Government to continue stimulus programs to spur tourism recovery 17th February 2021
Some tourists at Seger Beach, Mandalika Special Economic Zone, in Kuta, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. ANTARA PHOTO/Ahmad Subaidi/aww./sh Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government will continue to implement the stimulus program, including offering grant, interest rate subsidy, credit restructurization, and microloans for tourism, to drive recovery in the tourism sector battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto noted in a statement here on Wednesday that tourism was one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and would be the latest to recover, for which special stimulus was deemed important.
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Situation Update: Response to COVID-19 in Indonesia (As of 21 December 2020) [EN/ID]
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As of 20 December, the Indonesian Government has announced 664,930 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in all 34 provinces in Indonesia, with 19,880 confirmed deaths from the virus, and 541,811 people that have recovered from the illness. The government has also reported 66,702 suspected cases.
On 16 December, the Indonesian President announced that the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of charge for all citizens. As recommended by ITAGI (Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization) and SAGE (Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization), the Ministry of Health will prioritize health workers and people working in health service facilities to be vaccinated, especially in Java and Bali due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in these two islands.
24,000 microbusiness owners in Ambon city to get govt aid 11th December 2020
Microbusiness owners at a recent halal food festival in Ambon city. (John Soplanit) Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA) - About 24 thousand microbusiness owners in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, have been verified to receive productive aid from the government, a local official revealed here on Friday.
As of this week, some 12,000 of the 24,000 verified microbusiness owners have received the productive aid funds. Each of them received Rp2.4 million, head of the Ambon city administration s SME and Cooperative Units, Marthen Kailuhu, said.
Kailuhu said his office had proposed the names of 30,013 cooperative units and four microbusinesses for the productive aid.