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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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13
January

 

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will shed light on the topic of sustainable city in connection with the development of Indonesia's new capital city in his key speech at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2020.

The president is scheduled to speak at the ADSW on Monday after holding a bilateral meeting with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and meeting with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.

"The King invited the president as the main speaker at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. This is a prestigious event on sustainability, and it not only concerns the environment but also sustainable economy and sustainable technology, and so on," Minister State Secretary Pratikno stated in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 12) while seeing off President Jokowi depart for Abu Dhabi.

The president will highlight Indonesia's plan to develop a new capital city during the gathering, he remarked.

"With the new capital city, the president is keen to invite the international community to make the new capital of Indonesia a showcase, a world model for a sustainable city, with all its aspects," he stated.

"As the president often says, there will be zero emission. It will be a compact city, with innovation and creativity, an economic engine, and so on," he stated.

After addressing the ADSW, President Jokowi is scheduled to hold a trilateral meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.

Jokowi is planned to depart for Abu Dhabi on Monday evening and arrive in Jakarta on early Tuesday. (ANTARA)

11
January


President Joko Widodo attended the opening of the 1st National Working Meeting (Rakernas) and the commemoration of the 47th Anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) in Jakarta, Friday afternoon (10/01). In his remarks, President Joko Widodo said that Indonesia's economy could still survive amid the global economic turmoil. However, the current account deficit continues to be a challenge for the national economy. Thus, he emphasized that the Indonesian government would prioritize economic transformation by reducing raw materials such as crude palm oil and nickel. President Joko Widodo perceived that instead of exporting these two raw materials and selling them cheaply, it is better to process and consume them domestically. This effort will make Indonesia self-reliant in the economic, political and cultural fields.

"The point is what Bung Karno said in his three-concept, Trisakti; we must be independent in the economic field. So, we are not easily pressured by anyone, any country, and we must be politically independent, and  politically sovereign. Because, we have everything we can process by ourselves. That's what Bung Karno taught, Trisakti: sovereign in politics, self-reliant in economic and personality in culture," said President Joko Widodo.

The 1st National Working Meeting and the commemoration of the 47th Anniversary of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) entitled 'Solid Moves to Realize an Indonesia National Research and Innovation-Based Industrial Country' with the sub-theme 'Spice Path Strategy in Five National Industrial Priorities to Realize a Self-Reliant Indonesia'. In addition to Chairperson of Megawati Soekarnoputri and a number of PDIP elites, the opening of the Rakernas was also attended by a number of national figures, such as former vice-president, Tri Sutrisno, members of Indonesian Cabinet Onward and leaders of political parties. (VOI/Ndy)

10
January

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged Indonesian ambassadors and diplomats for foreign countries to direct their focus on economic diplomacy since it is viewed as being direly required by Indonesia. The head of state made the request at the opening ceremony of the work meeting of the chief delegation with the Foreign Affairs Ministry at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Thursday.

"We want all focus to be on economic diplomacy. Some 70 to 80 percent of what we have concerns that matter since that is what we need for now," Jokowi emphasized.

Hence, it is crucial that the ambassadors play their roles as investment envoys, for which they need to acknowledge investment opportunities as a future projection.

"The first one is the field related to commodities or products for import substitutions," Jokowi remarked.

For instance, Petrokimia’s fertilizer product, of which 85 percent is still imported. Hence, some opportunities still exist to boost investment in that field.

The president also reiterated the need to find investors for processing raw materials since to this end Indonesia has abundant resources.

To conduct economic diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has compiled several strategic steps including capitalizing on the strengthening of the Indonesian domestic market.

"Indonesia is a vast market with more than 260 million people. We need to take this as leverage in establishing mutually beneficial economic cooperation at the bilateral, regional and global levels," Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said earlier this week.

Another issue that Indonesia needs to be on the lookout for, is protecting the domestic market from products that enter the market illegally or by dumping, or foreign subsidies – as a result of the current low global economic growth, she said. (ANTARA)

09
January

Meeting a number of heads of regions at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon (8/1), President Joko Widodo wanted central and regional governments to reconstruct and rehabilitate facilities and infrastructures after floods occurred in Jakarta and surrounding areas. He further said the disaster which brought about the damage of both people’s homes and public facilities has been identified.

 “After emergency response completed, I also asked to reconstruct and rehabilitate particularly in Banten and West Java. The government hopes that this can be done immediately for homes impacted houses of landslide and floods. I think the number of victims and the impacted homes and areas have been identified well and this must be diversified again so that after the rain stops, it can be done by central government. I asked the homes in Bogor regency to be relocated after the disaster. President also asked the regent and governor of West Java to decide the location and it is not far from the existing areas in order to be determined soon,” said President Joko Widodo.

Moreover, President Joko Widodo also asked relocation for impacted homes of disaster in Banten province. He said the decision of relocation homes must be quickly done because some locations cannot be used to be locations for people’s housing. (VOI/NdyTRANS:AF)

09
January

Jakarta - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the Indonesian government is making an endeavor to prevent a war between the United States and Iran by encouraging the two nations to find solution to their conflict.

