In order to develop tourism potential in Berau Regency, PT Berau Coal held a Tourism Village competition.

The judging was carried out in collaboration with the Village and Community Empowerment Service (DPMK) and the Berau Regency Culture and Tourism Office. The activity was one of PT Berau Coal's Community Development and Empowerment Program (PPM). The 10 registered villages include Kampung Birang, Kampung Gurimbang, Kampung Feeling, Pulau Besing Village, Samburakat Village, Central Sukan Village, Suaran Village, Tumbit Melayu Village, Inaran Village, and Long Lanuk Village. The head of the Berau Disbudpar, Masrani, said that his party really supports and appreciates the activities initiated by PT Berau Coal. So far, his party has tried as much as possible in helping the development of tourism in Bumi Batiwakkal, including with Human Resources (HR), adding facilities and infrastructure in several tourist attractions. The Community Development Manager of PT Berau Coal, Hikmawaty explained that this tourist village was also formed to empower the community, so that they can act as direct actors in an effort to increase their readiness and concern in responding to tourism potential or tourist attraction locations in the area of ​​each village in Berau Regency.

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Startup in the field of health services, KlikDokter has officially moved its head office from Jakarta to the Digital Hub area in BSD City, Tangerang.

The presence of KlikDokter in the Digital Hub ecosystem will expand the reach of the community in accessing health and become a place for collaboration of medical personnel at a more affordable price. KlikDokter President Director Hendra Tjong hopes that this new office can provide better and more reliable digital and non-digital health services in Indonesia. "Our move to the BSD City Digital Hub, the Indonesian version of Silicon Valley, is the company's effort to strengthen itself to be more innovative in providing health services," he said, quoted from a press release. provide a more optimal service. Sinar Mas Land's Chief Digital Technology Ecosystem & Development Irawan Harahap said his party welcomed the presence of KlikDokter in the Digital Hub area. "Hopefully the proximity of KlikDokter's office location to other digital companies can produce innovations that are beneficial to public health," he said.

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In order to expand public access to the Al-Qur'an, as well as strengthen ties of kinship between people during the holy month of Ramadan 1443 Hijriah,

Sinar Mas Land through the Sinar Mas Land Muslim Foundation (YMSML) donated 1,000 Al-Qur'an manuscripts to Dharma Wanita Persatuan of the Ministry. Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), Wednesday, to then be distributed to a number of mosques and Islamic boarding schools within the PUPR Ministry Hall, spread across 34 provinces of Indonesia. The general chairman of the Sinar Mas Muslim Foundation, Saleh Husin, explained that waqf is a routine program of the foundation and all of the pillars of Sinar Mas' business. "This activity is part of the 'Al-Qur'an Waqf for the Country' program which has been consistently implemented by various Sinar Mas business pillars since 2008. This year, coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, we did it so that Muslims can read and study the holy Qur'an as a good practice that is recommended during the month of Ramadan," said Saleh, who is also the Managing Director of Sinar Mas, at the PUPR Ministry office. Senior VP Corporate Communication and General Secretary of the Sinar Mas Land Muslim Foundation - Panji Himawan said, "We hope that through this waqf, public access to the Qur'anic manuscripts and their translations will be more open. So that we can read, understand and interpret it correctly so that our faith and morals will increase. Thank you to the Dharma Wanita Unity Ministry of PUPR for being willing to distribute the Qur'an from us."

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PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk has just distributed prizes from the Fortune Wow Treasure Hunt program for the First Period.

The prizes were given to grand prize winners and a number of loyal Smartfren customers who received prizes such as smartphones, laptops, and motorbikes. "Congratulations to all Smartfren loyal customers who have received prizes in the First Fortune Treasure Hunt Leriode. For those who haven't received prizes, don't worry, because there is still a second Smartfren Rejeki Wow period that can be easily followed, with a total prize of billions of rupiah. We We hope that these prizes will be useful for all customers, as well as open opportunities to realize their dreams," said Deputy CEO of Smartfren Djoko Tata Ibrahim. The winners are Mursidi (43 years old), a laptop winner who lives in Boyolali; Yusrizal (37 years), smartphone winner who lives in Pekanbaru; Suwito (40 years old), a motorcycle winner who lives in Serang; and Aura Dinar Dhamayanti (18 years old), a laptop winner who lives in Malang.

