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Screenshot of Jakarta Governor introducing Indonesian youngsters who work at the Jakarta MRT Phase 2A construction on Friday, February 25, 2022. (ANTARA/Instagram @aniesbaswedan/Dewa Ketut/rst) - 

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan affirmed that Phase 2A of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project was fully conducted by Indonesian youngsters.

"A sophisticated construction project, with high complexity, is 100 percent executed by Indonesian youngsters. This is the result of education in Indonesia," Baswedan stated as quoted from his Instagram account @aniesbaswedan on Friday.

The former education and culture minister noted that youngsters working in this high-tech project were not yet born during the early stage of planning of MRT Jakarta.

"However, today, they are working on historic projects in Indonesia and especially for transportation in Jakarta," Baswedan stated.

Baswedan then introduced several youngsters, who were involved, including Rizki Shebubakar, 33.

Shebubakar is a Civil Engineering graduate from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). He is assigned as the head of the Project Management Construction Division 2 in this project.

Shebubakar is responsible for the MRT Jakarta Phase 2A CP 201 tunnel drilling work.

The challenges that he currently faces are different from those encountered during the first phase of construction since the phase two of the MRT line passed through several cultural heritage areas, especially in the Old City, Baswedan noted.

Shebubakar and the team then invited archaeologists to discuss the project from an archaeological perspective.

"Another challenge is that he works while studying for a double degree at the University of Indonesia and IAE Grenoble," Baswedan stated.

He later introduced the rest of Shebubakar's team comprising young people in their 20s and 30s: Farhan (25), Angga (34), Adit (30), Pungki (24), and Ricky (32) all of whom graduated from Indonesian universities.

As was earlier known, the MRT development plan in Jakarta was initiated since 1985. However, at that time, the MRT project had not been declared as a national project until 2005.

The first phase of MRT Jakarta, the 16-kilometer HI roundabout to Lebak Bulus, was built in October 2013 and completed in 2018.

The first phase of the MRT Jakarta trial for the general public for free began on March 12, 2019.

Meanwhile, on February 24, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the launch of the single-phase 2A MRT Jakarta tunnel drilling machine.

The drilling machine will start operating to build a tunnel connecting the HI Roundabout Station and Thamrin Station as a part of Phase 2A for the HI Roundabout route to the city area.

The MRT Jakarta Phase 2A will pass seven stations: Thamrin, Monas, Harmoni, Sawah Besar, Mangga Besar, Glodok, and Kota.

After phase 2A is completed, the government had planned to continue the Phase 2B route from Kota to West Ancol//ANT

Director of Sharia Financing at the Directorate General of Financing and Risk Management at the Ministry of Finance Dwi Irianti Hadiningdyah during the launch and opening of the Retail Sukuk series SR016 in Jakarta, Friday. (February 25, 2022). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia/ak) - 

The Ministry of Finance noted that State Sharia Securities, referred to as SBSN (state sukuk), succeeded in financing 4,247 projects across Indonesia worth Rp175.37 trillion during the 2013-2022 period.

"The sukuk is intended to provide equitable development across Indonesia and access to education," Director of Sharia Financing at the Directorate General of Financing and Risk Management at the Ministry of Finance Dwi Irianti Hadiningdyah stated during the launch and opening of the Retail Sukuk series SR016 here on Friday.

For educational development, Indonesia is keen to produce superior Human Resources (HR), one of which is by presenting campuses and schools in all regions whose quality and facilities are not inferior to those on the island of Java.

Irianti detailed the projects that were successfully financed by sukuk, including 576 road and bridge infrastructure projects, worth Rp61.08 trillion.

The others receiving sukuk financing comprised 673 natural resource infrastructure (SDA) projects amounting to Rp30.94 trillion as well as 130 land, sea, and air transportation infrastructure projects and training and education worth Rp52.23 trillion.

The others comprise 76 building projects of State Higher Education (PTN) and two building projects of Higher Education Service Institutions (LLDIKTI) projects worth Rp5.93 trillion, 226 building projects of Hajj embarkation and the Integrated Hajj and Umrah Service Center (PLHUT) amounting to Rp3.36 trillion, and six agricultural facilities projects worth Rp206 billion.

Irianti also drew attention to 166 housing projects at the Ministry of Defense totaling Rp2.53 trillion, 56 housing projects for the National Police worth Rp508 billion, as well as 937 building projects for the State Islamic Religious University (PTKIN) and Islamic schools amounting to Rp12.82 trillion.

