2 GOLDS FOR KEPRI PROVNCE IS THE CITRA TUBINDO CONTRIBUTION

The two athletes from Riau Islands (Kepri) Province gate the two gold medals at Weeks of Indonesia National Sport (PON) at Kalimantan East Indonesia last week. Even the National Committee of Indonesia (KONI) of Kepri Province’s target is getting 6 gold medals, but the athletes are only success to bring 2 gold medals only. The two gold medals are getting by the sail athletes of Kepri Island. The coach of sail, Weng Syamsi said, that the success because the boys are practice seriously everyday in Nongsa Marina Point (NMP) sea.

This success can’t separate with the best contribution by Citra Tubindo Public Company. This company allocated their profit for social responsibility and community development. So, the management of Citra Tubindo decision is to practice the boys who living around the sea of Nongsa of Batam Island become sail athletes.

This is the first time for athletes from Kepri Island come down for national competitions. And of cause, this performance make every people of Kepri Island are proud. Just for your information, Kepri Island age now is fourth. So, as the people of Batam Island, I only just can says, congratulation for the sail athletes and special thanks for Mr. Weng Syamsi. I’m proud of you man. (!)

BBC INFORMAL MEETING DISCUSSING BII AT HOT SPOT AREA

Sunday, July 15, 2008 the Batam Bloger Community (BBC) met to discuss about Batam Intelligence Island (BBI) at Engku Putri hot spot area. The members are sit on the land, no chairs available. The Vice Major of Batam, Ria Saptarika come down and talk with the members.

This is my first time to meet with the BBC. Because, since enjoying the blog two month and half ago, I never meet with the BBC. I just discuss with my “suhu” Ade Adran Syahlan about blog and how to get the money on net.

Actually, this is the delicious meeting with sate dish (all are free). This community is get serious attention by Ria Saptarika with two reason. First, Ria background education is the technical degree. Second, this community is no need the big money for making anything (they’re hobbies). Of course, Ria has more reason. Might possible the reason of politics or others. No body knows.

Generally, I think this community is good and expected can bring society of Batam moving in the future. (!)

GOVERNOR OF RIAU ISLAND PROVINCE VERY DISAPPOINTED TO PLN

Governor of Riau Island Province Ismeth Abdullah confess very disappointed to PT. PLN (Company of State Electric). Because this company is fail to supply the electricity to the companies and the public. Though too many Governor have asked to the management of PT. PLN to develop new power station.

Of course process acceleration of development annoyed. Actually, said Governor, the management of PT. PLN have to give opportunity to private sector to inculcate invesment for develop new power station. But that solution is again the Indonesian electricity law. Because, the private enterprise not be permitted to become electrics distributor. “We’re very annoyed,” said Ismeth.

This condition make the all staff of Riau Island Province can’t work better. Also can’t to service the investors to improve they productivity and others public activities. So, what the best solution do you have readers. Please send your thinking to the comment. (!)

KEPRI WILL BUILD HIGH QUALITY FIVE STARS LEVEL BUSINESS

The best given from God for the people of Batam Island and Riau Islands Province residences is the geographic. Because they are live beside the strait periphery in the world, Malaka. Expert chief staff of Board of National Development Planning (Bapenas) oceaninc area, Professor Son Diamar said in his presentation on one day seminar in Tanjungpinang, yesterday.

Don said, today 40% ship cargo transportations are cross the Malaka strait. So, are the Batam people just only sit and justly see? No way! So, the Riau Island Province Government must build the high quality five stars level business. The business is not just selling the fishes only, but more. Because this business goal is to invite the “big fish” come down and want to join with us.

The wife Riau Island Province, Aida Ismeth – she the Indonesian senator too – give the best response. She’s thinking that the idea is feasible and great. But, she said today the allocation loan from the central government Jakarta for Riau Island Province is too small. So she need the more attention from Jakarta. (!)

…Your Second Opinion Blog…: URBANIZATION EXPLOSION, FTZ BATAM EFFECT!

…Your Second Opinion Blog…: URBANIZATION EXPLOSION, FTZ BATAM EFFECT!

URBANIZATION EXPLOSION, FTZ BATAM EFFECT!

Saturday, July 5, 2008 the ship transport leaning in Sekupang sea port at 15.00 pm (Batam time). When I’m driving my car crossing the street in front of the Sekupang Sea Port totally stuck. Do you know mean this happen? This is the urbanization explosion in Batam Island. The urban people come down to Batam to find a job. They want to work in many industries in Batam. This is the FTZ Batam effect.

Of cause, this effect depress population problem of Batam seriously. Mayor assistant of Batam, Syamsul Bahrum said in lunch time with me, the booming population in Batam is so high because urbanization. And now, the complicated problems are progressively with existence of baby booming. Not more three years the residents in Batam grow more than 20%. Today, the population of Batam City is 750 thousands people – that the registered people more people not registered as the Batam citizen.

What the industry need exactly? Are the people like the urban? Actually, the industry management just needed the skill people who can do anything to support the productivity. Are the new urban who came down from the transport ship in Sekupang Sea Port have needed skill? I don’t know bro!

