INDONES IA
N E W S L E T T E R
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, MUMBAI, INDIA
VOLUME 06/ JUNE 2003
MONTHLY
TIME 2003
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WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPMENT IN DRUGS
AND PHARMACEUTICALS TECHNOLOGY
FOR ASEAN COUNTRIES, OCTOBER 14 -16, 2003
WAITRO and Research and Indonesian Institute of Sciences will be organizing a Workshop on Development in
Drugs and Pharmaceutical Technology for Asean Countries. It will be held on October 14-16, 2003 at the
Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Workshop Participants : The participants are expected to be professionals/scientists associated with drugs and
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INDEX
Page 1.
 TIME 2003
 Workshop on development in drugs
and pharmaceuticals technology
Page 2.
 IMF approves latest RI loan tranche
 Rise in RI’s first five months exports
 RI’s President receives award from
WTO
 RI cuts import tariffs for three asean
countries
 36 potential investors to bid oil and
gas concessions
Page 3.
 RI to tender nine new oil, gas fields
 RI appointed two companies to
verify imported goods
 RI’s
President
to
inaugurate
industrial estates in Batam
 UNDP extends US $1.1 million in aid
to finance development projects in
Maluku
 APEXINDO wins tender in Iran
 RI to sign MOU with EU, Japan to
curb illegal logging
 RI eyes countertrade with Vietnam
for rice, sugar
 Jan-May
Foreign
Investment
approvals soar
Page 4.
 RI allows foreigners to invest upto
40% in small islands
 North Sumatera develops coffee
plant in agropolitan area
 RI to supply gas to Singapore in
August
 East Timor called on Indonesians to
invest in RI
 Samsung to supply US $120 million
CDMA system to RI
 Exports of container cranes
 Chinese investors to explore gold in
Malang of East Java
Page 5.
 Chinese
Investors
to
explore
business
opportunities
in
S.
Sumatera
 UK to invest in Jambi & Riau
 French oil group total to invest in RI
 Unilever’s investment in RI
 Netherlands to invest in Bengkulu
province
 Nine new investment in West Nusa
Tenggara Province
 RI-Taiwan try to increase trade
volume
 RI targets 5% increase in exports
to UAE
 RI, Bangladesh sign trade accords
Page 6.
 RI
and
Japan
sign
tourism
cooperation
 PC sales in RI for the first quarter of
2003
 Microsoft
and
Apkomindo
to
promote software
 Opening of Jakarta Fair
 Australian Airlines to fly to Bali
 Dumai airport in Riau to serve
commercial flights.
Page 7.
 Exhibition Calendar in the Month of
July & August
Page 8.
 Gunung Kawi & Two Mystical holy
caves in Bali
IMF APPROVES LATEST RI LOAN TRANCHE : The International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has approved another US $486 million in a fresh loan to Indonesia as the
government prepares to end the current program with the fund later this year. The
decision was made recently in Washington by the IMF executive board after it
approved the country’s latest economic reform agenda.
RISE IN INDONESIA’S FIRST FIVE MONTHS EXPORTS : Indonesian Exports in the
first five months of the year reached US $24.9 billion against US $22.36 billion a
year earlier, with non-oil and gas exports rising to US $19.12 billion from US
$17.68 billion. Exports of machinery and electrical equipment were the biggest
contributors to overall non-oil and gas exports (contributing 13 percent), while
timber and timber-based products came in second at 6.4 percent. The two
categories respectively recorded US $2.5 billion and US $1.2 billion in total sales
during the January-May period. Meanwhile the country’s exports in May declined
by 1.62 percent compared to April. BPS said that Indonesia’s May exports stood
at US $4.92 billion, lower than the US $5 billion posted the month before, despite
a 1.03 percent rise in non-oil and gas exports from US $3.8 billion in April to US
$3.92 billion in May. Oil and gas exports in May were recorded at US $1 billion, a
10.7 percent drop as against US $1.1 billion posted in April. Meanwhile the
imports for the first five months increased to US $13.93 billion from US $11.51
billion a year earlier, with non-oil and gas imports rising to US $10.83 billion from
US $9.0 billion respectively. In May, imports also grew by 6.7 percent to US $2.87
billion from US $2.69 billion in April, bringing the country’s trade surplus during the
month to US $2.05 billion, down from the US $2.31 billion posted in April.
INDONESIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES AWARD FROM WTO : Indonesian President,
Her Excellency, Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri was honored with a plaque from the
World Tourism Organizations (WTO) on June 14 for her strong support and
commitment to the tourism sector in the country. The Secretary-General of the
WTO Francesco Frangialli presented her with the honor during the official opening
ceremony of the Borobudur International Festival (BIF) 2003 at the Borobudur
Temple Complex. The Borobudur Festival was held to commemorate the 20th year
of the restoration of the ancient temple and also in conjuction with Indonesian
Heritage Year 2003. Among the other officials present were director and
representative of UNESCO Indonesia Steven Hill, who attended on behalf of
UNESCO’s Director General Koichuru Matsuru, Indonesian Minister of Culture
and Tourism, I Gde Ardhika and Central Java Governor Mardiyanto.
RI CUTS IMPORT TARIFFS FOR THREE ASEAN COUNTRIES : Indonesia has cut
import tariffs on goods from Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia as part of its
efforts to promote economic development in the three countries. Indonesia had
cut import tariffs on products from the three countries by a minimum of 2.5
percent. The tariff cuts are effective for a year from May 29. Myanmar gets tariff
cuts on 222 goods, including lobster and oysters, which, following the tariff cuts,
are now subject to a 5 percent tariff. Tin products and ginseng-based products
from the country are now subject to a 2.5 percent tariff. Vietnam gets cuts on 50
goods, including crab and natural honey, which are now subject to a 5 percent
tariff; and a limited selection of auto parts and onions, which are now subject to a
2.5 percent tariff. Cambodia gets cuts on 25 goods, including notebooks and shoe
materials, which are now subject to import duties of 2.5 and 5 percent
respectively.
