240 Singapore's Students Visit to Karimun

240 students Whitley Secondary School Singapore study visit to a number of secondary schools and excursions in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Karimun regency, Riau Islands province, Indonesia, 7 to 10 March 2012.

Head of Department PE & CCA Whitley Secondary School Mr Subramaniam, Wednesday (6/3) said the students held a comparative study of junior high school (SMP) State 1 Karimun, SMP Muhammadiyah, SMP  Santo Joseph and SMP Cetiya Vidya Sasana.

"This visit is to exchange information, culture and education," he said.

According to Subramaniam, comparative studies are the extracurricular program to develop students' horizon of thinking and knowing the learning program in Karimun.

"We will hold a cultural and artistic performances," he said.

The students, he added, also visited the Hidayatullah orphanage in Sememal, Pasir Panjang Village, Meral District.

"A visit to an orphanage social activities," he said.

He said that the group then held a spring training camp and the military at Mount Jantan, Pongkar Village, Tebing District.

"Semi-military training and camping at Mount Jantan to realize the students' discipline and self-development," he said.

Group of students were staying at the 60 room Aston Karimun City Hotel. In a comparative study and excursions, the group boarded Karimun's typical antique wooden buses.(source)

Batam Looking Investors for Puteri Island

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The government of Batam, Riau Islands Province is looking for investors for tourism development on the Puteri Island, Nongsa which is one of the four outer islands in the city.

"The potential of tourism there are very promising, but the government is not possible to build it itself. Need investor to manage the tourism potential there," said Head of Batam City Tourism and Culture, Yusfa Hendri in Batam, Tuesday.

He said the Puteri Island is one of the outer islands of Batam directly adjacent to Singapore. The island is roughly elongated shape along the 199 meters with a diameter of no more than 50 meters.

"On the island, along the coast has white sand that is still clean and natural. Also very blue water making it suitable for resort," he said.

Yusfa said, as long as it has a lot of tourists from home and abroad who visit. But because there is no regular transportation infrastructure and making it quite difficult for tourists.

"Although the status of the outer islands, but not far away from Nongsa. So it does not need a huge investment if you want to build the island," said Yusfa.

As the outer islands, Puteri Island confirmed its existence with the establishment of a monument as high as 160 centimeters in the cluster of sand from the Island Princess a few years ago.

At the monument, sculpted eagle symbol of Pancasila. Under the symbol, in writing of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, island Nongsa and coordinates 01 degrees 12 '29' north latitude and 104 degrees 04 '47' east longitude.

Puteri Island is also terpacak beacon tower installation under the Supervision of Navigation Tanjungpinang, the Director General of Sea Transportation. The lighthouse is lit on the top floor of the tower's beacon guiding ships to function so as not to run aground or hit a group of coral around the island.

In addition to Puteri Island, said Yusfa, Batam City Government will also develop other areas such as the Marina, the Nongsa, and Nagoya as a tourist destination that is expected to compete with other areas overseas.

"Tourism is the mainstay for the city of Batam in addition to the industrial sector which has long been developing," he said. (Source)

Tourism Objects in Riau Islands Province

Tourism is an appropriate means to promote this beloved province. By the excess of our province than other provinces is the charm of tourism. But is it true attraction Riau Islands Province, Indonesia has been known by many people?

Pelawan Beach in Karimun, Riau Islands (keprionline.blogspot.com)

Riau islands attractions such as the tourist of Penyengat island wasp known as cultural and religious tourism and its natural beauty.

Anambas Islands Regency also has a charming tourist attraction. There are Padang Melang Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Anambas.

Lingga Regency also has a million potential of tourism, call it cultural richness Daik Lingga as the former center of Malay kingdom, worthy to serve as cultural tourism and religious tourism.

Do You know Lubuk Beach? Probably not many who know deep down that there are beaches in the District Kundur, Karimun regency, Riau Islands. Let alone an outsider from the Riau Islands, the Riau Islands themselves may not know the attractions found in the area.

"Riau Islands The Beauty of Nature" This is supposedly selogan that could be created to promote the tourist attractions in the Riau Islands.

To introduce the Riau Islands, we can not just expect the government alone, but also requires community participation. Be it a tourist attraction in Batam Island, Penyengat island, Lingga, Natuna, Karimun and other areas in the Riau Islands province.

Batam Hold International Sea Eagle Boat

Batam City Government held a rowing championship "International Sea Eagle Boat" which was followed 43 teams from domestic and abroad.

