Good News, This Week Monas Is Open To The Public

Illustration of Monas in Central Jakarta. (Between)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria gave news that the National Monument (Monas) will be reopened in the near future. Riza said residents could return to travel at the Jakarta icon this week.

"We will open this Monas soon. It will be opened this week," said Riza at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, June 15.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit until now, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has closed the Monas area to the public. Meanwhile, Jakarta has now implemented PPKM Level 1 in line with the increasingly controlled COVID-19 cases.

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno mentioned the discourse on the reopening of Monas to the public. Sandi admitted that his party had asked the DKI Provincial Government to open a national icon as a public tourist spot.

"Our (opening) Monas has coordinated with the DKI Provincial Government. We have submitted a request before Lebaran (Monas reopened) because apart from Ancol, TMII, and Ragunan, this Monas has been eagerly awaited. It is hoped that in the next two weeks it will be reopened ," said Sandiaga some time ago.

According to Sandiaga, the reopening of Monas for tourists will have a big impact on the tourism sector and the creative economy.

The former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta views Monas as one of the favorite destinations for tourists, both local and foreign.

"We have international events and national events. Many of them are interested in coming to Jakarta, and Monas will be the main attraction. Many activities also want to use Monas as a backdrop for these activities," he said.