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Woow real paradise….paradise, ucapan spontan dari para tour operator, travel agent dan travel media Afrika Selatan terhadap pesona keindahan pariwisata Indonesia pada saat tayangan film tentang objek turis di Indonesia yang dilakukan oleh KBRI Pretoria. KBRI memprakarsai acara temu Tour Operator dan Travel Agent Outbound dalam rangka mempersiapkan kegiatan famtrip yang akan dilaksanakan pada bulan September 2010 dan Oktober 2010.

Pertemuan yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 26 Juli 2010 di Johannesburg dimaksudkan selain untuk mempromosikan potensi pariwisata Indonesia, juga memperkenalkan peluang-peluang bisnis lain terkait di sektor pariwisata yang dapat dikembangkan oleh para pengusaha pariwisata RI untuk pasar Afrika Selatan. more...

Pada hari Jum’at tanggal 23 Juli 2010, KBRI Pretoria telah memfasilitasi pemulangan jenazah Anak Buah Kapal (ABK) WNI atas nama Alm. Oo Cahyana, yang meninggal dunia di atas kapal ikan Taiwan, Xian Tian no. 16 di lautan lepas sekitar 500 kilometer dari Afrika Selatan.

Almarhum meninggal akibat pendarahan di kepala setelah membentur besi keras ketika kapal ikan tersebut diterjang oleh ombak besar pada tanggal 12 Juli 2010. more...

Pada tanggal 8 Juni 2010, Dubes RI Drs. Sjahril Sabaruddin telah menyerahkan surat-surat kepercayaan kepada Presiden Afrika Selatan, Jacob Zuma, di Presidential Guest House di Pretoria. Dalam acara kredensial tersebut, Presiden Jacob Zuma di dampingi oleh Dirjen Departemen Hubungan dan Kerjasama Internasional, Dr. Ntsaluba dan Dirjen pada kantor kepresidenan, V. Mavimbela. Pada hari yang sama, Presiden Jacob Zuma juga telah menerima surat-surat kepercayaan antara lain dari Dubes Mauritania, Paraguay, Philipina, Nepal, India dan Afrika Tengah.

Dalam kesempatan pembicaraan empat mata, Dubes RI menyampaikan kepada Presiden Jacob Zuma salam hangat dari Presiden RI, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dan rakyat Indonesia. more...

On the 16 - 18 of April 2010, Indonesia took part in the World Holiday and Travel Fair 2010 held at the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg. The World Holiday and Travel Fair 2010 is the only fair of its kind in South Africa to showcase international tourist destinations and travel options. This year over 40 countries and tourism industries from all over the world took part in the World Holiday and Travel Fair. (Photo : The Indonesian Stand at the World Holiday and Travel Fair 2010)

During the course of the three day fair, the Indonesian delegation from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism supported by the Embassy of Indonesia in Pretoria and businessmen from Indonesia's Tourism Industry displayed Indonesia's potential tourist destinations to more than 10. more...

On April 15th 2010, the Embassy of Indonesia in Pretoria with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia held a Table Top Meeting for businessmen from the tourism industries of Indonesia and South Africa at the Southern Sun Convention Center, Johannesburg. The Indonesian tourism industry businessmen came from West Java, Bali and Lombok. South African tour operators and representatives from Airlines were there to take part in this event. (Photo : Left : Mr. I Gde Pitana, Right : H.E. Ambassador Sjahril Sabaruddin)

The meeting was opened by the Ambassador of Indonesia to South Africa, H. more...

Banda Aceh. A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sumatra island early Wednesday, 7 April 2010, injuring at least four people, one of them critically, in Simeulue district, Aceh province. A tsunami alert was issued in the province and in Thailand, though both were canceled. There are initial reports of widespread panic as locals on Simeulue Island fled to higher ground. Damage has occurred to a number of government buildings. The quake struck at a depth of 46 kilometers off the northwest coast of Sumatra at 5:15 a.m., according to the US Geological Survey.

Indonesian geologists said it had a magnitude of 7. more...

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) forecasts Indonesia's economy to expand 5.6 percent this year and 5.9 percent in 2011, as the country continues to attract global investment interest.

Indonesia remains a key emerging market opportunity, harnessing a maturing democracy, a resilient domestic market and an attractive natural-resource-based story, Ross O'Brien, Economist Corporate Network's director, told a press briefing Wednesday.

"Yet while Indonesia is hitting its stride, there are many aspects to its development that need committed reform and restructuring if the country to meet 'stretch' goals – that is, to exceed the consensus view that Indonesia should be growing at 7 percent or more per year. more...

Bank Indonesia decided on Thursday to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 6.5 percent on expectations of mild inflation through the first half of this year. The central bank also said lenders continue to lower their lending rates to help push credit growth. Annual inflation edged up slightly in February, to 3.81 percent from 3.72 percent in January, mainly because of the effects of stubbornly high rice prices, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported on Monday.

“The decision was made after considering that the BI rate is still consistent with the inflation target in 2010 and 2011 at 4 percent to 6 percent and it is still conducive to strengthening the economic recovery, financial stability and banking intermediation,” the central bank said in a statement on Thursday. more...

The Tanjung Priok port car terminal on Thursday began offering new transshipment services in a bid to challenge rival regional ports. Richard Lino, president director of state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II, said the new service and the port’s strategic location would help it compete against ports in Singapore and Malaysia. “In the past, car exporters in countries like India and Thailand have used the transshipment service in those two countries, but Indonesia now has a similar service,” he said.

Transshipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination for later shipment to another locale. more...