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The package of government regulations derived from the Job Creation Law will be a weapon for the government to attract direct investment,

which in the second half of this year is full of challenges due to the spike in Covid-19. The PP package includes PP No. 5/2021 concerning Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing, PP No. 6/2021 concerning the Implementation of Business Licensing in the Regions, PP No. 7/2021 concerning Ease, Protection, and Empowerment of Cooperatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, as well as PP. 10/2021 concerning the Investment Business Sector. Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the series of PPs for business licensing have been completed and will be released soon. He believes the four regulations can attract many investors because they provide ease of doing business and cut regulations. According to him, the four PPs will be announced by President Joko Widodo in August. This year, the government targets the ease of doing business to be at position 60. This position will continue to rise to rank 40 until 2023. In 2019, Indonesia's EODB will be at position 73. But, we have optimism to get there," he explained. LPEM FEB UI Macroeconomic and Financial Market Economist Teuku Riefky said, basically all problems in the ease of doing business, such as the complicated licensing process to employment, have been contained in the regulations. “The next problem is in implementation. We have seen that in the first period, President Joko Widodo had issued several economic policy packages. Conceptually, it is very good, but implementation in the field is very difficult,” he said when contacted. Riefky explained that the failure was due to the uneven capacity of human resources (HR).

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The Indonesian Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) predicts the open unemployment rate (TPT) in August 2021

in the range of 7.15-7.35 percent or 9.9 million to 10.27 million people. This figure is higher than the August 2020 TPT, which is 7.07 percent (9.76 million people) and the February 2021 TPT, which is 6.26 percent (8.75 million people). According to CORE Indonesia economist, Akhmad Akbar Susamto, unemployment will increase due to the surge in Covid-19 cases and the policy of implementing restrictions on community activities (PPKM) which has been running for the last three weeks. "Unemployment will be higher, conditions could be worse than in August 2020 and February 2021. Indeed, the difference is not much, but in principle there will be an increase," said Akhmad in a virtual discussion in Jakarta. The government has indeed prepared several programs for social protection and incentives for the business world to prevent layoffs (PHK). However, various implementation constraints have prevented the aid programs from reaching those in need in a timely and targeted manner.

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Deputy for Technology for Natural Resources Development at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) Yudi Anantasena said the demand for weather modification technology (TMC) operations was increasing along with the high frequency of occurrence of hydrometeorological disasters or forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia.

“The TMC was initially used for the purpose of managing water resources to meet the needs of irrigation water and hydropower. However, in the last decade, it has been widely used for the purpose of mitigating hydrometerological disasters, especially forest and land fires," he said in a webinar on the implementation of artificial intelligence in supporting the implementation of TMC operations. dry season in a province prone to forest and land fires. However, sometimes BPPT is only asked to help implement TMC when conditions for forest and land fires worsen. In fact, in such a season, the atmospheric conditions are relatively dry and less supportive for the growth of potential clouds for sowing so that they are less efficient, both physically and materially. "The paradigm of TMC's operation to combat forest and land fires should have shifted towards preventing the emergence of hotspots on peatlands. Prevention can be carried out by TMC by wetting the peatlands, so TMC should be carried out in the transition season, where the amount of potential clouds is still available," he said. In developing this TMAT estimation system, BBTMC-BPPT used data from the peatland water monitoring system (Sipalaga) belonging to the Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM). However, BBTMC only took 50 measurement locations with consideration of completeness of data and representative locations.

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Smartfren has expressed its intention to provide 5G services in totality in the country.

However, the President Director of Smartfren, Merza Fachys, said that the 5G network must be used to advance the nation, not just for entertainment. This is because this 5G network promises a lot of things with high speed and low latency capabilities. "It's a shame if the 5G network will only be enjoyed on mobile phones to watch movies, videos, especially if it's just for chatting," said Merza, in the 5G Smartfren network test event, which was held online, Merza continued, if 5G is only to serve things that are entertainment like that, the 4G network is considered far from enough to handle it. According to Merza, the 5G network must really be used for the progress of the Indonesian nation and state. Therefore, Smartfren has twice tested the 5G network using the 28 GHz (mmWave) frequency spectrum. The aim is to examine how effective the mmWave frequency is when it is used to deploy full 5G services. Starting from providing services for general users, industry, even to things that are mission critical. "Whether it's in the health sector, transportation, or anything else, we can't just rely on the low spectrum (low band). This is the main target, because currently wide bandwidth is only available on the mmWave spectrum," Merza continued.

