EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA BELGRADE

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IND O NE S I A N
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EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
BELGRADE - SERBIA
Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship
2012
March 31 – July 13, 2012
BACKGROUND
The Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship (IACS) has been conducted since 2003 and was initially offered to
and participated by member countries of the South West Pacific Dialogue (SwPD); Australia, New Zealand, Papua
New Guinea, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the host Indonesia.
Bearing in mind the significance and advantages obtained from the program, the schlarship was expanded over the
years to include member countries of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, PIF countries, as well as many countries from all regions
in the world. In the period of 2003 to 2011, the scholarship has been awarded to 384 alumni from 50 countries.
In order to deepen the awardees’ understanding of Indonesian arts and culture, and to enhance their skills for the
final performance, awardees will be divided and assigned by the organising committee to different arts centers for
the duration of approximately 3 (three) months. The arts centers are located in Bandung, West Java; Denpasar, Bali;
Makassar, South Sulawesi (tentative); Solo, Central Java; Surabaya, East Java.
Awardees will live within or around the arts centers, allowing for the chance to experience the local heritage and
interact with the local community. Synergy between theory and practices shared inside and outside the art centers
would undoubtedly become the driving force for shaping international cultures and norms, and will eventually
strengthen regional as well as global understanding and cooperation at a people-to-people level.
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Ambassador’s Note
April 2012
Distinguished readers,
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Belgrade is definitly one of the most beautiful city
in Europe, especially in spring time. The city that has
succeed to keep and maintain many large green
areas, parks and forests situated on the banks of two
rivers, Danube and Sava. Respecting this, Indonesian
Embassy in Belgrade also took the time and effort
to give its support to Belgrade over last few years
in creating better environment in and around its
premises, and one of them by organizing the “Go
Green” action during the month of April. The results
of this efforts are special awards named “The Most
Green” from the Municipality of Savski Venac given to
our Embassy during the year 2011 and again, this year.
In line with the commemoration of the Earth Day, this
year our ecology activities was participated by the representatives of Municipality of
Savski Venac, Eko Volonteri and Elementary School “Dragan Lukic” who contibuted in
increasing the awareness to the natural environment of Belgrade city.
From this reason, we have chosen Kalimantan as the tourist destination on this
edition, the third biggest island in the world that is well known for its tropical forests,
rich natural resources and exotic flora & fauna, but also for many rivers, that has
big potentials in agriculture, mining and tourism. Since entering 21st century, South
Kalimantan with its trading tradition and economy has already entered “one-step
ahead” phase, either in manufacturing industry or service industry sector without
exception of tourism in small, medium and big scales.
This large range of natural resources in our country has been also one of the
elements in better economical cooperation with other countries such as Italy,
Great Britain, Finland and Saudi Arabia, as well as with ASEAN countries with strong
commitment towards accelerating the establishment of ASEAN Community 2015.
In particular with Serbia, we are focusing in increasing the cooperation in the field
of education through the scholarship programs and exchanging the students
between Indonesia and Serbia.
Slowly but surely, the identity of Indonesia has been recognized in Serbia, one
of them through the Indonesia related business companies in Serbia, such as Indo
Serbia Food, Tutto Per Tutti, Wabi Sabi, Black & White, Bali Paradizo hotel, restaurants
Surabaya and Indo Fast Food. These are the pioneers of the new era suported by
the Indonesian Embassy in Belgrade and people to people contacts based on
traditional and close friendship between our two countries and common interests.
Semuel Samson
Highlights
Yudhoyono hopes Indonesia-Britain relations to grow stronger
RI, Italy agreement on disaster management cooperation
20th ASEAN Summit closed, leaders reaffirm goals
UN assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria
Finland’s trade committee praises Indonesia’s economy
Indonesia participates in “One Day On Earth”
Foreign youths join cultural scholarship program in Indonesia
Focus
World Environment Day to focus on Green Economy
Indonesia is not afraid to work in European Union market
Dangdut music to go international
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Travel
Banjarmasin - city of a thousand rivers
Cover Photo:
Kalimantan’s rain forests are home
to some extremely rare species of
orchids that are estimated 25003000 orchid species. The black orchid
(Coelogyne pandurata Lindley) is an
endemic orchid from Kalimantan.
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Embassy
Indonesian Embassy “Go Green”
Meeting with Director General of Bilateral Relations, Mr. Zdravko Ponos
Meeting with Director General of Consuler & Diaspora, H.E. Mr. Dragan Markovic
Meeting with Prof. Dr Irinej Bulovic and Dr. Aleksandar Rakovic
Meeting with Vice Dean of the University of Belgrade, Prof. Dr Aleksandra Vranes
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Highlights
Yudhoyono hopes Indonesia-Britain
relations to grow stronger
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono said he hoped the current
visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron would further strengthen relations
between the two countries.
“As you (the Prime Minister) know,
relations between Indonesia and Britain have been running well and keep
improving. I hoped with your visit we
could further increase these relations in
the future,” he said when receiving PM
David Cameron at the Merdeka Palace
in Jakarta on April 11, 2012.
President Yudhoyono noted that
due to the visit, it was hoped new opportunities would be opened to boost
the two countries` relations, both in the
economic and non-economic fields.
PM Cameron, meanwhile, said in his
speech that relations between Indonesia
and Britain have been strong and a number of opportunities were still available
to see the relations increase diplomatically, politically as well as economically.
Also, Cameron said he was amazed by
Indonesia`s economic performance and
transformation in the past few years.
“We are also impressed by the power
and development of democracy in Indonesia, which could become an example
for other countries in the region,” he
said. Besides holding private talks, the
two leaders also conducted a bilateral
meeting.
This was the first visit by PM Cameron since his election, which will continue
until April 12, 2012. He was accompanied
by Trade Minister Lord Green, Minister
of Universities and Sciences David Willetts and a number of businessmen.
British PM admires democracy in
Indonesia
Democracy has caused Indonesia to undergo an extraordinary
transformation and inspired other
countries to achieve freedom in
their countries like Egypt and Syria
Jakarta - British Prime Minister David
Cameron expressed admiration to Indonesia’s democracy in his address at AlAzhar University in Jakarta on Thursday
morning (12/04).
“Indonesia has spread the democratic
spirit to our country as well as a to number
of other developed countries. Democracy in
Indonesia has inspired us, for which I salute
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you,” PM David Cameron said in his speech.
PM Cameron also said that Indonesia has undergone an extraordinary
political transformation and economic
changes, and shows the world its ability
to develop democracy without sacrificing the security of its people.
“Democracy has caused Indonesia
to undergo an extraordinary transformation and inspired other countries to
achieve freedom in their countries like
Egypt and Syria,” he added.
The economy in Indonesia became
an important topic for PM Cameron during his two-day visit to the country on
11 and 12 April 2012. He said the favorable economic development in Indonesia can open employment opportunities
for young people.
PM Cameron arrived at Al-Azhar
University campus at 8 am on Thursday
(12/04) for a speech to academicians
and students, attended by Indonesian
National Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh, former Youth and
Sports Minister Adhyaksa Dault, and former Finance Minister Fuad Bawazier.
The working visit was David Cameron’s first since he became British Prime
Minister in 2006.
Highlights
Indonesia, ASEAN sign host country
agreement
Jakarta - Indonesian Foreign Affairs
Minister Marty M. Natalegawa and ASEAN
Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan signed
an agreement between the Indonesian
Government and ASEAN on Hosting and
Granting Privileges and Immunities to the
Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat, on the
sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting
in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2012.
“We really appreciate the commitment
made by the Government of the Republic
of Indonesia. In this regard, we are pleased
with the conclusion and signing of this important agreement,” Surin Pitsuwan said
following the signing, as reported on the
ASEAN Secretariat official website.
The Host Country Agreement sends
an important message to the world
about the importance placed on ASEAN
by its member states. The agreement is
evidence of the important role played
by the Indonesian government in hosting and facilitating the work of ASEAN
and the ASEAN Secretariat, Surin said.
“This is, indeed, a momentous occasion that reflects the importance of ASEAN and the commitment that Indonesia
and other ASEAN Member States attach
to the work of ASEAN,” Marty stated.
The signing was witnessed by nine
ASEAN Foreign ministers, Permanent rep-
The Host Country Agreement sends
an important message to the world
about the importance placed on
ASEAN by its member states
resentatives to ASEAN, SOM leaders, delegates, and ASEAN Secretariat officers who
attended the 20th
ASEAN Summit, the
ASEAN Secretariat
said in a statement.
The Host Country Agreement is the
key legal instrument
that embodies Indonesia’s continuing
commitment and
support to ASEAN,
as host of the ASEAN Secretariat in
Jakarta.
It sets out the
duties and responsibilities of the parties
as well as the privileges and immunities
granted by the Indonesian Government
to ASEAN, including the Secretariat, to
enable it to perform its functions and
operations effectively.
With its entry into the ASEAN Charter
in 2008, the Host Country Agreement
replaces the previous one concluded
in 1979 and has been reached after a
series of discussions and consultations
between ASEAN and Indonesia.
RI, Italy signs agreement on disaster
management cooperation
Jakarta - Indonesia and Italy have
agreed to cooperate in disaster management planning.
An agreement was outlined in a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
signed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs
Minister Marty Natalegawa and his visiting counterpart, Minister Giulio Terzi di
Sant` Agata, on April 23, 2012, in Jakarta.
“Indonesia and Italy have experienced numerous natural disasters in the
past. The MoU contains agreements between Indonesia and Italy to exchange
information and capacity building in
the disaster management area,” said
Minister Marty Natalegawa.
