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Indonesia reopens more international airports, seaports

The Indonesian government has decided to reopen more international airports and seaports, apart from easing entry restrictions.
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Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian governmenthas decided to reopen more international airports and seaports, apart fromeasing entry restrictions.

According to Circular No. 17 dated April 5, the twonewly-reopened seaports are Balai Karimun and Dumai in Riau province.

Earlier, five seaports had resumed their operations- Tanjung Benoa in Bali; Batam, Tanjung Pinang and  Bintan in Riau; and Nunukan in NorthKalimantan province.

Meanwhile, international travelers can enterIndonesia via 10 airports - Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Banten), Juanda Airport(East Java), I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport (Bali), Hang Nadim Airport (RiauIslands), Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport (Riau Islands), Sam Ratulangi Airport(North Sulawesi), Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport (West Nusa Tenggara),Kualanamu Airport (North Sumatra), Sultan Hasanuddin Airport (South Sulawesi),and Yogyakarta International Airport (Yogyakarta).

Indonesia has so far reopened three border gates, namely Aruk and Entikong in West Kalimantan province, and Motaain in East NusaTenggara province.

The Indonesian government confirmed on April 4 thatit will reinstate visa exemption for citizens from the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) members as the country begins to relax internationaltravel restrictions amid a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases.

Furthermore, foreign visitors will no longer berequired to undergo RT-PCR tests upon arrival as long as they pass the bodytemperature screening.

Requirements for foreign visitors are proof ofvaccination and negative PCR test taken two days prior to arrival, so they nolonger need to undergo another test in Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for theEconomy Airlangga Hartarto explained after a cabinet meeting in Jakarta./.
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