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Young Investors Dominate Capital Market PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia (KSEI) has recorded the number of investors in the capital market reaching 1,118,913. The record is based on the Single Investor Identification (SID) data on December 20, 2017. KSEI President Director Friderica Widyasari Dewi said the data came from the C-BEST, SBN, EBAE and SINVEST systems. The four systems generate data that easily to know which ones are investors of stocks, mutual funds, and government securities (SBN). “To reach 1 million investors is very difficult. In the past it was also difficult to count the number of investors of mutual funds, for example, but now with SInvest system it’s easy to know,” she said at the Pacific Place, Jakarta, on Wednesday (12/27/2017). neraca.co.id
It is also easy to know the gender of the investors, of which currently is dominated by men at 59.3% and women at 40.7%. In the age category, the biggest group is 21-30 years old at 26.24%, followed by the group of 31-40 years old at 25.12%, group of 41-50 years old 23.02%, group of 51-60 years old at 13.95%, group of 61-70 years old at 5.81%, below 20 years old at 3.82%, group of 71-80 years old at 1.71% and the rest is above 80 years old. “It’s interesting that most of the investors are much younger now,” said the woman who is familiarly called Kiki. In the education category, most of Indonesian investors have S1 (university) degree as many as 51.21%, then high school (SMA) at 27.42%, D3 (college) at 9.53%, and S2 (master) degree at 6.21%. “The ones who are currently recorded as SMA actually most of them are still studying in the college/university,” she said. (DTK/TPP)
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“I am optimistic that ASEAN and India will be the backbone of IndoPacific cooperation” President Joko Widodo
ASEAN-India Partnership Creates Stability in Indo-Pacific Region A peaceful, stable, and prosperous ecosystem must be created in the Indo-Pacific region, said President Joko Widodo when speaking at the ASEAN - India Summit, Session of India Prime Minister Retreat with Heads ASEAN member countries at the Rasthrapati Bhawan on Thursday (1/25). “I believe through the ASEAN-India partnership, a peaceful, stable and prosperous IndoPacific region will be achieved,” said the president. He further said the Indo-Pacific concept can be developed based on the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation of ASEAN where all the key countries have become parties to the treaty. “The development of the Indo-Pacific concept should also be carried out openly, transpa rently, inclusively based on the dialogue, the desire to cooperate and uphold international law,” said the president, adding that
with a such concept, unhealthy rivalry that may lead to ‘power projection’ can be avoided. The concept would be good if carried out through building block approach, among others through strengthening bilate ral and plural-lateral cooperation such as ASEAN-India; strengthening regional mechanisms such as IORA in the Indian Ocean and ASEAN-led mechanism, especially East Asia Summit (EAS) Pacific Ocean; linkage and integration of the mechanisms of cooperation among countries in Indian and Pacific Oceans. “By building a block, it will
create an Indo-Pacific region that can become one of the main sources of economic growth, or trade and industry center of the world,” said the president. He underlined the maritime cooperation as a key in the development of Indo-Pacific region and Indonesia has a strong commitment in enhancing maritime cooperation through IORA and EAS. “I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for India’s support for ASEAN’s centrality. I am optimistic that ASEAN and India will be the backbone of Indo-Pacific cooperation,” said the president.
Last year ASEAN celebrated its 50th anniversary, while the ASEAN-India partnership reached 25 years. “If for the past 50 years, ASEAN has succeeded in creating a peace and welfare ecosystem in Southeast Asia, then the ASEAN-India partnership should also be able to contribute equally to the wider region,” the president added. Prior to joining the retreat, President and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo attended a luncheon for the heads of ASEAN member countries with Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and
Ms. Savita Kovind, ended with group photos. After the retreat, President Jokowi along with other heads of ASEAN member countries and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked to the Mughal Gardens for group pictures again, where President Jokowi stood bet ween Cambodian Prime Minister and Laos PM. In the afternoon, the president attended the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the launch of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Stamps at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave Hotel, New Delhi. (KEMLU/TPP)
President Jokowi Targets Indonesia to Become Largest Digital Economic Power in ASEAN The demand for manpower in the data technology sector is expected to increase significantly in the future. The data from LinkedIn as of January 2018, there were 251 vacancies for data scientists and 4,281 job openings related to the data technology, including data engineer, data analyst and business intelligence in Indonesia. Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff, Yanuar Nugroho, said that the administration of President Joko Widodo has a great vision in the digital economy sector. President Jokowi has targeted Indonesia to become the
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largest digital economic power in ASEAN in 2020 with a projected value of e-commerce transactions to reach US$130 million. To achieve the target, the government is processing every online transaction into informative data. “Therefore, the country will need many experts in data technology,” said Yanuar in a written statement on Thursday (1/18). According to Yanuar, the demand for workforce in the digital economy sector is still difficult to meet completely, because the data science needs
other sciences. The candidates who want to work in the data technology have to understand the business and also its technological approach. The teaching methods are more realistic for practical learning and are divided into 4 scientific areas, namely data science, data engineering, business intelligence and business analytics. “So, the combination of the 4 scientific areas will form a more effective team in running data technology applications in the business world,” Yanuar said. (TPP)
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Jokowi Gathers Kings All Over Indonesia To Get Inputs
President Jokowi Inaugurates Gelora Bung Karno Stadium After Being Renovated President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Sunday (1/14) inaug urated Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (SUGBK) in Senayan, Jakarta, after its major renovation done. Prior to the inauguration, the president who arrived at SUGBK at 18:10 pm, inspected the panels and the mockup of SUGBK development first. Then, the president and Vice President Jusuf Kalla went to the inauguration ceremony accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, State Secretary Minis-
ter Pratikno, Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono and PSSI Chairman Edy Rahmayadi. “By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahmanirrahim and with the grace of God Almighty, this afternoon I inaugurate the majorly renovated Bung Karno Stadium and declare the start of its use,” said president who then signed the inscription of the SUGBK inauguration. After the inauguration, the president, vice president and the ministers headed for the
royal box to watch the friendly soccer match of Indonesian National Team against the Icelandic National Team. The president praised the new face of SUGBK. “I think it’s very good. Earlier the Iceland coach also said to me that the SUGBK stadium is very large and very good,” he told the reporters after watching the friendly match. The friendly match ended with a score of 4-1 to Iceland National Team. Commenting on the score, the president said it was a warm-up to find out the strengths and weakness-
es of the Indonesian National Team. “From the game we know which parts need to be fixed, so that later we will perform better in the other matches, especially the Asian Games,” said the head of state. The president further said it was important to participate in a competition regularly to improve the performance whether at junior or senior level. “I think we have to play in the match again and again, as well as to keep practicing. Yes, that is what must be done,” said the president. (setkab/TPP)
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President Joko Widodo has gathered the kings and sultans all over Indonesia at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, to get some inputs from them. “I’m not going to say anything, today I just want to listen, the problems if any faced nowadays by your excellency sultans, kings and queens,” said Jokowi at the Garuda Room, Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Thursday (1/4). The meeting was attended by 88 kings and sultans from all over Indonesia. As many as 20 are from Sumatra, 17 from Java, 3 from Bali, 5 from NTT, 4 from NTB, 10 from Kalimantan, 18 from Sulawesi, 9 from Maluku and 2 from Papua.
The kings and sultans were wearing distinctive royal costumes of their respective kingdoms, while Jokowi was wearing a long-sleeved batik shirt. Having been asked to provide inputs, the kings and the sultans were one by one told President Jokowi what they thought about some issues. “We offer high appreciation, thank you very much Mr. President, we are honored. From September 2017 to January 2018 we have met you 4 times in Cirebon, Medan, and here twice. For us, you really love the people, love us all. We can feel it as we can meet you face to face and share our thinking,” said Kepaksian Skala Brak, Lampung, who is also the Chairman of Royal Palace Council, Edward Syah Pernong, the Sultan of Skala Brak. (TPP)
Focused on Economic Growth, President Asks Cabinet to Enhance Investment Climate When holding a limited meeting with several ministers of the Working Cabinet at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged his ministers to focus their works on growing the economy in the country. Primarily the works that related to solving any problem in investment and export matters, said President Jokowi. “Everything must be in one line, one direction so that the problems faced in the field can be handled properly,” said the president at the Presidential Palace on Friday (1/5). The president also reminded his staff to utilize and safeguard the international trust on the Indonesian management in economy which is considered improving by upgrading the rating.
The ranking on ease of doing business jumped to the 72nd position in 2017, the investment rating has also been upgraded by the international rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S & P), while the grade of Indonesia’s long-term debt rating in foreign and local currency rose to BBB with outlook stable according to Fitch Ratings. “All of that is a giant leap,” said the president. Therefore, the president called on all his staff to jointly seek solutions for a number of problems still existing which are considered hampering the investment and trade climate in the country. “Just like a human body, our conditions are good; the cholesterol is good, the heart is good, the lungs are good, the blood pressure is good, but we cannot run fast. There must be a problem that we have to find out what,” said the president. (TRB/ TPP)
Meeting with President Jokowi, Japan Promises to Speed Up Six Major Infrastructure Projects
Vice President JK: Almost All National Economic Indicators Improve Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) has said that we should be grateful because almost all the indicators of national economy have improved, although the inflation rate is still considered too high by some parties. “Our debt is under control, our national politics is good, stable, the commodity prices once were blamed for causing economy downturn now are good, so we cannot blame on them again,” he said while opening of the trade of Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) at BEI Building, Jakarta on Tuesday (1/2). “Our economy grew 5 percent due to the falling prices of coal, rubber and palm oil previously. Now Alhamdulillah (thank God)
they rise,” he added. In politics, JK continued, everything was fine although many people still worried some chaos would happen in the election year of 2019. “Such a thought is in the past. In the last three election years, it was always peaceful because the campaign is now different. We use the internet more than rally on the streets, so there is less physical clash.” The good conditions have stimulated the economy to grow further, amid the uncertainty of the world situations. “The Middle East, especially Iran and Iraq, is now getting edgy. However, it does not affect our economy because we have a big market. Besides usually if there is a prob-
lem in the oil-rich countries, the oil price will increase and will be followed by the rise in prices of other commodities such as coal and rubber,” JK said. He called on the investors and public companies to invest more in the real sector instead of in the capital market. “They should build more factories or distribution networks to grow the retail sector.” JK added that one way to encourage the investments is by lowering the interest rates and gradually Bank Indonesia has been doing it. “It’s meant to push investments in the real sector, instead of saving the money in time deposits. The lower interest rate has also in-
creased the index of the capital market.” Previously during the ce remony of closing trade on year end 2017 in the same place led by the president, Financial Services Authority (OJK) Chairman Wimboh Santoso said, “We thank all parties; the listed companies, the authority and the market players for their contribution to make the market bullish.” Attending the opening trade ceremony were Wimboh Santoso, Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardoyo, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. (TPP)
Japan said it will speed up the completion of six major infrastructure projects in Indonesia as agreed by President Joko Widodo and Ja panese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Japanese intention was revealed when President Joko Widodo received a delegation led by Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy Toshihiro Nikai who attended the 60th anniversary of di plomatic relations between the two countries at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Friday (1/19). President Jokowi said at a meeting with Shinzo Abe in Manila, Philippines, in November 2017, the two countries agreed on several issues. “We agreed to accelerate the completion of some infrastructure projects. At that time, I said let us finish soon the cooperation projects we have agreed on,” said Jokowi. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, who attended meeting in the Jakarta, said there are six infrastructure projects in Indonesia carried out in cooperation with Japan. The first project, according to Basuki, is the construction of Patimban Port. This pro ject is scheduled for groundbreaking in May 2018 so that in March 2019 there will be a soft opening. Budi said his
