Day: September 14, 2021

Two Papua bank employees evacuated from Kiwirok over safety concerns

Two employees of the Papua Regional Development Bank (BPD Papua) have been evacuated from Kiwirok Sub-district in Pegunungan Bintang District to Sentani, the capital of Jayapura District, a bank official has said. The workers left the sub-district on an AMA aircraft on Monday morning after the BPD Papua office was torched by several

Yogyakarta expects tourism sites to enforce health protocols

The Yogyakarta Tourism Office has said that it expects three tourist attractions that will receive tourists as part of a trial reopening amid Level 3 community activity restrictions to enforce the health protocols. Head of the Yogyakarta Tourism Office Singgih Raharjo said in Bantul on Tuesday that he had received a circular

Minister ensures state fund accountability in handling COVID-19

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has assured that both central and regional governments would continue to maintain accountability for state finances in handling COVID-19 by involving law enforcement agencies. “The government is working hard to use the state budget instruments to ease and restore our national economy. We must be

Police probing seven Tangerang prison officials over fire

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police are investigating seven officials from the Tangerang Class I Correctional Institution in connection with a fire at the facility last week that left 48 inmates dead. “We have interviewed the chief warden and head of administration of the correctional institution,” said head of public relations for Jakarta

Conducive business climate key to promoting MSMEs: Minister

The creation of a conducive business climate is a significant factor to the accelerated upgrading and development of MSMEs, said Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki. “A conducive business climate is created if productive partnerships and healthy business competition are established between small and large businesses,” Masduki stated during

Women’s empowerment minister, KPI discuss child-friendly TV shows

Makassar (ANTARA) – Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati and the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) discussed the importance of child-friendly television shows in a webinar, Tuesday. At the webinar held by Hasanuddin University (Unhas) with KPI and the Association of Higher Education Communication