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Volume VIII – February 2008

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Fitch upgrades Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating to `BB`, outlook stable Jakarta (ANTARA News/Thomson Financial) - Fitch Ratings said Thursday it has upgraded Indonesia's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) to "BB" from "BB-" as the country is making progress in boosting its investment climate. The outlook for both ratings is stable. Fitch said at the same time, it has upgraded the country ceiling to "BB+" from "BB" and affirmed the short-term rating at "B"."The government's efforts to tackle corruption, bureaucratic and regulatory hindrances to investments intensified in 2007 and were complemented by key investment legislation as well as

an economic policy package specifically aimed at addressing main investor concerns," says Ai Ling Ngiam, Director in Fitch's Sovereign Ratings team. "Positive economic growth and balance

growth path of above 6 percent since the fourth quarter of 2006, it said. The recovery in household demand, which constitutes over 60 percent of nominal GDP, should partially offset a slowdown in external demand, while the uptick in local and foreign private sector investment will support the medium-term growth, it said. On the external front, a strong build-up in official foreign exchange reserves based on higher non-oil exports, buoyant portfolio debt and equity inflows and long-term equity investment inflows have provided a more comfortable cushion to deal with possible shocks.

of payments implications had already become evident in 2007, enabling Indonesia to enter the current period of tightened global credit conditions and weaker external demand on a firmer footing," she said. Indonesia's pragmatic macroeconomic policies have returned the economy to a stronger and broader-based GDP

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COCOA FROM INDONESIA – CHOCOLATE FOR THE WORLD

Indonesia is the third largest producer of cocoa in the world after Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Indonesian cocoa exports are currently valued at approximately $600-700 million per year and provide the main source of income and livelihood for over 400,000 smallholder farmers and their families. On the island of Sulawesi, smallholder farmers working on plots ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 hectares produce over 80% of the cocoa exports from Indonesia.

Indonesia’s primary competitive advantage in global cocoa trade lies in its ability to supply large quantities of beans. Current cocoa yields in Indonesia range from 400 to 800 kg/hectare, with the potential to increase yields as high as 1 to 1.5 MT/ha. Cocoa yields in West Africa and other major producing countries, on the other hand, are much lower and only average 300 kg/ha or less.

As the largest producer of unfermented bulk beans, Indonesia currently occupies a strong position with few competitors in this segment of the global market. Thus, the major threats to Indonesia’s continued competitiveness in this market segment are internal rather than external. The major challenge is to improve, or at least maintain, local cocoa productivity. Since global trade in Sulawesi bean is volume based, it is recommended that efforts to improve cocoa productivity must form the basis for any cocoa development initiative in Indonesia. As crop productivity is expected to improve, Indonesia's cocoa output is likely to rise to 600,000 metric tons this year, up 20% from 2007. The Indonesian government embarked on cocoa cultivation plans last year to boost the country's output to 2 million tons by 2020. Cocoa plants (Theobrama Cacao Linn) originated from the forests in South America. These plants belong to Sterculiaceae family, which were planted by the Aztec Indians. In 1560, cocoa plants came into Indonesia brought by the Spaniards in Sulawesi region. The first species of cocoa brought into Indonesia was Criollo. From various species of cocoa, there are three species which are mostly planted :

Indonesia export of cocoa by main countries of destination

No Country Export Value (in US$ 000) Criollo species, consisting of Central America

Criollo and South America Criollo. These species produce good quality cocoa beans, the taste is delicious, and known as pure cocoa and fine flavour cocoa. This cocoa species is needed by factories for blending in producing high quality cocoa products. The production is low, and less resistant against disease. Forastero species produces cocoa with moderate quality, known as bulk cocoa or ordinary cocoa. The taste of this species is less delicious compared to Criollo, but its production is relatively higher and resistant against disease. This species came from Bahia (Brazil), Amelonado (West Africa) and Ecuador. Trinitarion species, a mixture between Criollo and Forastero, which is called boiled cocoa. This species has advantages such as, among others, rapid growth, bearing fruits after two years and year round harvesting season.