ministry was assigned to build the access road from the national road to the Patimban Port. The second project is the Phase 1 of MRT project which has to be completed by the end of 2018 and immediately on trial so that in 2019 can be operated. The third project, continued Budi, “Is the West and East corridor of MRT which is in the preparation stage to select the consultant.” The fourth project is Jakarta-Surabaya express train which will be re-evaluated on the tariff so that it will be cheaper than the projection and preliminary calculation, while the feasibility study is being prepared. The fifth project is Trans-Sumatra Toll Road Project from Padang to Pekanbaru. “We have a new route with a tunnel and connecting road. The tunnel will be financed by Japan under the transfer of technology agreement. The connecting road will be financed by to Hutama Karya as a contractor assigned by the government,” said Budi. Such a financing concept will not burden the state budget. According to the plan, the groundbreaking will be held in the end of 2018. The sixth project is Marsela Block. “Japan will start it soon. They are also preparing the fishery development projects in outer islands such as Natuna and Morotai,” said Budi. (ANT/TPP)
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NATIONAL Government Targets to Attract Rp250.7 Trillion Investments in 13 Industrial Zones This Year The government has targeted to attract investments in 13 industrial zones amounting to Rp250.7 trillion this year. The 13 special economic zones are the one in Morowali in Central Sulawesi, the Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Sei Mangkei in North Sumatra, Bantaeng in South Sulawesi, JIIPE Gresik in East Java, Kendal in Central Java, Wilmar in Serang, Banten; Dumai in Riau, Konawe in Southeast Sulawesi; KEK Palu in Central Sulawesi, Bitung in North Sulawesi, Ketapang in West Kalimantan, KEK Lhokseumawe Aceh and
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KI Tanjung Buton in Riau. Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto said that to attract the investments, the government will provide the ease of investing in the industrial estates. “Among others is by providing fiscal and nonfiscal incentives, and the formation of a task force to take care for the provision of gas, electricity, water, human resources, land and the spatial planning,” Airlangga said in a written statement on Saturday (1/6). He said the fiscal incentives would refer to the benchmark in Thai-
land and other countries. Hopefully, it will contri bute in improving the competitiveness of Indonesia compared to the other ASEAN countries. Besides, the econo m ic management in Indonesia has been judged as getting better resulting in the jump of the ease of doing business rank to 72th position in 2017 and the international rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S & P) gave the investment grade rating. The minister has projected that the investments in the overall manufacturing industry this year will reach
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Rp352 trillion in total. With such amount, it will create new jobs and multiplier effects of increasing added value and foreign exchange earnings from the exports. Airlangga added that he has facilitated the development of a number of integrated industrial estates with the facilities that will support the investors to develop their business in the country. “The industrial development is also one of the government’s efforts to reduce the domestic economic inequality and realize the Indonesia centric,” he said. (TPP)
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PT Ratu Prabu Energi Tbk plans to build the mass transportation mode of Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) and prepares an investment of US$30 billion. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan expressed his appreciation for the company’s business plan. He reminded Ratu Prabu about the three requirements to meet for building LRT. “Investors must fulfill the three requirements,” Luhut said in his office on Friday (1/12). First, Ratu Prabu must prioritize the local contents in the cons truction of the LRT, since many companies in Indonesia are already capable to produce various products used in the LRT project. Luhut said the current Jabodebek and Palembang LRT project uses the local contents about 50 percent. If some contents have
to be imported, the technology transfer system must adhere to them. Second, the LRT must be environmentally friendly. The third is using Indonesian human resources as many as possible. “This must be prioritized, even if they need to be trained first,” Luhut said. Not only Luhut, previously, SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno also responded positively to the plan of PT Ratu Prabu Energi Tbk to build the LRT in Jabodetabek. This shows the transportation projects in Indonesia is getting preferred by the private companies. According to her, some big cities are indeed in desperate need of efficient and cheap mass transportation, since the grow of the roads cannot follow the grow of the number of motor vehicles. With many private companies
participating in the infrastructure projects, Rini added, it will assist the government in building this nation. “Mass transportation mode is a must for Jakarta and its surroundings. If private companies want to build one, they are welcomed,” said Rini in Indramayu. The construction of the current Jabodetabek and Palembang LRT project was assigned by the government to the state-owned enterprise (SOE) to work on to support the Asian Games 2018. The section in Palembang is targeted to finish in 2018, while the one in Jabodebek will be fully completed in 2019. Rini said she will leave the door wide open if Ratu Prabu wanted to cooperate with the SOEs in building its LRT. “If we can work together, private and state-owned companies, why not,” she added. (LPT/TPP)
Agriculture Minister Boasts Indonesia for Stopping Corn and Red Onion Imports The Ministry of Agriculture held a National Working Meeting on Agricultural Development 2018 on Monday (1/15) with a theme of “Lifting the Farmers’ Welfare” at Hotel Bidakara, Jakarta, attended by about 1,500 participants. During the occasion, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman presented a number of achievements in his 3 years term of office. The first achievement is that Indonesia does not import medium rice anymore in 2016-2017. “I want to show some achievements of the Agriculture Ministry up to this day,” he said. Amran’s moves to prevent Indonesia from importing the medium rice is by maximizing unused land like the one in the swamp areas and increasing the planting frequency from 2 times to 3 times a year. “As example is the Rawa Lebak. The swam area used to be flooded and became a playground in the rainy season while in the dry season it was on fire. Now it has been transformed into 1,000 hectares of paddy fields. We have 10 million hectares of swam areas like that, potentially to be developed into paddy fields. If we can harvest 3 times, 30 million tons of rice will be produced
per year. This is what we should pursue,” Amran said. The other achievement, according to Amran, is that Indonesia has been exporting the red onion to 6 countries. “We (formerly) imported 12,000 tons of red onion, today we export it to 6 countries. We become exporter from previously importer country.” On the corn production, Indonesia has also been experiencing surplus lately, so it does not need to import the commodity anymore, said the minister. “We used to spend Rp12 trillion for importing the corn. Other countries asked how could you stop importing in such a short time? I answered, just three ways, work, work, work,” he said. The national meeting was also attended by Heads of Regional Work Unit (SKPD) of the ministry, Director Gene ral of Domestic Trade of the Trade Ministry, Director General of Water Resources of the PUPR Ministry, Director Ge neral of Development and Community Empowerment of the Village Ministry, Director General of Taking Care the Poor of the Social Affairs Ministry, KPK officials, top brasses of the Police, Army Commander Assistant and other officers. (KMP/TPP)
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INTERNATIONAL After Having New Secretary General and Secretariat, A ‘ SEAN Should Strengthen Cooperation with India’
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The ASEAN changed its chairmanship from Vietnamese Le Leongong Minh to Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi from Brunei Darussalam on Monday (1/5), witnessed by Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi. She said Indonesia is committed to facilitate ASEAN and this time by constructing a new secretariat building with the concept of ‘Let’s Celebrate the DiaDato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi logue’, consisting of two towers with 16 floors each. Retno also said ASEAN should strengthen the cooperation with India, especially in economy and maritime affairs. She said that while giving a speech at the Opening Session of the 5th ASEAN-India Network of Think-Tanks (AINTT) in Jakarta on Tuesday (1/6). (KEMLU/TPP)
Indonesian Embassy in Cairo Continues to Push Exports of Coffee to Egypt Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt Helmy Fauzy received the visit of Super Star Trading Co. Chairman Shehta El Bahnasawy and General Manager Hesham Barrada in the end of 2017. The company has been importing Robusta and Arabica coffee from Indonesia since 2000. “We are importing coffee through PT Asal Jaya, PT Asia Makmur, Sungai Budi Group and PT Indo Cafco with annual transactions valued at US$10 million and we plan to increase it to US$12 million in 2018,” Shehta said. Ambassador Helmy urged the Indonesian exporters to grab the opportunity. “The consumption of coffee in Egypt is very high,” he added. (KEMLU/TPP)
Senegal Plans to Buy More CN235 Aircrafts Satisfied with the quality and after sales service from PT Dirgantara Indonesia, Senegalese President Macky Sall expressed his desire to buy one more CN-235 aircraft from Indonesia while meeting with Indonesian Ambassador Mansyur Pangeran in Dakar recently. It would become the fourth aircraft after in 2017 the government of Senegal signed a contract for the purchase of its third CN-235 aircraft. Ambassador Mansyur said beside the aircraft, he also offered railway carriages produced by PT INKA and cargo ships, tankers and military vessels produced by PT PAL. The offer, according to him, is now being discussed in the relevant ministries of Senegal. (KEMLU/TPP)
Indonesia participated in the Vakantiebeurs tourism exhibition held in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands on January 9-14, 2018. In this participation, the Ministry of Tourism cooperated with 11 travel agents, 5 hotels, Garuda Indonesia, representatives of Maluku Provincial Government, baristas, and art performance teams. The 140-m2 Indonesian Pavilion in the Vakantiebeurs 2018 presented media workshop, business meeting (travel exchange), B to C, tourism information service, coffee and mixologist corner, art show and awareness campaign. The Indonesian Pavilion also displayed new tourist des-
tinations in various provinces, considered to be favored by people in the Netherland and Europe. Some tourist destinations were promoted by Ministry of Tourism itself, some others by the provincial government of West Java and Maluku Province, while the rest by tour operators by emphasizing the unique attractions of each destination rated to have promising market share there. The Vakantiebeurs 2018 was opened by Mayor of Utrecht, Jan van Zanen, by inviting ambassadors from participating countries to have breakfast together. During the breakfast, prominent speaker Adjiedj Bakas gave a presen-
Promotion the Beauty of Manado in Guangzhou The Government of Indonesia continues to conduct various overseas promotional activities, including in Guangzhou, China, to introduce 10 Indonesian tourist destinations “beyond Bali.” Not only the government, some other parties have also participated in this promotion, such as Lion Air who since 2016 serves direct flights from various cities in China to Jakarta, Bali and Manado. To promote further Indonesia’s tourism, in early 2018 Lion Air held Manado Tourism Promotion and Manado Photography Contest. The event, supported by the Provincial Government of North Sulawesi and Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) Guangzhou, was officially launched at China Hotel, Guangzhou, on January 17,
2018. Also attending the promotional event were the Head of Tourism Office and Head of BKPMD North Sulawesi Province, CEO of Lion Air Jakarta and Acting Consul General of Indonesia in Guangzhou. About 500 visitors attended the event, consisting of tour operators/travel agents, diving communities, media, and bloggers who broadcasted the event online right away. The Manado Photography Contest will take place throughout 2018 and is open to all, providing rewards of RMB 200 million (US$300 thousand) plus the “President Cup”. This contest is quite prestigious because involving famous judges in China, among others are Gary Sun, Qu Kaitang, and Xie Mo who have received awards from inside and
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outside of China. During the event, Lion Air Guangzhou signed a cooperation agreement with Diving As-
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In his speech, Ambassador Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan thanked Mr. Moga for his services. The ambassador said the tasks of Trade Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy faced a serious challenge, especially how to increase Indonesia’s trade balance with France.
tors can get up-to-date information on travel trends, the latest holiday destinations, as well as tips while visiting the favorite tourist destinations. The Vakantiebuers 2018 was covered by about 100 media and travel bloggers from various countries. Indonesia’s participation this year is expected to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia, including those from the Netherlands, to reach the target of 20 million foreign tourists in 2019. The Vakantiebeurs this year is expected to repeat the success of the 2017 exhibition which was attended by about 110,000 visitors. (KEMLU/TPP)
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sociation for marine tourism and a strategic partnership with the camera manufacturer “Canon”. (KEMLU/TPP)
Handover of Trade Attaché Post at Indonesian Embassy in Paris
In a ceremony at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Thursday (1/11), Mr. Moga Simatupang officially handed over his position as Trade Attaché to Mrs. Megawati. Mr. Moga Simatupang will then return to work at the Ministry of Trade in Jakarta.
