The world’s geopolitical conditions are shaking again. The conflict between Iran and the United States in the Middle East has not only had an impact on world oil prices, but also directly hit Indonesia’s tourism sector. Thousands of foreign tourists failed to land, while domestic policies began to shift towards extreme savings.
The real impact of the Gulf War, Indonesia lost thousands of foreign passengers
Tensions in the Middle East airways have forced a number of major airlines to temporarily stop their flight operations. The impact is felt for the country’s tourism industry. Indonesia is reported to have lost Thousands of foreign passengers per day.
The decline in foreign tourist visits (tourists) has become a red alarm for hotel business actors, destinations, and travel agents. The cut flight path has made Indonesia’s connectivity with European and Middle Eastern markets significantly hampered.
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Ministry of Tourism’s Budget Highlights The Remaining 1.46 Trillion Amid Crisis
In the midst of the sluggish foreign tourist visit, public attention was focused on the internal Ministry of Tourism. The Minister of Tourism highlighted the remaining budget of 1.46 trillion rupiah which has not been fully absorbed.
This sparked critical questions from the House of Representatives (DPR) regarding the budget imbalance in the operations of the Ministry of Tourism. Chairman of Commission VII DPR RI, Saleh Partaonan Daulay questioned why there are Non-uniform recording of funds To the Minister of Tourism 2026, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana. The issue of budget governance is considered to be an obstacle in responding to the impact of war swiftly.
Not only the tourism sector affected by the war of Iran and the United States. However, other sectors such as concerns about the problem of shortage of fuel stocks have made the government set a WFH policy or work from home for state civil servants.
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WFH ASN Policy: Efforts to Save Fuel or Hidden Pleasure?
Responding to the threat of an energy crisis due to the war in the Middle East, the Indonesian government took tactical steps. The latest policy emerged with the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) instructed to work from home (WFH) to reduce the consumption of national fuel oil (BBM).
However, this policy sparked a heated debate in the community. The phenomenon of ASN pleasure appears during WFH during working hours. The big question arises:
- Is WFH really effective in saving the country’s fuel?
- Or is WFH deliberately designed to turn the wheels of the local economy through domestic tourism by ASN?
Sharp criticism leads to the effectiveness of this policy, whether it is purely for energy security or creating gaps in violations to occur. As recently happened, there are findings of ASN who took a trip during WFH from the monitoring of the e-Kinerja application. Therefore, Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf warned the ASN in his ministry not to misuse the WFH policy and give a statement that if the ASN violates the performance allowance, the performance allowance is in danger of being revoked.
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