RISING50 – Republic of Indonesia and Singapore Mark Half a Century of Close Ties Singapore and Indone- Indonesian President Products and Services
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A SPECIAL FEATURE PRODUCED BY: INDONESIA REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE MARK HALF A CENTURY OF CLOSE TIES synergymediaspecialists.com RISING50 – Republic of Indonesia and Singapore mark half a century of close ties Singapore and Indone- Indonesian President products and services. CI’s goal is to assist their donesia and understand investing in Indonesia far sia celebrate fifty years Joko Widodo at a lead- The relationship is mu- members’ network in In- business and industry in outweigh the obstacles’, of diplomatic relations ers’ retreat in Singapore tually beneficial according Indonesia. From hosting says Meurling. ‘Working this year. With an in- last September and rela- to Noor Meurling, Chair- conferences and events through these and other creasing number of Sin- tions between the two woman of The Singapore to networking functions, differences is an essential gaporean companies countries continue to Chamber of Commerce the chamber is proud of part of achieving success investing in Indonesia flourish. Indonesia (SCCI) in Ja- its role in helping compa- in Indonesia’. and Singapore continu- karta. ‘The two countries nies navigate the business Along with eight other ing to offer Indonesian As Indonesia’s largest have a close affiliation and landscape in Indonesia. member countries, Sin- companies access to foreign investor (inflows provide value to one an- ‘Although there are cer- gapore and Indonesia its world-class financial totaled USD 9.2 billion in other. Each bring unique tainly differences between are members of the Asso- system, the two nations 2016), Singaporean com- benefits to the table and the two countries- the ciation of Southeast Asian have formed a strong Noor Meurling, Chairwoman of Singapore panies see Indonesia’s the cooperation should base language of Bahasa Nations (ASEAN). This Chamber of Commerce Indonesia alliance. The fiftieth an- burgeoning population continue to grow’, says” Indonesian compared to year sees the Association niversary was recently level when Prime Minis- and growing middle-class Meurling. English, and a different Jaspal Sidhu, Vice Chairman of Singapore observed at the highest ter Lee Hsien Loong met as a huge market for their Founded in 2006, SC- Chamber of Commerce Indonesia rule of law, the potential of Continued on page 3 Indonesia Tourism Development We are neighbors by God’s will, by geography, but we are and always will be good neighbors and close friends by choice. Corporation is ‘Creating Next year, Singapore will become the Chair of ASEAN, I have destinations’ expressed Indonesia’s support for Singapore’s chairmanship. Since Abdulbar ‘Barry’ Man- a complete line of tourism fa- tions which put Indonesia on ASEAN unity and centrality must always be our chief concern so soer joined Bali Tourism De- cilities with over 5,000 upscale the map and The Mandalika is that ASEAN remains relevant for velopment Corporation in hotel rooms, 18 holes award designed to do just this’, says its members and its people, as October 2015, his challeng- winning golf course, interna- Mansoer. The resort’s main well as contribute even greater to ing mandate has turned into tional hospital, and the largest theme of Eco Tourism guides a labour of love. Mansoer is retail center in Bali, within a all aspects of The Mandalika’s the world. tasked with rejuvenating The total area of 350 hectares. To- sustainable resort develop- RI President Joko Widodo Nusa Dua, the iconic, award day, The Nusa Dua is known as ment, with planning for over winning destination in south- an internationally recognised 10,000 hotel rooms, a twenty- ” ern Bali which was estab- MICE Centre (Meetings, Incen- seven hole signature golf lished in the 1970s, complet- tives, Conferences and Events) course, retail centers, MICE, Citramas Group connects Singapore ing the Mandalika; a massive with 17,000 total capacity, the hospital and even a planned world-class tourism destina- MotoGP street circuit. and Indonesia through Innovation tion four times the size of ‘With the popularity of bikes Nusa Dua just minutes from and motorsports here in Indo- Established by Kris ing an ecosystem for Lombok International Airport, nesia, MotoGP races are one Wiluan in 1980, Cit- digital businesses in and creating new destina- of the most popular watched ramas Group has the region’. tion around Indonesia to rival largest in Indonesia. Our aim sports. We will tie-up with vari- grown into a truly In addition to hav- Bali. is to further expand the resort ous partners to push this proj- diversified company. ing an international as an ‘outdoor’ destination as ect through’, says Mansoer. Initially, Citramas airport, Batam Island In order to achieve these well with new attractions and ITDC sees tourism not just Group’s core busi- is only a forty minute goals, Mansoer’s first order of activities to create