Batam, Oct. 11 -- Indonesia's transmigration minister said the government would follow up on four recommendations from Germany's Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Diponegoro University (Undip) to develop the Rempang Eco-City transmigration area in Batam, Riau Islands.

Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said the recommendations covered land management and agroforestry, environmental management, community capacity building, and economic development through marine tourism.

"First, we will implement all four recommendations," Iftitah said in Tanjung Banon, Rempang Island, Batam, Riau Islands, according to a statement confirmed on Sunday.

The study's findings had been discussed with officials from the Ministry of Transmigration to...