Yesterday: Plans to Buy Russian Oil Up to Komodo National Park Quota

Jakarta (ANTARA) - News about Indonesia’s plans to purchase oil from Russia up to the setting of a quota of 1,000 tourists per day in Komodo National Park filled the economic news channels on Tuesday (14/4) yesterday. Here is a summary of Tuesday’s (14/4) news that is worth reading again on Wednesday morning. 1. Indonesia to Buy Russian Oil, Pertamina to Follow Directives Vice President of Corporate Communication at Pertamina, Muhammad Baron, stated that PT Pertamina (Persero) will follow up in accordance with the directives and regulations set by the government regarding Indonesia’s plans to purchase oil from Russia. “Currently, the negotiations are still at the government level. As a state-owned enterprise managing national energy, Pertamina will follow up according to the directives and regulations that have been established,” Baron told ANTARA from Jakarta on Tuesday. 2. Agriculture Minister to Withdraw Aid if West Sumatra Not Responsive in Handling Disaster Impacts Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasised that he will withdraw central government aid if the West Sumatra Provincial Government along with regencies and cities do not promptly follow up on the President’s directives regarding the handling of disasters in the agricultural sector. “If they (local government) are not serious, I will pull the budget back to the centre,” said Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman in Padang Pariaman Regency on Tuesday. 3. Pertamina Patra Niaga: Information on Paid LPG Depot Registration is a Hoax PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has clarified that information circulating on social media through a video caption from the link https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSHg8QpF8/ regarding fees for registering LPG 3 kg subsidised depot and sub-depot bases is untrue, or a hoax, that is misleading. “The 3 kg LPG is a subsidised product whose distribution is regulated by the government with a quota system, so it must be ensured to reach the entitled community,” said Corporate Secretary of Pertamina Patra Niaga, Roberth MV Dumatubun, in his statement in Jakarta on Tuesday. 4. Indonesia-UK Strengthen Low-Carbon Development through LCDI-ITF Funding Indonesia and the UK are strengthening low-carbon development through funding for the Low Carbon Development Initiative–Innovation and Technology Fund (LCDI-ITF) project. “The Innovation and Technology Fund is a form of how policies and planning can be implemented to create real impacts for low-carbon development in Indonesia,” said Deputy for Food, Natural Resources, and Living Environment at the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, Leonardo A.A. Teguh Sambodo, in Jakarta on Tuesday. 5. Komodo National Park Authority Sets Quota of 1,000 Tourists per Day in Komodo National Park The Komodo National Park Authority (BTNK) has set new rules regarding the quota for tourist visits to Komodo National Park in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, at 1,000 tourists per day. “The rule has been in effect since 1 April 2026 and is already running,” said Coordinator for Public Relations, Cooperation, and Licensing Services at the Komodo National Park Authority, Maria Rosdalima Panggur, when contacted from Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday.