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Jakarta strategizes to reverse Rocking the stage tourist decline The Post choices of these foreign tourists — many would opt to travel to near- Jakarta by countries rather than ones The Jakarta administration seeks much farther away. to rebuild the capital ’s repu- That is also why it would be tation for safety to revitalize its more strategic to try to attract vis- tourism amid a downturn of for- itors from other Asian countries. eign tourists visiting in the past “Asia, demographically, is ex- few months. periencing a boom of young peo- According to the Jakarta offi ce ple and they [are interested] in of Statistics (BPS), the exploring other Asian countries, number of foreign tourists visit- their neighbors,” Baiquni told the ing Jakarta in 2019 has been on a Post on Thursday. decline since August and that con- In attracting young travelers, tinued until November. Data from Baiquni suggested that the city December is not yet available. administration should utilize In 2019, the city welcomed the digital promotion better and fa- highest number of foreign visitors cilitate more intercultural pro- in July with a total of 268,258 and grams like student and worker that number declined to 184,521 exchanges by which people would in November. organically share their experienc- Although a downward trend es through their social media ac- from midyear onward can also be counts. seen in previous years, as visitors Cucu said he already had the usually peaked in July or August, change in mind as he planned to month-to-month comparisons shift to “a more intense social me- from 2016 to 2019 show that for- dia usage” for promoting the city, eign visits from August to Novem- but added that he would fi rst fo- ber hit an all-time low last year. cus on collaborating with stake- The acting head of the Jakar- holders during his early months ta Tourism and Creative Econo- in offi ce, as private entities play a my Agency, Cucu Ahmad Kurnia, big role in tourism. said that this was because the po- A tourism expert and the au- litical instability surrounding the thor of Creative-Based Tour- 2019 presidential race and the ism, Henky Hermantoro, told numerous subsequent protests the Post on Thursday that the city, that swept the city in the second being the country’s capital, had half of the year created an image big opportunities as accessibil- that the country and Jakarta were ity had been taken care of — air- unsafe to visit. The United States ports and sea ports were already even issued several security alerts in place. in response, Cucu noted. The next step was to develop He was hoping that the much- travel packages according to the debated Formula E that was to be markets and manage existing Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga held in June 2020 would help to tourism sites well. K-pop sensation Super Junior belts out the group’s latest hits, such as “SUPER Clap” and “I Think I”, during the Super Show 8: Infi nite Time restore Jakarta’s image as a safe “When talking about tourism, concert in ICE BSD, , , on Saturday. city. there are four [aspects]: attrac- “We are hoping that holding tion, amenities, accessibility and an international-scale event like ancillaries. Jakarta has good pros- this will restore people’s per- pects in all of them. What we need ception that Jakarta is safe; that to focus on right now, in my opin- is the most important [thing],” ion, is product development,” said Cucu told The Jakarta Post on Henky, explaining that develop- Thursday, adding that the ad- ment meant creating a “special- to build ministration would do its best to interest” tourism package like bring people to actively partici- heritage tourism. pate in the event, understanding Based on a 2019 report by the that there had been a backlash World Travel and Tourism Coun- waste-t0-energy plant from the public following massive cil (WTTC) and Jones Lang La- fl oods that hit Greater Jakarta Selle, Jakarta was dubbed one The facility expected to solve lack of landfi ll, electricity problems last week. of the “Emerging Performers” The head of Gadjah Mada Uni- — a label given to that have The Jakarta Post by layering the trash with soil, has not been chosen, Yepi said it waste hierarchy, which are re- versity’s Master’s and doctoral emerging tourism infrastructure, but that is hardly suffi cient since would include incineration in a duce, reuse and recycle. Energy programs in tourism studies, Mu- growing momentum and the start South Tangerang, Banten this only works for organic waste closed facility with a bunker for recovery and disposal are at the hammad Baiquni, on the other of increasing pressures related South Tangerang is moving up and not inorganic or plastic waste, garbage storage. bottom of the hierarchy. “People hand, pointed out several other to tourism growth — alongside from simply recycling its trash to South Tangerang Environment South Tangerang follows on need to stop wasting food, man- factors that might have led to the , Cape Town and Mexico turning it into a source of energy, Agency secretary Yepi Suherman the heels of Jakarta, the capi- ufacturers should produce less decline of visitors last year. City, among others. solving two problems at the same told The Jakarta Post. tal city of 10. 