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Hong Kong will stop most ships from changing crews in the territory from Wednesday (July 29) to cut back on quarantine exemptions blamed for causing the third wave of coronavirus cases. The government announced a slew of measures to tighten quarantine exemptions on Sunday (July 26) as the city recorded 128 new cases in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,634 with 18 deaths.Most of the new cases were locally transmitted. From Wednesday (July 29), only vessels with freight destined for Hong Kong will be able to change crews, but even they will not be allowed to mingle in public and must go straight to or from the airport, or stay in a designated quarantine venue//JP

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Indonesia will begin its rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in August, amid the coronavirus pandemic that poses challenges to world peace. Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said Indonesia would raise the theme of “Advancing Sustainable Peace”, which is in line with the previous year’s theme of “Investing in Peace”. Indonesia is scheduled to host three events during its second presidency. The first meeting on Aug. 6 will discuss the UN Secretary General’s inaugural report on combating terrorism and cross-border crime. The second meeting on Aug. 12 will discuss challenges to achieving sustainable peace and seek to unify efforts to attain it during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the third meeting, scheduled for Aug. 26, will focus on protecting civilians from cyberattacks. Minister Retno said Indonesia would strive to issue two documents during the presidency. The first document will focus on adjusting approaches to handling people allegedly involved with terror groups through the Prosecution, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration approach. The second document will focus on women peacekeepers//JP

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The number of tourists in the indigenous Baduy tribe’s village in Kanekes, Lebak regency, Banten, should be limited to achieve sustainable tourism. The ministry’s destination and infrastructure development undersecretary, Hari Santosa Sungkari, said previously, the Baduy tribe community had asked the government to exclude the village from the list of Indonesia’s tourist destinations through a letter addressed to President Jokowi Widodo dated July 6. In the letter, which was signed by several Baduy cultural figures, the community stated that it felt disturbed by tourists, especially due to environmental pollution caused by tourism. Hari said that his ministry was accommodating the request and considering a plan to develop an app for tourists who wish to visit the Baduy cultural area. Tourists would then be required to register through the app prior to their visit to Baduy//JP

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French health authorities are making COVID-19 tests available free of charge without prescription as they closely monitor an uptick in infections after the lifting of lockdown measures. PCR nasal swab tests, which detect COVID-19 infections caused by the novel coronavirus, will be freely available on demand under government orders published on Saturday (Jul 25).  Health Minister Olivier Veran said in an interview published in Le Parisien's Sunday edition that for several days, there was a noticeable increase in the number of confirmed cases, which had been in decline for 13 weeks//CNA