tation about the global challenge in the future and its influence on the tourism industry and food production. Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands, I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, visited the Indonesian Pavilion in Hall 4 after the breakfast. Vakantiebeurs is an annual tourism exhibition in the Netherlands organized by the cooperation between Jaarbeurs, Vakantiebeurs, VIV Europe and City of Utrecht to showcase products of leisure, vacation, and tourism from various countries. Vakantiebeurs is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious tourism exhibitions in the Benelux area where visi-
Both countries have good economic cooperation, but Indonesia still records trade deficit, mainly due to some expensive commodities exported from France to Indonesia such as aircraft, spacecraft, and spare parts, machinery and drugs (pharmaceutical pro-
ducts). To overcome the deficit, the Indonesian Embassy in Paris participated in the Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI) 2017 in Jakarta by bringing in 16 French businessmen, for business-matching missions, and they were introduced to various Indonesian products. During the TEI 2017, the transactions worth US$62 billion were sealed between Indonesia and France. The ambassador called for keeping up the good achievement or improve it in the future. On Saturday (1/13), Indonesian Embassy held a meeting with the Indonesian people in France (diaspora) as well as a farewell party for officials who have ended their assignment. In addition to Mr. Moga, the officials who will soon return to Indonesia are: Ambassador Fauzi Sulaiman (Deputy Permanent Representative to UNESCO), Mr. Ramadansyah Hasan, and Mr. Teuku Zulkaryadi. (KEMLU/TPP)
“Bandung in Indonesia and Adelaide in South Australia are both creative cities. During this time, the cities have established cooperation on fashion, but the realization needs to be continuously enhanced and expanded,” said Indonesian Acting Consul General Hermanus Dimara in a meeting with Director for International Strategies, Department of State Development South Australia, Narelle Slivak in Adelaide on Tuesday (1/23). The meeting was also attended by Indonesian Economic Consul Silvia Malau. The meeting of Acting Consul General Hermanus and his team with the South Australia government was coincided with the visit of West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan to Adelaide on January 24-26, 2018 to follow up the cooperation of West JavaSouth Australia. In fashion, TAFE South Australia and the Islamic Fashion Institute (IFI) Bandung have established cooperation for the exchange of student and instructors, as well as the curriculum deve lopment. “We encourage these partnerships to have economic added value, such as participation in the international fashion events in Adelaide, the cooperation of Indonesian designers with boutiques in Adelaide that leads to jointproduction or joint-marketing,” Acting Consul General Hermanus added. Other sectors to be deve-
loped in the cooperation are digital economy and finance technology (finatech). Fintech is considered the most potential business to develop in Indonesia, while in Australia, fintech is currently growing significantly and becomes the attention of government, including in South Australia. Many Indonesian startups are growing into unicorns. Citing World Economic Forum (WEF) data, Traveloka is one of 57 startups who have become unicorns. Gojek and Tokopedia have also become phenomenal startups that attract the attention of many countries, including Australia. “The success stories of Indonesian startups need to be shared with the digital economy ecosystem in Australia. On ideas and creativity, Indonesia is not inferior. However, Indonesia still can learn from Australia on the aspect of regulation, incentives, infrastructure development and business plan,” said Hermanus. Director Narelle Slivak welcomed Indonesia’s intention to deepen cooperation in the creative sector with South Australia. “We believe that the people-to-people relationship, the synergies between the creative ecosystems of both parties will further strengthen the cooperation between West Java and South Australia,” said Slivak. (KEMLU/TPP)
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INFRASTRUCTURE
The Beauty of Rp235 Billion Worth Petak Bridge in NTT
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Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission V Fary Djemi Francis has inspected the construction of the Petuk I Bridge in Kolhua Village, Maulafa District, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The bridge was claimed to be the first in Indonesia to use prestressed concrete girder technology. In his working visit, Fary was accompanied by a number of officials of the National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) X Kupang NTT. Fary was inspecting the prog-
ress of the bridge construction to make sure the works were done timely and will be functioned in 2018. Currently, Fary said, he is trying to get the fund from the state budget 2018 for installing supporting ornaments at the top of the bridge. “When I accompanied the Minister of PUPR to the Petuk Bridge recently, the minister asked me to put ornaments with NTT characteristics. It will make the bridge look distinctive and become a tourist attraction,” said Fary in Kupang on Thursday
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SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno appreciated the physical progress of Makassar New Port (MNP) development which has now reached 58.26%. She expressed her appreciation after inspecting the MNP site on Monday (1/15). “I see the progress of MNP development and I believe the project can be completed in October 2018 instead of by the end of 2018 as scheduled,” said the minister in a press release. She said the SOEs Ministry deeply appreciated Pelindo IV for its efforts to speed up the completion the national strategic project amid various obstacles
on the way, including problems in land acquisition and weather factors. “Not to mention the discovery of 9 active old landmines which certainly took time to deactivate them before the works could be continued. I applaud the current MNP progress and I believe Pelindo IV can complete it as soon as possible,” Rini said. She added that she hoped the road to access the port would be completed by the end of February. President Director of PT Pelindo IV, Doso Agung, said the construction of MNP Phase I is tar-
(11/2/2017). Fary said the construction of the bridge had been planned since 1980 and can only be realized now. He said he expected the bridge to break down the congestions in Kupang City. The bridge as part of outer ring road of Kupang City will connect the road from Tenau Kupang Port, leading to the southern part of Kupang City, to several districts on the mainland of South Timor, South Central Timor, North Central Timor, Belu and Malaka. “We want to make the Petuk
Bridge become an icon of Kupang City,” said Fary. In the meantime, Head of BPJN X Kupang NTT, Hadrianus Bambang Nurhadi Widihartono said that the bridge uses construction technology of prestressed concrete girder with the length of 320 meters. “The bridge has been built since 2015 and once I become the Head of BPJN X, within eight months the construction has been completed,” said Bambang. The fund spent on the construction of the bridge is about Rp235.5 billion. (PU/TPP)
PT Ratu Prabu Energi (Tbk) has intended to build a transportation mode of 200 kilometers Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Jakarta and its surroundings by preparing fund amounting to Rp320 trillion. The intention was revealed by the management of PT Ratu Prabu Energi while meeting with Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta Sandiaga Uno at the Jakarta City Hall on Thursday (1/4). Sandiaga said the fund to be prepared was around US$25 billion or equivalent to Rp320 trillion. The construction will take place for 5 years and begin in 2020. “The total fund needed is around Rp320 trillion,” said Sandi.
He added the government will not provide any support financially for the project. “This is purely business to business,” he said. According to Sandi, PT Ratu Prabu Energi has also coordinated with the Ministry of Transportation and Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) regarding the project. “They have coordinated with BPTJ and Transportation Ministry. The plan is being firm up. About the jobs will be created, we still study it. The sure thing is that this project will make Jakarta to have proper rail-based transportation mode like major cities abroad,” he said. (DTK/ TPP)
42% Complete, PandaanMalang Toll Road to Operate Late 2018
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Makassar Port Project Reaching 58.26%, Minister of SOEs Says This geted to finish by the end of 2018 so that the operational of container services can be done in early 2019. “As of January 14, 2018, the physical progress of MNP Phase I has reached 58.26%,” said Doso Agung. It consists of Phase I A with a progress of 57.99%, Phase I B 62.34% and Phase I C 39.30%. Director of Port Facility and Equipment of Pelindo IV, Farid Padang, said he was optimistic the construction of MNP will be completed as scheduled. According to him, the works being done currently in the package A include dock reclamation, fabrication of secant piles and dock bored piles as well as works on the secant piles and bored piles. In the package B, the works are reclamation of container terminal area, soil replacement in causeway area, revetment and precast channeling. “The works in the package C include the production of 1-5 kg cores and 5-10 kg underlayers as well as
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the installation of core breakwaters (1-5 kg) and toe protection breakwaters (100 - 160 kg).” Arwin, Head of MNP Project Management Unit, added that the MNP development is divided into several stages, of which the Phase I consists of three packages of works A, B and C. “The works in package A include the construction of access road, dock and container terminal with a capacity of 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs),” Arwin said. The works in package B include the reclamation of 13 hectares area, building 1,276 meters causeway and 16 hectares container terminal, as well as dredging the tailing pond of the port at 16.0 mean low water springs (mLWS). The work in package C is the development of 1,310 meters breakwater. According to Arwin, the package A needs an investment of Rp326 billion, package B Rp1.06 trillion and package C Rp228 billion. (BSN/TPP)
Until mid-January 2018, the physical development of Pandaan-Malang toll road for the whole joint section has reached 42.104 percent. The target is that the Pandaan-Malang toll road section will be ready to operate by the end of this year. ‘’The land acquisition has been realized 80.60 percent,’’ said AVP Corporate Communications of Jasa Marga, Dwimawan Heru, on Sunday (1/14). He said that the 38.488 kilometers highway is designed to have five sections and will be connected to the Gempol-Pandaan toll road. The operation of the highway is expected to reduce the congestion in the arterial roads. It will also cut the travel time from Malang to Pandaan and vice versa.
AP I Ensures Operation of New Yogyakarta Airport Will Not Miss Deadline Despite some rejections, PT Angkasa Pura I ensures the construction of New Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA) will not be postponed from the schedule. The airport is targeted to start operating partly in 2019. President Director of PT Angkasa Pura I, Faik Fahmi, said that despite the protests from residents and a group of activists, the process of land clearing and infrastructure development has started early this
year. “We target the runway to be completed by the end of 2018, so in April 2019 it will be operational,” Faik said at Bangsal Kepatihan on Monday (1/15). He added the construction of NYIA is divided into two parts namely the airside or the construction of runway and land side which includes the supporting facilities such as terminal and waiting room. “For terminal, it is targeted to finish in 2019,” he said.
“The completion of Pandaan-Malang toll road will accelerate the distribution flow of goods and services, as well as improve the economy in East Java,” Dwimawan added. In addition to accelerating the construction of the Pandaan-Malang toll road, the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry is also finishing the NgawiKertosono and Solo-Ngawi sections which are planned to start operating in the near future. Head of Public Communication Bureau of the PUPR Ministry Endra S. Atmawidjaja said the inauguration of the Ngawi-Kertosono highway operation will be adjusted to the schedule of the president’s activities. (JPN/TPP)
To make the airport able to be operated immediately, he called on the community to support the airport development that is located not far from the southern coast of Kulonprogo. To those who still reject the project, Angkasa Pura I said it will keep trying to find a way to settle down through friendly discussions. “We keep trying to find a solution,” Faik Fahmi said. Meanwhile, Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan HB X left the rejection problem to AP I and Kulonprogo Regency administration to solve. The king of Yog yakarta Sultanate said he believed both parties will be able to solve the problem. “I can’t do all, let Angkasa Pura and Kulonprogo government to settle it this time,” said Sri Sultan HB X. (TPP)
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Kendal Regent Presents Bupati Award Witnessed by Thousands of Local People Sandiaga Wants Pulogadung to Become Digital-Based Economy Area Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta Sandiaga Uno has said that he intended to develop Pulogadung as a digital-based economy area and connect it to the other economic growth centers in Jakarta. “We discussed thoroughly just now about the state-owned Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung (JIEP). We want to make it a township, a digital-based economy area which is eco-green and linked to other growth centers in the city,” Sandiaga said after meeting with SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno at the Bubur Kwang Tung, Jalan Pecenongan, Central Jakarta, on Monday (1/8). According to Sandiaga, the development of
the estate will be carried out by the Provincial Government of DKI with SOEs Ministry. Through the digital-based development, the Pulogadung estate is expected to become a new center of economic growth in Jakarta. “We believe with better cooperation, in the future the Pulogadung estate will become a new growth in Jakarta,” he said. In the meeting, Sandiaga and Rini discussed a number of issues, including the construction of several Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects. They also discussed about the plan of LRT development by PT Ratu Prabu Energi Tbk.
