Day: June 25, 2023

Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung (ANTARA) – The Bangka Belitung Islands will host the National Coordination Meeting of the Regional Regulation Formation Agency (Bapemperda) on July 5-8, 2023.”We together with the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) are discussing preparations for the meeting,” Acting Governor of Bangka Belitung Islands Suganda Pandapotan Pasaribu said after receiving provincial legislative member Adet Mastur, here on Sunday. He said around 1,600 participants will attend the national coordination meeting that involves all Bapemperdas throughout Indonesia so that the national meeting needs to be prepared well. “The preparation for the meeting must be carried out properly so that the activities can run well, smoothly, and safely,” he said. In the meeting, the Bangka Belitung Islands will present a number of regional regulation formation programs (Propemperda), such as regional taxes and retributions, and regional spatial planning.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono aims to complete the construction of Jlantah Dam, Karanganyar District, Central Java, by the end of 2023.”Hopefully, we can complete the construction by the end of 2023,” Minister Hadimuljono noted in a written statement received in Jakarta on Sunday. part from Jlantah, the ministry is also working on 12 other dams across Indonesia this year, namely Cipanas, Karian, Sepaku Semoi, Keureuto, Rukoh, Tiu Suntuk, Lausimeme, Sidan, Leuwikeris, Temef, Pamukkulu, and Ameroro. ccording to the minister, the Jlantah Dam will be able to reserve up to 10.97 cubic meters of water from Jlantah and Puru Rivers. The dam construction is designed with a height of 70 meters from the bottom of the rivers, a peak length of 404 meters, a peak width of 12 meters, and a peak elevation of over 690 meters. The Ministry’s Director of Dams and LakesAdenan Rasyid said that two state-owned construction companies, PT Waskita Karya and PT Adhi Karya KSO,started the dam construction in July 2019 with a contract value of Rp965 billion (US$64.5 million). “Currently, the progress has reached 65 percent of completion. The Jlantah Dam is projected to irrigate 1,494 hectare of rice fields in the areas of Jatipuro and Jumapolo, Karanganyar District,” Rasyid stated.

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Banjarbaru, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) – Forest and land fires in South Kalimantan have reached 163.15 hectares as of Saturday, according to the local disaster management agency (BPBD Kalsel).”We have deployed hundreds of personnel and all available equipment to extinguish the fires,” said Raden Suria Fadliansyah, the Executive Head of BPBD Kalsel, in a statement received in Banjarbaru on Sunday. ccording to the BPBD, the natural disaster has affected several areas in the city of Banjarbaru and six regencies in the province: Tanah Laut, Banjar, Tapin, Hulu Sungai Utara, Balangan, and Tabalong. “The firefighting teams are working to prevent the fires from spreading to residential areas,” said Fadliansyah. Meanwhile, Ricky Ferdyanto, the Head of the Control and Operation Center (Pusdalops-PB) of the BPBD Kalsel, stated that there are 2,168 fire spots scattered across 13 regencies and cities in South Kalimantan. He mentioned that these fire spots have burned 163.15 hectares of forests and land in the province. The forest and land fires on Saturday were the most extensive throughout 2023. ccording to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the weather in Banjarbaru is predicted to be sunny with the potential for intense sunlight that may contribute to the spread of fires. The city of Banjarbaru and Tanah Laut Regency have been the most severely affected by forest fires in South Kalimantan. The total area of forests and land burned in both areas has reached 150 hectares, excluding data gathered on the previous Saturday.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Bintang Puspayoga, encourages broadcast media to enhance the dissemination of information on child protection by presenting child-friendly broadcasting programs.”The government urges the media to help strengthen the commitment to fulfilling children’s rights and protection through child-friendly programs,” she said. In a statement released on Sunday, Puspayoga stated that her ministry has collaborated with the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) and broadcast media to create child-friendly programs. This step is taken to reinforce the commitment to fulfilling children’s rights and protection, as well as to provide education to broadcast media in developing child-friendly programs or shows. “Broadcast media play a strategic role in bringing about positive changes in society. However, media can also have negative effects, as discrimination and exploitation against women and children can potentially occur in media content,” she said. She emphasized that the commitment of broadcast media as a tool of control and social cohesion must be continuously strengthened so that child protection in Indonesia can be achieved together. ccording to Puspayoga, this effort is crucial because non-child-friendly information can have negative impacts on children, such as sexual violence, cyberbullying, and online crimes. One of the rights of children that must be fulfilled by the government and all elements of society is the right to get appropriate information, she said. “Children must be protected from various forms of inappropriate information, such as information containing violence, pornography, and radicalism,” she emphasized. Therefore, child-friendly shows are essential to provide positive impacts on children’s growth, development, and protection without neglecting the entertainment aspect, said Puspayoga.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI)Filianingsih Hendartahas said BI’s support for digital public infrastructure (DPI) is focused on three areas: social assistance, electronification of regional government transactions, and transportation.”The first is social assistance. Bank Indonesia is committed to continuing to encourage the development and implementation of digitized social assistance programs,” she informed at the Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) Symposium here on Saturday. In addition, BI is committed to prioritizing customer-centric interconnection and the interoperability of omnichannel experiences as well as the implementation of an end-to-end integrated data center to boost the digitalization of social assistance programs. The second area is the electronification of regional government transactions, which is aimed at supporting the digital payment of taxes as well as digital public services that are synergized with the regional development bank transformation program. The acceleration and expansion of regional government transactions are directed at realizing better financial management to improve the potential of regional income. Meanwhile, the last area is the transportation field. BI will assist with transportation digitalization to produce an omnichannel digital payment mechanism and encourage the replication of the business model in all regions. DPI has an essential role in encouraging inclusive financial transformation and economic growth that serve as a strong basis for digital innovation, supporting individuals’ and businesses’ access to financial services, and accelerating productivity, she said. Hendarta further said that making the most of DPI’s potential would help accelerate financial inclusion, support easier and faster access to financial services, and strengthen sustainable economic growth. She highlighted that, in the utilization and development of DPI, consumer protection must be accorded priority. The BI deputy governor further said that a safe, inclusive, and innovative digital economic and financial ecosystem can be built with the strong involvement and cooperation of the government, financial institutions, industry players, and consumers. “Therefore, let us work together to realize the vision of expanding financial inclusion, increasing economic productivity, and (presenting) strong consumer protection in the digital era,” she added.

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