Poor Planning and Coordination Blamed for Many Inadequacies of East Bali Cruise Facility at Tanah Ampo. Bisnis Bali reports that while planned construction on the East Bali cruise terminal at Tanah Ampo is almost completed, the technical handling of this key cruise component of Bali's tourism infrastructure remains seriously lacking.

The governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, is blaming booming population for many of the woes being experienced by the island, such as growing crime rates. People migrating to Bali accounts for at least 300,000 new residents over the past three years, bringing the total population to near 4 million.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia last year surpassed the government-set target of 7 million, with their spending estimated at US$7.6 billion, up 20.63 percent from a year earlier. More than 7.002 million foreign tourists visited the archipelagic country of more than 17,000 islands last year, a 10.74 percent increase compared to 6.32 million the year before.

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government expects investment to reach US$150 billion to accelerate development efforts in various fields. "We are expecting US$150 billion investment," Industry Minister MS Hidayat said after attending a limited cabinet meeting on business at the presidential office here on Friday. Hidayat said the investment was needed among others to develop the agricultural sector, the mining sector and a number of industries which could give an added value.

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Malaysian businessman Datuk Wong Hee Toh is to build 300 condominiums in the Kudamati area for foreigners who want to do business in Ambon. "What has prompted the Malaysian businessman is Maluku`s tourism potential. Tourism is a self-reliant people`s economic source," he said. Khadijah Iskandar, director of Damuli Sarana Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia said Wong Hee Teh had visited Ambon in early January and surveyed the area to be developed as a "business center".

Denpasar (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian tourist resort province of Bali has set itself a target of producing 37,000 tons of fish in 2011, a fishery official said. "The target is far higher than the production in 2010 which was only 324,000 tons," Head of Bali`s Maritime and Fishery Service, I Gusti Putu Nuriatha said here on Sunday. He said that the regional government however expected that Bali would be able to achieve the target.

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Bali aims at producing 155,000 tons of seaweed in 2011, head of the Bali fishery and marine agency Gusti Putu Nuriatha said here Saturday. "The target is higher than last year`s 145 tons," he said. He added that the increase in seaweed production could be achieved since only a small portion of Bali`s large potential has been used.