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PLN Gradually Recovers Electricity Supply (0)
State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has recovered electric power to Balaraja Extra High Voltage substation in Banten Province, and furthermore it will be channeled to Suralaya steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) to gradually recover its operation to reach its capacity of 2800 MW of electricity.
In addition, power supply from Gandul Extra High Voltage substations in Depok, West Java Province, will be channeled to Muara Karang gas and steam power plant (PLTGU) to supply electricity to the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta.
Acting President Director of PLN Sripeni Inten Cahyani said here on Sunday that the power supply to Jakarta was expected to recover within three hours.
"We apologize for the inconvenience today, and currently all efforts have been made to recover the Java-Bali power system, especially in the area of West Java, Banten, and Jakarta," Cahyani said.
The company has focused on power supply to PLTGU Muara Karang and PLTGU Priok to recover the system in the capital city.
Previously, PLN has recovered the operation of hydro-generated power plant (PLTA) Saguling and PLTA Cirata which are functioned as power stabilizer, and, at the same time, supply the electricity to PLTU Suralaya through Cibinong, Depok, Gandul, Lengkok, Balaraja and Suralaya extra high voltage substations.
PLTU Suralaya is expected to return to its normal operation within six hours to normalize power system in West Java and Banten.
Blackout that affected thousands of homes and public facilities in West Java, Jakarta, and Banten was caused by several troubles in the extra high voltage 500 kV transmission of Ungaran - Pemalang.
"PLN has taken its best efforts and will have evaluation to prevent recurrence of today's incident," Cahyani said.
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December
Ready to monitor President's five priority agendas: KSP
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) is ready to oversee the five priority agendas of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin’s administration in 2023.
The five priority agendas are downstreaming and industrializing natural resources; optimizing clean energy sources and enhancing the green economy; increasing legal, social, political, and economic protection for the people; continuing the digitization of the economy so that Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can immediately upgrade their class; and ensuring the sustainable development of the new capital (IKN) Nusantara and the National Strategic Program.
"KSP will oversee and ensure that the priority agenda and policies of the President are not only sent, but (seep) properly down to the lower levels," the head of KSP, Moeldoko, said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
In 2022, the KSP carried out the tasks assigned by the President, namely overseeing national priority programs and the national strategic program (PSN), he informed.
Even though facing a rather difficult situation in 2021–2022, the KSP managed to work well.
"I have also received an order to map out the conditions of the many national strategic programs," he said.
Moeldoko further said that in 2023, the world is expected to face situations full of turmoil, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, which will move dynamically and be difficult to predict.
By understanding these complex conditions, Indonesia is expected to formulate an appropriate crisis management strategy to ensure that all goals can be achieved, he added.
Despite the geopolitical conflicts and crises that are continuing to haunt the world, the five big national agendas must continue to be pursued to achieve the Advanced Indonesia goal, President Widodo emphasized earlier.
The agendas are aimed at developing an inclusive, fair, and sustainable Indonesia, the President said during the annual session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the joint session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the Parliamentary Complex here on August 16, 2022.
"The nation's grand agenda must not stop. Great efforts must continue to be made. There are at least five big agendas that I have emphasized earlier," he added.
The first of the five big agendas involves the downstreaming and industrialization of natural resources.
The President informed that the downstreaming of the nickel industry led to an 18-fold increase in the exports of iron and steel. In addition to tax revenue, the country's foreign exchange is expected to rise so the rupiah exchange rate will remain stable.
According to Widodo, Indonesia should build an integrated ecosystem for the industry that will support the development of the global green economy ecosystem.
The second agenda involves the optimization of green energy sources and lays emphasis on improving the green economy.
As for the third agenda, Widodo called for continuing efforts to strengthen the community's legal, social, political, and economic protection.
He emphasized that the realization of civil rights and democratic practices as well as the political rights of women and the rights of marginalized communities must be guaranteed.
The fourth agenda aims to continuously support MSMEs to level up. The government has continued to boost economic digitalization to empower MSMEs, thereby leading to the development of 2 decacorn companies and 9 unicorn companies, he said.
According to the President, at least 19 million MSMEs have entered the digital ecosystem, and the figure is targeted to reach 30 million by 2024.
The fifth agenda highlighted by the President is that the construction of the national capital of Nusantara (IKN) must not stall.
