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Indonesia Launches Program to Improve Hygiene at Bali’s Tourist Sites amid Pandemic
Officials in Indonesia are set to focus on improving the health and hygiene in popular tourist attractions across the country, starting with revitalizing facilities in Bali this month. Wawan Gunawan, a regional destination development director at the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry, said that the upcoming phase of the revitalization…
Indonesia: Agriculture Only Sector to Post Growth in 3rd Quarter
Agriculture was the only key sector that contributed to Indonesia’s growth in the third quarter of 2020, given the overall economy contracting 3.49 percent on-year, according to Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Among the country’s five dominant business sectors, only agriculture recorded positive growth, at 2.15 percent, BPS chief Suhariyanto…
Ministry Prioritizes Four Regions for Tourism Promotion, Rebound Programs
The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is planning to prioritize four regions for its stimulus and promotion program aimed at recovering the pandemic-battered tourism industry, officials have said. According to the ministry’s data, the four priority regions are Batam and Bintan Island in Riau Islands, Bandung and Cirebon city in…
Number Three in the World, Indonesian Rattan Exports Translucent IDR 5.1 Trillion
Minister of Trade Agus Suparmanto said that Indonesia is the third largest rattan producer in the world after China and Vietnam. Even in the January-August 2020 period, exports of Indonesian rattan products reached US $ 357.17 million or the equivalent of Rp.5.1 trillion (exchange rate of 14,338 per US dollar).…