an exciting as a source of revenue, but as ness was as a ser- ferry ride from Singa- business was to restructure the destination for families’. way to positively impact the vice provider and pore. The island has a State Owned Company former- Mansoer is also focusing local economies of regionally equipment manufac- population of over one ly known as Bali Tourism De- his efforts on developing The dispersed cities and provinces. ture to the oil and million people and is velopment Corporation (BTDC) Mandalika resort in Lombok, “Tourism alleviates poverty gas industry. Today already home to world- into Indonesia Tourism Devel- the closest island to Bali, which and stimulates supporting in- the company is cre- class beach resorts. opment Corporation (ITDC), to he predicts will be Indonesia’s dustries which in turn create ating a one hundred Notably, the island is expand the scope and scale of crowning tourism destination opportunities for local commu- hectare state-of-the- also far from major operation beyond Bali. A new jewel. Total development area nities’, says Mansoer. ‘Today, art digital technol- earthquake zones corporate brand was crafted is 1,175 hectares, boasting there are fantastic opportuni- ogy park which will making underground for ITDC, with the tagline of over 16 kilometers of some of ties to be had, not just here in be anchored by their fiber-optic cable instal- ‘Creating Destinations’, and the most beautiful white sand Indonesia but across ASEAN. own animation and lation viable; a signifi- company headquarters was beach coastline. For investors, We are in the business of de- film production com- cant advantage when shifted from Bali to Jakarta. The Mandalika is a unique op- veloping destinations, and the pany. attracting tenants to ‘We want to ensure Tour- portunity comparable to in- next step for us is to partner the Park. ism is at the forefront of Indo- vesting in Bali during the early with investors from around the The company first Citramas Group’s nesia’s development and we stages of the island’s develop- world to help us achieve our achieved success by subsidiary, Infinite Stu- have a big task ahead of us’, ment, which has proven to be a vision for the future of Indone- becoming a preferred Buffalo Boys, a new feature film to be released in 2018 directed by Mike Wiluan of dios, is a media enter- says Mansoer. ITDC’s flag- boon for early investors. sia’s tourism industry’. supplier to oil and Infinite Studios in Nongsa Digital Park tainment and creative ship resort The Nusa Dua has “We want to create destina- www.itdc.co.id gas players. Citramas ers and today, as the ferry terminals, hotels, services company Group supplied pipes, oil and gas sector hospitality and leisure. already employing valves and tubular continues to evolve, Information, commu- three hundred staff in products and added we remain a commit- nication and technol- Batam. The company value by providing ted partner and have ogy (ITC) and disrup- has already won nu- equipment repair ser- created a win-win re- tive tech-innovations merous awards includ- vices. lationship with each of continue to influence ing The Grand Prix ‘When we started our customers’. our modern business Nouveau Genre Award the business, millions world. As a business at L’etrange Festival of dollars were being leader and risk-taker, Paris 2016. spent on energy ser- Wiluan is keen to play ‘Indonesia recog- vices in the region and a role in innovation- nizes the importance we had the foresight to creation in the region. the digital economy see that service pro- Citramas is devel- will play in the future viders were going to oping Nongsa Digital and we are proud play a key role in the Park, a technology that Citramas Group growth of the oil and park on Batam Island, is contributing to this gas industry’, says on which a subsidiary vision,’ says Wiluan. Wiluan. Through organic of Citramas Group is ‘Our business is sup- ‘The business op- growth, joint ventures located. ported by the Sin- portunities and syner- and acquisitions, Citra- ‘The oil and gas in- gaporean Economic gies we saw between mas Group’s business dustry has changed Board and President Singapore and Indo- has grown internation- considerably over the Joko Widodo and we nesia lead us to the ally and the group now years and being flex- will work hard to make establishment of our operates in over forty ible and adaptable a positive difference activities in Singapore countries. As a diver- to change is crucial to the region through and Batam, Indone- sified company, Citra- to our success in the our commitment to sia. These became mas Group’s revenue future’, says Wiluan. innovation-driven so- our logistics bases to streams today include ‘With Nongsa Digital lutions’. support our custom- oil and gas, port and Park we are develop- www.citramas.com A special feature produced by Synergy Media Specialists A BRIGHT STAR IN INDONESIA’S ENERGY SECTOR Forty years ago, Pra- the success of every work extremely hard providing text books, Group’s revenues jogo Pangestu found- business.