Month: August 2021

Four Vietnamese boats seized for illegally fishing in Natuna Sea

The Security Maintenance Agency (Baharkam) of the Indonesian Police has captured four Vietnamese fishing boats for illegally fishing in the North Natuna Sea Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “On August 27 (2021), the Bisma 8001 patrol boat captured four Vietnamese boats,” Baharkam head, Police Commissioner General Arif Sulistyanto, disclosed in Batam

VP seeks nationally standardized COVID-19 waste incinerators

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has sought nationally standardized processing equipment for hazardous and toxic waste (B3) related to the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent detrimental impacts on the environment. In a statement received on Tuesday, Amin urged the Indonesian Incinerator Producers Association (APII) to coordinate with the Ministry of Environment and

Expert calls to fortify DPD’s standing for comprehensive policies

Regional Representatives Council’s (DPD’s) standing should be strengthened in order to yield comprehensive policies at the parliamentary level, political expert and senior researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Prof Siti Zuhro stated. “DPD acts as an institution that balances the DPR (House of Representatives), so that the checks

Indonesia supports steps for negotiating biodiversity framework

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya stressed that Indonesia will consistently support steps for negotiating the biodiversity framework on account of the nation’s profuse biodiversity. Nurbaya made the statement while serving as speaker at the PreCOP Biodiversity 2021-High Level Political Forum during a series of activities of the Third Open-Ended

BPOLBF to develop four tourism development zones in Labuan Bajo

The Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority Board (BPOLBF) will develop four tourism development zones on 400 hectares of the Labuan Bajo Bowosie Forest, West Manggarai District, East Nusa Tenggara. “We and the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry are mandated to develop the 400 hectares of area that will be divided

COVID-19 Task Force highlights indicators determining PPKM extension

Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force’s Behavior Change Sonny Harry B. Harmadi shed light on various indicators that became the factors to determine the extension of Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM). Harmadi stated that field indicators for PPKM extension are the developments in cases of infection in each region, the