FTZ, Import Goods will be Reviewed 5 Times in Sea
By admin | May 10, 2009
Since the set of Batam, Bintan and Karimun as the area of free trade and free port (Free Trade Zone - FTZ) since 1 April, the importer should get easier to enter the goods to this region. However, in practice, the employers feel even more particularly related rules being difficult by master list.
Ironically, the employers feel comfortable and not suffer any loss due to import goods reviewed in the middle of the sea up to five times by a person different. Condition is worsened again with the complexity that requires a master list importers to register and list what the product will be imported into the FTZ.
Many of this complaint was delivered by a number of businessmen from various sectors in the national seminar dissect FTZ. The event was held seminars Institute for Democracy and Legal Empowerment (IDEAL) in cooperation with the Jakarta Branch of PMII Batam, as well as UNICEF, Goodway Hotel in the ballroom, Saturday (2 / 5).
Answering the complaint, the Secretary of the Board of Regions (DK) FTZ, as Jon Arizal panel, that also does not agree with the number of inspections carried out in the middle of the sea by the institution or individual from a particular institution. For that, he said, membership in the structure of DK-representation there are also representatives from the institutions or agencies that have authority to conduct inspections of goods imported.
“There are some organizations or institutions that joined to become a member of DK. Aims to expedite implementation of the FTZ. With complaints like this, do DK will meetings to discuss, “Jon is also the promise of the Head of Industry and Trade (Disperindag) Kepri Province.
But for the master list, Jon Arizal assert that the requirement is mandated in the Regulations the Minister of Finance 47/2009 Article 3 paragraph 1. Master list is a list of plans that will be imported goods within one year, and the company must obtain permission from DK business.
“Make a master list that is not how hard. Evidence, to Batam area alone is already 680 companies that have signed up and are willing to do so. If the Tanjungpinang already 40 companies, while 60 companies in Karimun. So far the company with the master list was Mega Mall. Suppose in the future going changes in the master list, the proposed changes are live, “said Jon.
According to him, Master list aims to control the imported goods than the negative list. If there are importers of goods that enter does not match the master list, the items that are not listed will be charged tax. Tax is not charged that PPn (value-added tax), but for the tax area.
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Nipah island will be Place for World parking Ship
By admin | May 10, 2009
It’s not a dream to make the nipah island as a place to park ships of the world. This is possible when the Indonesian outer island facilities are provided so the attractiveness of ships that anchored. Nipah islands geographically administrative entrance area Kelurahan Pemping Kecamatan Belakang Padang city Batam.
Only measuring about 60 hectares with a height of land, 5 meters above the sea surface is still at risk if the sea water tide. Even if high tide season pas north wind, the island is nearly ‘disappeared’ from the view of the eye.
Therefore, the government, TNI Navy Batam and the community supports the positive efforts towards establishment of modern nipah. There is now a post of TNI Navy standby security guard nipah island.
Since the sea border with Indonesia Singapore encompasses the island and the island nipah lever set back on March 10, the government’s attention to the outer island is increased.
Batam City Government, TNI Navy scout and has also stabilize the island as a regional tour that mesmerize with plant hundreds of trees early May yesterday.
The government plans to make the island as an alternative parking nipah ships of the world. Will created marine transportation business areas include integrated services to the ship.
Potential along the 12.1 kilometers in the nipah island very high economic value and because its position is in line ships world countries.
Several departments and agencies to cross-cutting it has been involved include the department of foreign affairs, Dephan, Dephub, Department of Marine and Fisheries (DKP), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, TNI headquarters, and Bakosurtanal.
“We can cite when a boat service, such as the location of parking, the provision of a fresh water and fuel, scouting boat traffic so that delay can be stopped. And much cheaper than queque ships in the harbor of Singapore, “said Minister of Transportation Jusman Sjafii Djamal at Novotel Batam, Wednesday
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Linus Airways will not serve Batam for a while
By admin | April 24, 2009
Linus Airways temporarily close the entire flight from Batam route, starting the first week of April 2009. But Linus is the only airlines that serve the flight route, Batam-Palembang.
