Day: August 13, 2021

Indonesia receives more oxygen concentrators from Singapore

Indonesia received 12,505 oxygen concentrators and six thousand nasal cannulas arranged by Indonesian and Singaporean companies from Singapore on Thursday to support its COVID-19 fight. Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore, Suryo Pratomo, as well as representatives from Indonesian and Singaporean companies attended the assistance handover ceremony at the Indonesian Embassy in

Govt improving data on COVID death rate: minister

The government is improving data on the COVID-19 death rate in Indonesia as there are a number of records that do not match the conditions on the ground, Minister of Communication and Informatics, Johnny G. Plate, has said. “The government has not removed or eliminated the death toll from the

Govt pushing subsea cable corridors to prevent conflict: official

The Indonesian government has emphasized that the arrangement of submarine cables and pipelines is aimed at preventing conflicts in sea space utilization. Assistant deputy for marine and coastal space management at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Muhammad Rasman Manafi, made the remarks during a webinar entitled ‘Maintaining

Gojek supports ministry in digitizing 30 million MSMEs

Ride hailing application company Gojek supports the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises  in digitizing 30 million MSMEs by 2024, Gojek Senior Vice President Public Policy and Government Anita Sukarman stated Thursday. “In May 2021, Gojek and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises signed a cooperation

COVID active cases down 60,000 in one week: task force

Indonesia has managed to reduce the number of COVID-19 active cases, or patients receiving treatment and conducting self-isolation, by 60,902 in the past week, according to the COVID-19 Response Task Force. The number of active cases fell by 60,902 in the week ended August 8, 2021 compared to 38 thousand

Minister Masduki calls for consolidation of MSMEs

The 2021 National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Day must serve as a reminder to strengthen cooperation in the sector, Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Minister Teten Masduki has said. “We have to consolidate to support our nation’s economic heroes — the MSMEs,” he said at the