As many as 1.5 billion workers will be affected by climate change, based on a study by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said. “Therefore, the world needs to make a transition towards a sustainable economy,” she remarked during an
Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights has outlined a number of competencies that civil servants (ASN) employed in the ministry must have, a top government official said. “Competencies every civil servant should have include managerial competency, technical competency, and social-cultural competency,” Head of the Ministry’s Human Resource Development Agency Asep
President Joko Widodo congratulated Indonesian female para-powerlifting athlete Ni Negah Widiasih who won the first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. “Good news comes from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, this afternoon. Weightlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih won the first medal for Indonesia, by winning a silver medal in the women’s 41
Bank loans grew 0.5 percent year on year (yoy) in July 2021 driven by consumption and MSME (micro, small, and medium enterprises) loans, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) has informed. Banking credit in July was driven by consumption loans, which grew 2.40 percent (yoy) and MSME loans, which rose 1.93
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) has said that the spread of hoaxes in the community can hamper efforts to handle the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “Hoaxes that thrive can prevent us from handling crises, in this case, the COVID-19 pandemic,” Director General of Information and Public Communication
Reducing the financial burden on the unprivileged community and boosting people’s income have become a part of the Manpower Ministry’s strategy for alleviating poverty, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has said. The ministry’s poverty reduction efforts include the beginner self-employment (TKM) program, which is targeting 100 thousand people, and the advanced