“Linus information about the plane that serves West route drawn to serve Eastern Indonesia flight route. May will close forever?, we do not know, but the information in May will open again,” said Sadam, officers from the Ground Handling PT Arkad whos serving operational aircraft landing Linus Hang Nadim Airport, Tuesday (21 / 4).
Sadam can not explain with certainty why the plane flight route drawn to the West region East region. However, the information in the flight of workers, said that one of the two aircraft in the process of checking Linus.
Asep, Linus Airways Station Manager Batam confirmed when confirming closing route from Batam because aircraft are undergoing the process of checking Hanggar in Jakarta.
“The plane entry Hanggar again for 2 weeks. If completed, may be back open again,” said Asep brief.
Linus Airways Maskapai present themselves in Batam since mid-2008. Aircraft used fly is the type of passenger aircraft with 4 engines.
Aircraft capacity is only 96 seats. Meanwhile, the flight routes served, first open the Batam-Jakarta, Batam, Natuna, Batam, Medan, Pekanbaru via, and a special flight to Batam Pangkalpinang in Bangka-Belitung.
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No more Easy Facilities for Importer without Master List
By admin | April 20, 2009
Importer that does not include a list of ‘master list’ will not be given the easy facility tomorrow to 21 April. Master list should have been registered before the goods enter the area to the FTZ Batam Bintan and Karimun through the free port to be free customs, excise, and PPn PPnBM.
Up to now, BP has agreed Regions Batam about 500 importers who have the ITPT (Registered Importer Product Specific) to implement activities.
PR OB Kabag or BP Regions Batam Dwi Djoko Wiwoho explain, within three weeks of the FTZ since 1 April 2009, the number of importers increased to 300, but most have not been equipped with “master list”.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Board of FTZ Batam, Bintan and Karimun target value of investment in the FTZ BBK rose 35.7 percent in five years, from Rp9 billion to 14 billion.
Ministry of Trade (Depdag) was half the delegate permissions for import and export company located in Batam, Bintan, Karimun (BBK) to the Board of Free Trade Area and the Free Port of BBK.
According to the Regulation of Minister of Trade 27 March 2009, nine permits import and two export licensing agency in the area of Free Trade and Free Port of BBK has authority.
Nine import licensing status is related to the determination of Registered Importers (IT) Importers and Manufacturers) to import iron and steel, capital goods is not new, the optical disc, textiles and textile products, alcoholic beverages, tools and agricultural machinery, salt, plastic, and multifunctional machines , photocopy and printer color.
In addition, ministries of trade regulations that apply from 1 April 2009 are also exempt companies in BBK to import without number Importers Special (NPIK) for eight specific products, namely corn, rice, soybean, sugar, textiles and textile products, electronics and components, shoes feet and other equipment, and toys.
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Direct Flight Batam -Kuala Lumpur
By admin | April 16, 2009
Start in May 2 2009, Firefly will fly directly from Batam to Kuala Lumpur (Subang).
Direct flight Subang Kuala Lumpur (KL) and vice-Batam Batam-Subang is applied about 1 hour 20 minutes
with the presence airline subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, the Malay community (Kepri) especially Batam and from various other areas in Indonesia which will pay a visit to Malaysia, do not need to fuss ship and go through the bus.
Firefly will fly from Batam ie three times a week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Departure at 10:00 from Subang (Malaysia time) or at 9:00 am and the WIB in Batam at 10:20 WIB. Akan fly back to Subang, at 10:40 WIB and until 01.00 at Subang in Malaysia time.
For ticket prices, promotion offer period starts Rp111 thousand. Booking period now until 30 April 2009 and the period until 24 October 2009.
This airline Firefly, with 72 passengers. Use the type of aircraft ATR72-500 with a surplus-fly routes that the route can not be diterbangi single aircraft type asile.
