TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Friday, March 15, 2024. Here are the highlights: Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno Backs New Policy on Import Restrictions, Soekarno-Hatta Airport Seizes Hundreds of Goods as Import Restrictions Kick in, and Stanford University Denies Plan to Build Campus in Indonesia's IKN; Only Research Collaboration.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno Backs New Policy on Import Restrictions

Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno expressed support for the new import policy introduced by the Trade Ministry, which sets limits on imported goods purchased by travelers from abroad.

“We want to ensure that supporting products that are proudly made in Indonesia is a priority for the Indonesian people,” Sandiaga said at the Communication and Information Ministry building in Jakarta on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

The policy is outlined in the Trade Minister’s Regulation No. 36 of 2023 on import policies and regulations and has been in effect starting March 10, 2024.

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2. Soekarno-Hatta Airport Seizes Hundreds of Goods as Import Restrictions Kick in

The Customs and Excise Office at Soekarno-Hatta Airport has confiscated hundreds of consumer goods from 21 passengers within three days following the enforcement of the import restrictions. The Trade Minister’s Regulation No. 3 of 2024 on import policies and regulations has been in force since March 10, 2024.

“The confiscation covers passengers' goods, such as bags, footwear, clothing or textiles, cosmetics, and food supplements,” said Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, the Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport’s Customs and Excise Office, in a written statement on Tuesday, March 13.

These goods were seized as they exceeded the limits set by the Trade Minister’s Regulation 3/2024, which stipulates that a passenger traveling from abroad can only bring a maximum of two pairs of footwear, two bags, five units of electronics with a total value of US$1,500, two units of mobile phones, and five pieces of textile products.

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3. Stanford University Denies Plan to Build Campus in Indonesia's IKN; Only Research Collaboration

Stanford University has denied that it planned to build a campus in Indonesia’s Nusantara Capital City (IKN), North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. The private research university in California, United States, also stated that it had not signed any agreement with Indonesia.

“Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability does not intend to build any physical institution in Indonesia,” Stanford representative, Mara K Vandlik, said in an email to Tempo on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Vandlik said that the school officials have only agreed to explore opportunities for collaboration on research and education projects in areas that have a connection between Stanford's scholarship and Indonesia's sustainability goals.

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