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17
January

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The South Sulawesi provincial government has committed to handling abrasion in Kanaeng Village, Takalar District, in 2023.

"I met (with the related parties). It was agreed that an embankment in Kanaeng Village will be intervened," the province's acting secretary, Andi Aslam Patonangi, said here on Monday after a coordination meeting with the Takalar district government on priorities during abrasion handling.

Apart from the province's Public Works and Spatial Planning Office, the regional government budget team (TAPD), the regional research and development agency, agencies related to disaster mitigation, and the Regional Finance and Assets Agency (BKAD) are also carrying out abrasion handling comprehensively.

The local authority will use the unexpected spending budget for handling an abrasion-affected area spanning 291 meters in Saro Hamlet, Kanaeng Village, South Galesong Sub-district.

"The unexpected spending budget for emergency response was preceded by an emergency response decree that is in effect until January 28 (2023). It (the budget) is from the provincial government's regional budget (APBD)," Patonangi informed.

Earlier, the South Sulawesi provincial government provided assistance worth Rp1.6 billion for handling natural disasters in Takalar district and helping affected residents.

Acting district head of Takalar, Setiawan Aswad, said that the provincial government's assistance will be used to help residents whose homes have been severely damaged due to whirlwinds, abrasion, and coastal floods.

Takalar has received the largest portion of disaster relief because it has been the most affected region, he added.

Earlier, South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman asked the Takalar administration to construct embankments without delay to protect against abrasion.

The governor said the handling must be accelerated so that no more homes are washed away by waves due to abrasion.

Some residents had complained about their areas being impacted by abrasion, while some had chosen to evacuate from the area.  (Antaranews)

17
January

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The Presidential Palace stated that President Joko Widodo had given permission for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir to run for the position of chairperson of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).

“When Erick plans to run for the election, he must have asked permission from the president. He will never register himself without the president’s permission,” Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung stated at the Palace here on Monday.

Anung emphasized that Jokowi will not intervene in the PSSI election despite the fact that one of his ministers runs for the top position in PSSI. He will leave the election process and mechanism handling entirely up to the federation.

Anung did not provide a clear answer as to whether Thohir should step down as SOEs minister. He said he would not make any assumptions because the SOEs minister has not yet been elected as PSSI’s chairperson.

“Now, it is up to the voters, whether to vote for Erick or La Nyalla or whoever the candidate is," he noted.

However, according to the regulations applied on Law Number 3 of 2005 concerning the National Sports System, there is no prohibition against dual position.

Apart from Thohir, La Nyalla Mattalitti from the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has registered as candidate for the PSSI chairperson position for the 2023-2027 period.

PSSI is under scrutiny following a deadly stampede on October 1, 2022, at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java Province, after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya.

The incident, which becomes one of the world’s worst sporting disaster, killed at least 135 people.

Hence, the PSSI extraordinary congress and the federation election must be carried out earlier in response to the tragedy even though PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan’s term will be over at the end of 2023.

The election will be held concurrently with the implementation of the PSSI Extraordinary Congress on February 16, 2023. (Antaranews)

17
January

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Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali officially runs for the post of vice chairman of the National Football Association (PSSI) for the 2023-2027 term.

Amali becomes the second minister in President Joko Widodo’s cabinet after Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir, who declared his intention for running for the top position at the federation.

Several staff members of the Ministry of Youth and Sports arrived at the PSSI office, on behalf of Amali, to submit the documents required for the election.

“He expressed his willingness to run for vice chairman of PSSI,” Chairman of PSSI Election Amir Burhannudin stated here on Monday.

Amali will compete with other candidates, who will also contest during the 2023 PSSI election, such as former PSSI Secretary General Ratu Tisha and PSSI Secretary General Yunus Nusi.

Apart from them, there are businessman as well as the president of football club Persabaya Surabaya Azrul Ananda and PSSI Vice Chairperson and also football club owner Arema FC, Iwan Budianto.

PSSI is under scrutiny following a deadly stampede on October 1, 2022, at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java Province, after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya.

The incident, which becomes one of the world’s worst sporting disaster, claimed at least 135 lives.

Hence, the PSSI extraordinary congress and the federation election must be carried out earlier in response to the tragedy even though the PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan’s term will be over at the end of 2023.

The congress will be held on February 16. (Antaranews)

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January

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The central and regional governments will be encouraged to use their budget to absorb domestic products to offset the risks from potential layoffs (PHK) in the short term.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto made the remarks at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

"To prevent the risks of potential short-term layoffs, the government will push the central and regional budgets to use domestic products," he said.

To prevent lay-offs in the medium term, the government will encourage structural changes in the upstream and downstream industries through improvements in the supply chain and human resources (HR), research and development, and assistance in market access, he informed.

"This includes accelerating the completion of comprehensive economic cooperation agreements (CEPA), including a CEPA with Europe and several other non-traditional export markets," the minister said.

In addition, the government will optimize central and regional government spending on work-intensive programs in both cities and villages.

"Government-to-government cooperation will also be expanded for the migrant worker program," Hartarto said.

Meanwhile, financial inclusion will be increased through the Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) and People's Business Credit (KUR) programs.

"Worker skills will also continue to be improved with upskilling and reskilling programs such as the pre-employment card program," the minister disclosed.

In the near future, the government will revise Government Regulation (PP) Number 1 of 2019 concerning export proceeds of foreign exchange from exploitation, management and/or processing of natural resources, he added.

"Especially with the Law of the Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (UU P2SK), which has given authority to Bank Indonesia (BI) to regulate the flow of foreign exchange," Hartarto said.

Under the revision that is being finalized by BI and the Ministry of Finance, domestic foreign exchange reserves can come from exports of manufactured products or downstreaming of natural resources.

"We will support investment credit and working capital credit, especially to encourage downstream operations. This aims to ensure the manufacturing sector can be encouraged by domestic banks," he explained. (Antaranews)