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Kendal Regent Mirna Annisa at the end of the year presented the Bupati Award, witnessed by thousands of residents in the Kendal square on Sunday (12/31) night. With a big smile on her face, Imamatul Kutsiah received the award. She and her aunt won one of the eight categories for the Bupati Award. Both were rewarded for their efforts to spread the love to the environment. “We teach the community, especially the women in the community groups of PKK, how to manage the waste better. Not only manage but also make the waste into other useful objects,” Imamatul said after receiving
West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan held a courtesy call with Shizouka Prefecture Vice Governor Takashi Namba at Pakuan State Building, Bandung, on Monday (1/15). “We discussed some issues, especially the cooperation between Shizuoka Airport Mt. Fuji and West Java International Airport (BIJB) Kertajati,” said Aher, the nickname of Ahmad Heryawan. The visit of Vice Governor Shizuoka to West Java returned the visit of Governor of West Java to Shizuoka in November 2017 for signing a joint agreement between West Java Province and Shizouka Prefecture in economy and human resource development. The cooperation, according to Aher, is related to the opening of Kertajati-Shizuoka direct flight and cargo shipments. One of the activities realized under the cooperation was the participation of Shizuoka Prefectural Government at the West Java Eco Marathon in Pangalengan, Bandung Regency in October 2017. Other activities were sending internship participants from West Java to the Shizuoka Prefectural Government Office and participating in the Food Expo held in Shizuoka Prefecture. “Next, we will initiate the cooperation between the Faculty of Nursing UNPAD and the Faculty of Nursing University of Shizuoka,” he said, adding both parties also explored the potentials in tourism, trade, and investment. Aher said Takashi told him Shizuoka has nature tourist destinations like the ones in West Java. During his visit, Takashi paid a great attention to the Gedong Gincu mango. According to him, being in the Pacific Ocean with warm climate, Shizuoka City’s residents are very fond of the mango originat-
who asks to be served, I will punish firmly,” he said. He further said that as long as he leads the region, the obstacles and challenges may always come up but will not hinder his intention to build Soppeng Regency and realize a better government that is serving well. “It has proven, given during our administration the economy has increased significantly from 5.1% to 8.2% or up 3%,” said Kaswadi. He also said the banks are now willing to provide cre dit for small business without difficult conditions. “We as the government will facilitate to get such a credit,” he said. According to Kaswadi, this year Soppeng government has been building a ring road (pioneer road) and in 2018 it will be paved. The construction of the new road is to access the Nature Reserve (KWA) of Lejja. Soppeng Regional Secretary
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ed from Indramayu-Majalengka. Regarding human resource development in West Java, the governor said he sought the opportunity of knowledge transfer by preparing high quality human resources in West Java for hire by the companies in Shizuoka. In the meeting, Governor Aher also served the Waringin Pangalengan coffee to Takashi. This West Java origin coffee has been marketed worldwide. “The coffee is very rich in taste,” Takashi said with amazement. According to Aher, the coffee is very special with a strong aroma. “When touching the tongue, it will feel a little fruity with medium acidity that spreads to all the mouths. In fact, at the end, there is a sweet sensation,” he said. The serving of the best coffee of West Java aimed to honor the guests, he added. “West Java and Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan have committed to cooperate in various fields. The Sister Provinces MoU was signed in Hamamatsu in November 2017. So, all the hospitality is to venerate the guests and warm up the relationship between West Java and Shizuoka.” (TMP/TPP)
companies considered having contributed to the social progress in Kendal. Muryono, Head of Bupati Award Section, said this award aims to reward their services in promoting and developing Kendal. “The award presentation is deliberately done in the Kendal square so that the people can watch it. The hope is that it will motivate them to do the same,” said Muryono. Kendal government also celebrated the anniversary of Persik Kendal which coincidentally falls on January 1st. Mirna congratulated the soccer club, the pride of Kendal people, for its anniversary. (TPP)
Soppeng Regent: We Serves the Community, not to be Served Instead Soppeng Regent Andi Kaswadi Razak said he would crack down on any official who want to be served by the community. The reason is because officials are the people’s servants. Kaswadi said that during the declaration of Mappadeceng Movement (Gema) of Soppeng while celebrating the turn of the year from 2017 to 2018. According to Kaswadi, Gema is a strategic program with activities motivated to help the needy people. “We will move them to achieve a decent and better life,” he was quoted by makassar.sindonews.com as saying. Kaswadi added he hoped no single Soppeng person would feel to be left behind by the local government. He ordered his entire staff not to abuse their position. “We are serving the public, not to be served by the public. If there is any official
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the Bupati Award. She and 7 other award receivers also performed on the stage as part of New Year 2018 celebration held in Kendal Regency. “We are also asked by Kendal Regent to teach waste management in some other villages,” Imamatul was quoted by tribunnews.com as saying. The Bupati Award is given in eight categories, namely art, culture, education, environment, creative economic development, social restoration and integrity, agriculture-fisheryfood security, health, and quality of life. Regent Mirna Annisa also gave the CSR Award to 3 local SOEs/BUMD and 3 private
Governor Offers Japan to Build Car Factory in East Java East Java Governor Dr. H. Soekarwo has offered Japan to build a car factory in East Java, considering the bright prospect of its economy. Besides, having a factory in East Java will cut the distribution cost. The offer was presented by Pakde Karwo, the nickname of the governor, while receiving the visit of Japanese Consul General in Surabaya, Masaki Tani in Surabaya on Tuesday (6/6/2017). Pakde Karwo said the bright prospect of East Java economy is evidenced by the relatively stable economic growth from 6.08% in 2013, 5.86% in 2014, 5.44% in 2015, and 5.55% in 2016
while until the first quarter of 2017, the economic growth in East Java reached 5.37% (YoY). The income per capita in East Java also continues to increase to US$3,600 in 2016 from US$2,100 in 2009. In 2017 it is expected to reach US$3.900 and in 2020 is targeted to reach US$5000. “When the income per ca pita rises, the middle class also grows. So, the purchasing power is stronger, including in buying a car. That’s the potential that can be utilized,” said Pakde Karwo. Currently Japan puts its car manufacturers in Thailand for the distribution in Southeast Asia. “If they build a factory here, the car price will be cheap-
Andi Tenrisessu in his report said Gema is a movement born from the anxiety and optimism towards poverty alleviation in Soppeng Regency. “Although poverty in the regency is not that severe compared to other regions, but we want to accelerate the equation and better prosperity for the society in Soppeng Regency,” Tenrisessu said on Sunday (12/31) night at Watansoppeng. The secretary added based on the data from the Soppeng Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of poverty in 2016 reached 8.45% of the total po pulation in the regency familiarly called Latemmamala Land. Gema Soppeng 2018 was signed by Soppeng Regent Andi Kaswadi Razak, Soppeng Vice Regent Supriansah, together with the leaders of Forkopimda and all Heads of Local Government Work Units (SKPD) in Soppeng Regency. (TPP)
er and there will be more people who can afford to buy it. Moreover, East Java is the economic center of Eastern Indonesia with 120 million population,” Pakde Karwo added. He also discussed about 40 Japanese companies who have the principle permit but have not realized their investment plan yet, reaching Rp2.5 trillion. “We told Masaki that we are ready to help if there is any obstacle.” Pakde Karwo proposed to have a meeting with the 40 companies, accompanied by the Consul General, whether in Japan or in East Java. Such a meeting was ever done with the result eight big Japanese companies expanded their business in East Java, one of which is PT Ajinomoto. “Investing in East Java is guaranteed to be profitable. We guarantee the availability of land, sufficient electricity supply, ease of licensing, and qualified workers,” he said. Responding Pakde Karwo, Masaki said he would invite the leaders of major automotive companies to discuss further the possibility to set up a factory in East Java. “We will also talk to the 40 companies whether they face any difficulty,” he added. According to Masaki, Japan and East Java have established long-term cooperation, in culture, education, social and humanity. Therefore, he said he is optimistic the cooperation in the economy will further strengthen the relationship. (DLK/TPP)
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OPINION
APPRECIATING ONE’S COUNTRY: BUT EDUCATION FIRST
Prof Scott Younger OBE DEng(Hon) PhD International Chancellor, President University
The lack of appreciation that many people have over how their country came about before their life times is common in most countries but particularly so in Indonesia. This is why the early chapters of S.D. Darmono’s book, Building a Ship While Sailing, when he talks about the Founding Fathers, is important to today’s younger generation. I was sharply reminded of this again when I picked up a book about The Foundations of Scotland – from the earliest times to 1286, which was written 80 years by Dr Agnes Mure Mackenie. In the preface she writes “History is more than a study of things past. It is a study of the roots of the present, of the seeds of the future. No man can guide present or future who forgets it, and one major cause of Scotland’s unhappy present (1930s) is that, though her sense of the past is still keen and vivid, she recalls it confusedly and in part. If she is to shape her future worthily, that past must be recalled and understood, not as a series of highly cultured stories but as a consecutive process of event.” This remains valid today and tomorrow, and can be applied to many emerging new nations. In the case of Indonesia, there is a huge rich cultural history across the archipelago, much of it still needing enlightened scholarship. However, it is safe to say that History as a subject will barely feature in today’s national school curriculum. Nevertheless, a proper understanding of a nation’s history provides the necessary glue for its foundation and how it perceives itself as it interacts with other nations and how it can help maintain peace among the commonwealth of nations, many still in a fractious state. Nearly every, if not every, nation that is deemed to be mature and developed did not
achieve that condition without a lot of strife and soul searching over hundreds of years, With modern systems of communication accelerating at a frightening speed for older generations, it is very easy for younger people to spend time thinking about their immediate needs and forget the social graces from interacting with fellow human beings. Taking ‘selfies’ is not a deep, serious form of social interaction! (Subject for a debate? Where does analog fit in the future digital world?) But the future is going to be even more challenging than the past, and how are we going to appreciate our history if our education is lacking, and falls short of what we need to play our part in making the story of the future. It is generally understood that infant brain development needs to be nurtured, with most responsibility falling on the parents, but the difficulty then lies in the abi l ity of parents to recognise this and provide the necessary encouragement, if they ae not adequately educated themselves. It is said that the foundation of each of our beings is set in the first 5-7 years of our lives – the Jesuit mantra was “give me the boy until he is 7, and I will give you the man”; by then, we should have learned 50% of our life skills and what we need for the rest. The very young brain, perhaps unwittingly, is like a sponge as it grows, absorbing what it sees and senses. Just watch today’s child with a smart phone or tablet! However, there is a long tail across the Indonesian po pulation. There are too many adults and children, who are deprived and do not have the opportunity to be able to develop their personalities to their full potential. Just surviving is enough and understanding history for natio n al development – well that has
to be someone else’s problem! And where is education? While infrastructure looms high, and correctly so, on the list of imperatives for government attention, the paucity in the quality of education in too many locations is arguably even more important. The World Bank and several large monitoring institutions have assessed Indonesian education, especially at elementary and junior high levels, as one of the poorest in the world. Evidence of this can be seen across the archipelago, particularly when moving away from administrative centres. The budget applied directly to the Education Ministry, IDR 419 trilllion in 2016, and some double that of 6 years earlier, was not inconsiderable, but there is little sign of expenditure converting into an overall improvement in quality. Some would even say that, while the number of children requiring good edcuation is increasing, the quality is declining and this raises another challenge in terms of the Indonesian workforce competing with ASEAN counterparts in the years ahead. There are still thousands of locations where little or no teaching is provided, and then of variable quality. The matter is often exacerbated by the lack of access to electricity a problem which could be solved quickly in thousand of locations by the installation of solar panels with small battery storage capability in school buildings. This would allow connection for more than half a day and the ability to allow computer hook up. Further, because there is also a dire shortage of qualified teachers, prepared lessons covering the national curriculum and more, because the curriculum is far from challenging for young eager minds, can be brought onto large monitoring screens and thus the quality of content assured. The class
minder/ teacher can also learn. We know this can be done from more than 19 years experience on the East Bali Po verty project where, for a mostly illiterate community of 17,000 people across 19 villages, the project yayasan had 6 schools built by the communities themselves, with each powered through solar. In the beginning, most children were not at school and did not have proper access to one. Over the past ten years the project has taught an average of 300 children a year, and produced its first university graduates. Every effort is made to expand the teaching beyond the national curriculum and encourage the natural talents of young minds They are also taught about their immediate natural environment and how to use it and appreciate it and, in this way they have learned to use the land to wi den the cultivation of crops and improve diets, teacning their parents in the process. The solutions offered to quickly widen the access to school education of the huge mass of children currently deprived are not ‘rocket’ science and not expensive to carry out. What a difference this could make to the future of the country! Just a change in mindset and determination to win. Then the future leaders of the country can really appreciate the foundation of the nation that their forefathers fought for. There are probably over 4 million thildren with IQs of 130 and above – gifted to genius – and only a small fraction of those is having access to proper schooling.