5 million people, waste in creating their products Baiquni explained that the The report suggested that the time: The lack of space to dump “We need a technology to pro- which started building its own and both parties should stop us- world economy was slowing Emerging Performers should “in- waste and the need for electricity cess the waste: hence the power garbage-fueled power plant in ing single-use plastics,” he said. down and that was coupled with vest in infrastructure develop- by its 1.8 million residents. plant,” he said. Sunter, , in Decem- The United Kingdom’s Carbon the greying population of Ameri- ment to support sustainable tour- Environmental groups, how- A city campaign for households ber 2018. When completed in Trust and Indonesia’s Institute cans and Europeans, aff ecting the ism growth”. (ydp) ever, are not impressed. They say to sort their garbage into organic 2020, the plant could turn 2,020 for Essential Services Reform in building power plants that burn and inorganic has not been eff ec- tons of garbage into 38 MWh of a 2014 report said the technol- waste creates a new problem: air tive as is apparent from the daily electricity. Other cities building ogy for modern thermal plants pollution. Others argue that it trash collected by the 90 trucks their own garbage-fueled power has evolved considerably over the may not be cost eff ective without operated by the agency. The plants include in Cen- past two decades, reducing emis- Bracing for the worst the support of people and govern- trucks themselves have yet to be tral , which would process sions of health-threatening sub- ments for sorting garbage. separated to carry only organic or 400 tons of garbage into 5MWh, stances. The Health Protection The city plans to build a Rp 1.7 inorganic waste. and in , which Agency of the UK said the health trillion (US$122 million) waste-to- The Cipeucang power plant would convert 1,500 tons of waste hazards for those living close to energy plant in Cipeucang, the mu- is to be able to produce up to into 11MWh. the incinerator plant are likely to nicipality’s only landfi ll, which is al- 15-megawatt hours (MWh) of Urban Greenpeace Indonesia, be small. ready fi lled up with trash as high as electricity from a supply of 1,000 however, says converting garbage The success of the garbage- 16 meters. It’s so full that trash has tons of waste per day. The envi- into electricity is not necessar- fueled power plant also hinges spilled over into the Cisadane Riv- ronmental agency is fi nalizing ily eff ective in addressing over- on the support of the commu- er, which fl ows to the Java Sea. the business proposal based on a dumping problems. nity in sorting the garbage at the Cipeucang, a 13-hectare facil- feasibility study conducted by a “Basically we don’t support source. According to Sustain- ity, can take 300 tons of the ap- South Korean company in 2019. it because the incineration of able Waste Indonesia, some 60 proximately 970 tons of waste Construction is to begin lat- waste could release toxic parti- percent of waste in the country South Tangerang produces each er this year and would take two cles into the air, not to mention is organic wet waste that burns day. The remainder goes to pri- years to complete. During this the [dangers from] ash residue,” less effi ciently without costly pre- vately owned landfi lls, including time Cipeucang is to be closed for campaign spokesman Atha Rasy- treatment. one operated by Abu & Co, which business. The municipality has adi said. South Tangerang would need manages waste from the huge rented the Nambo landfi ll in adja- Atha said he still believes that to renew its 2013 campaign for BSD City. There are also 49 waste cent city, , to take the key to reducing the amount households to sort their garbage facilities managed by local groups the garbage. of waste is to keep enforcing the to make their waste-to-energy that compost organic waste and While the precise technology three highest strategies in the plant eff ective. (aly) JP/Wendra Ajistyatama recycle plastic waste. Workers build a retaining wall near a railroad in Bintaro, South Jakar- Cipeucang relies on the bio- ta, on Monday. The wall is intended to protect the area from erosion logical process of decomposition during heavy downpours. ANNOUNCEMENT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) Tbk. mayor calls for more No. BSJ.CSC/1/P/1/2020

PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby informs the Company Shareholders that the anti-LGBT raids Company will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (hereinafter referred to as the “AGMS”) on Wednesday, The Jakarta Post der to “strengthen families’ resil- condemned the crimes commit- February 19, 2020. ience and especially protect the ted by Reynhard, and activists In accordance with article 23 paragraph (7) of the Company’s Article of Association as well as Financial Services Authority Jakarta children.” have taken to social media to ex- Regulation Number 32/POJK.04/2014 as amended by the Financial Services Authority Regulation Number 10/POJK.04/2017 In response to reports that the In addition, he said he had also press their concerns as to how on Concerning Planning and Holding General Meeting of Shareholders of Public Limited Companies, a notice for AGMS will be family of Reynhard Sinaga, an requested that the Depok Public the case could aff ect the mem- announced to the Shareholders at least in 1 (one) Indonesian language daily newspaper which distributed nationally, PT Bursa Indonesian convicted serial rap- Order Agency (Satpol PP) and bers of Indonesia’s LGBT com- Efek Indonesia website (hereinafter referred to as the “Indonesia Stock Exchange”), and Company website on Tuesday, January ist in the United Kingdom, lives the Population and Civil Regis- munity, who have for long faced 28, 2020. in Depok, West Java, the city’s tration Agency be more active prejudice and discrimination in The Shareholders who are entitled to attend the AGMS are the Shareholders whose names are registered in the Registry of the mayor has instructed his admin- in carrying out raids in rooming the country. They have asked for Company Shareholders or registered in the Colective Deposit of PT Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia by Monday, January 27, istration to conduct raids against houses and apartments. the public to avoid linking Rayn- 2020 at 16.00 WIB. the lesbian, gay, bisexual and “Concerned offi cials can also hard’s crimes to his sexuality. transgender (LGBT) community. form crisis centers in Depok spe- Among the long list of preju- The Company Shareholders who fulfill the requirement as stated in the article 23 paragraph (6) of the Company’s Article of Reynhard, a 36-year-old PhD cifi cally for LGBT victims, as well dices and discrimination faced Association may submit a written proposal regarding AGMS agenda to the Board of the Directors, and the proposal must be student, was sentenced on Jan. 6 as approach related institutions by the local LGBT community received not later than Tuesday, January 21, 2020. by a court in Manchester to life on to work together in educating are statements containing hate This announcement of AGMS can be accessed on Company website (http://www.bankmandiri.co.id) and Indonesia Stock 136 counts of rape, eight counts the people, especially the people speech by public fi gures. A 2019 Exchange website (http://www.idx.co.id). of attempted rape, 13 counts of who are pro-LGBT in the name report by LGBT rights organiza- sexual assault and two counts of human rights,” he said at the tion Arus Pelangi showed that of sexual assault with penetra- Depok town hall on Wednesday, between January and February tion, with the UK’s Crown Pros- as quoted on his offi cial website. 2018, 45 statements containing Jakarta, January 13, 2020 ecution Service calling him “the Idris said that, in the name of hate speech against the LGBT PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) Tbk. worst-known sex-off ender in the social, moral and religious teach- community were expressed by BOARD OF DIRECTORS country’s history”, AFP reports. ings, he condemned the LGBT executive and legislative offi cials, All of his victims were men. community and the acts commit- law enforcers and public fi gures. Depok mayor Mohammad Id- ted by Reynhard, but referred to Depok Mayor Idris has re- ris said he had requested that the the case as a “personal problem” peatedly displayed anti-LGBT city’s Health Agency, Social Af- of the man. He also expressed sentiment, such as when he an- fairs Agency and Child Protec- sympathy toward Reynhard’s nounced that the administration tion and Family Empowerment family, who are reportedly De- had established an anti-LGBT

Agency heighten eff orts to pre- pok residents. team and was planning to create PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk. is a financial service provider and supervised by Indonesia Financial Authority vent the “spread of LGBT” in or- The Indonesian public have anti-LGBT regulation in 2018.