Indonesia Highlights: Covid-19: Indonesia Sets to Administer a Million Shots from June 26 | Speed Up Passage of Anti-Sexual Violence Bill: Indonesia's President Aide | Jakarta Celebrates Its 494th Ann

KOMPAS.com – This weekend, Indonesia will start to administer a million vaccine doses, earlier than its initial target in July. Currently, Indonesia is administering 500,000 vaccine doses per day.

Indonesia's Military Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said that a million vaccine doses will be administered daily starting from June 26.

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko called for immediate passage of the anti-sexual violence bill or known as PKS, as the number of sexual violence keeps increasing in Indonesia.

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

Covid-19: Indonesia Sets to Administer a Million Shots from June 26

Indonesia's Military Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said that a million vaccine doses will be administered daily starting from June 26.

This new number of vaccines administered daily will be implemented earlier than the initial target. Previously, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo instructed his officials to speed up the mass vaccination program in the country by administering a million vaccine doses a day starting from July.

“Starting from June 26, the TNI [Indonesian military] and Police have set a target of administering a million vaccine doses per day,” Hadi said in a statement on Tuesday, June 22.
Hadi said the implementation of the Covid-19 jab drive will be co-organized by the military, police, and the ministry of health.

“The military and police will administer 40 percent of the targeted shots, while the remaining 60 percent of the vaccine doses will be held by the ministry of health, including the local administrations,” he said.

As of June 22, Indonesia recorded 13,668 new Covid cases, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to more than two million cases since the outbreak was declared in the country in March 2020. Meanwhile, more than 1.8 million people have recovered and 55,291 died.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/06/22/10325191/panglima-tni-vaksinasi-covid-19-1-juta-suntikan-per-hari-mulai-26-juni.

Speed Up Passage of Anti-Sexual Violence Bill: Indonesia's President Aide

Kementerian ATR/BPN Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko.

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko called for immediate passage of the anti-sexual violence bill or known as PKS, as the number of sexual violence keeps increasing in Indonesia.

“The escalation of sexual violence continues to increase and the forms of violence are increasingly becoming more complex. The bill must be passed immediately,” said Moeldoko after a kickoff meeting held by the Task Force for the Acceleration of the Formation of the Anti-Sexual Violence Law at the Bina Graha Building, Jakarta, Monday, June 21.

Moeldoko, who is also part of the committee, said that based on the previous cases of sexual violence, especially against women, the existing regulations were not sufficient to accommodate various forms of sexual violence and the rights of victims.

"The PKS bill provides comprehensive handling of prevention, case handling, protection and recovery of victims," Moeldoko said.

The chairman of the Task Force for the Acceleration of the Formation of the PKS Law, Eddy Hiariej, said the substance of the bill needed to be further discussed with the working committee of the House of Representatives so it would not overlap with other laws and regulations.

"We need to resolve the issue of its substance. It must be re-examined along with the Prosecutor and the Police as part of law enforcement," said Eddy.

In its 2020 report, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) pointed out that the number of violence against women throughout 2019 reached 431,471 cases or up six percent from 406,178 in the previous year.

The PKS Bill assures, among others, victims of sexual violence will be free from criminalization. However, the bill still sits on this year’s national legislation program (Prolegnas) priority list since it was first initiated by Komnas Perempuan in 2012 and has been postponed several times.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/22/174152974/speed-up-passage-of-anti-sexual-violence-bill-indonesias-president-aide.

Jakarta Celebrates Its 494th Anniversary in Modest Ceremony due to Covid-19 Surge

SHUTTERSTOCK/ILUSIKO STUDIO An illustration of Jakarta's anniversary.

Jakarta commemorated its 494th anniversary in a modest ceremony led by Governor Anies Baswedan at the city hall on Tuesday, June 22 due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The new number of Covid-19 cases today reached 3,331, bringing the total number of active cases in the capital city to more than 33,000. Meanwhile, the cumulative number of coronavirus since it was first detected in March last year reached more than 479,000 cases in Jakarta.

In his speech, Anies called for the residents to remain strong in facing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “Jakarta is a city filled with tough people, who can face challenges, won’t give up easily, and ready to work hard,” Anies said.

His aspirations align with this year's theme for the commemoration, 'Jakarta Revives.' He hoped that the theme will ignite the spirit of resilience of the Jakarta residents despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jakarta hit the highest daily number of Covid-19 recently following a new wave of infections that could be driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, which put the referral hospital in danger of collapsing.

Under normal circumstances, festive activities and events were held to celebrate Jakarta’s anniversary with the Jakarta Night Festival as the main event on MH Thamrin Road in Central Jakarta.

Various traditional and modern shows that took place until July also entertained residents, such as Jakarnaval, Jakarta Beat Society, Seribu Island Indie Festival, Jakarta Creative Night, and the Abang None pageant.

But, for two consecutive years, muted celebrations marked the city's anniversary due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/22/222821874/jakarta-celebrates-its-494th-anniversary-in-modest-ceremony-due-to-covid-19-surge.