Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said that the next focus of traffic wardens will be regarding buses carrying tourists to tourist attractions during the Eid holidays.
The 12 victims comprise of seven males and five females who were killed by the ensuing fire that consumed their vehicles after the collision.
Yoursay.id successfully held an exciting event titled "Yoursay Explores Kotagede" on Saturday (May 20, 2023), in the area of Kotagede Mosque and several historical sites around it.
TheIndonesia.id - Yogyakarta Municipal Government asked souvenir vendors to refuse service to ‘unscreened’ tourists. Sellers must always ask for proof of vaccination or health cards for visitors.
The local government also enforces a one-gate system scheme which requires tour buses to enter the area through the Giwangan terminal. These steps are taken to prevent the COVID-19 case surge ahead of the year-end holidays.
Deputy Mayor of Yogyakarta Heroe Poerwadi explained that after tour buses enter the bus terminal and undergo COVID-19 checking by officials, they will be given a sticker, which is required for inter-region trips.
“I’ve maintained coordination with souvenir vendors and ask them to reject buses that don’t enter Yogyakarta through Giwangan,” Poerwadi said on Friday, December 3, as reported by Suara.com.
The city official said souvenir centers often become the place for tour buses to unload passengers that haven’t undergone screening and checking. The local government has asked every stakeholder within the tourism industry to always strictly implement health protocols and apply travel regulations to avoid COVID-19 cases from increasing.
Meanwhile, Sumiyati, chairwoman of Bakpia Sumekar Cooperative whose members are makers and sellers of local cuisine bakpia, said it will be quite tricky to ensure everyone committed to refuse service to unscreened tourists because not all vendors are part of the sellers' community.
She added that the tourism sector has slowly been revived in Yogyakarta and that tourists have been flocking souvenir centers. However, she admitted she doesn’t know whether all tour buses entered the region through the Giwangan terminal.