"We (Indonesia) want peace. Hence, what we have to do is to find a peace solution so the war will not happen," he said at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Iran launched a series of missiles at two US airbases in Iraqi bases as their first response to the killing of General Qassem Suleimani due to the US airstrike," PT Garuda Berjangka Director, Ibrahim Assuaibi, said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

If the war is inevitable it will have an impact on the world's political and economic condition which will eventually affect the domestic condition, he said.

"If the war happens, it will have a very detrimental impact on the world. The economy will be damaged. In the political field, blocks will be set up. That is very dangerous," he said.

Hence, the Indonesian government along with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations will encourage various parties involved in the US-Iran conflict to exercise self restraint.

"We, Indonesia, along with peace-loving nations including OIC members in the Middle East and through the UN will make every effort to prevent the war from happening," he said.

The vice president also supported the effort made by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to summon US Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph Donovan and Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Azad separately to discuss ways to exercise self restraint..

On Wednesday morning, Iran reportedly attacked the Al-Asad airbase housing US troops in Iraq several hours after the funeral of the commander of Iran's elite Quds military force.

Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, raising fears of an open war in the Middle East. (ANTARA)

07
January

Jakarta - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Jakarta on Monday was unequivocal in his declaration that Indonesia will not negotiate with any party over its sovereignty, particularly regarding the country's territory in the Natuna waters in Riau Islands.

"There is no negotiation regarding matters pertaining to sovereignty and our territory," the president remarked at the opening of a cabinet session at the State Palace.

Jokowi made the statement in connection with the spike in tensions between Indonesia and China in the past few days over Chinese fishing vessels trespassing into Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Natuna waters.

The fishing vessels were escorted by the Chinese Coast Guard in the waters some 130 miles off Ranai waters, Natuna.

The Indonesian Navy has deployed eight warships to patrol and secure the waters.

President Jokowi also lauded all his aides' statement on the issue that mirrored Indonesia's steadfastness in defending its sovereignty.

Earlier on Sunday, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD emphasized that Indonesia will defend its sovereignty and not negotiate with China in connection with the issue of Natuna waters.

Drawing reference to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he pointed out that the waters near Natuna Islands have been acknowledged as Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and territorial waters, thereby annulling the need to bilaterally negotiate this matter.

Indonesian naval ships have already been prepared to secure the country's sovereignty, though Mahfud noted that the measures adopted were not intended to engage in a war with China.

In connection with the recent violations of Chinese coast guard vessels in the Indonesian EEZ near the Natuna waters, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry has lodged a diplomatic protest by summoning China's ambassador in Jakarta.

The Chinese Government unilaterally claims the Natuna waters as its own by declaring a Nine Dash Line. Indonesia has never recognized this claim of China.

The Nine Dash Line is made by China based on its historical maritime rights. Consequently, China claims that the South China Sea region, extending some two million kilometers from the land of China to hundreds of kilometers from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam, belongs to it. (ANTARA)

06
January

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ordered the Indonesian military (TNI), related ministry, and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Sunday to restore an access road to Sukajaya Village, Bogor District, West Java, being crippled by a landslide.

He conveyed his order to TNI Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, and BNPB Head Doni Monardo when conducting an aerial observation on Sunday to find out the real condition of the isolated villages.

"Mr. President has instructed us to make an immediate endeavor to restore the road access to the isolated villages so that humanitarian aid packages can be distributed to those in need there," Doni Monardo said.

President Jokowi and his entourage departed for observing the real condition of Sukajaya Village by three helicopters from the Atang Sendjaja Airbase in Bogor District on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. local time.

The helicopters also carried humanitarian aid packages for the villagers severely suffering the impacts of the flooding and landslide that had made their villages get isolated.

In another development, on Sunday morning, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan worked hand in hand with the residents of Kampung Makassar in East Jakarta to clean their neighborhood area after the floodwater inundating the suburban area receded.

He was accompanied by East Jakarta Mayor M.Anwar, Secretary of the Jakarta Provincial Administration Saefullah, and East Jakarta Police Sen.Coms.Arie Ardhian when joining the Karya Bakti" or "working together" program.

The flooding swamped a wide range of areas in various sub-districts in the provinces of Jakarta, West Jakarta, and Banten, the BNPB's spokesman, Agus Wibowo, noted in a press statement.

The flash floods, caused by high-intensity rainfall over the past three days, swamped several areas of 18 sub-districts in Bekasi District, 17 sub-districts in Jakarta, and 13 sub-districts in Bogor District and Tangerang City respectively.

The disaster also affected 12 sub-districts in Bekasi City, 11 sub-districts in Depok City, and six sub-districts in Lebak District, Bogor City, and Tangerang Selatan City respectively, Wibowo stated.

Consequently, floodwaters, submerging houses, led to the forced displacement of 149,537 residents of Bekasi City in West Java Province. They were accommodated at 97 temporary shelters, while 11,474 Jakartans also took refuge and stayed at 66 temporary shelters.

The catastrophe had also killed at least 60 people, and caused two others to go missing, Wibowo said. (ANTARA)

06
January

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan worked hand in hand with the residents of Kampung Makassar in East Jakarta on Sunday morning to clean their neighborhood area after the floodwater inundating the suburban area receded.