SHIPYARD INDUSTRY BOOMING IN BATAM ISLAND

Yesterday night my friend call to my mobile phone, he said that his friend from Jakarta need the land for shipyard industry about 10 hectares. He said that the investor from Jakarta want to build the shipyard industry in Batam Island. My friend has check the land for shipyard to BIDA (Badan Industrial Development Authority) but the official staff inform him, that no land available any more for shipyard industry in Batam. Except, my friend have to find by him self to the private owner land.

For check and balance, I confirm by my self to the official staff of BIDA yesterday. And I gate the same answer and explanation. Why? The answer is the land in Batam Island had allocated to private companies or to the some one. So, if the investors come to BIDA and ask the land for shipyard industry, the answer is same.

Yes since three or five years ago, the demand of land for shipyard industry in Batam so high. The booming of this industry because Batam Island is very feasible and profitable for this business. This year the big big big money from middle east will come down to Batam Island for same industry, shipyard. For you information, here is I give you the list of shipyard industry operated in Batam.

LIST OF THE SHIPYARD INDUSTRY IN BATAM ISLAND (2006)

No Name of Company Products Investment Product Capacity/year

1 Asl Shipyard Indonesia Tug boat and Tanker US$ 1 juta 7,3 unit
2 Bandar Victory Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 8,5 unit
3 Berger Batam Handal Tug boat and Tanker -- 8,5 unit
4 Jaya Asiatic Shipyard Tug boat US$ 1 juta 12 unit
5 Kunangan Marindo Shipyard Tug boat -- 12 unit
6 LUO Shipyard Tug boat Rp 1,46 miliar 12 unit
7 Naninda Mutiara Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker US$ 500.000,- 8,4 unit
8 Palma Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 16 miliar 8,4 unit
9 Pan Batam Island Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1,6 miliar 10,6 unit
10 Pan United Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker US$ 24 juta 8,6 unit
11 Pandan Bahari Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 8,5 unit
12 Pioneer Offshore Enterprise Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker US$ 10 juta 8,6 unit
13 Tri Karya Alam Tug boat and Tanker -- 8,6 unit
14 Wanamas Puspita Tug boat and Tanker -- 8,6 unit
15 Batam Expresindo Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 4 miliar 8,5 unit
16 Tunas Karya Bahari Tug boat and Tanker Rp 800 juta 8,5 unit
17 Marinatama Gemanusa Tug boat and Tanker Rp 993 juta 8,4 unit
18 Nongsa Jaya Buana Tug boat and Tanker Rp 3,8 miliar 8,3 unit
19 Batamec Tug boat and Tanker Rp 314, 8 miliar 8,6 unit
20 Batam Bahari Khatulistiwa Tug boat and Tanker
21 Lot & Lot Constructio Indonesia Tug boat and Tanker Rp 10,53 miliar 8,6 unit
22 Hyandai Citra Tug boat and Tanker US$ 400.000,- 8,6 unit
23 Tirta Jaya Hati Tug boat Rp 1 miliar 11 unit
24 Esprit Engineering Tug boat and Tanker US$ 100.000,- 7,4 unit
25 Batamas Jala Nusantara Tug boat and Tanker Rp 69,1 miliar 7,5 unit
26 Batam Sentralindo Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,4 unit
27 Plus Indonesia Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,2 unit
28 Riau Panjaya Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,3 unit
30 Glory Utama Industri Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,3 unit
31 Sentosa Mulia Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,3 unit
32 Viking Engineering Batam Tongkang, Tug Boat -- 7,6 unit
33 Golf Pasifik Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,6 unit
34 Kim Seal Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
35 More Plan Private Limited Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,5 unit
36 Cahaya Samudera Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1 miliar 6,5 unit
37 Ninda Pratama Verisindo Tug boat and Tanker Rp 4,3 miliar 7,6 unit
38 Karya Teknik Utama Tongkang, Tug Boat Rp 4 miliar 7,5 unit
39 Seloko Batam Shipyard Tug boat Rp 5,6 miliar 11 unit
40 Sumber Teknik Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1,2 miliar 7,6 unit
41 Pratama Pacifik Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,6 unit
42 Batam Shipbuilder Repair Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,6 unit
43 Basindo Utama Raya Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1 miliar 7,5 unit
44 Chooper Mechanical Oilfeld Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
45 Hydrill Indonesia Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
46 Nexus Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,5 unit
47 Sekip Hilir Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
48 Beetel Equipment Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
49 Mc. Connel Dravel Tug boat and Tanker -- 7,5 unit
50 Idros Service Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
51 Ensure Engineering Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
52 Sintai Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
53 Karya Alam Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
54 Bahtera Mulia Handalan Tug boat and Tanker Rp 10 miliar 6,4 unit
55 Global Indo Asia Pacific Tug boat and Tanker -- 6,4 unit
56 Erindo Marine Tug boat and Tanker Rp 700 juta 14,8 unit
57 Bumi Laut Perkasa Tug boat and Tanker Rp 9 miliar 30,5 unit
58 Sumber Sarana Elektrindo Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1,5 miliar 10,6 unit
59 Batam Marine Engineering Tug boat Rp 750 juta 8,6 unit
60 Sumatera Maju Jaya Tug boat and Tanker -- 12,6 unit
61 Sinbat Precast Teknindo Tug boat and Tanker -- 14,6 unit
62 Natuna Indah Tug boat and Tanker Rp 2,2 miliar 100 unit
63 Pasific Composites Uama Ship and Fibership Rp 1,3 miliar 12,6 unit
64 Selecta Bersama Tug boat and Tanker Rp 6,5 miliar 6,10 unit
64 Sumber Samudera Makmur Tug boat and Tanker Rp 1,5 miliar 18,24 unit
65 Marcopollo Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 3,2 miliar 12,18 unit
66 Kian Guan Sakti Tug boat and Tanker Rp 5,7 miliar --
67 Bersama Citra Makmur Repair and Tug boat and Tanker Rp 203 juta
68 Putera Perkasa Harapan Jaya Tug boat and Tanker Rp 6,9 miliar 8,20 unit
69 Ballast Nedom South East Asia Tug boat and Tanker US$1,5 juta 10,8 unit
70 Pensumba Batam Shipyard Tug boat and Tanker Rp 2,5 miliar 12,6 unit. (!)