Meanwhile, Italy`s Foreign Affairs
Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant` Agata said
cooperation in disaster management is
important for both countries because
Indonesia and Italy can share their
knowledge and strategies in responding to disasters.
Indonesia has experienced numerous disasters, such as earthquakes,
landslides and floods during the past
years. In 2004, a strong earthquake and
tsunami hit Aceh province, killing about
100,000 people.
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Highlights
20th ASEAN Summit closed, leaders
reaffirm goals
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The 20th
ASEAN Summit held in the Cambodian
capital of Phnom Penh has officially
ended, following a closing session led by
Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 4, 2012.
The ‘Phnom Penh Agenda’ document states that all the leaders
of the ASEAN member countries
have agreed to redouble efforts
to create the ASEAN Economic
Community by 2015, to transform
the region into a single market
and production base
The Summit produced a number of
declarations, such as the ‘Phnom Penh
Declaration on ASEAN: One Community, One Destiny’, ‘Phnom Penh Agenda
on ASEAN Community Building’, and
‘Drug-Free ASEAN 2015’.
The ‘Phnom Penh Agenda’ document states that all the leaders of the
ASEAN member countries have agreed
to redouble efforts to create the ASEAN
Economic Community by 2015, to transform the region into a single market
and production base, as well as a highly
competitive region with equitable and
integrated economic development.
Further, as quoted in the Phnom
Penh declaration, ASEAN countries
have also agreed to maintain the integrity and prosperity of Southeast Asia to
keep it a peaceful, stable and secure region, and to implement ASEAN’s various
initiatives and agreements.
Leaders of ASEAN’s member countries also committed themselves to the
vision of achieving a drug-free region.
In the Drug-Free ASEAN 2015 document declaration, the countries’ leaders agreed to follow up technical talks
at the ministerial levels and develop a
framework related to combat narcotics
distribution.
ASEAN member countries have also
agreed to exchange information and
experiences related to drug abuse prevention efforts, and have conducted
comprehensive cooperation and dialogue with ASEAN partners.
The Summit, held from April 3-4 in
Phnom Penh, also discussed the progress and challenges faced in completing
the ASEAN Community by 2015, including the Political-Security Community,
Economic Community and Socio-Cultural Community.
Highlights
Indonesia launched South-South and
triangular cooperation programs
Jakarta - Indonesia launched SouthSouth and Triangular cooperation programs for developing countries in Jakarta on April 9, 2012.
“We launched six programs today.
The programs are a manifestation of
Indonesia`s commitment to global development,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said.
The programs are Indonesia`s
South-South and Triangular cooperation Forum, Publications on Indonesia`s
Technical Cooperation Capacities, an
International Training Programme on
Post-Harvest Technologies on Fruits
and Vegetables, an International Training Programme on Water Management
for African countries, a Workshop on the
Strengthening of Technical Cooperation through Public Private Partnership,
and the Dissemination of Implementing Agencies` Facilities to Development
Partners.
“The programs also serve Indonesia`s
contributions to the common effort to
achieve global prosperity,” Marty added.
He said this effort is more than a
token of solidarity among developing
countries, but also an important and
concrete means to enhance the well being of all people around the world.
“This event is more relevant today,
when we are in the penultimate lap to
the finish line to meet the MDGs targets
in 2015,” he noted.
He added that there are three reasons why South-South and Triangular
Cooperation works best for the cause of
development.
“First, South-South and Triangular
Cooperation serves as a model for the
genuine global partnership for development. Second, this cooperation can
bring about more transparency and accountability,” he said.
And the last reason is because this
cooperation can be precisely tailored to
the needs of each developing country.
“Because developing countries face
similar challenges, their sharing of experiences can be particularly enlightening
and fruitful.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also
joined with other government agencies,
including the National Development
Planning Board (Bappenas), The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),
Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of
Public Works.
At least 14 countries have joined this
cooperation. They are Fiji, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Timor Leste, Cambodia, Algeria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Iran, Mexico, Madagascar, Sudan and Zimbabwe.
TNI assigns six officers to join UN
monitoring team in Syria
Jakarta - The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to
join the UN team to monitor the implementation of a full cessation of armed
violence in Syria.
The Indonesian government had
accepted UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon`s impromptu request to send
any of its officers to join the team, TNI
spokesman Col. Minulyo Suprapto said
in Jakarta on April 20, 2012.
“Because of limited time, the recruitment of officers through the normal
procedure is impossible. Therefore, the
six officers were recruited from members of the Indonesian contingent joining the UN peacekeeping force. They
will temporarily be assigned to Syria,”
he said.
The six officers are now joining the
United Nations Hybrid Operation in
Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations
Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the United
Nations Stabilization Mission in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and United Nations Interim
Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), he said.
They are Maj. (Adm) Aulawi Imam
(UNAMID), Capt Dharma Yoga Gede
(UNMIL), Maj Muhammad Anom Kartika
(MONUSCO), Maj Ratih Pusparni (UNIFIL),
Capt Nani Kusminati (UNIFIL) and Maj
Hery Darmawan (UNIFIL), he said.
Minulyo said the participation of
the Indonesian military officers in the
UN monitoring team demonstrated the
world community`s trust in and recognition of Indonesian peacekeepers` capability in carrying out global peace mission under the aegis of UN.
The violence in Syria, which began in
March 2011 has claimed over 9,000 lives,
mostly civilians, and displaced tens of
thousands of people.
The UN has estimated that over
9,000 people have so far been killed in
the conflict, while Damascus says 6,044
have died, including 2,566 soldiers and
policemen.
Highlights
Government encourages
businessmen to expand business to UK
Yudhoyono said the Government will
encourage and give the widest opportunities for national business companies to increase business opportunities to the United Kingdom along with
increased trade cooperation between
the two countries.
“It is an opportunity for everybody.
Each business cooperation needs investment opportunities,” the President said
in a press conference at the Merdeka
Palace in Jakarta on April 11, 2012, afternoon following a bilateral meeting with
British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The President said that the government has basically opened an opportunity to boost business with national
business people.
The President also hoped national
and state company businessmen would
make use of the opportunity.
In the meantime PM Cameron said
he saw Indonesia as a country playing
an important role both in Southeast
Asia and in the world so that the UK
considers Indonesia a strategic partner.
“Indonesia as a Muslim majority nation is practicing good democracy and
therefore shows success as a democratic country,” PM Cameron said.
Indonesia`s success as a democratic
country achieved progress in many sectors so that the UK sees Indonesia as a
strategic country in Southeast Asia.
Five agendas
President Yudhoyono said five agendas
had been discussed in the meeting between
the two government leaders in boosting cooperation between the two countries.
“In the meeting we discussed five
important agendas, firstly trade cooperation, investment, education, democracy and dialogues among believers and
climate change,” the President said.
The President said that trade has
increased 10 pct compared to 2010. In
2010 trade between the two countries
reached 2.6 billion US dollars in 2011
and creased to 2.8 billion US dollars.
“UK investment in Indonesia includes the five biggest, and wish for
cooperation in line with Indonesia`s efforts of increasing investment growth
and opportunities,” the President said.
The UK itself, PM Cameron said,
wished to double the trade value in the
next three years and will contribute to
the development of micro, small and
medium businesses in Indonesia.
“We also wished Indonesian businessmen to increase investment and
prioritize them to become investors to
the UK,” he said.
PM Cameron invited President Yudhoyono to make a visit to the UK and discuss increased cooperation between the
two countries more intensively in London.
In the bilateral meeting, the two government leaders were flanked by their
economic, education, security cooperation, technology, youths and sports
ministers and some other officials.
President calls for making use of
economic momentum
Yudhoyono, speaking in Jakarta on
April 26, 2012, called on regional leaders, as well as Cabinet ministers, not to
waste the nation’s current economic
momentum.
“We must maintain the momentum
so that we can further improve the welfare of the people and for that political
stability and security is needed,” he said
while opening a meeting on national
development planning.
He recalled that while many countries in the world had failed to achieve
economic growth in the midst of the
global economic crisis during the past
few years, Indonesia had been able to
record an annual growth of 6.5 percent.
The President said this momentum must
be continued by formulating and implementing national development programs.
“In the 2012 budget we set the
growth at 6.7 percent, but due to
changes in the global situation we later
revised it downward to 6.5 percent. This
also happened in other countries. What
is important is we must be able to maintain the growth at above 6.5 percent.
If we are successful, the target will be
raised next year, certainly followed by
better equality of distribution,” he said.
President Yudhoyono said success in
achieving a target was determined by planning and its implementation and, therefore, the current meeting was important.
“In 2011 we recorded that our economy grew 6.5 percent, up 0.5 percent
from the previous year. Income per capita was at US$3,540, up from US$3,000
in the previous year, while the poverty rate was down from 13.3 percent
to 12.49 percent, and unemployment
from 7.14 percent to 6.65 percent. These
are facts, reality,” he said.
Yet President Yudhoyono said much
still had to be done by the government,
despite these achievements.
“After we have seen last year’s records, let us now look to this year. I wish
to ask you to see the missions and economic challenges we are facing this
year. I have already identified a number
of economic challenges that we have to
face with regards to our political, economic, as well as public welfare development efforts. In the field of economy
we must maintain growth, as well as our
budget and fiscal conditions. Then we
must create jobs and build infrastructure in regions and manage inflation so
the price of foods remains affordable.
With regard to public welfare, education and health sectors must be improved. The deadline for achieving the
Millenium Development Goals (MDGS)
(is near). Remember, now is 2012, and
so only three more years are left to
reach it. So, let us work hard to meet
the goals,” he said.
