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The Riau Provincial Government affirmed its commitment to fully support the acceleration of the Dumai-Melaka Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) Line project, which is expected to improve regional connectivity and trade. This commitment was demonstrated by hosting a visit from the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) at the Riau Governor's Office on Nov. 17, 2025. The visit aimed to discuss economic, transportation, and trade cooperation in the Riau region.
Bungo Regent Dedy Putra announced that Muara Bungo Airport will add a Jakarta-Bungo route served by Lion Air Group subsidiary PT Batik Air Indonesia with its Airbus A320 and Sriwijaya Air Group subsidiary PT NAM Air starting from February 2026. To support smooth and safe transportation activities, the Indonesian government is currently increasing the thickness of the airport apron, where aircrafts are parked, loaded, refueled, boarded, and/or maintained.
A plenary session commemorating the 57th anniversary of Bengkulu Province was held at the Bengkulu Legislative Council (DPRD) building on Nov. 18, 2025. In his remarks during the meeting, Bengkulu Governor Helmi Hasan stated that the Bengkulu Provincial Government is currently initiating a breakthrough in the development of the Bengkulu Province Industrial Estate by lobbying Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian and writing to President Prabowo Subianto.
Banyuasin Regional Secretary Erwin Ibrahim led discussions on the follow-up to the construction of a crude coconut oil (CCO) factory. A Japanese investor plan to use coconuts as a raw material for aviation turbine (avtur) biofuel or bioavtur, with an investment value reaching hundreds of billions of Rupiah.
PT PLN announced the resumption of the 150 kV Sumatra-Bangka Circuit II High Voltage Submarine Power Cable (SKLT) and High Voltage Power Cable (SKTT). The resumption of this submarine electricity network strengthens electricity supply to the Bangka Belitung Islands Province and improves the reliability of the region's electricity interconnection system.
The Padang City Government estimated that the cost of infrastructure damaged by flooding in the area has reached Rp 202.8 billion as of Nov. 29, 2025.
Luthfi, Head of the Communications and Digital Ministry's Class II Radio Frequency Spectrum Monitoring Center in Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province, stated that around 70 percent of the telecommunications infrastructure in Aceh is still in good condition. The total number of telecommunications infrastructure sites in Aceh is 3,414. But the sites that are still in good condition has not yet operated optimally.
The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) projected the impact of massive floods in Sumatra Island to cause the national gross domestic product (GDP) to decrease by Rp 68.67 trillion, or around 0.29 percent. CELIOS emphasized that the floods has a national impact due to their negative effect towards the flow of consumer goods and industrial needs, especially in North Sumatra as one of the nation's industrial hubs.
