Month: July 2021

Ministry pushes higher fishery exports to Middle East

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Seeking to boost fishery exports to the Middle East, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has asked businesses to study provisions related to the fish health insurance system and exports in the region. “The Middle East is a market opportunity that we need to optimize,” said

Eco-friendly capsule hotel in Lake Toba draws tourists

Toba (ANTARA) – An eco-friendly capsule hotel, which has been built as a travel destination in North Sumatra Province’s strategic Lake Toba area by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, is drawing travelers amid the pandemic. The hotel, built through a collaboration between the ministry’s Lake Toba Authority (BPODT)

22,000 university students to teach school children in 491 regions

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has said it is sending 22 thousand university students to teach at 3,593 primary and junior high schools in 491 cities and districts nationwide. The university students are part of the second batch of the Kampus Mengajar (Campus Teaching)

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) – Maintaining an element of surprise in corruption eradication efforts is key to rid Indonesia of graft, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta Rector Fathul Wahid has said. “Looking at the latest development, without losing any sense of collective optimism, it would appear that corruption would take a long time to eliminate from Indonesia without any exceptional surprise in its elimination (effort),” Wahid said. The corrupt are “recruiting” people faster than initially predicted, he said at an online seminar on ‘Examining Constitutional Court Decision over UU KPK (Corruption Elimination Commission Law) that ANTARA joined here on Saturday. Referring to data collected by Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) in the first half of 2020, he said that at least 14 of the 393 people allegedly involving in corruption cases were aged under 30. Data collected by the Supreme Court has supported ICW’s findings, he added. Out of the 1951 corruption cases recorded in Indonesia as of September 18, 2020, at least 553, or 28.3 percent, have involved people in the age range of 30-39 years, Wahid noted. “This short illustration should open our eyes to the dangerous risk corruption poses to Indonesian people,” he asserted. There is a long-term damage that corruption can do to people’s prosperity, he said. For instance, a corrupted infrastructure budget could result in low-quality infrastructure, shorten its lifespan, and raise maintenance costs, he elaborated. “(Corruption could) delay important commodity distribution, raise the price of commodities, lower citizens’ purchasing power, and could ultimately result in widespread poverty,” he added. He said he had conducted a review of the KPK Bill (RUU KPK) when it was released and provided notes as a form of contribution towards corruption elimination. “It would appear that our voice and rejection noise from across Indonesia have not yielded an appropriate response, because the KPK Law ended up being ratified by the DPR (House of Representatives) on September 17, 2019,” he remarked. Source: Antara News

Yogyakarta (ANTARA) – Maintaining an element of surprise in corruption eradication efforts is key to rid Indonesia of graft, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta Rector Fathul Wahid has said. “Looking at the latest development, without losing any sense of collective optimism, it would appear that corruption would take a long

Failure to adhere to health protocols behind Indonesia’s COVID surge

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Failure in adhering to the health protocols has contributed to the rise in COVID-19 positive cases and the death rate in Indonesia, the University of Indonesia’s scientist  Dr. Budiman Bela has said. “Close contact with people who do not wear a mask in public spaces, such as traditional

Health Minister observes Pangudi Luhur’s COVID-19 vaccination centre

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin observed a vaccination drive that the Pangudi Luhur Vaccination Center on Brawijaya 4 street, South Jakarta conducted on Saturday. The Pangudi Luhur Vaccination Center was established by the Pangudi Luhur High School Alumni Association Jakarta, in collaboration with Gandaria Hospital and Pangudi Luhur