WONDERFUL INDONESIA CAMPAIGN TO LURE MORE BRITISH TOURISTS by Fardah

Jakarta, May 30, 2016 (Antara)- Indonesia has been aggressively promoting its tourist destinations, arts, and culture in Great Britain over the past one year.  
      This year, Indonesia hopes to attract at least 300 thousand British visitors. The number of British tourists to Indonesia reached 230,315 in 2014 and increased to some 270 thousand in 2015.
       During the January-March 2016 period, the country received a total of 67,750 British tourists, or an increase of 28.54 percent from 52,708 people during the same period last year.

             The tourism ministry is optimistic that this year's target would be achieved through the intensified promotion of the Bali and beyond tourism program.
       Ten priority tourist destinations often referred to as "new Bali" are currently being promoted world-widely.

            They are Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Tanjung Kelayang in Bangka Belitung, Tanjung Lesung in Banten, Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) in Jakarta, Borobudur in Central Java, Bromo-Tengger-Semeru in East Java, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Wakatobi in South East Sulawesi, and Morotai in North Maluku.

PM CAMERON IN INDONESIA TO OPEN DOORS FOR FUTURE TRADE by Fardah

 Jakarta, July 28, 2015 (Antara) - British Prime Minister David Cameron accompanied by a trade delegation comprising 31 business leaders has chosen Indonesia as the first stop of a 4-day trade mission that will include visits to Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

       The trip aims to open doors to future trade, as deals worth over £750 million will be inked, and 270 new jobs will be created across the United Kingdom this week.

        "As part of the government's efforts to increase the United Kingdom's yearly exports to £1 trillion and to get 100 thousand more UK companies exporting by 2020, the prime minister is taking the first trade mission of the new Parliament to a region forecast to grow at 5 percent this year and with the potential to unlock huge opportunities for jobs and growth in the United Kingdom," according to the British prime minister's office in a press release published on www.gov.uk on July 27, 2015.

KEDUDUKAN RI DI ASEAN SANGAT PENTING, BERPENGARUH: INGGRIS

    Jakarta, 25/9/1987 (ANTARA) Lord Glenarthur, Menteri Negara Urusan Asia Tenggara pada Kementerian Luar Negeri dan Persemakmuran Inggris berpendapat bahwa kedudukan Indonesia di ASEAN sangat penting dan berpengaruh.
        Inggris yang selama ini menjalin hubungan baik dengan Indonesia, sebagai mitra dialog, sangat mendukung kebijaksanaan ASEAN, katanya kepada pers Jum'at sore di kediaman Duta Besar Inggris Alan Donald di Jakarta.