Singapore, Indonesia eye industrial parks, cruise tourism, energy sector

SINGAPORE hopes to develop cruise tourism, industrial parks and energy cooperation with Indonesia as part of bilateral plans to enhance business connections between the countries, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran said on Tuesday in Jakarta.

Those areas were picked as a follow-up to a November meeting between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, during which both sides agreed to set up a business council to boost bilateral cooperation and enhance networking among businesses.

"There are specific sectors which we are looking at as part of the follow-up," Mr Iswaran said on a visit to EV Hive, a co-working space in Jakarta that is backed by venture capital.