Highlights
Indonesia encourages ASEAN’s
inclusive economic development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Indonesia
will encourage inclusive economic cooperation and development under the
framework of ASEAN cooperation to
achieve an ASEAN Community by 2015
as originally planned, Vice President
Boediono said.
Bali Concord II of 2003 had laid a
basis for the creation of an ASEAN Community, while the ASEAN
Charter of 2008 served as a legal
basis for the attainment of the
ASEAN Community`s vision
He noted that the Bali Concord II of
2003 had laid a basis for the creation of
an ASEAN Community, while the ASEAN Charter of 2008 served as a legal
basis for the attainment of the ASEAN
Community`s vision.
“We should be proud that our region is enjoying peace and stability,” he
said. The Vice President also touched
upon the code of conduct for the South
China Sea adopted at the ASEAN Sum-
mit in Bali in 2011.
“After agreeing upon it, it`s time for
us to indulge in a discussion on a code of
ethics as a crucial step,” he said.
He said ASEAN is currently viewed
as one of the important regional cooperation organizations, including as an important architect in regional and global
politics. However, ASEAN still needs to do
more to improve the quality of the organization for the future, he added.
“ASEAN has come a long way from the
simple regional grouping of 45 years ago.
We have all experienced happy and difficult times. Slowly but surely, the governments and the peoples of ASEAN member states feel closer as a community that
shares values, welfares and visions,” he
said in his address to the plenary session
of the 20th ASEAN Summit held at the
Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.
Finland’s trade committee praises
Indonesia’s economy
Jakarta - Finland’s Trade Committee
has praised Indonesia’s positive economic growth as reflected in the capitalization in its capital market, which has
kept rising.
“Indonesia has strong economic
growth which can be seen in its capital
market development,” the Chief of the
Finland Committee delegation, Mauri
Pekkarinen, said while visiting the Indonesian Stock Exchange (BEI) in Jakarta
on April 17, 2012.
He said that Indonesia also has a
many natural resources and Finland has
superior technology, and there should
be collaboration between the two
countries.
“I hope we will cooperate to combine them. It is important how we manage the natural resources. We, in Finland, have invested a lot in clean and
energy-efficient technology, environment, waste management and others,”
Pekkarinen said.
“The role of a strong capital market
is very important, as it is one of the requirements for an economy to run well.
I am now convinced that this requirement is fulfilled in Indonesia,” he said.
“Indonesia’s economic growth is
very good in the midst of economic crisis in the euro zone. Seeing other countries still recording growth is encouraging,” he said.
The use of modern technology in
the Indonesian capital market has made
it an interesting choice for investors.
“The technology used here is advanced. This is a very modern stock exchange,” he added.
Also, Finland’s ambassador to Indonesia, Kai Sauer, said Indonesia’s capital
market represents the country’s strong
fundamentals. “The volume of share
trade in the Indonesian capital market
is very high and has always been in the
positive territory. We think it represents
Indonesia’s economy,” Kai Sauer said.
The delegation will return with the
message to Finland and also report on
other developments in Indonesia for
possible cooperation.
The Finland economic committee
delegation was personally welcomed
by the President Director of BEI, Ito Warsito, flanked by the director of company
assessment, Edy Sugito. Ito said the Finland economic committee delegation
came to the country to see in more detail the development of the Indonesian
capital market.
“Their response is quite positive.
They are amazed that in the past 10
years our capital market’s capitalization
has grown more than 30 percent a year,
on an average,” Ito said.
He noted that the growth was also
considered better compared to that of
other countries, with continuous growth
in consumer, banking, mining and other
sectors.
Highlights
Indonesia participates in “One Day
On Earth”
Jakarta - Across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and other inspired citizens were asked to record
the human experience over a 24-hour
period on the 10th of October 2010,
contributing to a global day of media
creation called “One Day on Earth”.
The resulting film -- put together
from footage that was shot in every
country in the world, including Indonesia -- will be shown simultaneously
across the globe on International Mother Earth Day on 22 April 2012.
Indonesian screenings of “One Day on
Earth” will take place that day on evening
in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the United
Nations Information Center (UNIC) said
in a statement. The “One Day on Earth”
motion picture showcases the diversity,
conflict, tragedy and triumph occurring
on the planet in one day, weaving an unprecedented portrait of interconnectedness of life on the planet.
“These screenings are perfect stagesetters in Indonesia for the global conversation on sustainable development that
is taking place this year in the run-up to
Rio,” Michele Zaccheo, the UNIC Director
in Jakarta, said in reference to the United
Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, to be
held 20-22 June 2012 in Brazil.
“Rio represents a historic chance to
make real commitments to a sustainable future - which can only be achieved by realizing the interconnectedness of life on earth,
and erasing the artificial barriers that have
been set up between economic, social, and
environmental well-being,” Zaccheo says.
UNIC Jakarta is organizing the screening in the capital in collaboration with the
Goethe-Institut, the German cultural centre in Menteng that is currently hosting a
series of events on “Forests & Biodiversity.”
In addition to the UN Information Centres
around the world, a number of other UN
offices have supported the production
of “One Day on Earth”, including UNDP,
UNICEF, UNHCR, UN Women and UNAIDS.
UNDP Country Director Beate Trankmann
will introduce the film in Jakarta.
The “One Day on Earth” motion pic-
ture includes several contributions from
the creative community in Indonesia, including Agus Makkie, Gunnar Nimpuno
and Ramda Yanurzha.
The Yogyakarta screening is organized by Wisdom Traveler, a cultural
movement that celebrates and shares
the tapestries of local wisdoms that
weave Indonesia together. “We feel Yogyakarta is a perfect place to host this
event on Earth Day because of the city’s
history and culture,” Yoodi Djimar of
Wisdom Traveler, said adding that the
screening takes place in the context of
the festival celebrating the 100th year
anniversary of the late Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX.
“For us in Indonesia it was a necessity to be a part of the global documentation on One Day on Earth,” ilmmaker
Agus Makkie said.
“It’s a portrait of what is happening
around the world and it helps us to realize that our population is not only Indonesian, but the world’s population. We
are all citizens of the world,” he said.
Minister opens Indogreen Forestry
Expo 2012
Jakarta - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan
opened the Fourth “IndoGreen Forestry
Expo 2012” and launched the Management of Information and Documentation
(PPID) website at the Jakarta Convention
Center in Jakarta, April 5, 2012.
The theme of the expo is ‘Green
Growth Economy Toward 2020` to
encourage the implementation of
a green economy
“The theme of the expo is `Green
Growth Economy Toward 2020` to encourage the implementation of a green
economy,” the Forestry Minister said.
According to Hasan, a green economy
is a necessity and the opinion that a green
environment hampers development is
incorrect since the desire for short-term
profits will not help the country, in the
long run. “It is now impossible for business
people to exploit the forestry, mining, and
agricultural sectors by marginalizing the
surrounding communities,” Zulkifli noted.
Therefore, the Minister added, the IndoGreen Forestry Expo would be a meeting place for stakeholders to cooperate in
overcoming the problem.
He further said the government was
planning to implement the sustainable
development of a pro-poor, pro-job and
pro-growth environment, as part of the
government`s special treatment towards
the public in forest management.
“According to the law, forest areas
should be used for people`s welfare,
but in reality there is massive forest exploitation that is detrimental to the surrounding communities,” Zulkifli said.
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Indonesian export of electronic
products to reach 12 billion dollars
Jakarta - Indonesia’s export of electronic and telemathic products will
increase to 12 billion US dollars by the
end of this year.
not like the inferior quality of Chinese
products,” he said.
In this context, Budi said, electronic
products have a chance to boost Indonesia’s export market in Africa.
Up to the end of the year, electronic and telemathic exports
increased 1.3 pct from last year’s
10.93 billion US dollars
“Up to the end of the year, electronic
and telemathic exports increased 1.3 pct
from last year’s 10.93 billion US dollars.
Most of the products had been exported
to the African continent,” Director General of High Technology-Based Industrial
Products of the Industry Ministry Budi
Darmadi said in Jakarta on April 17, 2012.
Budi said Indonesian electronic
products entered the African market
through the ports in South Africa.
“Indonesia is relying on electronic
products like television sets, audio
equipment and room air conditioners.
From the South African ports the Indonesian products were spread to other
African countries like Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast,” he said.
He said South Africans preferred Indonesian products because of their better quality than Chinese products.
“While the market share of Indonesian products in South Africa is much
bigger than that of China, Africans did
RI, Saudi Arabia agree to raise trade
to US$10 bln
Indonesia`s export of non-oil/nongas commodities such as rubber,
clove and textiles to Saudi Arabia
in the past four years jumped 51
percent
Kuta, Bali - Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their trade to
US$10 billion in the next two years from
the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.
The value of Indonesia`s exports to
Saudi Arabia was currently smaller than
that of its imports from the Middle Eastern country, Dr Rizal Affandi Lukman,
Deputy for international economic
cooperation and financing coordination to the coordinating minister for
economic affairs said on the sidelines
of a meeting between the Indonesian
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Kadin) and Saudi businessmen in Bali
on April 23, 2012.
Indonesia`s imports from Saudi Arabia now represented nearly 60 percent
of the total trade between the two
countries, he said.
“This is because our imports from Saudi Arabia are mostly made up of natural oil
while our exports to the country consist of
non-oil/non-gas commodities,” he said.
Yet, Indonesia`s export of non-oil/nongas commodities such as rubber, clove
and textiles to Saudi Arabia in the past
four years jumped 51 percent, he said.
Therefore, he asked Saudi companies to invest in Indonesia because
the amount of Saudi investment in the
country was relatively small.
