Day: June 22, 2021

Economic recovery will depend on COVID control policy: researcher

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The pace of Indonesia’s economic recovery will depend on the policy the government implements for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, a researcher has said. To revive the economy, the government must first focus on controlling the pandemic as new COVID-19 cases have continued to rise in the past

Ministry mulling vaccine-based tourism in Bali

Magelang (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is mulling vaccine-based tourism in Bali as part of efforts to revive the province’s tourism sector. The plan to open Bali to tourists can continue, but it must consider the latest situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Tourism

TNI presence in Papua vital to development agenda: Papua leaders

Timika, Papua (ANTARA) – Commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command (Kogabwilhan) III, Lt.Gen.Agus Rohman said, religious, customary, and community leaders in Timika, Mimika district have agreed that Indonesian military presence is necessary for Papua’s development. The meeting with local leaders was part of Rohman’s agenda during his visit to Timika

Not all of Papua witnessing violence: senior police officer

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Not all parts of Papua are besieged by armed violence, chief of the National Police’s Security Intelligence Agency, Insp.Gen.Paulus Waterpauw, said at a seminar organized by Muhammadiyah University’s student executive body on Tuesday. Waterpauw, an indigenous Papuan, spoke about the current situation in the province at the

EU to support Indonesia’s sustainable palm oil push: Czech Republic

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Czech Environment Minister Richard Brabec has assured that the European Union (EU), under the presidency of the Czech Republic, will support Indonesia’s efforts to develop sustainable palm oil. He also stressed that the EU will, by no means, impose any import ban on Indonesian palm oil. To

Task Force asks six provinces to boost Micro PPKM enforcement

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The national COVID-19 task force has urged six provinces on Java Island to strengthen the enforcement of micro-scale public activity restrictions (Micro PPKM) following an uptick in cases in the last four weeks. “According to the President’s directives, regional administration heads, either at the province or district