Jan-Nov 2006 2005 2004 2003

Total 552,117 467,827 369,863 410,278

1 Malaysia 212,936 193,707 167,101 206,195

2 United States 162,664 135,204 112,408 89,988

3 Singapore 53,693 40,393 43,349 53,377

4 Brazil 48,112 35,693 20,533 31,240

5 China 21,318 20,904 7,907 8,993

6 Thailand 8,566 13,541 8,663 7,903

7 United Kingdom - 12,292 17 138

8 Canada 14,571 5,872 4,100 829

9 Mexico - 3,082 - 2,526

10 Germany 13,005 2,135 1,688 840

Others 17,252 5,004 4,099 8,248

Indonesian cocoa is produced by three groups of plantations, namely large plantations owned by the state, plantations owned by private sector, and plantations of the farmers. Cocoa plantations in Indonesia are found in South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Sumatera, Java, Maluku, East Kalimantan, and Papua. Meanwhile, factories that produce various cocoa preparations are found mainly in Java (Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya), Sumatera (Medan), and Sulawesi (Makassar).

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RAW / ROASTED / COCOA POWDER / BEANS / BUTTER PRODUCERS FROM INDONESIA

PT. BATMAN KENCANA

PT. Batman Kencana is a producer and exporter of various confectioneries containing cocoa in any proportion.

PT. BUMITANGERANG MESINDOTAMA

PT. Bumitangerang Mesindotama is a producer and exporter of cocoa powder, cocoa paste and cocoa butter.

Address: Jln. Kapuk Pulo 27, Jakarta 11720, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 6195468, 6193178, 6194529 / 30 Fax: (+62-21) 6195451, 6929413 www.batmankencana.co.id

Address: Jln. Dipati Unus No. 27 & 30, Cibodas Besar, Tangerang, Banten, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 5585870 Fax: (+62-21) 5585872 www.btcocoa.com

PT. COCOA VENTURES INDONESIA

PT. Cocoa Ventures Indonesia is a producer and exporter of cocoa butter, fat and oil, cocoa powder, cocoa shells, skins and other cocoa waste.

PT. DOLPHIN

PT. Dolphin is an exporter of sugar confectionery containing cocoa in any proportion.

Address: Jln. P. Nusa Barung 1, Industrial Estate, Medan, Sumatera Utara, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-61) 6851265 Fax: (+62-61) 6851881 www.cocoaventures.co.id

Address: Industri Raya IV Blok AE Kav. 4–7, Tangerang, Banten, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 5902280 Fax: (+62-21) 5902279 www.dolphin.co.id

CV. KARYA MANDIRI

CV. Karya Mandiri exports raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Ikan Mas 10, Kel. Kangkung, Bandar Lampung, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-721) 31612 Fax: (+62-721) 31626

PT. HAKIWA MANDIRI PRIMA

PT. Hakiwa Mandiri Prima is a producer and exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Cakalang 16, Kolaka 93511, Sulawesi Tenggara, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-405) 23959 Fax: (+62-405) 23959

PT. KINOSENTRA INDUSTRINDO

PT. Kinosentra Industrindo is an exporter of confectionery containing cocoa, chocolate in blocks, slabs, bar filled.

PT. MAYORA INDAH, Tbk

PT. Mayora Indah, Tbk is a producer and exporter of chocolate in blocks, slabs and bars.

Address: Data Scrip Building 9th Floor, Kawasan Niaga Selatan Blok B-15, Bandar Kemayoran, Jakarta 10610, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 6545422 Fax: (+62-21) 6545419 www.kino.co.id

Address: Jln. Tomang Raya 21–23, Jakarta 11440, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 5655315, 5655316, 5655317, 5655318, 5655319 Fax: (62-21) 5686570 www.mayora.com

CV. MEKAR JAYA

CV. Mekar Jaya is an exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Padang By Pass Km. 8, Padang 25226, Sumatera Barat, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-751) 61478 Fax: (+62-751) 61161 Email: [email protected]