“Based on the results of our previous
meeting with Saudi companies, they
had expressed keen interest in investing in food estate to meet the country`s
demand for foods and fruits,” he said.
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Foreign youths join cultural
scholarship program in Indonesia
Jakarta - The Foreign Affairs Ministry is
organizing an Art and Culture Scholarship
(IACS) program for 50 young people from
37 countries, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Wardana said in Jakarta on April 3, 2012.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister
Wardana said the participants of
the cultural scholarship program
came from Italy, Germany, England, Japan, Serbia, and ASEAN
countries, among others
He said the aim of the scholarship program was to introduce Indonesian art and
culture to these youths. “We hope that
they will be able to promote Indonesian
art and culture upon returning to their
countries,” Wardana said.
He added that the scholarship program
was also intended to promote friendship
and mutual understanding about the arts
and cultures of the participating countries.
“After the three-month scholarship program, the participants will join together
in a cultural performance,” said the former
Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt.
As part of the scholarship program,
participants will also visit the cities of Bandung, Solo, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Makas
Miss Ivana Matic from Serbia
sar to study the local art and culture.
Wardana said the participants of
the cultural scholarship program came
from Italy, Germany, England, Japan,
Serbia, and ASEAN countries, among
others.
He added that the recipients of the
scholarship would study Bahasa Indonesia and other ethnic languages, arts,
cultures, and religion through a series
of activities.
He noted that this cultural scholarship program began in 2003 and has so
far been attended by 384 young people
from 49 countries. This year, for the first
time, one student from Serbia, Ivana
Matic, has gain the Indonesian Art and
Culture Scholarship (IACS) program.
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ASEAN women organized painting,
sculpture exhibition at ASEAN
secretariat
Jakarta - About 94 women artists
from ASEAN member countries and Japan exhibit paintings and sculptures at
the ASEAN Secretariat here from April
17-21, an event dedicated to Kartini Day,
which is observed every year on April 21
to celebrate the women`s movement in
Indonesia.
The exhibition was officially opened by
Minister of Women`s Empowerment and
Child Protection Linda Agum Gumelar,
who was represented by her secretary Sri
Danti, in Jakarta on April 17, 2012.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN
for Community and Corporate Affairs
Bagas Hapsoro, speaking on behalf of
ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan at the opening ceremony, said the
ASEAN Secretariat always encouraged
the organization of people-to-people
events at the Secretariat building and
the use of its facilities.
Themed “Equality in Art”, the painting and sculpture exhibition is organized
by the ASEAN Women`s Circle (AWC) of
Jakarta, Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia,
Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Wanita Indonesia-
Themed “Equality in Art”, the painting and sculpture exhibition is organized by the ASEAN Women`s
Circle (AWC) of Jakarta, Yayasan
Seni Rupa Indonesia, Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Wanita Indonesia-Jawa
Barat, and Bale Seni Barli, with the
support of the ASEAN Secretariat
Jawa Barat, and Bale Seni Barli, with the
support of the ASEAN Secretariat.
The exhibition is displaying the artworks of female artists from Indonesia,
the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand,
Malaysia, and Japan.
The works being displayed include
“Kuserahkan Padamu” by Kartika Affandi
(Indonesia), “Seruling Dewi Kahyangan”
by Lili Melati (Indonesia), and “Value of
Nature, the Mountain” by Fatimah Kumiko Pulukadang (Japan).
The event is also aimed at raising
funds for various organizations that
deal with issues related to natural disasters, disadvantaged children, and the
elderly.
Present at the opening ceremony
were, among others, Sranya Natalegawa
(the wife of Indonesia`s Foreign Minister
Marty Natalegawa) and Junisa Alatas
(the wife of the late former Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Alatas).
The art exhibition is also highlighted
with a bazaar showcasing ASEAN handicrafts and a workshop and discussions
on the arts.
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FM: Interfaith dialogue one way to
foster global peace
The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith
Dialogue in Jakarta is participated
in by Chairman of Indonesia`s largest muslim organization Said Aqil
Siradj, Chairman of Indonesia`s second largest muslim organization
Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin,
President of the Community Sant`
Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo
and members of civil societies from
both Indonesia and Italy
Jakarta - Interfaith dialogue is one
of the ways to foster global culture of
peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty
Natalegawa said in his opening speech
at the 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue held in Jakarta, April 23, 2012.
“A true dialogue is a continued process of listening and opening one`s mind
to what another wish to share. Of presenting our own views in a constructive
way and of seeking common ground,”
said the Minister.
However, the Minister said recent challenge on holding interfaith dialogue is
how to spread the result of dialogue wide
enough to create common understanding among people with different religion.
He explained there are many forum
and process for dialogue among the
faiths, cultures and civilizations. However there are still outbreaks of violence in
many parts of the world that stem from
prejudice and intolerance.
“We must all go out and reach out to
others until a worldwide dialogue is going on among all. A worldwide dialogue
leading to a global culture of peace and
mutual tolerance and mutual caring. It
will only be then that dialogue is truly
inclusive” said the Minister.
Meanwhile visiting Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant` Agata
during the event emphasizing his speech
on protection for minority groups.
“Government must reach out to the
grass root level and religious leaders must
help promote respect towards different
religious beliefs,” said the Minister.
The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith
Dialogue in Jakarta is participated in by
Chairman of Indonesia`s largest muslim
organization Said Aqil Siradj, Chairman
of Indonesia`s second largest muslim organization Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin, President of the Community
Sant` Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo and members of civil societies from
both Indonesia and Italy.
Indonesia, China build conservation
stations
Padang, West Sumatra - Indonesia
and China have agreed to set up conservation stations in five locations, on
Natuna island, Perancak in Bali, Morotai
in North Maluku, and two others in the
country`s eastern region.
The blue economy concept is the
development of marine resourcebased economy, which includes
sustainable management of marine resources, especially with
regard to food security, climate
change, eradication of illegal fishing, cooperation in research and
development, and improving
awareness of marine issue
“The construction of the conservation stations is part of the Indonesia-China Center for Ocean and Climate (ICCOC)
agreement to overcome rising seawaters, resulting from climate change,” said
Sharif C Sutardjo, the Minister of Marine
Affairs and Fisheries said on statement.
The cooperation was made in concurrence with China Ambassador Liu
Jianchao`s visit to the Fisheries and Marine Resource Ministry.
It was made to follow up the mem14 Equator - April 2012
orandum of understanding (MoU)
between the Indonesian ministry of
fisheries and marine resources and the
State Ocean Administration, which was
signed by the two countries` marine
resource ministers in Beijing in March
2012, worth US$180 million.
Sharif said the ICCOC had six main
objectives: increasing communications
between the two countries` scientists;
exchange of information and data; organizing symposium and similar activities;
publishing scientific journal and research
reports; regulating equipment and ships;
and increasing human resource capacity.
“The cooperation is done within the
framework of implementing the sea-based
economic or blue economy cooperation
agreed earlier in Beijing,” he stated.
Sharif said sea potential has bright
prospects and, therefore, the blue economy concept implemented by China
would become the fisheries and marine
resource ministry`s programme.
He stated that cooperation would
also be carried out in the field of education. Sharif said China provided scholarships for S2 (masters) and S3 (doctorate)
education in the field of marine resources, and the ministry of fisheries and ma-
rine resource ministry would be given
an aid in the form of a research ship to
conduct marine researches including
deep sea researches.
Meanwhile, Liu explained that the
two countries` bilateral cooperation in
the field of fisheries and marine resources would benefit both nations.
He said the cooperation would cover
natural resource development, marine
and fishery technology, and marine sciences, whereby the two countries could
strengthen and realize mutually beneficial economic development.
Liu noted that Indonesia`s sea area is
larger than the land area and, therefore,
the blue economy concept matches with
the country`s conditions. “Therefore, China will support and become a strategic
partner for Indonesia,” he said.
The blue economy concept is the
development of marine resource-based
economy, which includes sustainable
management of marine resources, especially with regard to food security,
climate change, eradication of illegal
fishing, cooperation in research and development, and improving awareness of
marine issues.
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120 sailing ships to participate in Sail
Morotai
Ternate, North Maluku - At least 120
sailing ships from Indonesia and other
countries will participate in the upcoming international marine event of
Sail Morotai, to be held in the Morotai
Islands district, North Maluku, in midSeptember 2012.
“Sailing ships is one of the Sail Morotai contests,” Sail Morotai Committee
Chairman Muhadjir Albar said in Ternate
on April23, 2012.
According to Muhadjir, the overseas sailing ships will sail via two gates
at Darwin and Kinabalu, and then drop
anchor somewhere in Indonesia before
converging in Morotai.
In addition to the sailing contest,
Sail Morotai will also organize nautical
sports and culture festivals and pro-
mote tourism through national and international seminars.
Muhadjir remarked that the Sail Morotai event was being promoted in the
United States, Australia, and Japan because these three countries had fought
on Morotai Island during World War II.
Sail Morotai will also organize nautical sports and culture festivals
and promote tourism through national and international seminars
He added that infrastructural preparations for the event are currently underway and are expected to be completed
on time.
Muhadjir noted that the central government had allocated Rp80 billion to
fund the construction of infrastructure
and facilities for Sail Morotai.
In addition, the North Maluku provincial government has allocated Rp130 billion to promote the success of the international marine event at Morotai Island.
Sail Morotai 2012 is organized by the
Indonesian government and is expected to be the principal maritime event
for this year`s Sail Indonesia rally.
Morotai Island in the Morotai Islands
district is famous not only for its natural
splendor and the marine beauty of its
coral reefs, containing a variety of beautiful fishes and tempting diving sites,
but also for historical tourism to view
sunken World War II ships.
