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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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April
Jokowi asks political parties to stop talking about election delay
Written by Nur Yasmin
Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had clearly asked political parties to stop talking about the postponement of the 2024 General Elections or presidential term extension.
"The president has said clearly, in order to be constitutional, please follow our constitution. There is no need to talk about extending the presidential term or postponing elections," he said here on Sunday.
This affirmation, he said, was conveyed by President Jokowi at the Plenary Cabinet Session which was attended by cabinet members. However, the same thing was then conveyed to the public through digital means.
If the statement has been made public, it means that the statement is also automatically addressed to political parties, according to Plate.
All parties, he said, must now focus on the national agenda and other national issues. The public has already known the schedule of the 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections. The date is February 14, 2024.
The election organizers -- General Election Commission (KPU), Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), Election Organizer Honorary Council (DKPP), and related agencies -- are working to prepare credible elections, he said.
"This is to improve our democracy and the circulation of power so that it can be carried out well," he said.
The KPU members or commissioners will soon be inaugurated by President Jokowi. It means that the election process and the 2024 presidential election on the national agenda will go well. Therefore, he asked for no more excessive activity.
"It can actually confuse people," he said. (Antaranews)
April
Presidential Advisory Council talks current issues with student board
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Presidential Advisory Council chairman Wiranto (middle) after meeting with the Nusantara Student Executive Board in Jakarta on Friday (April 8, 2022). (ANTARA/Indra Arief/KT) -
The Presidential Advisory Council welcomed representatives of the Nusantara Student Executive Board (BEM) and listened to their opinions on several current issues, such as basic needs price hike and the 2024 election postponement rejection.
"Today, with the President's permission, we held a meeting with BEM Nusantara to communicate the things that the country is currently facing," Presidential Advisory Council chairman Wiranto said after the meeting with BEM Nusantara here on Friday.
During Friday's meeting, BEM Nusantara raised the problem of the surge in prices of cooking oil and other basic needs ahead of Eid Al-Fitr and the alleged existence of cartels, he added.
The student board also discussed the imposition of taxes, national energy security issues, and the rejection of a proposal to extend the Presidential term to three terms, which would have resulted in the postponement of the 2024 general election, he pointed out.
Wiranto briefly explained to BEM Nusantara that extending the Presidential term to three periods would be rationally impossible.
"Because it concerns the 1945 Constitution; amending the 1945 Constitution is very hard. (One of the) requirements (to amend the Constitution) is the will of the Indonesian people, which is presented in the majority in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR RI)," he stressed.
According to Wiranto, of the nine political factions in the House of Representatives, six rejected the extension of the Presidential term. The Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) also rejected the discourse.
There should be effective public communication between the government, the students, and the community to avoid misunderstandings, he said.
"Hopefully, our today's communication can yield an understanding between leaders and communities. At least we are no longer stuck in a discourse that is actually impossible to implement," he added//ANT
April
BUMN ready to send trade mission to Papua New Guinea: minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) are ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, has said.
"BUMN is ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea," Thohir posted on his official Instagram account @erickthohir from Jakarta on Thursday.
The effort needs to be done so that cross-border trade and the economic pulse of people in border areas can recover, the minister added.
"It is important for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, which are directly adjacent to each other, to strengthen cooperation," he said.
The key to post-pandemic recovery is togetherness and mutual cooperation, Thohir remarked.
"Not only between us in society, but also between countries. This is also the direction of President Joko Widodo in the meeting with Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape," he said.
Earlier, President Widodo had directed four ministers along with a delegation from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and businessmen to send a trade and investment mission to Papua New Guinea.
The Head of State also stressed the importance of establishing a bilateral investment agreement between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The President assigned Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Thohir; Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, Basuki Hadimuljono; Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif; and Minister of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi, the task of facilitating and providing security to investors from the two countries.
In addition, President Widodo also emphasized the importance of connectivity between the two countries via land, sea, and air.