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Meanwhile, based on data from Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index Q2 2021,

there was a decline in the property price index accompanied by an increase in property supply nationally in the first quarter of 2021. Marine Novita, Country Manager of Rumah.com explained, the current high liquidity of banks has caused the government and related financial authorities to seeks to provide stimulus through various policy incentives and relaxations. Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index (RIPMI)a shows several prospective areas for consumers. Two of these areas are Cisauk District and Curug District, Tangerang Regency. In the first quarter of 2021, Cisauk District and Curug District, based on data from the Rumah.com Indonesia Property Market Index, are the two most prospective areas. Cisauk and Curug offer the best opportunities for consumers today. Based on Rumah.com's analysis, these two areas are located next to an established integrated residential area. Cisauk is flanked by Pagedangan District and Serpong District, where in that area there is an independent city area of ​​BSD City. However, in terms of price, Cisauk has a relatively more affordable price compared to prices in the two regions. "Interestingly, property prices in Cisauk are currently falling due to the impact of the pandemic, so this is an opportunity to get housing in the best locations at the best prices. Previously in 2020, property prices in this area had increased by 25 percent per year," said Marine .

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One of the mandates of our constitution is to encourage efforts to educate the nation's life.

In this regard, Sinar Mas Land through PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk carries out corporate social responsibility in the education sector by distributing assistance to 785 students and educators amounting to Rp. 700,000 per person. Total education funding assistance for this year reached Rp. 550 million. PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk carries out corporate social responsibility in the field of education by distributing aid to 785 students and educators amounting to IDR 700,000 per person. Total education funding assistance for this year reached Rp. 550 million. This educational aid is part of a series of events for the 7th SML Education Festival and at the same time appreciates National Education Day which falls every 2 May. This year's Sinar Mas Land Education Festival has the theme Creating a quality school environment through innovative creativity in independent learning. "Hopefully this educational aid will be useful for students and educators who receive it. Sinar Mas Land's annual program is a tangible manifestation of the company's support for Indonesian education and as a company's efforts to realize sustainable development, in particular reducing inequality and overcoming poverty as well as improving the welfare of the community. ,” said Sinar Mas Land's CSR Head, Maria Chatarina Octaviana SP.

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The Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (Apkasindo) assessed that the implementation of the Mandatory B30 Program (a mixture of 30 percent biodiesel and 70 percent diesel fuel) since January 1, 2020

was able to maintain the stability of the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for oil palm farmers. "The mandatory biodiesel policy has an impact on oil palm uptake and farmers' FFB prices, and the price of FFB closing before the Eid holiday rose significantly," he continued, becoming a historical zero point for why farmers' FFB prices were very well maintained and Indonesia was recorded as the first country in the world to have implement B30. According to him, the implementation of B30 creates a double effect that fascinates the world, namely a significant increase in domestic absorption and a reduction in diesel imports by this mix. Gulat said that before B30 was implemented, the price of FFB for farmers during 2017, 2018, 2019 was in the range of IDR 700-1200/kg. However, after the implementation of B30 which is supported by BPDPKS funds starting from January 2020, the price of FFB for farmers is at the level of Rp. 1,800-Rp. 2,550/kg. "We oil palm farmers are very grateful for the Mandatory B30 policy," said Gulat.

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Chairman of the Indonesian MSME Association (Akumindo) Ikhsan Ingratubun said that since Indonesia joined various free trade blocks, cross-border trade activities have become increasingly widespread.

Ikhsan noted that Indonesia was not ready to face these new conditions. This can be seen at least from the limited number of domestically produced manufactured products traded on digital platforms. "For manufactured products in e-commerce which dominate China, South Korea, Taiwan. Indonesia is still limited and local MSMEs selling in e-commerce are still dominated by craft and furniture products," said Ikhsan, this unbalanced situation needs the government's attention. For controlling trade through electronic systems in the future, he hopes that the government can highlight the tariff wars that are often encountered on e-commerce platforms. Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) economist Bhima Yudhistira said the level of participation of local products on e-commerce platforms is still limited. A study conducted by Indef and the Persada Data Lab in 2019 showed that only around 25.9% of local products were traded online. "The limited contribution of local products is considered a challenge for e-commerce inclusivity to local entrepreneurs, especially MSMEs," said Bhima. In addition to being prepared to monitor and regulate the portion of imported products on e-commerce platforms, data collection of the originating country of the seller can be a strategy to build a database.

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Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam urge an end to violence against civilians in Palestine-Israel.