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World Environment Day to focus on
Green Economy
Jakarta - Indonesia, along with the
entire world, will observe World Environment Day (WED), which has been commemorated every June 5 since 1972.
Initiated by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), World Environment Day is aimed at personalizing
environmental issues and enabling all
Last year, around 1,200 young
people from over 100 countries
participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and
Youth Conference in Bandung,
West Java, referred to the Green
Economy as “the only integrated
framework that is truly sustainable - placing human well-being,
social equity and environmental
protection on an equal footing.”
people to realize their responsibilities
and their power to become agents for
change in support of sustainable and
equitable development.
For WED 2012, the Indonesian government has coined a national theme:
“Green Economy: Change the Habits,
Improve the Environment`s Quality”.
“UNEP has designated `Green Economy: Does It Include You?` as the 2012
theme for World Environment Day,
while nationally we will focus on changing habits,” Indonesia`s Environmental
Affairs Minister Balthasar Kambuaya
said in Jakarta, recently.
Balthasar urged Indonesians to use
the momentum of World Environment
Day to change their habits and encourage others to do the same.
The commemoration of World Environment Day will begin at Merdeka
Palace on June 5, and will be marked by
the presentation of the Adipura, Adiwiyata and Kalpataru awards by President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
World Environment Day will also be
highlighted with an Environment Week
exhibition held at the Jakarta Convention Center from June 7 to 14, 2012.
The minister said there are several definitions of what a Green Economy is, and
in Indonesia it concerns a change of habits, because environmental problems are
closely related to the public`s behavior.
“We also define a green economy as a
way of improving the welfare of the people while, at the same time, preserving
the environment,” the minister noted.
UNEP describes a Green Economy
as one that results in improved human
well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks
and ecological scarcities. In its simplest
expression, a Green Economy can be
thought of as one that is low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, when addressing the Global
Ministerial Environment Forum in Bali
in February 2010, called for the adoption of a Green Economy development
strategy which is pro-growth, pro-jobs
and pro-poor.
The Second United Indonesia Cabinet later launched a Green Economics
program as part of its sustainable development plan.
To support the implementation
of Green Economics, the cabinet has
drawn up programs on food resilience
by implementing sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry management,
efficient and renewable energy usage, clean technology support, waste
management, efficient and low carbon
transportation management, and green
infrastructure development.
In the industrial sector, for instance,
the Industry Ministry is considering
granting incentives to various industries
receiving green industry awards in 2012
as part of its efforts to encourage businesses to use natural resources in a sustainable way.
The incentives may come in the form
of a discount for industries intending to
convert their equipment and machines
to produce green products, Arryanto
Sagala, the head of the ministry`s board
for industrial climate and quality policy
studies, said last March 2012.
“The incentives are in the form of a
10 percent discount to be made available to textile, footwear and sugar industries. The program will reduce the
use of energy by up to 25 percent,” Sagala noted.
At the grass root level, the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi)
launched a two-day Green Saturday
market for organic foods on March 23,
2012 as part of its efforts to realize local
food sovereignty in the country.
Upi Gufiroh, Walhi`s coordinator
for the Green Saturday organic market,
explained at the launch that the aim of
the project was to increase the public`s
appreciation of local foods so that the
local food industry in Indonesia would
not be suppressed by the materialism
and consumerism that has penetrated
the country`s villages.
Besides presenting organic foods,
the opening of the market was also
marked by demonstrations of food processing, discussions, a poster exhibition
and a film on the environment.
Last year, around 1,200 young people
from over 100 countries participating in
the UNEP Tunza International Children
and Youth Conference in Bandung, West
Java, referred to the Green Economy as
“the only integrated framework that is
truly sustainable - placing human wellbeing, social equity and environmental
protection on an equal footing.”
“The trend and science tell us that
we cannot wait another generation (until a Rio+40) before acting - the green
economy is our only future,” the young
people stated in a Bandung Declaration
issued on the final day of the conference, which was organized from September 27 to October 1, 2011.
The Bandung Declaration also identifies access to green jobs as critical for
achieving a sustainable transition to a
green economy.
“In the next ten years, as the world`s
population passes 7 billion, we need
to provide jobs for more than 1 billion
young people - employment that will
both enable them to live productive
and worthwhile lives and to contribute
to the transition to a just green economy,” the Declaration states.
It is estimated that nearly 40 per cent of
the world`s unemployed, over 80 million
people, are between the ages of 15 and 24.
President Yudhoyono, when addressing the 100th session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva
in June 2011, expressed his support of
promoting Green Economics.
“In Indonesia, we intend to advance a
national green skills development strat-
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egy. We plan to pursue a decentralized
youth apprenticeship programme for
green jobs and take measures to foster
entrepreneurship and self employment
in the green sector,” he said.
According to UNEP, investment in a
Green Economy could create millions of
new jobs. One of the main engines for
economic growth is a higher rate of employment, which both reduces a burden
on the economy and gives consumers
the purchasing power to sustain lives
through supporting industries.
Over 2.3 million people working in
green jobs in just six leading countries
(China, Denmark, Germany, India Spain,
and the United States) were estimated
to be employed in the low-carbon sector in 2008.
The Green Economy is, therefore, not
just a passing environmental fad, but is
one of the best solutions available for
sustainable economic growth that recognizes the social component, UNEP said.
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Indonesia is not afraid to work in
European Union market
Jakarta - The Minister of Marine Affairs
and Fisheries, Sharif C. Sutardjo attended
the opening of Frozen Seafood International Exhibition “European Seafood Exposition” (ESE) on April 24th in Brussels,
Belgium. ESE event which was held from
April 24th-26th, 2012 followed more than
1,600 business players came from 140
countries. The participation of exhibitors
from Indonesia was the largest compared
to previous years. “It is the largest exhbition in the world so it could be an opportunity for fisheries industry in Indonesia
and to strengthen economic relationship
particularly fishery products the European
Union (EU),” said Sharif.
He said that EU is one of export destinations for strategic fishery commodities
that need to be a priority for Indonesia.
The participation of Indonesian company
in ESE exhibition is potential to increase export value of fishery products in Indonesia
to EU. Indonesia’s participation in ESE 2011
has generated the transaction approximately Rp275 billion, raise for 205 percent
compared to 2010 which reached Rp89, 9
billion. “This international exhibition was a
barometer for producers to measure the
advantages of competitors’ products so
business players would be able to improve
fisheries and develop its export products,”
Sharif continued.
European Union countries are known
for having strict quality standards to import and export various products. For fishery and marine products, the application
standard including antibiotic content, hygiene standard as well as pathogenic bacteria. Through “Rapid Alert System” (RAS)
for food and feed, all standards have been
openly defined with objective assessment
that requires every market players to meet
them. But according to him, it is still very
attractive for entrepreneurs.
Therefore, Indonesia continues to prioritize quality improvement and product
safety by considering the characteristics,
market potential and challenges, to facilitate
the market expansion to EU. As it is known,
as time goes by, the competitiveness of export products in Indonesia is getting better.
This can be seen from the decrease in denial export case from Indonesia to EU. In addition, the processing of fishery products in
Indonesia has met the standard of products
as required by European Union.
Based on those matters, the European
Commission should be able to place Indonesia as one of reliable suppliers of fishery
products and export restrictions as contained in CD 220/2010 (Decision Commision of EU) can be immediately revoked.
Keep in mind that since 2010 these cases
were decreased and there were no case for
aquaculture products in Indonesia. “Quality improvement and value-added fishery
products through industrialization of fisheries policy will improve the competitiveness of Indonesian fishery products in implement the penetration of international
market particularly in EU,”stated Sharif.
Indonesia’s participation in ESE
2011 has generated the transaction
approximately Rp275 billion, raise
for 205 percent compared to 2010
which reached Rp89, 9 billion
According to this reason, the Ministry
of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF)
went back to collaborate with the Centre
for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, The Royal of Netherlands to hold
“Joint Indonesian Pavillion” on ESE located
in Hall 11 with a total area of 190 meter cubic . This pavilion is used by 14 companies
including, PT Rex Canning, Lautan Bahari
Sejahtera, Wirontono Baru, Tuna Permata
Rezeki, Multi Monodon Indonesia, Artha
Mina Tama, Bonecom, Pacific Harvest,
Dharma Samudra Fishing Industry.
Fishery products presented in the exhibition, including frozen (tuna, shrimp, marlin, snapper, grouper, mahi-mahi), canned
(sardines, tuna, mackerel, crabmeat,
shrimps, baby clams and snails), Fishmeal,
oilfish and value added products. ESE Event
is a world trend-setter in the development
industry related to handling and processing of fish consumption. The participation
of Indonesia in ESE currently has began
since 2004. “The Indonesian fishery companies which has market network EU can
take advantage of this exhibition as means
of maintaining relationships and communication with the buyers, “Sharif said after
inaugurating the Joint Indonesian Pavillion
of MMAF with CBI.
Since 2007 two countries had partnership in marine and fisheries sector through
the Working Group of Agriculture, Fishery
and Forestry (WGAFF) and through cooperation agreement between the Directorate General of Processing and Marketing
Fisheries Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries with CBI. The established cooperation including management sector for
foreign marketing, training program for
foreign marketing, seafood service center,
and the development of cold chain system
in fishing ports.
Therefore, Indonesia received € 20 million grants for infrastructure development
and human resources to support the improvement of fisheries quality to increase
fish export according to the requirements
of European Union. This cooperation is obviously favorable to Indonesia, because it
has generated 25 trainer of business players of fisheries and government officials. A
total of 15 fishing companies have followed
Export Coaching Programme (ECP) .The increasing of market understanding and promotion of fishery products has conducted
through “Seafood Service Center (SSC).”