"The IKN is not only for state civil apparatus but also a city of innovators and entrepreneurs. The city will not only house government offices, but it will also become a new economic driving force. It will not only be an ordinary city but it will be a forest city with world-class education and health services," he said. (antaranews)
December
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Minister holds preparation coordination meeting
Written by Nur Yasmin
Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali chaired a virtual coordination meeting with 20 ministries and institutions here on Tuesday on Indonesia’s preparations for hosting the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
He said that to bolster the preparations for the event, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued Presidential Instruction Number 12 of 2022 concerning support for the implementation of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In addition, the President has issued Presidential Decree Number 22 of 2022 regarding the national organizing committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The minister informed that based on the decree, he will act as the chair of the Indonesia FIFA U-20 World Cup Organizing Committee (INAFOC), while the members of the committee will be drawn from several institutions, ministries, provincial governments, as well as local governments.
"Each ministry and institution has been asked to send (their) representatives to join the committee, thus, the coordination will be easier since all of this work will be directly guided by FIFA -- all work will refer to FIFA rules,” he said, according to information posted on the website of the Youth and Sports Ministry.
Furthermore, the decree has also made the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry in charge of infrastructure as well as chairperson of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Mochamad Iriawan, as the person in charge of the local organizing committee (LOC) of the cup.
Amali said that outside of the preparations made by the PUPR Ministry, the funding for the preparations for the tournament will be included in the budget implementation list (DIPA) of the Youth and Sports Ministry.
"Later, when the committee is complete, we will discuss (the preparations) per sector,” he stated.
Initially, the tournament was planned to be held in 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to 2023, while Indonesia remained as its host.
The minister said that when Indonesia made the bid to host the event in 2019, FIFA asked for a commitment from all levels of government in Indonesia, including the head of state, related ministers, governors, and heads of districts/mayors.
In response, President Widodo sent a direct letter, accompanied by a government guarantee signed by several ministers, to the president of FIFA Gianni Infantino conveying Indonesia’s willingness to host the tournament, Amali added.
There will be six main venues for the tournament, including Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Jakarta), Si Jalak Harupat Stadium (Bandung district, West Java province), and Manahan Stadium (Solo city, Central Java province).
Furthermore, the other stadiums comprise Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (Surabaya city, East Java province), Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium (Palembang city, South Sumatra province), and Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium (Gianyar district, Bali province). (antaranews)
December
Indonesia has strong foundation for becoming industrialized nation
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesia has a strong foundation to become an industrialized country, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on Tuesday.
"This is a small part of a greater achievement. All can be achieved through good cooperation among all stakeholders for the benefit of a better industry and Indonesia," he remarked.
In 2020, the growth of non-oil/non-gas manufacturing industry came under pressure and contracted 2.52 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he noted.
Through various strategic policies to accelerate the national economic recovery, the manufacturing industry in the country continued to revive, he said.
"The performance returned to bullish in 2021, with the growth rate of 3.67 percent. The positive trend continued in 2022, as reflected by the first-quarter growth of 5.75 percent, second-quarter growth of 4.33 percent, and third-quarter growth of 4.88 percent,” he said.
The good achievement proves that the government managed to maintain industrial growth amid the current upheaval and challenge, he added.
The non-oil/non-gas manufacturing industry contributed 16.10 percent to the national gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2022, he said.
The industrial contribution was the highest among other economic sectors, he added.
"This is our joint task to increase industrial performance so we can move to an industrialized nation (status)," he said. (Antaranews)
December
President asks minister to assign flight quota with care
Written by Nur Yasmin
President Joko Widodo on Monday urged Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi to be careful while allotting the quota of flights to foreign and domestic airlines despite the 84-percent spike in demand. "There is a request for 166 slots, or an 84-percent development. However, the President gave the directive that even if there are so many requests, do it carefully," he informed after a meeting at the Presidential Palace here on Monday.
President Widodo instructed the minister to determine the productivity that could be generated by each additional flight slot.
"If it's not efficient, don't give it too much of a chance," he noted.
The ministry will also need to adjust to some airports if they add flight slots, he said. For instance, Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, needs to be improved to eliminate flight delays and address increased passenger capacity, among others.
"We will further coordinate on Mr. President's directives. Thus, our conclusion in the President's briefing is, during this transition from pandemic to endemic, we must do well. That our services at international airports must be good," the minister said.
Many of the requests for additional slots have come from airlines from Qatar, Turkey, the Philippines, and other foreign flights.
"From overseas, Singapore Airlines is also asking for an increase (in slots)," he said.
A similar inquiry for domestic flights has been made by Air Asia and others.
According to the Transportation Ministry, the recovery rate for domestic flights in 2022 has reached 71 percent. At Soekarno Hatta Airport, the number has gone up as much as 90 percent.
