Maksindo: Indonesia's biggest machinery producer

PT Tk Machine Maksindo is a company engaged in the production and sale of food machinery, packaging machinery, machine for business, machinery hotels, catering, restaurant machines, etc.

PT. Tk Machine Maksindo has experienced since 2004 and has served thousands of customers throughout Indonesia and several countries.

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Bukaka: Indonesia's biggest heavy industry companies

Commencing in 1978, from a small scale operation with only twelve employees and a single product line, this company has grown into a multi-million dollar company with thousand of employees. Pioneer in the line of its genuine businesses, PT Bukaka Teknik Utama’s main activities cover the engineering and manufacturing of infra-structure related products and services.

The focus and strength of the company lie with its continuing and innovating experience in serving the rapid national development of the most important support sectors, namely energy transportation, and communication. The challenging enormous demand for the infra-structure, strives the company to keep its attention to the ongoing innovation competing world-wide.



This is a company with breakthroughs of utilizing the maximum use of its productive personnel and continuous efficiency improvement to the attainable level of innovation.

The company is opened to all opportunities that promote efficiency in such a spread-wise area of activities. Though delivery as the final stage of operation is executed in an efficient and economical manner, the company keeps its improving process, even it has to invite and or to cooperate with expertises.

This is a company which implements the objective function of the good corporate governance. Governing the internal audit implementation to meet the objectives of good cooperate governance is totally inseparable.

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Sany to Build $200m Factory in Cikarang

China-based coal mining equipment maker Sany signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia on Saturday tp invest up to $200 million to build a production base for its heavy machineries in Cikarang, Bekasi.

“Sany is convinced that we're able to sell our products to Asian countries,” said the president director of Sany, Liang Wengen.

“Our market share in the Asian market is still very small, at less than 5 percent. So [through] the investment in Indonesia, we hope we can increase our market share in Asian countries.”


Wengen said the initial injection would be $15 million, with the total investment at $200 million.

“This is going to the biggest investment that Sany has made.”

Sany's plan is part of the Chinese government's pledge to support development in Indonesia and improve the trade balance between the two countries.

Wengen said the factory would play an important role in boosting revenue to 350 billion RMB ($54 billion) in 2015, up from 90 billion RMB target for this year.

"We're not just going to manufacture here, but we will also transfer our technology to Indonesia," he said.

The factory will be located on 10 hectare in Cikarang industrial zone. It will have an annual capacity to manufacture 1,000 units of heavy equipment and is expected to absorb 1,500 workers. Construction is expected to star in July, with operations expected to open in 2012

"We have a passion for Indonesia. Its huge population and low labor cost are also what draw us here. We're optimistic that our operation here will break even in no time," Wengen said.

Sany group started operations in 1989 and currently has factories in the United States, Germany, India and Brazil. The corporation employs more than 53,000 people in more than 120 countries. It's sales last year reached 50 billion RMB.

Agus Cahyana, the secretary general of the Industrial Ministry, said that the government welcomed the new investment would facilitate it by helping the company find the location and providing market data.

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China Pledges Larger Role in Indonesia’s Development

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao agreed on Friday to promote stronger relations between their two nations in a number of sectors, including trade.

“[China] will provide preferential export buyers credit of $1 billion, and $8 billion of commercial funding will go to the Indonesian government to support infrastructure development and Indonesian industry,” Wen said during a joint news conference with Yudhoyono at the State Palace.





“I will also lead a delegation of investment and trade promotion that will sign commercial agreements worth $10 billion.”

Agus Tjahajana, the director general for international industry cooperation at the Industry Ministry, said the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Bank of China would provide lending for the industrial sector as part of the international investment package.

“They will provide financing for Chinese companies to invest in our industry here. ICBC will commit $4 billion, while another $4 billion will come from Bank of China,” Agus said.

Which areas of the industrial sector would receive Chinese investment was not yet known, he said. “It could be anything, but we have investment priorities such as sugar mills, fertilizer and transport machinery.”

Yudhoyono encouraged China to become involved in Indonesia’s development through its economic corridor plan.

“I told [Wen] that Indonesia will develop its economy in six corridors nationwide,” the president said. “I invite cooperation from our partners in China to coordinate with their Indonesian partners to build infrastructure, electricity, clean and renewable energy, and manufacturing. I’m glad that he agrees.”

