Day: September 19, 2021

PON: 1,500 military, police personnel to be deployed in Mimika

A total of 1,500 military and police personnel will be deployed to secure the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) in Mimika District, a senior official has said. Police chief of Mimika District, Adjunct Senior Commissioner IGG Era Adhinata, said that the successful holding of the event will require full support from

Creative Economy Minister actively promotes local game industry

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has actively encouraged the development of the local game industry and continued to promote it. “For instance, we engaged the local game industry actors in the Tokyo Game Show as well as encourage them to have the ability to market and promote

Pesantren, sharia economy can potentially boost national economy

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir believes that Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) and sharia economy have great potential for boosting national economy. Until the first quarter of 2021, Indonesia had a total of 31,385 Islamic boarding schools, with more than 4.29 million students, he said in the 12th Diplomat Success Challenge held

Fisheries Ministry to create 1,000 new entrepreneurs by 2024

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has targeted to create 1,000 new entrepreneurs in the fisheries sector by 2024. The ministry’s Director General for Marine and Fisheries Product Competitiveness Artati Widiarti said, the ministry has conducted trainings for entrepreneurs in the sector. “This is our contribution to support the growth

Bangka Belitung’s COVID-19 recoveries rose 257 to 47,055

The Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial COVID-19 Response Task Force announced 257 more patients recovered from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the province’s recovery tally to 47,055. “In the past month (ending Sept 18, 2021), the number of patients (recovering from the infection) rose by 5,191,” secretary of

Pertamina wins four awards in ISDA 2021

State-run oil company PT Pertamina (Persero) won four awards in the Indonesia Sustainable Development Goals Award (ISDA) 2021. The four awards are The Top Leadership on SDGs, The Most Committed Corporate on Social Pillar, The Most Committed Corporate on Economy Pillar, and The Most Committed Corporate on Environment Pillar. Coordinating