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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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