.”

“We should celebrate anything, because life is a gift,” he added.

Komaruddin also explained the reason why he chose the word ‘psychology’ for the title of his book. “To make it sounds familiar; everyone knows the word ‘psychology’ so they can think, feel, and participate in the discussion.”

He also said that the Psychology of Happiness book discusses the existence of a human being. In the existence of a human, there is the existence of the soul of Vegetative, the exis­tence of the soul of Animal, the existence of the soul of the Humankind, and the existence of the soul of Holly Spirit.

Komaruddin said, “Happiness is the process of how we arise from the soul of the Vegetative, to the soul of the Animal, and to the soul of Humankind.

It’s a process. “ He also affirmed that happiness was a verb, not a noun.

“It’s a process. A noun will run out but a process will continue. That what happiness is,” he concluded. (Fakhri / TPP)

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Natural Beauty of Asu Island in West Nias Have you ever heard of Asu Island? Talking about the name of the island certainly will make many people to think about “Asu” which in the Javanese language means dog.

Likewise in the local langu­ age of Nias, the word “Asu” is the ever translation for animal. How­ we are not talking about ani­mal here, but an island located in the District of Hinako Islands, West Nias Regency, North Sumatra Province.

Apparently this remote island belongs to the Hinako Islands District and is one of the outermost islands of Indonesia. The island is approximately 18 km wide with permanent residents of about 20 families. This island is the most excellent tourist destination in West Nias with beautiful natural scenery. The natural beauty of Asu Island is so remarkable even though it is far from the luxury, but the foreign tourists feel comfortable and safe to stay longer in this island.

To reach this island you can use the plane from Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan to Binaka Airport in Gunung Sitoli. From Gunung Sitoli you con-

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tinue the trip to Sirombu City by driving for approximately 2 hours. From Sirombu there are two options to get to the natural attractions of Asu Island.

You will not be disappointed once you step your foot on this island, because the Asu Island has very beautiful beach with very clear water and soft sand grains.

The scenery of blue sky meeting with the blue seawater at the horizon is spreading to wherever you see. Combined with the coconut palm trees waving in the wind and the rhythm of the waves, all makes the atmosphere feel peaceful and calm.

We can do various activities ranging from sunbathing on the beach, swimming, tracking around the island, fishing, and surfing.

Despite its unpopularity yet, many tourists have come to Asu Island to surf. Its underwater beauty with various types of coral reefs and various types of fish is also what the visitors seek for.

The island provides simple cottages for accommodation with the price that can be bargained for. The Asu Island also has food stalls to satisfy the hungry vi­ sitors.

There is another unique thing about Asu Island. If you walk around Asu Island by following the shoreline, then along the coastline, you will find a plant named Subang (Scaveola tacada), the local people call it raferafe and its leaves are believed to function as an anti diabetic drug. (NST/TPP)

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Little Pahawang, a Paradise for the Weekend Travelers who want to explore Jakarta and its nearby areas can include the Pahawang Kecil (Little Pahawang) in Lampung into the list.

Other than near, this place is also exotic.

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The Pahawang Kecil Island in Pesawaran, Lampung, offers a different beauty. From the island of Mahitam, the Pahawang Kecil Island can be reached by boat for about 20 minutes.

We sailed to the small island which has a long coastline. Moreover, when the sea water level receded, we can see the sand arise up into the middle of the sea.

Actually there are two Pahawang islands, the big Pahawang and the small Pahawang. However, from the distance the Big Pahawang looked crowded with visitors, so we finally decided to go to Little Pahawang. Although in the Little Pahawang Island turned out to be crowded too but it is okay since it was a weekend.

While our boat was approaching the shore, the small island with its white sand beach and blue sea water was so tempting us to quickly set the foot on there. On the edge of the island

a number of villas were on sight with a classic design that people said belonging to a foreigner.

Nobody can go there except for the guests of the villas because it is claimed as a private resort. It is okay, for we go to the Little Pahawang Island to enjoy the beauty of the beaches.

Here visitors can swim or snorkel, or just sit back while enjoying the young coconut water offered by the vendors there.

Many visitors seemed to enjoy the beauty of this island, while taking pictures.

Crossing to the right side of the island, the visitors can see the sand arising fairly long to the middle of the sea. Yes, the sea water level was receding that time. The arising sand is usually used as a photo spot for the visitors, but when it’s too crowded we must to wait our turn in a queue. Surely you will get the best pictures ever if you are patient enough to wait. (DTK/TPP)

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GOLF 124 Players Participate in ‘Cikarang Technopark’ Tournament at Jababeka Golf The Cikarang Technopark in cooperation with Cikarang Golf Community (KGC) held a golf tournament at the Jababeka Golf & Country Club, Cikarang, on Friday (5/19).

The golf tournament titled “Cikarang Technopark Golf Tournament” has attracted 124 golfers from several regions in Indonesia to participate. The tournament applied the stroke play game format with 18 holes, offering the grand lucky draw of 10 million rupiahs and the hole in one prize of one unit of Honda BRV, HRV plus 100 million rupiahs in time deposit.

On the occasion, Director of PT Jababeka Tbk Hyanto Wihadhi introduced Kendal Industrial Park where a 60-hectare golf course will be built. He invited the golfers to play there later.

Here is a list of the winners of Cikarang Technopark Golf Tournament: The winner for the nearest to the pin # 13 category: Mr. H. Iwan RS with 1.3 m distance, for the nearest to the line # 9 category: Mr Adin with 0 cm distance.

In the category of Flight C (20 - 24), the Best Nett III

was won by Mr. Asmara Joni with gross 93, handicap 24, and nett 69, while the Best Nett II by Mr. Heriyanto with gross 91, handicap 24 and nett 67, and the Best Nett I by Mr. Iswandi. P with gross 87, handicap 20, and nett 67.

In the category of Flight B (15 - 19), the Best Nett III was won by Mr. Agus Salim with gross 87, handicap 18, and nett 69, while the Best Nett II by Mr. Sidi with gross 87, handicap 18 and nett 69, and the Best Nett I by Mr. Rudi. F with gross 83, handicap 16, and nett 67.

In the category of Flight A (1 - 15), the Best Nett III was won by Dr. Renaldi with gross 80, handicap 12, and nett å68, while the Best Nett II by Mr. Sitorus with gross 82, handicap 14, and nett 68, and the Best Nett I by Mr. H. Iwan. RS with gross 77, handicap 10, and nett 67.

The Best Nett Overall went to Mr. Budi Supriyadi with gross 79 handicap 12 and nett 67, while the interesting thing is that the Best Gross Overall was won by Alvian who is only 19 years old with gross 74. (Bambang/TPP) *photo by thepresidentpost.com