https://www.scmp.com/rss/505363/feed Fadhilah Fitri Primandari is a final year political science student at Universitas Indonesia, concentrating in comparative politics en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In February, when coronavirus cases were surging in mainland China and parts of Asia, the Indonesian government insisted that the country was coronavirus-free, despite at least 5,000 passengers arriving from China each day in January – particularly to Bali. Instead, it allocated US$725 million to boost tourism, with US$6 million as incentives for airlines and travel agencies, US$7.1 million for marketing, and around US$72 million for social media influencers to help promote the country’s tourist... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3077164/jokowi-must-help-indonesians-stay-home-slow-coronavirus-spread?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3077164/jokowi-must-help-indonesians-stay-home-slow-coronavirus-spread?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2020 02:00:18 +0000