Day: August 4, 2021

Jakarta’s MICE industry plunges 95 percent: Kadin

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing, Exhibitions (MICE) industry in Jakarta is predicted to plunge by more than 95 percent due to the ongoing pandemic, noted the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). “The MICE industry in Jakarta has declined dramatically,” said Kadin’s MICE Manager Wisnu Budi Sulaeman

Ministry of SOEs urges Indonesians to buy local MSME’s products

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has urged Indonesians to buy and consume products of the local micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs). The Ministry’s Finance and MSMEs’ Development Expert Staff, Loto Srinaita Ginting expressed hope that the people would trust MSMEs products more considering their increasing quality

Delta variant more contagious in children, confirms expert

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Currently the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads more quickly to children, Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (IAKMI) Ede Surya Darmawan has said. “The Delta variant sticks more easily. Because of the strong sticking resistance, transmission is faster. This condition is easily contagious, especially

Task Force: Delta variant accounts for 76 percent of cases

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Delta variant dominates COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, contributing nearly 76 percent of the total cases.  Dr. Koesmedi Priharto, Task Force’s Head of the COVID-19 Tracing Sub-Division, said​​.​​​​​”Most cases in Indonesia are the Delta variant, which account for nearly 76 percent of cases. In theory, the virus

Kimia Farma donates second series of aid to health workers

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Kimia Farma Group has donated 15,900 packages of supplements and vitamins, as well as 1,050 boxes of medical masks to health workers in Cirebon and Indramayu districts, West Java province. “We have distributed our second wave of donations, 8,000 packages and 600 boxes in Cirebon, as well

Indonesia needs Rp3,779 trillion to tackle climate change: Minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) –   Indonesia will need an investment of Rp3,779 trillion instead of Rp3,461 trillion projected earlier to address climate change and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “It is an extraordinary high number and that’s only for needs in Indonesia,” she