Day: June 19, 2023

Bangkok, June 19- “Minister Warawut” reveals that the mahouts from the O.P. have trained “Plaisak Surin” to go in and out of the cage used for moving continuously. It also increases the time spent in the cage to get used to being in a more cramped environment. Recently, two more mahouts have been sent to take care of them by rehearsing the process of moving from Sri Lanka back to Thailand satisfactorily according to plan. Confirmed travel schedule on July 2

Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Nature and Environment, said that 2 mahouts from the National Institute of Mental Health Under the patronage of Lampang Province, the Forest Industry Organization (FIO) sent to take care of “Plaisak Surin” in Sri Lanka since June 10, he was able to familiarize himself with elephants. Can approach, feed, walk and bathe.

It also practiced “Plaisak Surin” enters the transfer cage, which is a worrying step. But the results showed that Elephants are able to walk in and out of the cage without waking up or seeing foreign objects in the cage, which is a good sign. Then trained the elephants to walk through the cage. By opening the cage doors on both sides to train the elephants to get used to it.

Now the elephants are evolving. Can stay in the cage longer, approximately 1 hour, and then have an additional training step by tethering the legs to the cage inside and the tree outside the cage. Including having to close the door behind the elephant. to create familiarity in being more narrow “Plaisak Surin” responds well, eats normally. Showing no signs of fear or rage in any way The next step will be the process of adjusting the environment around the cage to be close to the atmosphere while in the plane, for example Make a loud noise to test whether Can elephants tolerate noise? Including to get used to such conditions. From June 29 to July 1 before departure will practice repeatedly keep the elephant in the cage periodically in the final step to create the habit of being in a cage as much as possible

Mr. Warawut reiterated that Training to prepare for the move “Plaisak Surin” goes according to the plan set out satisfactorily on July 2 at approximately 2:00 am local time. It will start moving elephants from Dehiwala Zoo to Colombo Airport. It is expected that the travel time and loading the elephants onto the plane will take 2-3 hours, then depart around 7:30 a.m., taking 6 hours to wait. Pick up “Plaisak Surin” at Chiang Mai Airport by yourself. If elephants are not exhausted from traveling will be transferred to the National Institute of Mental Health under the patronage of Lampang Province immediately

Most recently, two more mahouts from the National Institute of Elephants under the patronage of sent to help train elephants and take care of the elephants on the plane already arrived in Sri Lanka by the mahout to take care of “Plaisak Surin” has long experience in caring for important elephants and controlling wild elephants.

1. Mr. Tachaisit Siri, 38 years old, more than 10 years of experience as a mahout. Important elephants for the Ton Elephant Factory Used to take care of beautiful elephants at Ban Pang La Elephant Sanctuary

2. Mr. Supachai Boonkerd, 26 years old, has 9 years of experience working with elephants. He currently works as a mahout who is a veterinary assistant in caring for sick elephants at Lampang Elephant Hospital. national municipal institute under the patronage of

3. Mr. Kraisorn Kruechan, 49 years old, has more than 10 years of experience as a mahout. Currently, he is an elephant trainer. and the mahout takes care of elephants, Plai Kham Saen Elephant training school and mahout Used to take care of white elephants at the Ban Pang La Elephant Conservation Center, Lampang Province, National Institute of Mental Health. under the patronage of

4. Mr. Kitichai Sriprasert, 37 years old, is a mahout of Moje Chang under the patronage of His Majesty the King. Under the Elephant Factory national municipal institute under the patronage of have experience of seeing elephants, Plai Phon Saen and elephants broken Mae Kanai Dam.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin urged financial sector players to exert all-out efforts to maintain public confidence in financial business, as he believes such a business is vital to the national economy.min delivered the statement during the event of Initial Registration of Sharia Asset-Backed Stocks in the form of participation letters of state-owned secondary mortgage firm PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial and state-owned Bank Syariah Indonesia at the Indonesian Stock Exchange Building in Jakarta on Monday. “(I would like to ask) financial sector players to seriously maintain public confidence,” the vice president remarked. In his speech, the vice president urged financial sector players, supervisory authorities, and related parties to possess high standards of knowledge, professionalism, and moral ethics in managing the financial sector. Frauds in the financial sector will not only result in a decline in public confidence but will also lead to a rapid collapse of the country’s economy, he stressed. Hence, Amin called on business actors, regulators, and supervisors to conduct their duties in accordance with the applicable standards and procedures. “Customers’ data, system, and investment must really be protected,” he stated. The VP also encouraged financial sector players to strengthen the principle of prudence in the management of the sector as well as avoid high-risk product instruments that may lead to defaults, as had occurred in the housing loan case in the United States that caused the global economic crisis in 2008. min then underscored the importance of sharia banking while appealing to financial sector players to develop innovative financial instruments, including those based on the Islamic law. “The increase in public comprehension and ease of access to various sharia financial products will surely help the government accelerate growth of the national sharia financial sector,” he noted. The vice president also called on all related parties to intensify efforts in disseminating information on sharia financial products to the public, including by overtly explaining about information openness and product risk profiles, so as to prevent problems from arising in future. On the occasion, Vice President Amin congratulated the two state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for the launch of the sharia asset-backed stocks. He expressed hope that the instrument would continue to be developed and many more financial institutions and companies would follow on the footsteps of the SOEs by adopting such an instrument as their sources of financing.