BATAM BLACK OUT AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!

Friday, July 4, 2008 electricity in Batam Island black out again. Almost five hours begin 16.30 to 20.30 pm (Batam time) PT. Pelayanan Listrik Negara (PLN) Batam – the power supply – hole of Batam Island black out. Without announcement!!! So, if you want to invest your money in Batam Island, you have to ready to “head to head” with black out for a hole day. Of course, without announcement like this happen.

You can imagine how much the business loses for the five hours black out. Especially, are the small and medium business enterprises. They lose not just a time for finishing the orders but losing the orders too. And the other loses are the electricity are claim up. And the dangerous more are the PT. PLN Batam act is danger for the patients in the hospital. Especially, the patients who they life are supported by the machines.

That’s not just a first time, that’s too many time happening in Batam. Last month, black out is everyday in Batam. You can find out in my report in this blog. Even the Minister of Energy and Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro has gives the personal guaranty for gas supply to Batam. But, not more than one month the black out happen again. So, do you can believe the Indonesian Government officials guaranty?

When, the black out still going on, the mobile phone’s public relation of PT. PLN Batam, Ade Sulistiani off always. I don’t know is this the PT. PLN Batam strategy or they want to run away from the responsible to public complain. Until now, as the Batam citizen I never know the PT. PLN Batam report of finance or other. So, as the customer, our position is must be ready to life in the dark. Thank for your “best” service PT. PLN Batam!!!

BATAM FREE TRADE ZONE WITHOUT FREE TAX

What advantages do you thinking about Batam Free Trade Zone? Free of tax? Wrong! Today, three commodities are objected of tax by the Indonesian President decision, are cars, alcohol drinking water and electronics product. This law known as PP (Peraturan Pemerintah) Number 63. The PP 63 until now still going on.

As I wrote in this blog before, that the local government and Chief Board of Batam Zone has met with the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for talk and discuss about PP 63 cancellation. That meeting is following with the two ministers serious discussion between Sri Mulyani (Economic Minister) and Mari Elka Pangestu (Trading Minister). Together focusing to change the PP 63 with the new friendly regulation for the foreign investor.

But, two days ago, my friend Suyono Saputra (journalist of Bisnis Indonesia Economic Daily) interview Muhammad Lutfi (The Chief of Coordinating Investing Board) in Batam Island. Lutfi said to him, that Indonesian Government don’t want to cancel the PP 63. Because no contradicting between PP 63 with the Batam FTZ law. But, he promised that Indonesian Government will release the friendly role of PP 63. What’s that? No one knows today. (!)

KNPI OF KEPRI SUPPLY THE WALDING WORKER FOR SHIPYARD INDUSTRY

Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) of Riau Island Province (Kepri) had supply the welders to the Citra Tubindo, Tbk. This program had begun more than 3 months ago. Now, this Indonesian young committee are preparing to supply thousands workers for the new shipyard industry in Batam.

Today, new shipyard industry from Dubai will begin the investment in Batam Island. This new industry is need 5.000 workers. The other company, Seipem, today begin the investment in Karimun Island. Also, this company is need 9.000 workers. Than, thousands workers need in Batam Island and Karimun Island now. Because the booming demand of shipyard and it services now is very fantastic.

The booming effect is too difficult now to find the feasible land in Batam Island for build the shipyard industry. My friend in Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) said to me, too many foreign investors come down to Batam Island just for asking the land. But, BIDA can’t approve anymore. Because the feasible land for shipyard industry in Batam Island had allocated for the investors. So, the BIDA today is focusing their foreign investment to the special industry. That is the industry less water and wide land.

Back to KNPI of Kepri, his chief Berto Izaak Doko said to me, that he committed to continue his program and he thank to the company who had support. God bless for KNPI of Kepri. (!)