The government plans to make Indonesia the world’s 12th-largest economy by 2025 by developing six economic corridors and using natural resources —such as coal and timber in Kalimantan and palm oil in Sumatra — to create value-added industries.

Chinese investment in Indonesia has been minimal to this point. According to Industry Minister MS Hidayat, China’s current investment in Indonesia is dwarfed by the trade volume between the two nations. While trade between China and Indonesia reached $40 billion last year, investment in Indonesia was a paltry $170 million.

“China does not like foreign investment. It only wants to sell,” Hidayat said. “They want the industry to be developed [in China] and then export it worldwide. That is something that we do not want.”

There are signs the imbalance is improving, though. Hidayat said on Tuesday that China pledged to invest $200 million in Indonesia’s heavy equipment industry in August.

Wen said he was optimistic that the trade volume between Indonesia and China would reach $80 billion by 2015. Yudhoyono and Wen agreed that the initial target of $50 billion in trade volume would be attained well ahead of the projected date of 2014.

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Indonesia to build CPO processing plant in Subulussalam

A national private company plans to build a crude palm oil (CPO) processing plant with a production capacity of 20 tons per hour in Subulussalam municipality, Aceh province.

“I hope that the CPO processing plant could accommodate CPO from the local people`s plantations so the selling price of the commodity at farmer level will be better in the future,” Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf said here on Tuesday.

To date, Subulussalam has 31,030 hectares of oil palm plantations spreading in a number of subdistricts. Of the total, 13,568 hectares are owned by local people and 17,462 hectares by private companies.

The governor said two more CPO processing plants would also be built in Subulussalam which is one of the province`s southern coastal areas.

“Once the three CPO processing plants have been operating, we are optimistic that the plantation sector will be able to improve the income of the municipal government and local people,” he said.

Irwandi said he would try to attract investors to process CPO derivatives into finished goods in the area. “We will try to invite investors to build plants to process CPO into finished goods, such as soap and cooking oil as part of efforts to create more jobs in this area,” he said.

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The lucrative Indonesia's geothermal sector still wide open for investment

Indonesia has huge potentials for investment in the geothermal energy development sector as until now investment in the sector still totals three percent, an official said.

"The potentials for investment in the geothermal sector is huge but not all of them have have tapped maximally," Head of the Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Gita Wirjawan said here on Thursday.

He said geothermal energy source in Indonesia is 40 percent of the world`s, offering a good opportunity for investment and foreign investors to come into the country.

"Many investors have been interested to invest in the sector," he said, adding investment has so far grown in Java, Bali and Sumatra while it has not yet grown in places outside the regions.

He said investors who would invest in Indonesia would later also develop infrastructure to smoothen their projects. "Investors will later also build infrastructure to support their investment," he said.

Gita said investment in the sector would also support the government`s program in reducing gas emissions by 26 percent.

"The emission reduction target is realistic, moreover if it is supported by investment program like this," he said.

He said geothermal energy development has also been the government`s focus for maximizing the use of renewable energy.

Gita said several countries have already made investments and several others have also expressed their interest in the sector. "Countries such as India and South Korea have already made investment reaching billion US dollars in total," he said.

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CMOV/COMOB: New Air Defense Radar Made in Indonesia

Computerized Management of Vehicles (CMOV/COMOB)is a mobile radar defense system that could be integrated in to combat system for air defense system as well as combat field management system.

The radar is produced by PT Rekayasa Teknologi Indonesia (Rekatindo).

On the other side, another Indonesia's company successfully created another radar system. The company is PT. Trimega Cipta Kreasindo ( TritaK )





The similar system also developed by PT Erindo Mulia Pratama that make Indonesia proud of its ability for defense product other than ISRA, INDRA dan LEN Radar



ISRA and IDRA RADAR




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Locally made INDRA and ISRA surveillance radar to monitor Sunda Strait

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is planning to build an integrated radar system, using locally produced radars, in the Sunda Strait, which separates the islands of Java and Sumatra. Mashury Wahab from LIPIs Research Center for Electronics and Telecommunications said it would begin operating what it called the Indonesian Sea Radar, or ISRA, in the system.