Indonesian construction companies are expected to explore opportunities related to the construction of connectivity facilities and infrastructure in Papua New Guinea. (Antaranews)
April
Minister Hartarto presses for carbon emission reduction effort
Written by Nur Yasmin
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto here on Thursday called for efforts to cut carbon emissions to help fulfill Indonesia’s commitment to the transition to renewable energy.
"We have to balance the rise in energy demand in the future with the commitment to reduce carbon, which is why the development of renewable energy is very important," he noted.
Indonesia is actively participating in the global emissions mitigation effort as a precaution against climate change by committing to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060.
The minister stressed that renewable energy must be used to replace high-carbon energy sources such as fossil fuels, especially to meet domestic energy demand.
The Indonesian government is aiming to ensure the proportion of renewable energy in the total energy sources reaches 23 percent by 2025.
In 2021, the nation’s energy transformation was expedited by reducing carbon emissions from Indonesia's power plants, which had reached 10.37 million tons, or twice the reduction target.
The Indonesian government will implement carbon price policies in the form of a carbon cap and trade, as well as a carbon tax scheme in 2023.
These policies will determine the upper limit of carbon emissions in several sectors and introduce the carbon trade and tax scheme, Hartarto said.
"We expect these policies to incentivize the industry to change its energy into renewable source," he remarked.
The effort to expedite the energy transformation process for reaching the target proportion will not only require support from the national private sector, but also from the global community, he emphasized.
This is reasonable considering that preventing climate change is the world's responsibility and requires collaboration from all nations, he added.
"This global support comes in the form of financing and technology transfer from advanced nations such as South Korea," the minister explained.
In terms of regulation, Indonesia has ratified Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation.
The aim of the law is to create an easy business ecosystem that does not neglect standards, safety, security, and environmental sustainability.
In addition, the government has formed the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) to provide alternative investment facilities for the development of green economy. (Antaranews)
April
Russia-Ukraine conflict may trigger deglobalization: deputy minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Russia-Ukraine conflict may, in the middle to long term, potentially trigger deglobalization, wherein nations across the world will no longer rely on the global supply chain, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Mahendra Siregar said.
This is because the sanctions currently imposed on Russia have made nations across the world think about the possibility of facing similar sanctions in the future, which would affect food and energy availability.
"Within the context, all nations will look at their national capability to produce food on their own, both domestically or in regions," he said during an online discussion on Thursday.
During the discussion on ‘Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Economic Sanction and Global, Regional, and Local Implications,’ he estimated that international payment systems for currencies beyond the dollar and euro could appear.
This would be done to mitigate and minimize the risk from Russia's blockade within the SWIFT payment system.
"This will complement the international payment system based on the dollar and euro, which may lead to dedollarization steps in the future," he said.
In addition, the conflict in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia will affect the nation’s export and import activity with the two nations.
Beyond the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Indonesia should prepare for the economic cold war between the United States and China, Siregar opined.
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This is because the situation may force Indonesia to choose sides despite its free and active role in international politics.
However, the economic cold war may also prove beneficial for Indonesia.
For instance, the nation can help reduce the tension from the economic cold war.
Moreover, within the context of economic growth and reformation speed for investment climate, the nation has a large opportunity to leverage its political condition for the benefit of sustainable economic growth. (Antaranews)
April
International travelers can enter Indonesia via 10 airports: ministry
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of the Transportation Ministry has informed that currently, international travelers (PPLNs) can enter Indonesia through ten international airports.
"It is regulated in the Circular Letter of the Transportation Minister Number 42 of 2022 concerning Instructions for Implementing Overseas Travel by Air Transportation during the COVID-19 Pandemic, which is effective from April 6, 2022," Director General of Civil Aviation at the ministry Novie Riyanto said here on Wednesday.
The airports include Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Banten), Juanda Airport (East Java), I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport (Bali), Hang Nadim Airport (Riau Islands), Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport (Riau Islands), as well as Sam Ratulangi Airport (North Sulawesi), he added.