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Dangdut music to go international
by Fardah
Jakarta - Soon, Indonesians will not
be the only ones shaking their bodies
and swinging their hips to dangdut music, but so will people in America and
other countries.
Indonesia`s dangdut musicians are
planning to propose that dangdut be
included on the UNESCO`s cultural heritage list.
In Washington DC, Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dino Pati
Djalal has launched a reality show called
“Dangdut Goes to America” to introduce
the music to Americans.
Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian
popular music that is partly derived
from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani
music. Dangdut is largely composed of
cheerful rhythms and is very popular
among Indonesian grass roots fans.
In the third congress of the Association of Indonesian Dangdut Malay Musicians and Singers (PAMMI) in Surabaya,
East Java, in early March 2012, Dangdut
artists suggested that the unique musical genre be proposed for inclusion on
the UNESCO cultural heritage list.
“I am initiating the idea to propose
dangdut to UNESCO. Let the world
know that dangdut music belongs to
Indonesia. It must be fought for, and of
course we need support,” Rhoma Irama,
the PAMMI chairman and `King of Dangdut`, said.
Ikke Nurjanah, who was elected
new executive chairman of PAMMI at
the Surabaya meeting, also promised
to do her best to send the proposal to
UNESCO.
“After our batik received recognition
from UNESCO, it`s now time for dangdut
because it is a musical genre found only
in Indonesia. No other country plays
dangdut music but Indonesia,” the attractive, young dangdut singer said.
PAMMI`s idea was supported by Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare
Agung Laksono.
“We agree with the suggestion to
have dangdut recognized by UNESCO
as being part of Indonesia`s heritage. All
prerequisites should be met. The government is ready to support it,” Minister Laksono said on the sidelines of the
PAMMI congress in Surabaya on March
3.
He is optimistic that if dangdut receives
international recognition, it will also bring
economic benefits to Indonesia.
The minister believes that, at present, all Indonesians and global communities are aware that dangdut music is
exclusively Indonesian.
The minister encouraged dangdut
musicians to contact related ministries,
such as the ministries of education and
culture, youth affairs and sports, as well
as people`s welfare, to help prepare the
proposal for UNESCO.
Items of Indonesia`s cultural heritages included in UNESCO`s Representative
List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity are the Angklung bamboo
music instrument (2010), Batik traditional textile 2009, and Kris blade and
Wayang Puppet Theatre (2008).
Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian
popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. Dangdut is largely
composed of cheerful rhythms
and is very popular among Indonesian grass roots fans
Saman dance, globally popular
as the `Thousand Hands` dance from
Indonesia`s western most province of
Aceh, was included in UNESCO`s List of
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of
Urgent Safeguarding in 2011.
Borobudur Temple was added to
the World Cultural Heritage List in 1991,
along with the Prambanan Temple compounds. In 1996, UNESCO included the
Sangiran Early Man Site in Solo, Central
Java, where the first hominid fossil of
mammals walking upright was discovered during excavations conducted
from 1936 to 1941.
As for Indonesian natural sites, the
World Heritage List includes Komodo
National Park (1991), Lorentz National
Park (1999), Tropical Rainforest Heritage
of Sumatra (2004) and Ujung Kulon National Park (1991).
In 2012, Indonesia plans to nominate
the Noken traditional bag from Papua,
a Balinese dance, the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII), and the
Sasando traditional musical instrument
of East Nusa Tenggara to be included on
UNESCO`s list of intangible world cultural heritage.
“Dangdut Goes To America”
Even before PAMMI had the idea of
proposing dangdut to UNESCO, Ambassador Dino has been actively promoting
dangdut in the United States with the
“Dangung Goes To America” reality show.
“Music is not just something to enjoy,
it can also be used to strengthen the relations among people in different countries,” Dino said in the US, early this year.
He chose dangdut because the musical genre is identified with the Indonesian people.
“Dangdut Goes to America” is aimed
at promoting the country`s musical heritage in the United States and encouraging interactions between the people of
the two countries, Dino noted.
He said “Dangdut Goes to America”
would become the pilot project to globalize Indonesian music.
In January this year, at an event called
“Evening with Friends of Indonesia” organized by Al Busyra Basnur, the Indonesian consul general in Houston, Texas,
around 120 Indonesians and Americans
gyrated to popular dangdut songs such
as “Begadang”, “Darah Muda”, “Terlena”,
and “Kocok-kocok”.
“In fact, the Americans in Houston
like dangdut. They enjoyed the dangdut
music and swung their hips following
the dangdut rhythm,” Al Busyra Basnur
said recently.
“Dangdut rhythm lures people to
shake their bodies. I cannot dance, but
I just shook my hands and body to keep
up with the dangdut rhythm on the
dance floor,” Tina Ho of the Asia Society
Texas Center, who attended the “Evening with Friends of Indonesia” event,
said, as quoted in a statement issued
by the Indonesian consulate general in
Houston.
The Indonesian embassy in Washington DC has planned to organize
dangdut music performances in several
American cities by presenting noted Indonesian dangdut singers.
Focus
Business
Indonesia’s best export products
Coal
The Indonesian coal deposits are predominately found on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. The sub-bituminous to
bituminous tertiary coals of South East Asia
are fundamentally different from the geographically close Permotriassic Gondwana
coals found in Australia, India and South
Africa. In general, the majority of the coal
is Paleogene in age but high sea levels during the beginning of this period resulted
in deposition of mainly marine sediments
and whilst the coal was formed during the
Neogene period it tends to be of a lower
rank. The existence of higher rank coals at
the land surface is dependent on uplift or
the presence of igneous intrusions.
Kalimantan
Formerly known as Borneo, Kalimantan is the world’s third largest island. The
north and north-western part of the island are the Malaysian states of Serawak
and Sabah, with the independent state
of Brunei Darusalam between them. The
rest of the island is part of Indonesia, divided into 4 provinces – East Kalimantan,
West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and
South Kalimantan. Coal rank varies across
Kalimantan, from lignite through sub-bituminous, high to low volatile bituminous
and semi-anthracite to anthracite.
Paleogene coals are commonly bituminous or higher in rank. The rank of
Neogene coals, in normal geological conditions, is relatively low, except for heateffected coal deposits. Therefore, the occurrence of high rank coal in Kalimantan
is mainly controlled by the distribution
pattern of the Paleogene coal measures,
and to some extent is also affected by the
occurrence of volcanic activity.
Production
Indonesia is estimated to have produced over 300Mt of coal in 2010, an annual increase of 15%. The increase in coal
production in 2010 continues the trend
of expansion the Indonesian coal industry has experienced since 2000. Between
2000 and 2010, Indonesia‘s coal industry
increased its output by 12% per annum
from 76Mt in 2000.
East Kalimantan is the most established mining area providing over 65% of
Indonesia’s total coal production in 2010.
South and Central Kalimantan produced
over 100Mt of coal in 2010. The region has
very little transport infrastructure, mainly
using rivers to barge coal from the mine
gate to offshore transhipment or port facilities. Sumatra produced approximately
5% or 15Mt of low rank coal.
Indonesia’s coal industry, in addition
to being geographically concentrated on
the island of Kalimantan, is also concentrated by producer.
Indonesia’s top six producers, Bumi,
Adaro, Kideco, Berau, Banpu, and PTBA accounted for more than 75% of production
and (except for PTBA) they are all located
on Kalimantan.
Bituminous and sub-bituminous coals
still account for the majority of Indonesia’s coal production. However, low rank
and sub-bituminous coal production have
been the main areas of growth and it is expected that bituminous coals will increase
in scarcity as current operating mines deplete known resources.
Production of low rank coal has grown
signifi cantly over the last 5 years totalling approximately 45Mt in 2010, subbituminous production was 137Mt and
bituminous was 120Mt. Metallurgical coal
production totalled 5Mt in 2010 with the
majority being mined in the North Barito
Basin in Central Kalimantan.
Domestic Consumption
Indonesia is currently well positioned
for sustained long term growth. GDP
growth has been increasing due to the
benefi ts of a commodity boom, a high
savings rate, a growing manufacturing
sector and a strong trade surplus with a
relatively low exposure to the EU. Current
power production is well below demand
and the success of the economy will place
increasing strains on power generation.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resource’s has identifi ed coal as a logical
fuel for new power generation capacity.
The abundant resources of coal available
make it the most cost effective solution
and coal fi red generators will reduce the
heavy dependency on oil and gas. The
Ministry forecasts domestic coal consumption will increase from the current
levels of 60Mtpa to 300Mtpa by 2025. We
see these goals as optimistic and more
likely to be in the 200-250Mtpa range.
But this is still a signifi cant increase in
domestic consumption and the type of
coal used for this increase will predominantly be low energy sub-bituminous
coals of less than 4,000kcal/kg.
This has been the main driver behind
announcements that the government
is seeking to keep this coal in Indonesia.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource is planning to ban the export of
low grade coal or coal with calorifi c value
below 5700kcal/kg for the export market
by 2014 but there is some doubt whether
the proposed ban will be legislated.
It is possible for producers to upgrade lower grade coals to higher-value
products for the export market by washing, crushing, and blending and there
are a number of companies developing
the technology such as White Energy
(WEC). However, none of these are commercially viable at this stage.
Exports
In 2010, Indonesia exported 260Mt.
The 5 largest export destinations for Indonesian coal were China, South Korea,
India, Japan, and Taiwan. India is now
the largest export market for Indonesian coal closely followed by China.