Furthermore, there are 1,351 building projects of wedding hall and pilgrimage rehearsal worth Rp1.81 trillion, 19 laboratory projects and research and technology facilities worth Rp2.89 trillion, as well as one phytopharmaceutical facility project and one Industrial vocational high school project valued at Rp118 billion.

Others include 25 national park projects, Forestry Vocational Schools and Environmental Research at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) worth Rp624 billion, one Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics project worth Rp145 billion, and one project to provide halal product guarantees of Rp148 billion.

In 2022, Irianti emphasized that the government is focused on sustainable economic recovery and ways to encourage the economy to continue to grow in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, including through financing various development projects across Indonesia.

"Hopefully, continuing to build in this pandemic condition will serve as a lever for Indonesia's economic growth, and we will continue to do it this year," she stated.

Amid the pandemic that struck in 2020-2021, Irianti noted that the construction of state sukuk projects could still run well.

The realization can also reach above 90 percent, thereby demonstrating that SBSN projects financed by public investment can offer real benefits and support domestic economic growth, she affirmed//ANT

Secretary General of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Andap Budhi Revianto. (ANTARA/Muhammad Zulfikar) - 

An official of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has confirmed that the agency is ready to issue the travel document in lieu of passport (SPLP) to add to the contingency measures for Indonesians in Ukraine, if needed.

"Observing the recent escalation in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, the Indonesian authority has taken strategic measures to secure its citizens," the ministry's Secretary General, Andap Budhi Revianto, said in his statement received in Jakarta on Friday.

Revianto said that despite some 140 Indonesian nationals in Ukraine who remain safe, further escalation of the conflict might compel the authority to prepare contingency measures to evacuate them from Ukraine.

To ensure prompt and secure evacuation of Indonesian nationals, the ministry is committed to providing any support necessary to ensure their safety, he said.He also affirmed that the agency is ready to issue the SPLP, a type of emergency travel document, for Indonesians who are evacuating themselves from Ukraine, if necessary.

"During the contingency situation, the passport may be damaged, lost, or left behind in a critical condition. The Immigration agency is ready to issue the SPLP as passport replacement for them," Revianto noted.

The secretary general said that according to Law No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration, a travel document in lieu of passport (SPLP) is a passport replacement that is issued in a particular condition and periods if passports could not be issued.

The SPLP will be valid only for a one-way trip, and Indonesian nationals who hold an SPLP would be required to apply for a new passport if they damage or lose the document in a contingency situation, he said.

Revianto added that the measures are being taken by the ministry to ensure the security and convenience of Indonesian nationals everywhere, particularly to citizens who are in critical situations abroad//ANT

President Joko Widodo reviews the COVID-19 vaccination program at Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport complex, on Friday (February 25, 2022). ANTARA/HO- (Biro Admin Pimpinan Setda Provinsi Sulteng) - 

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lauded the awareness of the residents of Palu, along with the local government's efforts, in accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations among the public.

"We need to be thankful that the community's enthusiasm to get the vaccine is so good, compared to other provinces and cities," he said during his review of the COVID-19 vaccination programs for children and older adults in the Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport complex here on Friday.

President Jokowi also mentioned that the hospital bed occupancy rate is lower, if compared to other regions.

"We also need to be thankful for this, and we hope everyone will stay healthy," he said.

Meanwhile, Palu Mayor Hadianto Rasyid, who was present on that occasion, affirmed that the Palu City government continues to make efforts in speeding the deliver of COVID-19 vaccinations to the public.

"Today, there are 1,100 residents who came to get the first, second, and third doses vaccinations," he said.

"Our president continues to push for vaccination acceleration in all regions, including in Palu City," he added.

Rasyid explained that the bed occupancy rate of hospitals in Palu City is still below 30 percent.

In addition, the COVID-19 recovery rate in the city is high, reaching 90 percent, he added.

The mayor expressed his hope that President Jokowi's appreciation of Palu residents' awareness of the importance of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations would motivate the city government to increase efforts in accelerating vaccinations.

"Hopefully, the government's efforts in accelerating vaccinations can run well, as planned," he said.

The Indonesian government launched a nationwide vaccination program on January 13, 2021, as part of the efforts to boost nationwide immunity against COVID-19. President Joko Widodo was the first vaccine recipient under the program.

According to data provided by the Health Ministry, as of February 25, 2022, nearly 190,531,114 Indonesians have received their first COVID-19 jab, 143,280,295 have been fully vaccinated and 9,542,165 have received the booster shot//ANT