ISRA, the first locally produced radar with a maximum range of 60 kilometers, was launched last year.

"The radar would be used to monitor the movement of ships to prevent any conduct that may cause disadvantage to our country. "It can also be used to prevent ship collisions when they are about to harbor," he said.



He was speaking on the sidelines of a visit made by Research and Technology Minister Suharna Sura-pranata to the location of the first radar in Anyer, Banten. It is installed near the areas lighthouse. Two other radars are planned for installation by 2011 one in Southern Lampung and another in Merak area, near the Suralaya power plant. The three radars are expected to produce an integrated system of monitoring, which will later be used as a model to build similar systems in other areas.

The data from the radar system, when it is established, can be utilized by many parties, especially the authorities at Merak Port."We hope that this radar would help ease the countrys dependence on radars produced outside Indonesia for military or civilian interest," Mashury said.



LIPI head Umar Anggara Jenie said ISRA was one of LIPIs successful research institutions that the Research and Technology Ministry claimed was part of its 100-day Cabinet program. The need for an improved maritime monitoring system is urgent, given the fact that maritime areas comprise two-thirds of Indonesias territory, and that the country had suffered billion dollar losses due to illegal fishing, smuggling and trespassing.



Mashury said that while radars produced outside the country might cost up to Rp 8 billion (US$856,000), ISRAs production cost was only around Rp 2.5 billion. Mashury said the radars could monitor movements and the speed of ships that pass through the strait, one of the countrys busiest sea lanes.

To identify those ships, another device, named the automatic identification system, would be integrated into the system, he added. Mashury said there was a possibility that ships could block the signals of radars by producing stronger signals or using anti-radar equipment. However, the radar was more dependable than satellite usage, which allowed ships to trick the satellite detecting system by muffling or moving their transmitters from one ship to the other, he added.

LIPI plans to market the local radars to several institutions such as the Transportation Ministry and the military, as well as the Coordinating Agency of Maritime Safety. Deputy Transportation Minister Bambang Susantono said the new radar needed to be integrated with the radars it had. "We have our own radar system, which aims to detect almost all ships in Indonesia," he said. "One thing we can do is work together for the inter-operability of this new system to existing ones," he said, (dis)

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Indonesia to boost local industry

The government has scrapped import duties for some raw materials and machinery, but it also hiked tariffs for imported consumer goods in a bid to boost the competitiveness of local industries against imported goods.

In a decree released on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry eliminated import duties on 182 types of raw materials and capital goods needed by the chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing, machinery, electronics and shipping sectors. The previous duties were 5 percent.

However, the government also raised import duties for some processed goods from 5 percent to 10 percent. The affected goods include sardines, tuna, mackerel and candy.

“We will try to help local industries improve their competitiveness against imported products in Indonesia,” Bambang Brodjonegoro, the finance ministry’s head of fiscal policy, said on Tuesday.

Local industry players have voiced concerns about the flood of cheap goods from China into Indonesia after the Asian-China Free Trade Agreement was implemented in January 2010. Business representatives have complained that Indonesia opened up its market without first instituting the necessary policies to strengthen domestic businesses.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia recorded its largest trade deficit with China last year. Although it had a $22 billion overall surplus in international trade in 2010, it had a $4.7 billion trade deficit with China.

An Industry Ministry survey of 11 cities showed Indonesian textiles, furniture, electronics, metals and machinery manufacturers were hurt by the wave of cheap, Chinese imports, prompting fears that businesses would lay off workers.

Heri Kristono, director of tariffs at the Finance Ministry’s customs office, said the government scrapped some import duties that were related to the shipping sector to help local firms fulfill cabotage rules, which require vessels operating in the country’s waters to register as Indonesian-flagged vessels, except for six specific activities in the oil and gas sector.

Heri said Indonesia registered 898 foreign vessels, but about 460 of them have not paid the import tariffs as the ships were considered to be manufactured outside the country. With the decree, the owners of the vessels do not have to pay the fees.

Industry representatives and economists welcomed the government’s move.

Franky Sibarani, secretary of Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), said scrapping import tariffs for some goods in the affected sectors would help manufacturers cut production costs.

He also said raising import tariffs for some processed goods would help protect local food manufacturers from a surge of imported goods.