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DEng(Hon), International Chancellor, President University; Director Nusantara Infrastructure Tbk; Commissioner, East Bali Po-verty Project
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TOURISM To Boost Tourism, Bantaeng Regency Cooperates with PATA
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The Indonesian tourism is entering the year 2018 with pride as it came out as the overall champion of ASEANTA 2018 held in Chiang Mai, Thailand. From the 6 categories contested, Indonesia managed to grab three awards and proved the dominance of Indonesian tourism in Southeast Asia. The three awards are Best ASEAN Tourism Photo for “Melasty Ceremony” by Agung Prameswara, ASEAN New Tourism Attraction in the region for “Surfing the Sand Dunes of Bantul, Yogyakarta” by Lintang Buana Tourism Services, and Best ASEAN Air-
lines Program for “Come Holiday” by Garuda Indonesia. Meanwhile, the BEST ASEAN Cultural Preservation Effort category went to Cambodia for “Sambor Prei Kuk Conservation Project”. The Best ASEAN Travel Article was won by Malaysia for “Seeking Sanctuary at the Land of Below the Wind” and the Best ASEAN Marketing & Promotional Program went to Singapore for “Singapore Airlines Safety Video”. Additionally, Indonesian tourism also received 15 other awards at the ASEAN Tourism Awards. In the category of ASEAN Green Hotel Standard Award, the winners are Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta, Prime Plaza Hotel, The Dharmawangsa Jakarta, Melia Purosani Yogyakarta and Turi Beach Resort Batam who took the award representing Indonesia. In the ASEAN MICE Ve nue Standard Award category, Indonesia was represented by Bali Nusa Dua Hotel, Raffles Jakarta, Four Season Hotel Jakarta, The Trans Resort Bali and Ayana Midplaza Jakarta. While the ASEAN Clean
Tourist City Standard Award category, Indonesia was represented by Bandung, Surabaya and Banyuwangi. In the ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award category was won by Nglanggeran Tourism Village, Yogyakarta and The Nusa Dua, Bali. The awards were handed over by Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya at the closing ceremony of ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2018 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand. According to him, the ASEANTA Awards for Excellence is very important in encouraging tourism players in the ASEAN member countries. “The awards have 3 meanings, which I often refer to as 3C. The first C is improving the Confidence of nation, raising the Credibility of country, and serving as Calibration to show how wonderful Indonesia is. How far we have met the international standards. It turned out we are competitive,” said Arief Yahya on Friday (1/26). (LPT6/TPP)
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Bantaeng Regency and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) signed a cooperation agreement on tourism development at the President Lounge Menara Batavia, Jakarta, on Friday (1/26). The signing ceremony was attended by Bantaeng Regent Prof. Dr. Ir. H.M. Nurdin Abdullah, Head of Bantaeng Tourism Office Subhan, President Director of PT Jababeka Tedjo Budianto Liman and CEO of PATA Indonesia Chapter Poernomo Siswoprasetijo. In his speech, Budianto Liman said the cooperation hopefully would increase the tourist visits and attract investors to invest in Bantaeng. “This is the follow-up of our visit several
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The Tourism Ministry has set out the tourist agenda for 2018, covered in the Calendar of Events 2018. In January, the Calendar of Events fall on 29 to 31 entitled Festival Indonesia Festival or Fest In Fest to prepare agenda for February. “There are two events namely Kepeng Penyengat Island Festival (Riau Islands) on February 14 to 18, and Festival Bau Nyale Mandalika Lombok on February 20,” said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya in Jakarta on Tuesday (1/17). Arief said every event will be used to promote the next one. So, the February events will be used to promote the various cul-
tural art performances in Borobudur, Central Java, from March 6 to May 6. The visitors will be invited to witness the procession of Ruwat-Rawat Borobudur (traditional maintenance ceremony) which this year will be the 15th edition. Sucoro, Ruwat-Rawat Borobudur 2018 organizer, said this procession aims to strengthen public awareness on tourism development in Borobudur Temple. This annual event will commence with activities of Memetri Candi and Nguri-Uri Tradisi, which are the pre-activity. The main procession will be held in the Ringin Putih, Giritengah, and Gleyaran areas.
The procession will be followed by Sesaji Menoreh on March 7, featuring Kidung Karma Wibangga in Tuksongo, then on March 10 art performances will be staged followed by Pitutur Luhur on March 13 at Warung Info Jagat Cleguk. “From 17 to 29 of March, the People’s Arts Festival will take place in several areas of Kledung, Tempuran, Cebuntan, Jambewangi, Tanggulangin and Ngluwar,” said Sucoro. The detailed schedule of Ruwat Rawat Borobudur 2018 events is in Kledung (March 1718), Tempuran (March 19-20), Cebungan (March 21-22), Jambewangi (March 23-24), Tang-
gulangin (March 25), Madjogondha Ngablak (March 26), and Ngluwar (March 27), while in Mentengan (March 28-29) in the form of Ri-tual Badhut Sejati and on March 31 Art Performance Cultural Dialogue at Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur (TWCB). The opening of Ruwat Rawat Borobudur, coincided with the World Heritage Day celebration on April 18, will be filled with Festival Sanggar 2018 in Borobudur Temple Hall B. Prior to that, workshop of Traditional Art will be held on April 4 at the Borobudur Conservation Center. On April 7-11 the People’s Festival of Folk Arts will take place at TWCB with Kidung Karma Wibangga on (4/17), while Ngiwak Tradition will be held on April 25 and other stage performances will presented until April 28. In May, Ruwat Rawat Borobudur agenda begins with a seminar (2/5), followed by ‘Mountain-City Activities for Cultural Heritage” (5/5) at the Lumbini Stage, TWCB. Ruwat Rawat Borobudur will be closed on May 6, 2018 with a parade starting from TWCB Parking Lot going through Medangkamulan Street, Badrawati Street, Gate 7 and Borobudur Temple. “A number of cultural attractions are ready to be enjoyed by tourists, ranging from Jamasan Ritual, Kai Cebungan alms, Mbah Ndoko Tomb alms, Badhut Sejati Menthengan Ritual, and Cultural Parade,” said Sucoro. Ruwat-Rawat Borobudur was first held in 2003 by the community of Warung Jaya Cleguk Borobudur. “The activities of Ruwat-Rawat Borobudur aim to strengthen the awareness of tourism potential of Borobudur Temple,” he added. (GTR/TPP)
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The Toyota Fortuner Club of Indonesia (ID42NER) has held a family touring to Tanjung Lesung, Banten. The touring was organized to strengthen the relationship and kinship among fellow members. The first ID42NER touring in 2018 was participated in by
about 50 vehicles. The attractive tourism site of Tanjung Lesung Beach Resort Banten was chosen as the final destination. “Banten was chosen as the location for the first ID42NER touring this year because Banten is one of the favorite tour-
ist destinations in Indonesia. Banten is famous for its natural beauty, cultural richness, as well as the beauty of the beach and its culinary,” said Vice President of ID42NER Duta Aerlangga. “Besides, Banten is also known for its adventurous
landscapes so we can prove that Fortuner is a powerful and reliable SUV vehicle in its class. So, hopefully more and more people are interested to drive it,” he added. According to touring Chairman Jhony Nyamcun, the activity has become a tradition for ID42NER clubs all over Indonesia. Every activity always includes some things that bring positive influence, meaning in realizing various club agenda, ID42NER is always committed to contribute in the form of social awareness to the surrounding environment and society. “This event is no different. We are doing a social service with the help of members who finance the occasion of inviting the orphaned children to enjoy the beauty of one of the beaches in Banten as well as giving away gifts and donation from the members of ID42NER to them,” Jhony said. Toyota Fortuner Club of Indonesia (ID42NER) was founded on May 13, 2007 with 1,500 members across Indonesia consisting of 4 regions and 18 chapters. (DTK/TPP)
months ago to Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi. We are ready to support the tourism development in the region.” Meanwhile, Regent Nurdin Abdullah expressed his gratitude to Jababeka and PATA for the cooperation in developing Bantaeng Regency, especially on the tourism and in attracting foreign investors to invest. “Hopefully this cooperation will be realized and of course we are grateful to Jababeka Group for its support,” he said. According to Nurdin, Bantaeng Regency used to be unprivileged region, but with a better governance in managing the abundant natural resources, in 10 years the regency has been improving significantly.
“Bantaeng is indeed one of the smallest regencies in South Sulawesi, but we are grateful for having beautiful area from the beach to this plain. We manage all to the fullest. In 2008 Bantaeng ranked 199 or a disadvantaged area but 10 years later Bantaeng is no longer a lagging region,” he added. Meanwhile CEO PATA Poernomo said he hoped the cooperation between Bantaeng and PATA would generate the best results in tourism and investment. “We have been working together with several regions that have tourism potentials. Hopefully it will give the best results,” he said. Established in 1951, the Paci fic Asia Travel Association (PATA) is an internationally recognized nonprofit association as it acts as a catalyst for responsible travel and tourism development to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. Members of PATA consist of 95 state tourism agencies, 25 international airlines and airports, 108 hospitality organizations, 72 educational institutions, and hundreds of travel industry companies in Asia Pacific and beyond. (TPP)
To Attract More Visitors, KIJA Will Add Hotel Rooms to 10,000 in Tanjung Lesung The management company of Special Economic Zone Tanjung Lesung, PT Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk (KIJA), will increase the number of hotel rooms there to 10,000 in the next three years. “We believe the target of 10,000 rooms in three years will be achieved. We need the technology from China since it can build 1 tower of 100 floors in 15 days. We have to cooperate with Japan, China, Europe and Indonesian parties as well. Jababeka cannot do it all alone, must be together,” said Chairman of Jababeka Group S.D. Darmono in a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday (1/4/1). The additional rooms are expected to attract more tourists, either local and
overseas, to visit Tanjung Lesung. KIJA still opens the opportunity for other parties to invest in and support the development of Tanjung Lesung which has become one of the 10 National Tourism Strategic Areas (KSPN). According to S.D. Darmono, to develop Tanjung Lesung to its optimal potentials, it would need a huge investment of more than Rp10 trillion. He said that his company will add the public facilities and entertainment spots in the tourism area. “We have to build and build, add hotel rooms, build more hotels, add public facilities, build a golf course, Marina, shopping mall, a zoo, as well as painting gallery and cultural center. All should continue to be added up,” he concluded. (IND/TPP)
Triponyu: Solo Tour Marketplace Offers Local Solutions The Indonesian tourism industry has welcomed a new digital startup from Solo that offers local solutions for travelers, named Triponyu. Founded by Agustinus Adhitya Pramono (CEO), Onny Sumantri (COO), Samuel Joshep (CTO), and Alfonsus Aditya Prabowo (CFO & CBDO), the company was launched in July 2016. According to Alfonsus Aditya Prabowo (Adit), Triponyu is basically a business platform that gives travelers and local guides access to connect to each other. The local guides can offer their tour packages through Triponyu. Adit said it would create unique and customized tour for every traveler. “In Triponyu, the local guides can be travelers and travelers can be local guides. These local guides are hosts located in a tourist destination able to provide attractive tour packages. They will arrange tour packages with their own prices. To become a host, there will be a process of data verification and tour package checking to provide certainty, security, and comfort for the travelers,” Adit said. Triponyu’s vision of connecting people and happiness is expected to provide an opportunity for everyone to have friendships and experience an unforgettable tour. Meanwhile its mission is to utilize the potentials of
the region, to help the small business community, to create self-employment, and to increase awareness of the diversity of culture and natural beauty of Indonesia. “What makes us different is because we are the first startup that carries the concept of feel the experience with locals. So far, the tour packages offered are very conventional that we don’t think interesting, exciting, and fun enough,” said Adit. “Local people know better the area, so as tour guides they can make the tour more interesting while helping the economy of local community. In Triponyu, everyone can become local guides and their reputation will be determined by their creativity in creating unique tour package,” he added. Triponyu, Adit further said, is open for investment and cooperation with other parties and targets to grow significantly year to year. “We need investment to build infrastructure and carry out our next plan. Capex will be mostly focused on the infrastructure development. We will also seek cooperation with third parties to improve our services.” He also said that the company targets to increase the number of tourist visits through Triponyu by 5% in the first year and will grow further by 17% in the fifth year. “In the meantime, our target for gross profit is between 27% to 30% per year.” (DAILY/TPP)
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PT AKR Corporindo Tbk to Build 350 Gas Stations in 10 Years PT AKR Corporindo Tbk plans to build 350 gas stations (SPBU) for the next 10 years from now. President Director of AKR Corporindo, Haryanto Adikoesoemo, said that the installation of 350 gas stations will be done in coope ration with the British company Bibby Offshore. “The plan is AKR will operate 350 SPBUs in cooperation with British company Bibby Offshore in the next 10 years,” Haryanto said at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta, on Monday (1/8). beritasatu.com