International Sea Eagle Boat was held in the waters of the Elang-elang Laut, Belakang Padang, Batam on 22 to 24 December 2011 with total prize fight Rp80 million.

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The annual championship was supported by Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy which aims to increase domestic and foreign tourists visit in Batam city.

International Sea Eagle Boat Race 2011 was held in two classes, namely international hump and exhibitions. International class followed by teams from various countries, including Malaysian Polis team, Team Majelis Sukan Johor, Malaysia.

The team from the country followed by teams from Bengkalis, Riau Province, Solok (West Sumatra), Lingga-Tanjungpinang-Batam-Bintan Riau Islands), and Paddle Sports Association of South Sumatra.

In the year 2010 and the activities International Boat Sea Eagle was attended by 30 teams at home and abroad.

The activity is a series of anniversary of Batam City to-182 which is commemorated every December 18.

Tour de Bintan Increase Foreign Tourist Visits

Championship racing bicycle "Tour de Bintan" held annually Government of Bintan Regency, Riau Islands province are expected to increase tourist visits in tourist integrated area, Lagoi.

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Cycling championships Tour de Bintan starting on Saturday (12/11) - Sunday (13/11) followed by 850 racers from different countries in the world, both from Australia, America, Europe and Asia.

The racers will compete in three stages, first stage is carried out today's won Tanjungpinang racer, Heksa Priya Prasetiya with the fastest time 3 hours 56 minutes and 53 seconds.

Heksa Priya Prasetiya entering the finish line accompanied by Singapore's Wang Yip Tang racers with a time of 3 hours 56 minutes 57 seconds.

He is entitled to a "yellow jersey" and continue on the second stage.

Racers will continue the second stage with the distance of 70 km and the third stage as far as 38 km from the Area of Integrated Tourism Lagoi towards Tanjung Uban on Sunday (13/11).

Bintan Regent Ansar Ahmad said the championship "Tour de Bintan" was held aimed at increasing tourist arrivals, especially to the tourist area which is an integrated Lagoi mainstay attractions Bintan regency.

The racers are not only competing for prize won with a total Rp238 million, but will also see the wonderful scenery Bintan regency, such as white sandy Trikora Beach, township residents and other natural panorama.

Bintan Island is one of the largest island in the Riau Islands Province. The island is not only famous for its panoramic views of beaches, but also known for having a blue ocean views with various types of fish that can attract foreign tourists.

Galant Project Need 200 Hectares to Build Resort

Hot Water Attraction

A Malaysian company, Galant Project Management Sdn Bhd requires an area of ​​200 hectares to build hotel and resort in the hot water attractions in Tanjung Hutan, Buru District Buru, Karimun regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia.

Managing Director of Galant Project Management Sdn Bhd, Law Kay Wah said the attraction in Tanjung Hutan, Buru District is very suitable for the construction of resort and hotel because it is supported the hot water attractions.

''Development of resort and hotel in Tanjung Hutan is the first we build Indonesia. Previously we have built resorts and hotels in Maldives and Namibia,'' he said.

Galant Project plans to invest 300 Singapore dollars to build a homestay for elderly tourists from abroad.

Head of Integrated Services and Licensing of Karimun Regency, Muhammad Tahar said, Galant Project Management Sdn Bhd will begin construction of resort and hotel in Tanjung Hutan in December 2011.

''The land that will be utilized the company's already available and ready to be built,'' he said.

Galant Project is one of eight investors who signed a memorandum of understanding with Karimun Regent on the 12th Karimun anniversary celebration on October 12, 2011.

Galant Project is a Malaysian company engaged in the tourism and hospitality and has been go international.

One Day Tour for Foreign Tourist in Karimun

As an archipelago consisting of 198 islands, Karimun Regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia has the privilege because the borders of Singapore and Malaysia. The position makes it easy for tourists from these countries to visit one day tour in Tanjung Balai Karimun.

Fast ferry trip from Singapore and Malaysia are quite short and not up to one hour to open access for the tourists from these countries to spend the weekend.

Every day, over a period of 45 minutes there were about 17 times of departure and arrival from the port Kukup, Johor, Malaysia to international port of Tanjung Balai Karimun.

These ships depart and arrive starting at 7:15 am until 17:00 pm, in whom MV Glad Express, MV Ocean Indoma 2, MV Marina Batam 5, MV Dumai Express 2, the MV New Marina, MV Zon 1, MV Express Bahagia 3 and MV Ocean Indoma.

