Day: September 29, 2021

E Nusa Tenggara MP condemns blast fishing in Komodo National Park area

Member of the East Nusa Tenggara regional parliament (DPRD) Yohanes Rumat condemned fishermen that employed blast fishing methods within the Komodo National Park, West Manggarai District. “I am appalled by the blast fishing and condemned fishermen, who employed this destructive method inside the Komodo National Park area,” Rumat stated in

Expert lauds government’s Rp9.2-trillion budget for tourism recovery

Tourism expert at Jenderal Soedirman University in Central Java’s  Purwokerto city, Chusmeru called to laud the government’s step to allocate a sizable budget of Rp9.2 trillion to support recovery of the tourism sector in 2022. “This is good news for our tourism industry. Hopefully, the pandemic’s condition next year would show a

Indonesian govt seeks vaccination coverage of 80 percent by Dec 2021

The Indonesian government expects vaccination coverage to reach 80 percent by December 2021, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said. To meet the target and achieve herd immunity, 337 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will need to be administered across Indonesia, he informed at the CIMB Niaga Forum

Jakarta’s Nandira Mauriskha wins second gold in Wushu

Wushu athlete Nandira Mauriskha won the second gold medal for Jakarta at the Papua PON after getting the highest score in the Women’s Taolu Chang Quan at the Futsal KONI Sports Building, Merauke District, Papua on Wednesday. Mauriskha was awarded a score of 9.70 by the jury, while newcomer Zoura Nebulani of

Investments no longer concentrated in Java: minister

Since the third quarter of 2020, investments in Indonesia have not remained concentrated in the Java Island region, Minister of Investment and the head of the Investment Coordinating Board, Bahlil Lahadalia, has informed. “We have recorded that 50.5 percent of investments were aimed at regions outside Java Island in 2020,

Collectively maintain health protocols to revive tourism: Minister Uno

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno called to collectively maintain, campaign, and monitor the application of health protocols at all tourism destinations and creative economy centers for the revival of this sector. “The solution for the revival of tourism is only one, specifically COVID-19 handling,” Uno noted during