The Indonesia-South Pacific Forum (ISPF) held a business event themed "Connecting Peoples for Sustainable Growth" in Jakarta to strengthen Indonesia and the South Pacific countries' relations.
As revealed in a written statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that ANTARA received here on Monday, the business forum was a part of a series of events in the Indonesia-South Pacific Forum (ISPF).
Business representatives from Indonesia and 13 countries in the South Pacific attended the event as active participants.
Although still non-traditional partners, some Indonesian companies have already entered the South Pacific region. Two of them are Audie Pacific Engineering with Yadua bay Resort and Treetop Villa Resort in Fiji, as well as Bariki Football Stadium in Kiribati.
There is also a potential cooperation that allows Indonesian pharmaceutical company, Dexa Medica, to export pharmaceutical products to South Pacific countries.
At the business forum, Indonesian companies were invited to present their profiles, and some companies stated their interest to invest in and to cooperate with the South Pacific countries.
A discussion conducted during the ISPF business forum revealed the challenges that need to be addressed by Indonesia and the South Pacific countries to strengthen business relations, including low connectivity, high delivery fees, high import charges, and complicated procedures to get visas for foreign employees.
However, despite the challenges, the Indonesian government believes that the potential economic cooperation with the South Pacific countries is worth exploring.(ant)
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March
Indonesian Consulate in Vanimo Hands over Former Prisoner from Jayapura
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The Indonesian Consulate in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday (3/26) handed over Gusta Adolof Puhiri alias Luki Gusta, a former prisoner who had just finished serving his sentence in Vanimo prison, to his family.
The surrender of the Indonesian citizen from Jayapura was carried out through the Papua Provincial Border and Foreign Cooperation Bureau witnessed by Gusta's parents.
Indonesian Consul at Vanimo, PNG Abraham Lebelauw, told Antara that Gusta had previously served an 18-month prison sentence for illegally entering the PNG area.
He (Gusta) was actually set free since Saturday (3/23) but because PLBN Skouw was off and had to take care of administration work, he was handed over only on Tuesday (3/26).
In Vanimo Prison, PNG, there is still an Indonesian citizen currently serving a sentence for a different case, namely Mrs.Yopie Taniau, said Abe, Abraham's nickname, adding that Taniau was sentenced to two years in prison since March 7, 2018, for carrying drugs.
"At present, there is still one Indonesian citizen who is serving a sentence in Vanimo prison, PNG," Lebelauw said. (ANTARA)
March
Foreign Election Committee – Kuching, Malaysia are optimistic Voters will be more than 70 percent
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Indonesian citizens who have been listed as eligible voters achieving 2 million 58 thousands one hundred and ninety one (2,058,191) voters in 130 countries. Malaysia is a country with the most Indonesian voters in foreign countries. Foreign Election Committee ( PPLN) – Kuching, Malaysia are optimistic that voters who participate in General elections 2019 will achieve more than 70 percent. Member of PPLN Kuching, Subroto Umar in Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia told Voice of Indonesia that in the General Election 2014, Kuching was the best PPLN with more than 70 percent participants from permanent list voters. He also said since 2018, the PPLN Kuching has conducted general election socialization to all Indonesian citizens and Migrant Workers who stay in the region.
"To serve all voters in Sarawak Malaysia, PPLN Kuching is supported by the General Election Commission and the commitment of all staffs. I am sure that PPLN Kuching can maintain its record of 70 percent voters and it is possible to increase," Subroto said.
Subroto Umar moreover said that optimism toward higher voters’ participation in line with the system of General Election 2019 is getting better. Number of officials who serve the voters also drastically increase. Recently, Indonesian Consulate General in Kuching has conducted technical guidance for organizers of Foreign Election Committee. The technical guidance is to give input or knowledge about the implementation of voting process which is conducted in Kuching// Sekar/Trs:AF
March
ISPF's Business Event Strengthens Indonesia-South Pacific Relations
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March
Bantargebang Waste-to-Energy Power Plant Ready to Begin Operation
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A pilot project of a waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa) in Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, is now ready for operation after it was launched here on Monday.
The waste-to-energy plant was built by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the Jakarta Government.
"Now, the plant is in commission, and of course it will need further enhancement by BPPT and the Jakarta Government," head of the agency Hammam Riza said at the inauguration of the Bantargebang PLTSa pilot project.
The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan; Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Mohamad Nasir; and Riza pushed the siren button to mark the inauguration of the power plant.
It took only one year to complete the project that cost Rp98 billion after its groundbreaking ceremony on March 21, 2018, and it is expected to become fully operational within the next few weeks.
"Within the next few weeks, it will be fully functional, and thus, it can function as a research and development center," he said.
The waste-to-energy plant has the capacity to process 100 tons of garbage per day, and produce 700 kilowatts of electricity per hour as a bonus.
"The electricity produced by the PLTSa will be used to meet the facility's needs," he said. (ant)