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I. Eco-Turismo Naturale
II. Siti per le Immersioni
III. Surf Breaks
IV. Parchi Nazionali
V. Turismo Culturale
VI. Vulcani
VII. Visti

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I. Nature Eco-Tourism
II. Dive Sites
III. Surf Breaks
IV. National Parks
V. Cultural Tourism
VI. Volcanoes
VII. Visa

Indonesian President SBY discusses with Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos SP. Kyprianou issues pertaining to efforts to strengthen bilateral relationship and cooperation, as well as on exploring new opportunities. In 2010, trade volume between Cyprus and Indonesia reached US$ 18,125 million. Additionally, realized Cypriot investments in Indonesia reached the value of US$ 10,597 million.

Jakarta. Indonesia and Cyprus were preparing an agreement on tourism to support both countries’ plan to cooperate in the sector, Indonesian Presidential spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said here on Wednesday.

The spokesman made the statement after Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos SP.Kyprianou at the State Palace.

He said that both sides now were preparing a Memorandum of Understanding in the tourism sector to support the cooperation.

“We note that they have been interested in cooperation in the tourism sector,” said Faizasyah,

During the meeting, the economic issue was also discussed, he said.

Indonesia targets 7.7 million foreign tourist arrivals this year after the country exceeded foreign tourist arrivals of 7 million people last year. The government expected them to spend 8. 4 billion U.S. dollars this year, higher than that of last year at 7.6 billion U.S. dollars.

To boost the arrival, Indonesia needs to step up cooperation with more countries.

The number of foreign holiday makers visiting Bali, the center of the country’s tourist industry, rose by 16.81 percent to 208, 300 in January, year on year, the Statistic Bureau announced on Tuesday.

The Indonesian tourism industry has recovered from the impact of terrorism, and epidemics.

Source: Xinhua – 2 March 2011
Photo: Presidential Palace

Indonesia is looking to attract more overseas funds to support its rapid infrastructure growth, with a vision to provide reliable, beneficial and sustainable Public Works infrastructure to support the realization of a safe and peaceful, fair and democratic and more prosperous Indonesia.  There incentives for investments including fiscal and tax incentives and tax holiday for certain investment sectors. 

Below are some presentations from Indonesian Ministry of Public Works concerning infrastructure investment.

- Regulation on Public Infrastructure Investment and Doing Construction Business

- Water Supply and Solid Waste Management Investment Opportunities in Indonesia

- Toll Road Investment Opportunities in Indonesia 1

- Toll Road Investment Opportunities in Indonesia 2

By 2050, the size of the Indonesian banking sector could rival that of France or Italy, while returns could be considerably higher. Organisations require a clear strategy to match their ambitions to the relative pros and cons of organic growth, acquisition, branch or joint-venture options.

Download this paper from PricewaterhouseCoopers to know more outlines concerning the prospects for market growth and assesses the various options for entry and development.

Currently, Indonesia maintains 21 million hectares of protected forest out of the existing 133 million hectares of forest across its islands. The protected forest keeps high biodiversity where the wild animal live freely. Indonesian oil palm plantations area in 2009 occupied 7,8 million hectares and in 2008 was 7,3 million hectares. From this amount, about 3,8 million hectares originated from forest while the remaining come from conversion of other uses.

Investment in palm oil industry in Indonesia is very prospective, in particular for the downstream processing industries. According to research, Indonesia was predicted to gain the higher share in capturing this market opportunity, 50 % of the world market. Total investment required for CPO plants development, in particular downstream industry of palm oil  by 2020 is estimated US $  567 million – 750 million.

The Indonesian Embassy, in cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, held a seminar on Promoting Indonesia’s Sustainable Palm Oil in Rome on 18 November 2010. You can download the presentations that were discussed during the seminar by clicking on the link below

Ambassador Oemar – Indonesia’s Sustainable Palm Oil

Fadhil Hasan – Supply of Palm Oil and Current Status of Indonesia Biodiesel

Paulus Tjakrawan – Palm Oil Biodiesel Potential as Renewable Resource

The 25th TEI was officially opened by Vice President Boediono  and runs until Sunday showcasing Indonesia’s best actual and potential export products and services.

Among the best products being showcased are shrimps, coffee, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, textiles, footwear, electronics and auto parts while the potentially promising products for exports include handicrafts, fisheries products, medical herbs, leather products, processed food and jewelry.

Besides tangible commodities, TEI also showcased three main non-tangible services including the creative industry, research and development and information technology.

The expo aims to bring in US$300 million in trade transactions and is attended by 810 participants ranging from small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, private companies and state-owned enterprises.