36 POTENTIAL INVESTORS TO BID OIL AND GAS CONCESSIONS : At least 36
potential investors are ready to bid for 11 oil and gas concessions on offer since
February from the government. The government is expecting more investors to
make bids as the offer is open until the end of July. Iin Arifin Takhyan, Director
General for Oil and Gas at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said that
so far 36 investors have shown interest in the 11 new concessions and expect
more to come by end of July. The winners will be announced in August. For the
concessions, the government will increase the production share for contractors
from 15 percent to between 20 percent and 25 percent for oil, and from 30 percent
to between 35 percent and 45 percent for gas.
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GOVERNMENT TO TENDER NINE NEW OIL, GAS FIELDS :
The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
recently said that the Indonesian government was
planning to offer nine new oil and gas field concessions to
investors in October this year. Ministry oil and gas director
general Iin Arifin Tachyan said the fields were located in
Papua, East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Natuna Island
and offshore Java. The government earlier this year
offered 11 oil and gas field concessions.
INDONESIAN
GOVERNMENT
APPOINTED
TWO
COMPANIES TO VARIFY IMPORTED GOODS : Indonesian
Department of Industry and Trade has appointed PT
Sucofindo and PT Surveyor Indonesia (PTSI) to carry out
preshipment inspection upon textile and textile products,
iron and steel products. The verification activity includes
technical examination of imported commodities such as
data, document, and information about where the product
is made, product, shipping. The Managing director of PT
Sucofindo, Zafar Idham said that the verification cost will
be imposed on importers. The inspection or verification
program will have positive impact on the improvement of
consumer protection, domestic industry protection,
healthy business circumstance, and import administration
issuance.
INDONESIAN PRESIDENT TO INAUGURATE INDUSTRIAL
ESTATES IN BATAM : Indonesian President Her
Excellency Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri is expected to
inaugurate four new industrial complexes on Batam next
month, which will cover a combined area of 700 hectares
and accommodate up to 30 foreign companies from
various countries. The Chairman of Batam Industrial
Development Authority (BIDA) Ismeth Abdullah, said that
the opening of the new industrial complexes would bring
the total number of industrial areas on the island to 18,
housing 611 foreign companies. The four new industrial
areas are Tunas Industrial Estate, Panbil Industrial
Estate, Citra Buana III and Latrade. Ismeth further added
that there was a possibility that two additional industrial
areas could also be launched next month if were
completed in time. The two areas are Bintan II and Kabil
Industrial Estate. Batam was declared an industrial
bonded zone in 1978 to lure investment and foster export
competitiveness. Batam has become the country’s main
industrial center ever since, where 70 percent of
economic growth is contributed by the export-oriented
manufacturing sector. The export value of the island’s
output last year was over US $6.5 billion, or about 14
percent of the country’s total exports in a year. According
to Ismeth, some 60 percent of the total 611 foreign
investment companies operating on Batam were in the
electronics sector.
UNDP EXTENDS US$ 1.1 MILLION IN AID TO FINANCE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN MALUKU : The United
Nations Development Program (UNDP) has extended
another US $1.1 million in a aid to finance development
projects in Maluku. The Head of the UNDP representative
office in the province, Richard Manning said that the US $
1.1 million in aid was a follow-up to the US$ 3 million
released in year 1999 to help more than 182,000 people
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in Maluku. The earlier aid was used to procure food,
improve social services and develop public facilities.
APEXINDO WINS TENDER IN IRAN : National drilling
company PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk has won an
offshore drilling tender worth US $ 50 million in South
Pars in Iran. The contract with Noorwegia Stat Oil was
recently signed by the director of Apexindo, Hertriono
Kartowisastro in Teheran (Iran). Apexindo is an affiliate of
PT. Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, Indonesia’s national
oil and gas corporation. Kartowisastro said that Apexindo
would use a jack-up rig “Rani Woro” to drill 12 wells in
South Pars with an option for 20 offshore wells in the
country. The initial drilling will be conducted by the end of
this year.
RI TO SIGN MOU WITH EU, JAPAN TO CURB ILLEGAL
LOGGING : The Indonesian government is expected to
sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the
European Union (EU) to help curb rampant illegal logging
activities in Indonesia. The Secretary General of the
Ministry of Forestry, Wahjudi Wardojo said that similar
agreement would also be signed with Japanese
government next month. Indonesian Minister for Forestry,
M. Prakosa and Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Hasan Wirayuds will sign a memorandum of
understanding with the European Union government on
June 24. Under the planned MOU, the EU and the
Japanese government would ban the entry of illegal logs
from Indonesia into their respective countries. As part of
the memorandum, the Indonesian government would also
provide a list of companies that are licensed to export
logs. The European Union and Japan are among the
biggest importers of timber and wood-based products
from Indonesia.
RI EYES COUNTERTRADE WITH VIETNAM FOR RICE,
SUGAR : An senior government official recently reported
that Indonesia hoped to strike a counter trade deal with
Vietnam for investments in Vietnam’s fertilizer industry in
return for rice and sugar imports. Widjanarko Puspoyo,
Director of Indonesian state-owned company Perum
Bulog, said that the government was looking to sign a US
$75 million to US $100 million deal under which Indonesia
will invest in fertilizer projects in Vietnam due to the lower
costs of liquefied natural gas in the country. LNG is a raw
material used in the manufacture of fertilizers. Indonesia
will in turn import rice and sugar of equal value.
JAN-MAY FOREIGN INVESTMENT APPROVALS SOAR :
The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM),
in its latest report, said that the expansion plan approvals
were 121 projects in the first five months in 2003,
compared to 117 projects in the same period of last year.
