Today's Top 3 News: Indonesia Spills Reason Behind Import Restriction, Anies Baswedan's Comment on Vote Recapitulation
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17 March 2024 21:28 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Here are the highlights: Indonesian Govt Spills Reasoning Behind Import Restriction at Soekarno-Hatta Airport; Anies Baswedan's Comments on Vote Recapitulation, Alludes to State Intervention in 2024 Elections; and Soekarno-Hatta Airport Seizes Hundreds of Goods as Import Restrictions Kick in.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Indonesian Govt Spills Reasoning Behind Import Restriction at Soekarno-Hatta Airport
The Indonesian government through the Ministry of Trade has begun implementing rules regarding restrictions on imported goods brought by passengers from abroad.
Minister of Trade Regulation Number 36 of 2023 concerning Import Policies and Regulations has been issued since December 11, 2023, and came into effect on Sunday, March 10, 2024. The Soekarno-Hatta Customs and Excise Office has begun implementing the policy.
2. Anies Baswedan's Comments on Vote Recapitulation, Alludes to State Intervention in 2024 Elections
Presidential candidate number 01 Anies Baswedan refuses to comment on the results of the 2024 election’s vote recapitulation. Anies Baswedan and his running partner Muhaimin Iskandar only lead in Aceh and West Sumatra out of the 29 provinces that have completed the recapitulation process.
"We will see the results as a whole," Anies said when asked by the media crew after Friday prayers at the Dian Al Mahri Mosque in Depok.
3. 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.
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