Day: August 17, 2021

Athletes from three sports branches depart for Tokyo Paralympics

The first group of Indonesia’s contingent for the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, comprising para table tennis, para swimming, and para cycling athletes and coaches, departed from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten, on Tuesday. The first group departed aboard All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight number NH836 at 6:15 a.m. local time. They are

VP wears Sundanese clothing for Indonesia’s independence day ceremony

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin wore traditional Sundanese clothing of West Java while attending the ceremony to commemorate the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday. Amin wore a blue suit and trousers along with a white batik cloth around his waist. He

Indonesia is tough, capable of maintaining unity: Former VP

Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla believes that Indonesia is tough and capable of maintaining unity as well as overcoming problems. “At the commemoration of Independence Day, we are also concerned about the pandemic that has become a cause of growing concern among countries around the world. However, I believe that

Pandemic spurs greater independence of pharmaceutical industry: KSP

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the national pharmaceutical industry, including PT Bio Farma (Persero), to become more self-reliant, Main Expert Staff of the Executive Office of the President (KSP) Abraham Wirotomo stated. Wirotomo said while confirming the statement of Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the 2021 People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR)  Annual

Fishery SOEs to boost collaboration with local fishermen: Observer

State-owned fishery companies should intensify collaboration with local fishermen to boost their prosperity, marine observer and Executive Director of the Center for Maritime Studies for Humanity Abdul Halim stated. “Fishery SOE can collaborate with fishermen’s organization by purchasing their catch,” Halim noted here on Tuesday. After purchasing the fishermen’s catch,

Reading Proclamation text holds its own meaning: House speaker

House Speaker Puan Maharani affirmed that her duty, as reader of the Proclamation text at the Commemoration Ceremony of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, on Tuesday, held its own meaning for her. “This task was entrusted to me (due to) my position as the House speaker. However, I am one