Infrastructure
Indonesian exports were not constrained by infrastructure bottlenecks
in 2010 as most operations utilise their
own coal logistics chain and do not rely
on third party infrastructure. This is a
signifi cant competitive advantage relative to other major seaborne thermal
coal export countries. Coal transportation in 2010 was predominantly done
using either coastal or river barging.
It is currently estimated that 65% of
exports are loaded onto vessels by transshipment facilities and the remaining 35%
is loaded through coal terminals.
The river barging and transhipping logistic chain utilised in Indonesia has been
the key to the growth of their industry. It
will also provide the basis to increase capacity over the short to medium term. It
will be of no surprise that trans-shipment
usage will continue to grow faster than
usage of coal terminals.
Business
List of exporters
PT ADARO INDONESIA
ANUGERAH BARA KALTIM, PT
BUKIT SUNUR, PT
Menara Karya, 23rd Floor
Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Block X-5, Kav. 1-2
Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
Phone: +6221-521-1265
http://www.adaro.com
Plaza Pasifik Blok B4, No. C-73 & C-75
Jl. Raya Boulevard, Kelapa Gading
Phone: +62 21 458 42220
Fax: +62 21 458 42221
www.abk.co.id
Jl. Musi No. 40 - E
Jakarta 10150
Indonesia
Phone: +62 21-345066062-21-3807055
Phone: +62 21-380817462-21-3808175
PT BUMI RESOURCES Tbk.
Bakrie Tower 12th Fl
Rasuna Epicentrum Complex
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said
Tel. +62 21 5794 2080
Fax. +62 21 5794 2070
http://www.bumiresources.com
KALTI PRIMA COAL, PT
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 10-11 Midplaza II
11th Floor, Jakarta 10220, Indonesia
Phone: +62 549 52 1402
Fax : +62 549 521780 or 521914
Email: Marketing@kpc.co.id
http://www.kpc.co.id
PT BUKIT ASAM
BINTANG JAYA MAKMUR, PT
Tanjung Enim Mining Unit
Jl. Parigi No. 1
Tanjung Enim 31716
Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia
Phone: +62 734 451 096, 452 352
Phone: +62 734 451 095, 452 993
http://ptba.co.id
Jln. Sikatan 23, Surabaya 60175,
Indonesia
Phone. +62 31 352-2991, 352-5606
Fax. +62 31355-3446, 353-4027
Web. www.bjm-group.com
Email: operational@bjm-group.com,
bjmcommodity@yahoo.com
PT FAJAR BUMI SAKTI
Wisma Bakrie 2, 11th Floor
Jl H.R Rasuna Said Kav B-2
Phone: +62-21-5200428
Phone: +62-21-5205492
marketing@fajarbumisakti.co.id
http://fajarbumisakti.co.id
CENTRAL KORPORINDO
INTERNASIONAL TBK, PT
Jl. Jend. A. Yani KM 4,5 No. 401, Rt. 42
Pemurus Luar, Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Phone. +62-511 3273221
Email: marketing@cenkocoal.com,
operation@cenkocoal.com
www.cenkocoal.com
Travel
Banjarmasin - city of a thousand rivers
South Kalimantan/South Borneo is
one of the thirty-three provinces of Indonesia and one of four Indonesian provinces in the Indonesian part of Borneo.
The provincial capital is Banjarmasin.
The province boundaries are with Makassar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan
in the west and north, the Java Sea in the
south and a small part of East Kalimantan
in the north.
About three quarters of the province
is flat and less than 100m above sea level,
while about 8,000 km² are swampland.
The Meratus Mountains are situated approximately along the south-western part
to the north-eastern part of the province,
dividing the flat area into two. Its highest
peak is Gunung Besar with 1,892 metres.
The annual rainfall intensity is high,
ranging between 2,000 and 3,700 mm.
The mean number of rainy days per year
is 120. Barito is the main river, used as
a transportation route to the northern
part of the province and to Central Kalimantan. Other smaller rivers are mostly
springing from the Meratus Mountains.
The main natural resources in South
Kalimantan are forest and coal. Coal deposits are found over almost the whole
province, and in some places they are
exploited commercially. Other minor resources are oil, gold, gem stones, quartz
sand, phosphate and granite.
This region known as the Land of a
Thousand Rivers, Big and small rivers,
wide swamps and lowlands are characteristic of this southern province. Some of
those rivers, such as the Barito, Martapura
and Negara mark the boundary between
South Kalimantan and the neighboring
Central Kalimantan with dense tropical
rain forests and covered mountainous
sparsely inhabited territory. The southern region is a coastal plain, lined by vast
mangrove forests. This coastal area is
rich in fresh and salt-water fishes.Those
three regions are practically separated
from each other by the Meratus mountain which spread from the north to south
through the center of the province. Many
villages and plantations lie along the Barito river course, which runs from the north
to south. Like most other regions in South
Kalimantan has two seasons, a dry and a
rainy. The rainy season lasts from October
to April, and dry season from May to September. South Kalimantan covers an area
of about 37,000 square kilometers. The
population of South Kalimantan consists
of two main groups: the Banjar who live
along the coasts and make up the majority,
and the Dayaks who inhabit the upstream
regions of the rivers. The Banjar people
are devout Moslems. They are friendly,
like to help one another, and have a good
sense of humor. They also are tolerant of
other religions and respect one another.
The friendly attitude of the Banjar, and
their hospitality, tends to make visitors
immediately feel at home in their midst.
The daily languages spoken by the Banjar
people Malay and Indonesian although in
a distinct local dialect.
Banjarmasin as the capital city is well
known with Barito River and its Floating
Market. If you visit South Kalimantan you
could enjoy your morning breakfast or just
have a cup of tea or coffee on the canoe, it
was a unique experience to see Market activities where the peoples launching their
sell and buy on the floating market.
Banjarmasin highlights
PORT TRISAKTI BANJARMASIN
Banjarmasin is also served by a port,
named Trisakti Harbour. A fairly
important deepwater port, Pelabuhan
Trisakti Banjarmasin is the trade center
of the Barito basin; exports include
rubber, pepper, timber, petroleum, coal,
gold, and diamonds. Passenger ships
and ferries to and from Java also carry
their operation here.
Travel
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
Banjarese, the name of South Kalimantan’s ethnicity, have a unique way of
building their houses and other structures in harmony with nature. There are
at least 12 types of traditional Banjarese
houses, which have unfortunately lost
their popularity in modern times. Still,
you can see a few houses that were built
with traditional techniques all over Banjarmasin if you really search for them.
The palace ground was totally destroyed
by the colonial Dutch, but you can still
visit its remnants in Kampung Kraton,
along Jalan Pangeran Samudera. There,
you can see Masjid Sultan Suriansyah.
Built during Pangeran Samudera’s rule, it
is the first Mosque in South Kalimantan
and contains the royal burial site.
RIVERS
Banjarmasin is abundant with wide
and mighty rivers. The rivers have always
been a part of Banjarese way of life. To this
very day, every morning there are floating markets in which farmers and traders
brought their goods to trade on boats. It
has always been a farmers’ market and it’s
interesting to see the genuine river-based
way of life. The rivers are also the main
venues for boat races and other festivities.
The main attractions are the waterlogged
suburbs traversed by canals; much of the
city’s commerce takes place on water.
DIAMONDS AND RUBIES
Banjarmasin has long been renowned
as a center for gem trading, particularly
rare diamonds and rubies. An informal
network with international connections
exists, which also supports the large domestic Indonesian trade in rare diamonds.
Banjar’s diamonds are especially known
for their exquisite brilliance. In recent
times, however, many of Indonesia’s large
diamond stones have been traded out of
the country.
CULINARY
Banjarese love their foods and even
though they are most of the times very
excited about other kinds of foods, they
adore their own local specialties more
than others. The ones in restaurants,
malls, or foodcourts are fine for beginners, but to find the real taste of Banjarese
food, you have to go to hidden places in
small streets because there you’d find the
ones that are famous among the locals.
Banjarmasin highlights
BARITO RIVER
The Barito river
attract tourists
who wants to travel
into the Meratus
jungle regions, and
visit the traditional
living Banjarese
tribes. The Barito
River is the longest
river in South
Kalimantan with
its length of 600
kilometers.
FLOATING
MARKET
Muara Kuin
floating market is
one of the floating
traditional markets
in Banjarmasin
which still exists.
The uniquely
of this floating
market because of
transactions done
on the boat.
SOTO BANJAR
Soto Banjar,
the specialty of
Banjarmasin city.
Yellowish spicy
broth with rice
vermicelli, lontong
rice cake, perkedel
mashed potato
fritter and boiled
egg. The dish that
you will enjoy and
love it.
RAYA SABILAL
MUHTADIN
MOSQUE
The biggest
mosque in
Banjarmasin
and is flowing
Martapura river
in front of the
building. The
mosque is built
during 7 years
since 1974.
Embassy News
Indonesian Embassy “Go Green”
On 7 April 2012, Indonesian Embassy has held the “Go Green” activity
by planting flowers and plantations at
the Embassy’s yard. The activity was
held in order to commemorate the
celebration of “Earth Day” and as an
effort to create a healthy environment
for the surrounding neighborhood at
the Embassy that will in the end able
to contribute for the environment
preservation in Serbia. Beside the all
staff of Indonesian Embassy, the “Go
Green” activity was attended also by
Assistant Mayor from the Savski Venac
Municipality, Mr. Nemanja Petrovic, Ekovolonteri activist, Mr. Milos Markovic,
as well as students and teachers from
Dragan Lukic Elementary School.