BKPM also reported that Indonesia’s foreign direct
investment nearly doubled to US $4.02 billion in the first
five months of the year from US $2.2 billion in the same
period last year, including approvals for expansion plans
valued at US $530 million. The most popular sectors for
foreign investors were trading and repair; metal,
machinery and electronic manufacturing and hotels and
restaurants. Meanwhile, despite the fact that the total
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domestic investment approvals dropped sharply by 54
percent to Rp. 5.9 trillion during the first-five months, the
number of expansion projects has been on the rise.
BKPM reported that as of May, there were 35 expansion
projects plans from domestic players with the total
investment of about Rp. 1.6 trillion. The popular sectors
for domestic players include the food industry, chemical
and pharmaceutical production as well as transport,
storage and communication. After declaring the year 2003
as Indonesia Investment Year, the Indonesian
government has tried hard to attract more investors to the
country, offering various incentives.
RI ALLOWS FOREIGNERS IN INVEST UPTO 40% IN SMALL
ISLANDS : Foreign investors wishing to participate in the
development of small islands in Indonesia will only be
allowed to invest up to 40 percent while the rest will be
allocated to the regional governments and communities.
Indonesian Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister,
Rokhmin Dahuri after confirming the establishment of a
Working Committee for Small Islands Management and
Optimum Exploitation said that many foreign investors
had already expressed their interest. The Minister further
added that there were at least 100 small islands in the
country which had potential for development such as for
tourism, fishery, industry, small-scale animal husbandry or
manufacturing industry. The Minister hoped that the
committee could give a bigger contribution to the effort.
The committee is tasked with improving investment
climate in the islands, materializing and maximizing
exploitation of the island’s resources sustainably.
NORTH SUMATERA DEVELOPS COFFEE PLANT IN
AGROPOLITAN AREA : The North Sumatera Plantation
Office is developing a coffee bean processing plant with
60 tons per year capacity in agropolitan area (integrated
agricultural area in metropolitan area) and expecting that
the investors would come with their capital. The Chief of
North Sumatera plantation, Bhatara Girsang said that the
plant is located in the border area of Simalungun, Karo
and Dari residence (which were included in agropolitan
area established by the Ministry of Agriculture). Bhatara
Girsang further added that the coffee bean processing
plant will be handed over to the farmer group’s
cooperation in the area and they will give some trainings
to the farmers on how to process good quality of coffee
bean. Tungkot Sipayung, a special staff of Minister of
Agriculture said that five residences in North Sumatera
Province, i.e. Dairi, Simalungun, Tapanuli Utara, Karo,
dan Toba Samosir, had been decided by the Ministry as
an agropolitan area. According to him the area will be
developed as an integrated agricultural area to reduce the
urbanization level. Meanwhile, the coffee processing plant
in the area was purposed to attract the investors to enter
the agropolitan area.
RI TO SUPPLY GAS TO SINGAPORE IN AUGUST :
Indonesia will commence supply of 150 million cubic feet
per day of gas to Singapore in August, upon completion of
pipeline installation work. It was reported that Indonesia
had signed a contract worth US $9 billion with Gas Supply
Private Ltd, the stake in which was wholly owned by
Singapore Power, a Singapore state-owned company in
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year 2001 to supply gas through pipeline along 500 km
(31 miles) for a 20 years period. According to PT PGN
Corporate Secretary Widyatmoko Bapang, the stateowned gas company was scheduled to commence supply
of commercial gas to Singapore on August 12. The gas
will come from three gas fields in Sumatra, two of them is
operated by ConocoPhillips, the other one by PetroChina
EAST TIMOR CALLED ON INDONESIANS TO INVEST IN
THE COUNTRY : East Timor has called on Indonesians to
invest in the country, saying there are a number of
business opportunities open to investors. East Timor
Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said that tourism, trade and
manufacturing were among the sectors that could be
attractive to Indonesian investors. East Timor Prime
Minister further added that to lure more investors,
especially from Indonesia, the East Timor administration
was preparing a legal framework to help business thrive.
East Timor has huge unexploited oil and gas resources,
but today agriculture is the backbone of the country’s
economy with coffee, rice and maize the main
commodities. The Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (KADIN), Aburizal Bakrie said
that East Timor was lucrative market for Indonesia, citing
the high demand for Indonesian products in the country.
Aburizal Bakrie added that the Kadin members were keen
to supply foods, oil and to invest in the construction of
low cost housing and infrastructure in the new country,
with the members were also interested to take part in the
exploration of East Timor’s reserves of oil and natural
gas. The Kadin members were also planning to set up a
garment and cement factory in East Timor.
SAMSUNG TO SUPPLY US$ 120 MILLION CDMA SYSTEM
TO RI : Samsung Electronics Co will provide a US $ 120
million CDMA system to PT Mobile-8 Telecom,
Indonesia’s number one private telecommunications
company. It is the third provision of a CDMA system to
Indonesia by the largest Korean electric firm, after signing
pacts with Latelindo, another private Indonesian
company, in May and state-run PT Telkom in December
last year.
EXPORTS OF CONTAINER CRANES : PT Trans-Bakrie, a
subsidiary of PT Bakrie & Brothers, has recently shipped
six container cranes ordered by Sri Lankan container
terminal operator South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT).
The shipment of the container cranes, worth about US
$10 million, was carried out in two stages. The six
container cranes, which were produced by PT TransBakrie in cooperation with IMPSA Port System of
Argentine, would be operated by SAGT at its container
terminal in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo.
CHINESE INVESTORS TO EXPLORE GOLD IN MALANG OF
EAST JAVA : In an effort to properly exploit the gold in the
Malang locations, the local government of Malang
regency are luring investors from China and Malaysia.