The airports also comprise Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport (West Nusa Tenggara), Kualanamu Airport (North Sumatra), Sultan Hasanuddin Airport (South Sulawesi), and Yogyakarta International Airport (Yogyakarta).
"In addition, the circular stipulates that the PPLNs must have a body temperature below 37.5 degrees Celsius and meet other health requirements," the director general noted.
The other requirements include showing a certificate of the second vaccination dose, received at least 14 days before departure; a negative RT-PCR test result from the country of origin, taken a maximum of 48 hours prior to departure; undergoing an RT-PCR test upon arrival; installing the PeduliLindungi app; as well as filling out the Electronic Health Alert Card (e-HAC) Indonesia.
Riyanto asked the directors at the directorate general as well as the heads of the airport authority offices to carry out supervision to ensure the implementation of the circular.
"We will also coordinate with the regional government, military, police, airport task force, port health office, related ministries/institutions, as well as aviation stakeholders," he added.
Thus, with the enactment of the Circular Letter of the Transportation Minister Number 42 of 2022, the Circular Letter of the Transportation Minister Number 33 of 2022 stands revoked and declared invalid.
The Circular Letter of the Transportation Minister Number 33 of 2022 regulated that there were seven entry points for PPLNs in Indonesia. (Antaranews)
April
Culture Ministry collecting data on cultural heritage assets
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry is recording information on cultural heritage assets in Indonesia and developing a digital platform to support the management of cultural heritage data.
"Currently, we are developing a digitalization asset management platform," the ministry's culture protection director Irini Dewi Wanti said during a discussion on ‘Mind, Heart, and Work for Cultural Advancement’ here on Wednesday.
The digital platform will contain the name, description, value, and location of cultural heritages, she informed.
"Currently, it is hard to detect cultural heritage objects. However, the presence of the platform will make it easy to detect their existence," she said.
She also underlined the importance of active participation from the people, government institutions, and the private sector in gathering cultural heritage data.
"If the people own a cultural heritage object, do not hesitate to report it to the local culture office," Wanti said.
"Later, the regional government will conduct an evaluation to determine whether the object is a cultural heritage or not," she added.
If an object is a cultural heritage, then the regional government can submit it to the ministry for an inspection to determine whether it can be included in the national cultural heritage category, she added.
The effort to preserve cultural inheritance and cultural advancement necessitates synergy from stakeholders, she said.
This can be achieved by carrying out four strategic efforts involving protection, development, utilization, and guidance, as mandated by Law No. 5 of 2017 on Cultural Advancement, she added.
Data collection on cultural heritage objects within the nation must be done because Indonesia has an extraordinary cultural richness, she remarked.
"If the data is not recorded, how can we know that we have all of that richness," she said.
Based on the law, there is a protection that must be extended to cultural heritage objects. However, before the protection effort can be carried out, data collection must be done first, she added. (Antaranews)
April
Indonesia's daily COVID-19 positivity rate at 2.41%: official
Written by Nur Yasmin
Government Spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling Reisa Broto Asmoro has informed that the daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Indonesia is currently at 2.41 percent, or below the WHO (World Health Organization) standard of 5 percent.
“Thank God, the positivity rate in all provinces in Indonesia is now below 5 percent. This shows that Indonesia currently has a low COVID-19 transmission rate,” she said in a press statement broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube channel here on Wednesday.
Even though the trend of positive cases has declined, the Indonesian government has continued to remind the people that the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended yet, she added.
Asmoro highlighted that the decrease in cases has not been due to reduced tracing, testing, and treatment (3T) efforts of the government. Currently, the number of tested specimens is still adequate, namely 152,422 samples, she pointed out.
She further said that compared to the peak of the Omicron wave earlier, the number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has decreased drastically by more than 80 percent.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has decreased by 41.04 percent compared to the week before.