Embassy News
Photo News
Embassy News
Indonesian Embassy one of “Most Green” in Savski Venac
municipality
Since its establishment in 1982, Indonesian
Embassy in Belgrade has continuosly preserved
the environment around the premises of the Embassy and Ambassador’s residence as well as its
surrounding neighborhood. These efforts were
recognized by the Municipality of Savski Venac
in Belgrade and decided for the second time to
grant tha award of “Most Green” for this year.
In the ceremonial hall of the Municipality of
Savski Venac the prizes were awarded on March
16, 2012, to the most successful participants in
environmental action for the year 2012. Prizes are
awarded for winning first three places in seven
categories, the most beautiful yard around the
apartment building, office building around the
yard, the yard around the school and kindergarten, beautiful balcony, beautiful roof (driveway)
terrace, beautiful park and the beautiful courtyard of the Embassy.
On behalf of the Municipality Savski Venac,
the Head of the municipality Savski Venac Mr. Dusan Dincic has delivered the awards to the winners, which was attended by Ambassador of the
Republic of Indonesia.
At the Embassy’s “Go Green” activity this year
was participated also by the pupils and teachers of
the Elementary School “Dragan Lukic” as the extention of good cooperation and friendship with Indonesian Embassy in the field of education, culture
and ecology. The close relations was started with
the planting of trees in the school’s first Friendship
Park of Indonesia on last December 2011.
Embassy News
Meeting with the Director General of Bilateral
Relations, Mr. Zdravko Ponoš
On the ocassion of increasing the bilateral cooperation between Indonesian and Serbia, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia and Director General of Bilateral Relations Mr. Zdravko Ponoš, held a friendly meeting at the premises of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade on April 11, 2012.
Meeting with the Director General for Consuler &
Diaspora department, Mr. Dragan Marković
On the ocassion of increasing the cooperation between Indonesian and Serbia in the consular matters, Ambassador of the
Republic of Indonesia and Director General for Consular & Diaspora Mr. Dragan Markovic held a meeting at the premises of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade on April 3, 2012.
Embassy News
Meeting with Prof. Dr. Irinej Bulović &
Dr. Aleksandar Raković
On the ocassion of expanding the cooperation between Indonesia and Serbia in the field of interfaith dialogue and better mutual understanding, after the succesful 1st Indonesia - Serbia Bilateral Interfaith Dialogue (ISBID) that was held in Belgrade on April 2011, the Indonesian Ambassador held the meeting with Bishop of Backa Prof. Dr Irinej Bulovic and the President of Friendship Association of Serbia and Indonesia “Nusantara” Dr. Aleksandar Rakovic on April 20, 2012, regarding the preparations of the 2nd ISBID that is planned to be held in Indonesia this year.
Meeting with Dean of the Faculty of Philology
Professor Aleksandra Vraneš
In order to strengthen friendly relations and cooperation between Indonesia and Serbia, especially in the education sector, on 18
April 2012, Indonesian Ambassador has held a meeting with Dean of Faculty of Philology, Prof. Aleksandra Vranes, Vice Dean, Prof. Zoran
Paunovic, Prof. Ljiljana Bajic and Prof. Ljiljana Markovic. The main topic of the meeting was to discuss further cooperation between Indonesia and University of Belgrade by opening Indonesian language class at the University starting from year 2012. The plan has received
a very good response from the University, the Indonesian language class will be open when the new semester begin at the University.
Indonesian Embassy in Belgrad e
Go Green 2012 !
Embassy News
Embassy News
Belgrad e, April 7, 2012
Media
Glas Javnosti
7 April 2012
Indonežanska ambasada obeležila Dan Zemlje
Izvor: Tanjug
BEOGRAD, 7. aprila (Tanjug) - Poklonici zaštite prirode obeležili su danas, u ambasadi
Indonezije u Beogradu, Dan Zemlje sađenjem cveća i stabljika drveća. U “Zelenoj akciji budi zelen” učestvovali su članovi ambasade, predstavnici beogradske opštine Savski venac,
profesori i učenici osnovne škole “Dragan Lukić”, čelnici društva građana “Ekolog” i drugi
poklonici očuvanja prirodne sredine. Tokom višečasovne akcije desetine učesnika su nastojali
da još više ozelene okolinu ambasade i tako doprinesu zdravijem susedstvu, ali i naporima koji
se u Srbiji čine na planu ekologije, saopštila je indonežanska ambasada. Uoči početka akcije,
ambasador Indonezije Semuel Samson je rekao da je ambasada tokom prošle i ove godine
imala čast da primi nagradu za ekološku akciju “Naj Zeleno” koju svake godine tradicionalno
dodeljuje opština Savski venac i da ovim putem ambasada želi da bude deo borbe za očuvanje
životne sredine u Srbiji. Savetnik predsednika opštine Savski venac Nemanja Petrović je
pozdravljajući učesnike akcije rekao da opština poklanja veliku pažnju očuvanju životne
sredine i da je ambasada Indonezije jedan od primera da se i malim doprinosom u obliku
ove akcije može mnogo učiniti za zeleniji grad. U akciji očuvanje zelenila u okviru ambasade
i rezidencije ambasadora Indonezije učestvovali su učenici osnovne skole “Dragan Lukić” sa
Bežanijske kose, koja je u dvorištu svoje škole izgradila Park prijateljstva sa Indonezijom, u
organizaciji grada Beograda i društva građana “Ekolog”.
Media
B92
5 April 2012
“Izvozimo od Indonezije do Kanade”
Izvor: Beta, Tanjug
Kruševac -- Ministar odbrane Srbije Dragan Šutanovac najavio je da će fabrika “Prva petoletka Namenska” uskoro biti u većinskom državnom vlasništvu.
“Postoji državni interes da ova fabrika bude u većinskom državnom vlasništvu i učinićemo sve
u saradnji sa Ministarstvom ekonomije da se taj plan ostvari”, rekao je Šutanovac novinarima u
Trsteniku posle posete toj fabrici.
“Prva petoletka - Namenska” je u većinskom društvenom vlasništvu sa 68,7 odsto, dok 30 odsto je
državno vlasništvo, i zapošljava 578 radnika, a u većinsko državno vlasništvo trebalo bi da predje
konverzijom duga te firme prema državi.
Ranije je objavljeno da “Prva petoletka - Namenska” državi duguje oko 800 miliona dinara.
Šutanovac je naveo da je “Prva petoletka - Namenska” važna za sistem odbrane Srbije i reindustrijalizaciju
države i da bez te fabrike “ne postoji” ni avioindustrija Srbije, odnosno ne može da radi fabrika aviona
“Utva” iz Pančeva, a ne mogu se ni remontovati tenkovi.
“Fabrika posle dugog niza godina ima kupce i na istoku i na zapadu,kako za vojni tako i za civilni program,
a cilj je da u sklopu cele odbrambene industrije dobije mogućnost da izvozi još više”, rekao je Šutanovac.
Ministar odbrane je naveo da Srbija sa 10.000 zaposlenih u vojnoj industriji godišnje izvozi odbrambene
proizvode u vrednosti od 250 miliona dolara i da je to jedna od većih izvoznih grana u odnosu na
broj zaposlenih.
Šutanovac je rekao da je odbrambena industrija tokom poslednje četiri godine napravila prodor na
strana tržišta, od Indonezije do Kanade i Amerike, i da su za ovu godinu ugovoreni izvozni poslovi
vredni više od 275 miliona dolara.
“Budućnost postoji, ali moramo da se modernizujemo i da nabavimo odredjene mašine i alate i da
imamo proizvode koji će biti konkurentni na tržištu”, rekao je Šutanovac.
Generalni direktor “Prve petoletke - Namenska” Nenad Trifunović rekao je da je plan da ta fabrika ove godine
proizvede i proda proizvode u vrednosti od 500 miliona dolara, što je za 40 odsto više nego prošle godine.
Photo News
AMBASSADOR’S ACTIVITIES
Reception on the ocassion of the 7th Anniversary of the Election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Performance of the Netherlands Dance Theatre in Sava Centar
Reception on the ocassion of Netherlnad’s Queen’s Day
Reception on the ocassion of Armed Forces Day of Iran
Meeting with Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Malaysia, Mr. Yubazlan Yusof
Photo News
Indonesian Ambassador hosted a farewell dinner to the
Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry
Dinner hosted by Mrs. Gina Kim Johansen
Condolence at the Embassy of Mexico on the ocassion of passing away
of former President of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado
Condolence at the Embassy of Algeria on the ocassion of passing away
of first President of independent Algeria, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Ben Bella
Exhibition of Two Centuries of Modern Serbian Diplomacy
2nd UN Alliance of Civilization Conference
Conference of on the ocassion of Tunisian Revolution Day
Economic and Tourism Promotion of the Municipality
of Bajina Basta
Photo News
Visit to the Bali Paradizo Hotel & Welness in Belgrade
Visit to the company Indo Serbia Food in Belgrade
Photo News
Lunch with Mrs. Jasmina Hadziabdic, Advisor to the Minister
of Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia
At the Spring and Summer Belgrade Fashion Week with the former
Adviser of the Serbian President, Mr. Jovan Ratkovic
Meeting with President of Friendship Association of Serbia and
Indonesia “Nusantara”, Dr Aleksandar Rakovic
Meeting with Serbian music artist Mrs. Biljana Krstic
and Mrs. Tanja Nikolic from Gloria magazine
Sosialization of consular matters with the Indonesian
community in Serbia
Quartal meeting with the staff of Indonesian Embassy
Celebration of Ambassador’s birthday with the Embassy’s staff
Meeting with the staff and surprise birthday cake for the
Indonesian Defense Attache
Rattan from South Kalimantan
wonderful
Indonesia

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA BELGRADE

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