The Head of Energy and Mineral resources division of
Malang regency, Gatot Daryanto said that they have fixed
proposals and cooperation agreements with the investors.
The representatives of the Chinese investors have held
discussions on further surveys of locations that are
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believed to have potential for gold. Besides collaborating
with the foreign investors, the local government (Pemda)
of Malang regency will also cooperate with Directorate
General of Geology and Mineral Resources to map all
areas with mining potential in the regency; they would
also cooperate in the procurement of heavy equipment for
gold exploitation. In addition to gold potential, the Pemda
has also identified other potential like coal, crude oil, and
mines such as red marbles, bentonite, and kaolin.
CHINESE
INVESTORS
TO
EXPLORE
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES IN S. SUMATERA : Some 43 Chinese
investors from various companies recently visited South
Sumatera province to explore business opportunities. The
South Sumatera Governor, Rosihan Arsyad after the
meeting the Chinese businessmen said that the Chinese
investors were interested in the oil, gas and coal mining,
agriculture and plantation sectors. According to the South
Sumatera Governor, the province has huge natural
resources but have not yet been exploited optimally due
to the lack of funds.
UK TO INVEST IN JAMBI & RIAU : The UK’s ambassador
to Indonesia, H.E. Mr. Richard Gozney during a
discussion with the theme “Investment Policies of the
United Kingdom in the province of Jambi” said that both
the government and private sectors in United Kingdom
would focus their investments in the provinces of Jambi &
Riau. The plan followed observations on favorable
investments in natural resources of the two provinces.
The development of energy and natural resources in
these provinces would be concentrated on the potential
for coal, gas, and geothermal resources, as well as palm
plantations. UK government and private companies would
consider the development of coal and geothermal fired
power plants in the two provinces. UK investors are
currently conducting research into developing coal and
gas power plants. In Riau the UK government will also
invest in drinking water supply and power generation.
FRENCH OIL GROUP TOTAL TO INVEST IN RI : The Chief
Executive officer of French Oil group Total reported that
the company planned to invest another US $1 billion in
the Mahakam block in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan
province next year. The CEO further added that natgas
output from the block was projected to increase 10
percent over the next two years. The block currently
produces 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.
UNILEVER’S INVESTMENT IN RI : Uniliever said that it
would invest US$500 million over 10 years in Indonesia to
make Indonesia one of its outsourcing centers. The
company will center production of its soaps and
toothpastes in Indonesia. CEO of Unilever Indonesia,
Nihal Vijaya Devadas Kaviratne, said that company had
decided to boost investment in Indonesia because it has a
large domestic market and abundant supply of raw
materials.
NETHERLANDS TO INVEST IN BENGKULU PROVINCE :
The Netherlands is expected to make an investment in
the fishery sector of Indonesia’s Bengkulu province.
Director of PT Samudera Indonesia Mandiri, Nul Ilahi
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Firdusdin, said that Geoderade Consortium of the
Netherlands would cooperate with Samudera Indonesia in
the fishery sector. The Bengkulu governor has sent an
invitation to the chairman of the Geoderade Consortium to
sign a memorandum of understanding. The consortium
will produce and export fresh tuna to Europe.
NINE NEW INVESTMENT IN WEST NUSA TENGGARA
PROVINCE : Nine new investment projects were
registered in West Nusa Tenggara province between
January and mid-June this year, increasing to 211 the
total number of investment project in the eastern
Indonesia province. The Head of the provincial investment
coordinating board, H. Ripai said that the new investors
have commenced their activities in tourism and fishery
sectors.
RI-TAIWAN TRY TO INCREASE TRADE VOLUME : Over
the last five years, Indonesia has enjoyed surplus in
trading with Taiwan booking the highest surplus value at
US $1.1 billion in year 2001. Indonesia-Taiwan trade
volume reached the highest value of US $3.6 billion in
year 2000. According to the Investment Coordinating
Board (BKPM), during the year 1967-2002 the
government had issued licenses for the total investment
of US $5.316,2 million and absorbed thousands of
domestic and foreign workers. In the closing of Regional
Exported Products Exhibition in Ternate, October 2002
Maluku regional office of Industry and Trade, A Gafur,
said that many Taiwanese businessmen were interested
in purchasing fishery products as the main category of
North Maluku. In a meeting with Indonesian businessmen
in Jakarta in April 2003, Senior Specialist Market
Development Council of Taiwan, James KJ Chen, said
that Indonesian domestic market was quite large so that
many Taiwanese business were interested in doing
business with Indonesia. He further added that Indonesia
economy which tend to be more stable and made
progress had motivated Taiwanese businessmen to
choose Indonesia as potential market for some primary
products produced together by Indonesia and Taiwanese
businessmen. For the long term, Taiwanese businessmen
will pay attention to the developments of several kinds of
industry in Indonesia.
RI TARGETS 5% INCREASE IN EXPORTS TO UAE :
Indonesian government has set an export target of US
$2.85 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year.
Agus Tjahjono, head of the Africa and Middle East
development and market maintenance division at the
National Export Development Board told that the target
was well above the previous year’s figure of US $719.5
million. Agus Tjahjono added that Indonesian government
was aggressively promoting exports, particularly
commodities, in the Middle East and the UAE.
RI, BANGLADESH SIGN TRADE ACCORDS : Indonesia and
Bangladesh recently signed three agreements aimed at
boosting bilateral trade and investment, as Indonesian
President Her Excellency Megawati Soekarnoputri
recently visited the South Asian country. The ministers of
the two countries signed accords on avoiding double
taxation, on giving some Bangladeshi products duty-free
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access to Indonesian markets, and to establishing a joint
business council. Further, the Indonesian President Her
Excellency, Mrs. Megawati Soekarnoputri held talks with
Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Her Excellency Khaleda Zia
on expansion of bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
Bangladesh is seeking to increase its exports to
Indonesia, which currently has a trade surplus of nearly
US $168 million with Bangladesh. Further, Bangladesh is
seeking to increase exports to Indonesia of products such
as silk fabric, ceramic tiles and artificial flowers.