Source: Antara News Agency

Florida, United States (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s first internet satellite, Republic of Indonesia Satellite-1 (SATRIA 1), has successfully been launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC 40) in Florida, the United States.The communication satellite was launched at 6:21 p.m. Sunday local time or 5:21 a.m. Jakarta time. The launch was delayed about 15 minutes from the designated schedule of 6:04 p.m. The reusable rocket Falcon 9, owned by American-based private spacecraft manufacturer and launcher company Space X, was utilized to launch the satellite. The first phase of the launch concluded by 6:30 p.m., less than 10 minutes from the liftoff time. The second phase, when the SATRIA-1 satellite was released into space, was ongoing as the rocket continued its journey to its designation release point. fter going online and orbiting at 146 degrees east longitude, the satellite will provide internet for the Indonesian people living in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions. ccording to a 2023 study conducted by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics’ Telecommunication and Informatics Accessibility Agency (BAKTI), the SATRIA-1 satellite will have a capacity of 150 Gbps. It will provide equal internet access to 50 thousand public facilities in 3T regions. The internet speed at each public facility served is expected to reach fourMbps, increasing from the earlier oneMbps for each point calculated in 2018 during the start of the SATRIA-1 satellite project. In addition to SATRIA-1, the ministry will launch Hot Backup Satellite (HBS) in the third quarter of 2023.

Source: Antara News Agency

Bogor, West Java (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a state visit from Emperor of JapanHironomiya Naruhitoand Empress Masako Owada at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Monday.Emperor Naruhito and the Japanese delegation arrived at the Bogor Palace at around 10 a.m. local time and were welcomed by the Nusantara troops and cavalry as well as the music corps of the Presidential Security Detail(Paspampres). President Jokowi and First Lady Iriana welcomed Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. The welcome ceremony was marked by the playing of national anthems of the two countries and firing of 21 cannons. fter the cannons were fired, the two leaders inspected the army of honor. Jokowi and Naruhito then introduced the delegations of each country. Members of the Indonesian delegation comprised Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi, and the Foreign Ministry’s Director General of Asia-Pacific and African Affairs Abdul Kadir Jailani. fter introducing each other’s delegations, Jokowi invited Naruhito and Masako to take pictures together and sign the state guest book at the Teratai (Lotus) Room. Jokowi and Naruhito then headed to the veranda for brief talks before planting an agarwood tree together. Jokowi also showed a super red arowana fish that was handed over to Naruhito. The agenda continued with a visit to Griya Anggrek in the palace to see the collection of orchids and then closed with a luncheon. Emperor Naruhito’s visit this time to Indonesia was his first since having assumed the throne on May 1, 2019. Naruhito and Masako, on a five-day visit to Indonesia, arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Banten, on Saturday (June 17). Press Secretary to Japan’s Emperor, Kojiro Shiojiri, said Naruhito was invited by Jokowi, who had visited Japan in July 2022. Shiojiri said Emperor Naruhito was eager to see the development of relations between Indonesia and Japan. In addition, the emperor’s visit this year holds significance on account of 65 years of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan and also marking 50 years of relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan.

Source: Antara News Agency

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Source: Antara News Agency

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno encouraged Denpasar City, Bali, to immediately join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to boost the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which will help create more jobs.”I encourage the government, creative industry players, and residents to collaborate and innovate in the development of the creative economy sector,” he said here on Sunday. He made the statement at an event entitled “Wandering Nusantara at Bali Frangipani Palace” attended by MSME and creative economy players in Denpasar City. He assessed that if Denpasar can join the UCCN, it will have the opportunity to build cooperation with other regions in sustainable city development. He expressed hope that Denpasar can follow the step of two cities that have represented Indonesia in the creative cities network in 2023, namely Surakarta and Depok. Earlier, other cities had joined the network, namely Bandung as the City of Design, Ambon as the City of Music, Pekalongan as the City of Art, and Jakarta as the City of Literature. Uno also hoped Denpasar would decide on its mainstay economic sub-sector as soon as possible to support the city as a creative city. part from that, he also encouraged the creative economy players to improve the quality of their products. He assessed that the recovery of the tourism sector will affect the opening of markets for creative economy players which will keep people’s economy moving. Meanwhile, Denpasar Regional Secretary Ida Bagus Alit Wiradana said Denpasar City is ready to develop its tourism instruments. “The Denpasar City Government is ready to collaborate and innovate to continuously support the revival of the tourism and creative economy sectors, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic hit,” he remarked. He expressed optimism that Denpasar’s historical aspects and heritage areas, as well as its sister city program with other cities abroad, will become the city’s selling points.

Source: Antara News Agency