PT. INTIM ANUGERAH PERKASA

PT. Intim Anugerah Perkasa is an exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Emi Saelan 33, Palu 94113, Sulawesi Tengah, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-451) 481876 Fax: (+62-451) 481023

PT. GEMILANG SENTOSA PERMAI

PT. Gemilang Sentosa Permai is a producer and exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Raya 135, Singosari, Malang, Jawa Timur, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-341) 458079, 458563, 324834, 326076 Fax: (+62-341) 458061, 353274, 361016 Email: [email protected]

PT. SARIMAKMUR TUNGGAL MANDIRI

PT. Sarimakmur Tunggal Mandiri is an exporter of raw and roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Kompos 110A, Desa Pagi Mulyo, Kecamatan Sunggal, Binjai 20351, Sumatera Utara, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-61) 8454291 – 93 Fax: (+62-61) 8454294 Email: [email protected]

CV. RODA MANDALA DWIPA

CV. Roda mandala Dwipa is an exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Ir. Sutami, Way Laga, Panjang, Bandar Lampung, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-721) 350321 / 421 Fax: (+62-721 351221

PT. TANAH MAS CELEBES INDAH

PT. Tanah Mas Celebes Indah is a producer and exporter of raw and roasted cocoa beans. Address: Jln. Salodong 58, Makassar 90241, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-411) 511027 Fax: (+62-411) 511026

PT. SALSABILA RIZKI PRATAMA

PT. Salsabila Rizki Pratama is an exporter of raw or roasted cocoa beans. Addres: Citra Grand Block E 17/6, Alternatif Cibubur, Bekasi, Jawa Barat, INDONESIA Phone: (+62-21) 84301296 Fax: (+62-21) 8447747 Email: [email protected]

Asosiasi Kakao Indonesia (ASKINDO) or Association of Indonesian Cocoa was founded in February 18, 1989. Asosiasi Kakao Indonesia covers all parties in the business of cocoa

such as the farmers, traders, producers and exporters of cocoa. Headquarters’ address: Sekretariat DPP Asosiasi Kakao Indonesia (ASKINDO), Gedung AEKI Lt. 3, Jln. RP. Soeroso No. 20, Jakarta, INDONESIA

Phone: (+62-021) 3925053 Fax: (+62) 021-3925024 Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Ms. Dewi Sumartini – Ms. Andi Fitriani

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WHY TO INVEST IN INDONESIA?

HUGE POTENTIAL, SIZABLE DOMESTIC MARKET

With a total population of 232 million persons, which was just reached in 2007, and a fast-growing middle class (totalling 35 millions more), Indonesia is indeed a huge, potential market. As the people’s welfare improved, demands for goods and services do not merely rely on quantity, but quality, variability, and on-time availability.

VAST, HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED NATURAL RESOURCES

The abundance of Indonesia's natural resources is evident in all sectors, particularly land resources, mines & minerals, agriculture/plantation, marine & fishery, forestry, and natural scenery. Utilization of the natural resources along with

maintenance of their long-terms benefits has fuelled the national development in all sectors during the last few decades. Processing industries for estate crops, horticultural crops, industrial plantation forest, mineral deposits, and brackish water culture are among other of promising business in the country.

COMPETITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE LABORFORCE

Comparative wages in selected Asian countries

Country Monthly Wage The Government of Indonesia pays special attention to the

development of human resources, including the productivity of workers. Value added per worker is expected to grow - on the average - by 3.3% annually. The increase of workers' value added for three major sectors are 2.4%/year for agriculture, 3.7%/year for industry, and 1.9%/year for services. Although the UMR (Upah Minimum Regional - Regional Minimum Standard Wage Rates) have been increasing from year to year as the people's standard of living is better-off through time, it is however still quite competitive compared to those of other Asian countries.