Ahmad Erani Yustika, an economist at the Institute for Development Economic Finance, said the move was a step toward easing concerns about the trade deficit with China.

“It is good to know the government has started to think about industries, not just trying to earn as much as it can get from customs,” Erani said.

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Indonesia unveils new "Medco Tunisia Anaguid Ltd" company for oil investment in Tunisia

Indonesia’s oil and gas company, Medco Energi, expand their operations abroad by new exploration in Tunisia. Through its newly created subsidiary, Medco Tunisia Anaguid Ltd., Medco Energi acquires rights to manage the Durra field.

Project Director of PT Medco Energi International Tbk, Lukman Mahfoedz, in a press release on Thursday (28/4/2011), points out that Tunisian government granted the concession to Medco in partnership with OMV Anaguid Ltd for a period of 30 years.

"By obtaining concessions in Durra, the holders of participation rights mentioned earlier, including the Company, will be able to begin producing oil and or gas within the concession," said Lukman.

Currently, there are two discovery wells in the concession, namely the well Durra-1 and Mona-1 well. In its development plan, in the beginning of this concession will produce 3300 barrels of oil per day (BOPD), which is scheduled to begin in June 2011.

On Concessions of Durra, Medco Tunisia Anaguid Ltd., owns 20% stake, while OMV Anaguid Ltd. has 30% stake, and ETAP, Tunisia Oil and Gas Enterprises owns 50% shares.


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Olympus Camera's Made in Indonesia

Olympus Corporation (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a Japan-based company that manufactures optics and Reprography products.

Olympus was established on October 12, 1919, initially specialized in microscope and thermometer businesses. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, while its United States' operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and European operations are based in Hamburg, Germany.

The above picture is its camera made in Indonesia



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Tablet PCs made in Indonesia

A tablet personal computer (Tablet PC) is tablet computer having the main characteristics of a personal computer in the tradition of the Microsoft Tablet PC, as a machine operated by an end-user with no intervening computer operator.

A portable tablet PC is equipped with a touchscreen as a primary input device and designed to be operated and owned by an individual.

The term was made popular as a concept presented by Microsoft in 2001, but tablet PCs now refer to any tablet-sized personal computer, even if it's not using Windows but another PC operating system. Tablets may use virtual keyboards and handwriting recognition for text input through the touchscreen.

There are many tablet PC'c made in Indonesia, some of them are:

1. Axioo MID



2. Zyrex OnePad MS 1110



3. KomodoPad




Compare to this India's 35 dollar Tablet PC



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Dubai Cares launches school project in Indonesia

Dubai Cares, the UAE-based philanthropic establishment launched a programme in Jakarta, Indonesia which aims at improving current hygiene education activities in 450 schools in the Indonesian provinces of Nusa Tenggara Timor, Papua, West Papua and South Sulawesi.

In total, 90,000 schoolchildren in Indonesia will benefit from the programme, launched by Dubai Cares in partnership with the Government of Indonesia, UNICEF, Care International and Save the Children.

Dubai Cares was founded in 2007 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Known as WISE - ‘water, sanitation and hygiene in support of school empowerment' - the programme will construct new sanitation, hand washing and water facilities, helping reduce a child's risk of disease and death, and support community-led initiatives to better manage water and sanitation activities in the selected areas.

Dubai Cares contributed approximately Dh20 million (US$5.5 million) to the programme as part of its commitment to UN Millennium Development Goal 2 of attaining universal primary education. By helping safeguard the health of school children through better sanitation and hygiene education and infrastructure development, Dubai Cares is helping eliminate barriers to children's access to quality primary education.

"There are numerous factors which prevent children from going to school - poor water and sanitation is a critical one," said Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Cares. "In addition, the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools threatens the wellbeing of those who do reach the classroom."

Al Gurg added: "Under the direction of Sheikh Mohammad, Dubai Cares is proactively focusing on the underlying factors that create barriers to learning. We believe this initiative is an example of how we can systematically remove such obstacles and create opportunities for better education and health."

The ‘WISE' programme is seen as a model for future development across Indonesia, strengthening integration of water, sanitation and hygiene education activities in schools and improving sustainability through a focus on low-cost approaches, community leadership and technical capacity development of local school committees.