RI AND JAPAN SIGN TOURISM COOPERATION : Indonesia
and Japan recently signed an agreement on tourism
cooperation as part of Indonesian President Her
Excellency Megawati Soekarnoputri’s visit to Japan
between June 22 and June 25, 2003. Indonesian State
Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gde Ardika signed the
agreement with Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure
and Transportation Chikage Oogi. It is further hoped that
with this cooperation agreement, the number of Japanese
tourists coming to Indonesia will increase. The
cooperation involves not only the Japanese and
Indonesian governments but also tourism organizations
and institutions. Indonesian Tourism Minister said that the
joint statement indeed underlined four prominent things :
joint promotion between two countries, tourism product
development, improvement on human resources, and a
cooperation between the private sector.
PC SALES IN INDONESIA FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF
2003 : Sales of personal computers (PC) reached
129,000 units in the first quarter of the current year in the
country or increased of 13% year-on-year. Business
sector was still a main consumer accounting for 75% of
the total sales in the first three months of this year.
Individual buyers accounted for 10% of the total sales in
the first quarter while the educational sector and the
government sectors accounted for 15% of the total sales.
The five vendors Hewlett-Packard, Acer, IBM, Dell, and
Zyrex accounted for 75% of the market size of PC in the
country and the rest were in locally assembled products
without brand. By processor technology, Pentium 4
accounted for 85% of the sales and the rest are in
Celeron, AMD, etc.
MICROSOFT AND APKOMINDO TO PROMOTE SOFTWARE
: PT Microsoft Indonesia and the Indonesia Computer
Business Association (Apkomindo) signed
a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to
promote the use of licensed software in Indonesia. The
key points of Microsoft-Apkomindo MOU were like;
1). PT Microsoft Indonesia will provide training about the
benefits and the optimal usage of Microsoft licensed
software for the sales managers of Apkomindo
members.
2). In return, Apkomindo will promote Microsoft licensed
software to consumers.
3). Microsoft will provide funds for Apkomindo to hold
computer-related activities such as computer
exhibitions. The amount of the funds depends on how
much Microsoft-licensed software Apkomindo sells.
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YOGYAKARTA TO BECOME CYBER CITY : In an attempt to
accelarate the development of Yogyakarta into a cyber
province, Governor Sri Sultan Hamenkubuwono X said
that he would soon draft a gubernational decree on
electronic information and transactions. Speaking to the
Journalists on the sidelines of a seminar titled Jogya
Towards Cybercity : Opportunities and Challenges, the
governor had asked Yogyakarta-based multimedia expert
Roy Suryo to prepare the draft decree. Meanwhile
Yogyakarta has juest secured a US $ 20 million
investment from Exelcom, a cellular telecommunications
provider, in the form of a fiber optic network. Roy Suryo
has said that the decree would basically regulate and
provide protection for business transactions using
electronic communications, including e-mails and text
message. Roy further added that once the decree issued,
Yogyakarta will be the country’s first province to have
such a regulations.
OPENING OF JAKARTA FAIR : A grandiose ceremony
marked the opening of the annual Jakarta Fair as the
event is hoped to provide jakartans with many forms of
entertainment to mark the city’s 476th anniversary.
Indonesian President, Her Excellency Megawati
Soekarnoputri accompanied by Indonesian Minister of
Trade and Industry, Rini Suwandi and Governor Sutiyoso
were welcomed by mix of traditional and modern songs
and dances before officially opening the Jakarta Fair
2003. The Jakarta Fair 2003 runs from June 12 to July 13
at the Jakarta Fairground in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
The event is projected to generate some Rp 200 billion in
business revenues from as many as 1,022 participants
consisting of 653 private companies, 7 foreign private
companies, 19 state/regional state-own enterprises, 20
regencies, and 303 small-scale businesses with some two
million visitors expected, which is higher 25% than the last
year of 1,615,267. The 44-square hectare area in
Kemayoran glittered with festive promotional booths
decorated lavishly with various architectural themes. This
year’s event will also feature the newly introduced Lantern
Festival, located in the northern part of the fair’s ground.
The festival is supported by China’s Suzhou Gu Sung
Lanterns. Throughout the month-long fair, prominent local
musicians are scheduled to entertain visitors at the
event’s main stage.
AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES TO FLY TO BALI : The Australian
Airlines in its major expansion has started to serve flights
from Sydney and Melbourne to Bali starting June 27. The
first Australian Airlines flight constituting part of bridge, an
Airbus B-767-200 with 271 passengers on board, landed
at Denpasar’s Ngurah Rai airport. Australian Airlines
currently operates nearly 30 flights a week between
Cairns and six destinations in Asia, the aircraft plans to
operate three services a week for its Sydney-Bali
schedule and once a week for Melbourne-Bali schedule .
DUMAI AIRPORT IN RIAU TO SERVE COMMERCIAL
FLIGHTS : Pinang Kampai Airport in Dumai, Riau
Province, has recently been licensed to serve commercial
flights. Before obtaining the license, the airport had been
serving only aircraft owned by state oil company
Pertamina, U.S. oil company Caltex and other oil
companies.
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FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS IN INDONESIA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY & AUGUST 2003
Date
Event
Products
Scale
Location
City
Organizer
2-6 Jul
JAKARTA
INTERNATIONAL
HOUSEWARE FAIR
HOUSEWARE
International
JICC, Senayan Jakarta
B.P.E.N. (Nafed)
2-6 Jul
CRAFT SHOW 2003
Handicraft
National
Hall A,BSJCC
Mediatama
Binakreasi
3-4 Jul
IIOGE
Oil And Gas
International
Assembly Hal- Jakarta
BSJCC
Rantai Expo Prima
3-6 Jul
SURF GROOVE EXPO 2003 Surfing Equipment and Fashion
XTREME GAmes indonesia Extreme Sport Equip and Fashion
2003
International
Hall B,BSJCCJakarta , Hall
B, BSJCCJakarta
Jakarta
Sinar Expo Prima,
Sinar Expo Prima
5-13 Jul
IDEAL FURNITURE 2003
Furniture
Local
Landmark
Convention
Hall
Bandung
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
9-13 Jul
FESTIVAL KOMPUTER
INDONESIA (V)
Computer
National
Hall B, BSJCC
Jakarta
Dyandra
Promosindo
9-13 Jul
INDOSOFT 2003
Software
National
Hall B BSJCC
Jakarta
Dyandra
Promosindo
9-13 Jul
FOCUS 2003
Photography
National
Hall A BSJCC
Jakarta
Dyandra
Promosindo
16-20 Jul
BANDUNG COMPUTER
FAIR IV
Computer
Local
Landmark
Convention
Hall
Bandung
Indocitra Mandiri
19-27 Jul
JAKARTA MOTOR SHOW
2003
Automotive
International
Hall A & B
Assembly
BSJCCJakarta
Jakarta
Dyandra
Promosindo
24-27 Jul
INDOMACHINE EXPO
2003
All Kind of Machinery
International
Hall A,B,&C
Jakarta FairKemayoran
Jakarta
Promexco
Internusa
2-10 Aug
JABEX 2003 (WEST JAVA
EXPO)
Potential Products from West Java
International
Hall
A,B,C,D,E,
Dirgantara
Fairground
Bandung
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
2-10 Aug
PRJB 2003 (WEST JAVA
FAIR)
Multi Products
National
Hall A,B,C,D,E
Dirgantara
Fairground
Bandung
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
2-10 Aug
JAKRTA INTERNATIONAL
FURNITURE
Furniture
National
Hall A, BSJCC
Jakarta
Rumah Promosi
Indonesia
INDO DEFENCE EXPO &
FORUM 2003
Defence Equipment
International
Hall A & B
Jakarta FairKemayoran
Jakarta
Napindo Media
Ashatama
5-12 Aug
PAMERAN BUKU
BANDUNG
Education & Book Fair
Local
Bandung
Bandung
IKAPI
8-17 Aug
BATAM EXPO
Multi Product
Local
Batam Center
Core
Batam
Mitra Duta Solindo
16-24 Aug
INDONESIA PROPERTY
2003
Housing
National
Hall A, BSJCC
Jakarta
Rumah Promosi
Indonesia
16-24 Aug
FURNITURE FAIR
Furniture
National
Hall B, JSCC
Jakarta
Mediatama
Binakreasi
20-22 Aug
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
Industrial
Local
Graha Wisata
Niaga
Solo,
Central
Java
Departemen
Perindustrian dan
Perdagangan
20-24 Aug
COMPUTER
Computer
Local
World Trade
Centre
Surabaya,
East Java
Intra Media
Promosindo
Surabaya
21-24 Aug
PAM KELAUTAN &
PERIKANAN INDONESIA
2003
Fisheries Products, Port, Fishing
Industry
National
Hall B, BSJCC
Jakarta
Antheus Indo AdPro
22-31 Aug
RUMAH INDONESIA
Housing
Local
AJBS
Pasaraya
Surabaya
Surabaya,
East Java
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
Surabaya
26 Aug-30 Aug BUMN EXPO
State Owned Products, Industries &
Services
International
Assembly Hall Jakarta
JCC
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
27 Aug-30 Aug SIMEX 2003
Machinery
International
World Trade
Center
Surabaya
Multisarana Niaga
Kreasindo
THE 1st JAKARTA
INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT FORUM
Investment Forum & Global Resource
Exh
International
Hall A,B,
BSJCC
Jakarta
Debindomulti
Adhiswasti
EXPO 17
Multi Products
Local
Graha Wisata
Niaga
Solo,
Central
Java
Trisurya Gemilang
5-8 Aug
28-30 Aug
30 Aug-8 Sep
Jakarta
For the det ailed inform ation on the above mentioned Exhibitions please Cont act this Consulat e General for further inform ation
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"GUNUNG KAWI", BALI'S ANCIENT ROCKY TEMPLE
Gunug Kawi is an ancient rocky temple situated in Pakerisan River, near Tampaksiring village Gianyar Regency in Bali. This archaeological complex is carved out of the living rock, dating
back to 11th century. The temple with majesty and richness in history has been proposed by
Governor of Bali to be listed on the World Heritage Sites. The countryside where the complex is
located offers beautiful view of lush and footpath down to reach the temple, passing through
spectacular rice terraces. The appealing, mystifying, and magnifying natural sceneries from the
footpath, which leads from the road down to the temple will be more impressive, with the
sound of water trickling along the irrigation channels at the bottom of a valley. The only sound
you hear is that produced by farmers who work on their rice fields. To reach the complex,
visitors must walk about 600 meters from the parking lot to the ticket counter then walked
down on approximately 315 stone steps. Before taking a cross on the bridge at the bottom of
the valley, you can see the first stone monument. Another group of stone monument is carved
on the left side of the main temple across the river. The monuments are shaped in relief on a
solid rock hill, commonly called "candi".
