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Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam ... The head of Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Razali Abubakar, said Singapore has been helping Indonesia control both civilian and military air traffic in parts of Riau Islands for the past 45 years ... Zone A includes air traffic from over Batam Island to Singapore. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
House seen avoiding vote on FTZ Oct 4, 2007
In line with the amended legislation, the government issued three government regulations last month establishing the entire island of Batam, and parts of Bintan and Karimun islands as FTZs, with these zones due to become operative no later than early January ... The government has said that thanks to the designation of the Batam, Bintan and Karimun FTZs, 20 firms had expressed a willingness to invest up to $1. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Myanmar generals vs. monks Oct 2, 2007
Enter your search terms. The junta is playing a dangerous game. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Watch fate of domestic workers Sep 28, 2007
RAHAYU GABRELLE Chairwoman Solidaritas Migran Scalabrini Batam. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Nurhasanah and Marlina: Two sisters in the fish cake business Sep 21, 2007
Pempek Pak Raden soon got a name for itself and within two years branches had opened up in Jambi, Jakarta, Depok, Lampung, Bekasi, Batam, Pekanbaru and Bandung ... "Our dream of opening a branch in Kuala Lumpur might come true after we learn about its market potential. We need to look at the project from every angle as the basic ingredients cannot be obtained in Kuala Lumpur. If we send it from Palembang, it will cost a lot. Probably we can send it from our branch in Batam. But we still need to... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
TNT Express Indonesia to focus on growing European market Sep 19, 2007
TNT Express Indonesia, which started its business in 1979 under the name of PT Skypak International, now has more than 17 branch offices, 14 agents and 600 staff, and operates through six gateways -- Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Balikpapan, Medan and Batam. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
House challenges legality of new FTZs Sep 13, 2007
The fate of the newly inaugurated Batam, Bintan and Karimun free trade zones (FTZs) appears to be in limbo as members of the House of Representatives continue to question the legal basis for their establishment ... Mari said that Batam and Bintan islands, which are supposed to benefit from their proximity to Singapore, had failed to benefit from substantial economic growth due in part to the lack of legal certainty surrounding the status of the islands ... In terms of foreign investment, Batam... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Singapore: 90 minutes and a world away Sep 10, 2007
It's less than a 90-minute flight from Jakarta, a fast ferry ride from Batam, or a quick hop across the strait from Medan. Geography alone would make it a first-choice destination. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Batam hosts regional investment expo Sep 8, 2007
Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam. A three-day regional investment promotion expo got underway in Batam on Friday, with all 33 of country's provinces taking part in the hope of piquing the interest of investors ... The regional event, the second time in as many years, is being organized by BKPM and the Batam Authority. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Photographer chronicles life in red-light districts Sep 7, 2007
Women and girls from these places are often taken to Batam, Jakarta, Lampung, Palembang, Bengkulu, Riau, Jambi and Medan. Second, the middle route, mostly from Central Java. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Provinces to showcase business opportunities during expo Sep 7, 2007
All 33 of the country's provinces will showcase their economic potentials during a three-day regional investment promotion expo to be held in Batam starting today. This will be only the second exhibition ever to promote business and investment opportunities in all of the country's provinces, according to a release from the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), which is organizing the event in collaboration with the Batam Authority ... The release added that after Batam, the BKPM will organize a... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Free trade zone shackled Sep 4, 2007
Legal uncertainties are looming over investors on Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands near Singapore after four factions representing more than 260 of the 550-member House of Representatives decided to reject the legislative foundation that would have given the government the mandate to designate certain areas as free trade zones (FTZ) ... It did almost nothing in the way of improving the legislative foundation for SEZ or FTZ even after it signed with the Singapore government an economic... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