Physical construction of water and sanitation facilities will be complemented by training of teachers and community representatives on delivering effective hygiene education. School committees will be supported to better manage available budgets to include water, sanitation and hygiene components, while the government's national Healthy Schools Program (UKS) will also be revitalised.More

Ibas to propose to long-time girlfriend in April

Edhi Baskoro, the first son of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will propose to Siti Ruby Aliya Rajasa, the daughter of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Hatta Rajasa, next month.

“God willing, the engagement ceremony will be held this April,” Ahmad Faisal, a spokesman for the National Mandate Party faction at the House of Representatives, said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

The two have been courting for a long time, but it was only recently that Ibas, as Edhi is popularly known, popped the question.

Aliya, who was born on April 20, 1986, graduated from the business and management school at the Bandung Institute of Technology. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in London, England.

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Aramco mulls refineries in China, Indonesia

Saudi Aramco chief executive Khalid Al-Falih said on Tuesday that the company's daily refining capacity would soon grow 50 percent from its current level to more than 6 million barrels per day.

That growth will be accomplished through two refineries under construction in Saudi Arabia and four more being considered in Jizan in the kingdom and projects in China, Vietnam and Indonesia, he said in remarks prepared for a morning lecture at the Korea Chamber of Commerce.

He also said Saudi Aramco's natural gas production capacity would grow within five years to 14 billion standard cubic feet per day (SCFD).

"The Far East is the destination for two out of every three barrels of crude oil that Saudi Aramco exports," said Al-Falih.

"Companies from Korea and other Asian nations are important suppliers of top quality goods, materials and services to our operations and we are seeing increasing volumes of foreign direct investment from Asia in the kingdom."

He also noted that Saudi Arabia would spend more than $450 billion on capital projects over the next five years, while Aramco will be spending a total capital budget of roughly $125 billion on domestic and global projects over the same period.

This spending covers upstream activities, including new crude oil increments, he said, adding that Aramco would soon expand and upgrade existing refining centres, without elaborating. More

Indonesia's Bank Victoria sells shares to UAE

PT Bank Victoria International Tbk (BVIC) has sold 414.58 million shares or 10% of its outstanding shares to Singapore-based Emirates Tarian Asset Management Pte Ltd at Rp142 per share.

Bank Victoria has obtained Rp58.87 billion from the private placement. The proceed will be used to strengthen the bank's capital structure in a bid to develop business.

The placement price was higher than Rp141.4 per share, the average price during 25 trading days before Bank Victoria announced the proposed plan of non-preemptive rights.

Post the placement, the bank's common stock increased to 2.73 billion shares from 2.32 billion shares. On last Friday, BVIC gained 2.68% to Rp153 per share from Rp149.

Bank Victoria is part of Victoria Group, a group in which the majority shares is controlled by Tanojo family, through Wakijo Tanojo's youngest daughter Suzanna.

Wakijo Tanojo is one of founders of Surabaya-based Wings Group (PT Sayap Mas Utama) with Katuari and Harjo Sutanto. Victoria Sekuritas is the controlling shareholder of Bank Victoria International. Victoria Sekuritas is owned by Suzanna Tanojo and Christien Tanojo through PT Gratamulia Pratama.More

China Eyes Palm Oil, Power Plant Deals With Indonesia

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will sign a series of agreements next week during visits to Malaysia and Indonesia covering everything from banking and energy to palm oil and infrastructure, a senior diplomat said on Thursday.

Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue said deals in Malaysia would include telecommunications and infrastructure construction cooperation, while in Indonesia there would be a greater number of documents signed, including on banking.

"The bank cooperation will probably involve many banks, not just one or two," Hu said. "There will also be some financing (deals) for major projects."

Other agreements to be signed in Indonesia would cover palm oil plantations and coal-fired power plant projects. He gave no firm details for any of the deals to be concluded.

"I believe that this visit will be very fruitful," Hu added.

China already has close trade, economic and cultural ties with both countries. In 2009, China signed currency swaps with Malaysia and Indonesia, as part of moves to give the yuan a bigger international role.

In Malaysia, Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) has signed a framework agreement for a $1 billion aluminium smelter in Sarawak state in Borneo, though the project has yet to get off the ground.

