Day: September 4, 2021

Refinery project to improve eastern Indonesia’s economy: Hutama Karya

State-owned construction company PT Hutama Karya (Persero) is pursuing the completion of the joint operation project of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of the development of the open access of Refinery Unit VII Kasim. The refinery unit located in Seget sub-district, Sorong district, West Papua, belongs to state-owned oil and

Tourism development in adjoining areas gets boost from sports tourism

Chief Strategic Communication Officer of the Mandalika Grand Prix Association, Happy Harinto, affirmed that sports events in an area can drive development of the surrounding tourist areas, including the Mandalika Circuit, West Nusa Tenggara. The circuit will host the World Superbike series on November 12-14, 2021, and MotoGP on February

207,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by Dutch government arrive

Indonesia received the incoming 49th batch containing 207 thousand AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Dutch government under a bilateral cooperation scheme on Saturday. “The government receives new vaccine doses today to secure our vaccine stocks and continue our vaccination efforts,” Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate noted

Flash floods destroy 20 houses in Riau’s Luda Village

Flash floods that struck Luda Village, Kampar District, Riau Province, recently destroyed 20 houses, a school building, and a Muslim prayer room. At least 450 people were affected by the floods, Chief of the Information Control and Operation at the Kampar District Disaster Mitigation Board Adi Chandra stated on Friday.

Indonesian ambassador escorts Paralympic team departing for Indonesia

Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi escorted the Indonesian Paralympic team departing for Indonesia at the Tokyo Haneda Airport. Athletes returning to the country comprised two para-table tennis athletes David Jacobs and Komet Akbar as well as two para-shooting athletes, Bolo Triyanto and Hanik Puji Hastuti. They were accompanied by

3,000 vaccinated Bantul students prepare for face-to-face learning

Some three thousand middle, high, and vocational school students at 1 State High School in Pundong, Bantul District, were offered COVID-19 vaccination that was implemented by the Bantul Resort Police of Yogyakarta. During the inspection of COVID-19 vaccination at the Pundong 1 State High School on Saturday, Bantul District Head