RI, Singapore make progress in FTZs Aug 30, 2007
A joint ministerial level meeting between Indonesia and Singapore in Bali on Wednesday highlighted significant progress in the development of the Batam, Bintan and Karimun free trade zones (FTZs) ... The most recent progress made by Indonesia was the issuance of three regulations last week, which formally established Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands in the Riau islands province as FTZs for 70 years, with actual implementation expected to commence no later than early January, next year ... The... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Riau Islands SEZs in place 'by September' Aug 26, 2007
The government will have set up the management agencies for the special economic zones (SEZs) in the Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands by September, as required by recently issued government regulations ... Boediono said that the existing Batam Authority would be one of the management agencies, with a higher body -- an "SEZ council"-- to be set up for the three islands ... "There will be separate management agencies for Batam, Bintan and Karimun, and the SEZ council," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Dr Balaji on two-day working visit to Batam Aug 25, 2007
SINGAPORE : Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Balaji Sadasivan is in Batam, Indonesia for a two-day working visit ... Dr Balaji also attended a Singapore National Day reception in Batam ... On Saturday, he will officiate at the Opening Ceremony of a Singapore International Foundation Singapore Volunteer Overseas Programme in Batam. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Indonesia, Singapore to meet again on economic zone Aug 23, 2007
The government looks set to develop Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands with Singapore, after issuing regulations relating to implementation of the SEZs earlier this week ... Many industrial zones already exist in Batam, most of them investments from Singapore ... Government regulations stipulate that the SEZ for Batam will cover Batam island, as well as the nearby smaller islands of Tonton, Setokok, Nipah, Rempang, Galang and Galang Baru. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Overseas ventures boost earnings for some Aug 13, 2007
We are now engaged in constructing new plants in Brazil and Canada and seek further expansion in the UAE, China and Batam. Human capital is a major challenge to our expansion plans and we have established a subsidiary in India to recruit Indian engineers. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Punished for four weeks after 2 years waiting Aug 9, 2007
RAHAYU GABRELLE Chairman Solidaritas Migran Scalabrini Batam, Riau Islands. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Tourism continues to pick up despite travel warnings Aug 2, 2007
He said the reason for this was because Singapore was close to Batam and Bintan. "The Singaporeans usually come on Saturday, mostly to Batam or Bintan, to spend their weekends their or just to shop," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
SEZ establishment not key to boosting competitiveness: Economist Aug 1, 2007 Quick action needed to head off SEZ competition Jul 26, 2007 96% of ITE grads get job offers within six months Jul 25, 2007 Ratna Sarumpaet: The agony of a senior director Jul 24, 2007 Indonesia's problem zones Jul 19, 2007 Green gathering discusses disaster planning Jul 2, 2007 Kartono Mohamad: Fighting for better medical services Jul 1, 2007 Students learn the beauty of golf Jun 28, 2007 Reforming customs service Jun 28, 2007 S'pore companies volunteer to build homes for the poor in Batam Jun 25, 2007 Maid gets cold feet while making daring escape in KL Jun 18, 2007 Yacht grounded in Indonesia Jun 14, 2007 Autodesk expects 50% sales growth in RI Jun 14, 2007 Singapore, Indonesia ink MOU to enhance safety of ferry services Jun 13, 2007 UMW to invest US$90m in new drilling rig Jun 13, 2007 Action for Education: No child is left behind Jun 10, 2007 Hutchison happy with RI cellular market debut despite tight local competitio Jun 9, 2007 One China, two trade partners Jun 9, 2007 Indonesian planes forced into emergency landings Jun 6, 2007 BSA launches nationwide campaign against rampant software piracy May 25, 2007 Indonesia hopes to ride ace Taufik to cup glory May 18, 2007 Another month in Batam jail? May 12, 2007 Animated film "Sing to the Dawn" slated for 2008 release May 9, 2007 Government may terminate Singapore gas contract midyear May 8, 2007 SIF, NLB join hands for library project in West Sumatra May 1, 2007 Ramunia looks at upstream operations to expand revenue Apr 30, 2007 Brokerage:AIT buy bodes well for Unisem Apr 30, 2007 Khe Wei on track to be selected for Sudirman Cup squad Apr 29, 2007 More pressure on shuttlers ahead of Sudirman Cup Apr 13, 2007 Investment bounces back in first quarter Apr 11, 2007 MidAmerica airport accepts first international cargo Apr 3, 2007 * World News Quick Take Apr 2, 2007 Australian to paddle to Batam in drive to raise funds for people of Mentawai Mar 31, 2007 Aus surfer to paddle from S'pore to RI Mar 28, 2007 