Indonesia Highlights: Indonesia To Ban Lobster Larvae Exports | Indonesian Fugitive in Corruption, Illegal Logging Cases Arrested in Singapore | 60 Percent of Expectant Mothers in a West Java Women's

KOMPAS.com - Indonesia will resume the policies to ban lobster larvae and certain crab exports following the completion of the Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

An Indonesian fugitive and businessman Adelin Lis, who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in 2008 for corruption and illegal logging in North Sumatra, was arrested in Singapore.

Meanwhile, nearly 60 percent of pregnant women in the Women's and Children's Special Hospital (RSKIA) in Bandung city, West Java have tested positive for Covid-19.

Below are excerpts from the news in Indonesia, curated by Kompas.com editors:

Indonesia To Ban Lobster Larvae Exports

Indonesia will resume the policies to ban lobster larvae and certain crab exports following the completion of the Regulation of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries No. 17/2021 on the management of lobster and crab.

“The ministerial regulation has been completed. Therefore, I can make the official announcement of the regulations which mention, among others, the ban of the export of lobster larvae,” said Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono in his Instagram account on Thursday, June 17.

Trenggono said the regulation demonstrated what he has said after the swearing-in ceremony to replace his predecessor Edhy Prabowo in December 2020. At that time, Trenggono emphasized that he would review all regulations that had been issued and call on fishermen to cultivate lobster seeds instead of exporting them. The lobster seeds are not allowed to be taken out from farming areas.

“With the issuance of the new regulation, all stakeholders can prosper in managing marine wealth based on the Blue Economy,” he said.

The ban policy also aims to preserve lobster populations in the country. 

Currently, the technical guidelines are still in the finalization stage. Later, a familiarization program will be held to provide more information on the regulations and standards for lobster seed management.

"We will carry out a familiarization program soon," the ministry’s spokesman Wahyu Muryadi told Kompas.com.

Source: https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/06/17/181500426/sah-kkp-larang-ekspor-benih-lobster.

Indonesian Fugitive in Corruption, Illegal Logging Cases Arrested in Singapore

ANTARA FOTO/Hafidz Mubarak A A file photo of Head of the Legal Information Center at the Attorney General's Office of Indonesia, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak (center) and other officials during a press conference at the Attorney General's Office building on December 12, 2020.

An Indonesian fugitive and businessman Adelin Lis, who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in 2008 for corruption and illegal logging in North Sumatra, was arrested in Singapore, an official confirmed on Wednesday, June 16.

Head of the Legal Information Center at the Attorney General’s Office of Indonesia, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak said that Adelin Lis was caught when using a fake passport under the name of Hendro Leonardi upon entering the city-state in March.

Actions are currently taken by the Attorney General’s Office and the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore to repatriate the high-profile fugitive to Jakarta.

“Attorney General [ST Burhanuddin] urged [the officials] to immediately repatriate Adelin Lis to Jakarta. The team from the Attorney General’s Office are on standby in Singapore to take him to Jakarta, not other cities,” Antara State News quoted Leonard on Wednesday, June 16.

After the arrest, Leonard added, the Attorney General’s Office and the Indonesian Embassy then moved quickly to lobby Singapore’s government to process the deportation of Adelin Liswho has escaped twice.

Adelin Lis has been a fugitive since 2008 and was listed on Interpol's red notice. Therefore, the Attorney General's Office intends to bring Adelin Lis home directly.

Leonard said that the Indonesian Embassy had officially conveyed the request of Indonesian law enforcers to bring home the high-profile fugitive. However, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 16 did not grant the request for bringing him home directly. Under Singapore law, Adelin Lis will only be deported on a commercial plane.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/17/230850774/indonesian-fugitive-in-corruption-illegal-logging-cases-arrested-in-singapore.

60 Percent of Expectant Mothers in a West Java Women's and Children's Hospital Contract Covid-19: Senior Minister

Humas Kemenko PMK Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy visits the Special Hospital for Mothers and Children (RSKIA) in Bandung City on Wednesday, June 16.

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said that nearly 60 percent of pregnant women in the Women's and Children's Special Hospital (RSKIA) in Bandung city, West Java have tested positive for Covid-19.

Muhadjir said that expectant mothers have an increased risk of developing severe Covid-19 given their vulnerable condition and could face a significantly higher risk of severe maternal and newborn complications.

During his visit to the hospital Special Hospital for Women and Children (RSKIA) in the Indonesian city of Bandung in West Java on Wednesday, Muhadjir said that nearly 60 percent of pregnant women in the hospital were exposed to Covid-19.

"In the RSKIA almost 60 percent of pregnant women contract Covid-19. This data shows that Covid-19 does not discriminate as it even poses a risk to a baby in the womb," said Muhadjir in a statement on Thursday, June 17.

Throughout 2021, the minister said, 400 pregnant women were suspected of Covid-19 and 260 others have tested positive for Covid-19 at RSKIA Bandung alone. The hospital is one of the Covid-19 referral hospitals in West Java following a gubernatorial decree.

Greater Bandung - comprising Bandung city, Bandung regency, Cimahi city, and West Bandung regency - has also been assigned a Covid-19 alert, given the high spike in cases.

"I hope with the current RSKIA condition, which has filled more than 80 percent of the bed capacity for Covid-19 patients, can get additional assistance from the central government, especially from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)," he said.

Meanwhile, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, or popularly known as Emil, said his party is currently preparing around 3,000 beds for all areas of West Java. Emil urged the public, especially those who would travel to Greater Bandung, to postpone their visit to the area.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/17/174404374/60-percent-of-expectant-mothers-in-a-west-java-womens-and-childrens-hospital.