Firefly akan expected to bring tourists to Malaysia Batam origin. Including business and the golf club based in the northern island of Penang, such as Malaysia.
Not only that, people of Malaysia who want to indulge and beautify the body, will be brought to the spa in Batam. The same tourists who want to enjoy shopping and tourism object that is in the Kepri and Batam, will fly direct with Firefly.
For the community in general and Indonesia Batam, Firefly package provides health education and family recreation to various tourism objects in Malaysia.
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Australian police came to Batam
By admin | April 16, 2009
Two police from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), which led directly liaison officer, James AF Leiva meet Kapoltabes Barelang AKBP Leonidas Braksan, Wednesday (15 / 4) yesterday in Poltabes Barelang. Officers coming from the land of kangaroos is to investigate the existence of dark immigrant South Asian origin (the majority of Afghanistan) that is now secured in the correctional facility (Lapas) and Batam in Batam Immigration House Detensi, Sekupang.
Australia Police, which both the woman is a special team to handle the refugee problem. They arrived in Batam, Selasa (14 / 4) with the assistance of a translator.
Kapoltabes, said he is coordinating with both the guests and even participate escorting to Lapas. “They talk directly with immigrants in the dark Lapas,” he said, yesterday.
Investigations so far, more former Dir Intel Polda Kepri this, all foreign citizens who entered illegally to Batam that have the same goal, namely Australia. “They want to be an Australian citizen,” he said. Both the police that Australia will not be long in Batam. They will return to their country, today, Thursday (16 / 4).
For further Kapoltabes words, a number of illegal immigrants will plan submitted to representatives of UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in Jakarta. UNHCR is the UN High Commission for Refugees Affairs.
In addition to immigrants to meet the dark dititipkan in Lapas, James Leiva with two friends also visit the citizens of foreign placed in the House Immigration Detensi, Sekupang.
From the meeting revealed that the Australian people object to receive 70 foreign countries, it is the secured party Batam immigration. However, the Batam immigration, said the right decision to give the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or the UN agencies working in the refugees around the world.
James Leiva also ask why the foreign citizens fled from their home country (country origin) and plan to seek asylum in Australia.
Head of House Detensi Immigration (Rudenim) Sekupang, Wantamia Erwin said, Australia can not unilaterally decide to reject a request from the WNA to seek asylum in their countries, Australia has become one of the countries or parties assylum-granting state officially after they signed the Protocol of the Convention 1974 International Year of the international humanitarian law and human rights held in Geneva, Switzerland.
“The problem they agree or not, the UNHCR authorities. They are not entitled to refuse if already decided. So please just invent the approach to the UNHCR, “said Erwin said in Sekupang Batam Pos, Rabu (15 / 4) yesterday.
Erwin added, but Australia has not signed the Geneva Convention Protocol, then they are entitled to submit a rejection with a variety of reasons. “Until now we have not yet ratified this convention, so we have the right to deny their existence the UN,” he said.
Australia partners own a third country other than the recipient of asylum Francis and Canada and the United States. Meanwhile, until this time, to 70 WNA is still registered as asylum seekers or asylum seeker UNHCR to decide what their status is approved or not.
“If their status is approved with the refugees will soon be in the United Nations signed with UNHCR through third countries. Meanwhile, if rejected, then their status changed to illegal immigrants, “said Erwin.
When they changed the status of immigrants into the illegal, then Indonesia in this case is entitled Immigration repatriate them by force with the first contact the Embassy of Afghanistan. The status they have now changed to breach immigration into the country without official documents. “But we have not yet know when UNHCR decided their status, we are just waiting,” said Erwin.
70 to foreign citizens, is now secured in two separate places. 18 people placed in Rudenim, while the remainder are in LP Barelang.
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Crisis, investment in Batam Increases 16 Percent
By admin | April 15, 2009
Despite the economic crisis in the United States spreading to Europe, Asia and spread to Indonesia, but the investment climate in Batam is still promising. This is evident from the summary results of the Batam Authority during the first quarter 2009 is thus an increase of 16 percent.
