The Ministry of Tourism (Kemenpar) has also monitored the handling of the island sales case following the findings of marketing advertisements for four small islands in Anambas Islands Regency, Riau Islands Province.
"We are monitoring developments on the four islands that are currently hotly discussed in the media," said Deputy for Destination Development and Infrastructure of the Ministry of Tourism Hariyanto as quoted by ANTARA.
He said that the Ministry of Tourism in accordance with its main duties and functions carried out supervision to ensure tourism business actors did not violate the applicable regulations.
In a tourism business, he said, small islands can be used to provide private tourism services.
"How tourists with the concept of privacy on the island feel more comfortable, security, including their health and safety, are more relaxed. That's actually the concept of privacy on an island," he said.
Ritan Island, Tokongsendok Island, Mala Island, and Nakok Island in the Anambas Islands region are reported to appear in advertisements for selling islands on websites.
The Directorate General of Marine and Marine Space Management of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries wrote to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs to block websites that market small islands in the Anambas Islands.
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"For example, it cannot be commemorated, so that it is not only taken down, we ask for it to be banned. We make the letter," said the Director General of Marine and Marine Management at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Koswara in Jakarta, Monday.
The Ministry of Communication and Digital on Tuesday stated that it was in the process of blocking several websites caught marketing small islands in the Anambas Islands region.
Koswara emphasized that there is not a single regulation in Indonesia that allows the sale of small islands.
"What is allowed is related to its use for certain activities, rights to land, and investments. That too with strict conditions," said Koswara.
Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad stated that the local government did not know the parties promoting the four islands in Anambas to be sold online via websites.
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