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“This mobile 'Gender Corner' aims to provide everything related to gender knowledge through communication, information, as well as education.”

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Local Agency of Women Empowerment and Children Protection (DPMPPA) of Yogyakarta City will soon operate its "Gender Corner," according to Edy Muhammad, the DPMPPA head.

"This mobile 'Gender Corner' aims to provide everything pertaining to gender knowledge through communication, information, as well as education," Muhammad remarked here, Monday.

A purple-colored van offering some supporting facilities will be operated and is expected to follow its village-to-village visit schedule, accessible to people across the Yogyakarta city region.

The offered facilities comprise a gender-related library and consultation session with a psychologist, including the facility to file a complaint on any domestic abuse case since "Gender Corner" is also ready to reach out to more victims on this matter.

DPMPPA of Yogyakarta City provides another service to handle domestic abuse, termed "SIKAP," the abbreviation for information system of complaint for violence against women and children that can be accessed through the Jogja Smart Service on mobile phones.

"Moreover, we have Satgas Sigrak (the 'task force' to handle such violence) across this local region," Muhammad noted.

According to data furnished by DPMPPA of the City of Yogyakarta, hundreds of domestic abuse cases occur every year, yet the figure has reduced, from 691 in 2013, sequentially dropping 642, 626, 544, 254, 193, and 156 through the years until the third quarter of 2019. (ANTARA) 

Reporter: Eka AR, Suwanti
Editor: Sri Haryati
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Jakarta (ANTARA) - Executive Director of the BI Communication Department Onny Widjanarko reported that Indonesia's trade balance registered a US$0.03 billion deficit in December 2019, retreating significantly, from US$1.39 billion a month earlier.

"The improvement stemmed from a non-oil and gas trade surplus due to declining non-oil and gas imports across all commodity groups coupled with stronger non-oil and gas export performance," Widjanarko noted in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.

Meanwhile, the oil and gas trade deficit also narrowed during the reporting period as a result of increasing oil and gas exports coupled with stable oil and gas imports.

Hence, for the year, Indonesia's trade balance had recorded a deficit of US$3.20 billion in 2019, considerably lower than the US$8.70 billion deficit recorded the year earlier.
Such favorable developments were supported by the import substitution policy to control imports against a backdrop of sluggish export performance in line with global economic moderation and sliding international commodity prices.

The non-oil and gas trade balance booked a surplus of US$0.94 billion in December 2019, thereby reversing the US$0.30 billion deficit posted in November 2019.

The main contributors to the non-oil and gas trade surplus in December 2019 were declining non-oil and gas imports, such as vehicles and components.

Furthermore, the imports of raw materials and capital goods also declined in the form of electrical machinery and equipment as well as iron and steel.

The solid non-oil and gas trade balance was also supported by a surge in non-oil and gas exports, led by animal/vegetable fats and oils; metal ore, crust and dust; as well as clothing and accessories.

Hence, cumulatively, for the year, non-oil and gas trade balance in 2019 recorded a US$6.15 billion surplus, increasing from US$4 billion in the previous period.

In the meantime, the oil and gas trade deficit reduced in December 2019 to US$0.97 billion, from US$1.10 billion the month earlier.

The gains come amid a spike in oil and gas exports in the form of refined products, crude oil and gas.

On the other hand, stable oil and gas import performance was recorded as declining imports of refined products were offset by a surge of imported crude oil.
Cumulatively, in 2019, the oil and gas trade balance recorded a US$9.35 billion deficit, improving from US$12.70 billion in the previous year.

Bank Indonesia is confident that the trade balance developments recorded in December 2019 and throughout 2019 were positive in terms of strengthening the external resilience of Indonesia's national economy.

Moving forward, Bank Indonesia will continue to strengthen policy synergy with the Government and other relevant authorities in order to strengthen external resilience, including the trade balance outlook. (ANTARA) 

Reporter: Azis Kurmala
Editor: Sri Haryati
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State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has outlined a target to step up the capacity of renewable energy-based power plant by 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2020.

"Renewable energy (power plant) capacity in 2020 will be increased by 1.5 GW to ensure its reliability," Deputy President Director of PLN Darmawan Prasojo stated here on Friday.

Currently, PLN's renewable energy-based power plant has a total capacity of 7.761 GW, with the largest capacity of some 4.7 GW sourced from the hydroelectric power plant (PLTA).
The company has inked a power purchase agreement with Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar to build a US$-129 million floating Solar Power Plant (PLTS) at Cirata Dam, West Java.

Investment in the project is expected to total Rp1.8 trillion, and the solar power plant will become the largest in the ASEAN, with a capacity of 145 MW, larger than the 132.5-MW capacity Cadiz Solar Power Plant in the Philippines.

Indonesia has outlined a target for renewable energy to account for 23 percent of the country’s energy mix by 2025, with PLTS contributing 5 MW of the existing national power capacity.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has prepared a new regulation on the purchase price for electricity from renewable energy-based power plant that will utilize the feed-in tariff scheme for its new price formula. (ANTARA)

Pontianak, W Kalimantan - The Indonesian Navy has thwarted the attempt to smuggle dozens of protected animals to Malaysia aboard a boat and arrested 12 suspects. The arrest was made Wednesday, January 15, when the motor vessel KM Bahari 11 carrying the animals passed through Kapuas River.

The legal process against the suspects would be handled by West Kalimantan's Natural Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the agency's head Sadtata Noor Adirahmanta said in Pontianak, on Thursday.

"As many as 12 people have been named suspects and the legal process will be conducted soon as per the law," he said.

Based on preliminary investigations, the protected and rare animals were to be transferred from Jakarta to Malaysia via Kapuas River in West Kalimantan, Adirahmanta said.

Among the animals are a dusky pademelon or Papuan kangaroo (Thylogale brunii), dozens of snakes, parrots allegedly from Papua and East Nusa Tenggara, a Siberian Husky dog, and dozen other animals.

The BKSDA will temporarily keep the animals for rehabilitation before releasing them in their habitat.

The suspects will be charged under Article 21 (2) of Law no. 5/1990 on conservation of natural resources and its ecosystem. (ANTARA)