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Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – The Riau Islands provincial government has allocated a budget of Rp3.47 billion or US$228,876 to provide insurance coverage to 17,209 local fishermen through the State-Owned Social Security Agency (BPJAMSOSTEK).”The manpower social insurance aid program for fishermen in all of Riau Islands will be distributed immediately in 2023,” head of the Riau Islands Marine Affairs and Fishery OfficeSaid Sudrajat Nazlaninformed here on Saturday. He said that several conditions have been laid down for beneficiaries, including the fact that the aid will be prioritized for those who have never received social insurance aid. Moreover, the maximum age of the recipients will have to be 65 as of December 2022. The BPJAMSOSTEK aid is also intended for small or traditional fishermen who either use fishing vessels with a maximum weight of 5 gross tonnage (GT) or do not use fishing vessels. “In addition, they do not use fishing equipments that are banned based on the regulation,” he said. The BPJAMSOSTEK facility will be valid for a year. After it expires, fishermen can extend the coverage period on their own. ccording to Nazlan, BPJAMSOSTEK is very important because it provides insurance against the risk of death and any work accidents that individual fishermen could experience. The budget allocation of US$228,876 for 17,209 fishermen from the provincial government constitutes 50 percent of the collective financing scheme between the provincial and district/city governments. “We want fishermen across all of Riau Islands to receive protection because their job has a high risk, thus the worst-case scenario can be anticipated if it occurs,” Nazlan said. Meanwhile, the Maluku branch of BPJAMSOSTEK is targeting fishermen in Mamala village, Central Maluku district, for information dissemination concerning the benefits of the manpower social insurance program.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – National flag carrier;nbsparuda Indonesia will not raise airfares during Eid al-Fitr 1444 H, and is instead providing special homecoming offers for travel to Jakarta, the airline’s President Director, Irfan Setiaputra, has informed.ruda Indonesia is providing the “homecoming to Jakarta” offers on tickets booked from March 3, 2023, to May 1, he informed when contacted from here on Saturday. The offers are available for flights from April 13 to May 1. Different airfares have been set depending on the location, with a one-way ticket to Jakarta from Bali costing around Rp1.4 million, Medan Rp1.7 million, Gorontalo Rp2.2 million, Padang Rp1.5 million, Surabaya Rp1.1 million, and Lombok Rp1.4 million. In addition, flights from Palu are priced at Rp1.7 million, Yogyakarta Rp900 thousand, Makassar Rp1.6 million, and Semarang Rp700 thousand. ruda Indonesia is also providing an extra baggage offer, with the tariff starting from Rp15 thousand, as well as a 20-percent GarudaMiles redemption discount. Meanwhile, to ensure safe and comfortable flights, the airline is following a standard operating procedure (SOP) in the form of a pre-flight checklist, Setiaputra informed. “We have what is called a checklist. If this is not met, there will be an action plan for collective safety and comfort,” he said. Earlier, the government asked airplane operators and airlines not to raise ticket fares on their own for this year’s Eid homecoming. “There is an important matter that we want to convey to operators: Please don’t raise the tariff on your own,” Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said. The minister underlined that the government has set an upper limit on ticket prices for transportation that will need to be complied with. He warned that operators violating the upper limit will invite stringent penalties.

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Bandung, West Java (ANTARA) – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has urged people to adopt the spirit of hospitality of the Batak people and emulate it in welcoming visitors to tourism villages.”Think of all guests as uncles. We all are already able, always wanting to give the best for guests. In our culture, we are used to being like that. So, give our best,” the director of tourism human resources development at the ministry Florida Pardosisaid in an official statement received here on Friday. Pardosi attended the Tourism Awareness socialization in Toba district, North Sumatra. The program was a part of the Tourism Awareness Campaign 5.0, which aims to build up knowledge of the potential of each tourism village covered by the campaign. Tourism Awareness Campaign 5.0 kicked off in 2022 in 65 villages and has been continued in 2023 at an additional 90 tourist villages in 6 priority tourism destinations, which include Lake Toba, Yogyakarta’s Borobudur and Prambanan, Tengger’s Bromo and Semeru, Lombok, Labuan Bajo, and Wakatobi. In Toba district, the socialization will be conducted from March 22 to March 25 in the lake’s buffer zones, which include Parparean I village and Sigapiton in Toba district, as well as Pangambatan and Dokan villages in Karo district. On the same occasion, head of the Toba Cultural Affairs and Tourism OfficeRusti Hutapeasaid that officials from the ministry and other speakers were present at the event to educate and assist people so that they would understand their region’s tourism potential. “So, we would understand and realize that the existing tourism potential can be managed for public welfare,” Hutapea added. Meanwhile, the deputy of resources and institutions at the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry, Martini M. Paham, said that tourism villages are being encouraged to discover and develop iconic products from their line-up of tourism products. “Tourism village needs branding, one of which is by highlighting local uniqueness,” Paham explained. Some time ago, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno had said that his ministry is taking part in developing integrated and sustainable tourism through its program. “Through the Integrated and Sustainable Tourism Development program, the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is committed to taking part in supporting the improvement and preparation of superior and professional human resources in the field of tourism and creative economy, such as through training for tourism players in tourism villages,” the minister informed.