Country Currency US$

Vietnam (Dong) 487,000 - 626,000 29.88 - 38.41

Cambodia (Riel) - - 210,000 - - 52.16

Indonesia (Rupiah) 504,000 - 900,000 53.31 - 96.20

China (Yuan) 450 - 780 61.81-107.14

Thailand (Baht) 4,290 -5,730 142.00 - 189.66

Philippines 3,600 -10,860 87.53 - 264.06

Malaysia 667 -1,527 201.59 - 461.74

Taiwan - - 17,280 - - 533.02

STRONGER ECONOMIC BASE

Indonesia has made a strong economic recovery from the 1997 financial crisis and its transition to democratic governance and decentralization continues with the government making important reforms on several fronts. Regarding economic growth, for the first time since the Asian Economic Crisis, economic growth in Indonesia has surpassed 6% annually, reaching 6.3% in 2007. The growth is characterized by a balance between demand and supply, as reflected by the resilience of consumption expenditure followed by favourable growth in investment. The realization of Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) through 2007 increased by 8.37%, while private investment grew 7.18% from previous year’s level. Such growth caused the investment to GDP ratio to rise from 19.5% in 2003 to 23% in 2007. Widespread diversification is also evident in the economy. Therefore, despite a manufacturing sector that has not yet fully recovered, many other sectors have developed and consequently supported wealth creation in the economy throughout 2007. Such diversification is verified by expansion in the mining, trade, telecommunications, transportation, utilities, construction and services sectors. All the improvements gained in the real sector have provided strong initial indications that structural constraints stemming from the microeconomic side (supply side constraints) are improving. Externally, the Indonesian balance of payments (BoP) has run a surplus for four years consecutively. At the end of 2007, the BoP surplus was 3.1% of GDP, giving a surplus for the past three years of 2.4% of GDP. In this respect we can observe that Indonesian non oil and gas exports remained high amidst a slowing global economy.

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Company Exposition – PT. Jembo Cable Company Tbk – Cables Manufacturer

PT. Jembo Cable Company Tbk is a publicly held company which manufactures and markets

Supported by the latest state-of-the-art equipment, experts in the production engineering division and quality control constantly carry out accurate examinations and control. Supervision and quality control are implemented at every stage, starting from customer orders, purchase and inspection of raw materials, production process, end product inspection, delivery to customers, and after sales services. The quality management of which, are all in adherence to the ISO 9001 standards. Quality is held with the utmost importance by Jembo, thus it is tightly integrated in the company's daily processes. Significant investments have been made to continuously improve product quality, including our establishment of technical assistance cooperation with Fujikura Ltd., one of the world's leading cable manufacturers in Japan, in order to enhance product quality, and more recently our end-to-end implementation of Baan ERP software so that every aspect of the manufacturing product cycle is tightly controlled so as to produce higher quality products for our customers.

multiple lines of power and telecommunication cable products. The products range from low-voltage copper and aluminium conductor cables, low and medium voltage electrical cables, copper conductor and fibre optics telecommunication cables. Customers include PLN, PT Telkom, PT Indosat and other state-owned and private companies. PT. Jembo Cable Company Tbk works with 30 international principals in more than 20 countries and over 300 customers in Indonesia as well as with customers in various industries from pulp and textile, cement, fertilizers, to oil and mining industries. At Jembo, customer satisfaction and quality go hand-in-hand. Our operations and quality plan are designed around the elements of the ISO 9001:2000 standard which is centred on process evaluation and improvement.

Jembo Quality Policy:

PT Jembo Cable Company Tbk. strives to be the leading manufacturer in the cable and wire industry in Indonesia.

We are committed to delivering products that meet customers' requirements.

Everyone is involved, motivated and knowledgeable to make continual progress towards achieving excellence.

To better guarantee production quality, quality control is not only carried out by experts at Jembo. We have also conducted a quality control agreement with PT PLN (Persero)/LMK for low to medium voltage cables. In addition, the company has received a certificate of approval from PSB Singapore for low voltage cables. The company has also received a certificate of approval for telecommunication cables (metallic telephone cables and fiber optic cables) from DivRisTi PT TELKOM INDONESIA.

