Indonesia

After landing at Can Tho International Airport, all the passengers and crew members underwent medical check-ups and were transferred to military-based quarantine facilities in Can Tho and Tra Vinh cities, according to regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control. … [Read more...] about VietJet Air brings home 217 Vietnamese citizens from Indonesia

Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian government is set to provide cash transfers and working capital loans for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in its latest bid to boost economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who is also head of the national economic recovery task force, said on July 29 that the government would provide 2.4 million rupiah (165 USD) in cash each for 10 to 12 million MSMEs, as well as working capital loans of 2 million rupiah for MSMEs. The assistance is expected to maintain people’s income and be used as working capital to support their businesses, he told reporters during a press briefing. The government will also add working capital loans with low interest for those who have already started businesses. President Joko Widodo has asked the national economic recovery task force to focus on boosting economic growth in the third quarter of 2020, as well as to maintain employment and income … [Read more...] about Indonesia to provide cash transfers, working loans for 12 mln MSMEs

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian government has announced that it had revised a 2017 law that will give oil and gas investors more flexibility when choosing their contract options for exploration, according to Reuters. The revisions, which came into effect on July 16, allow contractors to choose between different sharing contracts including the “cost recovery” and “gross split” systems in an effort to boost investment. Indonesia adopted the “gross split” scheme for oil and gas production deals in 2017, in which contractors shoulder the cost of exploration and production in exchange for retaining a bigger portion of the oil and gas they recover. That represented a shift from the “cost recovery” scheme used previously, in which the government reimbursed the exploration and production costs borne by the contractors in exchange for a higher share of companies’ oil and gas earnings. Under the revised law, expiring contracts no … [Read more...] about Indonesia allows oil and gas investors to choose contract options

Chu Dang Ya is a volcano that had been active millions of years ago. In the J’rai ethnic minority language, Chu Dang Ya translates as "wild ginger root." It is located in Ploi lagri village in Chu Pah district of Gia Lai province. … [Read more...] about Local photographer into Top 50 of #Landscape2019 by AGORA Images

Speaking at a press conference for the construction of the “Centre for Digital and Distance Education” at Preah Sisowath High School last weekend, the minister said although the government moves to offer digital learning services, about half of Cambodia’s 3 million students still cannot fully access online lessons. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia June 24