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Balikpapan gets direct courier link with Singapore

Nurni Sulaiman, The Jakarta Post, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | Wed, 03/10/2010 8:11 PM | National

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A new direct delivery route between Singapore and Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, was officially launched by an international courier company on Wednesday.

The company, DHL Express, said the new route was set up to help develop business activities between the two cities, and would serve the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The service will be managed jointly by DHL Express and PT Tri-M.G. Intra Asia Airlines, using a Boeing 737 airplane.

DHL also opened a new service center in Balikpapan.