Sarawak also plans to double its hydropower capacity to 6,000 megawatts (MW) in 2015 by building five more dams to complement the Bakun and Murum dams, which have a combined capacity of more than 3,000 MW.

State government officials have declined to name a price for the expansion but they are counting on investors like China's state run power grid operator to help build the dams to exploit Sarawak's rivers.

However, Malaysia and China are involved in a tricky territorial despute.Malaysia disputes ownership with China over parts of the resource-rich South China Sea. Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei and the Philippines also claim parts of the sea and the numerous atolls scattered through it.

Hu said he did not believe this issue would hamper the success of Wen's visit.

"The South China Seas problem is an old one. I think that when the leaders of both nations meet they won't deliberately try to avoid it, but as we both understand each other's stance, this won't be a major issue."

Wen goes first to Malaysia, from April 27-28, and then to Indonesia. He returns to China on April 30.

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32 Indonesian tourism businesses to participate in Arabian tourism expo

At least 32 Indonesian tourism businesses will participate in the upcoming Arabian Travel Market expo, anticipating a declining number of Middle Eastern tourists amid political crises in the region.

The expo is set to take place in Dubai on May 2-5.

“We will map tourist potentials from the Middle East, especially because of the political crises it is undergoing,” Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) executive director Carla Parengkuan said as quoted by kontan.co.id on Friday.

Head of the comptroller unit at the Jakarta branch of the PHRI, Diyak Mulahela, added that the Indonesian participants were targeting a total value of Rp 500 billion (US$58 million) in transactions inked during the event.

Among the 32 companies participating in the Dubai expo are Hard Rock Hotel in Bali, Aston Hotel in Bandung, Ciputra Hotel in Jakarta, Wita Tour and Travel and Lisa Tour and Travel.

Data from the Central Statistics Agency shows that Middle Eastern tourists contributed 1.5 percent of the total number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in 2010, which stood at about 7 million.

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Indonesia ready to produce radars

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said it was ready to produce radars following a successful series of try-outs in the Sunda Strait last year, an official said Friday.

Masyuri Wahab of LIPI’s radar research team hoped that Indonesian government would use this technology to enhance Indonesian security system.

“By buying the products, the government gave appreciation and supported the work of local researchers,” said Masyuri, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

LIPI claims that the radar technology, known as Indonesian Sea Radar (ISRA), is equal to foreign radar technology.

For a massive production of this technology, LIPI has signed a contract with PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI), a state owned telecommunication equipment production company.

As a maritime country, Indonesia needs advanced technology to monitor maritime zone security.

Research and Technology Minister Suharna Surapranata said earlier that Indonesia needs no less than 800 radars to secure the zone.

The ministry, however, relies on foreign products, as Indonesia lacked of the technology.

To develop the domestic radar industry, LIPI spent five years and Rp 4 billion (US$ 464 million). “Now we are ready to produce our own radar,” he said, adding that an entire production process would be done in Indonesia.

LIPI conducted several trials in the Sunda Strait. “We planted three radars in different places to monitor sea traffic. The result was good,” he said.

ISRA rotated 40 times per minute in every direction. The machine optimally identified objects along 22 kilometers, although the furthest coverage could reach 64 kilometers. “It could detect objects from a distance of three kilometers,” he said.

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Indonesia to mass produce biogas energy

The Indonesia Chamber of Trade and Industry (Kadin) is certain the development of biogas energy will increase rural welfare. “The public could enjoy cheap energy,” said Gunadi Sindhuwinata, the chairman of metal, machinery, electronics and transportation equipment sectors at Kadin, said in Jakarta yesterday.

Kadin plans to develop biogas in a number of underdeveloped villages, such as Lembang in Bandung and other areas in Bali and West Kalimantan. Kadin will provide human resources, equipment and the capital to support the program.






The program will involve all elements of the society, such as an environmental organization and academics. Gunadi said he hoped the government would play a significant role in the program. “Especially because quite a big fund is needed,” he said.

Deputy chairman of environment and climate change at Kadin, Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, also proposed that companies under Kadin prepare funds. The fund collection will be discussed at a special meeting to discuss the program in the future. “This is so all parties will be able to participate in the program,” noted Shinta.More