Int'l drug ring run from city jail Mar 28, 2007 Indonesia Inc., revisited Mar 27, 2007 Aston, Tauzia hotels plan expansion moves Mar 17, 2007 Hernadi Tanzil: A helping hand for book lovers Mar 16, 2007 Indonesia ups the ante on granite Mar 12, 2007 Mixed signals on granite exports to Singapore Mar 12, 2007 Australians feared dead in Indonesia plane crash Mar 7, 2007 Shrinking isles and dwindling statesmanship Mar 7, 2007 Indonesia plane overshot runway: military official Mar 7, 2007 Time to get tough on country's Islamic radicals Mar 6, 2007 Gas supply to S'pore under review as buyer runs into contract trouble Mar 3, 2007 H-Displays eyes region Listed status to aid access to markets Feb 28, 2007 H-Displays (MSC) Bhd gets listed Feb 27, 2007 Sand ban should be welcomed Feb 21, 2007 Roundup: Chinese Indonesians celebrate lunar new year in style Feb 20, 2007 Singapore 'disappointed' with comment about sand export ban Feb 20, 2007 Ethnic Chinese celebrate new year throughout Indonesia Feb 19, 2007 Officials struggle with Batam sand smuggling Feb 17, 2007 Oil dumping in Malacca Strait threatens environment Feb 10, 2007 Human trafficking: Old practice, new ideas Feb 6, 2007 Tanjung Batu village turns into bridal center Feb 5, 2007 Lafarge stays on in post-tsunami RI to rebuild facilities Jan 29, 2007 H-Displays poised for expansion Jan 29, 2007 No kidding, goats are the answer! Jan 25, 2007 Low cost housing for the masses: how close are we? Jan 17, 2007 Singapore assist Indonesia's civil servants in post-graduate programme at universities Jan 14, 2007 Indonesia fully committed to ASEAN single market: Minister Jan 13, 2007 St. Clair County group promotes MidAmerica airport abroad Jan 12, 2007 Trains, planes and boats Jan 7, 2007 H-Displays to list in first quarter Jan 5, 2007
"Lifting VAT would be just too much. And what is the use of creating SEZs if they create more problems than they solve," he said, adding making SEZs even freer would risk some imported goods being smuggled from the zones to non-SEZ regions, such as happened quite often in Batam island. Regarding Batam, Faizal said that despite its SEZ status, many manufacturers there still complained about such classic problems of overlapping authority between different levels of government, customs problems and... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
MM Lee says Singapore-Indonesian ties remain strong Jul 28, 2007
Singapore and Indonesia are jointly developing a Special Economic Zone in the Riau islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimun, which are near the city state. This is part of efforts to attract foreign investors to Indonesia to boost its economic growth past the current six per cent.. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
"The labor issue is at the top of the list. As we have seen, it is the main reason why a number of factories have closed down in Batam.". Between January and June of this year, it has been reported that at least six firms closed up shop in Batam and Bintan, putting more than 8,000 people out of work ... Batam, along with Bintan and Karimun, was declared an SEZ due to its strategic location near Singapore. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
It is also currently working with Batam Polytechnic to establish quality training facilities and curricula for the Batam-Bintan-Karimun Special Economic Zone," he added. - CNA /ls Copyright ? 2005 MediaCorp News. All rights reserved. Copyright ? 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. - Terms of Service - Community - Help. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
In preparation for the film, the actress undertook field research and interviewed workers and victims of the sex trade in many regions and cities including Batam, Solo, Surabaya, Kalimantan and Indramayu. Her strong desire to make the public more aware of the problem -- including its root cause -- has prompted her to take the issue to the big screen. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Most businesspeople and analysts hailed the economic cooperation agreement Indonesia and Singapore signed in June, 2006, to develop special economic zones (SEZ) on Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands near Singapore as the best chance of quickly attracting foreign investment ... Instead of working harder together with the House to complete legislation on SEZs, Vice President Jusuf Kalla recently decided, against the views of the majority members of the National Team on SEZs, to give Batam the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
"When speaking of spatial planning, usually the government and the House refer to commercial zones. For example, the draft laws for the Batam special economic zones (in Riau Islands province) were hastily deliberated. As a result, there is no spatial planning for green areas," he said. State Minister for the Environment Rahmat Witoelar said he would disseminate the results of the conference to lawmakers in the House and to officials at relevant ministries. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
