The story of Indonesia and Time Zones

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    When Indonesia territory will be incorporatedBOGOR - time zone was not determined solely on geographical considerations, but also economic. Indonesia has repeatedly was "fiddling" time zone in the region on various considerations. In the pre-independence period, when the Dutch government has changed the time zone in the archipelago as much as five times."Independence day four times, in 1947, so 1950's, 1963. And all the existing political economic reasons," said Muslim Edib, Head of Public Relations and Promotion KP3EI (Committee on Economic Development Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia), in a workshop to internalize MP3EI members of the press, in Bogor, on Saturday (10/03/2012).Government of Indonesia plans to unify the present time is divided into three time zones, namely Western Indonesia Time (GMT), Central (PST), and Eastern (EDT). The plan, the government will use local time as a benchmark. This is done, inter alia, for the sake of bureaucratic efficiency and increase economic competitiveness.Three time zones are now considered ineffective divides Indonesia. For example, the timing of trade between businesses in the zone and am CDT. KP3EI calculation, if the common trading hours in Jakarta begins at 09.00 am and ended at 17.00 pm, then the effective time of the trade between businesses in the CDT and am only 4 hours.Edib continued, for reasons of economy, the 1987 Bali out of the zone and entered pm PST. The reason, simply because it takes into account the tourism sector. "Bali is our slide to the right (PST) for Australian tourists to stay overnight again. If one person who added it to stay small, but if multiplied by 100 100 thousand U.S. dollars how much (magnitude)? It's a new hotel, yet (purchase) suvenirnya, "he added.The time it can cause economic loss. Batam, for example, every year have the potential to lose USD 100 billion of hotel transactions because tourists from Singapore to leave early due to a difference of one hour in Batam, Indonesia. "Should Singapore tourists who come to Batam's work in the morning directly from Batam. But, because we are an hour late (in the time zone) they have to go back to work tomorrow morning could. If one more night of this tourists stay in Batam, What hotel in Batam is full on Sunday night? " Edib light.Therefore, according to him, the government's plan to unite the time zone as part of the Master Plan to Accelerate Economic Development and Expansion of Indonesia (MP3EI) is a positive idea. This could help Indonesia improve the competitiveness of the economy and socio-political.Setting the time zone has also done a number of countries such as Russia that is changing 11 time zones to 9 zones. In fact, now it is preparing to step 4 zone. Similarly, China has set a single time zone since 1949.