The warring parties are also urged to immediately defuse tensions and respect international law. President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister of Malaysia Muhyiddin Yasin, and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalem made the insistence. "We urge both sides to accept a temporary international presence in the city of Al Quds (the name Jerusalem in Arabic), to monitor the cessation of violence in the occupied Palestinian territories," their joint statement said in response to developments in Palestine. The trio of Southeast Asian Muslim nations also urged the United Nations Security Council. The UN Security Council was asked to act immediately and take measured steps to ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians. Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly was asked to convene an emergency session to address developments and to stop atrocities against Palestinians. "We call on the international community to stand firm in its commitment to maintaining a two-state solution towards an independent Palestine with borders before 1967 and East Jerusalem as its capital," the statement continued. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Retno LP Marsudi, conveyed the same request in a meeting of foreign ministers who are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). ). “Ensure an immediate ceasefire. The OIC must use all its influence to push for a ceasefire," said Retno.

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The government has set the price for Sinopharm's vaccine which will be used in the Gotong Royong vaccination.

The regulated vaccine price is IDR 321,660 per dose and the maximum rate for vaccination services is IDR 117,910. That does not include Value Added Tax. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health for Covid-19 Vaccination, Siti Nadia Tarmizi in Jakarta, said that the government through the Ministry of Health has determined the purchase price for the vaccine produced by Sinopharm which will be used for gotong royong vaccination. This is regulated in the Decree of the Minister of Health Number 4643 of 2021 concerning the Determination of the Purchase Price of the Sinopharm Production Vaccine through the Appointment of PT Bio Farma in the Implementation of the Procurement of the Covid-19 Vaccine and the Maximum Service Rate for the Implementation of gotong royong Vaccination. “The technical implementation of the Gotong Royong vaccination is still under discussion. The related Permenkes (Minister of Health Regulation) will be issued soon. Meanwhile, the date for the vaccination is not certain," said Nadia.

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Secretary General of the Ministry of Health Oscar Primadi said the claim was proven by the finding that 80.8% of Indonesians were willing to vaccinate against Covid-19.

This finding is the result of a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health with the University of Maryland with a Facebook partnership conducted on January 10-March 31, 2021. "We are very pleased to see a positive report from the Covid-19 Symptom Survey," he said in a release. The public's doubts about getting the vaccine have decreased from 28.6% to 19.2% during the period January-March 2021. This survey found a number related to reasons for doubting being vaccinated in Indonesia, such as adults who are indeed hesitant about the vaccination program. Generally, 49.2% were concerned about side effects and 34.9% wanted to wait and see the situation first as the main reason for doubting. Findings in March showed 86% of Indonesians surveyed reported always or mostly wearing a mask when in public. The highest use of masks was in the province of Bali as much as 92% and the lowest in Aceh at around 72%

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Bank Indonesia (BI) noted that the national circulation of currency during this year's Eid reached Rp. 145.5 trillion, an increase of 41.5%

compared to Lebaran 2020 of Rp. 109.2 trillion. This increase reflects economic growth and community mobility. According to Bisnis' monitoring, economic activity was seen in a number of areas. For example, a visit to the Tanah Abang Market in Jakarta had penetrated 100,000 visitors per day. A number of malls in Surabaya are also crowded with people ahead of Eid. Likewise with a number of tourist attractions that are crowded with visitors. In response to this condition, Deputy Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) Eko Listiyanto warned that Covid-19 testing and tracking should be encouraged. He believes cases will increase because statistics show that Covid-19 increases every time there is a long holiday. "So, the next 14 days will be a crucial point. If a further wave appears, it can hit economic optimism," he said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transportation has prepared a free antigen test for the public specifically for users of two-wheeled vehicles who do not have evidence of being free of Covid-19 passing through UPPKB Balonggandu, Karawang at 11 command posts. . Director General of Land Transportation Budi Setiyadi said that this was done to tighten community movement. Meanwhile, General Chairperson of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) Hariyadi B. Sukamdani said the performance of the retail sector this year's Eid was better than the previous period. However, growth is still limited. According to him, at least positive movements have occurred in the automotive and property sectors along with tax incentives. Improvements in performance were also seen in the food and beverage sector due to increased consumption in the second quarter of 2021.

