Indonesian domestic carrier PT Kartika Airlines has agreed to order 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes in a contract estimated to reach US$951 million.

The contract was signed at the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, England, by the president of the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), Vladimir Prishyazhnyuk, and Kartika CEO Kim Johannes Mulia.

With the agreement, Karika becomes the first company in Southeast Asia to purchase the new Super Jet 100 (SSJ-100) airplanes.

“The agreement outlines the basic terms for the delivery of 15 SSJ-100 aircrafts in the basic configuration and provides an option for 15 additional planes. The order is worth $951 million,” SCAC said in a statement.

Innovation PT Carrefour Indonesia, which together with local suppliers in all regions in Indonesia, including Batam and other areas in the Riau Islands, reap praise from the Minister of Agriculture Suswono. He considered, a partnership that built Carrefour had opened the way for the community of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), agriculture sector to prosper.

Thus expressed Suswono after witnessed the signing of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding, MoU) between the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Horticulture Ahmad Dimyati, with the Corporate Affairs Director Carrefour Indonesia PT Irawan Kadarman, at the opening of the National Week Flori and Flora (PF2N) 2010, Friday ( 07/15/2010) in Flora Flori Week held in Engku Putri, Batam Centre.

"This partnership makes farmers obtain market certainty and market chain is shorter, so that will give a larger profit margin. While traders (Carrefour) will obtain the certainty of supply, "he said. Kadarman Irawan said after the MoU, the partnership is not only limited market access, but also the development and empowerment of farmers through training, mentoring and promotional support. Training, mentoring, include aspects of hygiene, management of cash flow, bookkeeping, stock management, display and packaging. While market access include the provision of land at the corner of the popular outlets through the program and give priority in people's bazaars program. While support for the campaign include promotional catalogs, participation in the bazaars, exhibitions, seminars and special profiles on the leading mass media.

Entrepreneur souvenirs Batam Villa Banana Cake, Denni return Delyandri Creative Award SME Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin Kepri). Awards are handed over directly Governor of Riau Islands, HM Sani for the opening exhibition of K-SMEs Expo Indonesia 2010 at the Mega Mall, Batam Center, Thursday (15/07/2010).

The award was accepted into the 6th achievements earned Villa Banana Cake, which became a successful food production company. Especially by-the typical vacancy, beginning with a home-based business in 2007.

Batam Police have arrested 14 people over their alleged involvement in an attack against the Indonesian Fishermen Association (HNSI) Batam office recently.

Two of the arrested people are environment activists, who are identified as Rizaldi and Yoseph. Rizaldi is locally known as a director of NGO Chisa.

Barelang Police chief Sr. Comr. Leonidas Braksan said Sunday that the 14 suspects allegedly took roles as masterminds and provocateurs of the attack.

Ethnic Indians should not worry about a possible escalation of Thursday`s riot at dockyard firm which was fueled by a racist remark by an Indian worker.

The company has localized the incident and police have assured that there would be no sweeping on ethnic Indians on the island.

After all, an Indian community leader in Batam has also offered an apology to the Indonesian people. So, the 200 ethnic Indians who have fled to Singapore are expected to return to Batam again.

Likewise, the incident was not expected to affect Indonesia- India relations."An incident like this will never affect relations between Indonesia and India," Indian Consul General in Medan R. Sukumaran said on Friday.

As top officials assured the public on Friday that the violent race-related riot in Batam the day before was an isolated incident, police named an Indian manager a suspect for triggering the violence.

Manpower Minister Muhaimin Iskandar said authorities had concluded that “this is purely an internal case of bad communication between the Indian and Indonesian workers.”

National Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chief Gita Wirjawan stressed that the riot would not affect investment.