JAKARTA, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Indonesia opened up two islands close to Singapore to visitors from the city-state on Monday, officials said, as part of calibrated moves to reboot its tourism sector while controlling the spread of COVID-19.
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Many Australians are probably unaware that neighbouring Indonesia has assumed the G20 presidency and will host the crucial meeting of the world’s largest economies for the first time in October.
PAIR Summit 2021 berbagi gagasan untuk memastikan penguatan sektor pariwisata Indonesia pasca-pandemi.
The 2021 PAIR summit heard several ideas for ensuring a strong Indonesian tourism sector post-pandemic.
Australia will soon receive a crucial supply of diesel exhaust fluid from Indonesia, as the federal government approaches Middle Eastern nations for help avoiding a crisis that could grind the transport sector to a halt.
Regional governments across Indonesia can start vaccinating children aged 6-11 from Dec. 24, should they meet several conditions laid out by the central government.
The Industry Ministry would integrate the development and management of the Batam, Bintan and Karimun (BBK) areas in Riau Islands Province, that have great potential and play an important role in accelerating the national economic recovery.
November was a big month for Southeast Asia’s telecom industry. In addition to the potential merger between Thai telcos True and Dtac, Indonesia’s state-owned tower operator Mitratel debuted on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with a $1.3 billion IPO.
The startup will use the money to acquire PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), an Indonesian bank, with the aim of growing its digital banking services into the nation.
The Bali Tourism Alliance has urged the government to provide a new stimulus program for tourism workers that have been out of the job due to the pandemic.
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage aids in achieving zero carbon emissions.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stressed that Law No.11 of 2020 on Job Creation Law still prevails following the Constitutional Court’s (MK’s) ruling.
Indonesia’s top court ruled Thursday that the country’s widely criticized Job Creation Law is unconstitutional and ordered the government to amend it within two years.
Since Bali reopened its international airport on October 14 to fully vaccinated tourists from 19 countries, not a single international tourist has flown directly to the island on a commercial flight.
Indonesia’s home-grown, super-app giant Gojek has pledged to lead the country’s transition to electric vehicles, a key element in the nation’s plan to become a world leader in battery production.
Indonesia will not allow cross-border carbon trade until it meets its greenhouse gas reduction targets, its finance minister said on Friday, underlining that its domestic carbon price would be among the cheapest in the world.