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Lumajang, East Java (ANTARA) – Semeru Volcano Observation Post officer, Yadi Yuliandi, reported that based on seismic observation on Saturday at 00:00-06:00 local times, Mount Semeru experienced 21 eruption earthquakes, with 17-22 mm amplitudes and earthquake duration of 75-155 seconds.”The seismograph also recorded one harmonic (earthquake), with an amplitude of 155 mm and an earthquake lasting 215 seconds,” Yuliandi remarked at the Semeru Volcano Observation Post on Mount Sawur, Lumajang District, East Java, Saturday. In addition, one deep volcanic earthquake, with an amplitude of 24 mm, and two distant tectonic earthquakes, with an amplitude of 10-14 mm, were recorded. For visual observations, Mount Semeru is clearly visible, while the smoke from the crater is not observed. The weather is clear to cloudy, and the wind is weak and blowing to the south and southwest directions, he stated. Mount Semeru’s status is still at level III, or Standby. Yuliandi reminded people to comply with all recommendations set by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). He emphasized that the community is prohibited from conducting activities in the southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan River as far as 13 kilometers from the peak, or the eruption center. baca-jugaRelated news: People should adhere to disaster-prone area map: PVMBG Beyond this distance, the community is also not allowed to conduct activities at a distance of 500 meters from the riverbank along Besuk Kobokan River since it has the potential to be affected by the expansion of hot clouds and lava flows up to a distance of 17 kilometers from the summit, he stated. “People on the slopes of Semeru are also advised to not move within a radius of five kilometers from the crater or top of Mount Semeru because they are prone to the danger of stones thrown out of the crater,” he noted. In addition, the public is advised to be aware of the potential for hot clouds and lava avalanches and stay away from rivers and valleys originating from the top of Mount Semeru. “(This is) especially along Besuk Kobokan River, Besuk Bang River, Besuk Kembar River, and Besuk Sat River. The public must also anticipate the potential for lava in small rivers that are tributaries of Besuk Kobokan,” he added.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Communication and Informatics Ministry conducts a drive test, or network test, to optimize public communication services throughout Ramadhan 1444 H.Head of the Telecommunication Monitoring Center Team at the Ministry Indra Apriadi stated that the drive test is held for two to three weeks at crowded spots. “We will see the result, and we will deliver it to telecommunication service operators, so that optimization can be conducted if there is a bad signal or even a blank spot,” he remarked here, Friday. Moreover, the manually conducted drive test is supported by the advancement of signal monitoring technology currently owned by the ministry, Apriadi said. This technology is able to record report data of signal location spots that are monitored to be poor. If a communication service with speed below 1 Mbps is found, then notification will automatically be delivered to telecommunication service operators to fix the service quality. “We monitor this for 24 hours, including during Eid al-Fitr,” he remarked. baca-jugaRelated news: Ministry ready to anticipate cybercrime risks during Ramadan priadi said that similar action will also be taken during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, so that social gathering with families will proceed without any hindrance. In addition to optimizing communication services, the ministry earlier ensured to prevent the spread of hoax during Ramadhan 1444 H. The spread of hoax is prevented through three mechanisms: Automatic Identification System (AIS), 24 hours cyber patrol, and addressing complaints received from the public. IS is a technology that utilizes artificial intelligence to ensnare disinformation spread in the digital space, including hoaxes. Meanwhile, 24 hours cyber patrol is conducted, with the goal of removing negative content, including hoaxes, which can harm the people.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government will import 215 thousand tons of sugar to maintain the national supply and anticipate increased demand during the fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr.Head of the National Food Agency (NFA) Arief Prasetyo noted in a statement here on Saturday that the import will be conducted by state-owned food enterprises: ID Food and plantation holding company PTPN. di said domestic sugar production during the January-December 2023 period is expected to reach 2.6 million tons, while demand during the same period is expected to reach 3.4 million tons. “Hence, we have to cover the lack of supply with import. We are expediting this move of (sugar) provision from the foreign market to prevent scarcity because this year’s fasting month and Eid will fall ahead of the sugar milling season,” he elaborated. The State-Owned Enterprises Ministry has tasked the two companies with importing the commodity in stages. “All licensing processes from the SoE Ministry and the Trade Ministry have been conducted. The sugar import will arrive in stages. During the March-May period, some 99 thousand tons of white crystal sugar will arrive,” Adi revealed. The import will arrive at the three ports of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta, Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, and Belawan in Medan. The decision to import was agreed upon during a ministerial coordination meeting in January. The move is aimed at maintaining stability in food supply and prices and improving the government’s food reserves (CPP). Based on NFA’s food prices panel on March 24, the average price of sugar at the consumer level is stable at Rp14,416 (around US$0.95) per kg since October 2022, still below its selling reference price (HAP). The reference price for sugar at the consumer level was set at Rp14,500 per kg, according to NFA Regulation No. 11 of 2022.