The Trade Ministry also invited 8,000 buyers from 100 countries, including Canada, Colombia, India, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Slovakia,  South Africa, South Korea and many others.

“I expect the expo can become an international event with more foreign delegates coming,” the Vice President said in his opening remarks.

He added the expo was an important instrument to help achieve Indonesia’s economic development.
According to the Trade Ministry, Indonesia’s average export volume increased six times from $20 billion per year 25 years ago to an average of more than $100 billion  in the past five years.

Earlier this month, the Central Statistics Agency recorded that Indonesia’s monthly exports climbed to their highest value ever in August, totaling US$13.71 billion, a 9.76 percent increase from the $12.49 billion recorded in July. Previously the record was $13.35 billion set in December 2009.

Non-oil and gas exports reached $11.77 billion in August, a 10.94 percent increase from $10.60 billion in the previous month. Meanwhile, oil and gas exports reached $1.94 billion in August, a 3.12 percent
increase from $1.88 billion in the previous month.

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that the TEI’s annual event in Jakarta had played an important role showcasing exports.

“For the last 25 years, Indonesia’s exports have been growing with more diversification from oil and gas commodities to non-oil and gas products,” she said.

Mari added that back in the 1980s, oil and gas commodities dominated exports while non-oil and gas commodities dominated the export picture covering more than 70 percent of export financial volume while oil and gas accounted for 24 percent.

She also said that Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports were now diversified including aircraft
parts, construction services, zippers, wigs, fake eyelashes and musical instruments.

Besides product diversification, Mari also emphasized the expansion of the market saying that compared to 25 years ago, Indonesia’s export destinations now were much more diversified and did not depend on traditional markets.

Trade ministry data showed that 25 years ago, two-thirds of Indonesian export markets were focused on Japan (43 percent), the US (17 percent), Germany (3 percent) and the Netherlands (3 percent).

Currently, the traditional markets have to only one-third and Indonesia ha tarted to explore emerging markets, such as China, Eastern Europe, India, Malaysia and Taiwan.

In conjunction with the expo opening ceremony, the trade ministry also presented the Primaniyarta Award to the 33 best exporters.

The Primaniyarta Award is an export award given to local companies which have outstanding performance in the international market.

Source : The Jakarta Post – 14 October 2010
Photo: The Jakarta Globe

Giving thanks to the Almighty: Residents of Nglurah village, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Central Java, carry food offerings a round their ancestral cemetery as part of the dukutan ritual.

Surakarta. It’s not every day you see hundreds of residents from two different villages at each other’s throat for 10 minutes, followed by everyone laughing together as if nothing had happened.

In fact, it only occurs every seven months (based on the Javanese calendar of 210-day cycles), on a Tuesday, in the wuku (seven-day period) of dukut, one of such 30 periods in the calendar, to be more precise. This ancient ritual still takes place in Central Java, and goes by the name of dukutan.

Dukutan consists of a full-on brawl between two neighboring villages, which originated in the legend of a warrior couple living on the slopes of Mt. Lawu near Surakarta also known as Solo, Central Java, centuries ago.

As the story goes, Narotama, the invincible chief minister of the Kahuripan Kingdom, set up a village after wandering through the wilderness.

An invulnerable young woman named Nyai Roso Putih happened to live in a village opposite Narotama’s new settlement.

When Narotama and Nyai Roso Putih finally met, the two couldn’t help but fight each other, dragging their communities into a fierce battle almost daily.

The protracted feud took a turn of its own as the two young belligerents fell in love with each other. The couple soon realized their mutual affection would bring peace to both villages. So they tied the knot and were both installed as chiefs of Nglurah village, and named Kyai Menggung and Nyai Menggung.

This legend, which has been passed on from generation to generation, has given birth to the mass fighting ritual of dukutan observed annually by residents of Nglurah, Tawangmangu district, Karanganyar regency, Surakarta. Two hamlets in Nglurah, Nglurah Lor in the north and Nglurah Kidul in the south, take part in this ritual.

A joyful event: Dancers entertain the crowd during the ritual of dukutan in Nglurah village, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Central Java.

Before the mass fight, villagers prepare offerings such as vegetables and corn, which are cooked on firewood stoves and cannot under any circumstance be eaten. The offerings are then brought to the house of village elder Parto Sentono, to receive his blessing.

Why Parto Sentono? Because locals believe he is one of Kyai Menggung’s direct descendants, therefore should be responsible for making sure the tradition lives on.

So, on the eve of the ritual, which took place in mid September this year, the 70-year-old was meditating in his room at home, begging the ruler of the universe for a safe and smooth dukutan this year.

“Dukutan is a manifestation of our gratitude to the Almighty God for the health, security and peace we have enjoyed,” said Parto Sentono before conducting the ritual.