About 10 years ago his wife moved to Batam where she works as a lawyer. In Jakarta he lives with his daughter who has given him two twin grandsons. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
"Other schools in big cities in Java, like Semarang, Surabaya and Yogyakarta, and other major cities like Medan, Batam, Makassar and Riau are in the pipeline, as we finalize the basic training for our coaches," Miranda said. By the end of next year, the group expects to have introduced the game to more than 10,000 students. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Superior logistics management is the key factor that has prompted the government to develop special economic zones in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands near Singapore. The rationale is that to make domestic industrial firms competitive on the international market, the delivery process of goods should be made expedient and reliable so that manufacturers should not hold large inventories of inputs, thereby cutting their inventory costs. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
BATAM, Indonesia: Some of Singapore's multi-national companies, like MediaCorp, have been building goodwill beyond our shores by partnering non-profit organisation, Habitat for Humanity Singapore, to build homes for the poor in Indonesia's Batam island. When the pioneering team of MediaCorp Batam Build first came to Seroja village in January, odd-job labourer Paulus Balak Kue Sogen and family were living in a shed that flooded regularly ... In Batam alone, there is a need to build at least... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
BATAM (Antara): Funds collected from different institutions for efforts to avert and overcome forest fires for one year amounted to Rp 300 billion (US$33 million), Forestry Minister MS Kaban said Sunday. The minister said the funds were collected from the Office of the Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare (Rp 100 billion), the Forestry Ministry (Rp 66 billion) and the rest from the provincial administrations. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Boats also need to dock and get clearance at Nongsa Point in Batam before moving further into Indonesian waters. It is not known if Sea Shaw had any permits on board. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Autodesk markets its software in Indonesia mainly in Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Medan and Batam, in cooperation with nine local distributors. It also cooperates with the Bandung Institute of Technology, University of Gadjah Mada and the University of Indonesia to encourage them to use its software and improve their curriculum. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
The agreement will see both sides sharing Electronic Navigational Charts for key routes between Singapore and the Indonesian islands of Batam, Bintan and Karimum ... The agreement was inked between the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and its Indonesian counterpart Janhidros in Batam on Tuesday. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Halim Harun said the joint-venture partner for Naga 3 would be Norway-based Standard Drilling ASA, which in turn was a partner in UMW Group's Naga 2 jack-up rig currently under construction in Batam, Indonesia at a total cost of US$176. 5mil. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Indonesia was represented by three regions: Jakarta, Batam and Semarang. We discussed the solutions we can propose as youth to improve education in Indonesia. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Its network already covers about 75 percent of the country's most heavily populated island, Java, and hopes to have expanded coverage to Bali, Sumatra and Batam in the Riau Islands by the end of this year. As a new entrant to the market, the company is running a "buy one, get three" promotion, meaning that if a subscriber buys Rp 10,000-worth of prepaid credits, for instance, he will be able to make Rp 30,000-worth of calls. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Chinese leaders were especially disappointed with the stopover visit of Taiwan President Chen Sui Bian in Batam in May last year as Chen was met by Alwi Hamu, a staff member of Kalla's office, and a number of legislators and local officials. Because of Alwi's reception of Chen, China had delayed Kalla's official visit for six months. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
A Boeing 737-300 of Garuda Indonesia's Citilink unit was travelling between Jakarta and Batam, near Singapore, when it was forced to land in southern Sumatra. A spokesman from the state-owned Garuda told AFP a faulty cargo door seal resulted in a drop in cabin pressure. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Just In)