Haryanto said in the first stage of the project, 17 gas stations will be built in 2018. “This year we will operate 17 gas stations first,” he said. Regarding the location, Haryanto added, the 17 new gas stations will be built in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung. As for the oil fuels (BBM) to be sold, according to Haryanto, will be the RON 92 which is equivalent to pertamax, and biosolar. “Only biosolar and RON 92 in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung. Both are non-subsidized fuels,” he said. The government has appointed AKR Corporindo and Pertamina as the distributors for the subsidized fuels of premium and solar (diesel fuel). The government gave 5 years contract of distribution to provide certainty in investment for the investors who have to build gas stations in the remote areas. (DTK/TPP)
Infrastructure Complete, Jababeka Prepares New Lot for Investors Kota Jababeka has been developed since 1989 on 5,600 hectares of land area, making it the largest township in Southeast Asia. Jababeka builds and operates its own power plant, dry port, water treatment plant, wastewater treatment facility, roads, high speed connectivity for communication, and also provides gas supply. As a pioneer of private industrial estates in Indonesia, Jababeka (KIJA) is supported with complete infrastructures. There are currently more than 1,650 multinational companies from 30 countries as the tenants of Jababeka Industrial Estate in Cikarang, Bekasi, with 730,000 workers and 10,000 expatriates. “For the investors, the Jababeka Industrial Estate is now offering a new phase of stage 8 where 20 ha of land plots are ready to use at the beginning of this year,” said Rudy Subrata, General Manager of Industrial Sales & Marketing Dept of
First Stage Sold Out, Jababeka Residence Markets Kawana Golf Residence Apartment Phase Two After successfully Sold Out in the first stage of marketing sales in the end of 2017 with a record of property selling price at Rp28 million/m2 in East Jakarta, PT Grahabuana Cikarang as the developer of Jababeka Residence has re-launched the topclass apartment of Kawana Golf Residence phase two. “Seeing the extraordinary response from the buyers, we reopen the opportunity for potential investors to buy Kawana Golf Residence phase two,” said President Director of PT Graha Buana Cikarang, Sutedja S. Darmono, in a Media Gathering & Press Conference on Jababeka Re sidence Outlook 2018 & Grand Product Knowledge of Kawana Golf Residence Phase Two in Jakarta on Tuesday (1/16). Sutedja said, in the first phase
in December 2017, 130 units of the premium product were sold out; from the initial target of 6 floors, it turned out 10 floors were sold. “This is very extraordinary, we create a new breakthrough, a new property market in Indonesia. Amid the slow market condition, it was sold well. Hopefully the phase two will be sold out too,” he said. The high interest of buyers, according to him, cannot be separated from the consumer confidence in Jababeka Residence property products. Besides any project always completed on time, the capital gain offered with the yield of 12% per year is also a factor for the success of the sales of Kawana Golf Residence Apartment. Additionally, the extensive
PT Grahabuana in Jakarta on Thursday (1/25), as reported by Industry.co.id. According to Rudy, the stage 8 will cover 100 ha with the size of land plots starting from 8,000 m2. In addition to the land plots, KIJA also offers multi-purpose industrial buildings. The newest product launched in 2018 is Jababeka BizPark 2 to continue the success of the Jababeka Bizpark 1 that has been sold out in 2017. “This is a multipurpose and modern building sized at 162 square meters with the prices starting from Rp1.8 billion,” he said. Rudy added larger industrial
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development of infrastructure in the East Jakarta area such as the elevated toll road to be completed in 2019, MRT in 2019, and LRT from Jakarta to Cikarang will boost the investment value of Jababeka Residence property products. To meet the target of the second phase sales while providing convenience for potential investors, Jababeka Residence has cooperated with leading property marketing agents in Indonesia such as ERA, Century21, Ray White, LJ Hooker, Harcourts and PROMEX to marketing the Kawana Golf Residence. “We are targeting the 104 units will be Sold Out in February 2018 with estimated sales value of Rp150 billion,” Sutedja said. (IND/TPP)
buildings are also offered, like the Premium Standard Factory Building (SFB) with the size of 1,035 m2 on 1,426 m2 of land plot and the prices starting from Rp13 billion. The SFB is suitable for manufacturing, electronics and automotive industries. There is also a building with 3 in 1 concept called the Three in One Building (TOB) which can function as office, warehouse, and workshop at once. The size of building is 453 m2 on a land plot starting from 540 m2. The TOB is offered at Rp4.5 billion. “For home industry, the Supporting Industrial Building
(SIB) will be suitable with the size of building at 155 m2 and the land plot at 411 m2, while the prices starting from Rp3 billion,” said Rudy. The complete facilities in Kota Jababeka make it ideal for investors to run their businesses. After 27 years, there are more than 1,650 multinational companies operating there. The big companies such as Mattel, Unilever, Samsung, LOreal, Kao, AkzoNobel, Kawan Lama, and many others have contributed to convince the investors to invest in Indonesia. “The development in the Jababeka Industrial Estate shows
a very good progress. This can be seen on the complete commercial facilities and a wide variety of property products for both residential and investment in KIJA. This is certainly according to the long-term plan of the company to make Kota Jababeka Cikarang as an integrated environmentally friendly township,” said Director of PT Jababeka Tbk, Sutedja S. Darmono. Therefore, he added, the Jababeka Industrial Estate which has turned into a self-sufficient township will continue to be developed to keep it growing to attract more investors. (TPP)
Standard Chartered Bank: Indonesia Achieves Momentum Amidst Moderate Economic Growth Standard Chartered Bank launched the Global Focus Economic Outlook 2018 report on Monday (1/22) during the annual Global Research Briefing, attended by the government re presentatives and company leaders at the Mandarin Hotel, Jakarta. Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo, Executive Director of Indonesian Political Indicator Burhanudin Muhtadi, Head of ASEAN Economic Research Standard Chartered Bank Edward Lee, Standard Chartered Bank’s Head of Thematic Research Madhur Jha, Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia Chief Economist Aldian Taloputra, Asia FX Strategist of Standard Chartered Divya Devesh, and Head of Rates and Credit Research of Standard Chartered Bank Kaushik Rudra became speakers in the event. With the theme of Beware of The Dog, based on the global research the report highlights the global, regional and national economic growth as well as geopolitical events. Edward Lee said the global economic growth this year is expected to rise by 3.9 percent year-on-year compared to
2017, while infrastructure development and government-run structural economic policies will continue to support the growth in ASEAN. Regarding the Indonesian economy, the bank predicts it will continue to grow driven by the government infrastructure projects, recovery in private investments due to improved investment climate and exports. “The policies in safeguarding the inflation and boosting the purchasing power through increased social spending, subsidies, and village funds will curb the weakening consumption of the private sector,” Aldian said, adding the investment in the private sector is expected to play a more active role this year, given the infrastructure spending would only increase by 6 percent in 2018. Global Research Briefing is a platform where stakeholders governments, industry leaders and business people can interact and gain the latest insights that can be an important consideration in taking strategic steps in business and collaboration. The key points about Indonesia’s economy in Global Research Report - Beware of the Dog:
1. GDP growth is expected to increase 5.2% y/y in 2018 from 5.1% y/y in 2017 due to stronger investment and exports and stable private consumption. 2. The government tends to refine policies to support household purchasing power, while keeping infrastructure spending a top priority. The fiscal deficit target of 2.2% of GDP will face risks due to the potential shortage of revenues. 3. Inflation is expected to be slightly higher at 4% y/y in 2018 due to normalizing food inflation and higher fuel prices. 4. A manageable inflation, C/A deficit, and a weak USD environment leave room for BI to keep interest rates unchanged this year. 5. Rupiah is reviewed as Neutral; sustained inflows may compensate for the widening current account deficit. 6. Political factors tend to be a more prominent consideration in policy-making during the electoral years. But historically, there is lack of political risks to economic performance. (TPP)
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After 50 Years Managed by Foreign Company, Mahakam Block Finally Taken Over by Pertamina The Wind Power Plant (PLTB) of Sidrap I will be operational soon after an interconnection trial with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) network showed a good result. A total of 20 out of planned 30 wind turbines and a substation have been ready to be connected with the PLN network. Each turbine has a capacity of 2.5 Megawatt (MW) or 50 MW in total for the 20 ready turbines. This wind farm is expected to support the national supply of electricity. Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Ignatius Jonan said he supported the operation of the Sidrap wind power plant. Jonan said
the electricity tariff from PLTB Sidrap is affordable. The tariff of the first stage is 11 cents US dollar per kWh flat. Then for the second stage, he will negotiate again. “The tariff of PLTB stage one is 11 cents US dollar per kWh flat; how about the second stage? We will negotiate again, I will ask the price to be lower,” said Jonan in Jakarta on the official website of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday (12/8). Sidrap I is the first commercial wind power plant (PLTB) in Indonesia. Once the project with an investment of US$150 million or approximately Rp2 trillion starts operating by PT
UPC Sidrap Bayu Energi, it is estimated to be able to supply about 70,000 households in South Sulawesi. As it is known, Sidrap PLTB is located in the hilly area of Mattirosari Village and Lainungan, Watangpulu Subdistrict, Sidenreng Rappang Regency (Sidrap), South Sulawesi, whose wind has the speed of 7 meters per second at a height of 80 meters. The total number of turbines to be installed is 30, each has a capacity of 2.5 MW with the height of 80 meters. The turbine is Class IIA with the propeller 57 meters long, bringing the total height of the turbine pole to 137 meters. (MTR/TPP)
After a long time controlled by Total, the Mahakam Block has finally been taken over by Pertamina. According to Secretary General of Central Executive Board (DPP) PDI P Hasto Kristiyanto, the move will strengthen the so vereignty of domestic energy. Hasto said his party believed Jokowi’s government will not need to make a decision to raise the fuel prices due to the thorough revamping of the energy sector. “The steps to make the ener-gy sector more efficient and competitive, especially on oil and gas, have shown an encouraging result. To avoid unnecessary political pressure, the fuel prices do not need to be increased, especially with the Pertamina’s
growing potential profits,” Hasto said recently. The belief was based on the success of President Jokowi’s government in strengthening the national energy sovereignty. The national energy policy is now increasingly prioritizing the national interests, through more just business agreements in the oil and gas sector. The various policy revisions made by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan have also increased the investment attractiveness in that sector which affects the livelihood of the people greatly. “The operation of the oil-rich Mahakam Block by Pertamina since January 1, 2018 not only reinforces the national capability in managing the upstream oil and gas sector, but also shows a
significant progress towards national energy sovereignty,” Hasto added. He appreciated the government through all levels of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) and Pertamina for the breakthrough and their hard works. By controlling the oil block, Pertamina’s assets increase to Rp122 Trillion, Pertamina’s revenue certainly will increase as well as its profit. The increase in Pertamina’s assets and profit will support the SOE financially in running the country’s political economy. PDI Perjuangan, Hasto said, is proud that now the Mahakam Block is managed by Indonesian people. (AKR/ TPP)
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Pelni Logistics, a subsidiary of PT Pelni (Persero), targets to earn profit at Rp49 billion in 2018 or an increase from Rp45 billion in 2017, considering the national logistics is predicted to grow well in the upcoming years. “Yes, that is our target,” said Pelni Logistics President Director Suharyanto in Jakarta on Sunday (1/7). That target, according to him, will be achieved by increasing the dry bulk loading and unloading as well as cooperating with other state-owned enterprises. “The dry bulk loading and unloading will grow positively, thanking to the “maritime highway” (short-sea shipping) program launched in November 2015 which has improved the distribution in the eastern Indonesia,” Suharyanto said. He added the company’s business development is still wide open with the occupancy rate of Pelni’s cargo ships is still about 70 percent today. Suharyanto also said he will increase the loading and unloading activities from non-captive sector of coal and other general cargoes as much as 5.3 million tons this year.
“That’s a significant rise from only 1.8 million tons in 2016,” he said. Pelni Logistics, established on March 31, 1986 under the name of PT Sarana Bandar Nasional, started to provide shipment services using the ships owned by its holding company and others. The services include the loading and unloading of goods from and to the ships (stevedoring), removing and transporting the goods from the pier to the warehouse and vice versa (cargodoring), as well as receiving and delivering the goods from the warehouse to the addressed recipient (receiving delivery). The cargoes shipped by the company include containers, general cargo, bulk fertilizer, cement, vehicles and heavy equipment. The company also serves loading/unloading bagged cargo such as rice, fertilizer and flour, as well as palletized cargo like plywood and ceramics. Loading and unloading of dry bulk such as coal and nickel, as well as liquid bulk such as palm oil (CPO) are also served by the company. It even serves door-todoor transportation services to support the main business.
In fact, since 2013 the company has established two subsidiaries running multimodal and port transportation business, and currently is developing its distribution channels under the brand of Pelni Mart. Pelni Logistics also plans to increase the number of containers to 1,200 from 980 right now. The company has intensified its cooperation with Haka Aston, Pos Logistics, Pupuk Indonesia, and Semen Indonesia. “Since August 2017 we cooperate with Semen Indonesia by shipping its cement from Makassar Port to Pomako Port in Timika,” Suharyanto said, adding that together with PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia, Pelni Logistics shipped tens of tones of staple goods to Wamena Regency in Papua to be sold at 25 percent below the market price as targeted by the government. Pelni Logistics booked Rp270 billion revenue in 2017. It has provided online services to facilitate the customers. “The application is also expected to increase the contribution of subsidiaries to the parent company by 15-20 percent in 2018,” said Suharyanto. (ANT/TPP)
PNBP Tariffs for Logistics Down Early this Year The Ministry of Transportation plans to reduce the Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) tariffs for the logistics sector early this year. At first the government will conduct a pilot project in Tanjung Priok Port as it accommodates 50% of the total of national logistics. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the tariff reduction aimed to accelerate the improvement in the ease of doing business (EoDB) in Indonesia to be more competitive. The Transportation Ministry has been focusing on the three matters to support it, namely the use of online applications, the reduction of tariffs and time. “We must reduce the
tariffs, but it should be done cautiously. We have agreed to lower the tariffs, both corporate and non-tax revenues, so that the figure will be more competitive. If there is a difference it’s not that big,” he said at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs on Monday (1/15). Unfortunately, Budi refused to say the exact reduction will be, given he has to wait for approval from the Ministry of Finance. Hopefully the tariff reduction will increase the volume of transactions, he said. Regarding the EoDB rank, Budi said he did not set an exact target. The most important thing to him is to improve the quality of service so that the rank will certainly increase. To reduce time, according
to Budi, online applications should be used more to make the delivery of goods more effective and easy. The government has provided the facilities but are not utilized maximally, he said, adding that they will be improved to attract more users. In the meantime, about the three-day dwelling time at the port Budi said 30%-40% of goods still stay longer due to various reasons. Most of the cases are because the inspection is unfinished yet, while some others are because the owners have yet to find any warehouse to store or buyers. To deal with the problems, Budi has asked the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs to synergize the collaboration among the related parties. (BSN/TPP)
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Shinta Dhanuwardoyo Encourages Indonesian Arts Exhibition Go International Through E-Gallery The world-class Indonesian Arts Exhibition (IAE) was officially opened by Land and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil accompanied by Founder and Chairman of Jababeka Group S.D. Darmono on Wednesday (1/17). The event run for five days from January 17 to 21, 2018 in Jababeka Convention Center, Cikarang. In her written statement, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PT Bubu Kreasi Perdana (bubu.com) Shinta Dhanuwardoyo said, “This event brings out the legacy of Indonesian artists’ phenomenal works which have been forgotten for long as if they did not exist. One of my favorite maestros is Affandi with his famous works of Potret Diri (Self Portrait) and Topeng Topeng Kehidupan (Masks
of Life).” Shinta said that although she has been working as Tech/Digital Entrepreneur for 22 years, but her background is architecture so that she has a high appreciation to the works of arts, especially by the domestic artists. Unfortunately, amid the rapid development of information technology, their phenomenal works have never been promoted through the social media. Indonesia has many good and powerful painters recognized by the international community but in their own country they seem to be forgotten and not even come up in people’s conversation. According to Shinta, the event can be a momentum to see and appreciate their works. Shinta has asked the Chair-
man Jababeka and the Indonesian Arts Exhibition to also set up E-Gallery which publishes works of the maestros, so that their paintings can be enjoyed by wider communities worldwide. “With the current sophisticated digital platform and the ease of social media, we all can more easily share the works of Indonesian maestros to be enjoyed by anyone and anywhere,” she added. According to her, the technology development must be utilized to make it easy for anyone to see, admire and enjoy anywhere and anytime the works of Indonesian maestros through a digital platform like E-Gallery or E-Museum. “So, it will provide access to people all over the world to the
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Jack Ma’s phenomenal figure has made KOWAS to choose him as the topic of this year’s anniversary. Founded on January 18, 2009, the community of senior entrepreneurs
at pension ages but still actively working holds an event in every 2 months. The event on Saturday (1/20) was to celebrate its 9th anniversary at Kalbis Insti-
tute Pulo Mas Jakarta, presenting the panelists of Dr. Boenjamin Setiawan, founder of Kalbe Group; Dr. AB Susanto, founder of the Jakarta Consulting Group; and Mr. In-
paintings, while promoting the name of Indonesia to the international community. It also to prove that the art works of Indonesian artists are as good as the others in the world,” Shinta said. Indonesian Arts Exhibition displayed paintings by Indonesian maestros, hundreds of years old ceramics from China, NU gallery, Ancol artists, superselected bonsais and humanoid from Jakarta Old City. The exhibition was held in collaboration with the Study Program of DKV (Visual Communication Design) of President University. It also featured the President University Student Orchestra, the Marching Band of the boarding high school of SMA Presiden, and various dances by the students of SMP/SD Presiden. (TPP)
In 2030 Indonesia to Become 5th Largest Economy in the World Communications and Informatics Minister Rudiantara has called on the industry players to anticipate the disruptive innovation in industrial development. “It is not the technology but the power of thinking that utilizes the technology. The technology itself is only an enabler, what changes is the way of thinking. So, tell people and talents to always find new ways that can make their business resi lience against the competition,” the minister said in the Event of CEO Gathering 2018: 15 Years of PFI Building CompetitivenessAnticipating Disruptive Innovation in Industrial Development at Balai Kartini Jakarta on Thursday (1/11). According to Rudiantara, there are several technologies that can be used as an enabler such as advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things,
cloud computing, big data analytics, 3D printing, and digital payment systems. “The year 2030 will become the benchmark, because we will get a demographic bonus. Our economy will 2.5 times the current economy and Indonesia will be the 5th largest economy in the world. The most important thing is how to change our mindset while looking for new processes. All the companies with monopolistic and oligopolistic styles will be disrupted by the way of thinking,” he added. Minister Rudiantara also said that currently there is a shift in the Indonesian economy. “Our economy shifted to services, while the behaviors of our young people are changing too. Now the young people rarely buy new clothes, they prefer leisure like watching movies and traveling.” (TPP)
KOWAS 2018 Anniversary, Panel Discussion and Jack Ma’s Wisdoms dra Gunawan, Commissioner of Gramedia Group. In his speech, Chairman of KOWAS Mr. Indra Gunawan explained about the uniqueness of Jack Ma who has not been widely known yet. He likes to practice meditation/yoga with the position of inversion/sirsasana. Maybe because Jack Ma gets used to look the world from different angle than most people. That’s why his thinking is often out of the box. Dr. Boenjamin Setiawan, in his presentation said in principle he agreed with what became Jack Ma’s inspirational values. He did not agree only in one thing that when getting old, people must stop working and start to have fun. For Dr. Boen, working is a pleasure. Dr. AB Soesanto highlighted the complexities of manag-
ing a company/organization today. With the development of health technology, the human age becomes longer. Therefore, in a company sometimes there are 4 - 5 gene rations with different traits and thoughts. There are older generation (born before Independence Day), baby boomer generation (1946-1964), gene ration x (1965-1976), generation y (1977-1997) and generation z (1998-2010). Surely, it’s challenging to manage such a company to run fast, efficient and effective in the current era of competition. Closing the panel discussion, Erik Tapan was asked to share his experiences in running his online store. As we all know, one of the starting points of Jack Ma’s company comes from e-commerce or market-
place. His advice to the participants (mostly young people and students) was to act immediately. Without action they will go nowhere. Quoting Jack Ma, he said young age should not be easily to give up, when falling just get up. After the discussion, the participants were welcomed to taste the dishes that can be cooked according to the genes. It’s true, the food ingredients can be adjusted to the genetic condition of each person, so that the body will be healthier and not easy to get sick. During the event, various health checks were given for free, including the examination on body age, skin health, cholesterol and stress level. A big number of participants were going home with a door prize. (TPP)
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EDUCATION Ruangguru Founder: Received Scholarship as Student of SMA Presiden in the Past, Now in Cooperation with President University to Select Students of Rp66 Billion Scholarship Receivers presidentpost.com
President University is preparing a scholarship fund of Rp66 billion for 1,440 graduates of general high and vocational schools to study at President University. The university is cooperating with a technology-based education service provider, Ruangguru, for online selection of the scholarship receiver students. The MoU on the cooperation was signed at the President Lounge, Batavia Tower, Jakarta, on Wednesday (1/10) by President University Rector Jony Haryanto and CEO of Ruangguru Adamas Belva, attended by Founder of President University S.D. Darmono, Chairman of the Presidential Foundation Prof.
Budi Susilo Soe pandji and his staff. In this partnership, Ruangguru as a provider of educational services already used by 6 million students in Indonesia will be the exclusive organizer to conduct online test to select the prospective receivers of President University scholarship. The online exam will be used by XII graders to compete for over 150 full scholarships and thousands of partial scholarships. S.D. Darmono in his speech said, “The most important education is practice education, you can study how to swim for 10 years to get Phd degree, but if you never swim then you cannot swim.”
According to him, the development of industrial estates is an answer to make school graduates able to work in industry. “I am very proud Belva studied at SMA (High School) Presiden, the first batch graduate. They (Belva and Isman) are young Indonesian leaders who will change the educational landscape in Indonesia,” S.D. Darmono added. Responding to S.D. Darmono, Belva said, “My 3 years in SMA Presiden and lived in the dormitory had shaped me into like this. I got a full scholarship to stay, eat and uniform for free. After graduating from the school, I got a scholarship to study in Singapore, then worked at Mckinzey and Presidential Work Unit. I just got another dual degree scholarship at Harvard and Stanford and I’m the first Indonesian to get the dual degree. It all only possible thanks to your services, Mr. S.D. Darmono and others.” Belva added, “Now we have 400 employees with offices in Jakarta, Jogja, Medan, Semarang and others. We are partnering with local governments in 32 provinces and 300 cities and regencies. We will coordinate with them how the selection for receivers of scholarship worth Rp66 billion from the President University can be held in every province.” According to him, the online selection opens the opportunity to all students in Indonesia, both in big cities and remote areas to
get into the good and quality university. The online selection provides major studies that can be selected such as accounting, business administration, management, information technology, information systems, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, development techniques, international relations, communication, law and education of primary school aged children. The registration for the scholarship is open from January 10, 2018 to February 9, 2018 and will be conducted in 4 stages. The selection result will be announced on March 28 – 30, 2018. Founded in 2014, Ruangguru currently has more than 6 million users and has been developing a variety of technology-based learning services such as online study rooms with learning videos, practicing exam as well as discussion and module summaries, marketplace for private tutorials, on-demand learning guidance, test room for online exam tryout and digitalbootcamp for learning in group with standby tutor. For more details, please access https://ruangguru. com/belajar and download the Ruanguru mobile app on the Play Store, App Store. (TPP)
Unair Student Wins Competition of Asean + Unet Logo Design Adi Wisnu Nugroho, a student of Economics and Business (FEB) Faculty, Airlangga University (Unair) Surabaya, must make his campus proud. He has successfully won the competition on designing the logo of ASEAN + 3 University Network (ASEAN + 3 UNet). According to Wisnu, when he was acknowledged that he won the competition, he could not believe it. The competition was held relatively long time ago and Wisnu almost forgot that he parti cipated in the prestigious competition. “At first, I thought I did not win, especially because the time from the opening of the competition to the announcement is too long, from June 2017 to January 2018. I almost forgot it, then suddenly I got the acknowledgement that I won,” said Wisnu on Thursday (1/11). The student, majoring in management, said he participated in the ASEAN + 3 UNet Logo Design Competition was just to fill
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the spare time. Wisnu got the info about the competition from Unair account at the social media of Line. “With the help of several friends, I finally sent ten logos to the competition,” said Wisnu. To get ideas for his designs, Wisnu was studying logos that became trendy and widely used by educational institutions. The student of class 2014 then combined the flag colors of three ASEAN + 3 Unet countries, namely China, Japan, and Korea. “I took the colors of country flags, yellow for China, blue for Korea, and red for Japan,” said Wisnu. He added that he never participated in such a competition before. However, he does have design skills he usually uses in the campus activities as an organizer of a member of committee. “I won the prize of US$800 (eight hundred dollars) in cash and a certificate of recognition from ASEAN + 3 Unet,” he said. (TPP)
President University Opens Registration for Dharmasiswa Scholarship, Introducing Indonesia Through Nature and Culture kemlu.go.id
Entrepreneur University, What is The Measurement? Many higher education institutions in Indonesia claims their institutions as Entrepreneur University. However, if being asked what are the indicators towards the claims, the answer is still vague. One of the most popular indicator used is using the total amount of university graduates that becomes an enterpreneur. But, how many? Referring to some abroad universities, the total amount is quite high. According to Financial Times (2015), there are 46% MBA alumni from Babson College in the United States open their business right after they graduate. The number is increasing three times since 2012 which was only 17%. The same situation is also occur in other higher education institutions. For instance, in Ipade Business School in Mexico City, Mexico, 46% of its graduate build start-up business. It has been increased by 70% compared to 2012 which was only 6%. Or in Stanford’s Graduate School of Business right after graduate, 34% of the alumni (14% in 2012) open their business. Same thing goes with Harvard Business School (28% in 2015 increased by 6% from 2012), Oxford (27% – 5%), and some other universities. In conclusion, average number of alumni who set up their own business since 2012 until 2015 grow more than three times. Is this the indicator of an Entrepreneur University? Or is there any other parame-
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ter that can be used to measure how far a university develop its potency to innovate the entrepreneurship? To answer some of the questions, University of Gloucestershire (UoG), England, collaborated with Pre-sident University (PresUniv) to hold a workshop which discuss this matter. The topic is “Growing Indonesia – A Tri a ngular Approach (GITA)”. A Workshop which was held in Celecton Hotel, Cikarang, West Java, on 7 – 12 December 2017, involved by seven higher education institutions from Indonesia and three from Europe. They are; Universitas Padjajaran, Ban dung; Universitas Brawijaya and STIE Malangkucecwara
from Malang, East Java; Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Central Java; Universitas Ahmad Dahlan and Universitas Islam Indonesia from Yogyakarta; Dublin Institute of Technology, (Ireland); Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (Germany); The University of Innsbruck (Austria). According to Adhi Setyo Santoso, Director of Setsail Biz Accel, a business incubator under PresUniv, “GITA can be used to maintain the capacity of students, alumni, lecturera, and civitas academica of the university in developing Entrepreneurial University. This is important for higher education institutions and other organizations in order to face the rapid and dis-
ruptive changes.” Meanwhile, Nadine Sulkowski from UoG stated, “In Indonesia with more than 260 million population, as a country with the highest economy growth in Southeast Asia, the support for start-up business is still fragmented. It need a more coordinated approach by involving education sector, government, and Industry to build the capacity of entrepreneurship.” How GITA can accommodate higher education institutions’ effort to be the real Entrepreneur University, not only a baseless claim? Follow the next article. (JBS/TPP)
President University proudly announces to host the Darmasiswa scholarship for 2018-2019 program. The registration of this program is open until February 18, 2018. Darmasiswa is a scholarship program offered to foreign students from other countries that have diplomatic relations with Indonesia, aiming to promote and increase the interest of the youth in other countries in the Indonesian language and culture. Later, the students will stay for 1 year in Indonesia to gain a valuable living experience. Vice Rector of President University for Communication and Cooperation, Handa S. Abidin, SH, LL.M., Ph.D., said he hoped the Darmasiswa participants will not only be able to master the Indonesian language but also become the “ambassadors” of Indonesia in their respective countries. “Hopefully they can promote Indonesia and bring Indonesia closer to their respective countries,” Handa said. “We are open to receiving Darmasiswa participants from any country in the world,” he added Upon admission into the Darmasiswa program, the foreign students will be given a place to stay at the President University’s dormitory for 1 year.
