Photo News: House Special Committee holds hearing on Islands Regional Bill

Tuesday, July 7 2026 - 09:22 AM WIB

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Mercy Barends (left), chair of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on the Islands Regional Bill (RUU Daerah Kepulauan), and H. Herry Dermawan (right), the committee's deputy chair, attend a committee meeting in Jakarta on Monday (July 6, 2026). Mercy said the bill aims to clarify governance of Indonesia's archipelagic regions, including offshore areas containing oil and gas resources, and stressed that any new law must be harmonized with existing legislation governing the oil and gas, fisheries, marine affairs and regional government sectors to avoid overlapping authority. (Lucky Ginting)
Mercy Barends (left), chair of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on the Islands Regional Bill (RUU Daerah Kepulauan), and H. Herry Dermawan (right), the committee's deputy chair, attend a committee meeting in Jakarta on Monday (July 6, 2026). Mercy said the bill aims to clarify governance of Indonesia's archipelagic regions, including offshore areas containing oil and gas resources, and stressed that any new law must be harmonized with existing legislation governing the oil and gas, fisheries, marine affairs and regional government sectors to avoid overlapping authority. (Lucky Ginting)
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