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Belitung Halts Promoting International Tourism, Focuses on COVID-19
The Belitung regency government of the Bangka BelitungIslands Province has temporarily stopped promoting its tourism overseas after deciding to reallocate its budget to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are refocusing our budget from international tourism promotion as the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing,” said the Belitung tourism agency secretary, Annyta,…
Indonesia mulls carbon tax to help finance clean energy
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has announced plans to introduce carbon pricing in an effort to help finance clean energy projects and boost tax revenues, as well as cut emissions, in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. International oil companies, such as BP and Repsol, are considering developing carbon capture and storage…
Indonesia’s BPJPH partners with LPPOM-MUI to accelerate free halal certification for small businesses
Indonesia’s government is making available free halal certification for micro and small enterprises that have been hard hit by the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastuki, the Acting Chairperson of the Ministry of Religious Affairs’ Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH), told Salaam Gateway. MSEs are entitled to free…
Sandiaga Uno Cooperates with IDI to Develop Medical Tourism
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno discussed plans to develop medical tourism, including wellness tourism, with the Executive Board of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI). “I thank and appreciate our steps in developing health tourism in Indonesia,” said Sandiaga at his office on Wednesday, June 2. Medical tourism has…