As for the departure from Singapore to Tanjung Balai Karimun, there are about 11 departures starting at 07:15 am until 18:45 pm every day, namely MV Merbau Era, MV Island Jade, Falcon 5 and MV MV Waterfront I.

Karimun Tourism, Arts and Culture Office preparing a program to join one day tour travel agent tour in Tanjung Balai Karimun.

Tourists from Singapore and Malaysia can schedule a one-day visit, arrived in the morning and return late afternoon.

A number of attractions that can be visited for one day, of which Pelawan Beach in Pangke Village, Pongkar beach and waterfall in Pongkar village and conduct hiking tours at Mount Jantan. (kepri online daily)

Antique Bus : Karimun Tours Icon

Wooden Bus (Kepri Online)

Antique bus iconic tourist attractions in Karimun regency, Riau Islands Province, Indonesia. The ancient bus maintained its existence by Karimun regency government as one of the attractions for tourists visiting to Tanjung Balai Karimun.

In an international and domestic port of Tanjung Balai Karimun, the porters, rickshaw and taxi drivers dressed shirt with antique bus images on the back. The Clothes with antique bus image was provided by Department of Tourism of Karimun regency as one of the efforts to promote of tourism to domestic and foreign tourists.

Antique buses are not too many, only about 40 units. This bus is unique because it is made of wood, glass in the front of the car using a wooden frame, much like the window that opened the way to uncover the top.

While the window is located to the left and right are also wood-framed and mostly left open without glass.

The buses are using a combination of red, green, yellow and blue with a capacity of about 20 passengers.

In Tanjung Balai Karimun, antique buses are only about 40 more units. Dwindling because some of them have been damaged with age.

''Some of the buses are combined with spare parts more modern buses, '' said Asan, a bus driver.

These bus transports students who want to attend school as well as employees who want to go or come home from their place of work.

Karimun Regency Tourism Office also uses these buses to transport groups of tourists from Malaysia and Singapore.

Singaporean or Malaysian, usually visit Pelawan beach, Pongkar beach and waterfall in Pongkar village.

Bus transportation is antique and unique to the attention of the tourists, they said the bus like this is never again found in the country,'' said Head of Tourism Karimun, Syuryaminsyah.

To preserve this antique bus, local government has no plans to replace them with buses that are larger and more modern.(kepri online daily)

Karimun Expo : Tourism Promotion Center

Karimun Expo (kepri online)

To promote the attraction to domestic or abroad tourists, the Government of Karimun regency, Riau Islands Province built Karimun Expo buliding. This building was established as a center for tourism promotion and used since January 2011.

Karimun Expo is located not far from the international port of Tanjung Balai Karimun.

Natural attractions, culinary tours and crafts on display at Karimun Expo that is also a building of local and national crafts council (Dekranasda).

Beach attractions, such as Pelawan Beach, Pongkar Beach and Telunas Beach exhibited in a picture frame, including hot springs attraction in Tanjung Hutan, District of Buru is projected as one of the leading tourist attraction by the local government.

Culinary attractions on display include Karimun typical food, like ''bangkit'' cakes, lunkhead seaweed, ''laksa'', prawn crackers, fish crackers mackerel and other varieties snacks.

In this building also exhibited handicrafts small and medium industries, such as handicrafts from pandanus leaf-shaped hat, a box of tissues, mats, slippers and hats. Then, miniature boats, and canoes made ​​of newsprint.

In addition, this building is also exhibiting Karimun typical motifs of batik cloth like floral botanical and marine life.

Head of Industry and Trade of Karimun regency, Sudarmadi said, Karimun Expo will be a center for tourism promotion and small and medium enterprises.

''We hope to increase tourist visits and sales of goods of small and medium business products also increased,'' he said.

Investor Will Build Resort in Karimun's Hot Water

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As a regency that consists of the islands, Karimun regency, Riau Islands (Kepri) Province has a fascinating tourist attraction and an attraction for foreign tourists.

In addition to a long stretch of beach and the area along the coast of small islands. Tourist attraction that is not less interesting is the hot springs in the village of Tanjung Hutan, District of Buru.

Head of the Integrated Licensing Service (BPPT) Karimun Regency, Muhammad Tahar said a Malaysia-based company intends to invest in these tourist locations.

Investors will build a resort and second home for elderly tourists from abroad in the land area of ​​200 hectares with an investment of a fairly fantastic, amounting to Rp2,5 trillion.

