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        "id": 1703532,
        "msgid": "palembang-city-government-to-impose-rp500-000-fine-for-littering-1777287281",
        "date": "2026-04-27 16:37:40",
        "title": "Palembang City Government to Impose Rp500,000 Fine for Littering",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Palembang City Government will enforce a maximum fine of Rp500,000 for littering starting 15 May 2026, aiming to boost public awareness and maintain a cleaner urban environment under Local Regulation No. 3 of 2020. In addition to administrative penalties, offenders face social sanctions such as cleaning public worship sites or painting sidewalks, with mobile hearings conducted by the Civil Service Police Unit. The initiative includes rewards for citizens reporting violations and involves all relevant city agencies to ensure comprehensive enforcement from neighbourhood to city centre levels.",
        "content": "<p>Palembang (ANTARA) - The Palembang City Government (Pemkot) will\nbegin imposing a maximum fine of Rp500,000 on residents caught littering\nstarting 15 May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Palembang Mayor Ratu Dewa stated in Palembang on Monday that this\nfirm measure is intended to raise public awareness and create a cleaner\ncity environment through the enforcement of Local Regulation (Perda)\nNo.\u00a03 of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had regulations since 2015 and 2020, but implementation in\nthe field has not been optimal. Starting mid-May, this rule will be\nfully enforced,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, the sanction implementation mechanism has been\nconsulted with the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency\n(BPKAD), the Financial Audit Board (BPK), and the Corruption Eradication\nCommission (BPKP) to ensure technical accountability in the field.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to administrative fines, Pemkot Palembang has prepared\nsocial sanctions for violators, such as the obligation to clean places\nof worship or paint public facilities like sidewalks.<\/p>\n<p>To support direct enforcement of the regulation, the Civil Service\nPolice Unit (Satpol PP) will deploy special vehicles to conduct mobile\nhearings for minor criminal offences at the violation sites.<\/p>\n<p>The government also plans to provide incentives or rewards to\nresidents who report individuals dumping rubbish into rivers or other\npublic places.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who witness violations directly can report them and will\nreceive a reward. I have requested the preparation of a decree (SK) as\nthe technical basis to ensure implementation does not violate rules,\u201d\nsaid Ratu Dewa.<\/p>\n<p>The enforcement of this perda involves all relevant regional\napparatus organisations (OPD) to ensure Palembang is free from rubbish,\nfrom the smallest environmental levels to the city centre.<\/p>",
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