There are shaped like burial towers, telling identity of the royal personages honored here. Those are mostly found all over Central
and East Java. As the sources from any historical books about Bali and related to the information given by the temple's care taker,
Ketut Raharja suggested that Those five 'candi' in the main group were built for King Udayana, his Javanese queen Gunapriya, his
concubine, his illustrious eldest son Airlangga who ruled over East Java, and his youngest son Anak Wungsu. Reigning over Bali from
AD 1050 to 1077, Anak Wungsu is believed to have given up his kingdom to become a religious hermit. In the right of the main
ensemble of temples is a cloister with five cells carved out of rock. The cloister inmates most likely were caretakers of the 'candi'.
There's a second hermitage near the main cloister, consisting of niches around a central courtyard, which might have served as
sleeping quarters for visiting pilgrims. To get into this part of the temple visitors must take off their shoes. Being in the center area,
where "candi" are carved, you might feel that you were reborn back to the past. It is impossible to capture all the surrounding beauty
found in this spot on film. And you could easily imagine living here in peaceful and tranquil setting, getting along with the local
people who sell craft items along the footpath.
TWO MYSTICAL HOLY CAVES IN BALI
Goa Gajah (elephant cave) and Goa Lawah (bat cave) are two frequently-visited
historical sites in Bali that contain many significant meaning for Balinese Hindus.
Situated in Bedulu Village, Gianyar, Goa Gajah is believed to have been carved from a
hillside as a monastery in the 11th century, though it wasn't rediscovered until 1923.
The name of this cave is probably taken from the nearby Petanu River, which at one
time was known as Elephant River, or possibly because the entrance to the cave
resembles an elephant. It is used by the Balinese as a holy place for worshipping the
God Shiva and his elephant-headed son Ganesha. Buddha statues and fertility
symbols can be found inside the cave, suggesting that it had a long history of
religious use. Today, it is a cool, dark place to contemplate Bali's distant past. The
origins of the cave are uncertain. One tale relates that it was created by the fingernail
of the legendary giant of Kebo Iwo. It probably dates at least to the 11th century,
and it was certainly in existence at the time of the Majapahit takeover of Bali. The
cave was rediscovered by Dutch archeologists in 1923, but the fountains and bathing
pools were not unearthed until 1954. Inside the T-shaped cave you can see
fragmentary remains of Lingam, the phallic symbol of the Hindu God Shiva, and its
female counterpart the Yoni, plus a statue of Shiva's son, the elephant headed God
Ganesha. In the counter yard in front of the cave are two square bathing pools with
water gushing into them from waterspouts held by six female figures. To the left of
the cave entrance, in a small pavilion, is a statue of Hariti, surrounded by children.
Located on southeast coast of Bali in Wates Village, Goa Lawah (bat cave) is on the
border between Klungkung and Karangasem regencies. This cave is located in the
inner yard of a temple compound. A distinctly batty stench exudes from the cave and
the roofs of the temple shrines in front of the cave are liberally coated with bat
droppings.
Superficially, the temple is small and unimpressive, but it is very old and of great significance to the Balinese. Goa Lawah Temple is
one of the island's nine special Sad Kahyangan Temples, and as such it is the designated holy place to honor the God Maheswara,
who resides in this section of the island. Religious processions visit the temple every day, and it is a particular focus for religious rites
associated with death. In front of the cave are small shrines of a Shivaite temple guarding the cave's entrance. This site has been
worshipped since around 1000 A.D., and was founded by an itinerant holy man, named Resi Markandya (a holy priest from Java). The
cave is also said to lead all the way to Besakih, but nobody has yet volunteered to confirm this since the bats provide sustenance for
the legendary giant snake, Naga Basuki, which is also believed to live in the cave. This ancient reptile is believed to be the caretaker
of the earth's equilibrium, a belief which stems from pre-Hindu animism.
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Of the oldest monuments on Bali Gunung Kawi is the largest and maybe also the most impressive. Like Goa Gajah this site is
around 1.000 years old, probably built at the end of the 11th century. Gunung Kawi was first discovered by Europeans in
1920, even if the local population had knowledge of it a long time before that. The monument is located just south of the city
Tampaksiring, about 40 km north of Denpasar, in an area where Hinduism first got a foothold on Bali. The site consists of a
total of 10 temples or shrines carved out of the mountain, each of these stands inside a 7 meter high niche for protection
against the weather. These are only facades, there are no inner chambers. The 10 temples are spread on three sites, 5 is
located east of the river, 4 on the west side and one is built on a separate place about one km further south in the valley.
There are split opinions of what Gunung Kawi really means, one explanation is "carvings in mountain", another "mountain of
poetry". It's also not clear who built the monument and why. Like Goa Gajah and all other ancient sites between the
Pakrisan and Petanu rivers this one is in old tradition believed to have been carved out of the mountain in one night by the
giant Kebo Iwo.
There is no doubt that each temple is a monument over a dead royal figure, mainly because they have the same shape as
burial towers found all over Central and East Java. Exactly which royalties these are made for is disputed, the most popular
theory is that the five temples east of the river is built for king Udayana, his Javanese queen Guna Pria Dharma Patni, his
concubine, his oldest son Airlangga who ruled East Java, and his youngest son Anak Wungsu. Anak Wungsu ruled on Bali
from 1050 to 1077. The four temples on the west side of the river should then have been built for the chief concubines of
Anak Wungsu. The tenth, about one km away, is probably built to honor Rakryan, Anak Wungsu's prime minister.
Another theory is that the entire complex has been built only for Anak Wungsu, his wives and favorite concubines, who
probably killed themselves to follow their ruler into eternity. This particular architecture do probably originate on Java, it's
also said that it can resemble Indian temples. The unique about these monuments compared to other similar places is that
they do not stand freely, but is a part of the mountain.