As of yesterday during the month of March, foreign investment application (PMA), which has been approved as 6 investment projects with a value of 6,100,000 U.S. Dollars. Of investment is estimated to be able to absorb labor force 162 people. In addition to new investment is also 1 of the development project with a value of 1,058,823 U.S. Dollars and is estimated to absorb 50 employees.
When as seen start in January, February and March the PMA application is approved an increase both in the number and nominal value .
“The increase in the average value of the investment per company in 2008 increased by 16 percent compared to the year 2007,” said BP chairman Mustofa Widjaja Batam, Tuesday (14 / 4).
7 January 2009 approved PMA application project is worth estimated at 5,925,000 U.S. Dollars to absorb local labor as much as 531 people and 1 PMA expansion project with a value of 350 thousand U.S. Dollars with the estimates can absorb as many as 20 employees. PMDN new application of the approved projects with a value of 2 investment Rp11.050.000.000, - absorption with an estimated 57 employees.
Throughout February 2009 also approved the application of PMA 5 projects 4,624,493 U.S. Dollars to be able to absorb local labor force 285 persons and 2 project expansion projects worth as much as 4,850,521 U.S. Dollars to be able to employ at least 310 people.
PMDN new project during the month of February 2009 of 2 projects with a value Rp11.400.000.000 with the estimated resources are expected to absorb as many as 60 local employees.
So in January up to March 2009 total PMA application is approved 18 new projects with investment value of 16,649,493 U.S. Dollars, and 4 expansion project with a value of 6,259,344 U.S. Dollars
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Batam Need Air Base
By admin | April 15, 2009
There is a very wide working area, Tanjungpinang air base have demanded that human resources is ready to face any situation. This is presented Commander Tanjungpinang air base Letkol GNI Nandang Sukarna MSi, Tuesday (14 / 4) in the framework of warning to HUT TNI-AU in the 63 quarters air base Nusantara Street.
For that, Nandang instruction to members to ensure the readiness of mental and moral, according to a path that is correct. Size of Tanjungpinang air base, according Nandang, Batam air base (type C), must be immediately realized. In addition need to be formed in Karimun post TNI AU.
Nandang add air Kepri region that borders with other countries, are at risk with air violations by foreign airplanes, both commercial and military. This is always seen by radar owned by Indonesian Air Force is in the Unit 213 Tanjunguban.
“Violations are common air by the air forces of Singapore and Malaysia, but it is suspected that the limited space when they do will landing, not elements purposive,” said Letkol DanSatrat 213 Wachid AZ.
He said, radar of the TNI AU can reach 250 miles notical and any aircraft detection. Radar has the ability of three-dimensional, can know the speed, altitude and direction of the plane.
Nandang say, the birth of Indonesian Air Force started with the birth of People’s Security Agency (BKR) Air on 9 April 1946, so that the TNI assign BKR air as the birth anniversary of TNI AU.
But the new warning birthday yesterday held back a year because this time coincided with the implementation of election day
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OB Update on the Free Port Quarantine
By admin | April 14, 2009
Body of (BP) through the various Regions Batam preparation for the realization of the introduction of the FTZ is April 1. Newest, OB do the cooperation with the Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries (DKP) to memback-up performance and preparation of the free port has been appointed the Sekupang, Kabil and batuampar.
“Batam is a lot like a door window. So to quarantine matters and traffic products should be strictly supervised to prevent entry of marine infectious diseases and so forth,” said Sekjend Department of Marine and Fisheries (DKP) Widi Pratikto A after signing a MoU with BP Regions Batam OB in the office, on Tuesday (31 / 3) morning.
MoU covers cooperation is to support the successful introduction of the FTZ in the field of completeness as a free port entrance and exit official. There is a processing laboratory, the development of culture fisheries, quarantine, and standardization in the field of labor preparation DKP.