Similarly, the number of COVID-19-related fatalities has also decreased by 34.27 percent compared to the previous week.
Next, the number of COVID-19 patients who are undergoing isolation in hospitals has also decreased by 39.15 percent compared to the previous week.
People are being continuously encouraged to implement the COVID-19 health protocols, keep their immune systems healthy, and get vaccinated against the virus so that the pandemic situation in Indonesia continues to improve.
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020. According to data from the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, as of April 6, 2022, Indonesia has recorded a total of 6,026,324 COVID-19 cases, 5,788,714 recoveries, and 155,464 deaths. (Antaranews)
April
Ministry pushes State Safety Program to improve national flight safety
Written by Nur Yasmin
The Directorate General of Air Transportation at the Transportation Ministry has called for the improvement of flight safety performance in Indonesia by pushing for a national aviation safety program called State Safety Program.
"The program is also mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) international regulations," Director General of Civil Aviation at the ministry Novie Riyanto remarked at a meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives here on Tuesday.
Flight safety performance in Indonesia is well monitored through a number of indicators, he noted.
According to the Effective Implementation (EI) of Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP), Indonesia’s flight safety performance has achieved a score of 80.84 percent, which is higher than the targeted score of 60 percent.
Thus, Indonesia has achieved the ICAO Aerodrome Certification with a satisfactory predicate.
In addition, the country has also obtained an unrestricted predicate from the European Union (EU) Air Safety List, a score of 18 on Global Aviation Training Activities, as well as a score of 34 on Corrective Action Plan. The scores were above the target.
"However, we have not been able to achieve the targeted score of the fulfillment of the Protocol Question (PQ) for the State Safety Program (SSP) Foundation," the director general said.
The fulfillment of PQ SSP Foundation with a 100-percent score is highly necessary to make the implementation of the SSP in line with the targets of ICAO by 2025, he added.
Hence, he urged all stakeholders to strive in completing all findings of the PQ SSP Foundation by 2022, such as the involvement of the ministry in recruiting aviation inspectors and investigators, the adequacy of the number of inspectors, as well as training programs for medical certification assessors.
In addition, the findings include the separation of functions of the regulatory and operator organizations in the directorate general as well as the revision of Law Number 1 of 2009 on Aviation.
"We will evaluate the working mechanism of the SSP team, thus, they can work optimally," Riyanto added. (Antaranews)
April
Competent human resources key to avoid middle-income trap: minister
Written by Nur Yasmin
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said that skilled and competent human resources can be one of the keys to help Indonesia avoid the middle-income trap.
“To develop a knowledge-based economy, Indonesia must have highly skilled, competent, and technology savvy human resources," he remarked at an online seminar on ‘Millennials Upgrade Week,’ accessed from here on Tuesday.
These abilities are required to help the younger generation to encourage the economic development of Indonesia so that the country does not get caught in the middle-income trap, he added.
Hence, in addition to optimizing the utilization of natural resources, the human resource potential must also be honed -- especially since Indonesia will reap a demographic bonus in the next few years.
The minister noted that when the demographic bonus occurs, 70 percent of Indonesia's population will consist of millennials and Generation Z.
"Generation Z is a productive age, hence we have to change our future economic strategy to not only depend on natural resources, but also to develop a knowledge-based economy, which is generated by innovation and human resources’ capability," he said.
Furthermore, as a nation, Indonesia has dreams and hopes, especially that the country will commemorate its 100th anniversary of independence in 2045, he added.
"In 2045, Indonesia is predicted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a country with the fourth-largest economy in the world. It must be realized," he emphasized.
Hence, all parties must ensure the implementation of efforts toward realizing the dream, he added. Thus, the potential of great economic power must be pursued by establishing a new development road map.
Earlier, at the same event, President Joko Widodo had also emphasized that the Indonesian younger generation must have superior financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills to improve their productivity in the future. (antaranews)