To the right of the main entrance is a Buddhist monastery, the monks was probably caretakers of Gunung Kawi. The complex
is open daily, and the area is nice and tidy and surrounded by lovely rice paddies and palm forest. From the souvenir stalls on
the top you walk down a long, steep stairway with 315 steps and through a gate that is carved out of the mountain. Don't
miss this place, it is absolutely worth a visit! A bit confusing is that there is another Gunung Kawi in the Sebatu village 5 km
further north, this is a bathing place.
Goa Gajah
The mysterious Goa Gajah (elephant cave) is one of the oldest relics on Bali. The exact time of origin is
uncertain, but archeologists estimate the cave to have been built around year 1022 AD. This was long
before Majapahit entered the island, and also hundreds of years before the first Europeans set foot here.
The site is a mix of Hindu- and Buddhist symbols, among them the cave in an artistically carved cliff, a
bathing place with fountains, a statue of the Buddhist goddess Hariti, other Buddha figures and a pool.
The cave was only known by the locals until 1923, when a young Dutch heard some conversation about a
monster head with elephant ears and found the place.
It soon became apparent that it was rather a head of a demon, not an elephant, but this misunderstanding probably gave the
cave it's name. Another explanation for the name is that it comes from the statue of the elephant god Ganesh, a third
explanation is that Javanese writings from 1365 says that a Buddhist man, an hermit, lived near Lwa Gajah, the elephant
river. This probably points to the river Petanu close by and probably also to the cave, which is quite similar to hermitages
found on East Java. Yet another, but not so scientific, interpretation of the name is that it was created by the legendary
giant Kebo Iwo, who also according to the myth built Gunung Kawi and Yeh Pulu. The demon above the caves entrance
should then be a portrait of the same Kebo Iwo.
The demon is in fact meant to protect the site, this is quite common on Bali were demonic faces like this is found on temples
and other buildings all over the island. Who this particular demon is meant to portrait is still disputed, except for Kebo Iwo it
has been suggested that this is the witch Rangda or maybe Shiva Pasiputi, who divided the cosmic mountain Mahameru in
two and created the rival mountains Agung and Batur and the characteristic split gate that can be seen everywhere on Bali.
The demons fingertips seems to push aside a jungle of carved animals, cliffs, leaves, waves and demons.
The cave is manmade and has the shape of a T, it is two meters high and one meter wide. It contains 15 niches that is
regarded as a proof that this was not a temple. At the end of the left wing there is a one meter tall, four armed statue of the
elephant god Ganesh, at the end of the right wing there is three half meter tall "linga", fertility symbols of the Hindu God
Shiva. On the walls there are some old-Javanese writings which has helped to establish the time of origin of the cave. The
bathing place in front of the cave was not discovered before 1954. It then became apparent that the whole complex has
been an important religious site in old Bali. Parts of the statues in the bathing pools were first found close by the cave, and
later the bathing place itself were excavated. The bathing place is parted in two, one for men and one for women, each part
with three water sprouting statues. The statue parts first found did fit perfectly to the parts found by the pools. Another
bathing place were later found further down the hill, with steps leading down to it. These findings is said to be the most
important done on Bali since WW2.
To the left of the cave there is a statue of the Buddhist goddess Hariti, once a child-eating witch
worshipped in India. She converted to Buddhism and completely changed into a fertility goddess and a
protector of children. On Bali she is also known as Men Brayut, a name often used on poor women with
many children. South of the cave there is a small shrine with two Buddha figures, or it used to be two until
2000 when one was stolen. Close by there is some fragments of old relief's, probably much older than the
cave. This area looks like a garden, and is a pleasant area to take a walk.
Goa Gajah can be difficult to find on your own, from south you drive towards Gianyar, by the "baby monument" after Batuan
you continue straight ahead towards Ubud, then turn right at Teges towards Bedulu, the site is on the right side two
kilometers before the village Bedulu. You know you're there when you see the large parking lot and the many souvenir stalls.
From Goa Gajah it is possible to take a walk among the rice fields in Bedulu and to Yeh Pulu, it is recommended that you pay
one of the local kids to guide you.
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Goa Lawah
There is no doubt why Goa Lawah, the bat cave, has got this name. Thousands of noisy bats fills the air in
and around the cave, and there is a sharp smell of bat droppings which covers the ground in a thick layer.
It is also said that pythons live inside the cave, feeding on the bats. This sacred cave starts at the foot of
a hill, according to the legends it continues all the way to the base of Gunung Agung via an underwater
river and surfaces inside the temple Pura Goa (the cave temple) inside the Besakih temple complex,
about 25 km away. A story tells how a prince of Mengwi once entered the cave and came out in Besakih,
but later nobody has tried to copy this journey.
Today it is not allowed to enter the cave, which may be a fortunate thing, according to local legends this is also the home of
Naga Basuki, the mythical and sacred dragon of the Agung mountain, caretaker of the earth's equilibrium. He is honored
with offerings in the temple.
A Shiva temple guards the entrance, here is several shrines covered in bat droppings. Pura Goa Lawah is like Goa Gajah one
of the oldest attractions on Bali, probably dating all the way back to 1007 AD and founded by the holy man Empu Kuturan.
The cave is said to have been the center of a meeting in 1904 among the princes of Bali in order to make a plan to stop the
Dutch invasion. Pura Goa Lawah is one of the most important state temples on the island, and in front of the cave there are
new temple buildings, nice but very similar to other newer temples on Bali.
This has undoubtedly become a tourist trap, with many souvenir stalls and very annoying hawkers. When you have fought
your way through this you will see an interesting place, but probably you will not be able to hang around for a long time
because of the smelly and noisy bats. Then you can have a relaxing walk on the beach just opposite the main road. This is
not a good place for swimming, but has an excellent view towards Nusa Penida.
Goa Lawah is located along the main road on the south east coast of Bali, about 9 km east of Semarapura (Klungkung). This
is an interesting road along the coast where you can enjoy hills, forests and rice fields.
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