''The company was already five times to review the location, they also have permission to take care of principle. Follow-ups are only waiting for Regent's instruction,'' he said.

Muhammad Tahar reluctant to name the contractor before the company started its preparations for the construction of resorts and home stay at tourist sites including the mainstay for the local government.

''They were interested to establish the resort as there are hot springs. The place will be a second home for elderly tourists from abroad,'' he said.

According to him, the next stage is to release 200 hectares of land which needed the company.

He hoped the end of 2011, investors are already starting its activities.

''I hope there are no brokers who take advantage of the opportunity so that the value of land compensation to be expensive,''he said. (kepri online daily/kabar kepri)

Legend of Genital Stones on Kundur Island

Karimun regency, Riau Islands (Kepri) Province has turned many a tourist attraction that can attract domestic and foreign tourists to visit.

One tourist attraction in the form of rock that resemble human genitals are located in Alai Village, West Kundur District, Karimun Regency.

Interestingly, genitalia-shaped rock is not just one, but one pair, the one similar male genitalia and other similar female genitalia.

Location of genital stones are right in the middle of sandy beach surrounded by trees. Mileage to the location of the stone is about 10 kilometers from the port of Beliah Strait, District of West Kundur.

Travel to the location of the rock can be done with public transport and motorcycle taxis.

Stones that resemble male genitalia still looked intact and sturdy, while the female genitalia resemble stone already damaged by the waves of sea water.

According to local belief, a pair of pubic rock legend or myth in this bygone era. Residents believe the stone is a pair of lovers who cursed the ancestors for committing acts forbidden.

Every citizen who visited the location of the stone is forbidden to talk dirty. If the ban on talking dirty is not ignored, then the person can faint or possessed by spirits.

Information obtained from the Department of Tourism Karimun Regency mentioned, there is one version of the legend of a pair of stone genitalia. Legend states that the stone originated from the story of a penis enlarger Sultanate of Riau-Lingga who sailed and stopped at the village of Alai.

Magnifying The Sultanate of Riau-Lingga sailed with his wife and stop hunting animals in the jungle of Alai Village.

After returning from the woods, authorities were shocked and furious to find his wife and bodyguard for cheating in board rooms.

Magnifying the rampage because he felt betrayed wife, she kicked the guard and his wife's genitals off.

The magician power from the magnifying change pubic bodyguard and his wife into stone. Meanwhile, ship equipment also kicked so turned into stone-shaped chamber, pots and vessels.(kepri online daily/Kabar Kepri)

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Traces History of the Sultanate of Riau

Sultan Riau Mosque

For people of Tanjungpinang city and Kepri Province, Penyengat Island has a high historical value heritage of Islamic civilization of the 19th century, precisely at the time of the Sultanate of Riau-Lingga the reign of Sultan Mahmud Shah in 1803 AD.

As an island that has a trace of golden history of the Islamic empire. Penyengat Island is not only a destination of local residents who want to know directly trace the history of his predecessors, but it became a tourist destination of domestic and foreign.

On there are about 17 fascinating historical sites and interesting to know and learn.

One is the Mosque of Sultan Mahmud Shah Sultan Riau relics of 1803 AD, which later renovated by ''Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau VII'' Raja Muda Abdul Rahman in 1832 AD.

Sultan Riau Mosque, own Penyengat initially a bastion of Raja Ali Haji in the war against the Dutch in 1782 AD.

That said, the mosque was built by using chicken egg white. The mosque was built to work together day and night by the people of the Sultanate of Riau-Lingga.

The woman worked nights and men during the day, the foundation of the mosque was completed over seven days and seven nights.

Food for the workers who built the mosque was obtained from public donations from all over the country, including chicken eggs brought in by boat. Chicken egg white is mixed with sand, clay and chalk used to build a mosque wall.

Yang Dipertuan Muda Riau VII Raja Muda Abdul Rahman then ordered his people to find eggs swallows in the Natuna sea caves and Lingga in preparation if chicken eggs run out.

Penyengat Mosque was built covering an area of ​​20x18 meters and is still solid and original. The thickness of the walls of the mosque about 40 centimeters.

Originally the mosque building was painted white, but changed the color of yellow and green, the color of the greatness of the Malay.

Now, Sultan Riau Mosque approximately 207 years old, but still keep some traces the history of high-value, among others, two books of handwritten Quran in 1752 AD and 1867 AD.