At President University, the participants will learn Bahasa Indonesia in some socio-cultural activities such as Pencak Silat, and traditional dances held once a week. Each participant will be accompanied by a student buddy to assist them in technical matters and improve their Bahasa Indonesia skills. “The Darmasiswa participants also have the opportunity to visit Tanjung Lesung and Morotai to see and feel the beauty of Indonesia,” Handa added. Tanjung Lesung and Morotai are the Special Economic Zones of Tourism included in the 10 New Balis for development priority by the Indonesian government. Tanjung Lesung and Morotai are managed by Jababeka Group, the parent company of President University. President University is a 100% English-speaking higher education institution in Indonesia, established to become a center for research and development in Indonesia and to set new standards in higher education in Indonesia. The President University is also meant to create a learning institution which will prepare future industry and community leaders by giving them the skills and experiences needed to excel upon the graduation. (TPP)
Achievements of Yoga Rivaldi, Student with Perfect GPA of 4.00 ristekdikti.go.id
Yoga Rivaldi is a student of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) who once scored a perfect GPA of 4.00. Thanks to his achievements, the label of ‘outstanding student’ is presented by the institution that gave him the scholarship. The recipient of Regio nal Representative Scholarship (BUD) is indeed known for his outstanding achievements. He won many titles both from national and international competitions. Every year Yoga seeks chances to score new achievements. So, it’s no wonder if a series of awards has been collected by him. Published on the IPB homepage on Thursday (1/4),
Yoga was reported winning his first award in a science debate at Diponegoro University two years ago. The following year, he was sent as a delegate at the Indonesia-Malaysia vet conference, 2nd winner of national technology debate competition at Kalimantan Institute of Technology, delivering a scientific paper at the Program Committee of ASEAN Islamic Economic Summit in Kuala Lumpur, participating in the scientific work of International Paper Competition Program of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Japan, 3rd Winner of National Scientific Competition at Hasanuddin University, and finalist of Top 60 Best Youth Innovation at National Student
Scientific Week (Pimnas). His last achievement was being sent to Taiwan to promote his scientific paper. He seems to always be successful, in fact Yoga also experienced some failures. But he never gives up, rising again while introspecting himself. Yoga then remembered the message of his Qur’an teacher saying, ‘If our worship is good, our relationship with God is good, God willing all our businesses is good’. The student, who became the Institute Ambassador (DI), started to improve his relationship with God by praying diligently and recognized the changes that follow. “Alhamdulillah, after improving the
quality of my worship, God allowed me to get a beautiful victory,” he said. After the condition improved, Yoga actively participated in various competitions. He is also active in intra and extra campus. Originating from Pabalong, South Kalimantan, Yoga was listed as a recipient of scholarship from Leadership Home Nurul Fikri when he was a child. His care in environment is realized by joining the Green Active Forum (IGAF). Yoga also devoted himself as a mentor in the Propelan community to guide those who want to excel like himself. (OKZ/TPP)
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SENIOR LIVING D’Khayangan Invites Bonsai Maestro to Teach Bonsai Design Techniques Bonsai is a tree grown in a pot to make it an artistic miniature plant. The Senior Living D’Khayangan held “Sharing Bonsai” event on Thursday (1/18) at the Activity Room D’Khayangan, Jababeka, Cikarang. The event was attended by Rosylawati Dewi, the wife of Chairman of Jababeka S.D. Darmono, along with her friends, while the speaker was Indonesian bonsai maestro Budi Sulistyo. The event began with a presentation about the species of plants can be made as bonsai, such as Ficus virens, Ficus glauca, Pemphis acidula, Casuarina equisetifolia, Triphasia trifolia, Eugenia uniflora, Bucida spinosa, Plectronia horida, Premna, Celtis, Blue bell (desmodium Sp), Bougenvillia, Feronia Lucida, Dombeya rotundifolia, Jacquinea aculeata and others. It was followed by Budi’s explanation about design techniques, including Rain Tree (samanae saman in nature), From Cutting, The Roots, Root Wiring, Root Splitting, The Recovered Root. After the presentation, the author of “Galeri Bonsai” (Bonsai Gallery) showed the audience how to make a bonsai with the available tools and materials, such as a scissor, a wire coil, chopsticks, a pot, fertilizers, and of course the tree to be formed a bonsai. Budi showed some techniques using the wire coil. He shaped up the tree using the wire which according to him was easier to make various beau-
tiful shapes, although it has to be done carefully. “This wire actually makes the tree suffer, but in this case its suffering produces beauty. Like someone who has a plastic surgery would have been initially in pain but ended up beautiful. It needs sacrifice to be beautiful and good looking. That’s the concept of bonsai with this wire,” he said. After he finished working on the stem and wire, Budi proceeded with beautifying the leaves by cutting some twigs. Then using the chopsticks, he punched the soil off to be replaced with new fertilized soil with more nutrients. In the pot, Budi mixed 4 materials of gravels, sand, humus and topsoil with the composition of 1:1. Then he put the tree into the pot and stirred the media with chopsticks so there is no empty space in the pot. The bonsai must be watered sufficiently every day. After watching the demo of how to make a bonsai, the audience were served a lunch, then they went to the Indonesian Arts Exhibition at Jababeka Convention Center where various models of bonsai were on display. Photo by Presidentpost. com (Risma/TPP)
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INDONESIAN ARTS EXHIBITION The Indonesian Arts Exhibition was officially opened on Wednesday (1/17) by Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil at the Jababeka Convention Center, Cikarang. The opening ceremony was attended by Chairman of Jababeka S.D. Darmono, the owner of OHD Museum in Magelang dr. Oei Hong Djien, and one of Indonesia’s top designers Harry Darsono. In his speech, S.D. Darmono said he wanted to help the tenants in Jababeka to increase their company’s competitiveness. And design is one way to rise the added value of a product. Based on the data from Education and Culture Ministry, Indonesia has more than 700 ethnicities and cultures, also more than 1,000 languages from 17,000 islands which will be able to make Indonesia lead the world in fine arts. So, these arts will attract tourists and making Indonesia more competitive in the world. S.D. Darmono also called on the government to promote the strong competitiveness of Indonesian arts. “By combining the arts with tourism, innovation and design, Indonesian products will stand out in the world. The Indonesian branding then will improve.” Minister Sofyan Djalil said he hoped the exhibition would be held yearly to accommodate the artists and provide the opportunity for the public to appreciate their artworks. “Such an event will inspire other artists to develop arts and cultures for the future, especially in the product design.” dr Oei Hong Djien, in the meantime, said he considered the exhibition very successful because the displays were as good as in the international exhibitions. “With our limitations, we are able to present Indonesian Arts Exhibition with 5 themes of landscape arts, politics and roles, social life, symbolism and mythology. During the event, Indonesia’s top designer, artist and musician Harry Darsono performed with his piano playing music of struggle songs which astonished the audience. The Indonesian Arts Exhibition is the first held in Indonesia to promote the works of Indonesian artists of all periods, starting from the 19th century pioneered by Raden Saleh and his peers. The event run from January 17 to 21, 2018. (Risma/TPP)
The Indonesian Arts Exhibition was officially opened on Wednesday (1/17) by Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister Sofyan Djalil, accompanied by Founder and Chairman of Jababeka Group S.D. Darmono and CEO Jababeka Budianto Liman held at Jababeka Convention Center (JCC) Jababeka Industrial Estate Cikarang
Such an event will inspire other artists to develop arts and cultures for the future, especially in the product design,“ said Sofyan
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Pertamina Central Java Holds Golf Tournament at Borobudur International Golf & Country Club
PT Pertamina (Persero) Marketing Region IV Central Java & DI Yogyakarta held “Marketing Golf Club Tournament” at the Borobudur International Golf & Country Club, Magelang, on Saturday (1/20). About 70 golfers from Pertamina and partner institutions participated in the tournament. They played for grand prizes of two 43-inch televisions, one smartphone iPhone X, one smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8, and one smartphone Huawei. Here is the list of the winners: For the Skill Category, the nearest to the pin was won by Heri Sulistiyono with a distance of 400 cm. The nearest to the line was achieved by Syafrizal with a distance of 49 cm and the longest drive was triumphed by Fikri with a distance of 220 cm. In the Category of Flight B, the
best nett II was grabbed by Arif Riyanto with handicap 18 and nett 72, the best nett I was won by Dwi Wahyu Daryanto with handicap 16 and nett 71, while the best gross was achieved by Yoni with handicap 19 and gross 91. For the Category of Flight A, the best nett II was obtained by Yoyok with handicap 16 and nett 73, the best nett I was triumphed by Fairy Ananda with handicap 15 and nett 72, and the best gross was achieved by Nyoman with handicap 14 and gross 86 In the Overall Category, the best nett was won by Heri Sulistyo with handicap 17 and nett 71 while the best gross was achieved by Titok with handicap 14 and gross 85 The Borobudur International Golf & Country Club lies between the richness of natural beauty of the mountains, refreshing clean
air, and the charm of Javanese culture. The 18-hole golf course is adorned with bumpy lawns, manicured greens, tees and co lorful contrasting landscapes that makes your golf game fun. The Borobudur Internatio nal Golf & Country Club is open to members as well as local and international visitors. It is a 45-minute drive from Yogyakarta and easy to reach from Semarang and Solo. The warm hospitality of Javanese culture can be felt by all visitors, making people hard to decline the joy experience of golfing at Borobudur International Golf & Country Club. The Borobudur Internatio nal Golf & Country Club is located in the center of Magelang, a town in the valley of Mount Tidar. Magelang is known for its cool climate, as well as fresh and beautiful scenery. About 40 km north of Yogyakarta and 60
km south of Semarang, this elegant golf course was designed by Douglas Duncanson, a worldclass golfer, and worked on by experts in building a golf course from PT Jababeka Golf Cikarang. The golf course is also equipped with a luxurious clubhouse that offers many facilities. The pro shop provides a variety of famous golf brands that guarantees satisfaction. There is also ample space for parking and it provides easy entry and exit access. For the beginners and professionals, the Borobudur International Golf & Country Club offers a driving range that is supervised by experienced instructors and accompanied by friendly caddies who are ready to help anyone who comes to practice driving. Photo by Borobudur International Golf & Country Club (TPP)