The police recently raided two Singaporean companies operating on Batam Island with the help of the BSA, whose members include the world's largest software makers. BSA director for the Asia Pacific region, Jeffrey J. Hardee, said here Thursday that during the May 8 raid, two shipping companies, identified only by their initials PT A and PT B, were found to have installed unlicensed Autodesk, Microsoft and Symantec software worth US$500,000 on their 145 personal computers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam ... "Taufik still played well even he lost at the Indonesia Open last week," Sutiyoso said Tuesday, after Indonesia and Malaysia played some warm-up matches in Batam for the June 11-17 mixed team event. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Another month in Batam jail ... Another month in Batam jail ... BATAM, Indonesia : For the past three weeks or so, "home" for two Singaporean managers has been a dark, cramped, windowless cell shared with two others at the Batam Centre police station. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Production is now ongoing at Infinite Frameworks' Studios in Batam. A group of international experts is leading the team of over 70 animators from Singapore and Indonesia. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
The 470-kilometer pipeline transmits the gas from ConocoPhillips' gas field in Grissik, South Sumatra, through Batam. In addition to Conoco's Grissik field, Singapore receives gas from Conoco and its partners' fields in Natuna. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
A similar school mission was undertaken in Batam last year. - CNA/ms. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Currently, all the steel plates are rolled in Batam, Indonesia; Thailand or South Korea. This would essentially be the first such service to be established here. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
AIT's main production facility in Batam, Indonesia has a factory space of 430,556 sq ft, with a monthly output of about 4. 5 to five million units. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
And prior to the tournament, Malaysia will play a friendly match with Indonesia at Batam. On the teams selection, Kim Hock said: We can only announce the team after the coaching and training committee meeting. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Indonesia is also scheduled to play some matches against Malaysia in Batam next month as a warm-up for the Sudirman Cup, following the Indonesia Open Super Series. Lutfi, who led Indonesia to win both the men's and women's Thomas and Uber cups in 1994 and 1996, said his experience in those events would help him deal with the non-technical factors in chasing after the Sudirman Cup. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
4 billion in Batam, Riau Islands. The BKPM figures exclude investments in the financial services industry and the capital markets, which are the responsibilities of other government agencies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
St. Clair County officials said they recently signed an agreement with Batam Industrial Development Authority in Indonesia to create an "air bridge" between Southeast Asia and the midwestern United States. Evergreen Airlines and Cardig International are in discussions to provide the airlift for that bridge, according to the release. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
English, who teaches at United World College of Southeast Asia, is believed to be the first person to "paddleboard" from Singapore to Indonesia's Batam island and back, a total of 80km. Indonesia Pilots argued before crash Two pilots had been arguing moments before their Garuda Airlines passenger jet crashed last month at an Indonesian airport, leaving 21 people dead, a senior investigator said in a television interview broadcast yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
He will paddle from Singapore to Batam over the weekend, using his bare hands. He says: "The Mentawai islands are a place that I frequent quite often during holidays to go surfing. They are so close to us geographically but so far apart from us in terms of health and education so it's a great way for me to give a hand up rather than a handout over there and help the people live lives that we take for granted.". (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
The organization said in a press statement that the 31-year-old schoolteacher at Singapore's United World College of South East Asia would be the first person to try to paddle the round trip of 80 kilometers between Sentosa Island, Singapore, and Batam, Indonesia ... English, who is originally from Avoca Beach, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, expects to be able to complete both legs in about nine hours, leaving Tanjong Beach, Sentosa Island, on Saturday, his 32nd birthday, and returning... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Sherpa entered Indonesia through Batam Port. The international syndicate was uncovered early this month. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
The government took a short cut toward improving the investment climate in designated areas last June by introducing the concept of special economic zones (SEZs) on Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands, in cooperation with Singapore. The government expects the three SEZs to become islands of competence, growth poles and catalysts for investment promotion in the rest of the country. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Tauzia, established in 2002, currently manages four properties under the Harris Hotels and Resorts brand: the Harris Resort Batam in Riau Islands province, Harris Hotel Tuban in Bali, Harris Hotel Kuta in Bali, and Harris Hotel Tebet in Jakarta. The firm boasts an average monthly occupancy rate of between 85 and 90 percent. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
