Top Stories: Bromo Fire and Yacht Tourism Development

A variety of top stories were featured on Antaranews.com on Monday, covering a forest fire in the Mount Bromo area and discussions on the Mecca Defence Pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has entrusted the investigation into the cause of the forest and land fire in the Mount Bromo area, East Java, to law enforcement officials.

The Expert Council of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), Darmansjah Djumala, assessed that the Mecca Defence Pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan represents a new form of security awareness in the region.

Transjakarta has opened a special route connecting the Senayan Roundabout with Ancol, North Jakarta, operating every Car Free Day on Sundays with a fare of Rp3,500.

The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has assessed that the labour-intensive programme can boost job creation and drive the economy down to the village level.

The Ministry of Tourism is promoting the development of yacht tourism to strengthen Indonesia’s marine tourism ecosystem while enhancing national tourism competitiveness.