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  • Indonesia to Extend Ban on Shark Fin Exports

    Indonesia to Extend Ban on Shark Fin Exports

    Marine Affairs and Fishery Ministry will extend the ban on shark fin exports, said the ministry’s directorate general secretary of marine space management Agus Dermawan. “It may be extended, but I don’t know when,” he said Saturday.

    Shark fin export has officially been suspended after Marine Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti issued on December 10, 2014, Regulation No. 59/2014 regarding a ban on hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks until November 2015. It had since been extended with Marine Affairs and Fishery Ministry Regulation No. 34/2015, which is effective until December 31, 2016.

    According to Agus, Indonesia was the world’s largest shark fin exporter. In 2012, for example, Indonesia exported 434 tons of shark fin worth over US$6 million, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded.

    He said that the ministry has joined hands with researchers to count the number of endangered shark species left in Indonesia. The regulation about the ban on export and hunting will be based on the outcome of the research. Despite the export ban, hunting and trade of certain shark species for domestic consumption are still allowed.

    Agus said since 2013 five shark species have been listed as endangered, four of which hailed from Indonesia, including hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks. Hammerhead sharks include Sphyrna lewini, Sphyrna zygaena, dan Sphyrna mokarran, whereas oceanic whitetip sharks include Carcharhinus longimanus.

    Despite the official export ban, rare shark fin smuggling continues to happen. In February, Directorate of Customs and Excise of Finance Ministry Tanjung Perak office, Surabaya, foiled an attempt to smuggle 20 tons of shark fins and jellyfish to Hong Kong.

    Therefore, Marine Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti vows to enhance the Task Force 115, who are tasked with eradicating illegal fishing practices. “We will deploy Custom & Excise and the Task Force personnel to monitor smuggling,” Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said.

    Meanwhile, Oceans Campaigner of Greenpeace Indonesia Sumardi Ariansyah has urged the government to do more than just banning shark imports. According to him, shark fin consumption in Chinese restaurants has also contributed to the declining population of the species, although not as high as foreign demand. “The government must set up and establish better and more comprehensive policies,” he said.

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  • Airlines ban in-flight Note7 use after global recall

    Airlines ban in-flight Note7 use after global recall

    Multiple airlines have banned the use of Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 smartphones while onboard after the company issued a global recall of the devices due to reports of exploding batteries.

    Thai Airways is among the latest airline to ban the use of the smartphone online, as well as storing the device in checked baggage.

    Other major airlines including Singapore Airlines, Australia’s Qantas and the UAE’s Etihad have already issued bans. Aviation authorities in Europe, the US and Japan have also issued safety warnings.

    Samsung has meanwhile urged all users of Note7 smartphones subject to the global recall to turn in their devices as soon as possible for replacement

    The company issued a global recall for the devices last week following reports of faulty batteries overheating or even catching fire. The company said that prior to the recall there had been 35 reported cases of malfunctions globally.

    Samsung Electronics Australia announced that replacement stock will be available to local customers from September 21, and the company will resume selling the devices in the market in early October.

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  • Pokemon no-go in Thailand

    Pokemon no-go in Thailand

    Thailand’s Culture Minister has warned people against playing Pokemon Go, especially in religious and historic sites while the Tourism and Sports ministry is seeking to use the game to promote the very same.

    Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said Pokemon Go had many potential dangers and players should not spend too much time on it, spend too much money or put themselves in danger.

    “As for entering Buddhist Monasteries or historic sites to catch the [Pokemon] dolls [sic], I know Thai people have the common sense to know what is proper and what it is not,” he said.

    This is in contrast to the Tourism and Sports Ministry which has jumped on board the Pokemon Go bandwagon, though it does seem to lack knowledge on how the game works.

    Last week, Pongpanu Svetarundra, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, announced that rare types of Pokemon would be placed at tourist destinations that the ministry wanted to promote.

    He also said that Pokestops (in game places that give out items when within 40 meters) would be placed at famous tourist destinations to attract Gen-Y trainers/travellers.

    Meanwhile the Election Commission of Thailand has warned Pokemon Trainers against attempting to catch Pokemon in polling stations as Thailand went to the polls yesterday in a referendum where they overwhelmingly approved a new military-entrenched constitution.

    Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said it was illegal to enter polling stations to catch Pokemon. Again in a case of not knowing how the game mechanics work, Somchai said, “in occasions that rare Pokemons emerge in any polling station, please stop playing it near these stations.”

    A trainer can attempt to catch a wild pokemon if it appears within a range of about 100m without having to actually go to the point where it appears on the map.

    Elsewhere Islamic leaders in Kuala Lumpur said today that Muslims should avoid playing Pokemon Go because the popular mobile game was harmful and could “lead to gambling.”

    Mufti of Federal Territories Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri, in a statement on Friday (Aug 5) said that the ruling was made at the Federal Territories Islamic Legal Consultative Committee meeting on Aug 1.

    “After studying the opinions of religious scholars and the fatwa (edict) issued, we agreed that the edict has a basis and that Pokemon Go and all the Pokemon characters should be avoided as it can bring harm.

    “The game promoted a search for power and deities with certain powers which could lead to gambling,” he said. Iran has also banned Pokemon Go, but on security grounds.

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  • Ban on Leonardo DiCaprio’s Indonesia visit after Rain Forests comment?

    Ban on Leonardo DiCaprio’s Indonesia visit after Rain Forests comment?

    Seems doors of Indonesia have been closed for Leonardo DiCaprio permenantly.This came after the 41-year-old Oscar winning actor and environmental activist’s visit to the Indonesian island of Sumatra last month where he posted to Instagram that the palm oil industry was threatening such wildlife in the Leuser Ecosystem as Sumatran elephants, tigers and orangutans, reports Us magazine.

    “The expansion of palm oil plantations is fragmenting the forest and cutting off key elephant migration corridors, making it more difficult for elephant families to find adequate sources of food and water,” DiCaprio wrote. “A world-class biodiversity hotspot …

    But Palm Oil expansion is destroying this unique place. Now is the time to save the Leuser Ecosystem,” read his Instagram post.Heru Santoso, a spokesperson for the Indonesian government, responded to the post by threatening to prevent the Wolf of Wall Street actor from visiting the Southeast Asian country again.”We support his concern to save the Leuser ecosystem. But we can blacklist him from returning to Indonesia at any time if he keeps posting incitement or provocative statements in his social media,” he said.

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