1981.04.15-28. Round Robin 13 rounds. 14 players. Rating average 2322. Category III. IM norm 9.
Indian Raja Ravi Sekhar won the event. The best Indonesian players, Edhi Handoko, IM Ardiansyah, and Benny Kileng, could only grab runner-up positions.
The tournament was the first international appearance for the up and coming host players Syarif Mahmud and Achmad Fauzi. Both players had respectable places on the table.