Bp Anom Suheri

April 2010
Attending the event MUNASUS (National Council of the Special Chamber of Commerce and Industry) by special invitation in Jakarta on 4 April 2010 Hotel Rizt Carlton. Attending were MMTA Advisory Board members Mr Anom Suheri (Member of Mentawai Parliament and retired Head of MMTA), Mr.Rick Cameron and , Roberthyl Saogo, SH (Head of MMTA & Member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mentawai) with the Minister of Industry and Trade Mr H.M.S. HIDAYAT ... confirming MMTA's status as a permanent member of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mentawai while attending The Extraordinary Review in preparation for KADIN Indonesia's Leadership election due in September 2010.

MMTA Chairman Roberthyl Saogo SH meeting with the West Sumatra Chamber of Commerce Chairman Bp Asnawi Bahar, SE discuss plans for cooperation in field of "Development and Management of Small Islands" in KARDIN office, Padang. As a member of KARDIN, MMTA will represent investment companies who have committed to land based development in Mentawai to grow the local economy and support sustainable tourism industry for the region and Province. 

Conflict between foreign boat owners and local investment companies has led to poor investment climate in the past but now with support of KARDIN and other authorities the MMTA will work hard to improve regulation and management control to increase tax revenue and to protect the Mentawai environment.

MMTA will continue with coordination meetings with Customs, Immigration, Sea Communication and Dept of Foreign Affairs to reduce the risk of unlicensed activities in Mentawai.

Green dots are fishing boats monitored in real time every hour

The InterMinisterial Meeting at DKP was attend by Department of Foreign Affairs, Central Military Command, National Police,  Immigration, Customs, Homeland Security, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sea Communications, Tourism, Army, Navy and comprehensive team from DKP Jakarta, DKP Provincial level and DKP Mentawai, Mentawai Resort owners and the MMTA.