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Myanmar’s military junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, also took part in the ASEAN Leaders Meeting (ALM), which took place at Jakarta’s ASEAN Secretariat - 

In their first physical meeting since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ASEAN leaders and representatives gathered in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Saturday to discuss solutions for the Myanmar crisis.

Myanmar’s military junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, also took part in the ASEAN Leaders Meeting (ALM), which took place at Jakarta’s ASEAN Secretariat.

The leaders attended the meeting, initiated by Indonesia, at the invitation of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, the chair of ASEAN.

ASEAN leaders who took part in the meeting included Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phm Minh Chính, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong//VOI

A screenshot of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi after a bilateral meeting between Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Friday evening. (ANTARA/HO-YouTube Sekretariat Presiden) - 

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has praised Indonesia for initiating the ASEAN Leaders Meeting on Saturday to find a solution to the political crisis in Myanmar.

"Vietnam has expressed its appreciation to the Indonesian leadership, which has initiated the ASEAN Leaders Meeting. The Vietnamese prime minister has said the violence in Myanmar must be stopped soon," said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, following a bilateral meeting between Vietnamese Prime Minister Chính and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Friday evening.

During the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on the latest situation in Myanmar and expressed concern over the violence in the country, which has claimed several lives, Marsudi informed//VOI

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting (ALM) held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on Saturday (April 24, 2021) afternoon to find the best solution to the political crisis in Myanmar. ANTARA/HO-Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau - 

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting (ALM) at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Saturday, in pursuit of the most viable solution to the political crisis encumbering Myanmar as among the meeting's key agenda.

The president arrived at the meeting venue at 1:12 p.m. local time. He was greeted by ASEAN Secretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi.

After posing for group photos and signing the guest book, President Jokowi, along with other ASEAN leaders and representatives, headed to the meeting room at Bali Lounge at the ASEAN Secretariat to partake in the ALM.

The ALM this time comprises three segments: development of the ASEAN community, ASEAN external relations, and regional and international issues.

In the first and second segments, President Jokowi will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Director General of ASEAN Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry Sidharto R. Suryodipuro, while the foreign minister will join him in the third segment//ANT

A traveler uses GeNose at the Sultan Thaha Airport in Jambi for COVID-19 screening. ANTARA PHOTO/Wahdi Septiawan/aww./sh - 

Locally manufactured COVID-19 screening tool GeNose has been installed at 21 airports in Indonesia, according to Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi.

"GeNose has been used at 21 airports. We will apply this in at least 100 airports across the country, including in eastern Indonesia. I have urged the Director General of Air Transportation to coordinate with UGM to discuss the issue," Sumadi noted in a statement here on Saturday.

The 21 airports are Yogyakarta (YIA), Palembang (PLM), Bandung (BDO), Surabaya (SUB), Bali (DPS), Batam (BTH), Samarinda (AAP), Pangkal Pinang (PGK), Tanjung Pandan (TJQ), Jambi (DJB), Makassar (UPG), Gorontalo (GTO), Palu (PLW), Pontianak (PNK), Lampung (TKG), Tanjung Pinang (TNJ), Balikpapan (BPN), Tarakan (TRK), Sentani (DJJ), Tambolaka (TMC), and Banjarmasin (BDJ).

The minister noted that GeNose tool had also been installed at 44 railway stations, with over 500 thousand people tested using the tool. Some 100 thousand people were tested using GeNose at airports.

"We have to be proud of local products. GeNose has three advantages. It is fast, pain-free, and cheap," he remarked.

The government necessitates travelers to obtain a document on the result of the COVID-19 screening test using GeNose or antigen rapid test that showed a non-reactive result or the result of the PCR test that showed a negative result.

GeNose, a device made by Gadjah Mada University (UGM) that can detect the coronavirus disease in just two minutes, is currently being deployed on trains and buses. The devise is licensed by the COVID-19 handling task force, and passengers are required to be screened before getting on board.

Research and Technology Minister, concurrently Research and Innovation Agency Head Bambang Brodjonegoro remarked that the flexibility of GeNose C19 allows it to be used at airports, stations, terminals, hospitals, offices, and other public places, such as tourist attractions and shopping center.

Genose 19, which the UGM research team began developing in March 2020, is demonstrated to have a sensitivity rate of up to 90 percent and a specificity rate of 96 percent//ANT