He was accompanied by East Jakarta Mayor M.Anwar, Secretary of the Jakarta Provincial Administration Saefullah, and East Jakarta Police Sen.Coms.Arie Ardhian when joining the Karya Bakti" or "working together" program, held from 07.30 to 11.00 a.m. local time.

Anies kept working with local residents and members of the military, police, and various agencies to clean a muddy road section near an Islamic school and an outdoor volleyball court though the rain was showering the suburban area.

They lifted the wreckage of damaged goods and mud, and put them into sand bags. Owing to his commitment to finishing his work, Anies politely refused an offer of having a bottled water, saying that he wanted to continue working.

The Jakarta provincial administration noted that 15 percent of the capital city's areas were swamped by this early January's flash floods.

In helping ease the burden of those suffering from the impacts of this catastrophe, Anies Baswedan appealed to all Jakartans to conduct a simultaneous "working together" activity to clean their respective neighborhood areas after the floodwater receded.

In certain parts of Jakarta and its greater areas, the floodwater had begun receding. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), this early January's flash floods and landslides had killed 60 people and caused two others to go missing.

The flooding swamped a wide range of areas in various sub-districts in the provinces of Jakarta, West Jakarta, and Banten, the agency's spokesman, Agus Wibowo, noted in a press statement.

The flash floods, caused by high-intensity rainfall over the past three days, swamped several areas of 18 sub-districts in Bekasi District, 17 sub-districts in Jakarta, and 13 sub-districts in Bogor District and Tangerang City respectively.

The disaster also affected 12 sub-districts in Bekasi City, 11 sub-districts in Depok City, and six sub-districts in Lebak District, Bogor City, and Tangerang Selatan City respectively, Wibowo stated.

Consequently, floodwaters, submerging houses, led to the forced displacement of 149,537 residents of Bekasi City in West Java Province. They were accommodated at 97 temporary shelters, while 11,474 Jakartans also took refuge and stayed at 66 temporary shelters. (ANTARA)

05
January

Head of National Disaster Mitigation Agency –BNPB, Doni Monardo in a joint press conference with a number of Indonesian Cabinet Ministers at the Presidential Office in Jakarta on Friday afternoon (01/01/2020), explained that his side has proposed to President Joko Widodo to issue Presidential Instruction (Inpres) for each region in a bid to stipulate contingency plans. Doni Monardo further said the Inpres is aimed at reminding all Regional Heads to prepare mitigation steps for all potential disasters that will happen.


“The BNPB also proposes to the President related to the Presidential Instruction on Regional obligations to set up a 'contingency plan' because almost every year, Indonesia experiences routine problems. When dry season comes, we experience forest and land fires, when rainy season comes, we experience flash floods and landslides and the disasters almost certainly caused human victims and property.  The Inpres is expected that all central and regional components, including the Indonesian Military and Police can remind regional heads to take precautionary steps by making mitigation and alertness.  Then if there is dynamics of the loss of public property, it is expected to determine the status of local officials. Because of the status, the central government can provide budget assistance, including the BNPB to provide budget support to regions that have decided an emergency status
,” said Doni.


Moreover, Head of BNPB Doni Monardo also hopes that all Regional Heads in Indonesia can improve awareness of disasters by keeping on monitoring weather developments that can be accessed through the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). He also appealed to the Regional Heads to disseminate information held by the public so that disaster awareness can be improved. (VOI/Ndy/AHM) / TRANS:AF)

04
January

Jakarta - Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo said that he had proposed to President Joko Widodo to issue a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) so that each region made contingency plans.

Speaking at a joint press conference with a number of Advanced Indonesian Cabinet Ministers at the Presidential Office, Jakarta, Friday (01/01/2020) afternoon, Doni Monardo said that the Inpres was intended to remind all Regional Heads to prepare mitigation measures against all potential disasters that would occur.

Doni said that with the Inpres, all Regional Heads were also expected to immediately determine the status of the disaster that occurred so as to reduce the number of victims who fell due to the disaster. In addition, by determining the status of disasters more quickly, the central government can also immediately intervene to help disaster management.

"We also propose to the President, related to the Presidential Instruction on Regional obligations to draw up a 'contingency plan'. Because almost every year we experience routine problems. During the dry season we experience forest and land fires, in the rainy season we experience flash floods and landslides and in this event it almost cause loss of life and property and with this Inpres it is hoped that all central and regional components including the Indonesian Military (TNI) / Indonesian Police ( Polri) can remind regional heads to take precautionary measures by making mitigation and vigilance, then also in the event of a dynamic loss of property the community is expected to determine the status of regional officials. Because with this status, the central government can provide budget assistance including BNPB to provide budget support to regions that have set an emergency status," said Doni.

Furthermore, the Head of BNPB Doni Monardo also hopes that all Regional Heads in Indonesia can increase awareness of disasters by continuing to monitor weather developments that can be accessed through the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). Doni Monardo also appealed to the Regional Head to forward the information held to the public so that disaster awareness can be improved.

Present at the press conference were the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Social Minister Juliari Batubara, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian and Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto. (VOI / Ndy / AHM)