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SOEs key to accelerating Mandalika development, says government
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Tourist gem: Serene view of Kuta Beach in Mandalika tourist area in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. (Kompas/Rony Ariyanto Nugroho )
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he government is calling on state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to contribute to coordinated efforts to accelerate the development of the Mandalika special economic zone in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), as one of the country’s newly designated tourist magnets.
“SOEs are encouraged to develop synergy in accelerating the development of the area, which is known as a marine tourist attraction, cruise destination and the world’s best halal tourism destination,” SOEs Ministry secretary Imam Apriyanto Putro said on Friday during a corporate social responsibility (CSR) event in Mandalika, as quoted by Antara news agency.
SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno, who also attended the event, said such synergy could be realized in the form of infrastructure development and support for local communities.
(Read also: Mandalika ready to welcome tourists in 2018)
The state-owned Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has been tasked with handling the development of the Mandalika special economic zone, which covers 1,171 hectares.
The government previously said it would focus on the development of 10 emerging tourist destinations in a bid to attract 20 million foreign tourist arrivals by 2019.
Aside from Mandalika, the selected priority destinations include Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Bromo in East Java, Tanjung Lesung in Banten and Morotai in North Maluku. Thousand Islands off the coast of Jakarta and Yogyakarta are also among the destinations set to be developed. (hwa)