The following are several quality standards adhered to by the Company:

SNI (Indonesian Industrial Standard)

SPLN (Indonesian Power Company Standard)

STEL-K (Indonesian Telcom Specification)

IEC (International Electrochemical Commission)

JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard)

DIN (Deutsche Industrial Norm)

VDE (Verband Deutsche Electrotechniker)

NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association)

BS (British Standard)

Others customers specification

PRODUCTS :

Power Cables: Low Voltage: Single Core Cable, Multi Core – Non Armour, Multi Cores – with Armour, Low Voltage Power Cable w/Screen, Flame Retardant – IEC 332-3-Cat.A (Non Armour and with Armour), Flexible Cable – Single Core, Flexible Cable (ff) – Multi Core, Cable for Hazardous Area with Lead Alloy Jacket, Fire Resistant – IEC 331 – Single and Multi Core, Cable for Hazardous Area with Continues Corrugated Aluminium Sheathed. Medium Voltage: Single Core, Three Single Core Underground Twisted Cable, Three Single Core Overhead Twisted Cable, Three Single Core Underground/Direct Burial, 20 kV Overhead Transmission Line, Three Single Core – Non Armour, Cable with Lead Alloy Jacket/Hazardous Area Protective, Continues Corrugated Aluminium Sheathed (Hazardous Area Protective), Airport/Runway Cables. Overhead Transmission and Distribution Line Conductors: Overhead Transmission Line, Low Voltage Aluminium Bundle Overhead, Service Entrance Cable.

Telecommunication Cables: Metallic Telephone Cables: Over Head/Aerial Cable, Indoor Cable, Duct Cable – with and without Petroleum Jelly, Direct Burial/ Underground, Airport Telecommunication and Control Cable – Indoor and Direct Burial/Outdoor. Optical Fibre Cables: Over Head/Aerial Cable – Lose Tube, Duct Cable – Lose Tube, Direct Burial Cable – Lose Tube.

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PT Jembo Cable Company Tbk – continued from page 5

Coaxial Cables Data Cables: UTP and FTP Category 5E LAN Cable, PCM Cable 120 Ohm – 2 Mbps,

Instrumentation and Signal Cables: Overall: Overall Shielded – Non and with Armour – Mechanical Protective, Overall Shielded with Lead Alloy Jacket (Hazardous Area Protective), Overall Shielded with Continues Corrugated Aluminium Sheathed (hazardous Area Protective), Fire Resistance Instrument Cable – IEC 331. Individual & Overall: Individual & Overall Shielded – Non Armour, Individual & Overall Shielded with Armour – Mechanical Protective, Individual Shielded with Continuous Corrugated Aluminium Sheathed (Hazardous Area Protective), Fire Resistance – Instrument Cables – IEC 331, Individual & Overall Shielded w/Lead Alloy Jacket Hazardous Area & Mechanical Protective.

Control Cables: Flexible Control Cables: Flexible Cables – Fine Wire (ff), Flexible Control with Copper Wire Braided Screen (ff), Flexible Control with Armour and Shielded (ff). Control Cables: Control Cable without Armour, Control Cable with Shielded/Screen, Control Cables with Shielded and Armour, Control Cables with Mechanical Protective, Control Cables with Lead Sheathed/Continues Corrugated Aluminium Sheathed (Hazardous Area Protective). Custom Cables

pictures of some of the company’s cable products

Contact the Company : PT. JEMBO CABLE COMPANY TBK

Jln. Pajajaran, Ds. Gandasari, Kec. Jatiuwung, Tangerang 15137, Banten, INDONESIA Phone : (+62 – 21) 556 504 68 Website: www.jembo.com Marketing: [email protected]

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Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan) As a major producer of oil and timber; East Kalimantan is at present the most industrially advanced province of the island and the second largest province in Indonesia. It is also the home of the original inhabitants of Kalimantan, the Orang Gunung or Mountain People. The tribes are collectively called Dayak, although this name is not embraced by many tribes-people themselves, who prefer to be known by separate tribal names such as Iban, Punan and Banuaq.