Book handwritten Quran in 1752 is the work of Abdullah Al Bugisi. Who's 1867 book of Quran is the work of Abdurrahman Istanbul, Riau's son who schooled to Istanbul by the King and write Quran arriving in Penyengat.

The Quran's Abdurrahman Istanbul handwritting can still be seen in the mosque.

The work was displayed in glass cabinets just in front of the entrance, while the work of Abdullah Al Bugisi not be seen again and be saved because it is damaged and fragile.

Quran Abdullah Al Bugisi handwriting is damaged, writing verses like fire and can not be read again, while the edges of the paper is still intact.

In addition to handwritten Quran, historical relics in the mosque of Demak to a pulpit preacher.

Jepara's pulpit teak wood carvings that still functioned for the Friday prayer preacher and holidays.

Crystal lamp in the 1860's still installed in one part of the dome of the mosque which is a gift from the Kingdom of Pruisia (Germany).

The books are still a lot of yellow also stored in the mosque that almost every day visited by local tourists as well as from Malaysia and Singapore, let alone before the fasting and at widths for worship and see the sites on Penyengat island.


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Foreign Tourists's Paradise in Karimun

Pelawan Beach in Pangke

As the islands are composed of nearly 200 small and big islands, Karimun regency, Riau Islands Province has a very long coastline. Charm and beauty of the beaches are very worthy of a paradise for tourists, not even from abroad.

Call it Pelawan Beach in Pangke Village, District Meral, Pongkar Beach in Pongkar Village, Tebing District. Two beaches are located on Karimun Besar Island is famous for local tourists visited and tourists from Singapore and Malaysia.

Pelawan beach which is about 17 kilometers from the center of U-shaped, has white sand with waves charming. Before him stretched the expanse of blue sea interspersed with small islands. The edge of the beach surrounded by trees whose leaves are always waving in the wind coastal breeze.

While the Pongkar Beach their area wider than Pelawan Beach, only fewer visitors than the Pelawan Beach.

Pongkar Beach is about 18 kilometers from the town of Tanjung Balai Karimun, in this coastal stretch of blue sea wider. At night, the twinkling lights of Singapore city vaguely visible in the distance. The view is often used for camping tourists while enjoying the evening breeze... have a fun ... ..

In addition to these two beaches, there is still Tulang Beach ini Tulang Island, Parit Beach in Parit Island and many more beaches of small islands spread their charm if managed properly.

Every item beach tourism is not managed optimally government. Facility mediocre infrastructure so that visitors who come are still dominated by residents of Singapore and Malaysia are on holiday at the weekend.

''If the clean water facilities, public baths and supported by well-managed resort. I believe Pelawan or Pongkar Beach became a tourist destination abroad,'' said Chairman of the Non-Governmental Organizations ''Kiprah'', John Saputra.

John says, relaxing at the beach cottage Plaintiff should be more enhanced, weather-damaged parts must be repaired. While the path that has been damaged should be paved over.

Apart from these beaches, there are a beach that has a hidden charm and rarely exposed in the media. The beach is a beach on the island Telunas Sugie, District Moro. Telunas Beach was more fascinating and there already stood a cottage that reportedly built by an American tourist.

Beach Telunas also turned out to be managed by a company of PT Islands Connection International (ICI), which has sites on the Internet specifically to promote the beach with www.telunasbeach.com address.

Department of Tourism, Arts and Cultural District Karimun states, Telunas Beach many tourists visited the U.S. and Europe.

But the number of visitors is very little because his promotion was not as extensive as the beaches in other tourist areas.

Visitors from the two continents that are usually visited by in groups, between 10 to 20 people. They stayed in Tanjung Balai Karimun and then spend the night on the beach.

Tourist arrivals to the beach in 2009, there were 101,175 people.

Antique Buses on Karimun

Bus antique past into a means of transportation for the citizens of the island of Karimun Besar, Kabupaten Karimun, Riau Islands Province of good students, employees and for citizens in the wedding and so on.

Chairman of the Land Transportation Organization (Organda) Karimun Amir said, the antique bus left only about 40 units.

Some have started to damaged equipment and spare parts are not original because it has been replaced with another car spare parts.
"Bus has the potential to be used as a means of transportation of tourists from Singapore and Malaysia,'' he said.

Bus "tempo doeloe" made from wood, the windows on either side of the bus also timber framed.

Passengers sit on benches lined up facing each other are placed on either side of the bus.

Passengers enter through a door provided at the back of the bus.