Day: September 16, 2021

Lebak eyeing swifter economic recovery through mass vaccinations

The Religious Affairs Office of Lebak District, Banten Province, is targeting to maximize the coverage of vaccination to support acceleration of the nation’s economic recovery in the area. “We are highly committed to supporting the vaccination program,” the office’s Head of Administration Sudirman stated here on Thursday. The spread of

ADCP to add two LRT projects in Cikunir, Pancoran

PT Adhi Commuter Properti (ADCP) has said that it will undertake two new projects in Cikunir and Pancoran areas, thereby increasing the number of projects in its Jabodebek LRT line phase 1 portfolio to nine. “In the near future, there will be two additional new project developments, which will be

Jakarta to convert parks near Grogol Terminal into MSME kiosks

The Jakarta administration is planning to transform parks near West Jakarta’s Grogol bus terminal to build kiosks for local micro, small, and medium enterprises under the Jakpreneur program. “The region (representatives) proposed three kiosk points for the Grogol Petamburan sub-district. One of them is near the terminal,” head of SMEs

Tracing gambir’s glory in Riau Islands

Not many people know that gambir, or Uncaria plant, which is also popularly known as gambier or cat’s claw, once thrived in Riau Islands province and served as its main export commodity. The glory of gambir can be traced back to the days of the Sultanate of Johor-Riau-Pahang-Lingga, which was centered on

COVID-19 task force optimistic G20 events will run smoothly

Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito, has said he is optimistic that G20 events held under Indonesia’s Presidency in 2022 will run smoothly. “We can ensure that this event can be carried out as well as possible,” he said at a press conference that was accessed