"We compare between current flights to 2019. Basically, domestic flights have achieved a recovery rate of 71 percent. This is a pretty good number. Even at Soekarno Hatta Airport, it has reached 90 percent," he remarked.
He revealed that the recovery rate for foreign flights in 2022 reached 33 percent. (Antaranews)
December
Govt forecasts 800 mln tourist trips during holiday period
Written by Nur Yasmin
The government has predicted that the number of domestic and foreign tourist trips to some tourist destinations in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays would reach up to 800 million.
The government is optimistic that the number of domestic tourist trips will reach 703 million and foreign tourist trips 5.3 million at least, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno informed.
"Hopefully, this tourist travel (figure) will exceed 800 million, and this 800 million figure means above the upper limit, or the optimistic target of 703 million travels of domestic tourists," he said at the Presidential Palace Complex here on Monday.
The government is optimistic that the target can be achieved because the number of searches for tourism activities in Indonesia has already exceeded 2.8 billion, higher than for Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
Uno said that tourist trips during the Christmas holidays and ahead of the New Year have so far run smoothly, with their number reaching 44–45 million.
The government will still carry out monitoring next week to determine the tourist dynamic during the holidays.
President Joko Widodo has instructed the Transportation Minister to add flight slots to accommodate the tourists, whose number is expected to increase as the end of the year draws near.
Minister Uno said that additional flight slots would be added at some major airports, such as those in Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, and Kualanamu, as well as tourist destinations.
"Meanwhile, (additional flights will be scheduled) for tourist destinations (such as) Wakatobi, Morotai and additional flights to Lake Toba and Likupang, North Sulawesi," the minister added.
The three destinations with the highest number of tourist visits are Bali, Yogyakarta, and Bandung.
The most foreign tourists were from Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia. (Antaranews)
December
Over 68.33 mln Indonesians get third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Written by Nur Yasmin
The number of Indonesians receiving the third dose or first booster of the COVID-19 vaccine rose by 37,206 to reach 68,333,576 as of Monday afternoon, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported.
As per the task force data, the number of third-dose recipients accounted for 29.11 percent of the target of 234,666,020.
Meanwhile, 174,707,565 people received the second dose, representing 74.44 percent of the target.
The first dose was administered to 203,981,914 people.
The government also administered the fourth dose or second booster to 1,146,694 people, particularly healthcare workers and the elderly.
The government has set itself the target of administering the COVID-19 vaccine to 234,666,020 people as part of efforts to build herd immunity against the disease, which affects the human respiratory system.
The task force also reported that the country added 468 COVID-19 infections on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country since March 2020 to 6,716,592.
Meanwhile, the number of patients recovering from COVID-19 rose by 3,212, bringing the total number of recoveries to 6,538,568.
The task force underscored the importance of vaccination and compliance with the health protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and its variants. (Antaranews)
December
May peace, love always be within our every step: President
Written by Nur Yasmin
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has wished that peace, happiness, and love will always accompany the Indonesian people in the celebration of Christmas in 2022.
"To my brothers and sisters, the Christians who are rejoicing in welcoming Christmas wherever you are, may peace, happiness and love always attend to our steps," he stated in a post uploaded on his social media account @jokowi on Sunday.
He also included a Christmas celebration-themed picture with a saying of ‘Merry Christmas’ in the post.
Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas attended a Christmas Eve celebration with the Christians at the Santo Yoseph Church in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province on Saturday (December 24, 2022) evening.
The minister said that he could feel the peace and joy radiating from the Christmas Eve celebration carried out by the Christian community in the city.
Furthermore, he emphasized that there are no barriers in solidarity, tolerance, and humanity, thus mutual inter-religious respect must be implemented by all religious people.
"Continue to maintain peace and joy in celebrating Christmas, it may be simple, but is still full of meaning," the minister remarked in his speech to the event.
He also appealed to all Christian communities in NTT to maintain security in the province.
"I invite all Catholics and Christians to foster peaceful situation among religious people in this country and believe in their religion properly. All religions certainly teach good things," he added.
The theme for 2022 Christmas celebrations in Indonesia is “Their Return to Their Country by Another Way," means that diversity is a gift from God that one must be grateful for, cared, and bolstered continually.
The Indonesian National Police ensured that the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year celebrations would run safely and smoothly, in collaboration with the military, local governments, regional community organizations, and local youth organizations.
The head of the audit and inspection sub-directorate of the Safety and Security Directorate of the National Police's Traffic Department, Senior Commissioner Aries Syahbudin, said that his party would deploy some 100 thousand personnel across the country to secure the year-end holiday season. (antaranews)
December
VP urges Indonesian Christians to keep spreading kindness, love
Written by Nur Yasmin
Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin wished all Christians in the country a happy Christmas, and urged them to keep spreading kindness and love.