and other prominent publications including Koran Tempo, Media Indonesia, Mata Baca, Batam Pos and Imajio (formerly Aksara literature magazine). Tanzil became a book reviewer by chance. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
BATAM: A second Indonesian navy commander has urged his country's government to impose a ban on the export of granite, barely weeks after Jakarta halted the sale of sand to other countries ... This latest call for a granite ban echo earlier calls by the Commander of Tanjung Pinang Naval Base, First Marshal Among Margono, who was reported to have also proposed a ban to the central government, while Indonesian State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar was quoted by the Batam Pos last week as... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Abdul Khalik/Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Batam. Mixed signals are being sent over the issue of granite exports to Singapore, with the environment ministry and the Navy hinting at a possible ban while the Riau Islands provincial administration has guaranteed the exports will continue. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Staff reportersMarch 7, 2007 - 9:12PM. I saw many bodies, dozens of bodies badly burnt' - airport official. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
After all, more than three decades ago Singapore and Indonesia signed a border agreement that delineated boundaries north of Nipah and Batam islands; this already assures Indonesia's territorial integrity in the face of Singaporean land reclamation to the south. What's more, Indonesian politicians seem all too eager to incur bad blood with their closest neighbor without weighing up the overall benefits of bilateral ties. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Last Friday a Boeing 737-200 operated by local carrier Merpati Nusantara was forced to make an emergency landing on Batam Island after the pilot reported a dangerous oil leak. Copyright. (Yahoo! Asia News)
However, the cleric met resistance in some areas, including on the industrial island of Batam, which abuts Singapore, when he went there to deliver his sermons. Ba'asyir had received his 30 month jail term for blessing the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, including 88 Australian holidaymakers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
The Singaporean stretch of the pipeline connects with a 470-kilometer pipeline owned by Indonesia's state gas company PGN, which transmits the gas from ConocoPhillips' gas field in Grissik, South Sumatra, through Batam. "We will give the company more time to resolve this problem, and so far the contract has not been terminated," Eddy said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
At present, H-Displays did not have any further fund-raising plans besides the listing, Chen said, and the company also had no immediate intention to open more plants or warehouses besides the one in Pasir Gudang, Johor, and two in Batam, Indonesia. We are a 100% export company, and our customers demand shipment constantly. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
At present, H-Displays does not have any further fund-raising plans besides the listing, Chen said, and the company also has no immediate intention to open up more plants or warehouses besides the one it has in Pasir Gudang, Johor and two in Batam, Indonesia. Chen said: "We are a 100% export company, and our customers demand shipment constantly. Hence we think there is no further need to build plants for storage at the moment.". (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Batam and Bintan have sold all their easy-to-get sand at "dirt cheap" prices. Nowadays, local building industries there are so short of sand that the stuff is illegally mined from around and under people's houses and from protected areas. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Other cities in Indonesia with ethnic Chinese communities like Medan, Surabaya, Batam, Balikpapan and Pontianak also observed the Chinese New Year smoothly and peacefully these days. Public displays of Chinese culture and religious practices by Chinese Indonesians, who make up around 5 percent of Indonesia's 225 million population, were banned under the three-decade rule of former President Suharto, who stepped down in 1998. (People's Daily Online, China)