Chairman of the OB that is also the head of BP Regions Batam Mustofa Widjaja admitted at this time there are around 100 people in the field of energy quarantine. “If there is still less will be back up by DKP central or right to recruit more reliable energy. The idea for the improvement of service,” said Mustofa.
With the cooperation with the DKP value of exports is expected to also increase. Because views of reality at this time, such as Kalimantan exporting various kinds of ornamental fish to Singapore only with a value of 5 percent. Singapore and other countries to export value was 100 per cent because will be standarted.
“If we can standarted quarantine in developed countries such as the export value will be intact,” added the Head of Fisheries Quarantine Center DKP-RI Agus Priyono. In this case, the Central Quarantine also signed an MoU with the Deputy Operations OB Manan Sasmita at the same time.
After the MoU signed, entourage DKP direct inspection of facilities and related infrastructure and quarantine in three standard free port. Quality service will be increased if the quarantine facilities that meet international standards is also the purpose of the trust foreign investors.
Mustofa plan to reduce the ‘window’ (the special), which many in Batam and the complete range of facilities’ door ‘(the official) as the main door FTZ. He does not explain what a way to reduce or restrict the number of ports that special. Clear that, with the cooperation with DKP aims to improve services.
As a border city, Batam is considered strategic for the increase in the standard quarantine. So that the quality of food products, fishery export value and so international. “Batam is also a border key area of success. In order for key threat to join (trick) with the neighboring countries not to hear again.
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Ismeth: FTZ No complex
By admin | April 14, 2009
Ismeth Abdullah, who is also chairman of the Council of Regions (DK) FTZ Batam Bintan and Karimun (BBK) respond to the complaints about the complexity of the FTZ. According to him, the main rule is the same as the FTZ before but that is a reporting mechanism to distinguish incoming and outgoing goods.
“If employers want to enter the first item just come and report goods default. If now, before entering the goods, he should be reported first. That’s just how the difference, “said Ismeth in building area, Wednesday (1 / 4).
While the mechanism for reporting of incoming and outgoing goods from the FTZ this area,
the employers will not be made difficult with the existing bureaucracy. “If you see any posts rules are rigid. But I make sure its implementation easier and more flexible, “he promises.
Use the master list is also useful to know the income of long-term needs of an area. The goal is to prevent a bank in the region who feared will illegal export to other regions. Therefore, master list can be done in a flexible and easy.
Ismeth ask employers who want to enter goods to the FTZ area not to hesitate again. “So it does not correct FTZ complicated. Which make it difficult, if employers do not report. Know-know harbor .So goods already in the course of the complete rules, “Governor hope.
To support the importation of goods to the security area FTZ, DK promised to provide security to the businessmen. “If there is interference in the middle of the sea and the concerns the goods stolen, report to the CPC (the body area management). Later we will provide under guard for free, “specifically.
Even specifically say he met with several large employers to discuss the FTZ. In the meeting, the request is Ismeth confess to the override levies outside the existing provisions.
“To employers, I have a message for the need not to pay. No longer hush-culture square. Our system can be distracted. If there is a be made difficult, an official report to the head of the CPC. I also to be, “Ismeth firm.
To provoked investor
Ismeth also said that the purpose of implementation of the FTZ time for fishing for investors to enter this Kepri. With the entry of investors is expected to be able to open new employment opportunities and attract local raw materials. Positive effect, the public can enjoy and experience the ease, convenience and many other positive impacts of the implementation of the FTZ.
“So do not be inverted. FTZ is fishing for investors to enter Kepri as much as possible. The rest is the only sweetener and incentives, “said Ismeth again.
With this FTZ, connect Ismeth, is a new era for the economy and must be Kepri thankfulness. Still not on the rules that have maximum akan enhanced along with the time.
“About the licensing, trade ministers have issued 20 permits that the goods can be directly managed areas. That should be our thankfulness. To the future we will have a longer one by one so that permissions can be managed in the region, ” he said.
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