A number of young villagers were handpicked to join the mass fight. Nearly all adults were involved in the most colossal event of the year, which included a procession.

Prayer time: Villagers pray at the cemetery dedicated to Kyai and Nyai Menggung in Nglurah village, Tawangmangu, Karanganyar, Central Java, before the procession and mass fight start.

The ritual began around 6 a.m. Fighters from the two camps walked around the Menggung cemetery. During the procession, both sides threw offerings at each other while distributing them to onlookers. As the temperature rose, village elders herded the fighters to an arena near the tomb.

By then, thousands of people from both hamlets had gathered to watch the fighters donned with ancient costumes, heirlooms and holding banners.

As fighters from the two villages stood opposite each other, making provocative statements to build
an atmosphere of enmity, several dancers appeared in the arena to ease the tension.

But it was time to fight. The two camps attacked and chased each other, traded blows and hurled stones or chunks of wood at each other. Although the brawlers knock each other about, they are not allowed to feel vengeful.

“This mass fight is part of the village’s cleansing ritual to get rid of negative energy. Through dukutan, residents can unleash their frustration toward each other and all the angst and bad feelings will be cleared up after,” explained Parto Sentono.

The clash near the cemetery lasted for 10 minutes at most, with hamlet fighters beaming with laughter soon after, as if nothing had happened. No one held a grudge. The ritual just served as a way of bringing about peaceful relations and tolerance among villagers, as well as maintain a tradition reminiscent of their forefathers’ unique expression of love.

Source :  The Jakarta Post - Surakarta – 13 October 2010

East coast of the Bali island

Denpasar. Foreign tourists visiting the Island of God, Bali, had increased 12 percent to 1.3 million in June 2010, compared with the same period in 2009, said Bali Tourism Observer Dewa Nyoman Putrawan.

Most of the foreign tourists come to Bali to seek calmness which they can`t get in their own country, he said here Tuesday.

The condition is indicated by the number of the foreign tourists staying at hotels or villas on riversides or slope which are mostly found in the rural areas.

Dewa mentioned that the tourist`s behavior has been changed since the 1980s. Foreign tourists used to stay at the holiday inn near the beach like Kuta, Sanur and Nusa Dua.

Nowadays, they like to stay at the villas in the rural areas, which had changed the land function to the extent of 1,000 hectares every year.

I Wayan Munut is a pioneer of golf tour in Bali who built a hotel at Ayung River ravine in Kedewatan, 30 kilometers north of Denpasar and his idea is growing.

Many tourists, both local and foreign, like to stay at quiet and peaceful inns of ravines which had caused priced to soar, even more expensive than in urban areas.

Dewa, who is experienced in guiding foreign tourists, remembered that the price of land at a ravine in the 1980s reached Rp. 175,000, 00 per hectare, but now it reached hundred of millions of rupiah per hectare.

Therefore, it is not surprising that foreign businessmen bought land in valleys and ravines then built hotels not only for the local people but also for promotion overseas, he said.

Source: ANTARA News — 24 August 2010

Dreamland beach, Bali.

Denpasar. Bali has won “The Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” award from the Business Travellers Asia Pacific magazine based in Hong Kong, a tourism official said.

The award would be presented to the Bali provincial government at Contrad Hotel in Hong Kong on September 10, Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Ida Bagus Subhiksu said here on Monday.

Subhiksu said his office would coordinate with the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) to decide who would represent the local government to receive the award.

“We hope that Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika will have a chance to go to Hong Kong to receive the award.
He is good at Mandarin language so his presence will help promote the Bali tourism before hundreds of invitees there,” he said.

The award will be the second received by the province this year.

Earlier, Bali also received “World Best Island in Asia 2010″ award from Travel and Leisure magazine based in New York.

Bali`s success to win awards as best resort island for the umpteenth time would no doubt boost the province`s tourism industry, he said.

“The award was mostly likely inspired by the film titled Eat, Pray, Love (EPL) which stars Hollywood actress Julia Robert,” he said.

Source: ANTARA News – 24 August 2010

“So far, we have opened several routes such as Baubau-Makassar, Baubau-Surabaya and Baubau-Ambon,” he said here on Monday.

The mayor said that the Bali-Baubau roue would be opened because many foreign tourists from Bali to Baubau had to make a transit first at Kendari`s Haluoleo airport before flying to Baubau.

“I have consulted with several airline companies such as Lion, Wings and Express Air. They welcomed the plan to open the route to make it easier for the tourists to visit Baubau from Bali,” Amirul Tamin said.

He said that the Bali-Baubau flight route would be opened at the end of 2010 at the latest.

Source ANTARA News — 23 August 2010