TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government announced that it would continue building new economic centers in several regions, particularly in eastern Indonesia.
"The sea toll program is already under way. We can feel the impacts already. Prices of commodities in eastern Indonesia have dropped and will further drop with new economic centers,” said Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan on Saturday (28/1/2017).
Luhut added new economic centers to be built are among others in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara.
According to Luhut, Sumbawa is an island with potentials because it is has Mount Tambora so the island can be a center of corn, sugar and husbandry.
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