On Sunday Vice Governor Muhammad Sani of the Riau Islands province expressed conviction that despite the sand export ban imposed on Feb. 6, Singapore would retain its commitment to cooperating on the Special Economic Zone in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands ... Batam has experienced a drop in investment value, however, with the closure of a number of foreign companies ... -- With additional reporting by Fadli from Batam. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Indonesia's ethnic Chinese communities in other cities especially in Medan (North Sumatra), Surabaya (East Java), Batam ( Riau, Sumatra), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Balikpapan (East Kalimantan) and Pontianak (West Kalimantan), also observed the Chinese New Year smoothly and peacefully on Sunday, local press reported. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam ... Gen. Sutarman said in Batam on Friday ... Djoko Sumaryono, during a ceremony in Batam. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
The chairman of the Association of Batam Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management Companies (Aspel B3) named only Kurniawan said on Friday that waste from illegal tank cleaning activities in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore ended up polluting the province almost every year ... It eventually winds up on Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands ... The latest case of waste dumping was reported in Bakau Serip village, Nongsa, Batam, at the end of December. (Xinhuanet, China)
For decades women from North Sulawesi have been trafficked to Sorong and Timika to become sex workers, as have those from Entikong and Indramayu been trafficked to Batam. Jakarta is a perpetual magnet for the sex trade. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Wedding clothes produced by Tanjung Batu villagers are not only sold in Palembang and South Sumatra, but also in Batam, Lampung and Jakarta. Some are even sold in neighboring Singapore. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
3 million tons of cement from Langkawi and channeling them through our four terminals in Lhoknga in Aceh, Batam in Riau, Belawan in North Sumatra, and Dumai terminal. We have approximately 35 percent of market share in our markets, which comprise Aceh, North Sumatra, and Riau. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
The Singapore-based company has a total of 847 employees 18 in the Singapore headquarters, 118 at manufacturing plants in Pasir Gudang, Johor, and 711 at two plants in Batam, Indonesia. He doesn't rule out setting up plants in other countries in the future. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
As reported in the Post on Jan. 15, from next month, PT Barelang Livestock Center (BLC) in Batam Riau will export up to 25,000 goats per month from Indonesia to the Middle Eastern countries. The demand for goats there amounts to nine million goats per year, with demand being concentrated on Islamic festivities, while the BLC is only able to supply 300,000 goats per year. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Sixty percent of this will be parsimonious flats spread across ten big cities in Indonesia -- Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Palembang, Medan, Batam, Banjarmasin and Makassar. But in spite of this, many hurdles still lie ahead, involving aspects such as financing, incentives for developers as well as supervision. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
"For Indonesia we also make special effort to tailor courses that are specific to their needs. Not just those from the centre in Jakarta but those in Riau, in Batam - we worked quite closely with them as well to offer them courses which are more specific to them and their particular needs over there. It helps that some of the people who have gone on this program are the people who will be working in the special economic zone. So it gives us a special understanding an entre into these people as... (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
The Indonesian government, Mari said, already introduced a single-window customs system in Batam last year. This custom system aims to simplify export and import procedures, which used to involve going to 35 separate government agencies, into a unified procedure involving only one or two agencies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
The delegates met Jan. 8-10 in Batam, Indonesia, with the governor of Riau Islands Province, as well as the Batam Industrial Development Authority, which is responsible for Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, to encourage investment in the Metro East county, according to a release Thursday ... Riau Islands, including Batam Island, are located south of the South China Sea, and border with Singapore and other parts of Malaysia. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
There have been a fair amount of Indonesian plane crashes in recent years, while only this week a Lion Air plane skidded off the runway at Ambon airport and a friend of mine's Adam Air flight to Batam was canceled because the plane needed repairs. Bad weather and poor maintenance are usually blamed for crashes here and there is probably a bit of truth in both of these assessments. (Jakarta Post)
The group has a manufacturing plant in Pasir Gudang and two plants in Batam, Indonesia. For the financial year ended Dec 31, 2005, the company had total revenue of about RM68mil. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
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