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As Temperatures Rise, Indonesia's Water-Sharing can Prevent Transboundary Haze
With 2019 expected to bring hotter and drier-than-usual El Nino weather conditions to Southeast Asia, concerns are heightened about a recurrence of the 2015 haze crisis. The episode of chronic transboundary air pollution that choked the region in a blanket of acrid smoke had severe health, economic and environmental impacts.Indonesia,…
Minister Mulls Subsidizing Pertamax for Environment's Sake
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan said Tuesday he is considering subsidizing Pertamax gasoline to encourage people to use fuels with lower carbon emissions.Pertamax, a type of gasoline produced by state-owned energy holding company Pertamina, has a research octane number of 92 and meets Euro IV standards for fuel.“In…
Government Encourages Local Administrations to Implement Enrollment Zoning System
The Education and Culture Ministry's director general for secondary education, Hamid Muhammad, said in Jakarta on Monday that all regulations/policies related to education were aimed to enhance the quality of education, which had become the government’s focus when it came to education.“We started to boost the quality of education in…
Indonesia Deregulates Palm Oil Exports
The new regulation on the export of palm crude oil (CPO) and its derivative products has taken effect and is part of the government’s plan to simplify the export procedures of the country’s major commodity.On Monday, the Trade Ministry announced the revocation of Trade Minister Regulation No 54/2015 on technical…
