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Indonesia continues to pursue the target of vaccinating up to 1 million doses per day in July. Indonesian President Joko Widodo while inspecting mass vaccinations at the Bhayangkara Square of the Police Headquarters on Saturday [26/67] asked regions in Indonesia to double the rate of Covid-19 vaccination from current conditions. He has even set  a new target for coming August, namely doubling it or 2 million doses per day. Increasing the rate of vaccination is carried out in order to achieve herd immunity faster. Nationally, until Sunday [27/6], the first dose of vaccine has been given to more than 27.1 million people, and the second dose is more than 13.1 million. The total population of Indonesia is currently recorded at around 271.3 million people.

In addition to conducting inspection, President Joko Widodo also had the opportunity to chat via video conference with heads of 34 Regional Police in Indonesia, who also carried out simultaneous vaccinations. They expressed readiness to continue to support the national vaccination program by increasing the target of daily inoculations in July.

The involvement of other parties outside the health sector, such as the Police, the Military, State-Owned Enterprises, the private sector and community organizations, is certainly very necessary in accelerating the achievement of 1 million vaccinations per day.

Chief of Armed Forces, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Chief of National Police Gen. Sigit Prabowo are confident that the target will be met. Thereby, both of them made visits to various regions to help provide education to the community. It is undeniable that there are still some people who are reluctant to get vaccinated because they receive incorrect information. Therefore, the public's understanding of the importance of vaccination must continue to be fostered. Furthermore, for those who have been vaccinated, it is necessary to continue to follow the health protocols. Although in some countries vaccines have proven useful, it does not automatically make a person 100 percent immune from Covid-19. In Indonesia in particular, the government continues to ask the public to keep implementing the health protocols as recommended. 

If you travel to Malang, East Java, you can visit a lot of tourism destinations, especially if you like to take photos for yourself. One of them is Taman Langit Gunung Banyak or Taman Langit Malang. It has various interesting photo spots. You can also take photos with the background of Gunung Banyak and views of Malang City. It is located in Brau Hamlet, Gunungsari Village, Bumiaji sub- district, precisely in the Gunung Banyak area, Malang, East Java.

There are various unique and interesting photo spots at Taman Langit Gunung Banyak, starting from fairy tale photo spots, grass beds, giant white swans, winged princesses to unique bird nests. You can try them one by one. After you are satisfied with taking selfies, you can try paragliding activities at Tandem Paragliding. You can also parachute with an officially licensed guide man. You only need to pay Rp 400,000 for a single flight with a duration of 15 to 20 minutes. If you are interested, Tandem Paragliding operates from 8 am to 4 pm.

When you are tired of paragliding, you can relax for a moment at the Café located in the area of Taman Langit Gunung Banyak. At the Café, namely “Cangkruk Manuk”, you can enjoy various traditional dishes, starting from Javanese fried rice, Tempe Mendoan, fried tape, to Cangkruk noodles. If you want to spend your time all night, Taman Langit Gunung Banyak provides lodging. If you go with your family, you can book an inn that consists of two floors, namely “Gardu Pantau”. The price per night on weekdays is Rp750,000, while on weekends it is Rp850,000 per night. The price includes a suite bathroom, hot water, and breakfast.  Then, you can also stay at the Lavender Villa. The price per night is Rp500,000 for weekdays and Rp650,000 for holidays. The price includes a bathroom, hot water, and breakfast.

Indonesian Ministry of Industry keeps trying to accelerate the small and medium industries to have digital transformation in their production and business process. Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang said in Jakarta on Tuesday (22/06) that this strategy is done through the "e-Smart IKM" which aims to boost competitiveness and expand market access. According to Minister Agus, the e-Smart IKM has been ongoing since 2017 and has trained 13,184 small and medium industry owners in Indonesia. They have now been able to enter and run digital marketing on the available marketplace.

Minister Agus Gumiwang further explained that the e-Smart IKM program is held to allow the small and medium industry owners in accessing partners that can support ‘the go digital’ such as marketplace, information and communication technology volunteer, as well as state-owned business that supports the small and medium industries. He also affirmed that the government targets 6.1 million micro small and medium businesses to enter the digital marketplace in 2021.

Minister Agus added that the target is in line with the priority program in the Making Indonesia 4.0 roadmap. The great idea is to make Indonesian industry sector have more global competitiveness. So, Indonesia can join the world's 10 strongest economies by 2030. Therefore, one of their priority is empowering the small and medium industries to be more optimal in using digital technology and running e-business. This is also in line with ‘the Proud of Indonesian Product National Movement’ launched by President Joko Widodo in 2020. Through this movement, the government is synergizing with the businesspeople and the public to love and buy local products.

Meanwhile, Director General of the Small Medium and Multifarious Industry, Gati Wibawaningsih said that the e-Smart IKM will be held in the form of workshops in various regions. The workshop materials will include online marketing video contents, tips and tricks for product photographing, and the use of a marketplace for marketing. She also affirmed that this year, her side targets to provide e-business education, training, and assistance for 4.000 small and medium industry owners in Indonesia.

Indonesian Ambassador to Qatar, Ridwan Hassan met Minister of Education and Higher Teaching of Qatar, Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi in Doha on Tuesday (22/6) to discuss the increasing educational cooperation between the two countries. Based on the data of the Ministry of Education and Higher Teaching of Qatar, currently, there are about 2,000 Indonesian students and university students in Qatar. They are in various levels of education, starting from elementary to higher education.

The Indonesian Embassy in Doha, last Wednesday (23/6) in its written statement said that most of them study in Qatar because they follow their parents who work in Qatar. Some of them study because of their own willingness in one of the richest countries in the world. Several Indonesian university students are listed as recipients of full scholarships from the Qatari government. Besides the university students, the Government of Qatar also gives scholarships to students. Currently, there are at least 11 Indonesian students who are studying at Ma'had Diniy, namely at the high school level, who have received scholarships from the Qatari government.

At the meeting, Ambassador Ridwan expressed his appreciation to the government of Qatar and hopes that there will be more university students and students from Indonesia to obtain the opportunity to study in Qatar, particularly through scholarships.

Moreover, he also invited more Qatari students to study in Indonesia. He further said as a country which continuously grows and is a major player in the region, it is very important for other countries, including Qatar, to know more about Indonesia. Particularly, Minister Hammadi is interested in the existence of Indonesia International Islamic University. He hopes there is something real that can be done by the Qatari government to help Indonesian government.

Furthermore, Minister Hammadi on the occasion also expressed his congratulations and appreciation for the election of Indonesia as a partner country in organizing ‘Year of Culture 2023’. The Year of Culture is the largest cultural festival in Qatar.  

Indonesia is the first country in the Southeast Asian region to be selected as a partner country in the event.