Tuesday, May 29, 2012

与新马相同 印尼拟10月底统一全国时区

与新马相同 印尼拟10月底统一全国时区

(雅加达讯)印度尼西亚政府计划从今年10月28日起,统一全国时区,与新加坡、马来西亚、越南、中国北京和上海相同,以促进经济发展和政府机构效率。

  印尼报章报道,经济统筹部长哈塔上周在雅加达召开的监控通货膨胀工作组会议上表示,他已正式向总统汇报,而总统表示同意。因此,若可以办到,10月28日起,实行统一时区,即采用印尼中部时间(GMT+8)。

  他指出,统一时区的计划虽没人反对,但还需普及化。否则在实施过程中会出现问题。“弄不好到了工作时间,人家还在睡觉。”

  印尼工商会金融、财务与公共决策副主席哈尔雅迪表示,统一全国时区有利于经济发展。“因为我们在同一时间行动。若国内与区域时间相同,将加强竞争力。”

  他指出,印尼与本区其他国家有相同的工作时间,将促使经济活动更有效。“交易所及银行结算时间也相同。”他指出。一个国家实施单一时区,并非新鲜事,中国就在全国实施单一时区。
  经济师卡蒂卜说,统一时区必须即时落实,因对印尼有利,经济交易料增长20%。

  他指出,由于统一时区所产生的各种问题,政府应即时加以调整,譬如,印尼西区的上学时间须提前,学生得提早起床,职员的上班时间也要提前一些。

  万自立银行经济师德斯特利认为,统一时区对经济活动有利。一向以来,区域的市场先动起来。例如资本市场,印尼比新加坡迟了一个小时。“当区域市场受到压抑,我们只好逆来顺受。若同时区,后果可能不同。”

~以上新闻转载自早报网~

Monday, May 21, 2012

Entering M'sia? No need for arrival cards

Entering M'sia? No need for arrival cards 

 Starting from June 1, foreigners entering Malaysia need not fill in arrival cards issued by the Immigration Department, the Home Ministry said in a statement yesterday. 

Chief Secretary of the Home Ministry, Mr Mahmood Adam, said the procedure would not be required because the Immigration Department had already introduced a biometric recording system for every foreigner upon arrival, under the National Enforcement Registration System (NERS), the Bernama news agency reported. "

Through the NERS system that was introduced on June 1, 2011, the data of foreigners will be recorded and stored. The procedure will also fulfil the requirement of the Tourism Ministry to record data and number of tourist arrivals," he said in the statement quoted by the agency. 

Mr Mahmood said the decision was made after consultations with the Immigration Department, Home Ministry and Tourism Ministry, and that the NERS system was a much faster way to record the data of foreigners. 

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

S'pore, Colombia ink air travel deal

S'pore, Colombia ink air travel deal 

SINGAPORE: The airlines of Singapore and Colombia will have the flexibility to operate any number of direct passenger services between both countries. 

They can also operate, under certain restrictions, up to seven weekly passenger services and seven weekly cargo services between, and beyond, both countries. 

These have been made possible by an Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Singapore and Colombia. 

The agreement was signed by Singapore's Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew and Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar on Monday. 

The signing took place on the sidelines of a state visit by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Mr Santos is on a three-day state visit to Singapore, from Sunday to Tuesday. 

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~