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Documentary film titled "I am the ocean"

Indonesia's Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry released a documentary film titled "I am the ocean" to be aired during the Indonesia-Canada Congress to intensify awareness of the importance of the sea for public welfare.

The documentary film will be screened at the Indonesia Canada Congress to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day in 2020 in Ottawa, Canada, KKP's Director General of Marine Space Management, Aryo Hanggono, noted in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.

Seas constitute nearly two-thirds of Indonesia's territory, with a coastline spanning 99,093 kilometers. Hanggono believes that marine and fisheries resources and the ecosystem hold huge potential.

According to Hanggono, this short story film was intentionally made in the drama-documentary format, with the key message being boosting awareness of the importance of coastal and marine ecosystems for the community. The sea is the source of life, while the ecosystem is the core of everything that should be maintained for sustainability.

"On the other hand, the management of coastal resources has not offered significant benefits for the welfare of the surrounding community, while their very existence is increasingly at risk. This vulnerability is portrayed through the short story film titled 'Akulah Samudera' (I am the ocean)," he stated.

In the meantime, after watching this short film, KKP Marine Services Director Miftahul Huda believes it would be a source of inspiration to others.

Huda opined that the Mangrove Sari marine tourism village program would help to better improve the condition of coastal areas and the community.

The film is produced by Dexandra Bayu and Kirana Kejora and directed by Ara Dwi Sagara. (ANTARA)

President Joko Widodo (right) accompanied by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (second right), Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko (center), Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (left), and Central Kalimantan Governor Sugianto Sabran (3rd right) visit the location of planned food estate in Pulang Pisau District, Central Kalimantan, on Thursday (July 9, 2020). (ANTARA PHOTO/Makna Zaezar/aww/sh)

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo affirmed that the development of a food estate envisioned in Central Kalimantan will apply modern technology in farming.

At a meeting to discuss agricultural development here on Monday, Limpo remarked that the national food barn development project outside Java Island had become one of the ministry's programs to increase the availability of food in the country.

"Food estate development, especially in Central Kalimantan, is aimed at increasing food production by capitalizing on integrated agricultural modernization," he emphasized.

The minister remarked that an integrated process will be applied, right from the production to post-harvesting phase, on 165 thousand hectares of food estate, thereby necessitating the use of modern technology as well as the presence of a skilled workforce.

In addition to the food estate in Central Kalimantan, the government is developing an estate for horticultural crops in Humbang Hasundutan District in North Sumatra.

"The agriculture ministry is also developing a food estate for horticultural crops in Humbang Hasundutan District and one thousand villages for cow farms," the minister stated.

Humbang Hasundutan District, situated 1,400 meters above sea level, has a climate conducive for cultivating potatoes and onions.

The government has formulated a program to boost production capacity, local food diversification, development of a food reserves system, modern agriculture, and exports.

With food security being the prime focus, the government has been working on its food estate program by developing 165 thousand hectares of land into farmland in Pulang Pisau District, Central Kalimantan Province.

The central government is sentient of the importance of boosting the nation's food security amid this ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.  (ANTARA)

Motor vessel Kelud. PELNI will conduct a virtual tour of the vessel via the Zoom platform from 9 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020

Indonesian State-owned maritime shipping and logistics enterprise PELNI has opened registrations for a virtual educational tour of its motor vessel, Kelud, as part of a series of programs for the new normal, dubbed ‘PELNI Lifestyle’.

“We need to be prepared for the new normal life, and this virtual tour event is a part of ‘PELNI Lifestyle’ to let people feel the sensation of exploring our vessel,” head of corporate secretary at PELNI, Yahya Kuncoro, said in a statement issued on Monday.

The tour will be conducted virtually via the Zoom platform from 9 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020. During the tour, participants will get to take a closer look at Kelud's rooms and facilities as well as interact with the ship’s captain.

Information will also be provided about PELNI’s health protocols for the new normal era and exclusive services and facilities offered on board its vessels.

“This virtual tour will give such an experience to participants to look around PELNI's vessel while #dirumahaja (staying home), and it might be an impressive one,” Kuncoro noted, adding that virtual tours will be offered for other motor vessels later.

“We are planning another tour with a different atmosphere as (it will offer people a view) of our livestock carrier, so people can understand how livestock are shipped using PELNI’s vessels,” he continued.

Registrations for the virtual tour of Kelud can be made on the website, https://bit.ly/IkutVirtualTour. The tour is priced at Rp30,000 (US$2) per participant.  (ANTARA)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given instructions to his aides to conduct massive campaigning on health protocols to thwart the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

At a limited cabinet meeting held at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday, the head of state highlighted the significance of public discipline in applying health protocols to stop the transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

"We have to conduct massive national campaigning on the importance of maintaining discipline in implementing health protocols, maintaining physical distancing, wearing masks, and washing hands," Jokowi remarked during the meeting on discussions over accelerating the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jokowi cited a survey in East Java that indicated 70 percent of the province’s residents did not wear masks during outdoor activities, thereby demonstrating low public participation in the endeavors to cut the chain of transmission of COVID-19.

The president has instructed his aides to intensify campaigning on the implementation of health protocols that also involved public figures, academicians, volunteers, the military, and police.

"This is the sort of mobilization that I am looking for, mobilization of the Indonesian Police, the military, civil organizations, volunteers, public figures, and academicians, all of which are directed to campaign and monitor the implementation," he affirmed.

As of Sunday (July 12), the number of COVID-19 patients in Indonesia had reached 75,699, with 35,638 recoveries and 3,606 deaths.

The virus has spread across the country’s provinces, with the highest number of cases recorded in East Java, reaching 16,658, followed by 14,517 in Jakarta, 6,973 in South Sulawesi, 5,473 in Central Java, 5,077 in West Java, 4,146 in South Kalimantan, 2,653 in South Sumatra, 2,323 in North Sumatra, 2,267 in Papua, 2,195 in Bali, 1,660 in North Sulawesi, 1,593 in Banten, 1,550 in West Nusa Tenggara, and 1,196 in Central Kalimantan. (ANTARA)