Indonesia Highlights: Road Cyclist Dies during Trial Run of Jakarta’s Bike Lane | Indonesia, Russia to Sign MoU on Agriculture | More Tourism Villages Need to Go Digital: Indonesian Minister

KOMPAS.com – A road cyclist has died when passing the elevated non-toll road connecting Kampung Melayu and Tanah Abang in Jakarta on Sunday, May 23. The 2.3-kilometer elevated road with a height of 18 meters was opened only for cyclists during a trial run of bike lane for three hours from 5-8 am.

In other news, Indonesia and Russia are expected to sign a pact on agriculture cooperation in a bid to increase the bilateral economic relations of both countries.

In June, the government will launch incentive assistance worth 60 billion rupiahs ($4 million) to revive the tourism sector in the country. The assistance will be distributed to five creative economy sub-sectors and tourism village entrepreneurs.

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Road Cyclist Dies during Trial Run of Jakarta’s Bike Lane

A road cyclist identified as John has died when passing the elevated non-toll road connecting Kampung Melayu and Tanah Abang in Jakarta on Sunday, May 23.

The 2.3-kilometer elevated road with a height of 18 meters was opened only for cyclists during a trial run of the bike lane from 5-8 am.

The 62-year-old cyclist sat down leaning against the concrete wall at one of the sections of the road when another cyclist found him.

Head of Traffic Department at the Jakarta Transportation Agency, Rudy Saptari, said that John was found alone at the side of the road.

“He was found alone by another cyclist who happened to be his relative,” said Rudy, adding that the relative then reported it to the Jakarta Transportation Agency.

John was brought to the Tarakan Hospital in Central Jakarta by an ambulance. He died of a heart attack as the family said he had a history of cardiovascular disease.

Source: https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2021/05/23/12473141/pesepeda-road-bike-meninggal-diduga-serangan-jantung-ditemukan-duduk.

Indonesia, Russia to Sign MoU on Agriculture

DOK. KEMENTAN Indonesia's Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (right) receives in audience Russia's Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva (left) at the Ministry of Agriculture building in Jakarta.

Indonesia and Russia are planning to sign a pact on agriculture cooperation in a bid to increase the bilateral economic relations of both countries.

The collaboration will include technical and research development, human resources capacity building, joint promotion, and increasing investment in the agriculture sector.

“A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is an important legal protection for the two countries to carry out various collaborations in the agriculture sector,” Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said in a statement on Sunday, May 23.

The MoU will also be used as the basis for the authorities of both countries to establish a working group at the technical level, where the relevant officers will discuss action plans in the agriculture sector.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva expressed optimism that the agriculture cooperation will run smoothly as both countries are committed to supporting each other in the economic sector.

“Indonesia and Russia have different climates and the natural resources of both countries can complement each other,” Lyudmila said. Terima kasih telah membaca Kompas.com.

“We need palm oil products from Indonesia and Indonesia needs wheat from us,” she added.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/05/23/214059074/indonesia-russia-to-sign-mou-on-agriculture.

More Tourism Villages Need to Go Digital: Indonesian Minister

https://banjarbanggi.ngawikab.id/ Ngubalan Tourist Village in Ngawi, East Jawa.

Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy hopes the tourism villages can help revive the economy and tourism sector which has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

To do so, the government will help entrepreneurs in the tourist villages to promote their products and services by utilizing digital technology, which can attract more tourists to come and create job opportunities for the residents.

"We want to improve the skills and abilities of the tour operators in the tourist villages to embrace digital technology to create job opportunities in the future," said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahudin Uno on Saturday, May 22.

Sandiaga said that a creative economy approach can improve the economic activity in a tourist village previously. Citing an example, a hectare plot of land in the tourist village which was initially worth only 10 million rupiahs ($696), could gain an annual income of 1.2 billion rupiahs ($83,000) because of its economic added value.

Therefore, the government through the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has provided total incentive assistance worth 60 billion rupiahs ($4 million) to revive the tourism sector in the country.

The assistance, which will be launched in June, is intended for five creative economy sub-sectors and tourism village entrepreneurs. Sandiaga ensured that the assistance program would run transparently and reach its target.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/05/23/161239574/more-tourism-villages-need-to-go-digital-indonesian-minister.