"To all Christians in the country, I wish you a merry Christmas. May the celebrations of Christmas show your gratitude to God Almighty, who always bestows His blessings on mankind," he remarked in a press release on Sunday.
Furthermore, he invited all Christians to keep providing goodness and compassion towards their fellow Indonesian citizens to strengthen the harmony and maintain the integrity of the nation.
"Let's continue to spread charity and love beyond the barriers of (cultural) difference, thus we can maintain (national) peace and closer brotherhood," the vice president stated.
In addition, regarding the 2023 New Year celebrations, he also called on the public to keep contributing to the development in the country by always maintaining optimism for a better tomorrow.
"With the help of God Almighty, certainly our struggle and hard work will result in equitable prosperity for all people," he expected.
Amin also appealed to the public to celebrate the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year in adherence to strict health protocols.
"Continue to maintain the implementation of health protocols, including in welcoming the new year, for the safety of all of us," he added.
Meanwhile, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said earlier that the theme for 2022 Christmas celebrations in Indonesia is “Their Return to Their Country by Another Way," -- meaning that diversity is a gift from God that one must be grateful for, cared, and bolstered continually.
He also urged all Christians to celebrate the 2022 Christmas as a momentum to maintain the harmony in diversity in Indonesia.
The Religious Affairs Ministry had allowed the offline Christmas celebration in churches to be attended by 100 percent of the church capacity.
In addition, the churches could expand their congregation capacity for Christmas worship after receiving the police permit and notifying the local COVID-19 task force. (antaranews)
December
Agriculture Ministry ensures rice supply safe for Christmas, New Year
Written by Nur Yasmin
Agriculture Ministry ensured that rice supply is safe for Christmas and New Year by bringing farmers' rice production closer to consumers.
The chain of distribution that can be cut down will hopefully provide profit for farmers and affordable price for consumers.
The government has marketed rice in six locations in East Jakarta as well as five locations in Greater Jakarta Area several days ago, the ministry said.
This rice distribution is marketed with affordable price in Greater Jakarta, Evaluation and Reporting Data Substance Coordinator at the Ministry's Food Crop Directorate General Batara Siagian informed in a statement on Saturday.
The government marketed 2.5 tons of rice at the start and marketed another 2.5 tons of rice on December 22, leading to a total of five tons.
The government sells two types of rice, namely medium and premium. Medium rice is sold for Rp9,400 per kg while the price tag for the premium rice is Rp10,000 per kg.
"This selling price is lower than the current market one, and it is expected to help the people," he remarked.
In relation to this distribution chain, he suggested that there should be a special consideration as well as active role from various related parties in providing such things as rice data collection to marketing.
These related parties include the Agriculture Ministry, Trade Ministry, State Logistics Agency, and National Food Agency (NFA)
Food Crop Director General at the Agriculture Ministry Suwandi stated that this intervention is undertaken in accordance with Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo's instruction to provide food during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
"By doing so, farmers' rice production will get closer to consumers because the current rice price hike is caused by the distribution chain that is too long," he explained. (antaranews)
December
Ministry highlights importance of tapping into family functions
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has highlighted the importance of tapping into eight family functions to support children's growth and development.
"Strengthening the eight functions of the family is crucial because the development of human resources starts from the family," the deputy for coordination of improving the quality of children, women, and youth at the ministry, Femmy Eka Kartika Putri, stated here on Friday.
The eight functions of the family are religious function, sociocultural function, love function, protection function, reproductive function, social and educational function, economic function, and environmental development function.
The ministry urged Indonesian women to tap into their role in the family and society.
"To strengthen these eight family functions, a mother has a very important role in revitalizing family functions as the main foundation," she said.
A mother is the first and foremost teacher for her child and also the children around her, she added.
In this era of globalization, Indonesian women must be aware of their role in the family and society.
"With the active (contribution) of all women, they will be able to protect children from negative things as to support human resource development programs," she said.
Putri opined that a quality human resource development program is one of the keys to achieving the vision of Golden Indonesia 2045.
"Development of human resources based on the life cycle is Indonesia's priority to welcome the 2030 demographic bonus and 2045 Golden Indonesia," he said.
The quality of human resources can be gauged from the Human Development Index through the health, education, and income aspects, Putri said.
"At this time, Indonesia's Human Development Index is ranked high, but Indonesia must still be determined to increase the HDI so that Indonesian people will be more prosperous," she added. (Antaranews)