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A number of industrial sectors proposed that the zero ODOL policy, which is planned to be implemented in 2023,

was postponed to 2025 in order to prepare and redesign the existing transportation fleet. Deputy Chairperson of the Public Policy Division of the Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs Association (Gapmmi) Rachmat Hidayat said if zero ODOL (over dimension overload) was implemented in 2023, the industry would need a large amount of fast funds to meet the applicable regulations. However, he emphasized that the industry is not anti-zero ODOL, it's just that the timing of its implementation needs to be reviewed. Moreover, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has suppressed the industry in the past year. "Under Apindo, we initiated academic research conducted by UGM and the results were submitted directly by the Chair of Apindo to the Minister of Transportation last January," said Rachmat, Thursday (10/6). Meanwhile, member of the Public Policy Division of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) Agung Utomo said the implementation of zero ODOL was not a major problem. "The most crucial thing is the improvement of road infrastructure so that it does not make transportation costs rise significantly and capacity decreases, which in fact makes our competitiveness even lower," he said. Agung said the infrastructure improvements included widening roads and increasing road classes. Meanwhile, towards the implementation of zero ODOL, Gapki calculates that there will be an additional 70,873 trucks with an additional cost per year of IDR 32.4 trillion and other investments have not been added. Meanwhile, there will also be 14,628 trucks that must be renovated because they are more than 10 years old with a potential cost of around Rp. 10 trillion.

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Chairman of the Indonesian MSME Association (Akumindo) Ikhsan Ingratubun said the ability of MSME segment companies to participate in vaccination programs

organized by the private sector was far below the nominal set by the government. "The current condition of MSMEs is still severe," he said. Meanwhile, in the Decree of the Minister of Health (KMK) No. HK 01. 07/Menkes/4643/2021 regarding the Determination of the Purchase Price of Sinopharm's Vaccine Production, the government sets the price of the vaccine at Rp. 321,660 per dose, plus the injection fee of Rp. 117,910, bringing the total price to Rp. 879,140 per two injections. “The MSME Association rejects the price set by the government for the Gotong Royong Vaccination program. It is possible that no MSME companies can participate. We are better off waiting for the government's vaccination program,” he said. Similarly, the Secretary General of the All-Indonesian Workers' Organization (OPSI) Timboel Siregar assessed that the price set by the government would burden employers, especially in the labor-intensive sector. This has the potential to discourage many companies from participating in the program so that the acceleration of vaccination implementation is hampered.

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The government needs to ensure that economic conditions, especially household consumption, have recovered, before considering raising the rate of Value Added Tax.

The plan to increase VAT is considered to be burdensome for the economic recovery process, especially in terms of purchasing power. VP Economist PT Bank Permata Tbk. Josua Pardede said that an increase in the VAT rate has the potential to increase inflation to the range of 3%–4%, so that it will have an impact on holding back people's purchasing power. "This increase in inflation will tend to limit people's purchasing power so that household consumption also slows down which in the end will have the potential to limit the pace of economic growth in 2022," Josua said, instead of increasing VAT, the government could increase the excise tax on alcohol and cigarettes or implement environmental taxes. . To optimize state revenue, the government can also reduce tax spending, so that it can encourage more optimal tax revenues. However, the discourse on the increase in VAT is known to be only an internal discussion of the Ministry of Finance because the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs feels that it has not been involved. Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Susiwijono Moegiarso said he respected the internal discussions at the Ministry of Finance. "But there is no inter-ministerial coordination meeting to discuss this," he said during a talk with reporters

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Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Johnny G. Plate said that during the Idul Fitri

holiday weekend, there was an increase in telecommunication traffic reaching 49 percent compared to the previous year. "There is a surge in data service traffic of up to 39.7 petabytes or a growth of almost 49 percent greater than last year's Lebaran," said Johnny in the Cool Digital Lebaran Halal Bihalal which took place limited and virtual face-to-face from the Ministry of Communication and Informatics. the community is increasingly aware, where the use of digital space is the main choice for staying in touch. Minister Johnny appreciated all ecosystems, both cellular operators implementing digital technology and other institutions. According to him, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, community relations can continue to be established and maintained through the use of digital technology. "Cellular operators understand very well how to increase traffic. Preparations to enable Indonesian people to meet and celebrate Eid digitally this time are well done. I have not heard any significant complaints from the public regarding bandwidth utilization in the national digital infrastructure," he said. However, the Minister of Communication and Information acknowledged that there were problems with data telecommunications service disruptions in the Papua region. "Except for what happened in Papua, due to the break in the submarine cable north of Jayapura at a depth of more than 4,000 meters, which is currently being carried out to restore data transmission from Western Indonesia to Eastern Indonesia and vice versa," he said. Johnny expects the completion of the fiber optic submarine cable network in the north of Jayapura to be completed

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