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has sought to improve financial literacy and inclusion by issuing Regulation (POJK) No. 3 of 2023 on financial literacy and inclusion improvement in the financial services sector for consumers and the public.The new regulation is an improvement of POJK No. 76/POJK.07/2016, head of the OJK’s financial literacy, inclusion, and communication departmentAman Santosasaid in a statement issued on Friday. It has been issued to strengthen synergy between the government and financial service business actors (PUJK) in carrying out activities to improve financial literacy and inclusion. “Improvement of stipulation within POJK No. 3 of 2023 is intended to support the government’s target of reaching financial inclusion index of 90 percent by 2024 and OJK’s program to improve financial literacy,” he informed. The new regulation will also accommodate the dynamic development of information technology and increase the number of financial literacy and inclusion activities by optimizing the roles of businesspersons. It will also accommodate the impact of financial service sector development with the emergence of new businesspersons and improve the utilization of the financial education learning management system. Meanwhile, the activities to improve financial literacy are expected to make people more cautious in choosing and utilizing financial service products and services. This also needs to be followed by improving financial inclusion by easing people’s access to financial products. POJK No. 3 of 2023 will seek to strengthen financial inclusion and literacy activities, for instance, by involving new businesspersons who emerge as a result of financial service sector development in improving financial literacy and inclusion. Through the new regulation, monitoring to protect consumers will also be bolstered by mandating businesspersons to deliver a report on their financial literacy and inclusion activity plan and its realization to related parties. The stipulation concerning the management of activities to improve financial literacy and inclusion by financial service institutions has also been strengthened. Moreover, the penalty on financial service institutions that violate the established regulation has also been made more stringent through the regulation, he said. baca-jugaRelated news: Aceh’s financial inclusion recorded at above national rate: OJKRelated news: University students need to know financial literacy, inclusion: OJKRelated news: Increasing financial inclusion through Pre-Employment Card Program

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Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) – The Health Office of Tangerang city is targeting to provide tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM) screenings to around 38 thousand residents.The TB-DM screening service is being carried out not only simultaneously, but also periodically, head of disease prevention and control at the officeHermayanisaid here on Friday. The service will be provided in two phases, namely in MarchAugust and OctoberDecember. “The two phases are predicted to be able to target around 38 thousand people in Tangerang city,” she said. ccording to her, the TB-DM screening service has been opened simultaneously at 37 community health centers (puskesmas) in the city. The service is deemed crucial, especially for people with issues related to immunity, such as tuberculosis (TB), diabetes mellitus (DM), HIV, and stunting patients, as well as people with certain health risks. “In the service, TB and DM patients in each puskesmas receive a referral (service) and intensive examination facilities. It is carried out at 34 referral hospitals that have been determined,” she said. “Patients will receive several special services, such as X-rays of the lungs, treatment from specialists, and further handling until the treatment stage (under the service),” she expounded. The community is expected to make the most of the service considering that based on the 19902017 data, the number of Indonesian people with TB and DM increased significantly by 45.1 percent for TB and 157.1 percent for DM. She expressed the hope that through the service, the need for TB awareness can be promoted among the community and everyone can give full attention to patients’ recovery. She added that the service is being provided free of charge to the community. baca-jugaRelated news: BPJS Kesehatan readies Rp9 trillion for disease screeningRelated news: Need to bolster diabetes risk screening: Deputy MinisterRelated news: Health Ministry stresses regular health checks on World Diabetes Day

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