Day: August 26, 2021

Second vaccine dose administered to Kulon Progo’s 10.80 pct residents

Second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 37,016 residents, or 10.80 percent of the total targeted 342,720 locals in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta. “Until Wednesday (Aug 25), only 10.80 percent (of the targeted residents) were covered under the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination. Currently, vaccinators are focused on

Govt urged to take anticipatory measures regarding e-commerce law

A legislator Evita Nursanty urged the government to take anticipatory steps regarding the ASEAN Agreement on Electronic Commerce, or Bill on PMSE, by making adjustments, starting from regulations to institutions if the bills are approved. Nursanty, the House of Representatives’ (DPR’s) Commission VI member, deemed it important for Indonesia to

Magelang seeks to improve quality of recorded COVID-19 data

The Magelang city government in Central Java Province has sought to fix the quality of COVID-19 data recorded owing to discrepancy as compared to that of the provincial and central government, thereby resulting in improper COVID-19 handling measures. Magelang city secretary Joko Budiyono noted in a written statement received here on Thursday,

BI promotes use of QRIS in Sulawesi’s BBI, BWI movement

Bank Indonesia (BI) encourages digitization of payment systems through the use of QRIS in the “Proud of made in Indonesian Products” (Gernas BBI) movement and Proud to Travel in Indonesia campaign (BWI) in Sulawesi Island. “Let us continue to use QRIS. Until July 31, 2021, MSMEs and tourism service providers

President Jokowi highlights three key economic and business strategies

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) shed light on three major strategies in economy and business comprising industrial downstreaming; digitizing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and developing a green economy. “I think there are three big strategies for our economy. Our country’s big strategy in business in the future includes industrial

Re-evaluate effectiveness of food estate program: legislator

The government should re-evaluate the food estate program that is deemed to have been allocated a relatively large amount of state funding, according to House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IV member Andi Akmal Pasluddin. “Food estate will be a part of the National Strategic Program (PSN) for 2020-2024. Quarterly review