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Local tribes traditionally live in the communal longhouses called Lamin or Umaq Daru. They are built on wooden

piles, sometimes 3 metres high as protection against wild animals and flooding. The Punan people are nomadic hunter-gatherers, and only use the longhouse at the height of the rainy season. Steeped in tradition, the interior of the longhouse is typically divided into separate family quarters with communal areas connecting each of the families. It is in the communal areas that village meetings are held and ceremonies performed, thereby reinforcing the strong tribal bonds in the face of rapidly advancing 20th century‟s technology. Guardian statues are normally placed in front of longhouses to protect them against

evil‟s spirits who bring disease and bad fortune. The more remote and traditional tribes-people have pierced earlobes, which over the year have become stretched by the weight of heavy gold or brass rings, and beautifully elaborate tattoos. Traveling along the extensive Mahakam river system is a fascinating adventure. River boats slide unobtrusively through heavily silt-laden waters, wild orchids drip off trees. Proboscis monkeys signal your arrival to the crocodiles and legendary hornbills. A 5,000 acre Orchid Reservation close to the village of Kersik Luwai cultivates 27 different species of orchild including the very rare “Cologenia Pandura” the Black Orchid.

Getting there: Balikpapan is the gateway to East Kalimantan, Garuda Indonesia Airlines fly from Kuala Lumpur to

Balikpapan via Jakarta. Balikpapan can be reached by flight directly from Jakarta, Manado and Surabaya as well as from Tarakan.

Tourist Office: Jln. Kusuma Bangsa Balaikota Samarinda 75123 Phone (+62-0541) 741669, 731447

Fax. (0541) 736866

Places of Interest Tanah Merah Indah-Lempake This is recreational park called Tanah Merah Indah-Lempake with a water fall, located 16 km from downtown Samarinda. It can be reached by car or public transportation.

Berau Found here are the remains of a king called the Keraton Gunung Tambur and The Keraton Sambaling.

Samarinda Samarinda is the capital of East Kalimantan province known for its fine sarong. The Garden of Mulawarman University has its own educational forest with 62.4 ha which is located about 12 km north of Samarinda. A number of modest but comfortable hotels are available in Samarinda.

Balikpapan Balikpapan, the center of Kalimantan‟s oil industry, is also the gateway to East Kalimantan with air and sea connections to Jakarta and other major points in Indonesia. Balikpapan has a major number of good hotels, including one of the international standard, as well as recreation facilities. It has the second-busiest airport in the nation after Jakarta.

Tenggarong Tenggarong, up to Mahakam river from Samarinda, is the capital of Kutai regency and was once the seat of the Kutai sultanate. The Sultan‟s palace at the riverside is now a museum where the old royal paraphernalia are kept, as well as an excellent collection of antique Chinese ceramics. Dayak statues can be admired in

the yard. A curious thing about the royal paraphernalia is that they display a strong resemblance with Java‟s court traditions. Every 24th of September, the former palace becomes a stage of dance and music performances given to celebrate the town‟s anniversary.

Tanjung Isuy Tanjung Isuy. This little settlement around Lake Jempang, in the lake-studded East Kalimantan hinterland, has a traditional Dayak longhouse which has been turned into lodges for visitors. The grave of a Benuaq Dayak chief lies aside the hamlet‟s only road. Visitors are usually given a traditional Dayak Benuaq welcome. The trip over Tanjung Isuy over the Mahakam River is along but interesting one past floating village and forest scenery. See the magic dance of the “belian” a Dayak tribe„s doctor. Dressed in skirt of leaves, cures his patients at night by performing the rites prescribed by ancestors to the frenzied accompaniment of gongs and drums. Many Benuaq Dayaks still prefer the old cures to the modern ones at the government public health centers which are nearby. Derawan and Sangalaki Islands Derawan and Sangalaki Islands 3 hours by long boat from Tanjung Redep in the north, you can reach Derawan Island. There are many rare animals such as the green turtle, the scarlet turtle, star fruit turtle and sea cow. Derawan and Sangalaki islands hold an amazing marine environment, including fabulous coral formations, canary crabs, green turtles and pearls.

Tourism Event: Erau Festival, Tenggarong Mahakam River, East Kalimantan. Catch a rare glimpse of Dayak and their culture

during the Erau festival. The event is held on September to commemorate Tenggarong city, as the capital city of an ancient kingdom several centuries ago.

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